Man your pumps, Wetherspoons are coming

LostinBlanch

The prices in the Great Wood in Blanch are about a euro dearer per drink than Blackrock.

It's not as busy as it was initially whenever I pass by there.

oblivious

LostinBlanch wrote: »

The prices in the Great Wood in Blanch are about a euro dearer per drink than Blackrock.

It's not as busy as it was initially whenever I pass by there.

2.50 for cask ale

Simon2015

I was in the Bleeding Horse on Camden St at the weekend and paid 6 Euro for a Kopparberg.

I hope the new Wetherspoons on Camden St can give the Bleeding Horse a run for their money in terms of prices.

n97 mini

oblivious wrote: »

2.50 for cask ale

That's about all. Had a Six Point can with my dinner over the weekend, was going to have another but they're 3.50 now. The last time I bought them there they were on special offer, 1.50, down from 2.45.

A lot of places are doing food plus a beer or a glass of wine for less. E.g. Salmon Leap in Leixlip is doing a 10oz sirloin steak plus a beer or wine for two people for €29.

n97 mini

odyssey06 wrote: »

Rumour had it was that they didn't want people to realise that some of their branches were cheaper than others.

Prices are not uniform in the UK either, but from what I can tell it's down to rent. Central London locations are comparatively speaking more expensive, and more expensive than Dublin too, but it doesn't make sense that here Blanch is more expensive than Blackrock

Muahahaha

Yeah I realise they don't want people to compare prices across branches. But I always find it frustrating when menus don't have prices on them. Like i know its cheap and everything but I just want to see the prices !

poitinstill

BeerNut wrote: »

Are they getting the hang of cask in the Linen Weaver? I was only in it once and they had lots of tap badges on display but only one actual handpump pouring, and not a good beer either.

been in a few times sometimes driving so no supping. always checked how many casks usually minimum of 4 possible 7-8. what ie had seemed to be in good nick to be fair.

BeerNut

poitinstill wrote: »

been in a few times sometimes driving so no supping. always checked how many casks

How many casks what, though? A badge on the handpump doesn't mean that that beer is available. The only way to know is to order. It's infuriating.

poitinstill

been in twice on nights/ day out. first time was during the ale festival they ahd 8 at least between us we had them all except for a cask cider aged in whiskey barrels, next time had 5 on cant remember which but specklled hen and hobgoblin i think

BeerNut

The drawings for "The Camden Hall" are now online on the Council's planning site (ref 2045/16). Looks like they're heavily sub-dividing the bar space into separate rooms, and keeping lots of original features. Though most of the place will be new-build:

oblivious

oooh no spoons carpet. Looks they are opting more for the The Great woods modern look

irish_goat

I take it the Abbey Street bar hasn't had any sort of movement on it?

BeerNut

oblivious wrote: »

oooh no spoons carpet. Looks they are opting more for the The Great woods modern look

I would say the front bits in the restored terrace will be carpeted and much more old-fashioned and pubby.

irish_goat wrote: »

I take it the Abbey Street bar hasn't had any sort of movement on it?

No planning application that I can find. It'll be a harder sell, I reckon. What I didn't know about The Camden Hall is that almost identical plans were granted permission in 2014 and then never happened so I'd say a lot of the objectors' thunder has already been stolen. With Abbey Street they'll be starting from scratch.

oblivious

irish_goat wrote: »

I take it the Abbey Street bar hasn't had any sort of movement on it?

Walked by it on Wednesday, no activity just the sold sign

cruhoortwunk

Simon2015 wrote: »

I was in the Bleeding Horse on Camden St at the weekend and paid 6 Euro for a Kopparberg.

I hope the new Wetherspoons on Camden St can give the Bleeding Horse a run for their money in terms of prices.

I'll be delighted to see that kip get less business. It's a real hole that people go to when they have no other ideas. The whole front is whored out to drink sponsors and even tv screens for adverts in the windows

Baron Kurtz

Thankfully something's going in on Camden Street. That side of the street is dilapitated. And what better than a tavern selling cheap but quality beers.

cruhoortwunk

BeerNut wrote: »

The drawings for "The Camden Hall" are now online on the Council's planning site (ref 2045/16). Looks like they're heavily sub-dividing the bar space into separate rooms, and keeping lots of original features. Though most of the place will be new-build:

Hopefully wont be as bright as the one in Dun Laoghaire, all them spotlights. It's like hospital lighting, makes you twitch

BeerNut

UK pubs are just brighter. Much as I like drinking in Alfie Byrne's and 57 The Headline, you can't see your hand in front of your face in them. Let alone take a decent photo of your pint

pappyodaniel

BeerNut wrote: »

UK pubs are just brighter. Much as I like drinking in Alfie Byrne's and 57 The Headline, you can't see your hand in front of your face in them. Let alone take a decent photo of your pint

Maybe for the first ten minutes but your eyes do adjust...I find the hardest part is walking back out into the sunlight. Better off to stay in the pub.

Lovely Bloke

Leaving a pub when it's still bright is one of life's little nasties.

irish_goat

I love leaving the pub when other people are leaving work. :pac:

Bigcheeze

oblivious wrote: »

oooh no spoons carpet.

Easier for mopping up student blood.

L1011

BeerNut wrote: »

UK pubs are just brighter. Much as I like drinking in Alfie Byrne's and 57 The Headline, you can't see your hand in front of your face in them. Let alone take a decent photo of your pint

Having to use a torch for the food or bottle menus is a regular occurrence in the Brew Dock.

irish_goat

Need to keep the lights down so all you crusty, bearded hipsters don't scare us normal folk!

:pac:

L1011

irish_goat wrote: »

Need to keep the lights down so all you crusty, bearded hipsters don't scare us normal folk!

:pac:

Seeing as I've no beard, I presume I'm meant to be one of the ones being protected

Was in Against the Grain on Saturday for a birthday and when they turned up the lights after last orders it got about as bright as my local is during the evening.

Marcusm

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Hopefully wont be as bright as the one in Dun Laoghaire, all them spotlights. It's like hospital lighting, makes you twitch

THat phot looks more like a Lloyds than Wetherspoons.

loyatemu

just like the smoking ban revealed how terrible most pubs smell without the smoke (stale beer, BO, bleach); the low lighting is protecting us from the horror of seeing the carpet, cushions and beat-down visages of the other drinkers...

dzilla

planning application # 15710 gone in for development of Waterford Wetherspoons

Speak Now

dzilla wrote: »

planning application # 15710 gone in for development of Waterford Wetherspoons

Further information requested yesterday.

dzilla

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Further information requested yesterday.

I wonder what they'll call it... the salty blaa maybe