tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post684731200927808942..comments2023-10-22T16:59:51.624+01:00Comments on Fluffy Pink Duck: The Worst Pub In BournemouthFluffy Pink Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795462371793193205noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-18295659375805164552005-09-15T21:20:00.000+01:002005-09-15T21:20:00.000+01:00If you go to their website and complain they will ...If you go to their website and complain they will send you a voucher in compensation.<br><br>It's a shame because usually the beer is good.... the food is terrible.... but the beer is good....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-78838192940436481882005-09-15T23:04:00.000+01:002005-09-15T23:04:00.000+01:00Jane,I didnt think anyone over the age of twenty d...Jane,<br><br>I didnt think anyone over the age of twenty drank in that particular chain of establishments :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-39080504033766672552005-09-15T23:06:00.000+01:002005-09-15T23:06:00.000+01:00I remember eating in there once, and the guy on th...I remember eating in there once, and the guy on the table behind was complaining to the manager about the quality of the food.. <br><br>He said something like "How could your chef bring himself to serve up food like this?"<br><br>To which the manager replied, with an absolutely deadpan face - "We don't have chefs Sir.. we have Microwave Technicians".. and left it at that.<br><br>Says it all really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-31460895518938068272005-09-15T23:23:00.000+01:002005-09-15T23:23:00.000+01:00Eeore after Tuesday's experiance I never want to d...Eeore after Tuesday's experiance I never want to drink there again. <br><br>Charlotte the under 20's weren't drinking they were spilling it down their tops mostly. <br><br>Jo - Lol and i fear it may well be true!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-45415421096599018862005-09-16T00:00:00.000+01:002005-09-16T00:00:00.000+01:00You're a "powerful leader with presence"? I suspec...You're a "powerful leader with presence"? I suspect the BBC have their eyes on you for the next series of "The Apprentice".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-57177587096114470932005-09-16T00:12:00.000+01:002005-09-16T00:12:00.000+01:00Last time I went to one of the said establishments...Last time I went to one of the said establishments, I had my hair <i>stroked</i> by a very drunken (and very tattooed...) guy at the bar. I <i>was</i> most definitely in bloke mode at the time!!!<br><br>I ate very quickly and left ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-61428820369425039402005-09-16T06:40:00.000+01:002005-09-16T06:40:00.000+01:00You have to post the name of the place! What if wh...You have to post the name of the place! <br><br>What if when I get to the UK, this is the first place I go to for a pint? Do you want such a terrible experience to be my first impression? <br><br>I would have let it ALL OUT. I can already tell you what I would have said to the manager! "I came thousands of miles, across an entire ocean, packed onto a flying bus, sitting next to some fat dude who was taking up all of his seat and 1/2 of mine, for this!?!? I could get crap beer and terrible food back in the States! You should go run in a train station!"<br><br>Then I would have been deported.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-36843845009789819002005-09-16T09:54:00.000+01:002005-09-16T09:54:00.000+01:00Doesn't it just piss you off royally when a place ...Doesn't it just piss you off royally when a place that claims to serve Real Ale then employs people who haven't the first idea how to store or serve it!<br>W*th**sp***'s pubs are bloody soulless places anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-45048972862427094082005-09-16T11:18:00.000+01:002005-09-16T11:18:00.000+01:00*ether**oo** (just helping anyone who hasn't figur...*ether**oo** (just helping anyone who hasn't figured it out yet)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-57710005206066173672005-09-16T16:53:00.000+01:002005-09-16T16:53:00.000+01:00Always found drinking beer a dodgy business, on th...Always found drinking beer a dodgy business, on the other hand Grolsch (provided it's come out of the fridge) has the benefit of consistency, and it doesn't taste bad either - question is, have I just started a flame war? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-85736083955106782332005-09-16T18:00:00.000+01:002005-09-16T18:00:00.000+01:00I don't understand why you are all having a go at ...I don't understand why you are all having a go at Weatherspoons for the quality of the beer. <br><br>For one thing Abbot is about £1.60 which is the cheapest you will find it anywhere. And for about £3.50 you used to be able to get a pint and a double shot of Ray and Nephew over-proof rum. I ask you? Where else can you get off your face for £3.50? lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-60361639059679073782005-09-17T08:49:00.000+01:002005-09-17T08:49:00.000+01:00Yes, the Abbot's cheap but at the 2 W's places in ...Yes, the Abbot's cheap but at the 2 W's places in Lynn it's also consistently not good. I'd rather pay £2.40 (or whatever) for a pint I can actually enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-37775798254571334412005-09-17T09:36:00.000+01:002005-09-17T09:36:00.000+01:00Why go out and drink crap beer in a soulless pub, ...Why go out and drink crap beer in a soulless pub, when you you can brew your own great beer and drink it at home. It is cheaper too.<br><br>At least you didnt promote Stella Rachel.<br><br>Abbot Ale is great but a 4 pinter...any more than 4 pints and you are in bits the next day. Well I am anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-27570094464725229222005-09-17T11:33:00.000+01:002005-09-17T11:33:00.000+01:00Confession - I do like real ale and Grolsch, and S...Confession - I do like real ale and Grolsch, and Stella. Particularly a Grolsch straight from the fridge after a 3 mile walk with the dog on a hot summer's day, and we've had a few this month believe it or not.<br><br>I think the whole beer thing is down to knowing which pubs know how to look after it - once you've found a good one it's a joy. Still, it doesn't hurt to sample crap every so often - makes you appreciate the stuff even more. Just my take on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-18577493137859043352005-09-17T11:37:00.000+01:002005-09-17T11:37:00.000+01:00Oh, as for Abbott I can just about chew my way thr...Oh, as for Abbott I can just about chew my way through half a pint. Seriously, it's too heavy for me - I prefer the weaker beers, but then maybe I'm just a wuss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-90303690055749746482005-09-17T20:18:00.000+01:002005-09-17T20:18:00.000+01:00Well Op North you can't get Abbot anywhere else, s...Well Op North you can't get Abbot anywhere else, so it's Weatherspoons for me...<br><br>The beer up here is weedy stuff compared to southern beer... the only decent pint is Kelham Island and that's only 3.8%... plus they try to sell you 3/4 of a pint claiming that you have to have a head on it.<br><br>As for Abbot, I believe I can lay claim to the record, since I once had 16 pints of it whilst watching a cricket match.... the only problemn was that I drank myself sober.... heyho for the joys of being young and fit.... I can barely manage five or six now....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-35084076655807133402005-09-18T15:57:00.000+01:002005-09-18T15:57:00.000+01:00Never been to Bournemouth but I have been in other...Never been to Bournemouth but I have been in other pubs in the UK where the waitresses suffer from that blindness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-70494036315431847022005-09-18T17:04:00.000+01:002005-09-18T17:04:00.000+01:00ooh complain - they are great at customer servicey...ooh complain - they are great at customer servicey stuffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com