Man your pumps, Wetherspoons are coming

MrGee · 08-09-2014 4:03pm

I think its just cheaper for the steak on tuesdays. If i remember correctly it was 3 or 4 euro less then the menu price.
I like the place, just too out of the way for me to go there regularly.

cormacjones · 08-09-2014 4:11pm

coylemj wrote: »

No

Then just go!

08/09
Is there a detailed description anywhere of what exactly they serve up on Tuesday ('steak club') or Thursday ('curry club')? I have the old and current menus and neither of them have any kind of description. The 16-page brochure has photos on the last page but no text description either

12/08
Looking at the Three Tun menu, I see that the soft drink included with some meals covers a bottle of Ballygowan or 'any draught soft drink (398ml glass)'. Could someone enlighten me as to which brands of soft drinks they have on draught?

20/07

Can you elaborate please as to the exact format? I looked into the place last week but haven't yet given them my custom.

Do you have the option to walk in, sit at a table and wait to be served by a waiter/ess or does everyone have to walk up to the counter, order, pay, then sit at a table and wait for the food & beer to arrive?

20/07
Thanks, can you sit down and wait to be served by a floor walker if eating food? Reason I ask is because when I wandered in to do a reccie last week, a young lady on the floor said 'hello', I assumed that if I had sat down there and then she would have taken an order - no?

Second question if I may: If I have had a drink and/or food and want another drink, do I have to get up off my lazy arse and walk to the counter to get the drink - are the floor staff only there to deliver food to the tables which has already been paid for? Is there no concept of a tab for each table?

Mynamehere · 08-09-2014 10:53pm

Does anyone know if the Three Tun Tavern is any craic on a Friday and Saturday night? Is it doing much of a trade now that the novelty has worn off?

adamski8 · 09-09-2014 6:12pm

Had a cask citra session apa today in london and man did it taste so watered down. Unfortunately a lot of beers ive had there before taste so damn similar and watery.

cloudatlas · 13-09-2014 11:21pm

I wonder how the other pubs in Blackrock are doing now that TTT has opened. Would be sad to see them close. A few of them were already a little dead at the weekend.

JayRoc · 14-09-2014 4:36pm

cloudatlas wrote: »

I wonder how the other pubs in Blackrock are doing now that TTT has opened. Would be sad to see them close. A few of them were already a little dead at the weekend.

I honestly don't think it's made any appreciable difference to other pubs in Blackrock, good bad or otherwise. Frankly, as far as I can see, the only difference it makes is that lads on their way to work on Sunday morning can get a fry at 8am in the village.

(On granny plates, natch)

Tabnabs · 14-09-2014 5:07pm

Work has started on the Dun Laoghaire pub (old 40 foot). Workmen very evident there last week.

coylemj · 14-09-2014 11:48pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

Work has started on the Dun Laoghaire pub (old 40 foot). Workmen very evident there last week.

A countdown clock on www.jdwetherspoon.ie suggests that the 40 Foot will reopen as a JDW pub on Tue Dec 16th next.

Had the 'all day brunch' in the TTT during the week, very good nosh and good service but the place was very quiet just after 2 p.m. midweek.

Geuze · 15-09-2014 9:09am

Indo article today:

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/wetherspoon-will-pour-100m-into-irish-pub-network-30586377.html

They mention 5 confirmed pubs:

"Having already bought three pubs in Dublin and two in Cork, his company is now looking at sites in Galway, Mr Martin added."

JohnK · 15-09-2014 9:25am

Geuze wrote: »

Tim Martin gave some news on next three outlets:

Cork to open "by Christmas" 2014.
...

Anyone know what the holdup is with the Cork one? If they're giving a countdown to the Forty Foot for December then it would seem to imply that'll be the next opening so unless they have two opening in very quick succession its looking like the Cork one would be sitting there until after Christmas at least. I'm no expert on the pub trade but I would have thought post-Christmas is not a great time to be opening a pub since people typically have no money and a lot seem to give up drink for January.

rubadub · 15-09-2014 12:50pm

cloudatlas wrote: »

I wonder how the other pubs in Blackrock are doing now that TTT has opened. Would be sad to see them close. A few of them were already a little dead at the weekend.

It could actually be of benefit. Whenever I would head to blackrock/dalkey/dun laoghaire we would typically go to at least 2 pubs, of those 3 places blackrock would be the most likely place that we would just stick to the 1 pub. If going there now it would be far more likely to be visit at least 2, esp. as wetherspoons is positioned fairly centrally. I already know of groups of lads who went down "to see it" and ended up in other pubs for the rest of the night.

Larbre34 · 15-09-2014 12:56pm

6 of us had brunch in the TTT on Saturday, various size breakfasts and egg dishes. Place was quiet but we had good craic amongst ourselves.

6.95 for a heart attack breakfast, 4.95 for a still very sizeable one. Bottomless coffee and pepsi draught products and we had a few rounds of promo pints (London Pride on the day) for 1.99 each.

In anyone's book that is amazing value. The premises are well kept if a bit formulaic and rabbit warren like and the staff are very good.

cloudatlas · 15-09-2014 1:35pm

rubadub wrote: »

It could actually be of benefit. Whenever I would head to blackrock/dalkey/dun laoghaire we would typically go to at least 2 pubs, of those 3 places blackrock would be the most likely place that we would just stick to the 1 pub. If going there now it would be far more likely to be visit at least 2, esp. as wetherspoons is positioned fairly centrally. I already know of groups of lads who went down "to see it" and ended up in other pubs for the rest of the night.

I don't know. The high street has had mixed fortunes over the years. I see the Melt 'n Pot formerly Sheehans has closed. The other pubs weren't well known for their food so the draw of the TTT will be cheap pub grub and people will invariably sit in for a few pints and go there for games as I assume they will have the space for a big screen. I wouldn't like to see the likes of Conways and Jack O'Rourkes taking a substantial hit.

rubadub · 15-09-2014 2:08pm

cloudatlas wrote: »

will be cheap pub grub and people will invariably sit in for a few pints and go there for games as I assume they will have the space for a big screen.

The lads I know went down with the intention to watch some match, dunno what, most likely soccer. The match was either not showing or the screen was too small so they left.

Most I know would not be going for food, and the drink is not ludicrously cheap either, also with the lack of guinness I could well imagine friends of mine nipping to another for a pint, and others probably following, thats the beauty of tiny towns like that, people will head out and back again.

ben.schlomo · 15-09-2014 7:47pm

Geuze wrote: »

Indo article today:

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/wetherspoon-will-pour-100m-into-irish-pub-network-30586377.html

They mention 5 confirmed pubs:

"Having already bought three pubs in Dublin and two in Cork, his company is now looking at sites in Galway, Mr Martin added."

Interesting to see where theyre looking in Galway, not too many vacant city centre premises available, Bar 8 on the Docks and The Stage Door in Woodquay are two that spring to mind but both are small. Come to think of it the former Bazaar premises opposite the Spanish Arch/Jurys would be ideal.

Ravelleman · 16-09-2014 6:12pm

I was there again last Friday and availed of the various €1.99 pint options - London Pride, Broadside and an ironic pint of Tetley's, which was absolute bilge water as expected.

I've said it before but I've had two majestic pints of Beamish there. Could be the serving temperature but they're doing something right.

adamski8 · 16-09-2014 8:17pm

So are they doing 2e pints all the time now?

Lovely Bloke · 17-09-2014 6:48am

Ravelleman wrote: »

an ironic pint of Tetley's, which was absolute bilge water as expected.

what is an "ironic pint"?

You actually expected it to be bad, so did you buy it so you could give out about it?

Weird.

cloudatlas · 17-09-2014 8:55am

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

what is an "ironic pint"?

You actually expected it to be bad, so did you buy it so you could give out about it?

Weird.

Tetley's is awful in fairness. London Pride is also dishwater.

BaZmO* · 17-09-2014 8:56am

cloudatlas wrote: »

Tetley's is awful in fairness. London Pride is also dishwater.

Eh, no it's not!

rainbow kirby · 17-09-2014 8:57am

Not dishwater, but if you're in a Fullers pub then ESB makes it look very average.

irish_goat · 17-09-2014 9:00am

Current American craft beer in Spoons. £1.49.

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Not normally a fan of rye beer but this went down very well. Had a Hilden Nut Brown as well but it didn't taste 100% right for me.

Ravelleman · 17-09-2014 10:33am

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

what is an "ironic pint"?

You actually expected it to be bad, so did you buy it so you could give out about it?

Weird.

Well, I had never tried it before but I reckoned it was going to be bad, being a 3.6% macro bitter. I could have had something worthwhile for the same price but I thought I'd give Tetley's a go, even though I knew it was going to be terrible. It was and that's that. I could have had something nice but I felt mischievous, hence the pint being 'ironic'.

Ravelleman · 17-09-2014 10:35am

adamski8 wrote: »

So are they doing 2e pints all the time now?

Also, the pints were labelled as 'Manager's Specials' but they seem to have been going for at least two weeks. They also had any curry and chips for €3.99 so it's not just drinks. I don't know how long it will last.

adamski8 · 17-09-2014 11:01am

Yeah i think it was 4 weeks ago that they had the 2e pints. I thought it was just temporary. Good news if they are somewhat permanent.

cloudatlas · 17-09-2014 12:48pm

BaZmO* wrote: »

Eh, no it's not!

Okay I'll qualify that comparatively speaking it is (in my humble opinion). Especially if you have tried it from a can and a bottle.

Ravelleman · 17-09-2014 2:50pm

cloudatlas wrote: »

Okay I'll qualify that comparatively speaking it is (in my humble opinion). Especially if you have tried it from a can and a bottle.

I think it's a great bitter. And I have tried cans, bottles and pints on keg and cask alike.

Its ratings on both Beer Advocate and Rate Beer are very high so I'm not the only one.

Lovely Bloke · 17-09-2014 3:22pm

Yeah, London Pride is decent, and holds a special place in my heart as the first non-Macro I drank, way back when Tesco was the best place to get decent beers!

BaZmO* · 17-09-2014 8:31pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Yeah, London Pride is decent, and holds a special place in my heart as the first non-Macro I drank, way back when Tesco was the best place to get decent beers!

I miss the €1.99 a bottle price too. I always use it when I'm making a stew too, so I've a great fondness for it.

Ravelleman · 18-09-2014 1:19am

BaZmO* wrote: »

I miss the €1.99 a bottle price too. I always use it when I'm making a stew too, so I've a great fondness for it.

O'Briens (on Botanic Road) seem to have it for around €2.29 in can form. Not too far off for a nice beer.

Chelon · 18-09-2014 11:15am

Best pint of cask I've ever had in Ireland was last year in the Black Sheep - London Pride.

It really was in peak condition. Not a huge fan of ales in bottles or especially cans...

dub_skav · 18-09-2014 12:21pm

Ravelleman wrote: »

Well, I had never tried it before but I reckoned it was going to be bad, being a 3.6% macro bitter. I could have had something worthwhile for the same price but I thought I'd give Tetley's a go, even though I knew it was going to be terrible. It was and that's that. I could have had something nice but I felt mischievous, hence the pint being 'ironic'.

Ah, I see, a scholar of the Alanis Morissette school of irony.

Lucena · 18-09-2014 12:57pm

@dub skav

I beg to differ. As the proud owner of a Master's Degree from the Alanis Morissette School of Irony, I can tell you that irony, in the Morissettian weltanschauung, could be very approximately explained in lay man’s terms as ‘sh1tty bad luck’.

In the case in hand, an example of Morissettian irony would be if the customer went to the bar, ordered a pint of Broadside just as the bar was closing, dropped the pint down to his table before heading for a much-needed slash, only to come back three minutes later, sit down, sip his pint only to discover he’s accidentally been given a pint of Tetley’s, and it’s too late to do anything about it because the bar is now closed closed.

What the guy who bought the Tetley’s did was buy a pint of Tetley’s ‘for the sneer’, as the parlance of our times would have it.

dub_skav · 18-09-2014 4:04pm

Lucena wrote: »

@dub skav

I beg to differ. As the proud owner of a Master's Degree from the Alanis Morissette School of Irony, I can tell you that irony, in the Morissettian weltanschauung, could be very approximately explained in lay man’s terms as ‘sh1tty bad luck’.

In the case in hand, an example of Morissettian irony would be if the customer went to the bar, ordered a pint of Broadside just as the bar was closing, dropped the pint down to his table before heading for a much-needed slash, only to come back three minutes later, sit down, sip his pint only to discover he’s accidentally been given a pint of Tetley’s, and it’s too late to do anything about it because the bar is now closed closed.

What the guy who bought the Tetley’s did was buy a pint of Tetley’s ‘for the sneer’, as the parlance of our times would have it.

Fair enough, I defer to your lofty and lauded credentials.
In my grovelling defence, I meant it more in terms of a Morissettian definition of irony equating simply to an incorrect definition of irony, rather than calling into question the exact mechanics of the level of incorrectness.
Indeed, the attempted ironicist in question sounds like they did it more for the potential of a snooty instagram opportunity than anything in fact ironic.

Now, after all that I'm off for a smoke, unless there's a pesky "smoking not permitted in this location" sign

Chelon · 18-09-2014 6:00pm

I think this settles it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT1TVSTkAXg

Ravelleman · 18-09-2014 8:46pm

dub_skav wrote: »

In my grovelling defence, I meant it more in terms of a Morissettian definition of irony equating simply to an incorrect definition of irony, rather than calling into question the exact mechanics of the level of incorrectness.
Indeed, the attempted ironicist in question sounds like they did it more for the potential of a snooty instagram opportunity than anything in fact ironic.

No need to make it personal. And my Instagram account only has pictures of rainbows and nice beers.

Regardless, your comment is based on the mistaken assumption that my definition of irony is incorrect - it is not. My actions, in ordering a pint of Tetley's in a purveyor of many high quality beers, expressed the opposite of how I really felt, in this case with the intention of creating humour within my group of drinking companions. As someone who has a preference for craft beers and having had several delicious beers already, I deliberately ordered a terrible one, knowing that it would be terrible and yet amusing. Thus my intention was to create irony.

The real question is whether or not I wished to express scorn, in which case it would be sarcasm.

And if I were of the Morissette School, it would only be as an ironic venture.

MrGee · 18-09-2014 9:27pm

Ehhh, lets keep it simple!!, Beer talk is simple. No need for life storys!, we love weatherspoons waaaaay!!!

Chelon · 19-09-2014 12:55am

Chelon wrote: »

I think this settles it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT1TVSTkAXg

Even if you don't like him give it a whirl I think it's his funniest routine

MonkstownHoop · 19-09-2014 12:22pm

Chelon wrote: »

Even if you don't like him give it a whirl I think it's his funniest routine

No Ed we won't watch your video

The Hill Billy · 19-09-2014 3:07pm

@Chelon - We saw your link the first time. Don't bump it again.

tHB

irish_goat · 03-10-2014 10:16am

Had a taste of Brewdog This.Is.Lager in Spoons and it's decent enough, but still a lager. They've also now got Rouge Amber, Lagunitas IPA and Adnams Crystal Rye in bottles. Star of the show however is Devil's Backbone(Virginia, USA) on draught. Really good hoppy IPA and only £2.69 a pint.

oblivious · 03-10-2014 10:21am

irish_goat wrote: »

Star of the show however is Devil's Backbone(Virginia, USA) on draught. Really good hoppy IPA and only £2.69 a pint.

is that not contract brewed in the UK?

irish_goat · 03-10-2014 10:23am

oblivious wrote: »

is that not contract brewed in the UK?

Think it's brewed at Adnams. I was just putting the US bit there so people don't confuse it with Kinnegar's Devil's Backbone.

Big Nasty · 03-10-2014 12:07pm

New pricelist from TTT. Presume it's temporary but prices are bloody great!

Maybe someone can grab the image from their fb and post. Do it myself but I'm on mobile so it's too much effort.

revz · 03-10-2014 12:10pm

Big Nasty wrote: »

New pricelist from TTT. Presume it's temporary but prices are bloody great!

Maybe someone can grab the image from their fb and post. Do it myself but I'm on mobile so it's too much effort.

From Twitter. That's cheap. Wonder what the guest ales at €2.50 are?

oblivious · 03-10-2014 12:11pm

revz wrote: »

From Twitter. That's cheap. Wonder what the guest ales at €2.50 are?

Its their cask range, some will be Irish but nothing is permanent yet

Big Nasty · 03-10-2014 12:21pm

€2.95 for the Shipyard Pale Ale makes me very happy!

kooga · 03-10-2014 12:22pm

€2.50 for a beamish!

Ravenid · 03-10-2014 12:39pm

Has anyone actually confirmed if the Silver Tassie in Loghlinstown was bought by Wetherspoons?

They are closed for renovation at the moment, is that Wetherspoons starting to work or are we looking at another attempt to do it up?

turniphead · 03-10-2014 12:49pm

revz wrote: »

From Twitter. That's cheap. Wonder what the guest ales at €2.50 are?

They've said on their Facebook page that these prices are for the foreseeable future. Nice one

Man your pumps, Wetherspoons are coming

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