This is an example of creating an elite product or service and how sorely missed such things are.
We’re constantly told that casual is in for example.
But everyone I know likes a formal event, where people dress nicely. That was destroyed when establishments for the sake of market share/fear of offending, allowed dress codes etc to get dumbed down to the point of being a joke.
I was a member of a very old and exclusive country club, then they went to jeans in the bar/restaurant. I can go to Denny’s for that.... My wife and I had our Honeymoon at Harrison Hot Springs in BC Canada, and went back a couple of times. They had a music and dining experience that went back many decades. It had been black tie only, then formal, then whatever you feel like. When it went to the latter, we quit going.
BUMP!
I know a local tavern where 2/3 of their Yelp! reviews are complaints about the owner’s swearing.
We made our first trip to the UK this past September. Cornwall, to be exact. We were a bit lost as to closing times for restaurants, and when we got home, someone told us we should have tried pubs. Felt a bit silly not to have thought of that.
One of my very favorite brews is Samuel Smith’s Taddy Porter. I don’t drink often, but when I do, I want to drink something I have to chew! :-)
I’m being series now, their ales are great, but that porter is absolutely my very favorite.
Mark
Sounds great!
Patrons actually interacting, civilly. How old school! I do miss that, especially at airport bars.
At a bar recently, I monitored the times a younger guy used the f*** noun/pronoun/adjective/verb/adverb/conjunction/preposition/article/interjection and it was around every 15 seconds. So disappointing.
It sounds nice. Often I’m just glad to find restaurants/bars which don’t have TVs on every wall.
Instead of going to a pub and getting drunk they should seek out the nearest Fellowship Hall.
"snob screens"?! For keeping snobs in or out?