Eddie Rocketts on fire!

nice_very

from the beat102 103 facebook page

kryogen

It certainly is

nice_very

cheers kryogen, dunno why the pic didnt work for me

kryogen

Good few photos going around now

Simonko

This was taken from the Project X Waterford page on Facebook, doesn't look like much is left. Hopefully nobody got hurt tonight.

Tom_Cruise

It went up like a rocket apparently.

nice_very

Tom_Cruise wrote: »

It went up like a rocket apparently.

ba dum tish

joetoad

Overpriced Kip. They better be bringing down prices their if I have to sit in rubble.

Dicky Pride

joetoad wrote: »

Overpriced Kip. They better be bringing down prices their if I have to sit in rubble.

Was full 24/7.

ziedth

Personally I always liked it in there. Overpriced for sure but the offers you'd get from Waterford Today would make it reasonable.

In any event that is a handful of people now out of work at the very least. Hopefully nobody was hurt

Dicky Pride

A building like that won't take too long to rebuild. Hopefully a short holiday with pay for the staff.

Cabaal

Not a fan of emptypockets but still feel very sorry for the people working in the place,

Based on the pictures the entire place has been cutted so if they'll even put the money into it to rebuild could very much be in doubt.

The loss of the outlet will of course have affects on the other store that are close by as well

lertsnim

Seen some pictures on Twitter. Holy crap!!

Dicky Pride

Cabaal wrote: »

Not a fan of emptypockets but still feel very sorry for the people working in the place,

Based on the pictures the entire place has been cutted so if they'll even put the money into it to rebuild could very much be in doubt.

The loss of the outlet will of course have affects on the other store that are close by as well

Insurance?

The place was a gold mine. I guarantee ya it'll be open again before the summer.

b0ardsUser

Their hygiene standards had a lot to be answered for to be honest.

Every time I've been there my drinks were served from a bottle instead of the fountain (and yes, there is a HUGE difference). While still getting charged the fountain price.

I've also seen them refill half empty ketchup bottles with new ketchup on top. I'm sorry but that was enough to stop me using the ketchup bottles.

Also, waitress' + chef's hair should be tied up, wearing no nail polish or wearing no wrist / hand jewelery (with the exception of wedding ring of course).

biko

Was a nice one, I'd always eat there when visiting.

Jason Todd

Questionable hygiene post deleted.

mike65

I suspect that linkage is far too close to hearsay to stand up in a court if boards should get sued.

Jason Todd

mike65 wrote: »

I suspect that linkage is far too close to hearsay to stand up in a court if boards should get sued.

I'll delete so!

spankysue

I'm distraught over this, my OH and I had a bet going that I won and my prize was going to be an Eddie Rocketts dinner without the Waterford Today voucher, was really looking forward to that double burger and milkshake

leduke

spankysue wrote: »

I'm distraught over this, my OH and I had a bet going that I won and my prize was going to be an Eddie Rocketts dinner without the Waterford Today voucher, was really looking forward to that double burger and milkshake

we have our first suspect!:)

Dicky Pride

Hope they remember to take the voucher out of next week's paper..

spankysue

leduke wrote: »

we have our first suspect!:)

Haha! It did pop into my head.... he hates spending money :P

seven_eleven

Finnbar01

My gosh, totally gutted.

ziedth

Great pic from Waterford whispers news...

allthedoyles

Great pic , if it was all a joke , which it obviously is not .

Hope the suspects are caught sooner rather than later

666irishguy

allthedoyles wrote: »

Great pic , if it was all a joke , which it obviously is not .

Hope the suspects are caught sooner rather than later

Might not be any suspects. Could be an electrical fault in a building with gallons of flamable oil's in storage. Could be a grill or a frier left on by an absent minded employee. It's a shame either way, I eat there a few times, twas tasty.

seven_eleven

Taking all these pics from the Waterford City Fire Service facebook page.

Had to laugh at the first comment left by someone on this.

"Nice save lads"

Gael23

Is there any speculation about it being accidental or otherwise?

readytosnap

joetoad wrote: »

Overpriced Kip. They better be bringing down prices their if I have to sit in rubble.

they are gonna have a fire sale

jimmy180sx

Maybe little chef might come back..

saintsaltynuts

Heard there opening up a new nightclub there now called 'Cinder's.

misses with rifles

burgers might be a little overcooked

readytosnap

all i asked for was a cheese melt!

misses with rifles

i thought burger king did the flame grilled whoppers

gman2k

b0ardsUser wrote: »

Their hygiene standards had a lot to be answered for to be honest.

I've also seen them refill half empty ketchup bottles with new ketchup on top. I'm sorry but that was enough to stop me using the ketchup bottles.

Also, waitress' + chef's hair should be tied up, wearing no nail polish or wearing no wrist / hand jewelery (with the exception of wedding ring of course).

I gave up eating in Eddie Rocketts years ago because of this...and filthy glasses...and staff openly grazing food behind the counter.

wmpdd3

Loved the place, sorry to see it in that state.

Doublelime

Yesss more people on the diol

Media999

Doublelime wrote: »

Yesss more people on the diol

Worst sentence ever.

Dicky Pride

Huge amount of stupidity on this thread.

spankmemunkey

b0ardsUser wrote: »

Their hygiene standards had a lot to be answered for to be honest.

Every time I've been there my drinks were served from a bottle instead of the fountain (and yes, there is a HUGE difference). While still getting charged the fountain price.

I've also seen them refill half empty ketchup bottles with new ketchup on top. I'm sorry but that was enough to stop me using the ketchup bottles.

Also, waitress' + chef's hair should be tied up, wearing no nail polish or wearing no wrist / hand jewelery (with the exception of wedding ring of course).

What do you expect people who work in minimum wage to care? Theres alot of places that have shabby hygiene standards so if i were you be careful where you eat that staff are on low wages, in general they dont give a toss and its just a job, I have learnt this first hand myself and seen the ah i wont be eating it attitude! shocking eye opener!

Jamie2k9

It was on these places I had always planned to go but never got around to it. Hopefully it will reopen as it always looked busy just hope they are making money to justify it reopening. Heard on Beat today that it appears it was accidental.

spankmemunkey

b0ardsUser wrote: »

Their hygiene standards had a lot to be answered for to be honest.

Every time I've been there my drinks were served from a bottle instead of the fountain (and yes, there is a HUGE difference). While still getting charged the fountain price.

I've also seen them refill half empty ketchup bottles with new ketchup on top. I'm sorry but that was enough to stop me using the ketchup bottles.

Also, waitress' + chef's hair should be tied up, wearing no nail polish or wearing no wrist / hand jewelery (with the exception of wedding ring of course).

I hope you mentioned all of this to the manager? How are standards suppose to improve if people dont kick up a fuss you should speak to a manager or even write to the owners! Manager might try to cover their tracks for the staff they have to put up with, again what do you expect for people who are on minimum wage, not to tar all workers on minimum wage working in this industry there are good workers,

b0ardsUser

spankmemunkey wrote: »

What do you expect people who work in minimum wage to care? Theres alot of places that have shabby hygiene standards so if i were you be careful where you eat that staff are on low wages, in general they dont give a toss and its just a job, I have learnt this first hand myself and seen the ah i wont be eating it attitude! shocking eye opener!

Its the management/supervisors duty to enforce that those workers enforce high hygiene standards.

Any word on whether it will be resurrected, or know how the workers are being treated during this?

Jamie2k9

I've also seen them refill half empty ketchup bottles with new ketchup on top. I'm sorry but that was enough to stop me using the ketchup bottles.

News flash its not just eddie rockets that do that....just becasue you didn't see it anywhere else dosn't mean it dosn't happen because it does.

b0ardsUser

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

News flash its not just eddie rockets that do that....just becasue you didn't see it anywhere else dosn't mean it dosn't happen because it does.

I've never claimed otherwise...

terenc

b0ardsUser wrote: »

Their hygiene standards had a lot to be answered for to be honest.

Every time I've been there my drinks were served from a bottle instead of the fountain (and yes, there is a HUGE difference). While still getting charged the fountain price.

I've also seen them refill half empty ketchup bottles with new ketchup on top. I'm sorry but that was enough to stop me using the ketchup bottles.

Also, waitress' + chef's hair should be tied up, wearing no nail polish or wearing no wrist / hand jewelery (with the exception of wedding ring of course).

Why dident you report them to the food people or tell them (staff) what you have seen and could you please refund me my money and I will be reporting to you so why the f#uck do you eat there when they are not up to your standard
or do you have to be drunk to eat there:rolleyes:

Up2NoGood

terenc wrote: »

Why dident you report them to the food people or tell them (staff) what you have seen and could you please refund me my money and I will be reporting to you so why the f#uck do you eat there when they are not up to your standard
or do you have to be drunk to eat there:rolleyes:

Damn, A little OTT...

Relax and have a drink....

jimmy180sx

Bit of old ketchup never hurt anyone

spankmemunkey

Once you let the little things slide then your open to all sorts, keep to good hygiene practices wash your hands if they get dirty wash them again, provide clean glasses to customers, dont stand behind a counter putting food in your mouth when your suppose to be cooking the food and please try to look like you give a f'ck, these are all the basics that should be upheld.

Keep the standard up and youll keep your sales up! basics of business. people eat with their eyes and if you see something you dont like once, then chances are you wont go back and not only that, youll spread that story to friends and family.