Restaurants

[Inglorious basturk]

9 minutes ago, gumboots said:

Eaten at atul kochhar's Sindhu restaurant on Brittania. Was a bit underwhelmed first time but second time round was great

What is Britannia ?

[gumboots]

Sorry. I cant spell! Too used to writing Brittany. Britannia is a P and O cruise ship.

[Inglorious basturk]

5 minutes ago, gumboots said:

Sorry. I cant spell! Too used to writing Brittany. Britannia is a P and O cruise ship.

Oh I see ,  it can be a mixed experience when it’s a name over the door restaurant . Eg Tom Kerridge in mcr etc , they tend never to last . I’m going on my first ever cruise soon , it’s an American ship , Daniel bolud and Tomas Keller have restaurants there . I’ve been to their flagship restaurants, I don’t expect the same ( not saying you did ) . I think a chef should for the most cook his resto . Michael I hate doesn’t do sat nights at his somewhat overrated eponymous place . Madness 

[gumboots]

Were not regular cruisers either. Done 2 in the last 4 years. Would like to do one more but who knows now.

[Inglorious basturk]

25 minutes ago, gumboots said:

Were not regular cruisers either. Done 2 in the last 4 years. Would like to do one more but who knows now.

We are doing one with my Elderly dad , mum would have been appalled ! 
leaves Galveston in Texas for 10 days around the Caribbean. Can’t complain 

[gumboots]

We went for Norway first time, then the Baltic including St Petersburg last year. 

[Inglorious basturk]

7 minutes ago, gumboots said:

We went for Norway first time, then the Baltic including St Petersburg last year. 

I’m just a bit apprehensive, it’s such a short time to spend in each place 

[gumboots]

35 minutes ago, Inglorious basturk said:

I’m just a bit apprehensive, it’s such a short time to spend in each place 

Think of it as a taster. If you like places, you can go back. We got 2 days in St Petersburg but only one in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki and Tallinn. We plan at some point to return to Stockholm as we didnt see enough of it. 

[Sparks Rover]

4 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Great news about being allowed to socialise outside with a small group as from Monday. I think something like this should have been brought in the last time the restrictions were reviewed but better late than never.

I think that by being thick, Cummings has unwittingly done us all the most massive favour imaginable as the Government seem to be throwing us bones in the form of easing of lockdown to cheer us up and divert attention away from the farcical handling of the Cummings issue.

 

Deaths have risen though.....the signs are that the government arent ready to open.  I'd say leave the kids until Sept, starting football is potty as it will encourage people to gather and watch it on tv, 

I'm in the Scottish camp here....

I've also heard today that the directive from the Lancashire Education Authority is not to open schools next week.

Too early.

[Jimbo]

9 hours ago, gumboots said:

We went for Norway first time, then the Baltic including St Petersburg last year. 

We've a Fijords/Northern Lights cruise booked on the Queen Victoria in October - I'm really hoping that it goes ahead as this is one for my bucket list.

[Inglorious basturk]

12 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

We've a Fijords/Northern Lights cruise booked on the Queen Victoria in October - I'm really hoping that it goes ahead as this is one for my bucket list.

You have a very good chance if any element of the travel industry is already set up to deal with this especially now we know what is going on it’s the cruises . A lot of the American lines are setting up to get the ball rolling in mid July . 
If you can’t go they seem very flexible for potential rearrangement 

[gumboots]

On cruise ships people are always washing and sanitizing hands. You learn very early on not to touch handrails or lift buttons with your hands if you can possibly avoid it. There is hand sanitizer at the entrance to every restaurant and once, when I went into a restaurant having sanitised my hands , the girl behind the plates(it was a buffet) wouldn't let me take a plate until I did it again. They are so worried about norovirus outbreaks that it wouldn't take much adaptation to be ready 

Edited May 29, 2020 by gumboots

[Inglorious basturk]

28 minutes ago, gumboots said:

On cruise ships people are always washing and sanitizing hands. You learn very early on not to touch handrails or lift buttons with your hands if you can possibly avoid it. There is hand sanitizer at the entrance to every restaurant and once, when I went into a restaurant having sanitised my hands , the girl behind the plates(it was a buffet) wouldn't let me take a plate until I did it again. They are so worried about norovirus outbreaks that it wouldn't take much adaptation to be ready 

Yes one of the big American lines are really capitalising on that and are 600 percent up on sales for August . 
I asked my dad who is 80 odd if it bothered him at all going . He said no he’s more concerned he and I will kill each Other on the long flight to Houston ( we get on but he’s never done a flight that long and he can be impatient )

Edited May 29, 2020 by Inglorious basturk

[philipl]

About 700 of the 3,800 Maltese establishments holding safety licenses to operate as eateries have applied for and received the new Covid 19 certification since they were allowed toi re-open a week ago today.

Many of them have shut down again. 

Takings are 7% of the level this time last year.

[Inglorious basturk]

Oh right . 

[Sparks Rover]

4 hours ago, gumboots said:

On cruise ships people are always washing and sanitizing hands. You learn very early on not to touch handrails or lift buttons with your hands if you can possibly avoid it. There is hand sanitizer at the entrance to every restaurant and once, when I went into a restaurant having sanitised my hands , the girl behind the plates(it was a buffet) wouldn't let me take a plate until I did it again. They are so worried about norovirus outbreaks that it wouldn't take much adaptation to be ready 

On the face of it, yes, but look what happened to all those cruise ships, left out to see for weeks with nobody wanting them to dock.

You wouldn't catch me on one for at least a couple of years until a vaccine is found.

[Inglorious basturk]

1 hour ago, Sparks Rover said:

On the face of it, yes, but look what happened to all those cruise ships, left out to see for weeks with nobody wanting them to dock.

You wouldn't catch me on one for at least a couple of years until a vaccine is found.

That won’t last . So many small islands rely on the revenue the ships generate . I’ve no issue with going on one at all as long as it’s allowed .

[only2garners]

I see the Seafood Pub Company has filed for bankruptcy and shut down. They own the Oyster & Otter at Feniscowles, the Assheton Arms in Downhan and the Derby Arms just outside Longridge amongst others.

[gumboots]

Yes we saw that earlier too. I would think the Assheton arms would be taken on by someone if pubs get to open soon, but perhaps not. 

[Dreams of 1995]

22 minutes ago, only2garners said:

I see the Seafood Pub Company has filed for bankruptcy and shut down. They own the Oyster & Otter at Feniscowles, the Assheton Arms in Downhan and the Derby Arms just outside Longridge amongst others.

Oyster and Otter was decent the first time I ever went there. I don't know what happened but the longer it stayed the worse it got, yet the prices kept going up and up.

My old man lives in Feni and in truthful the prices round there are outrageous for Blackburn. They pretty much match Brum city centre prices for pints. 

[Gav]

2 hours ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

Oyster and Otter was decent the first time I ever went there. I don't know what happened but the longer it stayed the worse it got, yet the prices kept going up and up.

My old man lives in Feni and in truthful the prices round there are outrageous for Blackburn. They pretty much match Brum city centre prices for pints. 

Terrible news for the town, I know lots of people that travelled for the seafood option.

But you make a great point about the food, started off superb, ended up average, menu had less and less seafood the more I went.

I hope that staff find alternative work, tough times are coming.

[RevidgeBlue]

5 hours ago, only2garners said:

I see the Seafood Pub Company has filed for bankruptcy and shut down. They own the Oyster & Otter at Feniscowles, the Assheton Arms in Downhan and the Derby Arms just outside Longridge amongst others.

The Derby Arms used to be fantastic about ten years ago before the current chain took it over.

Nevertheless terrible news to see the loss of another 10 pub/restaurant outlets.

[RevidgeBlue]

2 hours ago, Gav said:

Terrible news for the town, I know lots of people that travelled for the seafood option.

But you make a great point about the food, started off superb, ended up average, menu had less and less seafood the more I went.

I hope that staff find alternative work, tough times are coming.

When the Oyster and Otter first opened they had a fantastic takeaway fish and chip shop on the side. Prices were higher than your average chippy though and it quickly shut. Personally I thought the difference in quality was worth it.

[Mattyblue]

Convert it back to The Hordens, sure someone must still have those porn vids they showed upstairs 

[Sparks Rover]

8 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Convert it back to The Hordens, sure someone must still have those porn vids they showed upstairs 

I always thought a decent Indian would do well there. Maybe the country's first Venkyburger bar...?