Man your pumps, Wetherspoons are coming

Muahahaha · 01-11-2018 09:25PM

Had said up the thread that them showing football shouldnt be a problem as the pubs are so big. However was in the Blackrock one on Sunday and Man Utd were playing Everton. Only about 6-8 people were watching the game but they had obviously been on the sauce all day cause the noise out of them was unreal at times, that was with us sitting a good 20m away. Its one thing to have a football game on but another if it means people roaring their heads off. Staff really should have dealt with it but were probably afraid to.

Regards music I wish they had some kind of low background music. Anytime Ive been in for breakfast their pubs feel like a library. Nothing wrong with background music so long as it isnt blared up.

All that said Im still a big fan of their chicken wings, great crunch to the skin

n97 mini · 02-11-2018 12:20AM

Reputable Rog wrote: »

They never bought it in the first place. It wasn't refused, they withdrew the application.

I didn't say it was refused. They applied for planning, there were objections and a bit of ping pong along the way, and then they abandoned the idea.

Was pretty sure they bought the site though.

RasTa · 02-11-2018 10:06AM

That's because their wings are deep fried. They really are awful pubs, only decent for a quick one.

Thundercats Ho · 14-11-2018 10:37AM

n97 mini wrote: »

I'll believe Carlow when I see it. Doesn't fit in with their logistics, i.e. it's not on the road from Dublin to Cork.

Douglas has been abandoned. Didn't get planning, and I believe they've since sold the site.

They started work on it yesterday.

Chelon · 14-11-2018 01:05PM

RasTa wrote: »

That's because their wings are deep fried. They really are awful pubs, only decent for a quick one.

Ok my view of Wetherspoons either here or in Uk, is they fall into one of three categories:-

1. Awful
2. Boring
3. Actually quite good

I think we're lucky over here so far the ones I've been in are in category 2 or 3 for me.

Dellboy54 · 14-11-2018 02:33PM

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

They started work on it yesterday.

On which, Carlow or Douglas?

the beer revolu · 14-11-2018 04:59PM

RasTa wrote: »

That's because their wings are deep fried. They really are awful pubs, only decent for a quick one.

Classic Buffalo wings are always deep fried.
That really is not a sign of a bad pub or kitchen.

Subcomandante Marcos · 14-11-2018 05:26PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Classic Buffalo wings are always deep fried.
That really is not a sign of a bad pub or kitchen.

Yup, classic buffalo wings are possible the most simple thing you could cook.

Pat your wings dry, fry them plain at 180 for 12 minutes until the skin is good and crispy and toss them in a mixture of 1 part butter to 2 or 4 parts franks hot sauce with a dash of white vinegar.

God knows how but so many places manage to ruin them by adding breading, under cooking them so the skin isn't hot, or using all sorts of crap in the sauces.
Thank feck spoons keep that one thing simple and do it properly, I'd prefer not having to add the sauce myself though.

Subcomandante Marcos · 14-11-2018 05:27PM

Dellboy54 wrote: »

On which, Carlow or Douglas?

Carlow, the bank in Douglas was sold.

Hotblack Desiato · 14-11-2018 10:19PM

Frank's Hot Sauce violates the Trades Descriptions Act.

oblivious · 14-11-2018 10:32PM

On topic, please

Clegg · 15-11-2018 06:05PM

There's activity on the Abbey Street site as well. It doesn't look like they're working on it yet but I've seen people in there.

Muahahaha · 18-11-2018 11:44PM

Surprised they havent been quicker completing the Abbey St venue, it feels like its been 2-3 years since they bought it. With the amount of workers and commuters in that area Id imagine it will be a very busy venue when it does open.

L1011 · 18-11-2018 11:49PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

Surprised they havent been quicker completing the Abbey St venue, it feels like its been 2-3 years since they bought it. With the amount of workers and commuters in that area Id imagine it will be a very busy venue when it does open.

They've focused efforts on the hotel beds - Swords and Camden Street - as they are bound to be more profitable in the current environment.

Muahahaha · 18-11-2018 11:59PM

yeah I know but they are a massive chain and pubs in the city centre are booming, it makes sense to get them open asap.They make nothing for sitting on the Abbey St venue as long as they have and they have actually lost out on a couple of years profits by doing so. The cost of construction in those years has only being going one way too.

Ive always thought their Ireland strategy is a bit strange, to develop in suburbs first and then later in the city centre when you would imagine the Abbey St/Camden St venues will end up being two of their most profitable.Then again upon launch Tim Martin estimated twenty to thirty pubs for Ireland but its become clear now that they are not going through with those plans.

L1011 · 19-11-2018 01:25AM

Tim has shown himself to not be the quickest on the draw financially these days, what with his Brexit crap. I do wonder how his "no European products" thing will work here, unless he applies the "Ireland isn't foreign" idea

Also remember he got to the planning permission / court declaration for license point in the early 2000s with Capel Street before backing out - they have always been really wary about Irish expansion.

Reputable Rog · 19-11-2018 10:44AM

L1011 wrote: »

Tim has shown himself to not be the quickest on the draw financially these days, what with his Brexit crap. I do wonder how his "no European products" thing will work here, unless he applies the "Ireland isn't foreign" idea

Also remember he got to the planning permission / court declaration for license point in the early 2000s with Capel Street before backing out - they have always been really wary about Irish expansion.

The only reason he's backing Brexit is because he thinks the EU food standards are too high and he wants to be able to source cheaper food.

bennyineire · 19-11-2018 11:55AM

Article in the Indo has a name and opening date quoted for Abbey St, "The pub, which will be called The Silver Penny, is due to open in May 2019." for Abbey St.

https://www.independent.ie/business/commercial-property/wetherspoons-to-continue-to-look-for-sites-as-it-begins-latest-development-in-dublin-37542262.html

Muahahaha · 19-11-2018 05:25PM

^^^ From the article it seems like he has changed his mind again about Irish expansion plans. He came out around a year ago and said that they had finished buying sites in Ireland and also he felt that there was no value left in the Irish property market so they were holding tight. Now he is saying they are actively looking for sites again

Wetherspoon will continue to look for other sites in Ireland, having enjoyed what it describes as "great success" with its existing five pubs in the Republic of Ireland.

Speaking as the company begins development work on a new pub in Dublin, Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin, said that he was "pleased" to have three new sites in development in Ireland.

"We have enjoyed great success with our existing five pubs in the Republic of Ireland and are pleased that we now have three new sites in development," Mr Martin said.

"We will continue to look for other sites."

The latest development in the heart of Dublin will see the UK pub chain invest €4m in a new pub on Lower Abbey Street, which will create 75 jobs.

The pub, which will be called The Silver Penny, is due to open in May 2019.

With a hard Brexit on the horizon and sterling getting weaker I wouldnt hold much hope of them opening further pubs in the next few years at least.

Redneck Culchie · 19-11-2018 06:47PM

Do these pubs have anything going for them except cheap drink? Not really a fan of the layout or atmosphere in the English pubs. That said Dublin could do with some lower priced pubs.

L1011 · 19-11-2018 06:56PM

Redneck Culchie wrote: »

Do these pubs have anything going for them except cheap drink? Not really a fan of the layout or atmosphere in the English pubs. That said Dublin could do with some lower priced pubs.

They are generally quiet, due to no TV and no music however they appear to have dropped that in some of them here. People go out of their way to go to other Dublin pubs with no TV/no music, but they usually have another source of atmosphere!

The Forty Foot feels like drinking on a Irish Sea ferry - there's not enough hustle and bustle to feel like an airport bar; Blackrock is marginally better and Blanchardstown oddly enough felt like a normal pub despite being a converted nightclub!

edit: They also have beer that other pubs may not, particularly cask ales which are extremely uncommon elsewhere in Ireland

fjon · 20-11-2018 01:21PM

I don't dislike them as much as some people do. I have visited the Blanch one more than the others and it's really not bad. The layout is pretty good given the sheer size of it, and there are a few cozy corners.
I mainly go because I can get a different cheap (English) ale each time I visit, some of which are quite good.
Food is average to poor but at the price it's fine.

neris · 20-11-2018 01:37PM

Theres a very good parody twitter account for whats meant to be weatherspoons customer service.

https://twitter.com/Wetherspoon__UK?lang=en

odyssey06 · 20-11-2018 02:21PM

L1011 wrote: »

The Forty Foot feels like drinking on a Irish Sea ferry - there's not enough hustle and bustle to feel like an airport bar; Blackrock is marginally better and Blanchardstown oddly enough felt like a normal pub despite being a converted nightclub!

The Forty Foot has a great view of Dublin Bay, and the balcony \ terrace areas on a summer's day are lovely.
I only go when the sun is shining... "fair weather fan" guilty as charged.

Subcomandante Marcos · 20-11-2018 02:25PM

Watched an Irish rugby game there (40 foot) last year sometime, early saturday kickoff.
Pints of Thronbridge Jaipur for €1.95 and fish and chips for €3 (Think they usually sell the specials from the previous day off for cheap).
Fed, watered and entertained for less than €15.

Absolutely no complaints from me.

Muahahaha · 21-11-2018 09:16PM

I like the 40 Foot, it is busy but operated very well. Id imagine it is the jewel in their crown here, at least until Camden St opens.

Thundercats Ho · 29-11-2018 10:04AM

Carlow moving apace. Team of 15 there currently, being increased to 70 after Christmas.

the_syco · 02-12-2018 04:45PM

fjon wrote: »

I have visited the Blanch one more than the others and it's really not bad
...
Food is average to poor but at the price it's fine.

Have avoided Blanch, as any of my friends who went there have said that the food there is the worse of the 5. Food in the Swords place is nice, but getting parking nearby is very annoying.

Have worked in Blackrock for a few weeks recently, and went into the Three Tun for lunch a couple of times (between noon and 2). Always at least 10-15 people there getting food by themselves, and at least one or two groups of 5 people as well. Have also went to a few other local eateries (there are a few in Blackrock village), and I'd say the Three Tun holds it own in terms of the amount of people regularly there.

Haven't been there in the evening lately (have been abroad for two years), but when I was, it was always fairly busy for food orders, esp for a restaurant with no car parking spaces of its own.

RasTa · 02-12-2018 04:54PM

It's all the same food cooked to the same spec. Maybe the microwaves are better in the other ones but they all use the same equipment and produce

BaZmO* · 02-12-2018 04:57PM

RasTa wrote: »

It's all the same food cooked to the same spec. Maybe the microwaves are better in the other ones but they all use the same equipment and produce

You could use the same argument about getting a bad Pint somewhere

Man your pumps, Wetherspoons are coming

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