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Tonic in Blackrock being sold to Witherspoons

Zascar · 2013-10-09 19:26:47

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/retail-and-services/british-pub-chain-wetherspoon-set-to-acquire-dublin-bar-1.1511162 This is an interesting one. I used to go to Tonic & Suite 54 all the time for years as did a huge group of people I knew. Used to be packed all the time. The guys that ran it were great - but…

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#32 01-12-2013 12:27am
coylemj

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EricPraline wrote: »

Really I find it hard to see how Wetherspoons could be worse than Tonic, which was itself a soulless carbon copy of many similar Tiger era bars in the City Centre. Poor fare and no atmosphere, at a premium price.

+1 Soulless pretty much sums it up and pretty drab and in need of a major revamp if you had the misfortune to see it in all it's grottiness glory in daylight.

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