Wetherspoons For Waterford

Lovely Bloke · 09-12-2014 4:09pm #1

http://www.waterford-news.ie/2014/12/09/high-profile-city-centre-property-sold/

Good news!

mooseknunkle · 10-12-2014 5:58pm

When was the last time a "new" pub opened in Waterford not one that was just renamed but in a new building?,i can think of 5

Chip Whitley · 10-12-2014 5:59pm

mooseknunkle wrote: »

When was the last time a "new" pub opened in Waterford not one that was just renamed but in a new building?,i can think of 5

Would Revolution be one? There wasn't a pub there before iirc.

The Bowling Alley · 10-12-2014 6:03pm

mooseknunkle wrote: »

When was the last time a "new" pub opened in Waterford not one that was just renamed but in a new building?,i can think of 5

5? Jaysis. I don't think I can think of any

Speak Now · 10-12-2014 6:58pm

???
Uluru
Oscars
Dignity
The bank
Kasbah

Not recents I know

mooseknunkle · 10-12-2014 7:12pm

Brendão wrote: »

Would Revolution be one? There wasn't a pub there before iirc.

Yeah thats one

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

???
Uluru
Oscars
Dignity
The bank
Kasbah

Not recents I know

I forgot about the bank and the kazbar so thats 7 baker street is another and revolution.

Anymore?

ArtVandelay76 · 10-12-2014 8:47pm

Dignity was a pub before it was called dignity.
Katty Barry's wasn't if I remember correctly.
Kitty kiernans.

Chip Whitley · 10-12-2014 9:14pm

ArtVandelay76 wrote: »

Dignity was a pub before it was called dignity.
Katty Barry's wasn't if I remember correctly.
Kitty kiernans.

Yeah, Dignity was O'Grady's Yard beforehand.

danjo-xx · 10-12-2014 9:21pm

I see heineken are refusing to supply their dublin pubs... is it €3 a pint they sell beer for.

dzilla · 10-12-2014 9:52pm

http://www.dailyedge.ie/wetherspoons-irish-price-list-1709421-Oct2014/

here is their pricelist

STIG83 · 10-12-2014 10:57pm

If this comes to Waterford with cheap prices would you not have all the scumbags getting locked and causing trouble?

PTH2009 · 10-12-2014 11:06pm

STIG83 wrote: »

If this comes to Waterford with cheap priceswould you not have all the scumbags getting locked and causing trouble?

That would be a concern id have, I'd rather pay a bit more in some other pub knowing that it's safe

Do they have cider ??

dzilla · 10-12-2014 11:48pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

That would be a concern id have, I'd rather pay a bit more in some other pub knowing that it's safe

Do they have cider ??

Thatchers and rekorderlig

Speak Now · 11-12-2014 12:22am

Brendão wrote: »

Yeah, Dignity was O'Grady's Yard beforehand.

O'Grady's yard then

Speak Now · 11-12-2014 12:23am

We'll hardly see spoons before summer 2016?

Jimjay · 11-12-2014 12:29am

danjo-xx wrote: »

I see heineken are refusing to supply their dublin pubs... is it €3 a pint they sell beer for.

I read that Heineken wanted different terms than they have asked for before for the Dublin pub, weatherspoons said no and then dropped them From every every pub in uk and Ireland (a contract that was worth €30m a year to Heineken)so it was weatherspoons that actually refused Heineken.

Apparently in the uk the big pub chains hold a lot of power over the suppliers but they have found in Ireland it is the other way around. I can see this changing soon. Weatherspoons already fell out out with Diagio and now Heineken.

dzilla · 11-12-2014 9:28am

Jimjay wrote: »

I read that Heineken wanted different terms than they have asked for before for the Dublin pub, weatherspoons said no and then dropped them From every every pub in uk and Ireland (a contract that was worth €30m a year to Heineken)so it was weatherspoons that actually refused Heineken.

Apparently in the uk the big pub chains hold a lot of power over the suppliers but they have found in Ireland it is the other way around. I can see this changing soon. Weatherspoons already fell out out with Diagio and now Heineken.

Wetherspoons have a nice selection of beer and IPAs and bottled options. I don't know if they have bulmers / magners in Ireland I know they have other ciders I mentioned previously. Without Heineken and Bulmers they may have a problem suiting the fussy/casual drinker

Professey Chin · 11-12-2014 9:41am

dzilla wrote: »

Wetherspoons have a nice selection of beer and IPAs and bottled options. I don't know if they have bulmers / magners in Ireland I know they have other ciders I mentioned previously. Without Heineken and Bulmers they may have a problem suiting the fussy/casual drinker

No Bulmers/magners.
They have Thatchers over here instead. Much nicer and doesnt completely tear the stomach out of you

anto9 · 11-12-2014 9:42am

They do cheap food/Pub lunches also in the UK at least .Sometimes including a pint for free with a meal .

dzilla · 11-12-2014 11:26am

Professey Chin wrote: »

No Bulmers/magners.
They have Thatchers over here instead. Much nicer and doesnt completely tear the stomach out of you

Yeah I like thatchers too, to be honest mate I don't drink the Bulmers or Heineken because there are nice drinks out there but some people wouldnt look past it because it is what they are used too. They are in a drinking 'rut'

The lunch and evening dinners with a pint are some value in the English Weatherspoons

anto9 · 11-12-2014 12:39pm

dzilla wrote: »

Yeah I like thatchers too, to be honest mate I don't drink the Bulmers or Heineken because there are nice drinks out there but some people wouldnt look past it because it is what they are used too. They are in a drinking 'rut'

The lunch and evening dinners with a pint are some value in the English Weatherspoons

Yes ,people get very attached to a particular brand of drink .When back in Ireland i ofter drink at the Porter house ,Dublin City and Bray .There you dont get regular brands as they brew their own beer.Their stout called a pint of Plain is my favorite.

anto9 · 11-12-2014 1:41pm

STIG83 wrote: »

If this comes to Waterford with cheap prices would you not have all the scumbags getting locked and causing trouble?

Well in North London ,they Wetherspoon refused entry to our native caravan living tribe ,and are being sued for Racial discrimination .http://www.nationalheadlines.co.uk/845787/irish-gipsies-sue-wetherspoons-pub-for-100000-for-race-discrimination-after-it-turned-them-away/

STIG83 · 11-12-2014 3:39pm

anto9 wrote: »

Well in North London ,they Wetherspoon refused entry to our native caravan living tribe ,and are being sued for Racial discrimination .http://www.nationalheadlines.co.uk/845787/irish-gipsies-sue-wetherspoons-pub-for-100000-for-race-discrimination-after-it-turned-them-away/

Did the caravan living tribe win the case?

anto9 · 11-12-2014 4:44pm

STIG83 wrote: »

Did the caravan living tribe win the case?

It has not reached Court yet .They are only looking for 100,000 sterling .lol ,bless them !!!

AdMMM · 11-12-2014 5:23pm

STIG83 wrote: »

If this comes to Waterford with cheap prices would you not have all the scumbags getting locked and causing trouble?

In Dublin they opened with relatively normal prices for the area in Blackrock which kept those who only wanted to get drunk on cheap drink away. After they built up a clientèle of the types of customers they wanted, they lowered the prices to what they are now. Now part of this is because they weren't generating enough footfall, but one of the consequences of this was that people wanting to go in and get hammered at noon weren't seeing likeminded people there but were instead faced with people in suits having lunch or mothers with their children, essentially a very undesirable environment for them.

anto9 · 11-12-2014 6:17pm

I can not understand why they opened in ever so posh Blackrock ,Dublin .People living in that area are hardly price concious .They have another i believe in Blanchardstown ,Dublin ,which seems more suited ,as its a very working class area.

hardybuck · 11-12-2014 6:29pm

anto9 wrote: »

I can not understand why they opened in ever so posh Blackrock ,Dublin .People living in that area are hardly price concious .They have another i believe in Blanchardstown ,Dublin ,which seems more suited ,as its a very working class area.

Blackrock has a population of around 20,000. Other areas within walking distance would multiply that figure. Plenty of less well off people within that number.

Trond · 11-12-2014 6:35pm

anto9 wrote: »

I can not understand why they opened in ever so posh Blackrock ,Dublin .People living in that area are hardly price concious .They have another i believe in Blanchardstown ,Dublin ,which seems more suited ,as its a very working class area.

I think its more a matter of them walking into the Irish market rather than marching in. Establishing a presence slowly rather than just snapping up every huge pub that's out there.

In time they'll be taking over more the obvious places. I heard the Church at the end of Henry St. is a done deal.

GotTheTshirt · 11-12-2014 7:21pm

anto9 wrote: »

I can not understand why they opened in ever so posh Blackrock ,Dublin .People living in that area are hardly price concious .They have another i believe in Blanchardstown ,Dublin ,which seems more suited ,as its a very working class area.

Blackrock is a nice area but isn't as posh as you''re making out by any stretch.

Digital Society · 11-12-2014 9:45pm

Jimjay wrote: »

I read that Heineken wanted different terms than they have asked for before for the Dublin pub, weatherspoons said no and then dropped them From every every pub in uk and Ireland (a contract that was worth €30m a year to Heineken)so it was weatherspoons that actually refused Heineken.

Apparently in the uk the big pub chains hold a lot of power over the suppliers but they have found in Ireland it is the other way around. I can see this changing soon. Weatherspoons already fell out out with Diagio and now Heineken.

They wanted a "Behind closed doors" price fixing agreement to not sell the drinks cheap. Witherspoons turned them down and stopped a 60 million contract.

If the agreement was on paper they would have been done for price fixing.

Speak Now · 11-12-2014 9:56pm

Trond wrote: »

I think its more a matter of them walking into the Irish market rather than marching in. Establishing a presence slowly rather than just snapping up every huge pub that's out there.

In time they'll be taking over more the obvious places. I heard the Church at the end of Henry St. is a done deal.

I thought C&C bought the Church?

Trond · 11-12-2014 11:49pm

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

I thought C&C bought the Church?

I believe they did, just read that in the main Wetherspoons thread.

Tells ya what my local bar man knows!!!

anto9 · 12-12-2014 3:41am

Digital Society wrote: »

They wanted a "Behind closed doors" price fixing agreement to not sell the drinks cheap. Witherspoons turned them down and stopped a 60 million contract.

If the agreement was on paper they would have been done for price fixing.

I heard it was because they wanted the owners of Weatherspoon to personally guarantee payment of there delivery's.They never asked for that before ,and as Weatherspoon made 80 million sterling profit last year ,they did not understand Heikekens needing it .

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/11281845/Wetherspoon-stops-serving-Heineken-in-a-row-over-supply.html

P.S,Heineken can bully their customers in Ireland ,but may have taken on more than they can chew with Wetherspoon .Now they have lost a huge amount of sales in the UK .

braddun · 12-12-2014 3:54am

great news 3-4 euros for a beer

bagelbytes1 · 12-12-2014 9:15am

braddun wrote: »

great news 3-4 euros for a beer

Majority of their pints are 2.50 actually. They don't have any beers over 3 quid.

anto9 · 12-12-2014 11:23am

Also a pint is just 2 euro ,as i understand it if ordered with a meal .Decent Irish Breakfast for 4.95 too i believe .Whats not to like .

TrustedApple · 12-12-2014 4:41pm

I see this place being huge for students with €2.50 to €3 pints along with cheap food before a night out on the piss.

Its also going to be a fantastic place in the town as its less the a 2 min walk to the other pubs and nightclubs.

I hope myself when this opens it will make the other pubs drop there prices a bit. Once paid €13.40 :eek: in Rev for a Double Vodka and Coke so anyone who can give me that for less then 10 euros will have my business.

Max Powers · 14-12-2014 6:29pm

it all sounds reasonably positive and its great to see business opening up, my only concern is that is taken over by rough crowd due to cheap beer.

debok · 14-12-2014 11:07pm

Why talk bout rough crowds before place even opens.

Max Powers · 15-12-2014 10:27am

debok wrote: »

Why talk bout rough crowds before place even opens.

you right, i dont wish to be negative and i really hope my initial thoughts were way off the mark. It seems like the one in Dublin is getting good press so good sign.

Trick of the Tail · 15-12-2014 8:53pm

Unlikely it will be taken over by a rough crowd. Wetherspoons run very respectable houses.

I, for one, can't wait. It might be a bar in the city that I, as someone over 30, will feel comfortable in.

I know the following statement makes me officially old, but I was in a bar in town last weekend with some friends I hadn't seen for ages. We wanted to talk. But the music in the place was so loud we had to shout.

There's no need for that, and I think Wetherspoons' policy of no music will work a treat.

callaway92 · 15-12-2014 9:30pm

For some reason, it wouldn't surprise me if Wetherspoons didn't go ahead with this in the end. Have that feeling!

Speak Now · 15-12-2014 9:46pm

callaway92 wrote: »

For some reason, it wouldn't surprise me if Wetherspoons didn't go ahead with this in the end. Have that feeling!

Its going ahead, 40/45 new jobs in the town when they open.

debok · 15-12-2014 9:49pm

Wetherspoons spokesman was on radio this morning said it be open by middle of 2015.

callaway92 · 16-12-2014 11:59am

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Its going ahead, 40/45 new jobs in the town when they open.

debok wrote: »

Wetherspoons spokesman was on radio this morning said it be open by middle of 2015.

Good to hear!. . . but still. . . .

I'll wait and see!

Dum_Dum · 16-12-2014 12:08pm

callaway92 wrote: »

...I'll wait and see!

It's not an Irish company - so I believe them.

Paddy@CIRL · 16-12-2014 5:26pm

With Wetherspoons & the new old cinema having reopened, it could breathe fresh life back into the city centre in the evenings. Great news!

thomasm · 16-12-2014 6:24pm

Saw some work happening on the Quayside Tavern this morning. Anything happening there

Geuze · 17-12-2014 12:33am

anto9 wrote: »

They have another i believe in Blanchardstown ,Dublin ,which seems more suited ,as its a very working class area.

Not open yet, to open in 2015.

Geuze · 17-12-2014 12:35am

Trond wrote: »

I heard the Church at the end of Henry St. is a done deal.

No, just talk.

The owner got financial support from his bank and C&C instead.

C&C have entered into an exclusive supply agreement with that pub.

Geuze · 17-12-2014 12:38am

samapple789 wrote: »

I hope myself when this opens it will make the other pubs drop there prices a bit. Once paid €13.40 :eek: in Rev for a Double Vodka and Coke so anyone who can give me that for less then 10 euros will have my business.

Here is the menu:

http://www.jdwetherspoon.ie/pdf/ThreeTunTavernDec14.pdf

Double vodka = 5.95 + 1.50 for Coca-cola = 7.45.

Wetherspoons For Waterford

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