Thread: Pubs, could they die

Originally Posted by Quiggers

Classic Aussie pubs have been disappearing for years, which is sad.

There's hardly a pub from north of the Harbour Bridge to Newcastle, these days.



GQ

Don't worry about the North Shore to Newcastle. There is barely a pub left in George St. Sydney now. When I was a young bloke, we had a regular test of capacity which was to start at the Harbour View and have a middy in every pub you came to up George St. or, coming the other way, start at the Great Southern, and see how far you could get. I made it to the Tatler once, and a flat mate claimed to have once made the Town Hall. I must have been in pretty poor shape by the time I got to the Tatler. A forty kilo. female could nowadays make Central Station, there are so few pubs left in George St.

Originally Posted by rick130

naa, they aren't trying to mimic US style bars in Sydney, just have more equitable licensing laws that mimic what Victoria/Melbourne has and more like Europe, where you can go into a cafe and have a glass of wine without having to order food. IMO the current licensing laws are heavily biased in favour of pubs, and the AHA is hell bent on keeping them that way.
I'm all for it, never really liked pubs (and some of my best customers are clubs and pubs) but I'm probably some sort of arty farty trendy hippy type...... oh wait, I'm a tradesman and drive a Defender... damn.

In Germany you can buy beer EVERYWHERE - service stations, even at tiny roadside bratwurst / doner kebab stands. Yet the pubs are still popular and doing well.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Don't worry about the North Shore to Newcastle. There is barely a pub left in George St. Sydney now. When I was a young bloke, we had a regular test of capacity which was to start at the Harbour View and have a middy in every pub you came to up George St. or, coming the other way, start at the Great Southern, and see how far you could get. I made it to the Tatler once, and a flat mate claimed to have once made the Town Hall. I must have been in pretty poor shape by the time I got to the Tatler. A forty kilo. female could nowadays make Central Station, there are so few pubs left in George St.

My dad told me about this---

not sure how far he ever got,,
should ask the question!

I think it is a N.S.W thing. Because the larger hotels do not want small ones such as the coffee shops that sell beer as well. Anyone who has been to Melbourne and then Sydney will know what I mean. As Victoria has these laws. The AHA do not want to change the law. I think it will be a good thing. After all Europe has these laws and it goes along nicely. You can sit at a small pub (Bistro as it is called over there) have a meal, wine, beer OR coffee/tea. I personally do not like these huge big clubs, so impersonal. But there are those who do and these new laws will not sound the death nell of the big clubs, just give them some competition.

Just my opinion

This is just like what's happened to service stations. Used to be there were lots of small servos along the highways and byways, where the cost of fuel was little different to large centres. Now they've all but dissappeared, due to supermarket interference etc.

Originally Posted by numpty

This is just like what's happened to service stations. Used to be there were lots of small servos along the highways and byways, where the cost of fuel was little different to large centres. Now they've all but dissappeared, due to supermarket interference etc.

Yeah numpty,

...there's a new 'superservo' being built south of Coolangatta on the Pac Hwy. It's a huuuuge BP/Maccas etc.
A new sign appeared just prior to this edifice... it says (words to the effect of) 'last fuel on highway for 105ks'

(which is wrong)

...wonder how much BP paid the RTA to have this misleading sign erected?

GQ

Originally Posted by Quiggers

Yeah numpty,

...there's a new 'superservo' being built south of Coolangatta on the Pac Hwy. It's a huuuuge BP/Maccas etc.
A new sign appeared just prior to this edifice... it says (words to the effect of) 'last fuel on highway for 105ks'

(which is wrong)

...wonder how much BP paid the RTA to have this misleading sign erected?

GQ

And don't get me started on the lack of "real" food outlets. They have also gone because of bloody clown food etc. Golden Arches indeed.

Yup, the bl00dy golden arches have go the market shot to bits, for one curious reason...

...easily available, generally clean, safe, toilets...

...the business is built around a dunny...


GQ