Opening of "No-Food" pubs pushed out again

Deleted User wrote: »

Likewise, bumped into my local barman yesterday. He's utterly crestfallen, pumped thousands of quid into partitions and other safety features. All for nothing, kicked to the kerb by the Government. Now the pub is in danger of going under, rates and bills don't disappear behind closed doors. And then you have ignoramuses faking excitement about delicious creamy pints in "gastro" environments, just to thumb it at traditional publicans and their patrons. Class Crass.

if the business is likely to go under anyway, why the **** would they not just open regardless.. whats he got to lose?

Macy0161 wrote: »

Local pub with food just put out they won't be re-opening (for now), given the likely closure after Christmas.

One local pub near who has a full kitchen and does bar food have said the same . With the prospect of having to close again after Christmas.
It must be costing him a bit having to open and close and I know he got stung twice with food ordered in and couldn’t shift it.

Macy0161 wrote: »

Local pub with food just put out they won't be re-opening (for now), given the likely closure after Christmas.

One of our customers owns a group of pubs, I was talking to the management today fishing for an order but they are still deciding on how many of the pubs they are going to open as they have to close again in a few weeks. The opening costs are huge for a couple of their larger premises.

MrStuffins wrote: »

Sad news!

This is why it's important to support other local pubs this Christmas with your business!

Covid has caused these businesses to struggle. Get out and grab some pints and some €9 meals when you can!

Definatley plan to, we've booked meals etc in 9 of the local places for the coming weeks, plan on making the most of it.

MrStuffins wrote: »

What's a Restapub?

Restaurant/public house

bladespin wrote: »

Restaurant/public house

Exactly....Also the only place to get a Beer served up to you because of the Govt.'s crazy rules leaving anyone who's not lucky enough to have a Restaupub beside them still in the same place they were back in March, but that fact seems to have escaped some people who think that a 2 week opening is something to be grateful for and "who cares" about the 1000's of regular pubs and 1000's of employees who haven't worked for the best part of the year...but sure so long as the creamy pints can be got eh?

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/office-christmas-parties-banned-under-new-rules-for-restaurants-and-pubs-39809491.html?fbclid=IwAR3pJWuH-08qBAQH5UPRebsZjXOclVGiYOjwQAAnqG6TWSxKoPPQuLdllPI

Music banned and cant book 2 tables if more than 6

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Exactly....Also the only place to get a Beer served up to you because of the Govt.'s crazy rules leaving anyone who's not lucky enough to have a Restaupub beside them still in the same place they were back in March, but that fact seems to have escaped some people who think that a 2 week opening is something to be grateful for and "who cares" about the 1000's of regular pubs and 1000's of employees who haven't worked for the best part of the year...but sure so long as the creamy pints can be got eh?

If the pubs think it’s not worth their while opening, then they can make that decision.

But at this stage they must know that they’re screwed by the fact that they’re a non essential business that relies on people being indoors together and being drunk is a great way to lower adherence to distancing rules, which is also the ideal conditions to spread the virus. If numbers go up again, then pubs will close again, and quite rightly so.

It’s unfortunate that their business is hit so badly by this virus, but that’s the nature of their business.

undertaker fan 88 wrote: »

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/office-christmas-parties-banned-under-new-rules-for-restaurants-and-pubs-39809491.html?fbclid=IwAR3pJWuH-08qBAQH5UPRebsZjXOclVGiYOjwQAAnqG6TWSxKoPPQuLdllPI

Music banned and cant book 2 tables if more than 6

Sounds like great fun. Don't think I'll be arsed this time around

Will drop to the local on Saturday, just to see some of the regular faces and the decent bar staff that work there... And to have a pint or two with food that I wont really want obviously. The 90 minute thing, is that still in play??

TomTomTim wrote: »

Stop repeating this nonsense. You clearly weren't in any establishments serving drink the last time around. I was in at least 10 and not one of them had any of the things you've described. They were bland environments, where people sat with whoever they came in with, with very little mingling with others.

The 10 pubs you were in weren’t indoors? Weren’t non-essential businesses? Didn’t have people getting drunk in them? Those are all claims I made in that post, to which you replied “ not one of them had any of the things you've described”.

You sure?

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

But at this stage they must know that they’re screwed by the fact that they’re a non essential business that relies on people being indoors together and being drunk is a great way to lower adherence to distancing rules, which is also the ideal conditions to spread the virus. If numbers go up again, then pubs will close again, and quite rightly so.
It’s unfortunate that their business is hit so badly by this virus, but that’s the nature of their business.

The blame game continues...

Tenzor07 wrote: »

The blame game continues...

I’m not blaming anyone. I specifically said it was just unfortunate as it’s the nature of the business.

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Anyone who's as excited as you for a 2 week Restaupub opening doesn't give a rats about the publicans .....

This makes no sense. You're all over the place again!

MrStuffins wrote: »

This makes no sense. You're all over the place again!

Do you support the opening of Pubs yes or no, and I don't mean Restaupubs, straight answer now if you're able?