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Wetherspoons - The Great Wood

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    #422
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,305 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    dodzy wrote: »
    well if you want it fresh Zaph, you'd definitely be disappointed. Drinks only.

    Well if they're still selling Hobgoblin at €1.95 a pint when I go there I think I'll get over it quickly enough. :)


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    #423
    suave.4u
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    Zaph wrote: »
    Well if they're still selling Hobgoblin at €1.95 a pint when I go there I think I'll get over it quickly enough. :)

    Doubt it. The cheapest I have seen Hobgoblin go for is 2 EUR in Aldi :)


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    #424
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,305 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    suave.4u wrote: »
    Doubt it. The cheapest I have seen Hobgoblin go for is 2 EUR in Aldi :)

    Nope, Murt saw it cheaper in Wetherspoons :D
    Murt10 wrote: »
    Up there last night.

    I gave in a fiver for two pints of Hobgoblin ale.

    I got E1.10 change. I know that it's a sale item but how on earth do they manage to sell it so cheaply.

    Last time I paid E1.95 for a pint was back in the 80's:D:D:D


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    #425
    OldMrBrennan83
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    #426
    athtrasna
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    Patww79 wrote: »
    Did this place turn out to be rough or not in the end?

    Not rough. Security are on the ball


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    OldMrBrennan83
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    #428
    amdublin
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    Any time I have been there its so quiet. Definitely class this as a restaurant more than a pub.

    Saying that I've never been on a Friday or Saturday night. Tends to be late lunch Saturday or Sunday.

    Can anyone describe a Saturday night around 9 or 10? What's the crowd like?


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    #429
    ciaran76
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    amdublin wrote: »

    Can anyone describe a Saturday night around 9 or 10? What's the crowd like?

    Its a mix of college students and couples all very relaxed and been there a few times on Fridays/Saturdays at this time and all very well behaved.


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    #430
    daymobrew
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    Patww79 wrote: »
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    I was there on a Sunday evening two weeks ago around 8:30pm. Shortly after sitting down a glass somehow fell from upstairs. It smashed near a table that another group were sitting at. Very bizarre. No injuries. That group were given a free round of drinks.

    I was impressed with the selection of beers and the great prices. I had 3 drinks and tried a different one each time.


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    #431
    Valentina
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    Brú Dubh is €1.95 for the month of January. 500 ml bottle.


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    #432
    handlemaster
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    cheap beer will have to check it out. Is the beer any good ?


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    #433
    ThisRegard
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    Better than anywhere else you'll get around.


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    #434
    daymobrew
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    handlemaster wrote: »
    cheap beer will have to check it out. Is the beer any good ?
    I had a bottle of the lovely 8 Degrees Barefoot Bohemian Pilsner for about 3.25.

    I also had a pint of Shipyard American Pale Ale (decent) and a pint of Abbot Ale (too flat for me).

    See the list of drinks online.


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    OldMrBrennan83
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    #436
    January
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    Can anyone recommend the breakfasts?


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    #437
    Staplor
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    Had an all day breakfast which was good.

    I'd like to try the breakfast, just haven't had the opportunity.


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    A Shaved Duck?
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    January wrote: »
    Can anyone recommend the breakfasts?

    Went over twice for breakfast wasnt impressed either time, portions are big but both times it was just warm and didnt enjoy them at all. Cany say it was bad or anything just very meh.

    Im not a picky eater and the best part of the brekky imo was the coffee.


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    Polar101
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    daymobrew wrote: »
    I also had a pint of Shipyard American Pale Ale (decent) and a pint of Abbot Ale (too flat for me).

    Abbot Ale is quite nice considering it's only €2.50 a pint.


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    #440
    oblivious
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    Polar101 wrote: »
    Abbot Ale is quite nice considering it's only €2.50 a pint.

    Ghost ship is fantastic


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    #441
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    I would recommend their veggie breakfast.


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    #442
    athtrasna
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    I was there last night and it was freezing. All that glass and doors constantly opening. Half the people had coats on!


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    #443
    Godge
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    athtrasna wrote: »
    I was there last night and it was freezing. All that glass and doors constantly opening. Half the people had coats on!

    I think it is a good summer pub, bright and airy, plenty of room to sit outside.

    In the winter, it is just not cosy enough.


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    #444
    Gavin "shels"
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    Planning to head here on Saturday around 6 for some grub and moreso pints. Their menu with prices seems to have disappeared? Also has the teething problems of cold food, etc... be done with?


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    #445
    septictank
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    Iv'e been about 5/6 times morning and night time, last time about 2 weeks ago.

    Drink wise it's great, food wise it's TGIF's or Captain A's.

    We've never had a problem but you would know that the food may have been par cooked and reheated, IMO no big deal for a €10 or less meal.

    It is a cold pub when not full which is most of the time.

    Very clean, nice staff, no trouble that iv'e seen.


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    #446
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users Posts: 17,965 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    septictank wrote: »
    Iv'e been about 5/6 times morning and night time, last time about 2 weeks ago.

    Drink wise it's great, food wise it's TGIF's or Captain A's.

    We've never had a problem but you would know that the food may have been par cooked and reheated, IMO no big deal for a €10 or less meal.

    It is a cold pub when not full which is most of the time.

    Very clean, nice staff, no trouble that iv'e seen.

    That'll do, just looking for a few pints and a quick bit to eat before heading to a party in Blanch village! Been in other Wetherspoons but never seen the level of bad reviews this one got.


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    #447
    amdublin
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    I've been there on two Sundays over the last three weeks for a later brunch and an early lunch.


    I like it a lot. But it's a big place and always look empty. I wonder are they making money at all???


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    #448
    oblivious
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    amdublin wrote: »
    I wonder are they making money at all???


    Spoons tend to work on 1-1.5% margin


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    #449
    septictank
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    amdublin wrote: »
    I've been there on two Sundays over the last three weeks for a later brunch and an early lunch.


    I like it a lot. But it's a big place and always look empty. I wonder are they making money at all???


    Not a chance, but they can afford to take the hit, for how long though.


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    #450
    Elemonator
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    I've been in a number of Wetherspoons in the UK and the food wasn't great. Having said that though, it did have all the regular beers such as Carlsberg and really s*** Guinness for the same price as their "craft beers" but I suppose you get what you pay for.


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    #451
    Murt10
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    Elemonator wrote: »
    I've been in a number of Wetherspoons in the UK and the food wasn't great. Having said that though, it did have all the regular beers such as Carlsberg and really s*** Guinness for the same price as their "craft beers" but I suppose you get what you pay for.

    The Carlsberg they have in the Great Wood is E3.50 per pint, but its only 3.8%ABV, and they import it themselves.

    Personally, I'd much rather the Ghost Ship @ E2.50 a pint and 4.5% ABV


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