Dublin's Café en Seine, Zanzibar etc move to have examiner appointed

McArmalite

" THE CAPITAL Bars chain of pubs and hotels, which is owned and run by the O’Dwyer brothers Liam and Des, has become the latest highprofile hospitality group to feel the effects of the credit crunch. The O’Dwyers yesterday moved to have an interim examiner appointed by the High Court to the companies operating four of its biggest pubs – Café en Seine, The George, Howl at the Moon and Zanzibar. "
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/0919/1224254866651.html

Well I never liked Café en Seine, ( or indeed Dawson St bars and restaurants in general ) too many silly, pertenious posers and worse of all - West Brits from south Dublin. Still, the chicks liked them :rolleyes:. If you wanted to make an impression Howl at the Moon was better, must say their was some excellent talent there.

So folks, what does this say about the Celtic Tiger ??

ronbyrne2005

If the George goes bust, the gheys will be roaming the rest of town and perving over us straight guys :eek:

Abi

Stuff for them, greedy bastards.

ronbyrne2005 wrote: »

If the George goes bust, the gheys will be roaming the rest of town and perving over us straight guys :eek:

He he he :pac:

MIN2511

Lol... Nama to the rescue!

I'd bet by some miracle they'd be saved....

Galvasean

Café en Seine charged me €6.50 for a pint of Miller. Good riddance.

JIZZLORD

pesky Dublin-centric after hours!

My name is URL

I've only ever been in Zanzibar, thought it was a good spot

plenty of ladies rife for the sniffin

Chucky the tree

Dudess wrote: »

Ah, take heart in the fact that there are still LOADS of other such establishments in the Leeson/Harcourt/Baggot Street area... as well as some flash place at the bottom of Grafton Street and that place on D'Olier Street with all the glass.

True, Rio's and dandelion will hopefully take the brunt of the crowd. Never knew you were such a connoisseur of the dublin pub scene dudess.;)

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

If you read the article, the dragon is going down the ****ter too.

Damn, it seems lots of **** place are going tits up.

Chucky the tree

My name is URL wrote: »

I've only ever been in Zanzibar, thought it was a good spot

plenty of ladies rife for the sniffin

If you knew the reputation of the place you definitely wouldn't be saying this. :pac:

Dudess

Chucky the tree wrote: »

Never knew you were such a connoisseur of the dublin pub scene dudess.;)

:eek:
That makes it look like I go to those places!

Being a typical Corkonian, I just had to move up there for a few years, then moved back home due to desperately missing Cark... :pac:

FlutterinBantam

Soooo the public have finally realised they have been ripped off for the last few years.

These fcukers have been ripping people, who deserved it, by paying 6.50 a pint
for some time.

I say, sink you cnunts,and someone who has a better customer ethic will take up the slack.

No fcukin loss at all pilgrim.

Sir Gallagher

Fuck them and their generic cheesy overpriced tacky clubs.

Dankoozy

Great thats what they get for charging 6.50+ for a pint. no harm to see the back of them. hopefully the premesis will be bought up by a cheap off license or an aldi

Chucky the tree

Dudess wrote: »

:eek:
That makes it look like I go to those places!

Being a typical Corkonian, I just had to move up there for a few years, then moved back home due to desperately missing Cark... :pac:

I'm sure you were a Brux's regular! Missed the savoy to much ey? :pac:

Dudess

Never went to Bruxelles actually. The night was nearly always: start off at Dame Street, finish at Camden Street.

Don't talk to me about the Savoy - what a waste of a great venue...

Chucky the tree

Dudess wrote: »

Never went to Bruxelles actually. The night was nearly always: start off at Dame Street, finish at Camden Street.

Don't talk to me about the Savoy - what a waste of a great venue...

What?! The place does be packed full of 17 year olds, what's not to like about it?

humberklog

The George is only 4.60 a pint btw.

sweetie

stags head ftw!

Dudess

Chucky the tree wrote: »

What?! The place does be packed full of 17 year olds, what's not to like about it?

Oh yeah, the bar-free, underage club nights - I'm always first in line for those...

Dankoozy

humberklog wrote: »

The George is only 4.60 a pint btw.

"only" 4.60? are you serious? only?

humberklog

sweetie wrote: »

stags head ftw!

Also 4.60 but with no bingo on Sunday.

Lab_Mouse

humberklog wrote: »

no bingo on Sunday.

thats taking the piss a bit

AARRRGH

McArmalite wrote: »

Well I never liked Café en Seine, ( or indeed Dawson St bars and restaurants in general ) too many silly, pertenious posers and worse of all - West Brits from south Dublin.

At least it's not full of knackers from north Dublin.

:rolleyes:

Inferiority complexes are terrible.

...

Anyway, the likes of Cafe en Seine won't close. At worst, a few of the non-performing pubs will be sold.

humberklog

Dankoozy wrote: »

"only" 4.60? are you serious? only?

Comparable to many pubs. Unfortunate as it is that's the rub.
I drink in the George but do also like my cheaper options in the city. I do like my bingo on a Sunday though, Thursday's a top night there too. 4.60 for a place doing cabaret and entertainment isn't too bad. Especially when compared to many other places that do nothing yet charge the same or a lot more.

Chucky the tree

Dankoozy wrote: »

"only" 4.60? are you serious? only?

In dublin city centre that's a very good price. Most places are €5.

Greenmachine

It is because of stupid crap like this that are going to be raped with NAMA. Hang the two of them in the gallows.

Acacia

No, not the George...!

melekalikimaka

Chucky the tree wrote: »

True, Rio's and dandelion will hopefully take the brunt of the crowd.

not a hope youd see the cafe crowd in rios or dandelion... completely different market.

i hear from a good source that samsara is getting a serious revamp very very soon to fill the void, and also cafe wont be closing down

Bandit12

Shut the door on the way out

Jeanious

humberklog wrote: »

The George is only 4.60 a pint btw.

of what?

humberklog

coyle wrote: »

of what?

Guinness.

stovelid

It's a bit worrying. What if all the Cafe En Seine clientèle end up in any of the decent pubs in the area?

mfceiling

stovelid wrote: »

It's a bit worrying. What if all the Cafe En Seine clientèle end up in any of the decent pubs in the area?

Loike oh my god.........i can't beleive you've loike totally said that and stuff!!
**** the lot of them

Max Power1

Its a tough market - change or go out of business. Its no celtic tiger society anymore, people wont stand paying near 7 euro for a pint. Good buy and good riddance!

McArmalite

stovelid wrote: »

It's a bit worrying. What if all the Cafe En Seine clientèle end up in any of the decent pubs in the area?

True enough, I wonder where the pr!cks will go. I'd say all the silly fcukers they'll migrate to the Shelbourne. Cann't see them hanging out in the Protobello, Copper's and Slattery's on Camden St where all the GAA lads and lassies hang out. Could you imagine the battering they'd get from all the GAA heads male and female alike when they'd come out with sh!te like " OOOhhh this place is full of Scobies, loike, isn't it Tarquin ? "

Pure Mule !

hidinginthebush

humberklog wrote: »

The George is only 4.60 a pint btw.

plus if you stand up anyone there will offer to push your stool in for you

Morlar

How can cafe en séine not make ****loads of money charging that kind of money and being chock-ablock each night ? I won't miss their gouging prices - hopefully oliver st john gogarty will be next.

Gone Drinking

coyle wrote: »

of what?

Sperm

r3nu4l

McArmalite wrote: »

" THE CAPITAL Bars chain of pubs and hotels, which is owned and run by the O’Dwyer brothers Liam and Des, has become the latest highprofile hospitality group to feel the effects of the credit crunch. The O’Dwyers yesterday moved to have an interim examiner appointed by the High Court to the companies operating four of its biggest pubs – Café en Seine, The George, Howl at the Moon and Zanzibar. "
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/0919/1224254866651.html

Well I never liked Café en Seine, ( or indeed Dawson St bars and restaurants in general ) too many silly, pertenious posers and worse of all - West Brits from south Dublin. Still, the chicks liked them :rolleyes:. If you wanted to make an impression Howl at the Moon was better, must say their was some excellent talent there.

So folks, what does this say about the Celtic Tiger ??

It says that even after the Celtic Tiger there are still people clinging onto the chips on their shoulders as if letting them go would cause the world to collapse. :rolleyes:

Ally Dick

humberklog wrote: »

The George is only 4.60 a pint btw.

The pints are only 4.60, but you are guaranteed to wake up the next morning with a pain in your arse

super_furry

Yeah, there is the worry that the Cafe En Seine clientel will spill out to decent pubs now. It did a great public service ensuring all the Abercrombie assholes drank in the same place.

Porkpie

Galvasean wrote: »

Café en Seine charged me €6.50 for a pint of Miller. Good riddance.

That is insane. En Seine in the membrane. En Seine in the brain! Sorry, couldn't resist.

david

I think people are over-reacting. It's in examinership not liquidation. Not a hope we'll see any of them closing up. Changing ownership? Maybe.

Nodin

McArmalite wrote: »

" THE CAPITAL Bars chain of pubs and hotels, which is owned and run by the O’Dwyer brothers Liam and Des, has become the latest highprofile hospitality group to feel the effects of the credit crunch. The O’Dwyers yesterday moved to have an interim examiner appointed by the High Court to the companies operating four of its biggest pubs – Café en Seine, The George, Howl at the Moon and Zanzibar. "
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/0919/1224254866651.html

Well I never liked Café en Seine, ( or indeed Dawson St bars and restaurants in general ) too many silly, pertenious posers and worse of all - West Brits from south Dublin. Still, the chicks liked them :rolleyes:. If you wanted to make an impression Howl at the Moon was better, must say their was some excellent talent there.

So folks, what does this say about the Celtic Tiger ??

I was in there in the day a few times and saw no reason for all the sniggering. Made the mistake of going in there at night....Dear Jesus.....

RugbyFanatic

Jesus I wonder where I'll go now possibly Shelbourne?? I really don't want to be hanging around Portobello, Coppers or Slattery's on Camden st. because of all the GAA heads that frequent those parts. I can only begin to imagine the battering I would get off those tough characters from the country when chatting to my best mate Tarquin.

Johnnnybravo

Good riddens.

Theyve been ripping off people with long enough, good Karma there.

walshb

Any bar that can charge almost 7 Euro for a pint deserves to go bloody bust.

Although, one must feel for the workers affected here. These establishments are household names in Dublin, it's a wee bit sad to see them erased form existence.

ronaneire

coyle wrote: »

of what?

Water and blackcurrant :eek:

Jeanious

Gone Drinking wrote: »

Sperm

thank fcuk someone got that!

Quint

All the Cafe En Seine crowd will just move a few doors up to The Dawson Lounge

Idbatterim

on the subjects of rip offs, was up in 92 a few months ago, my bro wasnt driving so I got him a pint of blackcurrant! €4!!!