tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post553988396895770480..comments2024-03-16T04:06:28.481+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Pub perfectionCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-55933996766093673882016-02-17T15:30:09.865+00:002016-02-17T15:30:09.865+00:00Maybe the pub could have a separate room for ailur...Maybe the pub could have a separate room for ailurophobes ;-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-22363227019920478672016-02-17T14:10:45.881+00:002016-02-17T14:10:45.881+00:00No pub cats ever (I'm allergic).No pub cats ever (I'm allergic).Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-85258587265817035882016-02-17T10:52:24.624+00:002016-02-17T10:52:24.624+00:00#1 for me is a Publican who is always there, ident...#1 for me is a Publican who is always there, identifiable (and not by a name badge), friendly-ish, with a good memory, likes a drink, cares about the place, and employs good bar staff. <br /><br />Everything else can fall into place if the right person is running the show.Kieran Lyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309306469722070363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-43707887565829432252016-02-17T09:30:21.949+00:002016-02-17T09:30:21.949+00:00In the days when Test Matches were televised by th...In the days when Test Matches were televised by the BBC they could be a soothing accompaniment to a pint showing on a little portable in the corner.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-572416810654480712016-02-17T08:54:03.904+00:002016-02-17T08:54:03.904+00:00It happens increasingly rarely these days but I us...It happens increasingly rarely these days but I used to love walking into a pub and hearing BBC Radio Four.<br />And,of course,TMS during the cricket season.<br />I think I'd even prefer to listen to Aggers and Co rather than watch the cricket on telly in a pub even with Sky's technical wizardry.<br />Cricket,conversation and a pint seem perfect bedfellows.Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-54892922322028753722016-02-16T12:33:32.663+00:002016-02-16T12:33:32.663+00:00No, he didn't mention a meat raffle did he: s...No, he didn't mention a meat raffle did he: sign you're in a very local pub.<br /><br />No one will agree I'm sure but like Orwell I do like a glass with a handle.KJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339137349962768014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-3061832347908769702016-02-16T00:56:50.614+00:002016-02-16T00:56:50.614+00:00An atmosphere of barely-surpressed casual violence...An atmosphere of barely-surpressed casual violence and the presence of people hawking shoplifted meat are two big draws for me.kevin websternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-60336520347170126432016-02-15T21:45:29.410+00:002016-02-15T21:45:29.410+00:00You missed the most important point and the one ov...You missed the most important point and the one overlooked by most publicans: it should be easy to buy drinks. You should never, as so often happens, walk into a pub to find that there is no one behind the bar and no way of summoning service. You should never have to wait for fifteen minutes whilst the single harassed barmaid attempts to serve forty punters.Dave Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-1763593230260943582016-02-15T19:36:13.439+00:002016-02-15T19:36:13.439+00:00Not sure anywhere really meets all 10, and obvious...Not sure anywhere really meets all 10, and obviously I recognise merit in and enjoy visiting plenty of pubs that meet very few. <br /><br />The no satellite TV and no piped music criteria rule out a lot.<br /><br />Perhaps the closest are some of the Sam Smith's pubs in rural Cheshire such as the Bird i'th Hand at Mobberley and the Vine at Dunham Woodhouses.<br /><br />Also some pubs in the south-west such as the Crown at Churchill and Black Horse at Weston-in-Gordano.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-86967480513053622832016-02-15T19:00:12.950+00:002016-02-15T19:00:12.950+00:00Agree with your 10, Telegraph's ideal sounds l...Agree with your 10, Telegraph's ideal sounds like an OAP's dining pub pretending not to be.<br /><br />Trying to think of a pub that meets your criteria - Arden Arms or Boar's Head ?<br />If Greene King counts as unfashionable now (!), the Free Press in Cambridge still qualifies, otherwise pubs meeting 5) a bit thin on the ground locally. More in Stoke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com