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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I know the owner is a it of a that pro brexit and his policy of not paying his workers due to been closed because of covid.

But would you still go in for the cheap drinks on a night out as maybe your first pub of a night

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wouldn't darken the doors of it if it was the last pub on the planet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Boycott this bullshit

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By *al2001Man
over a year ago

kildare

Couldn't pay me to go into it

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By *ixenforfunWoman
over a year ago

banes mask

One after opening in waterford city. Was few in there the other day

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By *amcamMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Love it

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By *ancy38Woman
over a year ago

galway

I was on a recent UK trip and shamefully I did cross the doors and get a meal and drinks. The purse always dictates I'm afraid

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"One after opening in waterford city. Was few in there the other day"

The one down home seems to be always full of the local scumbags for some reason.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Was just intrested back in waterford a few days holidays saw that one opened up here, just wondering what people thought about it. Never set foot in the one in cork or any in the UK.

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By *etergemmaCouple
over a year ago

South Dublin Area

Been in a few of them. Awful spots. Spent about 18 euro and was locked. Has its uses I suppose but only ideal for lads looking to meet up for manchata.

The app is impressive though. Very handy for getting a pint.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not a chance, can’t wait to see their doors closed and out of here.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes tasty out good food good service everyone happy

Guilt free

Every man for himself

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By *etergemmaCouple
over a year ago

South Dublin Area

"Yes tasty out good food good service everyone happy

Guilt free

Every man for himself "

And I thought you had class

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes tasty out good food good service everyone happy

Guilt free

Every man for himself

And I thought you had class

I do it was present while I was there lol the manger thanked me for being there

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

They have their place. Cheap food and cheap drinks and the app is handy. They have a reasonable selection of beers too. Not the place to linger in all night though.

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By *etergemmaCouple
over a year ago

South Dublin Area

"They have their place. Cheap food and cheap drinks and the app is handy. They have a reasonable selection of beers too. Not the place to linger in all night though. "

That's actually the best way to describe it

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By *ungry CatCouple
over a year ago

Belfast

Great concept, but horrible places and the app is a hateful invention - it's sole existence have cut chances of staff getting any tips whatsoever to a brutal level.

Also happened to get food poisoning from hell after eating at one in London airport (didn't have much time to spare and all other places were full).

Will never be back to any of them

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By *he MickMan
over a year ago

Inchicore

Wouldn't be a fan but maybe publicans could lower their price a bit if they thought they'd loose a few quid to the likes of weatherspoons

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The app is shite . I like to interact with staff and have banter with them

Plenty Shebeens worse that WS charging top dollar for portion of butter for your toast

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By *ouble Trouble 1000Couple
over a year ago

ireland

Only in one once and that was enough ,grubby awful dive !!

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By *asual777Man
over a year ago

i travel all over

The atmosphere is always appalling . No thanks

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne

In the Blanch one once before CV19 and 3 out of 4 of us got food poisoning! Not been back since but friends were there recently and had similar experiences. Do NOT eat the food in them down here.

Enniskillen one, on the other hand, is quite good, weirdly.

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By *cottybear74Man
over a year ago

kilkenny

Never been inside of one

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By *om hanks99Man
over a year ago

Limerick

Fantastic place the one in Dublin is fabulous and clean cheap and upbeat I love wetherspoons

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

I've been in a few in different cities over the years. Some good some awful. You can't fault the prices

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By * la carteCouple
over a year ago

Dublin

"I know the owner is a it of a that pro brexit and his policy of not paying his workers due to been closed because of covid.

But would you still go in for the cheap drinks on a night out as maybe your first pub of a night"

My assumption would be that his employees here in Ireland would have been covered by the Covid unemployment payment during the times pubs and restaurants had to close, no?

I used to frequent a southside Dublin Whetherspoons while in college for 2 years (just before Covid), probably every couple of weeks for a coffee, occasional breakfast, lunch or even dinner with my class mates.

The place was always clean, warm with a lovely open fire, the staff were always warm, friendly, welcoming and chatty. I could never fault the food, and if memory serves me right, I don't think my class mates ever complained either. Coffee for €1.80 at the time with a refill when you're a student as opposed to a fiver for a Starbucks...It was affordable and suitably priced. The clientele, due to the prices, were probably a lot of students during the day.

Is there an app now through which you have to order? I certainly wouldn't! If I'm out and about, I want to talk with people and not sit on the phone placing orders

In saying that, I wouldn't be a pub goer anyway and Whetherspoons probably wouldn't be the place I, or my friends, would suggest for a night in the pub... cheap drinks or not - but I wouldn't frequent a pub charging a tenner for a pint either!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

explotative brexit-supporting muppet - never going to darken his doorway unless its with a load of slurry I'm gifting him.

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By *UReadyMan
over a year ago

fairview

Was only in one of them and it was a great spot , €2.90 for a pint instead of €7 in the local . Em yes please .

Hear they’re opening up loads more , bring them on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

3.10 for a pint of fosters can't go wrong

No Guinness though?

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By *al2001Man
over a year ago

kildare

"3.10 for a pint of fosters can't go wrong

No Guinness though? "

Too good for them

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By *ajoscaCouple
over a year ago

waterford

cheap drinks don't bother me but shit cheap food does food in pubs here is generally of good standard it will be a race to the bottom to get customers plus owned by a knob head nah not for me

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By *ancy38Woman
over a year ago

galway

"In the Blanch one once before CV19 and 3 out of 4 of us got food poisoning! Not been back since but friends were there recently and had similar experiences. Do NOT eat the food in them down here.

Enniskillen one, on the other hand, is quite good, weirdly."

Has the Enniskillen one moved? Used to eat there sometimes when working facing tge bus station but it's not there no more.

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By *onderingpurposeMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Hated them before Brexit. Hate them even more now.

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne

"In the Blanch one once before CV19 and 3 out of 4 of us got food poisoning! Not been back since but friends were there recently and had similar experiences. Do NOT eat the food in them down here.

Enniskillen one, on the other hand, is quite good, weirdly.

Has the Enniskillen one moved? Used to eat there sometimes when working facing tge bus station but it's not there no more."

Yeah back of it used look out across car park towards bus station and Iceland shop on left. Haven't been up since CV19 so can't tell you if still there or not, sorry. Did a decent trade so I imagine that it will be

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By *om hanks99Man
2 weeks ago

Limerick

My favourite place i love weatherspoons great value fantastic people xx

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By *ukey1985ukMan
2 weeks ago

london

If you actually read the response on tim martins quote on his workers during covid he actually didn’t say fuck off and go to work for Tesco. What mainstream media failed to add was that he said to his employees “I will invite you back when the time is right after this pandemic”. Also his Brexit opinions shouldn’t matter, he was protecting his business from a corrupt establishment that has been failing for decades. It’s proving it right now if you look at the opinion polls from other countries about the EU

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By *inkywife1981Couple
2 weeks ago

A town near you

We were in one a few weeks back in Manchester had fish and chips and a beer each, 26 pound (30 euro approx(

Food was nice the beer was ok

Pub grub and a pint most places here in Ireland would be 40euro +

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
2 weeks ago

The West

"If you actually read the response on tim martins quote on his workers during covid he actually didn’t say fuck off and go to work for Tesco. What mainstream media failed to add was that he said to his employees “I will invite you back when the time is right after this pandemic”. Also his Brexit opinions shouldn’t matter, he was protecting his business from a corrupt establishment that has been failing for decades. It’s proving it right now if you look at the opinion polls from other countries about the EU "

Opinion polls about the EU FFS!!...

If you believe this shite, you're a moron. Its only every stupid Brits and Yanks that come out with this crap. Usually the peasants from both societies, spouting the word of the elite who've fucked them over!

Both states are in full denial, while telling everyone " Any day now the EU will collapse"

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
2 weeks ago

The West

"We were in one a few weeks back in Manchester had fish and chips and a beer each, 26 pound (30 euro approx(

Food was nice the beer was ok

Pub grub and a pint most places here in Ireland would be 40euro +"

You'll pay €40 euro and get a meal. Witherspoon is pure crap. But there menus are really honest. You get exactly what they say, a piece of fish and a few chips...not a single thing else!

It has destroyed British cuisine, every pub in England trying to copy it. The result is that pub grub in the UK is just terrible now.

Grand for cheap drink, avoid otherwise.

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By *inkywife1981Couple
2 weeks ago

A town near you

"We were in one a few weeks back in Manchester had fish and chips and a beer each, 26 pound (30 euro approx(

Food was nice the beer was ok

Pub grub and a pint most places here in Ireland would be 40euro +

You'll pay €40 euro and get a meal. Witherspoon is pure crap. But there menus are really honest. You get exactly what they say, a piece of fish and a few chips...not a single thing else!

It has destroyed British cuisine, every pub in England trying to copy it. The result is that pub grub in the UK is just terrible now.

Grand for cheap drink, avoid otherwise."

Food was good and filling and the beers were decent, we couldn't complain.

Our local food pub near home is 18 euro for a main course and 5.50 for a pint.

In general pub grub in England doesn't compare to Irish pub grub

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By *otownkid1967Man
2 weeks ago

Portlaoise

Having spent many years in the trade, I have to say I don't like them one bit. But they have found a market and exploited it to the maximum. The reason a lot of them don't sell Guinness is that diageo refused outright to give them a deal. All the other major breweries were and are tripping over themselves to get their products on their bars. When you have nearly 1000 pubs , your buying power is so much stronger.

I recently stayed in one in Dublin, whilst I didn't drink in it,the room itself was very clean, spacious and warm. Breakfast was very good as well. Plus its handy for Dublin Airport.

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By *P_80Man
2 weeks ago

Waterford

"We were in one a few weeks back in Manchester had fish and chips and a beer each, 26 pound (30 euro approx(

Food was nice the beer was ok

Pub grub and a pint most places here in Ireland would be 40euro +"

Jesus I remember going over to England for lads weekends in the late 2000s and early 2010s and Wetherspoons always had the 'Beer and Burger' for £5.

A Pint and a Burger (Beef or Chicken) and chips all for a fiver.

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By *azarMan
2 weeks ago

Strabane

Spoons is pure dung. The worst establishment ive ever been in. Wouldn't feed my dog the food from there.

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By *mooth 55Man
2 weeks ago

seaside

If you like cheap drinks and meals that are prepared in some warehouse the previous week....

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By *ilbearniMan
2 weeks ago

peninsula

I used to go to a wetherspoons in Turnpike lane early 90's was great, no music, no gaming machines or TV, but they did have books you could read...and they had good beer on tap, where I first had my first IPA...

Pity they have lost their way a bit...but was in the one in Harrogate, fabulous building, and the beer and grub was a good standard ...and always packed to the rafters.

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By *oug4r Hunt3rMan
2 weeks ago

dublin

Weather spoons was packed and always have a good few people in it.. it is nice to chill out and relax to have food and a drink

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