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dk1:1013332 said:Staff & managers use our local Wetherspoon's for breakfast. No problem with that.
But then I don't think 'spoons sell alcohol before 10 or something like that
dk1:1013332 said:Staff & managers use our local Wetherspoon's for breakfast. No problem with that.
But then I don't think 'spoons sell alcohol before 10 or something like that
But then I don't think 'spoons sell alcohol before 10 or something like that
Really? I've never heard of that; but I don't think I've ever been in there that early.
I like Whetherspoons. Obviously they're usually not the place to go if you're looking for a proper old pub, but if all you want is a meal and a pint they're fine. The quality of the beer seems fine to me, and they have wide selection, which entices me; also lot of their pubs are Casque Marque accredited.
I'm a fan of their Large Breakfast, which was formally called a "Farmhouse Breakfast" - a name which I prefer. Yum!
Sorry, this is off topic.
Does anyone know if the Weatherspoons coffee nice, (Comparable to Starbucks e.t.c)
Sorry, this is off topic.
and do they do take-away ones?
Every TOC is different but the general rule is to not be in an establishment with uniform on where alcohol is served.
The TOC I work for has a policy of not being in any establishment that serves/sells alcohol while at work. This also extends to not having it on your person/in your bags while at work (being sealed doesn't matter).
That is for you to judge, they ran an advertising campaign a while back quoting the reults of a survey suggesting it was better than that competition, but then it was an advertising campaign.
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Yes..
Wouldn't bother me. I've even been in a pub in a hivi before now. Shock horror
However, a senior manager noticed me once & came over to say something. Although there was nothing in the company's policy stating I couldn't (as I had covered up the uniform), he said it's better to be safe than sorry as all it takes is a regualr passenger to notice & say something, and it could cause more trouble than it's worth!
That was probably because he didn't want you seeing him in there.
Does that include Tesco and such then, since they sell alcohol.
Or what about the small shops they have at train stations, since again quite a lot of these sells alcohol.
Tesco sell alcohol 'off licence', so you drink it at home. Pubs are on licence, so you drink it there and then. However the idea of going to a pub to eat is a lot more common these days than it used to. I'm sure some will remember the time when the only pub grub you could get was crisps and nuts, and if lucky, cheese, mini cheddars and cocktail sausages on Sundays.
a reasonable person would think I may buy beer.
One winner at First Transpennine Express was a horrid manager who is a well known bully. He went into Leeds Wetherspoons some years ago, seen one of the trolley staff having a pint after work in (some) uniform, partially covered up, and ordered him out. He then wandered to the back of the bar to another tall chap in full FirstGroup uniform and also asked him to leave. This chap turned around and replied "Ive been driving your companies ****** buses around this ******* city all ******* day and no ******** **** is going to ******* tell me put my pint down when I'm in my own ******* time. Now come ere you baldy speccy ******* ****!!!!". This point said manager was being picked up by the scruff of his neck, when I decided to make a sharp exit.
Last I seen was a body being rolled out the door near the taxi rank
Yeah, they open at 7am to serve breakfasts, teas and coffees, but no alcohol until 9am. It used to be no alcoholic drinks until 11am, but this rule was relaxed about two years ago.Really? I've never heard of that; but I don't think I've ever been in there that early.
Yeah, they open at 7am to serve breakfasts, teas and coffees, but no alcohol until 9am. It used to be no alcoholic drinks until 11am, but this rule was relaxed about two years ago.
Yeah, they open at 7am to serve breakfasts, teas and coffees, but no alcohol until 9am. It used to be no alcoholic drinks until 11am, but this rule was relaxed about two years ago.
How rigourously enforced the rule is anyone's guess. Certainly I have been in a Spoons before 9 and seen people drinking.
The Wetherspoons' in Birmingham city centre (principally the Square Peg) strongly enforce the 9am rule: When the stereotypical "down and out" types that Mutant Lemming refers to come staggering blearily towards the bar demanding drinks in the morning the bar staff won't serve them until the very dot of 9.How rigourously enforced the rule is anyone's guess. Certainly I have been in a Spoons before 9 and seen people drinking.
Wait a minute, I might have gotten myself (only slightly) confused: I think they might have served alcohol from 9am for a good few years, when the pubs opened at 9am: The opening time has obviously gotten earlier, rolling back to 7am, but the 9am start for selling alcohol may have been in place for longer. I honestly can't remember, I've had a lot of Wetherspoons breakfasts in the last four years or so.I've never seen this mentioned anywhere.