The Dog is to Become a 20 Room Hotel

[gerry]

For those of you who are interested, there is a meeting today, from 4-7 at the Dog to discuss the future plans of converting the pub into a 20 room hotel.

[womanofdulwich]

YOur thread title is a little misleading then? should it not read "might"?

I cant wait!

[gerry]

I don't believe it is only a possibility. Its pretty definite because the Pub needs a huge renovation and this is how they plan to finance it.

[Sue]

There was a thread on this ages ago - can't remember what section of the forum it was in though, it was in the Autumn I think.

[Hackblade]

From speaking to the staff at the pub I get the impression the idea is a complete non-starter.

[fazer71]

The Staff at the dog have no more than 2 brain cells between them.

They struggle to serve even when the place is empty they fannying around and can?t keep the place clean it?s full of fruit flies and if the wind blows in a certain direction you can smell the stench of filth from the cellar throughout the pub, the food is garbage and the pump beers are part cleaning fluid and guaranteed to give you a stinking hangover.

The Gents toilet stinks like a cess pit in Cairo.

It should be closed down and converted in a Bingo Hall.

It's the best looking worst pub in the UK.

Run and staffed by 100% Muppets.

God knows what it'd be like as a Hotel my guess is it would make Fawlty Towers look like the Grosvenor.

Complete S""?T hole./

[Betterat50m]

You seem to know a lot about the place Fazer, drink there regularly do you?

[Hackblade]

I quite like it

[Otta]

I'm afraid I'm with fazer.

Beautiful building and lovely outdoor area. That's where the good stuff ends.

The service seems to be bad whoever is working. I think it must be part of the training.

[fazer71]

Betterat50m Wrote:

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> You seem to know a lot about the place Fazer,

> drink there regularly do you?

I used to until I realised I'd get a stinking headache the next day.

Now I go to another pub and no headache good service and good food No dealing with idiot bar staff who don't know whose next in line.

But there are those who like Wong Kei in soho for the abuse they get, I guess the dog is a little like that for some and they like it.

Not me.

[northlondoner]

Pint of bile for Fazer, then.

[stephen509]

Where is this?

[gerry]

Its the Crown and Greyhound in Dulwich Village.

[El Pibe]

Bilious he may be, wrong he is not.

[katie1997]

Sue Wrote:

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> There was a thread on this ages ago - can't

> remember what section of the forum it was in

> though, it was in the Autumn I think.

Wow, there's a seasonal EDF?

The Dog that become an hotel sounds like a book title.

[SteveUK1978]

Dulwich is crying out for a Hotel of some sort and if it is any good it will have high occupancy I would have thought. We didn't have our wedding in Dulwich as there was nowhere for people from out of town to stay. The East Dulwich "Hotel" probably not the sort of place to put the in-laws (or then again.....???).

[Jah Lush]

Fazer71 has made some very good points and most of them true. I was a regular at The Dog for decades but finally had enough of it a long time ago. It's a nice place to sit outside in the summer, drink and watch the world go by but that's about it for me these days. I think the rot first set in when they ripped the booths out in the smaller end bar over 20 years ago.

[Atticus]

Hi Admin, with this thread be making its way to the business section, as did the pubs with pool tables thread?

[Jeremy]

I'm assuming the pub will stay downstairs? If so, it could be a really positive move, and it might even get new management and some half-decent grub. The hotel would probably do well, as there is no decent hotel for miles around.

[Sue]

SteveUK1978 Wrote:

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> Dulwich is crying out for a Hotel of some sort and

> if it is any good it will have high occupancy I

> would have thought. We didn't have our wedding in

> Dulwich as there was nowhere for people from out

> of town to stay. The East Dulwich "Hotel"

> probably not the sort of place to put the in-laws

> (or then again.....???).

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The Victoria Inn in Bellenden Road has rooms - short walk from East Dulwich. We put musicians up there.

[gerry]

Why was this moved to the Lounge? This affects the residents of East Dulwich and many local residents would like to know that they can enquire and make objections if they wish during the consultation period.....please move it back to its original spot. Thank you.

[Huguenot]

Decisions made all over the world affect the residents of ED - but they're not in ED. I suspect this is the reason why your thread about Dulwich Village has been moved out of the ED specfic section ;-)

You shouldn't feel defensive about it though - you'll get plenty of coverage in here.

[TheShelleys]

@fazer71

Your harsh critique of their brain cells may in fact be accurate. Last weekend a barman repeatedly tried to convince a waitress that a glass of white wine was actually rose, to the baffled bemusement of said waitress and all at the bar.

[Annette Curtain]

fazer71 Wrote:

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> Betterat50m Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > You seem to know a lot about the place Fazer,

> > drink there regularly do you?

>

>

> I used to until I realised I'd get a stinking

> headache the next day.

>

> Now I go to another pub and no headache good

> service and good food No dealing with idiot bar

> staff who don't know whose next in line.

>

> But there are those who like Wong Kei in soho for

> the abuse they get, I guess the dog is a little

> like that for some and they like it.

>

> Not me.

Oi.

Leave the 'Wong' out of this, your obviously a complete tool who doesn't appreciate the idiosyncrasies in life.

Simple question.

Would Soho/ Chinatown be better off with or without Wong Kei ?

With obviously, it's a friggin institution. They're also experts at seeing a tool & tosser a mile off, the value of abuse you gets is measured by their instinctive-decision-making-tossometer.

You must score a 10/10

NETTE:-S

[fazer71]

Annette

I prefer the quality of abuse at Khans Indian Restaurant Bayswater

I always score 10/10 there ??

And their food is excellent unlike Wong Kei?K

Wong Kei just makes me laugh with all the R L confusion?K.

Maybe the Dog could become the first trying to be .. Abuse Idiot Pub in the London ?K What am I saying it doesn??t need to try?K..