The Cherry Tree official opening Thursday 30th August

[El Pibe]

:)

[Alan Medic]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> :) 100, would have been better!

Just noticed its not the Lounge, so scrub that.

[Mick Mac]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> There was a very intimidatingly drunk chap at the

> bar asking where in Ireland we were from with more

> than a hint of menace that the wrong answer could

> get us killed.

> He simply couldn't compute that we weren't Irish,

> my mate tried to explain bless him

>

> - "So where you from then?"

> - "I'm from Forest Hill"

> - "Ah sure you are, but where in Ireland are you

> from?"

> - "I'm not Irish, I'm English"

> - "I get that, but where in Ireland are you

> from?"

> - "Err, England"

> - "Ah, of course you are, but your folks?"

> - "They're English too"

> - "Sure they are, but where in Ireland are they

> from?"

>

> In the end I risked mumbling something like

> "Athlone" and he was satisfied with that, allowing

> us to scuttle into a corner and cower a bit!

That was me El Pibe. Sorry about that.

[El Pibe]

What would have been the wrong answer then?

Limerick?

[Mick Mac]

He was probably just drunk and could not understand why anyone who was not irish would even want to consider being in there.

I have to say, I agree with him.

[El Pibe]

The TV in the Castle broke and there was a Wexford game on.

Luckily the TV in the Castle has since been ok.

[Chippy Minton]

A few months ago I was in the EDT watching football when a bloke came up to me and demanded know the time and if I was from "round here" - old-skool, football awayday style.

I started to tell him to politely go away, but as soon as he heard my accent he quickly changed saying something like "oh yeah, no, I can hear where you're from...sorry mate."

He then went on to rant about "all the f@@King film producers that live round here now" before moving onto someone else.

[KidKruger]

Chippy maybe the guy thought you were a film producer, could be flattering I suppose (assuming you think film producer is a good 'profile' career).

[Mick Mac]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> The TV in the Castle broke and there was a Wexford

> game on.

> Luckily the TV in the Castle has since been ok.

It sounds like you have fallen into bad company ;) . I used to go to all the Irish bars. I married an English girl and now Irish pubs seem to be off the agenda. But hey, we both have a Rory. :)

[El Pibe]

I often have my revenge, poor girl has to see west ham games from time to time, and Spain's win over Ireland almost made up for a decade of Ireland panning England in the rugby!!

I managed to sneak Pedro in as a middle name for El Pibi?o mark II.

[El Pibe]

I suspect a lounging is imminent

[Mick Mac]

The lounge is where all the best threads used to end up. Adios.

[El Pibe]

?Hasta loungo amigo!

[herrd]

As for keeping warm in the winter/while smoking, I suspect a gaggle of disgruntled former regulars may well go and torch the place when they hear of the ?4 scotch eggs...

[Sue]

herrd Wrote:

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> As for keeping warm in the winter/while smoking, I

> suspect a gaggle of disgruntled former regulars

> may well go and torch the place when they hear of

> the ?4 scotch eggs...

xxxxxxx

Well they can go to some cheap shop, pay - what? under a pound probably? - and get some vile egg covered in mainly rusk with a tiny bit of pork hidden somewhere in it, or they can pay four quid and get a gourmet egg covered in black pudding .....

Or they can go to a chippie and get a pickled egg ....

They'll probably complain that the beer doesn't have a strange off taste, as well .....

[Molly2012]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Seems about par for the course. Cheaper than the

> chorizo scotch egg at the Victoria Inn.

I absolutely love the new Cherry Tree!! The new managers are fantastic and very welcoming. 12 of us booked a table last Sunday to try out their Sunday lunch! I've to to say its by far the best & most delicious roast I have eaten in ages... Apart from my own ! I ordered the slowly cooked pork belly roast! Delicious my partner hd the beef , he really enjoyed it! Really nice crowd the sun was beaming all day which helped.

Im looking forward to popping along again with more friends next Sunday. Staff were great, I think it will take a while to fill up but by far the nicest bar is ED! About time!

[StraferJack]

Aha. I met Molly there on Sunday

She speaks the truth. Sunday lunch was very, very good indeed

[se22crop]

Went there recently and liked the makeover inside the pub itself but seemed nothing had been done to improve the Gents toilets. Sort it out please, update sinks and taps, lick of paint, and sort out toilet seat (or lack of)

[Gidget]

se22crop Wrote:

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> Went there recently and liked the makeover inside

> the pub itself but seemed nothing had been done to

> improve the Gents toilets. Sort it out please,

> update sinks and taps, lick of paint, and sort out

> toilet seat (or lack of)

Did you notice if there was any hot water in there? No hot water in the Ladies although it looked up to date decoration wise. I find it hard to believe it's kosher to not have any hot water in a toilet? Hygiene?