What's happening to The Island pub?

staffordjas

staffordjas

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Gramaisc said:
New gas supply being installed today - still a bit of devastation inside, though...
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Cordoned off about 5 or 6 of the 2 hour parking spaces in front of it during the gas works as well, so not many available parking spaces even at 8.15am this morning .
 
tek-monkey

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
The door was open yesterday so I looked inside, was greeted by a gloss black and frosted glass partition with some chrome bits on it. Thats it decided, old pub plus out of place chrome equals Indian restaurant. Or a gay bar I guess?
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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tek-monkey said:
The door was open yesterday so I looked inside, was greeted by a gloss black and frosted glass partition with some chrome bits on it. Thats it decided, old pub plus out of place chrome equals Indian restaurant. Or a gay bar I guess?
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Why compromise?

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markpa12003

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I would love the Island to be another real ale pub, however I think its destined to be another curry house. I love curry's but surely we are close to reaching saturation point...

I want more real ale!
 
My Name is URL

My Name is URL

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markpa12003 said:
I would love the Island to be another real ale pub, however I think its destined to be another curry house. I love curry's but surely we are close to reaching saturation point...

I want more real ale!
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Indeed. Have we not discussed on here the new place that has opened in St Mary's Muse.... the name eludes me now....
 
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markpa12003

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It looks very nice Gramsaic and I may give it a visit, however it does reinforce my view that we don't any more. Stafford seriously lacks any other type of cuisine and there is always a need for more real ale pubs.

Maybe when / if the old library gets converted to a buffet restaurant Stafford may boast a variety of different cuisines, however I won't hold my breath. I recently visited this buffet restaurant in Bristol http://www.zazabazaar.com/the-food, which serves Vietnam, sushi, thai etc and it was lovely. Please come to Stafford!
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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It does look the part - I think we have eleven eat-in curry houses at the moment.

As with all these things, real ale pubs included, the market will prevail - if 'we' really do want them, then they will be here and they will survive...
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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markpa12003 said:
I have no idea where those places are, however I'm sure they are very nice.
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Whiteladies Road runs from (almost) the top of Park Street right up to the edge of the Downs - the Blackboy is an unofficial name for the latter, steeply sloping part of it. I lived just off the bottom of the hill, in Hampton Park, on and off for a few years.
 
Jade-clothing

Jade-clothing

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I was told hush hush (don't tell anyone) that the Island pub is being opened as a curry house by the people who owned Panache on stone road but under a new name (obviously) ;)
 
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