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Have you been to a drinking establishment no one else has?

312 replies

MrsTerryPratchett · 09/04/2023 20:03

@Furries suggested this one so if no one replies, it's on her Grin

I'll start:

Raffles in Singapore
Casablancas in Liverpool (the one with the chippy in the basement)
The Underground in Croydon

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SmallAngryPenguinWoman · 09/04/2023 20:58

Bairnsmum05 · 09/04/2023 20:17

Leos Tavern in Donegal.

Leo's Tavern was closed when I went there.
According to the new(?) rules, I think that counts as being there.

MrsTerryPratchett · 09/04/2023 20:58

It does @SmallAngryPenguinWoman

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SmallAngryPenguinWoman · 09/04/2023 21:01

MrsTerryPratchett · 09/04/2023 20:58

It does @SmallAngryPenguinWoman

Thanks @MrsTerryPratchett 😊

I'll add one for any Dublin MNetters; Horseshoe Bar, Sherbourne Hotel

TheArtfulScreamer1 · 09/04/2023 21:01

NoWordForFluffy · 09/04/2023 20:52

Depeche Mode bar in Tallinn.

And I was sure I'd be the only one who'd ever been here! 🤣
I've also been to Raffles in Singapore.

Mine for the list is The Sefton in West Derby I lived nearby briefly in the late 90s, there was a shooting (not fatal) in some fall out over drugs one night and apparently about 50 people were in the tiny 2 cubicle toilet at the time and didn't see or hear a thing!

Mangolist · 09/04/2023 21:01

A, quite frankly, slightly scary but very pretty, pub in mid Wales called The Cwymddauder(?) Arms. It was one of the Welsh pubs where they all started speaking Welsh when English people walk in.
Very pretty place though!

AinmÁlainn · 09/04/2023 21:02

SmallAngryPenguinWoman · 09/04/2023 21:01

Thanks @MrsTerryPratchett 😊

I'll add one for any Dublin MNetters; Horseshoe Bar, Sherbourne Hotel

I was in the Horse shoe bar last month 😀

Pseudonamed · 09/04/2023 21:03

SmallAngryPenguinWoman · 09/04/2023 21:01

Thanks @MrsTerryPratchett 😊

I'll add one for any Dublin MNetters; Horseshoe Bar, Sherbourne Hotel

Been there once after a show in the RDS.

SmallAngryPenguinWoman · 09/04/2023 21:03

SmallAngryPenguinWoman · 09/04/2023 21:01

Thanks @MrsTerryPratchett 😊

I'll add one for any Dublin MNetters; Horseshoe Bar, Sherbourne Hotel

Shelbourne Hotel, stupid anti-Irish autocorrect 😠

Pseudonamed · 09/04/2023 21:04

I didnt even notice the typo lol

NoWordForFluffy · 09/04/2023 21:06

TheArtfulScreamer1 · 09/04/2023 21:01

And I was sure I'd be the only one who'd ever been here! 🤣
I've also been to Raffles in Singapore.

Mine for the list is The Sefton in West Derby I lived nearby briefly in the late 90s, there was a shooting (not fatal) in some fall out over drugs one night and apparently about 50 people were in the tiny 2 cubicle toilet at the time and didn't see or hear a thing!

Bugger! 🤣🤣

MrsTerryPratchett · 09/04/2023 21:07

The Cartoon, back to Croydon.

@glasshouse I've shagged musicians in seen bands there. I believe I even dumped one boyfriend there. Happy days.

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Mammyloveswine · 09/04/2023 21:08

The tuxedo Princess back when she floated on the Tyne....

RumNotRun · 09/04/2023 21:09

23/7 on the beach in Negril, Jamaica - sadly it's closed now after a gang machete attack thing,but you could get alcohol and food any time of day or night. The bar staff would kip under the bar.
Harbour Club Lounge in Harbour Grand Hotel, Hong Kong. Fantastic view, stupidly expensive drinks.
A communist themed pop up bar in Budapest but I can't remember its name.

Carpediem15 · 09/04/2023 21:09

Whataretheodds · 09/04/2023 20:43

Flapper & Firkin, Birmingham
Hill Club, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Lyford Cay Club, Nassau, Bahamas

We have stayed at the Hill Club in Nuwara Eliya and have a cup and saucer from there (paid for)
Also had afternoon drinks in Raffles then dinner the following night. Got momentos, also bought, 2 embroidered bathroom towels and a Singapore Sling container.

taleasolasgrime · 09/04/2023 21:11

Bransky's Westside Tavern in Galway and survived to tell the tale

TomAllenWife · 09/04/2023 21:11

@Mammyloveswine I spent many a night on that revolving dance floor

SquareRootOfAllEvil · 09/04/2023 21:11

Mammyloveswine · 09/04/2023 21:08

The tuxedo Princess back when she floated on the Tyne....

Been there many, many times!

Also been to the Hill Club, Nuwara Eliya to whoever mentioned that.

Mine for the list is the Strangers’ Bar in the House of Commons

ChocChipHandbag · 09/04/2023 21:11

Mes Amis, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. First snog with my now husband there!

YukoandHiro · 09/04/2023 21:11

The Depeche Mode Bar in Tallinn

MrsTerryPratchett · 09/04/2023 21:13

YukoandHiro · 09/04/2023 21:11

The Depeche Mode Bar in Tallinn

This, and Raffles, appear to be the Whitsundays of this thread!

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Spirogyra · 09/04/2023 21:16

Z'alt Hischi bar in Zermatt. Popular place to visit but the bar is very hidden away, never saw any tourists or other British workers in there, amazed to see they have a website now <a class="break-all" href="http://www.hischibar.ch/photos.htmlwww.hischibar.ch/photos.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.hischibar.ch/photos.htmlwww.hischibar.ch/photos.html
George & Dragon on Foulness island
The nightclub attached to the casino in Riezlern, Austria, only put this one down as clutching at straws & not many british people do or did visit the area

Spirogyra · 09/04/2023 21:17

not sure what happened there, didn't mean to post the link twice, only the first link seems to work properly

elizabethdraper · 09/04/2023 21:17

AinmÁlainn · 09/04/2023 20:51

I've been to Raffles in Singapore!

Club 92, Dublin. The mention of sticky floors above reminded me.

We were just talking about club 92 (knackery do) today. Many a night spent there

elizabethdraper · 09/04/2023 21:20

SmallAngryPenguinWoman · 09/04/2023 21:03

Shelbourne Hotel, stupid anti-Irish autocorrect 😠

Love the horseshoe bar

JorisBonson · 09/04/2023 21:20

Marathon kebab house in Camden. If you know you know 🤣

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