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"irish_goat":ldxieci2 wrote: it was the only place in Derry that sold real ale(and still is). Plus it was dirt cheap,[/quote:ldxieci2]
Ah I remember it well -in the diamond -always brought the wife there when we were courtin <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->

&amp;quot;Andrew&amp;quot;:16u6rywa wrote: The best was one of the group of drunken girls went up, puked at the bar and then got her pitchers of cocktails and walked off.[/quote:16u6rywa]

Saw something similar at the one in Carrickfergus - she had the decency to walk outside, but this was also around noon, so gotta wonder: what time did she start drinking?

In big cities 'Spoons seem to raise their game. One near Wembley is decent and I've heard a few in central London are among the best pubs there.

&amp;quot;KeeganAles&amp;quot;:342wh349 wrote: I've heard a few in central London are among the best pubs there.[/quote:342wh349]Not Penderel's Oak in Holborn, anyway. The Crosse Keys in the City is meant to be great.

&amp;quot;yarmot&amp;quot;:140g4xzz wrote: They're cheap. You pays yer money and takes yer choice.
If Wetherspoons ever came to Dublin and sold half a dozen cask beers at €3.50 a pint, I'd say there would be a fair few folk who would look past the vomiting teenagers and Jagermeister promos. As a lot of drinkers already do in the UK.[/quote:140g4xzz]

And this is the problem. It's our addiction to "cheap stuff" that causes scandals like horse burgers and sweatshop collapses. Wetherspoons (like Yate's Wine Lodge) business model seems to be predicated on getting people as drunk as cheaply as possible and never mind the consequences.