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Kellys Lounge Ongar Closed

thegeekyjay

Noticed earlier this evening that Kelly's Lounge in Ongar was closed. Sign was on the door Closed until further notice. Anyone know if its gone for good

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RichardoKhan

Agree on above. Pity they cant get a few Craft Beers (Bottles) in stock & a couple on Pump.

ciaran76

RichardoKhan wrote: »

Agree on above. Pity they cant get a few Craft Beers (Bottles) in stock & a couple on Pump.

I asked them on their Facebook page and they asked for recommendations (Galway Hooker /O'Hara's) and they said they had Smithwicks Pale ale on tap:rolleyes:

oblivious

ciaran76 wrote: »

I asked them on their Facebook page and they asked for recommendations (Galway Hooker /O'Hara's) and they said they had Smithwicks Pale ale on tap:rolleyes:

ongarboy

If the new owners are not doing anything with the pub until they get license clearance or whatever they're waiting for, they should at least clear the mountain of rubbish/building materials left dumped outside the pub since before Christmas. No doubt the storms blew a lot of it around the streets as well! Otherwise, they're not endearing themselves to Ongar residents (and potential future customers)!!

Ed Winchester

ongarboy wrote: »

If the new owners are not doing anything with the pub until they get license clearance or whatever they're waiting for, they should at least clear the mountain of rubbish/building materials left dumped outside the pub since before Christmas. No doubt the storms blew a lot of it around the streets as well! Otherwise, they're not endearing themselves to Ongar residents (and potential future customers)!!

Was thinking exactly that. Those skip bags must be there at least 6 weeks.

Poor form.

Twizzler

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Was thinking exactly that. Those skip bags must be there at least 6 weeks.

Poor form.

Unfortunately, some domestic rubbish has been added too...bags with Xmas wrapping paper etc. are visible...and the pile will probably continue to grow until they get rid of that skip! The bin outside the medical centre was always being filled with domestic rubbish and often the rubbish was left beside the bin when it was full. The bin has since been removed. When that was happening, you can be sure that if there's a skip somewhere for too long, it'll be used too. Then as soon as the wind starts up again, the street will get pretty nasty. When the new butcher was setting up last week/early this week, there was a skip out the back and it was filled over the course of a few nights with things that clearly hadn't come from the inside of the shop (the skip has been taken away since). There's still a child's car seat and a scooter in the car park area from someone's dumping trip - the skip must have been too full to accommodate them.
Hopefully the pub opening will go ahead at the end of the month and we'll get rid of that mess. Not a good look for Main Street!

December2012

Soooooooo it looks like the pub is open now?

I was driving past and saw the lights / tv on this afternoon.

If anybody here goes in id love to know your opinion on the place.

Wils110

Was in yesterday.the direction they are looking to go is certainly a gastro pub.its still even early days for the length of time they've been working on it.there was still workmen floating around.
Staff are friendly beer is nice Guinness is good food was nice.

Kev.

Just googled Gastro pub.Thanks

Larbre34

Lets hope they improve the 'tracksuits hanging around the entrance doors smoking', of the previous regime.

ongarboy

Wils110 wrote: »

Was in yesterday.the direction they are looking to go is certainly a gastro pub.its still even early days for the length of time they've been working on it.there was still workmen floating around.
Staff are friendly beer is nice Guinness is good food was nice.

Oh that's great news! I only passed there at the weekend and it still looked like nothing was stirring. The only thing I had noticed was the rubble outside the front had been removed. I'll have to pop in at the weekend!

It's a very discreet opening though. They could have put opening date posters on their windows for the last few weeks to generate a build up/local enthusiasm. They should take a leaf out of the Paddocks Facebook marketing strategy!

I wish them best of luck though!

ongarboy

Actually they do have a FB page and advertise bar food menu serving food all day, 12 screens showing all major live sports events and a nightclub! Does this mean we can stay out til 2:30am in Ongar??:D

ThisRegard

ongarboy wrote: »

12 screens showing all major live sports events

i.e. showing all sorts of ****e, and when there's no actual live sports on, we'll leave Sky Sports News on to irritate the crap out of you.

Larbre34

ongarboy wrote: »

Actually they do have a FB page and advertise bar food menu serving food all day, 12 screens showing all major live sports events and a nightclub! Does this mean we can stay out til 2:30am in Ongar??:D

That is not good to hear. Is there confirmation of a late licence etc? Id be surprised if a new one would be granted beyond 12am in a dense residential area....

ciaran76

Any link to their Facebook page ?

quickbeam

Here it is, but no activity on it: https://www.facebook.com/CuchulainnsofOngar

ciaran76

quickbeam wrote: »

Here it is, but no activity on it: https://www.facebook.com/CuchulainnsofOngar

Oh I thought they had menu's etc on their page already.

Thanks.

Cuchulainns

Cu Chulainns of Ongar is a bistro style bar with a big focus on our food. We do not have a late license and will not have a nightclub. We will be opening our sports themed function room to cater for our sports loving patrons as well as making it available for private functions and business meetings. We have not set up a Facebook page and our soft opening approach is for our staff to find their feet and get comfortable with the venue. We hope this will allow the maximum enjoyable experience for all our early customers. A grand opening will be coming soon. We look forward to seeing you all soon!
Slainte

Zaph

Cuchulainns, as you are posting on behalf of a company I have to ask you to refrain from posting any further until you have obtained a verified rep account from the guys in the office. They can be contacted at reps@boards.ie

Please note that further posts without having first obtained a verified rep account will result in a siteban.

ongarboy

Someone has set up a Facebook page on their behalf and advised of a niteclub as part of their offering. If I was the proprietor of CuChullains, I'd be concerned that someone falsely set up a Facebook page and included misleading information if they said they have no such FB page. I'd be asking FB to take it down in that case!

Either way, I popped in for a couple tonight with the OH. The decor is exactly the same inside with some extra touches (candles at each table etc). The staff were exceptionally friendly (including bringing the drinks to our tables) so kudos to them! It was a bit on the quiet side though but i suspect many people don't know its open yet (I only learned it from here). Small tip, they should consider dimming the lights a little to make it cozier as it was a bit on the bright side! I look forward to trying out the food soon!

PS - the soft opening to familiiarize staff is a good tactic I guess seeing as they have said above that they will be planning a grand opening soon!

Gaspode

That's assuming the above post #49 is actually from someone connected to the business. Any goon can set up an account and claim to represent a business, so until they are verified as an official rep, anything they post here can be taken with a large pinch of salt.

Muppet Man

I was in there Friday evening for a very quick pint. Interior of bar didn't appear to have changed much. The Menu looked ok, and the staff were very friendly. Most importantly of all, the pint of Guinness was creamy and good ;-) glad to see it open again. Best of luck of them, really hope it works out and that i can start calling my local again.

Muppet man.

ciaran76

Any craft beer on tap could anyone see?

Muppet Man

Was down there again this evening for another quick Guinness and there was a big crowd in the lounge.... Seems to be doing well on its first weekend anyway.

Didn't see ant craft beers to be honest... Usual largers and Guinness as far as I could see

Muppet man

Gerlad

Was in there last Thursday night and was very enjoyable. Place hasn't changed much from Kellys although it has had a clean up. I had wings to start and while there was loads for a starter they seemed like they had been baked with Franks sauce rather than baked first and then coated in the hot sauce but a few places cook them like this. Rib eye for main course was very good, perfectly cooked and the chips were excellent. Herself had the fried brie fot starter and cajun chicken burger and this was also good. Guinness was excellent also. The meni is relatively small but they will be doing early bird/deals etc in the future.

The girl serving us couldn't do enough - was very helpful. They seem to be finding their feet a little so no grand opening yet. According to the staff, the plan will be to have the sports bar upstairs and then serve food downstairs mainly.

dickwod1

Gerlad wrote: »

I had wings to start and while there was loads for a starter they seemed like they had been baked with Franks sauce rather than baked first and then coated in the hot sauce but a few places cook them like this. Rib eye for main course was very good, perfectly cooked and the chips were excellent. Herself had the fried brie for starter and cajun chicken burger and this was also good. Guinness was excellent also.

What are the prices like? Can you remember what you were charged for what you's had?

Wils110

The Guinness is excellent,
I found the prices reasonable €15 for a bowl of chicken wings, garlic mushrooms, chips and onion rings.maybe a €4 for a chicken Caesar salad
They do have the menu on the window if you want a proper look without the need to go in.

Gerlad

dickwod1 wrote: »

What are the prices like? Can you remember what you were charged for what you's had?

Think it was €5/6 for the wings but there was a good 10 or 12 of them. Ribeye steak with chips. mushrooms, onions, pepper sauce and salad was €15.

ongarboy

Gerlad wrote: »

Think it was €5/6 for the wings but there was a good 10 or 12 of them. Ribeye steak with chips. mushrooms, onions, pepper sauce and salad was €15.

Very reasonable prices!

MammaZita

Just spotted someone post the menu on Facebook