Outdoor areas at hospitality venues (cafes, restaurants, bars, pubs, social clubs, including in members’ clubs) can reopen. Hospitality venues will also be able to provide alcohol for takeaway, click-and-collect, and drive-through (in addition to delivery services). Some venues may wish to erect outdoor shelters. To be considered ‘outdoors’, shelters, marquees and other structures can have a roof but need to have at least 50% of the area of their walls open at all times whilst in use. These venues may allow customers to use toilets located inside.
Bulls Head, Chislehurst. Friend of mine on Monday. Guess the beer was 6 pounds, the rest being table service/ delivery charge.
The Bulls Head is the most expensive pub I know in the area. Last year pints were £5/£5.50, although you could go to the bar yourself. I go to the Queens Head now, 10 min walk away & pints were about £3.50 last year. Big "garden" out the back, a bit bigger than The Bulls Head or similar.
Walk past there a couple times a day, get the feeling that you probably don't even need to book there, loads of space, out front not even used!
Bulls Head, Chislehurst. Friend of mine on Monday. Guess the beer was 6 pounds, the rest being table service/ delivery charge.
The Bulls Head is the most expensive pub I know in the area. Last year pints were £5/£5.50, although you could go to the bar yourself. I go to the Queens Head now, 10 min walk away & pints were about £3.50 last year. Big "garden" out the back, a bit bigger than The Bulls Head or similar.
Walk past there a couple times a day, get the feeling that you probably don't even need to book there, loads of space, out front not even used!
Bulls Head, Chislehurst. Friend of mine on Monday. Guess the beer was 6 pounds, the rest being table service/ delivery charge.
The Bulls Head is the most expensive pub I know in the area. Last year pints were £5/£5.50, although you could go to the bar yourself. I go to the Queens Head now, 10 min walk away & pints were about £3.50 last year. Big "garden" out the back, a bit bigger than The Bulls Head or similar.
Walk past there a couple times a day, get the feeling that you probably don't even need to book there, loads of space, out front not even used!
But they always run out of lemon for my G and T!. No chance of lime, alien concept. Never occirs to them to pop downw to Sainsburys 100 yards away and buy some.
Bulls Head, Chislehurst. Friend of mine on Monday. Guess the beer was 6 pounds, the rest being table service/ delivery charge.
The Bulls Head is the most expensive pub I know in the area. Last year pints were £5/£5.50, although you could go to the bar yourself. I go to the Queens Head now, 10 min walk away & pints were about £3.50 last year. Big "garden" out the back, a bit bigger than The Bulls Head or similar.
Walk past there a couple times a day, get the feeling that you probably don't even need to book there, loads of space, out front not even used!
Bulls Head, Chislehurst. Friend of mine on Monday. Guess the beer was 6 pounds, the rest being table service/ delivery charge.
The Bulls Head is the most expensive pub I know in the area. Last year pints were £5/£5.50, although you could go to the bar yourself. I go to the Queens Head now, 10 min walk away & pints were about £3.50 last year. Big "garden" out the back, a bit bigger than The Bulls Head or similar.
Walk past there a couple times a day, get the feeling that you probably don't even need to book there, loads of space, out front not even used!
But they always run out of lemon for my G and T!. No chance of lime, alien concept. Never occirs to them to pop downw to Sainsburys 100 yards away and buy some.
You can take the boy out of Bromley, but you can't take the Bromley out of the boy...
i remember after the first lockdown. The one and only time that stupid pictures of peoples food (ohh avocado) were overtaken by people photoing their pints of beer. proper priorities.
First time in a pub last night since 13 Mar 2020, 13 months to the day. If someone had said then that I would not enter a pub or a football ground for over a year I’d have laughed my arse off.
I didn’t get out anywhere over the summer as our lad was born 1 Aug and we were being careful before and after due to the advice at that time.
4 lovely doombars last night hit the spot well. Next (more serious) sesh planned for St George’s Day.
I suffer from PTSD from running bars for the last 25 years, I genuinely feel 99% of blokes in a pub are all massive twats, I have a deep set problem with people drinking as I have seen it ruin so many lives in so many ways and the level of shithousery that gets excused because someone has a glass of beer in their hand still mystifies me.
But like I say my problem I guess, just thought I’d share 😁 but I always wonder is it just me?
I suffer from PTSD from running bars for the last 25 years, I genuinely feel 99% of blokes in a pub are all massive twats, I have a deep set problem with people drinking as I have seen it ruin so many lives in so many ways and the level of shithousery that gets excused because someone has a glass of beer in their hand still mystifies me.
But like I say my problem I guess, just thought I’d share 😁 but I always wonder is it just me?
Did you ever think the pub game might not be for you?
Yes frequently, but the thing with it is it’s like the moonies, easy to get into but hard to get out! just accepted that it was par for the course I suppose; it’s only retrospectively since Ive left it behind that I wonder what the hell went on and I’m left with my black dog...
I can totally accept having a nice drink can be a great way to spend an evening, I liked it myself too much! what I still cant understand is the acceptance in life to the point it is sometimes foisted on people wether they want a part of it or not. I can only think there’s a link between drink and mental health, that it helps people self regulate when they are suffering from poor mental health; which judging by the numbers is a big old section of society, though they’ll never face it as any kind of reality. but I guess that’s where alcohol is integral in the cycle of depression, you drink to feel better but that drink is also prolonging it.
I can totally accept having a nice drink can be a great way to spend an evening, I liked it myself too much! what I still cant understand is the acceptance in life to the point it is sometimes foisted on people wether they want a part of it or not. I can only think there’s a link between drink and mental health, that it helps people self regulate when they are suffering from poor mental health; which judging by the numbers is a big old section of society, though they’ll never face it as any kind of reality. but I guess that’s where alcohol is integral in the cycle of depression, you drink to feel better but that drink is also prolonging it.
You appear to be suggesting that 95% of blokes in pubs are massive twats and perhaps people kept saying to you to have a drink and you were too weak willed to say no. You also seem to suggest that people only have a "drink" because they have mental health issues. There may be an element of truth for some people, but if I have understood you correctly I think you are way way off the mark.
As far as the drinking goes I didn’t need anyone persuading me to partake, I could manage it all on my own. As far as the rest of your post goes, you’ve just repeated back to me what I said, if I wanted an echo I’d go and shout in the bathroom ta muchly! But seriously it was a figure of speech to illustrate my psychological struggle to be able to see that said patrons are just normal people, such is my clouded judgement.
Out of interest @Covered End are you saying there isn’t a link between anything more than a moderate alcohol intake and a deterioration in mental health? Because like I said the amount many people drink would suggest it’s quite a widespread problem wouldn’t you say? and yes that would also suggest a large portion of society are turning a blind eye... shocking huh!
I don't know and it's getting late, but most of the people I know are moderate drinkers. None of them are massive twats and they don't have mental health issues. Perhaps we associate with different types. I suspect most people's friend's and acquaintances are similar to mine.
I think the link to alcohol and mental health is an interesting one. On a similar theme; I'm often astounded by how many people are for the legalisation of cannabis for the same reasons.
I don't know and it's getting late, but most of the people I know are moderate drinkers. None of them are massive twats and they don't have mental health issues. Perhaps we associate with different types. I suspect most people's friend's and acquaintances are similar to mine.
Indeed and my friends are the same, but there’s a lot of twats in the world and there’s a particular place you can guarantee they’ll congregate, I’m sensing a connection. The last place I was at was a British Legion club so maybe a bad example 😆
Crown & Anchor Bromley, 2.5 pints of Guinness & 2 pints of Symonds dry cider £14.20. I said are you sure that's right and repeated what we'd had & she said it was definitely correct. It couldn't have been, I was expecting £20+
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Popped in to the Lord Herbert on way home. Garden has had a makeover and plenty of seating and no bookings either. Very nice atmosphere.
We’ve just got to rely on no rain until 17 May! Bloody cold sitting outside tho so at least I go home early.
I didn’t get out anywhere over the summer as our lad was born 1 Aug and we were being careful before and after due to the advice at that time.
4 lovely doombars last night hit the spot well. Next (more serious) sesh planned for St George’s Day.
just accepted that it was par for the course I suppose; it’s only retrospectively since Ive left it behind that I wonder what the hell went on and I’m left with my black dog...
what I still cant understand is the acceptance in life to the point it is sometimes foisted on people wether they want a part of it or not.
I can only think there’s a link between drink and mental health, that it helps people self regulate when they are suffering from poor mental health; which judging by the numbers is a big old section of society, though they’ll never face it as any kind of reality.
but I guess that’s where alcohol is integral in the cycle of depression, you drink to feel better but that drink is also prolonging it.
You also seem to suggest that people only have a "drink" because they have mental health issues.
There may be an element of truth for some people, but if I have understood you correctly I think you are way way off the mark.
As far as the rest of your post goes, you’ve just repeated back to me what I said, if I wanted an echo I’d go and shout in the bathroom ta muchly!
But seriously it was a figure of speech to illustrate my psychological struggle to be able to see that said patrons are just normal people, such is my clouded judgement.
Out of interest @Covered End are you saying there isn’t a link between anything more than a moderate alcohol intake and a deterioration in mental health?
Because like I said the amount many people drink would suggest it’s quite a widespread problem wouldn’t you say? and yes that would also suggest a large portion of society are turning a blind eye... shocking huh!
None of them are massive twats and they don't have mental health issues.
Perhaps we associate with different types.
I suspect most people's friend's and acquaintances are similar to mine.
The last place I was at was a British Legion club so maybe a bad example 😆
I said are you sure that's right and repeated what we'd had & she said it was definitely correct.
It couldn't have been, I was expecting £20+