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1. jj55 - Member

   Ok, to counteract my last depressing thread on why pubs are closing down, what do you think makes a pub great?

   Is it cheap beer, good barmaid/man, food, mates?

   What is that secret formula?

   Posted 1 year ago #
2. pcb - Member

   Open fire, good ales and a busty bar maid.

   Oh and no TV's.

   Posted 1 year ago #
3. djglover - Member

   My local is awesome. Real ales, world beers, open fire, hot barmaids. It does amazing food too, but without detracting from the real drinking in the bar area.

   Posted 1 year ago #
4. smiffy - Member

   Strapping lass over the jump
   nice pint
   fire when there's an R in the month
   garden when there isn't
   people to watch
   guns

   Posted 1 year ago #
5. jimbobrighton - Member

   ale
   value
   barmaid knows your name (and what you drink)
   fire
   garden
   food

   Posted 1 year ago #
6. jj55 - Member

   bit of a theme starting to develop!

   Posted 1 year ago #
7. nacho - Member

   quality ale. nice barmaid. fire. no objection to 6 muddy cyclists turning up wanting chips just after the kitchen has closed.

   Posted 1 year ago #
8. mrmichaelwright - Member

   good mix of old men who've drunk there for years, a younger crowd and passing trade

   it's people what makes pubs, not necessarily good ale (although good ale is a bonus)

   and dogs, all good pubs should have at least one dog in at all times

   Posted 1 year ago #
9. djglover - Member

   good ale is not a bonus, if a pub can't keep a good pint then its failed

   Posted 1 year ago #
10. sc-xc - Member

    My ideal pub...

    TV for sports if there is a game on, soaps if there's not
    Some sort of soft play area for the kids
    More than 1 lager (preferably Fosters, Carling and Stella)
    Fruit machine and quiz machine
    Garden not necessary, but if there is outdoor space it has to have several patio heaters
    Adequate facilities for smokers (prefarable on the way in/way out so they don't have to go too far)
    Pool table - with short cue for the awkward corner/pillar
    Being part of a chain is good as you know exactly what you are getting, especially when it comes to food. Nothing worse than ordering some kind of thrown together home made pie or chips
    

    Posted 1 year ago #
11. Teggs Horatio Stegosaur - Member

    Good selection of well kept beers
    decent seats inside & out
    open fire in winter
    no TV,s fruit machines & there like
    proper pub games including phat adds to atmosphere
    & good clean toilets

    That'll do me

    Posted 1 year ago #
12. Ti29er - Member

    Stale air.
    Stale ale.
    Toothless no-hopers at the bar.
    Bloated barman / barmaid.
    Microwave meals.
    A beer gardens full of halfwit smokers making it unbearable for everyone.
    Warm wine.
    Inept wine list.
    Cheese crisps & pork scratching for the obese lumps.
    A jukebox.
    A knackered pool table.
    99% male occupancy.
    Quiz / domino / crib nights.
    A woodden spoon for your meal / table number.
    Themed interiors.
    Formulated everything, decor, drinks, you name it.

    WAIT!
    That's why we don't bother anymore with such an out of date institution.

    Posted 1 year ago #
13. mafu26 - Member

    as above really, but old pubs too. one's with lots of character. my local back home was great, there was a small table where you could sit with the sign 'education corner' above it where all the locals would banter all night.

    Posted 1 year ago #
14. porterclough - Member

    A lack of smokers helps...

    Posted 1 year ago #
15. jj55 - Member

    so is the secret formula - Fire/Garden, 'welcoming' Barmaid (man), good beer, good grub?

    Posted 1 year ago #
16. naokfreek - Member

    My local is awesome. Real ales, world beers, open fire, hot barmaids. It does amazing food too, but without detracting from the real drinking in the bar area.

    Sounds like mine to. It's excellent.

    Posted 1 year ago #
17. Raouligan - Member

    Good beer, a welcoming landlord and staff.

    Proper home cooked food is a bonus, but not essential.

    Posted 1 year ago #
18. white101 - Member

    there is a fine pub along the street from me it has:

    a snug area with big fire
    a bar with big fire
    at least one wet dog
    big wooden bar
    real well worn wooden floor
    lots of real ales and euro lagers
    characters (both sides of the bar)
    cracking hanging baskets in the summer
    good beer festival during the late spring
    good out door area

    the aletaster, low fell, gateshead - a crackin boozer

    Posted 1 year ago #
19. jahwomble - Member

    Walking in and the staff having y' usual on the bar just as you get there. Ta Dean.:)

    Posted 1 year ago #
20. Flaperon - Member

    Good, free, live music. Loud enough to enjoy, quiet enough to talk over. Good beer. Friendly staff. Bar snacks. Good food (if serving food).

    Posted 1 year ago #
21. KT1973 - Member

    If it's a local type pub (as apposed to city centre or wine bar/ club etc) then it's all about the craic. A good bit of banter- you can't beat it. They have to keep the prices decent to attract the custom and keep the regulars, some kind of decent grub or snacks, pool table, jukebox.

    Posted 1 year ago #

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