tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post6679108474433332664..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Pie in the skyCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-69327710143186976912018-07-12T11:29:26.655+01:002018-07-12T11:29:26.655+01:00I would never shout "white Range Rover"...I would never shout "white Range Rover" and "Dubai" every ten minutes in a crowded pub. I prefer to keep my problems to myself and deal with them in private.dcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-44249345214438428302018-07-10T22:09:30.044+01:002018-07-10T22:09:30.044+01:00David, you probably aren't the type who wants ...David, you probably aren't the type who wants to borrow against the value of his house, so that he can shout "white Range Rover" and "Dubai" every ten minutes in a crowded pub. Plenty do though.<br /><br />Anyway, we digress. Aspirational dining seems to be (to a degree, in many places, especially Yorkshire) what the proprietor thinks ladies might like, when their swain obeys some unwritten, tribal, matriarchal command, to treat his beloved "like a princess".<br /><br />It ain't what your normal pub lover wants. Alan Fearnsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-10276636010946922232018-07-10T19:44:31.424+01:002018-07-10T19:44:31.424+01:00Can't say I am particularly excited that the p...Can't say I am particularly excited that the price of my house has increased to the point where it will incur substantial inheritance tax.dcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-8059241598081682512018-07-10T19:14:43.362+01:002018-07-10T19:14:43.362+01:00Sorry, two words missed out. It should of course b...Sorry, two words missed out. It should of course be ;<br />- and then moan like billyo when the inflated price is needed to pay for them being in a care home for twenty years as they've followed all the government's health advice resulting in a very long but miserable life. Serves them right, I say ! The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-75920648158274196592018-07-10T19:13:00.605+01:002018-07-10T19:13:00.605+01:00- and then moan like billyo when the inflated pric...- and then moan like billyo when the inflated price is needed to pay for them being in a care home for twenty years as they've followed all the government's resulting in a very long but miserable life. Serves them right, I say ! The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-69954696910127489502018-07-10T19:05:14.394+01:002018-07-10T19:05:14.394+01:00Oh, they ***love*** the fact that their homes have...Oh, they ***love*** the fact that their homes have inflated in price, David. Governments have attained power through that fact alone.Alan Fearnsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-44904420027299260682018-07-10T18:24:43.700+01:002018-07-10T18:24:43.700+01:00I doubt if many people are CONTENT at paying ten t...I doubt if many people are CONTENT at paying ten times as much for a house. And paying ten times as much for a house does tend to limit the amount you have to spend on luxuries such as curries.<br /><br />And a lot of peoples perceptions are along the lines of "why should I pay 60 quid for two steaks and a bottle of wine when I can have better quality at home for twenty?" The answer to that is because of the added value. Unfortunately in many gastro pubs that added value is just not there, poor service being very commondcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-34179662698837243832018-07-10T15:12:58.746+01:002018-07-10T15:12:58.746+01:00The future for restauration, whether in so-called ...The future for restauration, whether in so-called pubs or elsewhere in this country is limited by public attitudes.<br /><br />In the 1980s, you paid £6-£8 for a main course in a decent curry house, and folk expect to pay the same today, whereas they are content to pay ten times as much for a house, and thrice for a pint (and the rest).<br /><br />Basically, the social stature of running a restaurant per se has declined.<br /><br />So gastro pubs might not prosper as much as some would hope, whereas an ordinary pub, where you can get a decent pie and mash, say, could do very well.<br /><br />Here's hoping.Alan Fearnsnoreply@blogger.com