They've replaced the pint of bitter with a smartphone :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
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They've replaced the pint of bitter with a smartphone :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
True Blue by all accounts.Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesWales
Independent Brewers in UK is on the rise though
There are still good boozers to be found even in town.
The Borough £3.50 a pint for decent Guinness .
I still like the Traders.
The Butchers in Canton £3 for decent IPA smooth.
I like Chapter in Canton a good selection of Ales a bit more expensive as is St Cannas and crafty Devil.
I really missed pubs in lockdown so glad we've got back to some normality.
I struggle to sit in the house drinking cans I just find it depressing.
Here in the town centre of Barry we've lost The Castle, The Windsor as well as The Seaview and Barry Dock Cons.Further east The Admiral, Three Bells , Cadoxton Royal and Dockers are all now a memory as well. As the docks and chemical plants have declined so did all these places sadly. It's also affected the local football leagues as all these pubs ran teams. Not so long ago there were four divisions now we're down to just two.
Just heard that the landlady of the Wolves Castle in Llanishen, has been told to clear out by the new owners, Marsdens.
Whether they are putting someone else in is not known yet.
Apparently locals are going to boycott the place as she was very popular.
Story should be in the echo tomorrow or Saturday
Llanishen full of ropey characters.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
Gabalfa used to be.........one for our older viewers:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
I’ve been in most boozers in Cardiff in my time. 2 of the roughest were the Dusty Forge and the Murrayfield.
Among my favourites, were the Pineapple, the Goodies and the Inn on the River for the live music.
I have fading memories of a place opposite the Old Arcade that had top less barmaids.
Or have i dreamt that?
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Originally Posted by William Treseder
That's mad. Nearly every lefty I know is wealthy and lives somewhere nice. Certainly wealthier than me. I thought Sludge was a true red :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
Absolutely right. Shout out to the Rummer Tavern, Kiwis, Old Arcade and the Owain too. But they are becoming fewer and farrer betweenQuote:
Originally Posted by insider
The Chain Locker. The Vic. The Water's Edge. Bindles. Is the Marine still there?Quote:
Originally Posted by islandblue
Excelsior Wire Rope Works. Got caught on the the roof by security guards 'nesting' for seagull eggs when I was a kid. :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
That’s the one!Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
DJ used to fill a pint glass with all sorts, Lager, cider, mustard, tabasco, etc. Some mug punter would win a prize if they could down it in one.
The Rompney was a sad loss
Doh! :facepalm:Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
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Originally Posted by BLUETIT
I was there last night....It was £5.25....
The Culver could be quite tasty too. I ran a pub in Chester-le-street for a short while. One lunchtime a guy walked in with a sawn -off shot gun in an open hold-all and politely asked, You haven't seen Jonny Moore have you?" I didn't stay much longer after that.Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
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Originally Posted by Re-Reworked
Obviously market forces have made them reduce their prices
When it first opened, a glass of wine was £7.50p
I drank in the Culver for 20 years . Lounge at first then progressed to the bar.Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
The first night I was in the bar some bloke said I was sitting in old Dai's seat I said if he comes in I will gladly move,
He said he died last week.
I said I'll move now mate 😂
the murrayfield was a real shitholeQuote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
There used to be a pub/come steak bar opposite the Old Arcade called the Criterion, but I can’t remember topless barmaidsQuote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
You’re not thinking of a few years ago when “For Your Eyes Only” was in th same place :hehe:
The Criterion was downstairs
The Criterion was there in the 1960s and before ffs. no topless anything anywhere then lolQuote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
That sounds about par for the course. I remember the first game of pool i played there. There were about 20 guys all sitting round the table watching every shot. I used my discretion and lost on the black :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
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Originally Posted by xsnaggle
We used to go in there nearly every Friday night
I can confirm the same all comfortably well off in houses worth 300 k upwards , two cars etc etc , delivered by the evil capitalist .Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesWales
Look no further that our area of CF14 and its voting patterns , :-)
My local when I lived in Pentrebane was either the Bulldog or the Bottle. They were about equidistant from my house - I decided quite early on to do my drinking in town or Canton.
Back in the '60s, when I was a wee lad, my dad and his friends would frequent "The Dusty" while me and my brother would slide up and down the walls on either side of the steps outside. Feels like a thousand years ago. The Good Companions was always a mystery to me. Since it was walking distance from our house, Dad left us home with the missus.Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
Goodies? I thought that was an opium denQuote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
The Marine closed about ten years ago and was converted to flats. Al the others you mention have long been demolished and yet more flats built on the sites.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Knew of some, but not The Vic or The Marine .... and there was me thinking of moving back at some timeQuote:
Originally Posted by islandblue
Please tell me The Park is still open
There is no person on this mb more qualified than you to talk about pubs. You must have played darts in every pub in Cardiff.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
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Originally Posted by Alfresco
And Penarth :thumbup: used to play for the Old Penarthians on Friday nights
Yes, he really does.Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesWales
Should you not know, it's a relatively tiny place with a population of 4K. Most residents are minted as they're experts at fiddling their annual tax returns. It's why it has so many pubs and eateries.
It's not all wine and roses there though.
So many moonlight thefts has resulted in few women daring to leave their drawers fluttering on their washing lines overnight to be air-dried as nature intended.
There was a bloke here who got arrested for stealing women's underwear off washing linesQuote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
He was known as The Knicker Nicker
Third-person speak isn't limited to Hercule Poirot.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
He went on to work with the local boy scoutsQuote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
They didn't do much vetting in those days
Sludge, I'm disappointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
Are there any lefties on here that actually live in working class communities?
Nearly all of my left-wing friends are very comfortably off, just like their parents before them.
The Wolf's Castle, The Newbridge Inn and The Willows have been given notice to close in a few weeks
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Originally Posted by The Bloop
Confirms what I wrote the other day