[Drinking] Pub deal breakers (what can you not tolerate in a boozer?).

[Herr Tubthumper]

Single men sat at the bar with their change arranged into piles of their denomination.

 

[Chinman3000]

1 - Lack of staff and lack of urgency in staff.

Few things more annoying than standing at a bar watching someone work whats is probably the easest job in the world (dont get offend bar people and kid yourselves, I did it for years, its easy) doing it so slowly it drives you insane.

2 - People drinking at the bar.

If i bought my drink at the Amex and then stood there drinking it at the front of the queue do you think people would mind? How about if I did my shoping at tesco and then stood there eating it? Get your drink and then p155 0ff.

Rant over.

 

[spongy]

I've generally been a subscriber to no children rule but Mrs Spongy and I are expecting our first baby in August so I have now changed my mind.

We've always been avid local pub patrons wherever we have lived and like a couple of pints post work. We're not going to stop seeing our friends in the pub a couple of times a week.

 

[keaton]

Oh yes. If the pie is nice and moist and when you have run out of mash topping they have been soaking in the mince gravy for 10 mins? It's heaven. Peas too.

Peas and cabbage yes, i'm not sure about chips.

 

[Ernest]

1 - Children, hate children in a pub especially young ones who run round the place screaming. It ruins my breakfast if I see kids in there or they come in when I'm in there, McD's opens at 6 so why can't they go there ?

2 - Slow Service riles me terrible, or even worse when bar staff stand there chatting amongst themselves ignoring customers wanting to order.

3 - Dirty unclean bogs, at least the Cliftonvilles toilets are generally clean

4 - Pubs that charge over £4 a pint, total rip off

 

[hans kraay fan club]

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.
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2 - People drinking at the bar.

If i bought my drink at the Amex and then stood there drinking it at the front of the queue do you think people would mind? How about if I did my shoping at tesco and then stood there eating it? Get your drink and then p155 0ff.

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Massively this. What the hell is in these people's heads, that they thinks this is acceptable behaviour? Twats.

 

[jgmcdee]

I've generally been a subscriber to no children rule but Mrs Spongy and I are expecting our first baby in August so I have now changed my mind.

We've always been avid local pub patrons wherever we have lived and like a couple of pints post work. We're not going to stop seeing our friends in the pub a couple of times a week.

Okay, who's going to tell him?

 

[sten_super]

I don't really get the anti-kid thing - surely a fair proportion of you must have had kids, and at some stage wanted to take them into the pub with you? I spent years as a small child in the 80s and early 90s sat outside in the freezing cold because kids weren't allowed in pubs, and it was frankly a bloody miserable experience. I agree that they can be annoying when screaming or running round like lunatics, but I've no probably with relatively well-behaved kids having a bit of fun. We have a kid on the way in October and will certainly be taking him/her to our local (kid-friendly) pub on the rare occasions that we have a half hour of spare time!

 

[Badger]

The quality of clientèle standing outside the entrance smoking fags.

 

[Guinness Boy]

I don't really get the anti-kid thing - surely a fair proportion of you must have had kids, and at some stage wanted to take them into the pub with you? I spent years as a small child in the 80s and early 90s sat outside in the freezing cold because kids weren't allowed in pubs, and it was frankly a bloody miserable experience. I agree that they can be annoying when screaming or running round like lunatics, but I've no probably with relatively well-behaved kids having a bit of fun. We have a kid on the way in October and will certainly be taking him/her to our local (kid-friendly) pub.

Depends what the pub is. We take the kids specifically to child friendly pubs that serve food i.e. The Stoneham and The Ginger Fox to get them used to eating out and socialising while we at least get a beer / wine / chat. When I'm going to my local or out with my mates I prefer pubs where there is no one under 25 present. Under 30 is better. Talking of which a high beard ratio is a fairly recent deal breaker. If there's more then five people trying to look like ZZ Top I'm OUT.

 

[happypig]

I don't really get the anti-kid thing - surely a fair proportion of you must have had kids, and at some stage wanted to take them into the pub with you?

Quite the opposite. I want (or wanted, my boy is 17 now) to go to the pub to get away from children. The last thing I want is to have other peoples children spoiling my precious little bit of "grown up" time.
The only time I have taken my boy to the pub is if there's a children's room or beer garden with a play area.

 

[Braggfan]

Agree totally with the anti kids and rubbish bar staff. Which is why the Open House about 6pm on a staurday is worse than normal as its 50% kids AND annoying bar staff.
I don't mind kids being in a pub if they're quiet and sitting down. I hate being in a pub when kids have wandered off from their folks and are being noisy whilst their parents are sitting elsewhere drinking, lazy parenting. A pub is not a kids envirnoment. Sorry being a grumpy old man again.

 

[Hamilton]

Fruit machines, loud music and carlsberg/John Smith's as the best beer on offer.

 

[Puppet Master]

Tolerance to drugs

 

[smeg]

I went in a pub, once, and ordered a jacket potato. They asked me if I would like chips with it.

Brilliant

 

[BlockDpete]

Hates- Corporate souless drinkng dens.
People who have to pay for drinks with a card
Bar staff who dispute that an ale is off. Especially with the excuse of "I don't drink ale, so I wouldn't know". I guess they like drinking vinegar.
The Brighton trend of having a small glass on the bar asking for a tip.

Though for drinking at the bar, I do find that if I'm in a pub by myself, I prefer being at the bar, as its easier to get into a conversation than if I'm sat down at a table.

 

[Kumquat]

Quite the opposite. I want (or wanted, my boy is 17 now) to go to the pub to get away from children. The last thing I want is to have other peoples children spoiling my precious little bit of "grown up" time.
The only time I have taken my boy to the pub is if there's a children's room or beer garden with a play area.

To be fair if he's 17 now I really do think a play area might not be necessary...

 

[vegster]

Over hyped over hopped over priced " Craft Beer "

People sat down at the bar clogging access.

Pubs which are overly loud with "shouty " people, especially those that have to let out huge roars of laughter every few seconds when someone in their group says anything almost funny.

Having to buy a bottle of Golden Glory at about £4.40 a bottle in The Park Crescent as the Badger beers on tap are piss.

Buying "home cooked " food in a pub which has clearly just been irradiated in a microwave to kill any remaining nutrition and render it uneatable for 10 minutes as it is molten.

Harvey's, Tribute and Betty Scoggins.

 

[Braggfan]

My mate just pointed out to me that my previous post was things that annoy me not deal breakers.
ABSOLUTE DEALBREAKERS;
- Price, ie Hare & Hounds charging £14.60 for two pints of larger and a pint of guniess. That makes me walk out there and then.
- Pubs getting taken over, changing the image and asking inoffensive regualrs to clear off. I understand some pubs under new management might need to clear out individuals because of behaviour, but I remember when the Springfield changed hands and the new owners telling an old boy he was barred because they didn't wanted a different type of customer. That stops me going back somewhere.

 

[El Sid]

Pickled eggs.