Wetherspoons

Geuze · 17-07-2019 11:46am

Bear in mind above are Dublin city centre prices, Galway should be less.

youngrun · 17-07-2019 12:51pm

Geuze wrote: »

Bear in mind above are Dublin city centre prices, Galway should be less.

May not be with a 4.5-5 million investment !
Im sure Wetherspoons will look for a 10% cash return on that capital pa. at minimum and they should get it if they do a good job which I am sure they will
Eglinton St area badly needs a lift.

Mr.Maroon · 17-07-2019 12:57pm

It will attract a certain clientele.

ben.schlomo · 17-07-2019 1:01pm

Mr.Maroon wrote: »

It will attract a certain clientele.

Yep you'd imagine it will pull mainly from the lower end Eyre Square pubs. Especially during the day.

Geuze · 17-07-2019 1:24pm

Mr.Maroon wrote: »

It will attract a certain clientele.

It will attract me, looking for choice and value.

Beamish for maybe 3.45, hopefully 2.95.

Jameson 71ml for 5.75.

DuckSlice · 17-07-2019 1:35pm

Hopefully it will give some certain Eyre square pubs that think its ok to charge 7 euro a pint for some beers a kick up the hole.

Coillte_Bhoy · 17-07-2019 2:03pm

FitzShane wrote: »

I think it will be good for Galway. No harm to have places serving the same drinks for €2 cheaper.

Some 'big-name' pubs already think they can charge Dublin prices in Galway, so to bring some competition in and force them to rethink it can only be a good thing.

I can think of one pub in particular that came into Galway in the last few years with competitively priced drink, served to a great standard with proper branded glasses etc and made a killing. Every sport shown on every screen. There were queues to enter on a Sunday day!! Then the model changed to poorer standard drink, standard unbranded glasses (which ruins the pint) and increased prices by a good bit. The sport on offer now is more niche and the crowd that used to queue to enter has left. Mainly is stags & hens from a weekend, from what I can see.

Nonsense and what do you mean by poorer standard drink?

Fitz* · 17-07-2019 2:16pm

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Nonsense and what do you mean by poorer standard drink?

Just horsing out flat pints in the standard plain pint glass and charging top money for it is a bit rich now, don't you think?
Especially when the same place previously took time with each pint, pouring it in the proper glass, which ensured the head stayed and did not go flat instantly.
I definitely think something changed in the quality overall in the pints there, with prices increased.

Getting one of these is not exactly nice is it, both the glass and the flat-ness of the pint.

xckjoo · 17-07-2019 2:17pm

So they're expanding to cover the 2 floors of Carbon and the repair shop upstairs?

Unless they bring back the £1 test tube shots it's still a rip-off

Mrs OBumble · 17-07-2019 2:24pm

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Yep you'd imagine it will pull mainly from the lower end Eyre Square pubs. Especially during the day.

It's closer to the Post Office than Eyre Square is. Should make things easier for some.

Geuze · 17-07-2019 3:10pm

etxp wrote: »

Hopefully it will give some certain Eyre square pubs that think its ok to charge 7 euro a pint for some beers a kick up the hole.

Does this happen?

Guinness is 4.60 across the city I thought???

4.40 in Hughes, Woodquay.

Lager is 5.00 I'm guessing? More?

topcat77 · 17-07-2019 3:11pm

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Yep you'd imagine it will pull mainly from the lower end Eyre Square pubs. Especially during the day.

I'm not sure about that. Unless they open a bookies next door?

ben.schlomo · 17-07-2019 3:14pm

topcat77 wrote: »

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Yep you'd imagine it will pull mainly from the lower end Eyre Square pubs. Especially during the day.

I'm not sure about that. Unless they open a bookies next door?

Ladbrokes in Woodquay isn't a huge walk but I take your point. They don't show racing or the like on TV anyway I think so that may mean there won't be a mass exodus from Eyre Square.

DuckSlice · 17-07-2019 3:34pm

Geuze wrote: »

Does this happen?

Guinness is 4.60 across the city I thought???

4.40 in Hughes, Woodquay.

Lager is 5.00 I'm guessing? More?

Depends on the pint I suppose. Peroni is 6.30 I think in O' Connells, some other beers are 7 euro. Maybe its because they are European or craft beers. still a rip off.

TerrorFirmer · 17-07-2019 3:44pm

Great news as far as I'm concerned. Weatherspoons is great value.

Kingp35 · 17-07-2019 3:45pm

Mr.Maroon wrote: »

It will attract a certain clientele.

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Yep you'd imagine it will pull mainly from the lower end Eyre Square pubs. Especially during the day.

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

It's closer to the Post Office than Eyre Square is. Should make things easier for some.

I'm originally from Dublin and have only moved to Galway recently. Judging by the Dublin Weatherspoon pubs, this won't happen. There are no sports shown on the TV, there is also security on the door at most times of the day and they are reasonably strict as to who they let in. In Dublin it's mostly the younger crown, students etc., that tend to use them and people going for cheap food. In expect it to be the same in Galway.

Storm 10 · 17-07-2019 4:53pm

I was in the House Hotel last Saturday night and they were serving pints in non branded glasses, the pint was sh..e and the head was gone after two sips so I upped and left after the one horrible tasting Carlsberg, why don't they serve pints in the branded glasses that hold the head and taste better and yeah it was 1 euro dearer.

AwaitYourReply · 17-07-2019 5:06pm

I've visited Wetherspoon's Bridge House Bar in Belfast last week and they were charging £2.29GBP for a Pint of Budweiser Light, about £3.89GBP for a Pint of Carlsberg and many ales were costing about £2.00GBP.

Some meal deals came with choice of soft drink, others meal deal price for alcoholic drink. Security on door in evening time and food served on premises all day until late into the evening. While they do not aim to show premium sports channels, I did notice Wimbledon Tennis showing courtesy of BBC TV! FREE Refills of Tea/Coffee or Free Glass of Water available from dispensers.

Visited the same Wetherspoons pub group called The Linen Weaver in Paul Street in Cork City Centre last year and I recall Carlsberg Import pint cost about 3.10EUR which had a stronger alcohol content than the usual product on sale here for less!

Bring on price competition in the pubs and let's hope Galway pubs adjust their prices downwards too!

AwaitYourReply · 17-07-2019 5:12pm

It was always only a matter of time before this happened.

Wetherspoons snaps up Galway nightclub

https://www.independent.ie/business/commercial-property/wetherspoons-snaps-up-galway-nightclub-38319404.html

You can expect cheaper pub prices on the way to Galway City when Wetherspoons eventually opens at Carbon/GPO Nightclub premises on Eglinton Street following a major refurbishment.

I've visited Wetherspoon's Bridge House Bar in Belfast last week and they were charging £2.29GBP for a Pint of Budweiser Light, about £3.89GBP for a Pint of Carlsberg and many ales were costing about £2.00GBP.

Some meal deals came with choice of soft drink, others meal deal price for alcoholic drink. Security on door in evening time and food served on premises all day until late into the evening. While they do not aim to show premium sports channels, I did notice Wimbledon Tennis showing courtesy of BBC TV! FREE Refills of Tea/Coffee or Free Glass of Water available from dispensers.

Visited the same Wetherspoons pub group called The Linen Weaver in Paul Street in Cork City Centre last year and I recall Carlsberg Import pint cost about 3.10EUR which had a stronger alcohol content than the usual product on sale here for less!

Bring on price competition in the pubs and let's hope Galway pubs adjust their prices downwards too!

beardybrewer · 17-07-2019 5:19pm

AwaitYourReply · 17-07-2019 5:33pm

I wonder if this is why "The Hole In The Wall" really closed in recent months as drinks prices at Wetherspoons would have hit them hard and Wetherspoons have tailored some economical food menu options included in their meal deals with drinks offers. The Hole In The Wall is not a long walk from this venue! A lot of younger adults seemed to frequent Wetherspoons again & again in Belfast while I visited during my holiday week.

beardybrewer · 17-07-2019 5:51pm

Every college town needs a few holes in the wall to siphon off the bulk of the students. I suspect Weatherspoon's would prefer to attract a broader demographic as we all need a reliable cheap place to eat sometimes. There's a gap between fast food and mid-priced restaurants for good family-friendly value meals we could certainly use more of. Until that gap is saturated enough students will gravitate there and possibly overrun the place.

AwaitYourReply · 17-07-2019 6:01pm

beardybrewer wrote: »

Every college town needs a few holes in the wall to siphon off the bulk of the students. I suspect Weatherspoon's will attract a broader demographic as we all need a reliable cheap place to eat sometimes. There's a gap between fast food and mid-priced restaurants for good family-friendly value meals we could certainly use more of.

So very true - it certainly managed to attract a broad demographic into it's Belfast city centre premises. It also had a fine outdoor seating area for smokers. It will attract punters not just for the budget priced food offerings like Breakfast, Lunch, Evening, Pizza, Frys, Desserts but also the attractive low priced drinks offerings. Wetherspoons is exactly what Galway needs just like ALDI, LiDL, Dealz, EuroGiant made the other supermarkets sit up and look again at their product ranges & prices. Competition can attract more footfall and most should benefit if they have a sound business model and realistic overheads.

I hope it's a win, win for the local punters, tourists, neighbouring businesses & all others involved.

cfeeneyinterior · 17-07-2019 6:08pm

I'll try it and will happily keep going if it's done well. Hopefully it's a decent place .... Sounds promising... "Wetherspoon plans to transform Carbon to have about 4,000sq ft of customer space and a 1,900sq ft first floor beer garden"

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/agribusiness-and-food/jd-wetherspoon-buys-carbon-nightclub-in-galway-city-1.3958390

AwaitYourReply · 17-07-2019 6:20pm

cfeeneyinterior wrote: »

I'll try it and will happily keep going if it's done well. Hopefully it's a decent place .... Sounds promising... "Wetherspoon plans to transform Carbon to have about 4,000sq ft of customer space and a 1,900sq ft first floor beer garden"

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/agribusiness-and-food/jd-wetherspoon-buys-carbon-nightclub-in-galway-city-1.3958390

Wetherspoons is not to everyone's liking in that it's a premises where you can order/eat meal and have a few drinks. It does have a very different atmosphere to the traditional pub/bar but it definitely fills a gap in the food/drinks market and it's a lot more affordable. It can add to the Galway social scene and those in most income brackets can avail of it if they so wish every now and again.

cfeeneyinterior · 17-07-2019 6:48pm

AwaitYourReply wrote: »

Wetherspoons is not to everyone's liking in that it's a premises where you can order/eat meal and have a few drinks. It does have a very different atmosphere to the traditional pub/bar but it definitely fills a gap in the food/drinks market and it's a lot more affordable. It can add to the Galway social scene and those in most income brackets can avail of it if they so wish every now and again.

Yea, been In a few in the UK. But they were mainly airports or exhibition centres and had a hotel bar feel about them. From what I hear some are good and some are pure rubbish. I'll assume the Galway one won't be done on the cheap. I was also in the one in blanchardstown and thought it was pretty nice. https://images.app.goo.gl/fgtitEEEF4ctUAo27

TerrorFirmer · 17-07-2019 7:04pm

I've been to a few in the UK and they do vary but I found all were grand. At the end of the day, price is king, and Weatherspoons is so much cheaper than your average bar. Food wise, it's just a convenience thing - it's yards behind proper pub or hotel bar food realistically.

For me, it'll be less likely to draw me away from other venues, and more likely to get me out drinking at times I wouldn't have normally been out. Will be an absolutely massive student draw as well.

AwaitYourReply · 17-07-2019 11:57pm

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

I've been to a few in the UK and they do vary but I found all were grand. At the end of the day, price is king, and Weatherspoons is so much cheaper than your average bar. Food wise, it's just a convenience thing - it's yards behind proper pub or hotel bar food realistically.

For me, it'll be less likely to draw me away from other venues, and more likely to get me out drinking at times I wouldn't have normally been out. Will be an absolutely massive student draw as well.

I'm convinced that there will always be establishments catering for different customer demographic types. You'll have the "larger super pubs staying open later than the rest", the pubs with music, the pubs focusing on premium sports, the authentic traditional pub for a chat, the pub aimed at tourists, the pub specialising in quality food offerings and so on etc;

Wetherspoons are as cheap as chips in terms of grub & beers and will shake up the Galway City market over time. Nearby pubs will need to justify any significant price differences if their product/service is not up to scratch. Nearby pubs such as Blakes Brasserie on the corner, The Cellar Bar, Barr An Chaladh, McSwiggans Restaurant & Café Bar, Caribou, McGinn's Hop House, Hughes Pub, The Lough Inn, Sally Long's Rock Bar may find some of their customers trying out Wetherspoons when it eventually opens for business after the refurbishments are completed on the premises. I hope all establishments can continue to trade as I firmly believe that competition and choice is good for business & the consumer as all have to up their standards to remain relevant into the future.

biko · 18-07-2019 12:19am

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