Carmine Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Has anyone else noticed the fact that the only (faux) traditional pub on West Street has bitten the bullet? I wasn't a fan of O'Neill's, but after making a few visits to its replacement S1, I have to say that I'd have it back in an instant if I was given the choice. Despite the fact that the pub is still the same size and shape as it was in past incarnations, we now have the addition of bouncers on the door and a young lady who stands with these guys as if to suggest that she's there to check your name against a guest list and might turn you away! The only real chnages that have been made are a coat of paint, a few flat screen tvs, worse lighting and even louder music. I can accept that we might need bouncers on the door of a busy pub at the weekend, but the place has delusions of grandur and seems to think that if it styles itself as a nightclub then people will accept this without question. Is there anyone else out there who misses the days when the alienating bars which have come to predominate the city centre were the novelty beside the more common public house? The few trad pubs left have to be guarded nihgt and day lest their publicans be cloroformed in the middle of the night and carried off while the welcoming wooden bar and intimate interiors with their tables and jukeboxes that obey the will of the punter are replaced with cold metal, soulless white walls, cocktails and a terminally crap DJ. Make a stand, patronise and support the few remaining real pubs in the city centre and just say no to shiney new vodka bars and chain pubs from hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rinty Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I didn't mind O'Neills because it felt 'real'. Why on earth did they paint S1 that colour though? It looks like an undercoat I hate all the bars, so it's The Bath, or The Red Deer usually. The Devonshire Cat is fine, but so busy it's difficult to have a proper conversation half the time. The Washington was the place to go, but it's really gone downhill I'm afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 Is the Bath the pub visible from the corner of Barcleys as you walk towards the university? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I went to S1 last Friday and was not impressed. Was far too hot and sweaty (are they too tight to switch on the air conditioning?) and it took forever to get served. The music seemed to match the list of songs on Channel 4's top 100 worst ever records program too.... If you want a proper pub in that area they are there if you know where to look, such as the Red Deer, Bath Hotel, Dog and Partridge, Grapes and Frog & Parrot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I think that the Devonshire Cat is the only modern purpose built pub that is a proper pub. It's usually packed, so it show that people still want proper things as well as tricky discos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackthedog Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 The decor of a place doesnt bother me, but they are definately destroying all the atmosphere in town pubs now. Me and a bunch of friends went in S1 last week at about 6ish cos it was quiet and we could all chat and have a laugh. Then, it got to 8/9ish and the lights went down and the music was turned up. Why? Now we cant see each other, or hear each other, and with nowhere to dance (not that we wanted to anyway) why would the music be so loud? If I want to stand in a dark corner with music so loud I cant hold a conversation with anyone, i'll go to a nightclub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 I thought I would take this opportunity to mention the interesting fact that Mitchells & Butlers own all of the following bars in Sheffield... Edward's, Flares, O'Neills (now S1), All Bar One and also It's a Scream (Cavendish) This makes up the majority of bars on West/Division Street! See what else they own at: http://www.mbplc.com/navigator/business_nonflash.cfm?section=pubs The invasion of the large plcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenfleece Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 If they own all these pubs they should rename them all with lovely chrome sign on the front of all of them saying THE CRAP BAR COMPANY all with the same name BLAND BAR I went to S1 and HATED it......I aslo know someone who applied for a bar job i S1 and they had a 4 hour "interview" consisting of a whole group of would be bar persons seeing how loud they could shout and playing crappy sitting on the floor and rowing games to see how much stamina they had. Er....dont they just ask you for a name and reference any more and how to pull a pint? Whats all this interactive recruitment and group stuff. APparently all the applicants had no idea they were about to enter a Club 18-30 ice breaker style session, and thought they had solo interviews!!!! ****e beer as well..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleheed Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Pubs are re-furbed now to appeal to the alcopop generation.They don't want beer and lager drinkers now as they don't spend as much.All they wnt in is the £3.50 a bottle crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnkysknky Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 It's all about the money and obviously traditional pubs don't make enough - you all better start spending more if you want to save any of the few that are left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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