pav or buttery

Agent Smith

its the poll to end all polls.....

ApeXaviour

The buttery (the bar area) really is crap.. always has been.

The pav has lost a lot of it's aesthetic character since it was made over to look like every other pub (cocktail bar?) in Dublin... But deep down it's still the same good ol' pav, with the same staff and same ol' bavaria!

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ApeXaviour wrote:

with the same staff and same ol' bavaria!

Oh come on! That is soooo last year! Your average value conscious student is now tippling Tuborg - same price; better quality beer. Bavaria lost it when they started selling their beer *shock horror* on draught. They should have stayed true to their roots.

ApeXaviour

:cool: Listen ya little rapscallion.. Don't be tellin lies!

I'm sorry.. What price is tuborg in the buttery!?

In the pav bavaria is 4 for 7.50.. Last time I checked that's roughly around the same price as 3 cans of tuborg in the buttery so you can shove your "average value conscious student" BS up where the sun don't shine.. So they also started selling it on draught, so what? I didn't notice. You know the reason they did it though right? Diageo have the monopoly on draught beer.. this gets rid of that. Cheapest (and strongest) draught beer in the house. I'll stick to the cans myself however...

While tuborg is a nice tasting beer, have you ever tried to get drunk off it?? It's simply impossible.. I've drowned 12 cans of it before and it simply just doesn't do the job it's supposed to. Bavaria on the other hand would have me streaking magnificently across the cricket pitch after 12...

DrIndy

its pretty much the same price - aside from a fraction of a percentage or two....

Don't you drink liquor Ape?!? :cool:

They should sell carlsberg elephant beer 7.2% and a nice taste......

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Hackenbrau rocks! nice beer; 5%, 4 cans for a fiver.

ApeXaviour

DrIndy wrote:

Don't you drink liquor Ape?!? :cool:

At heart I'm a beer man.. I only drink that stuff cos it costs me 5euro a litre to make. Hackenbrau is ok.
If you really want to experience good beer though go to belgium. It's hard to pick from so many top quality beers but Duvel is certainly up there in the top 10..

Anyway back on topic.. Indy, you say a fraction of a percentage??? hardly.. Lets get this straight. Correct me if I'm wrong but since none of you are telling me, from my best recollection tuborg is 3 for 7 in the buttery. If this is correct then it's 25% more expensive than the bav in the pav.

I'm sorry the buttery bar sucks ass full stop. The atmosphere is non-existent, the staff are generally wa*kers, the booze is more expensive, you can't get drunk there, the layout is horrible, each table is too enclosed.

If I ever drink in the buttery.. it's in the main part of the dining hall when there is something on and otherwise we hijack one of the alcoves in the back and sneak our drink in..

Pet

Yuck, anytime I'm in the buttery, aside from the sheer lack of character or atmosphere, I'm reminded of the terrible, terrible food that I've had the misfortune of ingesting there in the past..not a good vibe when you're on the piss.

foxybrowne

Buttery, just cos I seem to end up there more often than Pav.

ApeXaviour

That's no reason! I end up eating kebabs more often after I get locked.. Doesn't mean they're healthy or taste nice!?

HomesickAlien

the buttery is better for the following reason:

you can buy tuborg at 6 cans for €7 in either M&S at stevens green or at centra on pearse street and they let you drink it at the buttery,
"oh yeah, i... uhh... bought it here."

Last time I was in the Buttery drinking was a good few weeks ago, they had some cool drum set in. Much prefer the inside of the buttery to the canteen place, but that night it was extremely busy and when I was there I was accosted by Mr. Indy trying to get me to homer-dance inside in the canteen place.

That was a good few weeks ago at this stage, and the place was electric that night. Some of the other nights the buttery are really good. Saying that, gimme the sun and the pav anyday.

Andrew 83

I prefer the Buttery, normally more people I know there and more importantly the big screen for soccer matches is good. I was in the Pav the day of the Champions' League final last year and they only had it on one TV with no sound on while they had a Wales vs Argentina rugby match or something on with the sound on. Ridiculous.

That said I quite like the redone Pav and the marginally cheaper drink is good though I do also prefer Tuborg.

DrIndy

Myth wrote:

when I was there I was accosted by Mr. Indy trying to get me to homer-dance inside in the canteen place.

Homer Dance Homer Dance Homer Dance!

I prefer Tuborg, but the price of the pav cannot be beat.

Expect the mass buttery exodus to begin shortly as the weather warms and the Pav becomes Dublins biggest beer garden! You can be there in may and there are over a thousand people sitting on the grass! There have been known times when the worst of the worst came true - the Pav literally ran out of beer and the world came to an end until we went to Centra to top up.

Once they used to sell it straight out of the crate from a downstairs window to lessen the queue who were clogging up the main bar!

HomesickAlien

DrIndy wrote:

I prefer Tuborg, but the price of the pav cannot be beat.

:eek: what?!! 6 tubie for €7 at centra cant beat the pav?!!

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DrIndy wrote:

There have been known times when the worst of the worst came true - the Pav literally ran out of beer and the world came to an end until we went to Centra to top up.

Think there was times last summer when we were jointly responsible for the Pav running out of beer! Of course, now that a certain Chris has returned home there shouldn't be as much problems this summer!

ApeXaviour

HomesickAlien wrote:

:eek: what?!! 6 tubie for €7 at centra cant beat the pav?!!

They don't "let you".. Friends of mine have been kicked out before..

sleepingbeauty

The buttery does have the whole live music thing going on, but the pav's the pav. I know I'm totally biased but meh the pav rocks
Cant wait to relax on the pitch on some nice summers evening next term

edit: i did originally say rugby pitch....it was on my mind lol (if you're wondering where kevs post came from.... )

Kevin_rc_ie

the rugby pitch? with all those country boyos playing ball? i prefer the dug thru mound that used to be the cricket thing. yeah i prefer the pav. to be honest, i'm not sure if i've even been in the buttery drinking til late if there wasnt a table quiz, gig or comedy night on. is it fun? the bar area has a really low ceiling and i'm always ducking my way tru thinking i'm going to hit my head even though i'm quite small. pav can be full of knobs thou and on a wet rainy night it's difficult to escape them.

Boston

Pav has pear cider, so I'll actually drink there now. And its the cheapest pint of pear cider in the country as well @ 4.20.

Kevin_rc_ie

that kopparberg is lovely. they sell it in pravda (sp?) too on liffet street

wayfarer

The layout of the Buttery doesnt encourage mixing with people outside the group you go with, which is why I choose the pav. The best nights are always the most random

Boston

Kevin_rc_ie wrote:

that kopparberg is lovely. they sell it in pravda (sp?) too on liffet street

They sell it lots of places, usually at 5.50 a bottle.

Kevin_rc_ie

name a few boston. i havent found it in any offos either. even seen golden cap on ur travels?

Boston

The front louge, porter house, the long stone pub. As for offie, the centra on camdon street does them for 2.50 a bottle, or so I was told.

Kevin_rc_ie

thanks for that.i'll check those out so.

DrIndy

pear cider = swedish!

Its so scandinavian to drink pear cider, as is things like raspberry or redcurrant juice/wine........

Kevin_rc_ie

kopparberg = swedish.

i've had cranberries, orange, strawberry actually lots. can i still call them ciders. well they;re ciders with apples swapped for orange as appropriate.

ritz, called perry is a pear cider, a dry pear cider, so it's disgusting.

Humblebee

Pear cider in Whelan's off license, Spar on Camden street, some shop in Drumcondra. It used to only be in bottles, but cans too now. Sine sells it, too...that's the first place i ever had it in ireland.

Kevin_rc_ie

well i'm checking tomorrow you all better be telling the truth. or....a plague on both etc.

nothing gives me a hangover worse than cider, any ideas why indy? all the sugars?

DrIndy

quantity mate, quantity........

Cider is that little bit stronger than beer 4.5% V 5.5% and so it does more damage. Pace out your drinking with a pint of water in between or 2 pints beer and 1 pint water.

Never drink alcohol when you physically feel thirsty - makes for a bad day the next day - drink water and after you are no longer thirsty, then drink beer.

Eat before boozing and have a big breakfast the next day.

Disprin

Kevin_rc_ie

ask a generic question get a generic answer. better than a geriatric answer i suppose. what u think of the usi indy?

DrIndy

I work for USI this year!

http://www.hea.ie/index.cfm/page/sub/id/881

This is my project - the Working Group on Undergraduate Medical Education and Training.

We are currently reviewing all aspects of medical education, including entry, funding and structure. We publish in a few weeks.........

USI from my perspective is a highly effective organisation, but most of the work is behind the scenes and distant from everyday student life. Hence, it seems aloof and mysterious.......

Kevin_rc_ie

i'd like to just confirm that both spar and whelan's off license on wexford street sell, apple, pear and mixed fruit kopparbergs.

Agent Smith

i've only started drinking larger since i started college.....

princess happy

...i like kebabs.

princess happy

princess happy wrote:

...i like kebabs.

Viva.

DrIndy

My personal preference is Turkish or Palestinian/Lebanese Kebabs......

But egyptian ones suffice!

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Zaytoon on George's Street does the best kebab in town!

Agent Smith

how much is guiness in the respected bars? if its not too pricey, i might go back to drinking that

Ron DMC

As far as i remember, Guinness is 3.40 in the buttery. Never get one in the pav though, you need a seat if you're drinking guinness.

Ronny Mitchell

Ronny Mitchell wrote:

As far as i remember, Guinness is 3.40 in the buttery. Never get one in the pav though, you need a seat if you're drinking guinness.

Could have sworn I was charged 3.60 on Thursday in the Buttery.

Ron DMC

Myth wrote:

Could have sworn I was charged 3.60 on Thursday in the Buttery.

I could be wrong, but 3.60 still aint bad

Kevin_rc_ie

4.50 in doyles isn't it?

Ron DMC

Kevin_rc_ie wrote:

4.50 in doyles isn't it?

Sounds about right, although i no longer frequent doyle's (long story i'm not gonna get into).
I've been charged up to and including a fiver for a pint in some places (though i can't remember where due to inebrity.)

Kevin_rc_ie

go on we like long storys. doyles is quite good but there was a very strong smell of p1ss in there on friday night. disgusting.

i remember the first pint of guiness i bought was £2.10.

Ron DMC

Kevin_rc_ie wrote:

go on we like long storys.

It involves the boucers picking on my mate for no reason at all when they were emptying the place and throwing him about the place resulting in his arm breaking. The bouncer has since been fired (we were told) but i haven't been back in since to see. Plus the place is really only good if you're too pissed to notice how much of a dive it is.

i remember the first pint of guiness i bought was £2.10.

Ah the days of proper monies, that made real noise when they jingled in your pocket. Stupid plastic emus.

Ronny Mitchell

Ronny Mitchell wrote:

I could be wrong, but 3.60 still aint bad

Ah yeah, well proper. And I think it's 4 euro before 12 in doyle's, 4.50 after 12.

foxybrowne

€3.55 in Club Chonradh na Gaeilge on Harcourt Street, but seeing as its a private club, most of you won't be getting in, nyah!

Ron DMC

foxybrowne wrote:

most of you won't be getting in, nyah!

I will, nyah!

foxybrowne

tá fhios agam sin, yeow, an praghas is fearr sa gcathair!