wacky apple

honeybadger · 30-07-2013 11:27PM #1

noticed the doors shut the past few days when passing up through john street,,any one know whats the story with them

mooseknunkle · 30-07-2013 11:46PM

closed down another pub gone from waterford also alfie hales on barracks street is closing on sunday but reopening as doyles i think

fricatus · 31-07-2013 06:44AM

Did it change much after it got renamed the "Wacky Apple"? I hadn't been in there in a long time, but the Rogue was always a great pub back in the day.

Incidentally, why the hell did they change the name? A pub's name is its brand, and everyone in Waterford (and loads who visited) would have known the Rogue and known it as a good spot. Wacky Apple was just a stupid name IMO.

shockwave · 31-07-2013 08:24AM

Wacky Shoes is gone aswell, same people owned both business's.

Heard they're in Australia now.

wellboytoo · 31-07-2013 08:32AM

Wacky was very apt knowing the owner.....

..Brian.. · 31-07-2013 09:12AM

fricatus wrote: »

Did it change much after it got renamed the "Wacky Apple"? I hadn't been in there in a long time, but the Rogue was always a great pub back in the day.

Incidentally, why the hell did they change the name? A pub's name is its brand, and everyone in Waterford (and loads who visited) would have known the Rogue and known it as a good spot. Wacky Apple was just a stupid name IMO.

It was completely different. They totally gutted the Rogue and turned it into a trendy bar with big screen TVs. Could not have been more different unfortunately.

I miss The Old Rogue, some pub!

Nypd · 31-07-2013 09:20AM

..Brian.. wrote: »

It was completely different. They totally gutted the Rogue and turned it into a trendy bar with big screen TVs. Could not have been more different unfortunately.

I miss The Old Rogue, some pub!

Place was falling to bits sorely neglected.

0rt · 31-07-2013 12:23PM

Nypd wrote: »

Place was falling to bits sorely neglected.

was still a nice spot of a gig and an pint.

Finnbar01 · 31-07-2013 01:07PM

..Brian.. wrote: »

It was completely different. They totally gutted the Rogue and turned it into a trendy bar with big screen TVs. Could not have been more different unfortunately.

I miss The Old Rogue, some pub!

Do you remember Bobby McGee's? That too was gutted out and truned into one of those ghastly plastic paddy pubs as I would call them.

Heathen · 31-07-2013 01:14PM

The Rogue was the business! I used to love the place, once it changed to the wacky i stopped going there, just not my cup of tea.. (or pint)

fricatus · 31-07-2013 01:19PM

Nypd wrote: »

Place was falling to bits sorely neglected.

So is Downes's, but that's the charm of certain pubs...

Finnbar01 · 31-07-2013 01:26PM

My favourite was Ned Kelly's.

jayboi · 19-08-2013 07:10PM

Any news on this is it reopening or in the banks or what's the story?

kryogen · 19-08-2013 08:52PM

Couple of interested parties so I doubt it will be closed that long

jayboi · 19-08-2013 09:34PM

Probably needs a name change for starters. I never really consider going there on a night out. Is it for sale? I wonder what it's worth

Luckycharms_74 · 13-10-2013 01:50AM

Its due to open for the Oct bank holiday & a name change will happen as well

leduke · 13-10-2013 02:51PM

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

Its due to open for the Oct bank holiday & a name change will happen as well

any idea who is going to run it?

Luckycharms_74 · 13-10-2013 03:14PM

leduke wrote: »

any idea who is going to run it?

The person running it managed the pub when it 1st opened for 5 years.
It should be a well run ship now

thomasm · 13-10-2013 05:21PM

leduke wrote: »

any idea who is going to run it?

Heard it was one of the Freewheelers

Luckycharms_74 · 13-10-2013 06:39PM

thomasm wrote: »

Heard it was one of the Freewheelers

It's defn not the freewheelers

joni1 · 13-10-2013 07:04PM

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

Its due to open for the Oct bank holiday & a name change will happen as well

Hooray, great to hear a bit of good news about the city centre for a change

tankbarry · 14-10-2013 04:10AM

would it be Tom Mullane again or the crowd that opened it up as the wacky first ? do tell

Luckycharms_74 · 14-10-2013 08:26AM

tankbarry wrote: »

would it be Tom Mullane again or the crowd that opened it up as the wacky first ? do tell

All I know is the person taking it over, managed the pub when it opened 1st as the Wacky Apple

cbl593h · 14-10-2013 09:02AM

Worsty ?

Luckycharms_74 · 14-10-2013 09:05AM

cbl593h wrote: »

Worsty ?

??

kryogen · 14-10-2013 10:31AM

Interested to see how this goes in that case

Max Powers · 14-10-2013 10:34AM

great to hear reopening. Its got a bit of character in there, a few dodgy characters in there of late i felt when it was open months back

kryogen · 14-10-2013 10:43AM

Max Powers wrote: »

great to hear reopening. Its got a bit of character in there, a few dodgy characters in there of late i felt when it was open months back

It will take a good strong team to keep the place clean the first few months, but if they manage that it could do quite well, good location and an easy place to fill.

Luckycharms_74 · 14-10-2013 10:51AM

Max Powers wrote: »

great to hear reopening. Its got a bit of character in there, a few dodgy characters in there of late i felt when it was open months back

Yeah from what I was told there were dodgy characters and others left in their under old management. The pub was not a good place to be in.
The best thing to happen was that it closed and those dodgy characters found a new place to frequent.
the new management want it to be over 21's , get a good crowd, good music & good pint.

kryogen · 14-10-2013 10:55AM

Over 21's eh, seems to be the goal for every new place these days! Not necessary for me, just keep out the scum and it will be fine

Luckycharms_74 · 14-10-2013 11:05AM

kryogen wrote: »

Over 21's eh, seems to be the goal for every new place these days! Not necessary for me, just keep out the scum and it will be fine

Well I think that they just don't want 16/17 year olds in the place.
As you said keeping the scum out of the place will be the hardest and the no1 priority

wacky apple

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