Hotel bars around Galway serving residents only

smurf492

Anyone else come across this. Hotel Bars not allowing or serving walk in's. Have come across it so far in the ardilaun, clybaun, maldon, nox and menlo.

Buddy74

Maybe ask them but I think these are some of the reasons I know of:

1- Getting around the law that you need to serve everyone when you don't want to.

2- Staff crunch as they haven't enough to serve people heard a hotel had committed to a huge awards evening and had to bus workers in from a sister hotel

3- Most hotels are Family orientated and make their revenue from this, so they don't want groups in arguing and swearing at the Television as a hotel manager pointed out " If they are fans why don't they have these channels at home?". Witnessed a 40-year-old son (ex-workmate) and his father asked to leave as they after been asked repeatedly politely to quieten. Or maybe it's they can't do that at home?

Mrs OBumble

I've seen it happen in the Imperial when there are certain events on in town.

inisboffin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058245966/hotel-bars-around-galway-serving-residents-only

Was it a covid thing? I have definitely gone for drinks in Ardilaun and Clybaun not being a resident. I'd check to say they are still doing it too now that restrictions are gone.

smurf492

Yes still a thing

what_traffic

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058245966/hotel-bars-around-galway-serving-residents-only

When - the last week, month, the past year? What time of day?

smurf492

Last Sunday in the ardilaun and the previous Saturday in the clybaun. Both days from lunchtime into evening

inisboffin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119083860#Comment_119083860

Ardilaun taking food bookings on the web, and a friend just went for a drink in the Clybaun the other day to meet someone (now she's local and prob knows staff too). Was it just for a pint you went OP? Wonder if it's ok for dining but not a casual pint (bar my friend who knows staff there).

smurf492

One occasion was a Communion and other was a christening. The clybaun bar staff wouldn't budge to the point that the parent who organised the Communion had to call the manager he had dealt with. Ardilaun staff not as bad, just that signs up in the hotel saying residents /reservations only

Mrs OBumble

If a large unbooked group turns up, places simply may not have the staff available to cope.

Staffing very difficult at the moment.