Lennard wrote: » I was very surprised to find that the alley in Coolock does not have a bar.. that's the first time anywhere in the whole world that I found a bowling alley that does not serve drinks.
r3nu4l wrote: » Most of the centres in Ireland don't operate a bar, the few that do are in the minority It's very strange considering that almost everywhere else there are bars and even good quality food in SOME centres
tariqbutt wrote: » Is there a reason most bowling alleys dont have bars? I went to the stillorgan bowl last night and the security guard wouldnt let my friends in because they smelled of drink! You are supposed to smell of drink when you are bowling! Thankfully he let us in after much pleading, but it wasn't a very good experience having to argue with the security guard when the place was empty anyway. Its a shame stillorgan bowl has become so run down. Edit: Also can you tell me of any bowling alleys in ireland that serve beer?
tariqbutt wrote: Is there a reason most bowling alleys dont have bars?
r3nu4l wrote: » I don't know the exact reason to be honest. I used to think it was licensing laws that stopped them serving beer but as 10greenbottles says, the one in Dundalk has a bar so I'm at a loss to explain it. It may be because the centre operators want to maintain the 'family friendly' image and don't want crowds of fake-id-carrying-kids wrecking the place at the weekends.
tariqbutt wrote: » Is there a reason most bowling alleys dont have bars?
Lennard wrote: » Does anybody know if there's a bowling alley on the North side of Dublin that actually does have a bar? I was very surprised to find that the alley in Coolock does not have a bar.. that's the first time anywhere in the whole world that I found a bowling alley that does not serve drinks.
Mellio wrote: » its just typical in Ireland that everything we do has to exclude having a drink cos we drink way too much! I believe this is totally un true for the majority of people and being able to go to the likes of a bowling alley and have a beer or two would be quite enjoyable. I think it really is the licensing issue more so, getting a bar licence full stop is hard enough and very expensive.
2ndcoming wrote: » I was there a couple of weeks ago, it's a good spot. No beers yet at that stage anyway, although they do sell wine. They said if you book a party you can bring your own beers and they'll stick them in the fridge for you but they don't have a licence to sell beer yet.
2ndcoming wrote: » The new Base centre in Celbridge might be a bit Leisureplex-y for the hardcore bowlers but they told me last week that they will start serving beer in the next two weeks.
