Pubs reopening June 29th

[Happyhonkaman]

Drives me mental too. And don't get me started on bartenders who try and charge you before you have the drink.

One pint of Guinness please.

"Will that be cash or card?"

Pour my pint and then we'll talk

I like to pay before I'm given the drink so that when the creamer is handed over the counter your only consideration is timing the first gulp against the pint settling. This could be badly affected by a mistimed demand for payment you see

Im one for attacking just before it is fully settled, still a bit of brown going on in the upper section but not too much, you'd see lads lashing in to it before its settled at all.. rising pint me hoop

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

I like to pay before I'm given the drink so that when the creamer is handed over the counter your only consideration is timing the first gulp against the pint settling. This could be badly affected by a mistimed demand for payment you see

Im one for attacking just before it is fully settled, still a bit of brown going on in the upper section but not too much, you'd see lads lashing in to it before its settled at all.. rising pint me hoop

Ah you philistine.

It is important to get the pint while it's settling, but I'd never take a sip until it's black. There absolutely is a difference in taste between a brown pint and a black pint. Similar to how faeces tastes different depending on the colour.

 

[Bunk]

What's with bar tenders taking one order at a time? It seems to be the case more often than not and makes for far longer waiting times than necessary. When I worked behind the bar it was expected that you'd have 3 or 4 orders on the go at any one time, you'd get all of the stout on, and then you'd fill the orders one by one. Each time you'd get one finished you'd take another 1 or 2 on.

It would drive you nuts watching fellas pulling one pint, then grabbing one bottle, wait and serve them up and back to the till to punch it in to get the price. Back for the card machine like every focking costomer isn't paying that way these days.. wait for the customer to tap, machine back on the cradle, and then take the next persons order

Was in the Opera House for a gig jazz weekend last year. Went to grab a pint from the bar downstairs before heading into the gig. Massive queue, but was to be expected for the night that was in it. Was about 15 minutes to get to the front and when I got there I saw why the queue was so big. 4 bar men on, they'd pull a pint, stop have a chat to each other while then shouts were settling, rinse repeat. No sense of urgency and they seemed completely oblivious to the queue snaking around the lobby that they had created. Shit pint and all. Back in my day they'd have been sent on glass and stock runs until they learned how to deal with more than one order at once.

 

[Happyhonkaman]

Was in the Opera House for a gig jazz weekend last year. Went to grab a pint from the bar downstairs before heading into the gig. Massive queue, but was to be expected for the night that was in it. Was about 15 minutes to get to the front and when I got there I saw why the queue was so big. 4 bar men on, they'd pull a pint, stop have a chat to each other while then shouts were settling, rinse repeat. No sense of urgency and they seemed completely oblivious to the queue snaking around the lobby that they had created. Shit pint and all. Back in my day they'd have been sent on glass and stock runs until they learned how to deal with more than one order at once.

Thats it.. chatting behind the bar to each other also seems to be accepted

The whole thing happens at a snails pace now, maybe its because the lifetime barman is almost extinct so theres no one even in these pubs to tell people what should be expected of them

I loved working in bars, but it was always a fair night work for a fair nights pay

 

[Happyhonkaman]

Ah you philistine.

It is important to get the pint while it's settling, but I'd never take a sip until it's black. There absolutely is a difference in taste between a brown pint and a black pint. Similar to how faeces tastes different depending on the colour.

see this pint here, thats perfect for lashing in to.. jesus, it looks gorgeous

 

[Bunk]

Thats it.. chatting behind the bar to each other also seems to be accepted

The whole thing happens at a snails pace now, maybe its because the lifetime barman is almost extinct so theres no one even in these pubs to tell people what should be expected of them

I loved working in bars, but it was always a fair night work for a fair nights pay

First pub I worked in I was caught standing still during my first Saturday night shift. It was busy, not tearing though and everyone at the bar was being served. I got a boot up the hole and sent to empty the bottle bins.

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

see this pint here, thats perfect for lashing in to.. jesus, it looks gorgeous

Is that SoundMan?

 

[Happyhonkaman]

Is that SoundMan?

If it was he'd be serving it to you telling you that you should be drinking lager

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

If it was he'd be serving it to you telling you that you should be drinking lager

I miss him.

Btw I just sent you on my number there ahead of our pints on the 13th. Do you drive? I'd rather not be paying for Dublin taxis so if you could pick me up before the pub and drop me back to the hotel after that'd be great. I've been telling the wife all about you, she can't wait to meet you. Feel free to bring the whole family along, but we'll keep all the bills etc separate. I don't want to end up having to pay for your kids' pints, no offence.

Restaurants in Dublin are fairly pricy aren't they? Would you be able to bring along a few sandwiches for soakage? Bacon sandwiches will be grand, can you just make sure they're Clonakilty?

 

[Happyhonkaman]

I miss him.

Btw I just sent you on my number there ahead of our pints on the 13th. Do you drive? I'd rather not be paying for Dublin taxis so if you could pick me up before the pub and drop me back to the hotel after that'd be great. I've been telling the wife all about you, she can't wait to meet you. Feel free to bring the whole family along, but we'll keep all the bills etc separate. I don't want to end up having to pay for your kids' pints, no offence.

Restaurants in Dublin are fairly pricy aren't they? Would you be able to bring along a few sandwiches for soakage? Bacon sandwiches will be grand, can you just make sure they're Clonakilty?

Blackfockingrock, are you taking the Moichael EnnisY?