sinead88 wrote: » I live in Scotland and I can attest that Wetherspoons are horrible, soulless places. They don't play any music at all generally and the food is terrible. My friend used to work in one and it sounded awful. The only reason I would ever go there is for a very cheap drink before a night out. You'd never want to spend too much time there. I actually like that Ireland doesn't have loads of chain pubs and really appreciate it whenever I visit home, as most places have some sort of character.
Elana_29 wrote: » cos they suck
Grayson wrote: » If you start drinking at 8 at full prices, that's €100 spent in a night easily. maybe even €150.
Idbatterim wrote: » I get what they are up to, but surely increasing sales is in their interest! How can they not care about their customers, they pay their wages! whats their master plan? keep their relationship with Diageo, change nothing, business as usual and eventually close down? ( i am referring more to country pubs now)
JupiterKid wrote: » How many Wetherspoons pubs are now up and running in ROI? I know that there's one in Blackrock but have any others opened yet?
syklops wrote: » Another trip to the "Lets all complain about the only pub in Ireland selling cheap beer" thread. Blackrock has opened I was there on Sunday. I was sat in a seat with wood panneling with a mock library(but with real books) beside me. Dimly lit, comfortable. Almost full. Not uncomfortably full, but busy. Pint of Murphys and a Pint of draught pale ale came to 5.60. 5.60 together, not each. I've heard it said on this thread "the food is muck". What I had on Sunday was savage. Buffalo wings, followed by a beef burger with pulled pork on top. If memory serves me the burger was 8.95. Dun Laoighre is opening in a couple of days time.
ted1 wrote: » You realise the meat is from Zebo and not cows ? There's very little nutritional value in it compared to cow meat
Henry Sidney wrote: » I have no problem with Irish people, I have Irish friends and family. My only problem is with the propagation of this myth that everyone in Ireland is some amazing, witty, friendly person and that everywhere you go will be like a fun-filled paradise of wit and warmth. I lived there for 15 years, and have done business there for close to 30, and it's simply not true.
desertcircus wrote: » I would dearly love to see the data on the nutritional content of zebu beef as compared to cow. I doubt there's any significant nutritional difference. At any rate, not all Wetherspoons beef is zebu in origin, and other restaurants and pubs may be using zebu as well.
The dry matter, the crude protein and the ether extract percentage were not significantly varied from one breed to another.
ted1 wrote: » Have you heard of Google? Look up Zabo meat, it's much poorer
Beaner1 wrote: » I've had a good look and found nothing beyond a bit of daily mail snobbery.
ted1 wrote: » You realise the meat is from Zebo and not cows ?
dd972 wrote: » You'd think with the boozing culture we have they'd have colonised our town and cities some time ago, plus costwise they'd annihilate the opposition paying through the nose for their Guinness and Heineken. Only heard bit and bobs of rumour as to why there's no Spoon pubs here ranging from the fact that it's in the Eurozone and it doesn't fit in with their business plan and the Victuallers Association here are keeping them out by some means or other, anybody heard anything more substantial?
syklops wrote: » Ireland may as well have a load of chain pubs, so many are so generic, lacking any form of actual character and selling the same 3 or 4 beers, Guinness, Heineken, Carlsberg and Budweiser.
desertcircus wrote: » Guess what? I have heard of Google! What are the odds? Of course, I did Google it. I could find no evidence that zebu beef was nutritionally different. I found a couple of quotes from people who own cows claiming that zebu meat isn't as tasty, but then that's both incredibly biased and not the same claim as the one you made.
HalloweenJack wrote: » Wetherspoon axes Heineken and Murphy's Cynic in me says the VFI have something to do with this. As mentioned in the article, Heineken is Ireland's biggest seller so Wetherspoons not being able to sell it for €2 less is going to hurt them. I don't see why people would think Heineken is a superior beer to anything you can get in Wetherspoons or any other places but if there are people out who are willing to pay a fiver a pint than I'm sure there are some of them who are thick enough to avoid Wetherspoons because it won't serve Heineken. Of course, there could be something else going on here but knowing the types that are involved in the VFI, it wouldn't surprise me if they've put pressure on Heineken not to play ball with Wetherspoons while continuing to refuse to address their business models in light of some competition. Anybody else have more on this?
VinLieger wrote: » Id agree with the theory the VFI are involved.
Antrim_Man wrote: » I hear they are opening in Bray. Anyone know whereabouts??
Steodonn wrote: » Heineken for most people is their default beer I'd drink it sometimes if a place didn't have some of the drinks I prefer. Its advantage is if your going somewhere you know there will always be Heineken. These days there is alot more options especially if your in the city center ( Dublin ) so I would normally find something better but its nice to have a drink you know you'll like to revert to if necessary
