What people want?

SoberLane · 21-07-2006 01:07AM #1

Just wondering what you guys want in a pub. if anyone has any suggestions about what makes a good pub or a good night out, or even things you would like to see in sober lane, or things you like about it as it is - i would be delighted to hear them

Agent Smith · 21-07-2006 01:10AM

Hey

are you asking this a person, or are you asking this as free research for your pub

Joe

ThrownAway · 21-07-2006 01:13AM

Good music... good company... a pool table...beer that doesn't tasted watered down by the cheapskate pub owners...

comfortable seats ...

bluto63 · 21-07-2006 01:40AM

Free beer

InFront · 21-07-2006 01:47AM

music, good music can make a bar great. lots of room to move around and talk, ventilation, clean bathrooms, young people (ie 18 - 23) very NB, laid back atmosphere, interesting stuff on the walls if the conversation runs dry and you need something to talk about (sports photos in particular), oh yes and cheap minerals!! whats the story with that, also just a clean bar in general with lost of nice shiney things, and friendly service.

Rb · 21-07-2006 01:54AM

agent smith wrote:

Hey

are you asking this a person, or are you asking this as free research for your pub

Joe

Looking at their other posts i'm presuming the latter of the two.

21-07-2006 04:22AM

Clean pint glass mugs.

Tar.Aldarion · 21-07-2006 05:03AM

If the music is great, metal, I will go to that pub no matter how **** the pub is. If the pub is amazingly built and has **** music, similar, If the pints are good, again. Hmm, I don't know what my preferences are.
To be able to hear my friends clearly is good, good bulmers and comfortable seats.
Students specials. >_>

Beruthiel · 21-07-2006 08:09AM

Good music that is played at a level where people can still talk without having to shout.

Seats.

Clean toilets which actually have toilet paper in them.

Static M.e. · 21-07-2006 08:11AM

No Tvs.
Clean Pints f
oseball table sometimes
Beer Gardens are always a plus
Quick service

Ponster · 21-07-2006 08:17AM

Clean toilets. If they aren't then you had better have something really, really, good to offer that keeps people in your bar.

Good music (defined of course by the crowd you're trying to attract) that isn't so loud that you have to scream over it.

Good beer. I have no idea how it works but people are crying out for 'different' tasty beers.

r3nu4l · 21-07-2006 08:19AM

Beruthiel wrote:

Good music that is played at a level where people can still talk without having to shout.

Seats.

These are very important to me.
Also, a lack of any completely plastered people, why not have a few without getting obnoxiously drunk?

Doormen who don't look like thugs and who aren't obviously trolling for trouble.

Ponster · 21-07-2006 08:24AM

Do all city bars have bouncers in Ireland?

Is it possible to run a bar and when someone has had too much to drink that you ask them to leave without needing a bouncer? Or would that be bad for business?

petes · 21-07-2006 08:32AM

Wimmen and good pints.

Also music at a level were you can actually have a conversation as someone has already mentioned.

sioda · 21-07-2006 08:38AM

A good pint of Guiness is essential and background music not crap you have to shout over

Spastafarian · 21-07-2006 08:41AM

SoberLane wrote:

Just wondering what you guys want in a pub. if anyone has any suggestions about what makes a good pub or a good night out, or even things you would like to see in sober lane, or things you like about it as it is - i would be delighted to hear them

No seats, just hot tubs. And no roof so you can smoke.

You could call it the Tub Pub.

Dermington · 21-07-2006 08:45AM

Static M.e. wrote:

No Tvs.
Clean Pints f
oseball table sometimes
Beer Gardens are always a plus
Quick service

That is basically Tom Barrys pub up on Barrack street. Thats the best pub in the city in my eyes.

Passed by Sober Lane a few times never really bothered going in. It looks good, and the lighting is done well. Never saw why I should go in though.

humanji · 21-07-2006 09:27AM

That they don't spam internet forums.

Day-wanna-wonga · 21-07-2006 09:38AM

Air Conditioning.

Blisterman · 21-07-2006 09:48AM

Good selection of beer, like the Porterhouse.

Dermington · 21-07-2006 09:54AM

The only place in this city with a good selection of beer is the Franciscan.

A close second are Galvins off licenses.

A good selection of beer is not the same as simply having bottles of tiger and Erdinger in a fridge, in addition to the normal sh!te

manonthemoon · 21-07-2006 10:10AM

Quick Service. Barpersons must have the ability to serve more than one person at a time

No Doormen, or Doormen who leave you in when you are pissed

No dress code. Actually no rugby shirts allowed. This is the only dress code

Good music. Just Loud enough

Old ****ty furniture

Old Drunk men sitting on the Old Furniture
TV (Proper TV no hanging plasma crap) only turned on when GAA or Soccer is being played. Definately no Rugby.

Toilets are a good idea

Barrings to range from 1 week to 3 months. Three months for very serious offences such as stabbing staff. Stabbing other customers should recieve a barring of 2 months

Of yeah, Beer. You need beer. And none of that of fancy glass rubbish. Porterhouse my arse!

("Oh taste this beer its from Albania". "Really that is very interesting")

Ponster · 21-07-2006 10:21AM

manonthemoon wrote:

Quick Service. Barpersons must have the ability to serve more than one person at a time

No Doormen, or Doormen who leave you in when you are pissed

No dress code. Actually no rugby shirts allowed. This is the only dress code

Good music. Just Loud enough

Old ****ty furniture

Old Drunk men sitting on the Old Furniture
TV (Proper TV no hanging plasma crap) only turned on when GAA or Soccer is being played. Definately no Rugby.

Toilets are a good idea

Barrings to range from 1 week to 3 months. Three months for very serious offences such as stabbing staff. Stabbing other customers should recieve a barring of 2 months

Of yeah, Beer. You need beer. And none of that of fancy glass rubbish. Porterhouse my arse!

("Oh taste this beer its from Albania". "Really that is very interesting")

Err, I can't decide if you're taking the piss or not. Maybe it's one of those games where you read every second line or something..?

Static M.e. · 21-07-2006 11:02AM

Another thing would be barmen who actually remember your order

always a plus in any Pub.

Dermington:

That is basically Tom Barrys pub up on Barrack street.

Sorry but where exactly is this? Sounds perfect!
Im dying to go and check it out

Dapos · 21-07-2006 11:09AM

Ya i definatly agree with no loud music. You go to a pub for a few drinks and conversation. Nice seating area but i think pubs should be set up so that it is not too difficult to move around in if there is a moderate crowd. Some pubs are just too narrow. Good Quality beer at a competitive price is very important as it can really give a pub a good name. Pool table is good if enough room.

Thing i have noticed about new pubs is they are fecking full of the odd 3 or 4 steps here or there. These can be very annoying if carrying a few drinks. A good beer garden is always a plus, especially with the smoking ban. Personally i prefer the old fashion looking pubs.

And finally bar staff that don't just take orders from one corner or women with big ****
Of course one of the most important things is good company but that's up to the person!

r3nu4l · 21-07-2006 11:37AM

I do think Ireland needs some good real ales. A bar that doesn't just have the usual suspects on tap.

Some good Belgian beers, 'Leffe bruen' is very nice

'Chimay' etc. Also some of the good real ales from the UK such as 'Ale Fresco', that's tasty stuff.

Basically my list is now:

Good alternative beers
Seats
Music you don't have to shout over
No scum but likewise no pretentious gits either
Polite respectful 'door supervisors' (bouncers)

Beetlebum · 21-07-2006 01:20PM

I really like little old man type of pubs like Peters Pub. The barman pours you the perfect pint of Guinness and puts a different shape on the top each time, e.g a shamrock, a smiley face. It's a really nice touch.

Signs of a good pub to me are:

Decent music....Arcade fire, The Beatles, Radiohead, The Pixies....

Nice lighting....not too bright

Friendly & efficient barmen

Good looking men who look laid back like there having fun as oppossed to on the hunt....

Plenty of seats & a cool smoking area where you can still hear the music...

Clean toilets with no women handing me soap & chewing gum....wrecks my f*cking head....

Terry · 21-07-2006 01:33PM

Ponster wrote:

Err, I can't decide if you're taking the piss or not. Maybe it's one of those games where you read every second line or something..?

you like the Albanian beer, don't you?

making suggestions as to who you would like to see in a pub doesn't really work.
you can't say 'i want this type of person and not the other type'. pubs don't work that way.

all a pub needs is good quality drink and clean glasses. anything else is a bonus.

Strokesfan · 21-07-2006 01:39PM

good music/ different music nights so one night is "no chart", one night is "acoustic" etc - music at a level you can talk at, enough toilets for the ladies nothing worse than 20 girls queuing for the loo, don't even care terribly if the pub is a bit dingy and dusty as long as the atmosphere is nice. Love pubs that throw out the cocktail sausages when you're having friday night drinks after work - it encourages you to stay rather than heading home out of starvation... also love gracious bar owners that shout "how are you girls" etc making you feel all appreciated....

Terry · 21-07-2006 01:42PM

yeah, my local does the cocktail sausage thing.
a few of the other pubs in the area do sandwiches and stuff too. it's a nice touch.

Siogfinsceal · 21-07-2006 03:15PM

timevenue have a good set up - different music tastes in different areas of the club and a room upstairs with a pool table - gotta have a pool table!oh and do the right thing and be sure to have a good supply of mickey finns apple sours. In the bathrooms, provide toilet rolls - hate it when theres none left! I love those little touch screen computers with quizzes and stuff that they have in some places. Make sure you have plenty of snacks available for sale too and a bar food menu is always good

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