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Boozer or trendy wine bar

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

Having spent many years in the trade, I have to say (and this is my preference and not representative of the whole of fab forums, before someone jumps down my throat) but inam not a lover of the swanky wine bar, or the shot swilling alcopop pub, I do though love a proper boozer.

Last year we were awarded our Camra branch's pub of the year and one of the 10 nominated for Greater Manchester pub of the year, so mine is a boozer.

Where do you fabbers stand on this, boozer or trendy establishment

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

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


"I very rarely drink or go to pubs but i like the "trendy boozer". It's a boozer only trendier. "

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

I like a boozer. One with a pool table in the corner, two old men propping up the bar nursing their half and half, folk shouting good natured abuse at each other across the room that's my kind of bar

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I like places that have comfy sofas and chairs and your as happy going in for coffee in the middle of the day as you are on a night out. Having said that if im out with the girls cant beat a good jukebox and table top dancing

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

I cannot abide any so called s(wanky) or posh establishments. Give me a proper pub with a pool table , fruit machines , A jukebox, and a dartboard please

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

For me it would have to be somewhere with comfy chairs and a good wine list or gin bar..

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

Don't drink niw so don't frequent either anymore but it used to be "horses for courses". Pub with friend but wine bar with the ladies.

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

Depends who I'm with and what I want from a night out.

Our local boozer is awful inside and not very welcoming. It's for people who want to get d*unk and play pool.

I'm off to an Irish bar later that will be lively, with live music. All kinds of people go there of all ages.

If I'm with a man and want to chat I like a quieter, cosier place, with low level background noise.

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


"I like a boozer. One with a pool table in the corner, two old men propping up the bar nursing their half and half, folk shouting good natured abuse at each other across the room that's my kind of bar"

That's my kind of hell

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Country Pub with nice food. A roaring fire for the winter and a lovely garden for the summer.

Throw in Gin and a decent Lager and I’m a happy lad. Nice staff who know me by name and some comfortable chairs to lounge in.

You can keep Real Ale for yourself. Not a fan.

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

I rather a steak than either of them if I'm honest. The other option would be ether jaydees or xtasia both a much better night least in my mind.

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By *hloevtTV/TS
over a year ago

norwich

In man mode .. boozer , in girly mode it has to be a wine bar x

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


"For me it would have to be somewhere with comfy chairs and a good wine list or gin bar.."
currently 11 gins, and some wicked gin cocktails

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

There’s a good mix locally to us.

There’s the “posh” bars which are nicely decorated etc but the only thing posh is the prices attatched to the drinks. - these places tend to be full of stuck up weekend millionaires.

There’s the “craft” bars, these tend to be more rustic in decoration, not cheap but there’s very little mainstream products available, usually accompanied by live music, board games etc...there’s one near us that we love.

Then there’s the traditional boozer, loads to choose from and alway great in there own way, you get what you see.

Give me the craft bar or boozer any day.

We’re waiting to hear back from a pub....would be awesome to see Mrsdpts name above the door

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

It's not the establishment that matters it's the clientele that it attracts.

I've been in boozers full of dickheads and posh wine bars where I've had a bloody good night out and the other way around.

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


"For me it would have to be somewhere with comfy chairs and a good wine list or gin bar.. currently 11 gins, and some wicked gin cocktails"

Whitley neill rhubarb and ginger gin is one of the best things I’ve ever tasted! I’m not on the bandwagon with drinking gin, but bloody hell that stuff is good!

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

I just don't get these wine bars or new fangled gastro pub places . I used to frequent a local pub called the World's End. It used to be awesome . Pool table, lots of locals all on first name basis with everyone else, a jukebox and a skittles tables , admittedly I was shagging the landlady but that's not the point . Lock ins were a unwritten rule and curries were ordered and we helped ourselves behind the bar ( we did pay ) . You could actually have a night out in one place . There's litterally nothing to do in there now. They've painted everywhere grey , moved all the activities out and no locals bother going there now . It's now a modern eaterie with Fuck all to do . Just my opinion .

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


"There’s a good mix locally to us.

There’s the “posh” bars which are nicely decorated etc but the only thing posh is the prices attatched to the drinks. - these places tend to be full of stuck up weekend millionaires.

There’s the “craft” bars, these tend to be more rustic in decoration, not cheap but there’s very little mainstream products available, usually accompanied by live music, board games etc...there’s one near us that we love.

Then there’s the traditional boozer, loads to choose from and alway great in there own way, you get what you see.

Give me the craft bar or boozer any day.

We’re waiting to hear back from a pub....would be awesome to see Mrsdpts name above the door

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you going tied or freehouse

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

Must admit I love a proper pub with a pool table, where you can get good banter with the locals. I do love my cocktails so on nights out with the girls I will go in wine bars. Maybe do a basic instinct move then leave haha

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I also like olde worlde pubs like old trip to jeruselem in nottingham. Went to a proper victorian one in london with a corridor and tiny little booths off it

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon

It really depends on the ocassion and the company. Great boozers and some terrific wine bars. Harvey Nicks Kensington 5th floor, if with a date or if looking to flirt as yes, it still goes on there. Sanderson hotel bar, great for flirting and chatting also. Many great boozers in London also, avoid the touristy ones though.

I suppose there may even be some decent ones up north?

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By *sGivesWoodWoman
over a year ago

ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL

Definitely a boozer x

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


"It really depends on the ocassion and the company. Great boozers and some terrific wine bars. Harvey Nicks Kensington 5th floor, if with a date or if looking to flirt as yes, it still goes on there. Sanderson hotel bar, great for flirting and chatting also. Many great boozers in London also, avoid the touristy ones though.

I suppose there may even be some decent ones up north? "
you mean past Watford lol

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


"There’s a good mix locally to us.

There’s the “posh” bars which are nicely decorated etc but the only thing posh is the prices attatched to the drinks. - these places tend to be full of stuck up weekend millionaires.

There’s the “craft” bars, these tend to be more rustic in decoration, not cheap but there’s very little mainstream products available, usually accompanied by live music, board games etc...there’s one near us that we love.

Then there’s the traditional boozer, loads to choose from and alway great in there own way, you get what you see.

Give me the craft bar or boozer any day.

We’re waiting to hear back from a pub....would be awesome to see Mrsdpts name above the door

you going tied or freehouse"

Freehouse, would never go in tied.

We’ve got plenty of brewing knowledge too so I’d love to set up a tiny 1HL brewery on site if possible. you can do it using 22 gallon kegs

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

I love a proper boozer, when you walk in and locals glare at you. Proper characters.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"[Bottle of Dom Perignon Removed by Landlord at 31/03/18 11:10:03]"

I'll have 2 pints of the usual please Guv

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

Real ale pubs and bars for me.

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

I did all my pub manager training in an old fashioned pub and much prefer them x

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"I love a proper boozer, when you walk in and locals glare at you. Proper characters. "

I used to live in a village that had 2 pubs, you got looked at funny if you walked into the wrong one 10 minutes before last orders

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

Trendy for me I'm afraid

Cocktails, flavoured gins, decent wines much more my type of establishment oh and nice toilets

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

It depends on the clientele/punters

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


"I love a proper boozer, when you walk in and locals glare at you. Proper characters.

I used to live in a village that had 2 pubs, you got looked at funny if you walked into the wrong one 10 minutes before last orders "

Being in Liverpool there are loads of pubs where everyone has their own seat so you have to be careful.

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


"I love a proper boozer, when you walk in and locals glare at you. Proper characters.

I used to live in a village that had 2 pubs, you got looked at funny if you walked into the wrong one 10 minutes before last orders

Being in Liverpool there are loads of pubs where everyone has their own seat so you have to be careful. "
I have run pubs like that before, can be a bit intimidating at time of you get a new face in and that arensat in Joe blogs seat

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

Definitely a boozer. Older the better. Serving real ale. Think the blue anchor helston Cornwall My old local

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


"I love a proper boozer, when you walk in and locals glare at you. Proper characters. "

I was sitting in our local pub, years and years ago, and looked around the table. I was sitting with some very unsavoury characters and thought thank fuck I know them.

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


"I love a proper boozer, when you walk in and locals glare at you. Proper characters.

I was sitting in our local pub, years and years ago, and looked around the table. I was sitting with some very unsavoury characters and thought thank fuck I know them. "

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


"Definitely a boozer. Older the better. Serving real ale. Think the blue anchor helston Cornwall My old local"
this place has been a pub since 1814, was an old coaching house on an old route from Yorkshire to Lancashire

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Generally I prefer pubs, as they're usually more versatile.

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By *rontier PsychiatristMan
over a year ago

Coventry

We have a mission to visit ever local boozer in my area. We've already ticked a fair few off. It's amazes me how people go on about some places, oh don't go there you'll get stabbed etc. It's England not Beirut. But then we got on with anyone. Trendy places and/or portentous place just ain't for us.

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth


"For me it would have to be somewhere with comfy chairs and a good wine list or gin bar.. currently 11 gins, and some wicked gin cocktails"

I indulged in a mid afternoon treat in a gin bar today. They sell over 150 different gins. It was hard to resist the temptation to have more than one

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over a year ago

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

I really don't mind. It depends who I'm with really. I like to mix it up a bit

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


"Definitely a boozer. Older the better. Serving real ale. Think the blue anchor helston Cornwall My old local this place has been a pub since 1814, was an old coaching house on an old route from Yorkshire to Lancashire"
it’s in Cornwall, not on the Yorkshire/Lancashire route. Lots of blue anchors about

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

I love a proper country pub. My local is amazing

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


"Having spent many years in the trade, I have to say (and this is my preference and not representative of the whole of fab forums, before someone jumps down my throat) but inam not a lover of the swanky wine bar, or the shot swilling alcopop pub, I do though love a proper boozer.

Last year we were awarded our Camra branch's pub of the year and one of the 10 nominated for Greater Manchester pub of the year, so mine is a boozer.

Where do you fabbers stand on this, boozer or trendy establishment"

Both. Until pubs up their wine game then probably more towards pubs. The ones that don't rob us of some of our pint with sparklers

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

I like country pubs with good food but in cities I prefer somewhere upmarket with a good wine list as I don't drink beer

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


"I like a boozer. One with a pool table in the corner, two old men propping up the bar nursing their half and half, folk shouting good natured abuse at each other across the room that's my kind of bar"

I think I had a few drinks in there a while ago it was a lovely place.

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By *oyce69Man
over a year ago

Driffield

We had a nice old pub in town a few years ago, it was taken over, gutted and reopened. I only went in once, not a seat to be seen, shelves to rest your beer were fitted around the posts that supported the ceiling.

The cricketers in Brid used to be okay but that went the same way, they tore out the old wooden bar and replaced it with something that resembles a kitchen worktop.

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


"I like country pubs with good food but in cities I prefer somewhere upmarket with a good wine list as I don't drink beer "

Love a country pub, especially by a river!

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


"We had a nice old pub in town a few years ago, it was taken over, gutted and reopened. I only went in once, not a seat to be seen, shelves to rest your beer were fitted around the posts that supported the ceiling.

The cricketers in Brid used to be okay but that went the same way, they tore out the old wooden bar and replaced it with something that resembles a kitchen worktop. "
not been round driffield for years, I used to DJ the rugby club summer ball

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By *wo4FemCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

Booster every time.

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


"Booster every time. "

vodka & red bull?

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

I like a pub where you can go and have a chilled pint, no nonsense no drama. I don't fit into these trendy places, I just feel they're a bit pretentious. One of my favourite pubs is the Dublin Castle in Camden.

Ginger

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

Can’t beat real ale.... doesn’t take me to get excited over a real keg....! Spoilt in Italy for insanely cheap but amazing local wine.... so win win....

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


"Can’t beat real ale.... doesn’t take me to get excited over a real keg....! Spoilt in Italy for insanely cheap but amazing local wine.... so win win...."

Seconded - a well made local I.P.A. Is my favourite tipple

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

I rarely go to a pub anymore but if I did I would choose one with a bit of history and a good resident ghost to intrigue me. Old wood, tiled floors, mismatched wonky furniture and open fires. The Skirrid Inn was the last one I went to. Fulfilled all of the above admirably

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Either if they've got a dark alley behind them so you can shag the local classy bird you pull or guy in the ladies case

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull


"I rarely go to a pub anymore but if I did I would choose one with a bit of history and a good resident ghost to intrigue me. Old wood, tiled floors, mismatched wonky furniture and open fires. The Skirrid Inn was the last one I went to. Fulfilled all of the above admirably "

Come to my local haunted pub with me, it's full of spirits and you'll get the willies

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Old mens pubs every time. Somewhere full of character and characters.

I've been chatted up by an 86 year old ex trapeze and wall of death artist and another been shown how to play the spoons.

You don't get that in most wine bars!

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

I love old quirky bars with character .Generally better atmosphere and can actually talk .

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By *rank n BettyCouple
over a year ago

Not meeting

We’be been without a local for many years. Titanic opened a cafe bar 200 meters from my house on Friday. Excellent beer & gin options & a good coffee menu too. Will become my new favourite venue I’m afraid!!

We go to a social club with family for pool & darts etc..

B x

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


"I rarely go to a pub anymore but if I did I would choose one with a bit of history and a good resident ghost to intrigue me. Old wood, tiled floors, mismatched wonky furniture and open fires. The Skirrid Inn was the last one I went to. Fulfilled all of the above admirably

Come to my local haunted pub with me, it's full of spirits and you'll get the willies "

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

Old timber beams flag floors inglenook fireplace with log fires and lots of rustic wood fittings. Beer direct from the barrel rural hidden in a small village next to a stream surrounded by fields on the edge of the village with locals famers and awash with charater age history and real ale.

But its about 200+miles from where I now live...

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


"Old timber beams flag floors inglenook fireplace with log fires and lots of rustic wood fittings. Beer direct from the barrel rural hidden in a small village next to a stream surrounded by fields on the edge of the village with locals famers and awash with charater age history and real ale.

But its about 200+miles from where I now live..."

You should get there before last orders if you go now

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

Worked in a boozer it was great, locals are lovely and enjoy a good chin wag when it’s quite, just starting in a bar within a cultrual quarter, something that caters for everyone, see how this goes

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