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[Drinking] Pub deal breakers (what can you not tolerate in a boozer?).
- Thread starter Nibble
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Creaky
Well-known member
Children
Camicus
New member
Children its a juicer not a ****ing crèche
Any pub that has a Harvester sign outside.
Sky TV. Totally destroys a pub atmosphere and fills it up with geezers.
Overly loud music (to the point that a conversation is not possible)
Virgo's Haircut
Resident Train Guru
A lack of real ales.
Pardon?
- Aug 7, 2003
- 7,792
Bright, exposed light bulbs.
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
- 19,611
normally
Horse Racing
Carpet
Cardboard stars with the price of house doubles attached to 1.5 litre bottles of cheap spirit dispatched from optics
'Funny' Signs
HOWEVER, The Bow Street Runner contravenes all of the above and is a cracking little pub
so I will go with:
Evidence that the lines have not been cleaned
Flat roofs
Bar staff text messaging behind the bar ........ particularly when they complete their text when service is required
Being given a short with mixer in a half pint glass rather than a 12oz highball
Being given a short with a mixer with a parlous quantity of ice (unless specifically requested to be served thus)
I could continue
Horse Racing
Carpet
Cardboard stars with the price of house doubles attached to 1.5 litre bottles of cheap spirit dispatched from optics
'Funny' Signs
HOWEVER, The Bow Street Runner contravenes all of the above and is a cracking little pub
so I will go with:
Evidence that the lines have not been cleaned
Flat roofs
Bar staff text messaging behind the bar ........ particularly when they complete their text when service is required
Being given a short with mixer in a half pint glass rather than a 12oz highball
Being given a short with a mixer with a parlous quantity of ice (unless specifically requested to be served thus)
I could continue
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
Loud music.
Dogs.
Teenagers.
Pool tables.
Bar stools (so you cannot get to the bar because of all the people sat at it).
Gourmet dining (these are restaurants masquerading as pubs)
Snobby landlords who serve their friends first (Yew Tree, Arlington anyone?)
Crying babies (it's a pub not a f@@king nursery)
Morris dancers
Karaoke
Dogs.
Teenagers.
Pool tables.
Bar stools (so you cannot get to the bar because of all the people sat at it).
Gourmet dining (these are restaurants masquerading as pubs)
Snobby landlords who serve their friends first (Yew Tree, Arlington anyone?)
Crying babies (it's a pub not a f@@king nursery)
Morris dancers
Karaoke
- Aug 7, 2003
- 7,792
I went in a pub, once, and ordered a jacket potato. They asked me if I would like chips with it.
Barflys and actual bar flys.
First one - where you actually have to order, pay and take your drink over someones shoulder. Make the bar area a box junction during certain periods to ease congestion at the bar.
The second one are those very small flies which you seem unable to hit without risk of clearing out the table. Usually found in old man pubs with little ventilation.
First one - where you actually have to order, pay and take your drink over someones shoulder. Make the bar area a box junction during certain periods to ease congestion at the bar.
The second one are those very small flies which you seem unable to hit without risk of clearing out the table. Usually found in old man pubs with little ventilation.
keaton
Big heart, hot blood and balls. Big balls
- Nov 18, 2004
- 9,650
You have chips with cottage pie?
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
Good shout.