Oskars Pub - Re-Opened

Premier

Open today at 6 im led to believe

south

sure is https://www.facebook.com/oskarswaterford?ref=stream

fitzeyboy.

Oh its open alright and the beer selection is pretty good. I have also heard rumour of whiskey and beer tasting classes in the next few months.

fricatus

fitzeyboy. wrote: »

whiskey and beer tasting classes

Is that what they're calling them?

Nothing like the veneer of respectability gained by doing something in the name of education...

CardBordWindow

fricatus wrote: »

Is that what they're calling them?

Nothing like the veneer of respectability gained by doing something in the name of education...

If they are the classes, then it looks like I'm going back to school!!

nkay1985

CardBordWindow wrote: »

If they are the classes, then it looks like I'm going back to school!!

I'd say we could all get some kind of back to education allowance to enable us to attend, could we?


Stuck my head in the door on the way past. Food starts tomorrow at noon. Looks like it's been done up well and the central bar has been scaled back massively. Might get in over the weekend and, if not, will probably check out the Man United match there on Monday. Hopefully they'll have all that sorted.

AdMMM

Popped in for some lunch today and was very impressed with the place. I've posted here before that the biggest problem with Oskars of old was its open plan nature that sucked the atmosphere out of the place when not packed. They seem to have remedied all the old problems and it's now comfortably laid out. They seemed to be doing a nice trade for lunch and I wish Flash and everyone else behind the new venture the very best.

nkay1985

AdMMM wrote: »

Popped in for some lunch today and was very impressed with the place. I've posted here before that the biggest problem with Oskars of old was its open plan nature that sucked the atmosphere out of the place when not packed. They seem to have remedied all the old problems and it's now comfortably laid out. They seemed to be doing a nice trade for lunch and I wish Flash and everyone else behind the new venture the very best.

What was the menu like Adam? And prices?

natnifnolnacs

Hopefully they'll get some more details up soon of the menu etc

http://www.oskars.ie/

Sully

Popped into it myself on Saturday with herself. The menu at the front door was different to the one inside, maybe something to do with the time of the day (6sh). They were very busy so some of the options on the menu were no longer available so we had two Lasanges which were gorgeous. Nice to see a meaty lasagne! A tad bit spicy for me, as I wouldn't be keen on spice. Came with chunky chips, all for €20. Pavolva for dessert was massive, for €5.

Would prefer to see someone take your order rather than going up and ordering though, but maybe I am just lazy.

Very good buzz in there, the match was on (good work on the TVs OP :P) and plenty of people at the bar, ordering food and drinking outside.

Hope it goes well for flash. Good spot, good food, and good service. If it stays at that, I see no reason why it wouldn't continue well.

(PS Split the posts from the original thread, giving it a dedicated thread now that its open) /mod

abouttobebanned

Only problem that I can see is Drink Prices. Folks were used to paying €4 for pints and shorts etc when Oskars was open before. Flash will have his usual town prices and that won't go down well with locals. I'm sure it won't be enough to keep them away though.

Spadzy

Was out there Friday night and really like the place. I like the idea of the 2 floors with upstairs being the more lively spot, down stairs was a bit too quiet for me there was a great mix of people both young and old!!
To be honest id say it would be a nightmare tryin to do table service in such a busy spot......it was fairly chok-a-block on Sunday when i went out for lunch!!

Hope it does well...............its nice to have somewhere new to go!

kryogen

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Only problem that I can see is Drink Prices. Folks were used to paying €4 for pints and shorts etc when Oskars was open before. Flash will have his usual town prices and that won't go down well with locals. I'm sure it won't be enough to keep them away though.

You should have called out for a visit over the weekend

Prices are not the same as in Rev, most pints around 4euro (3.80 guinness, 3.50 Fosters etc)

jennygirl

i live nearly next door to oskars! well done to all involved,good food, love the cocktails, wine, and had to be nearly carred out on sat night. love the dj!, so cute!

kryogen

jennygirl wrote: »

i live nearly next door to oskars! well done to all involved,good food, love the cocktails, wine, and had to be nearly carred out on sat night. love the dj!, so cute!

hmmmm *starts to wonder if maybe you were the girl we had to "help" to the chipper after a few too many

abouttobebanned

kryogen wrote: »

You should have called out for a visit over the weekend

Prices are not the same as in Rev, most pints around 4euro (3.80 guinness, 3.50 Fosters etc)

My point is the prices won't be the same as they were. And that can be enough to annoy locals. Although they really couldn't expect them to be the same. Who drinks fosters by the way?!

giles lynchwood

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Only problem that I can see is Drink Prices. Folks were used to paying €4 for pints and shorts etc when Oskars was open before. Flash will have his usual town prices and that won't go down well with locals. I'm sure it won't be enough to keep them away though.

Your user name should be,Victor Meldrew.

kryogen

abouttobebanned wrote: »

My point is the prices won't be the same as they were. And that can be enough to annoy locals. Although they really couldn't expect them to be the same. Who drinks fosters by the way?!

Younger people mainly

I am not sure what the prices were before, but I do know that they are pretty reasonable and like you said, they could hardly expect them to be the same as they were 2,3 years ago surely?

4euro for a pint of Heineken/Bud/Carlsberg etc seems fine no?

abouttobebanned

kryogen wrote: »

Younger people mainly

I am not sure what the prices were before, but I do know that they are pretty reasonable and like you said, they could hardly expect them to be the same as they were 2,3 years ago surely?

4euro for a pint of Heineken/Bud/Carlsberg etc seems fine no?

Just to clarify, I wasn't speaking for myself, I was speculating on the regulars that I would have been used to seeing day in and day out.

€4 for pints of Bud/Heineken etc is perfect.

nkay1985

€4 sounds grand to me, to be honest. Didn't make it up there for the match last night as I was wrecked but looking forward to visiting the place soon.

giles lynchwood

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Just to clarify, I wasn't speaking for myself, I was speculating on the regulars that I would have been used to seeing day in and day out.

€4 for pints of Bud/Heineken etc is perfect.

Flash will sleep a lot better, now that he has been granted your seal of approval.

MitchKoobski

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Just to clarify, I wasn't speaking for myself, I was speculating on the regulars that I would have been used to seeing day in and day out.

€4 for pints of Bud/Heineken etc is perfect.

giles lynchwood wrote: »

Flash will sleep a lot better, now that he has been granted your seal of approval.

watwag

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Only problem that I can see is Drink Prices. Folks were used to paying €4 for pints and shorts etc when Oskars was open before. Flash will have his usual town prices and that won't go down well with locals. I'm sure it won't be enough to keep them away though.

abouttobebanned wrote: »

My point is the prices won't be the same as they were. And that can be enough to annoy locals. Although they really couldn't expect them to be the same. Who drinks fosters by the way?!

Abouttobebanned, perhaps you should have found out about the prices were before posting that Flash 'will' have town prices in there. Quite unfair to assume that. 4 for lager, 3.80 for Guinness is reasonable. And plenty of people drink Fosters.

abouttobebanned

Sigh.

I'm sure flash or one of his staff will be along with a price list soon. I didn't realise he had such a large fan base here.

Jason Todd

giles lynchwood wrote: »

Your user name should be,Victor Meldrew.

giles lynchwood wrote: »

Flash will sleep a lot better, now that he has been granted your seal of approval.

Sully

giles lynchwood / abouttobebanned; Give the bitching between each other a rest please. If you don't like what either posts, there is an ignore function for a reason. Thanks

kryogen

Ah ffs, although I understand the urge at times its a shame you closed your account D.

Hope to see you back soon though, as someone who actually knows you I know you weren't having a go at Flash and think the smart comments were a bit much!

hinault

Management at the Uhla and Cove won't be happy to see some more competition in the Grantstown/Dunmore Road area.

blackbeard

hinault wrote: »

Management at the Uhla and Cove won't be happy to see some more competition in the Grantstown/Dunmore Road area.

But its great for the public to have somewhere different to go. The uluru is gone very stale its still a nice place to go but has the same decor for the last 10 years or so. Looking forward to having somewhere else to go on a friday and saturday night.

membersonly

kryogen wrote: »

Ah ffs, although I understand the urge at times its a shame you closed your account D.

Hope to see you back soon though, as someone who actually knows you I know you weren't having a go at Flash and think the smart comments were a bit much!

I really don't understand that? Why would you close your account on here?

Off topic I know but it really puzzles me..

wellboytoo

membersonly wrote: »

I really don't understand that? Why would you close your account on here?

Off topic I know but it really puzzles me..

My wife calls it sulking the cheeky cow

membersonly

wellboytoo wrote: »

My wife calls it sulking the cheeky cow

I'd tend to agree with her

kryogen

membersonly wrote: »

I really don't understand that? Why would you close your account on here?

Off topic I know but it really puzzles me..

A list of reasons you mean?

1. You spend too much time posting, want to make it more difficult
2. People can be so ****ing frustrating its better for your health if you stop posting
3. You have more important things to do and dont need the distraction
4. You out grow it
5. You want a different user name
6. You lost a bet
7. Well, do I need 7?

Help with the puzzlement?

kryogen

wellboytoo wrote: »

My wife calls it sulking the cheeky cow

I mis read that the first time, liked it better that way too!

wellboytoo

kryogen wrote: »

wellboytoo wrote: »

My wife calls it sulking the cheeky cow

I mis read that the first time, liked it better that way too!

Hens teeth

membersonly

kryogen wrote: »

A list of reasons you mean?

1. You spend too much time posting, want to make it more difficult
2. People can be so ****ing frustrating its better for your health if you stop posting
3. You have more important things to do and dont need the distraction
4. You out grow it
5. You want a different user name
6. You lost a bet
7. Well, do I need 7?

Help with the puzzlement?

Not really, if any of the above was affecting me I'd just stop posting. Some people just like the attention they get when they close their accounts I think, but sure each to their own...:)

kryogen

membersonly wrote: »

Not really, if any of the above was affecting me I'd just stop posting. Some people just like the attention they get when they close their accounts I think, but sure each to their own...:)

Ah right, you just don't get why someone would actually go to the trouble of closing their account as opposed to just not posting, I think one or two of the reasons I gave in the other post could at least show you why some people would close the account rather then just stop posting.

From my own experience, I know that actually closing my account would be a far better deterrent then just trying to not post. If I needed to stop posting here or felt it was the best thing to do, I would be far more likely to post if I did not need to go to the trouble of setting up an account again.

Jason Todd

I'd agree with a few points kryogen has made. I know from experience that it was better to close my account to stop myself from posting rather than get hit with the banhammer and ruin any chance I'd have of re-registering. I closed an old account around the time boards got very heated during the pro-Waterford v the negativity brigade a good while ago. I got so disillusioned with the whole thing that I just packed it in for the sake of my mental health!

A bit of time away did me the world of good, and I don't take everyone's opinions so seriously now and can actually just enjoy coming on boards.

Sully

Okay, lets not get into the whole "Why he did it" argument. Its a users own choice. Plenty of people have their own personal reasons to do it. What people are assuming here, despite the way it looks, might not be the way it actually happened. Assumptions can be the mother of all... well you get the rest.

So lets move on and not hijack this thread unnecessarily.

membersonly

kryogen wrote: »

Ah right, you just don't get why someone would actually go to the trouble of closing their account as opposed to just not posting, I think one or two of the reasons I gave in the other post could at least show you why some people would close the account rather then just stop posting.

From my own experience, I know that actually closing my account would be a far better deterrent then just trying to not post. If I needed to stop posting here or felt it was the best thing to do, I would be far more likely to post if I did not need to go to the trouble of setting up an account again.

Haha it sounds like you're talking about giving up crack!

I suppose we're just different, if I feel like posting I post, and if I don't I don't, each to their own as I've said..

edit: didn't see that last post there Sully

Trotter

Ive been living in Oskars since last week.

Only joking.. but not far off. I actually like the place more now than I did when it reopened first. Its not as cosy as it could have been but I think theres a lot done with it. It still feels somehow a bit hollow and like tables and chairs in a nightclub but I dont know how that would be solved short of putting carpet in some areas which I supposed isnt really an option. A few people I know hoped that there would be a snug area or an area where it would feel more enclosed and homely.. as in a good place for a chat. The bit behind the bar area ticks that box for me anyway.

The upstairs looks great but I havent been there for a match just yet. I like that theres a few local beers available too. The food is great. Ive eaten there twice and Im only getting used to the idea of ordering at the food area. Its a bit boarding school canteen but Im actually warming to the idea.. food queue... beer queue!..

One older lady remarked to me that she used to go into the old Oskars for a scone and tea every day. I havent seen that kind of option there yet but maybe I missed it. There would need to be something small there for people who are just calling in for half an hour at 11am not looking for a drink or meal.

All in all, its fantastic that its open and busy. I wish Flash and his gang every success with it, and I hope to have the money regularly enough to help it along in my own little way!


OH! EDIT...
Flash if you read this.. Please for the love of GOD get bigger single tea pots!
Thanks

kryogen

Wouldnt say you missed it Trotter, we only started doing Scones/Muffins on Monday As you can imagine, still working out a few bits and pieces for the place!

Trotter

kryogen wrote: »

Wouldnt say you missed it Trotter, we only started doing Scones/Muffins on Monday As you can imagine, still working out a few bits and pieces for the place!

Scones.. Magnificent.
Fix those tea pots and you're gonna make that lady happy.

wex_lad

I was in there tonight for the first time, couldn't have been more disappointed with it. Ignorant staff, small portions and very expensive and poor food. I ordered a burger and chips and what I received was laughable, a burger that was quite clearly microwaved on its own on a plate and a small bowl of manky chips on the side - no salad or anything, really poor presentation and the burger was awful. I don't mind paying decent money for good food but €12 for what I got was awful value. The atmosphere in the pub is the same as it was in the old oscars - dead. Absolutely no atmosphere in there at all.

I went to oscars purely to support the place but I'm sorry to say I won't be going back at all. Very disappointing to say the least.

MitchKoobski

wex_lad wrote: »

I was in there tonight for the first time, couldn't have been more disappointed with it. Ignorant staff, small portions and very expensive and poor food. I ordered a burger and chips and what I received was laughable, a burger that was quite clearly microwaved on its own on a plate and a small bowl of manky chips on the side - no salad or anything, really poor presentation and the burger was awful. I don't mind paying decent money for good food but €12 for what I got was awful value. The atmosphere in the pub is the same as it was in the old oscars - dead. Absolutely no atmosphere in there at all.

I went to oscars purely to support the place but I'm sorry to say I won't be going back at all. Very disappointing to say the least.

Did you complain to the staff? What did they say?

ChunkyNorris

Trotter wrote: »

Flash if you read this.. Please for the love of GOD get bigger single tea pots!
Thanks

Will be interesting to see where in the country those teapots will be bought :rolleyes:

membersonly

ChunkyNorris wrote: »

Will be interesting to see where in the country those teapots will be bought :rolleyes:

I think that would be the opposite of interesting.

wex_lad

MitchKoobski wrote: »

wex_lad wrote: »

I was in there tonight for the first time, couldn't have been more disappointed with it. Ignorant staff, small portions and very expensive and poor food. I ordered a burger and chips and what I received was laughable, a burger that was quite clearly microwaved on its own on a plate and a small bowl of manky chips on the side - no salad or anything, really poor presentation and the burger was awful. I don't mind paying decent money for good food but €12 for what I got was awful value. The atmosphere in the pub is the same as it was in the old oscars - dead. Absolutely no atmosphere in there at all.

I went to oscars purely to support the place but I'm sorry to say I won't be going back at all. Very disappointing to say the least.

Did you complain to the staff? What did they say?

No I didn't, the child was itching to get home and myself the wife were going to go back for a drink as her parents stayed on after we left but we didn't bother in the end. I would have raised the issue with a member of staff if I had gone back but I didn't get the chance. I'm working in the area over the next few days so maybe I'll pop in and speak with someone.

I seem to be the only person with a complaint so far on this thread so perhaps we could have caught the place on an off night, but my wife was also less than impressed however my son do enjoy the ice cream.

Trotter

ChunkyNorris wrote: »

Will be interesting to see where in the country those teapots will be bought :rolleyes:

Im not sure what ya mean tbh..

Regardless I can confirm theres new teapots. I like how a few locals I know have mentioned that their feedback in various ways is getting listened to and acted on so fast. Its the way businesses should work.

Seen as we're on a roll, myself and a few friends went in for a quick fizzy orange last night and we were havin a good chat in the enclosed seating area at the back of the bar. At around 10ish we were just getting set to head off and the lights there went practically off and the place was pitch dark. Way too dark to enjoy a chat. Things were fine beforehand so hopefully they can just leave the lights alone back there. It doesnt need to be so dark in that area behind the bar that you're squinting to talk to someone.

It seems busy most of the time anyway and its a bit of a lift for the area to see it active along with the new Maxol.

kryogen

wex_lad wrote: »

I was in there tonight for the first time, couldn't have been more disappointed with it. Ignorant staff, small portions and very expensive and poor food. I ordered a burger and chips and what I received was laughable, a burger that was quite clearly microwaved on its own on a plate and a small bowl of manky chips on the side - no salad or anything, really poor presentation and the burger was awful. I don't mind paying decent money for good food but €12 for what I got was awful value. The atmosphere in the pub is the same as it was in the old oscars - dead. Absolutely no atmosphere in there at all.

I went to oscars purely to support the place but I'm sorry to say I won't be going back at all. Very disappointing to say the least.

Hi there, I work in Oskars and would like to respond to this

Firstly let me say that I am sorry you did not enjoy your experience there and it would be great if you could call in and give me some detail about it, particularly regarding what you thought was ignorant from a staff point of view as feedback of this kind is always welcomed just as much as positive feedback.

What time were you in at if you dont mind me asking? I ask as you say the atmsophere was dead when we were actually packed for the whole night so interested as to what you mean by no atmosphere?

The food? Again I am sorry that you did not like it but I can assure you that neither the burgers nor the chips are microwaved!

It is a shame you did not bring this to me last night first, when maybe something could have been done at the time to improve your experience there, rather then publicly bad mouth the pub on a message board and please, if you are in the area over the weekend pop in to talk to me (ill pm you my name) so I can better understand one or two of your complaints.

kryogen

Trotter wrote: »

Im not sure what ya mean tbh..

Regardless I can confirm theres new teapots. I like how a few locals I know have mentioned that their feedback in various ways is getting listened to and acted on so fast. Its the way businesses should work.

Seen as we're on a roll, myself and a few friends went in for a quick fizzy orange last night and we were havin a good chat in the enclosed seating area at the back of the bar. At around 10ish we were just getting set to head off and the lights there went practically off and the place was pitch dark. Way too dark to enjoy a chat. Things were fine beforehand so hopefully they can just leave the lights alone back there. It doesnt need to be so dark in that area behind the bar that you're squinting to talk to someone.

It seems busy most of the time anyway and its a bit of a lift for the area to see it active along with the new Maxol.

We are trying to fix that! The lights are all connected at the mo and when we click to turn the lights down a bit for upstairs the ones in the snug go that level also automatically! Sorry about that