[..] don't hold hands with your wife on the streets of Istanbul.

I never had any trouble because of this in any place of Turkey...
What was your experience about this ?

Following up to congokid

What about metered pipes directly from the cellar to the table? Cut out
the middle man altogether.

Yo sushi, if my memory is working well, sometimes have this, they
also sometimes have a robot trolley that comes round. It wouldn't
work in a pub of course.
--
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Following up to Mike O'Sullivan

Why not cut out the middle man and pour the stuff straight down the toilet?

why not cut out the middle man and give your money straight to
the government
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Following up to Andy Bolstridge

Well, the Slug and Lettuce in Henley on Thames has (very pretty) waitress
service, and not just for food.

sounds like my sort of place.
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The problem possibly lies with those pubs that aim to maximise their
profits by expanding the area they have available for customers to sit
(one pub near Beachy Head comes to mind,

I doubt this pub is expecting repeat business anyhow...
:-)

Dave

In article , Reid©
writes
Following up to congokid

What about metered pipes directly from the cellar to the table? Cut out
the middle man altogether.

Yo sushi, if my memory is working well, sometimes have this, they
also sometimes have a robot trolley that comes round. It wouldn't
work in a pub of course.

The one in Poland Street in Soho has - or had. I just drank water from
the little table dispenser during that visit, though.

--
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Reid© wrote in message . ..
Following up to Andy Bolstridge

Well, the Slug and Lettuce in Henley on Thames has (very pretty) waitress
service, and not just for food.

sounds like my sort of place.

hmm, keg only draught beer (IIRC Stella, Kronenbourg &
JohnSmithSmooth*) in a town which until recently boasted one of the
best old breweries in the country (Brakspear - "one of the best"
because it was a beautiful old place & made great beer) & Henley still
has one of my favourite pubs - The Bird In Hand, where (shock!) you
still have to go to the bar yourself to get simple food & stunningly
good cask beers.

(* actually I'm thinking of Henley's BarMed, but I suspect the range
in S&L isn't much better)
cheers
MikeMcG

Following up to MikeMcG

sounds like my sort of place.

hmm, keg only draught beer (IIRC Stella, Kronenbourg &
JohnSmithSmooth*) in a town which until recently boasted one of the
best old breweries in the country (Brakspear - "one of the best"
because it was a beautiful old place & made great beer) & Henley still
has one of my favourite pubs - The Bird In Hand, where (shock!) you
still have to go to the bar yourself to get simple food & stunningly
good cask beers.

(* actually I'm thinking of Henley's BarMed, but I suspect the range
in S&L isn't much better)

"Slug and lettuce" I have been in did proper draught beer.
--
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Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

(MikeMcG) wrote in message . com...
Reid© wrote in message . ..
Following up to Andy Bolstridge

Well, the Slug and Lettuce in Henley on Thames has (very pretty) waitress
service, and not just for food.

sounds like my sort of place.

hmm, keg only draught beer (IIRC Stella, Kronenbourg &
JohnSmithSmooth*) in a town which until recently boasted one of the
best old breweries in the country (Brakspear - "one of the best"
because it was a beautiful old place & made great beer) & Henley still
has one of my favourite pubs - The Bird In Hand, where (shock!) you
still have to go to the bar yourself to get simple food & stunningly
good cask beers.

(* actually I'm thinking of Henley's BarMed, but I suspect the range
in S&L isn't much better)
cheers
MikeMcG

Slug and Lettuce ranks just behind Wetherspoons pubs as the most
souless pubs in the UK. Most airport lounges have better atmosphere
(and beer) than those places. They are better avoided at all costs.
You can always find a good local near a Slug and Lettuce, there is
never a need to go into one.

"MrFalafel" wrote in message
om...

Slug and Lettuce ranks just behind Wetherspoons pubs as the most
souless pubs in the UK. Most airport lounges have better atmosphere
(and beer) than those places

I don't agree. I've generally found Wetherspoon's OK, or better, on beer
quality, and I like the "no recorded music, no big screen football" policy
amenable (tho' I noticed a couple of weeks ago that the latter plague has
found its way into the one in Charing X Road). They are also refreshingly
cheap in London, where most boozers charge over two quid a pint.

Alan Harrison

Alan Harrison wrote:

"MrFalafel" wrote in message
om...

Slug and Lettuce ranks just behind Wetherspoons pubs as the most
souless pubs in the UK. Most airport lounges have better atmosphere
(and beer) than those places

I don't agree. I've generally found Wetherspoon's OK, or better, on beer
quality, and I like the "no recorded music, no big screen football" policy
amenable (tho' I noticed a couple of weeks ago that the latter plague has
found its way into the one in Charing X Road). They are also refreshingly
cheap in London, where most boozers charge over two quid a pint.

I'd also mention they usually have large, well-ventilated non-smoking
areas. I couldn't care a bit about the ambience of a pub if I have to
inhale other people's smoke- which is why I usually don't go to pubs
with "ambience."

David

--
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davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

Alan Harrison wrote in message
...

"MrFalafel" wrote in message
om...

Slug and Lettuce ranks just behind Wetherspoons pubs as the most
souless pubs in the UK. Most airport lounges have better atmosphere
(and beer) than those places

I don't agree. I've generally found Wetherspoon's OK, or better, on beer
quality, and I like the "no recorded music, no big screen football" policy
amenable (tho' I noticed a couple of weeks ago that the latter plague has
found its way into the one in Charing X Road). They are also refreshingly
cheap in London, where most boozers charge over two quid a pint.


I have never found a pub in London where beer costs around £2 a pint!
Usually it's up around the £3 mark!
---
DFM

In message
1g2jcx1.3bbbx91r7kmonN%this_address_is_for_spam@y ahoo.co.uk, David
Horne writes
Alan Harrison wrote:

"MrFalafel" wrote in message
om...

Slug and Lettuce ranks just behind Wetherspoons pubs as the most
souless pubs in the UK. Most airport lounges have better atmosphere
(and beer) than those places

I don't agree. I've generally found Wetherspoon's OK, or better, on beer
quality, and I like the "no recorded music, no big screen football" policy
amenable (tho' I noticed a couple of weeks ago that the latter plague has
found its way into the one in Charing X Road).

You're going to be really upset then: JDW have announced a move toward
music in more pubs, driven by its success in Lloyds No1 outlets.

I'd also mention they usually have large, well-ventilated non-smoking
areas. I couldn't care a bit about the ambience of a pub if I have to
inhale other people's smoke- which is why I usually don't go to pubs
with "ambience."

I've taken advantage of many JDW smoke free areas, only one (The
Imperial in Exeter) was actually smoke free. Smoke free areas are a
cruel joke in almost all cases ;(

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Hi,

yea but you still have to settle up at the end based on the number and
sometimes type of plates you've got stacked up... and there's still the
matter of getting beer to go with the sushi...

Reid© wrote:
Following up to congokid


What about metered pipes directly from the cellar to the table? Cut out
the middle man altogether.


Yo sushi, if my memory is working well, sometimes have this, they
also sometimes have a robot trolley that comes round. It wouldn't
work in a pub of course.

--
"Disperse, you rebels -- Damn you, throw down your arms and disperse!"
Maj. John Pitcairn (British Army), Lexington, Mass., April 19, 1775

"Deep Freud Moors" wrote in message .. .
Alan Harrison wrote in message
...

"MrFalafel" wrote in message
om...

Slug and Lettuce ranks just behind Wetherspoons pubs as the most
souless pubs in the UK. Most airport lounges have better atmosphere
(and beer) than those places

I don't agree. I've generally found Wetherspoon's OK, or better, on beer
quality, and I like the "no recorded music, no big screen football" policy
amenable (tho' I noticed a couple of weeks ago that the latter plague has
found its way into the one in Charing X Road). They are also refreshingly
cheap in London, where most boozers charge over two quid a pint.


I have never found a pub in London where beer costs around £2 a pint!
Usually it's up around the £3 mark!
---
DFM

Cittie of York pub on Holborn, near Chancery Lane tube station, is a
Samuel Smiths pub and sells very good beer for under £2 a pint. Plus,
it has very interesting historical decor, atmosphere and is a great
place to meet people. This is the type of pub most tourists want to
see rather than a sterile hotel lobby like Wetherspoons pubs.