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[1927]

yeah their food has slacked right off
stopped eating in buffalo a while back and the mrs had to send back hummus with no flavour at 10ft tall a couple of days ago, they seem to think a dash of paprika is fine, where's the garlic etc!

sorry I was referring to bad reviews for Fire island, sorry if that wasnt clear!

 

[drachir]

Isn't The Chapel an upmarket Wetherspoons? We tried to go there after a meal on Churchill Way weeks ago and they wouldn't let us in as it was their opening party. I was in Porter's on Bute Terrace on Friday night as one of my friends knows the owner. They are planning all sorts with the menu entertainment in coming weeks but I can't remember what exactly as I was a little drunk. I do remember talking to the owner and explaining that in the late 90s, when it was a gay c lub, they used to have an all you can drink for £10 night and he said, rather sniffily that that sort of think wouldn't be happening!

Seemed quite a bit more upmarket than a spoons! And unfortunately '£x drink as much as you can' is illegal now

I've read the reviews and they are dire, seems the menu is always limited, the food dire and small portioned and service poor. Apart from that.......

As I said, didn't eat there but that's a shame to hear! I say I think it was a limited menu as it was just typed out onto a white sheet of A4, which isn't at all like their other bars (where they put a lot of emphasis on branding).

Still a really nice place to go for a drink - wasn't really judging it as a restaurant as even with more vegetarian options it's still very much a meat eaters' place.

 

[drachir]

http://fireislandcardiff.co.uk/restaurant/


really glad the old staff club is back in use, a great building
http://yourcardiff.walesonline.co.u...eets-old-county-club-set-to-open-as-cafe-bar/
will try and have a look tonight if they're not charging

According to Facebook it's free and they have live jazz on.

 

[ddraig]

sorry I was referring to bad reviews for Fire island, sorry if that wasnt clear!

no it was clear, i prob wasn't meaning the other beat box bars incl 10ft tall and buffalo

 

[nogojones]

"better than Abba"

wouldn't most bands fit that description?

 

[ddraig]

indeed!

 

[Gavin Bl]

Heard good things about that Chapel place...

Foolishly agreed to buy a couple of pints of Peroni in Barocco's - £4.60 a go!

 

[ddraig]

oh dear!
Diver Tom Daley criticises Cardiff NYE

Then at 01:45am on New Years Day Tom tweeted to say,
“Cardiff…what a let down for new year.” And then exclaimed that
“everything shuts at 1!”

http://djleekee.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/tom-daleys-verdict-on-new-years-eve-in-cardiff/
seriously wouldn't go in tiger tiger if you paid me

 

[Ranbay]

I used to have to for work lol

 

[ddraig]

their 'vip entrance' is a fire exit ffs!

 

[Ranbay]

their 'vip entrance' is a fire exit ffs!

Another one leads into the offices next door, at least once a month some pissed up twats make it into the offices....

 

[drachir]

oh dear!
Diver Tom Daley criticises Cardiff NYE

http://djleekee.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/tom-daleys-verdict-on-new-years-eve-in-cardiff/
seriously wouldn't go in tiger tiger if you paid me

Hate that inbred, overprivileged little twat anyway... I don't think anyone will be too upset that he's not coming back.

All that public money spent on him and all he can manage is a bronse

 

[jannerboyuk]

oh dear!
Diver Tom Daley criticises Cardiff NYE

http://djleekee.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/tom-daleys-verdict-on-new-years-eve-in-cardiff/
seriously wouldn't go in tiger tiger if you paid me

Well I was in the moon til 4 so that's a surprise to me! To be fair plenty of pubs closed early, city arms, queens vaults - but womanby street was buzzing, had a great time

 

[drachir]

Well I was in the moon til 4 so that's a surprise to me! To be fair plenty of pubs closed early, city arms, queens vaults - but womanby street was buzzing, had a great time

Pretty sure a couple of my mates were in Aura until 6 too

 

[editor]

oh dear!
Diver Tom Daley criticises Cardiff NYE

http://djleekee.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/tom-daleys-verdict-on-new-years-eve-in-cardiff/
seriously wouldn't go in tiger tiger if you paid me

What a dickhead. He's trying to blame Cardiff for his inability to look up club listings.

 

[editor]

I've just moved the Cardiff crossrail posts as I think it deserves a thread of its own!
http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/cardiff-crossrail-and-valley-electrification-proposals.304423/

 

[Tankus]

I think that’s why Tom Daley deleted his tweets, he was reminded that he was paid to be at Tiger Tiger. I could be wrong of course, but I’m a little surprised that such A listers as those people mentioned above would otherwise be spending NYE in Cardiff.
Bit odd that Tom seems to think everything shuts at 1, but really I can’t imagine that a night with a Chris Moyles sidekick ‘DJing’ is much fun.

Its all a bit Ratners ..perhaps

 

[jannerboyuk]

Pretty sure a couple of my mates were in Aura until 6 too

Where is aura then butty Bach? Never 'eard of it

 

[drachir]

Where is aura then butty Bach? Never 'eard of it

On Mill Lane, it opened in the summer. Mainly house, although I think there's a decent dubstep night now, and they had Uncle Dugs a few weeks ago.

It's in a bit of a weird place for the nights they have on (there was a confused/disgusted hen party in there when I saw Phil Weeks there, who left after being met with hostility when they tried to make requests ), and it's very shiny, but it's a decent place!

http://www.residentadvisor.net/club-detail.aspx?id=63071

 

[ddraig]

Well I was in the moon til 4 so that's a surprise to me! To be fair plenty of pubs closed early, city arms, queens vaults - but womanby street was buzzing, had a great time

we woz there too! but bailed earlier
good night and great people! levitation and crowbar put on good stuff :coo:
had to apologise to the dj n the upstairs bar bit after my partners Canadian mate asked him for a request when he was playing acidey technoey stuff

 

[ddraig]

I've just moved the Cardiff crossrail posts as I think it deserves a thread of its own!
http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/cardiff-crossrail-and-valley-electrification-proposals.304423/

ai was thinking this myself, ta

 

[ddraig]

stabbing in Clare rd last night - "armed and non armed police to ensure public safety"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-20926533

 

[nogojones]

Clare St (Riverside), not Grange

 

[ddraig]

ai apols, noticed that after

 

[ddraig]

how much outrage is there going to be about this!
Woman steals kitten from pet shop by putting it in handbag!
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/n...-into-bag-at-cardiff-pet-shop-91466-32569180/

will it get as big as cat bin woman? definately going to go national init.

 

[King Biscuit Time]

The Claude is always a bit like that. Never feel comfortable there and half expecting it to kick off

I always used to drink in the Claude when I lived nearby - Only ever in the snug though.

 

[editor]

But look at the kitteh!!!!!

 

[Ranbay]

was in there just before xmas to buy a cat with my mate, we saw all the other ones there

 

[nogojones]

how much outrage is there going to be about this!
Woman steals kitten from pet shop by putting it in handbag!
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/n...-into-bag-at-cardiff-pet-shop-91466-32569180/

will it get as big as cat bin woman? definately going to go national init.

Bristol ALF?

 

[Ranbay]

there £45 each.... but house trained etc.

just letting you know.