tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post7152539180347307049..comments2024-03-28T16:30:25.456+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Going dryCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-77368150260887111802010-03-26T07:12:53.962+00:002010-03-26T07:12:53.962+00:00Restaurants serve a purpose, indeed from time to t...Restaurants serve a purpose, indeed from time to time I eat in them. But they're not pubs.<br /><br />And, granted, a hotel <i>can</i> have a congenial bar that works for drinkers - the Heaton Chapel to which Martin alludes does. But most don't.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-38060592664209018212010-03-26T00:03:45.803+00:002010-03-26T00:03:45.803+00:00Tweeted on this the other day. Looks like bad news...Tweeted on this the other day. Looks like bad news for some of their brands. Thing is, most of their brands are rubbish. The loss will be their pubs that don't come under a brand (I think they come under village or town categories). Toby Carvery near me is flipping awful but unconditionally loved by the local community. In that case, Pub Co or not, it serves a purpose.Mark, Real-Ale-Reviews.comhttp://real-ale-reviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-2296808924857937672010-03-25T23:38:26.018+00:002010-03-25T23:38:26.018+00:00You make a fair point PC, but I often stay in thei...You make a fair point PC, but I often stay in their Lodges in Heaton Chapel and elsewhere, and always find a quite vibrant drinking area, often busier than local pubs due to competitive pricing.<br /><br />The arrival of a solid and reliable real ale range in Toby and other M&B pubs (Thwaites, Landlord, Pedigree are typical) is to be welcomed.<br /><br />I do regret the loss of proper drinking pubs due to the smoking ban though. The number of wet-led pubs up for sale that I walked past in Chadderton yesterday was depressing.Martin, Cambridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-56817466191098107232010-03-25T23:33:25.514+00:002010-03-25T23:33:25.514+00:00I'd never heard of the Sizzling Pub Company so...I'd never heard of the Sizzling Pub Company so I went to look at their website. There's a box showing customer reviews which currently proclaims "food is average nothing more nothing less". Either that comma-challenged comment slipped through moderation or it truly is the most complimentary one.NAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247378318975737305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-43985809667574962162010-03-25T21:21:17.326+00:002010-03-25T21:21:17.326+00:00The closest pub to where I live is a Toby Carvery ...The closest pub to where I live is a Toby Carvery and last year they achieved the cask marque. Although the bottled beer is better in the Tesco Extra which is closer.Brew Waleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292297218879265192noreply@blogger.com