CrazyDave Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 It’s a firm opening rather than closing. A Rum themed restaurant in Ramsey which opened this week, about six weeks after their first suggested opening date. Only, you can’t buy rum because they haven’t sorted the license out yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 minute ago, CrazyDave said: Only, you can’t buy rum because they haven’t sorted the license out yet. This may not be entirely their fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, TheTeapot said: This may not be entirely their fault. It isn’t. Tried it last night, they were told they’d have the licence on Friday and then was told 430pm Friday it was delayed. Then they contacted all customers advising it was BYOB. It’s also only a restaurant licence, not a bar licence. So you can’t just go in for drinks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 minute ago, NoTailT said: It isn’t. Tried it last night, they were told they’d have the licence on Friday and then was told 430pm Friday it was delayed. Doesn't surprise me in the slightest. The licencing system is retarded as fuck. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwhite Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 14 minutes ago, NoTailT said: It isn’t. Tried it last night, they were told they’d have the licence on Friday and then was told 430pm Friday it was delayed. Then they contacted all customers advising it was BYOB. It’s also only a restaurant licence, not a bar licence. So you can’t just go in for drinks. Must be more to it than that. You're either granted a licence on the day or you're not. The sitting was on Thursday. Now not another one until November 9. Sounds like they thought they'd done everything but didn't satisfy the court. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, jackwhite said: Must be more to it than that. You're either granted a licence on the day or you're not. The sitting was on Thursday. Now not another one until November 9. Sounds like they thought they'd done everything but didn't satisfy the court. It was confusion between licensing and the fire officer, from what they explained. The food was very good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwhite Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, NoTailT said: It was confusion between licensing and the fire officer, from what they explained. The food was very good though. That doesn't surprise me. Will be interesting to see when they actually get it then. I.e if they have to wait until next months sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 minute ago, jackwhite said: That doesn't surprise me. Will be interesting to see when they actually get it then. I.e if they have to wait until next months sitting. I was all up for some moonshine too!! Took our own booze instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwhite Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Just now, NoTailT said: I was all up for some moonshine too!! Took our own booze instead. O'Donnells? You're not missing much 🤣 Front Porch has it. Some proper moonshine, absolutely. Be interesting to see what's on their rum menu. Prefer Caribbean stuff from Barbados and Jamaica but so much fantastic ones out there. How was the food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, jackwhite said: O'Donnells? You're not missing much 🤣 Front Porch has it. Some proper moonshine, absolutely. Be interesting to see what's on their rum menu. Prefer Caribbean stuff from Barbados and Jamaica but so much fantastic ones out there. How was the food? Ah, noted! The food was very good, highly recommend the crab claws. I did think the steaks were a bit steep though, so we didn’t opt for them. £42 for an 8oz fillet. Edited October 15, 2023 by NoTailT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, NoTailT said: £42 for an 8pm fillet. Its a no from me when I can pretty much do onion soup and steak for two of us at l’experience when they run their offer. I don’t mind paying for a quality product and will probably try it once to give them a chance but I would expect some spectacular sides to be included for £42 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: Its a no from me when I can pretty much do onion soup and steak for two of us at l’experience when they run their offer. I don’t mind paying for a quality product and will probably try it once to give them a chance but I would expect some spectacular sides to be included for £42 It comes with vine tomatoes and rosemary fries, is all I know. Bit rich for us to have steaks at that price. Really enjoyed the tapas plates though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 12 minutes ago, NoTailT said: It comes with vine tomatoes and rosemary fries, is all I know. Bit rich for us to have steaks at that price. Really enjoyed the tapas plates though. We really enjoyed the Tapas in truth on many occasions, so will look forward to trying this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Runner Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I cant imagine it has got any better, - on the rock dealing with any Department of government during the time I was there, was like wading through treacle with an parachute dragging behind you. The trouble is that there is no proper legislation. This IS A BIG PROBLEM - FORGET NO RED TAPE - If there is no proper legislation, rules and Regs to set a level playing field, it is Far Far worse than "Red Tape" (Seen last week when Tesco took a Monopoly position and IOMG could do nothing about it) This lack of proper legislation and therefore Rules and Regs leaves business at the behest of which ever CS you happen to talk to. Give me Red Tape any day over some 0 level failure that has a chip on their shoulder any day. They can trash your business with a couple of pen strokes. You can also join the club and ...... I will leave that up to your imagination. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 30 minutes ago, Blade Runner said: They can trash your business with a couple of pen strokes. You can also join the club and ...... I will leave that up to your imagination. This sounds interesting. Do you have any specific examples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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