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Margaret Dewar commented on this post about 2 months agoThis may come across as a bit racist, but it is in no means meant to, at the end of the day I myself am an immigrant here.
Today we went for Breakfast in what is heavily promoted as a British Pub/restaurant, the venue had loads of Union Jacks flying and a very ENGLISH menu. BUT........ NOT one member of staff was British, nor were they Spanish, and the venue is NOT British owned.
Do you think this is right or not? Should they be permitted to promote themselves as a British Bar?, or is it just a ploy to get the British into their venue?
I have to say that the staff were very pleasant, and the food was average and obviously NOT cooked by a British person, nor would I have ever considered it a RESTAURANT.
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It is all over the world. Indian restaurants, Pakistani owned. Very few Irish Bars are owned by Irish. I even know of one Irish Bar, that duringIt is all over the world. Indian restaurants, Pakistani owned. Very few Irish Bars are owned by Irish. I even know of one Irish Bar, that during the construction stage was planning to use the name the Queen Arms! They eventually used the name elsewhere. In general I think it depends how it presented. Does it give the impression of being English owned or English themed? If they get it wrong I think it is them who suffer. You are never going to think of that bar again as English and therefore not likely to go back as you expected it to be at least English managed. If the impression had been English themed, you would probably have been expecting your breakfast to be a little different and been happy enough. More ... -
They own the business, their money, their investment, their choice. "Should they be permitted to promote themselves as a British Bar?" Why shouldThey own the business, their money, their investment, their choice. "Should they be permitted to promote themselves as a British Bar?" Why should anyone else have the right to dictate what they can or cannot do. You have the right as a customer to buy or not to buy. Let them learn from your decision and from reviews for other customers. Derek has stated, is it British owned or British themed? Either way it cannot be described as a fraud, so how does that matter? More ... -
I know its not fraud, but I will be voting with my feet, I mean who serves your fried eggs on unbuttered toast, what if I did not want my eggs put onI know its not fraud, but I will be voting with my feet, I mean who serves your fried eggs on unbuttered toast, what if I did not want my eggs put on my toast, and any British bar would serve the toast either buttered or with butter to put on yourself. I will stick to those that know how to serve a ENGLISH breakfast properly. More ... -
Tracy And that is entirely my point. Their bar, they decide how to advertise it. Your money you decide how to spend it. No-one needs anyone else'sTracy And that is entirely my point. Their bar, they decide how to advertise it. Your money you decide how to spend it. No-one needs anyone else's permission. More ...
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I imagine they're meaning it caters for English, as opposed to being English owned./run. One thing that annoys me though - going off on a slightI imagine they're meaning it caters for English, as opposed to being English owned./run. One thing that annoys me though - going off on a slight tangent - is when they advertise as English but put a union jack outside - the United Kingdom consists of more than England! More ... -
Margaret Dewar Maybe that's your clue when they don't know the difference between English and British. But then there are some English, who don'tMargaret Dewar Maybe that's your clue when they don't know the difference between English and British. But then there are some English, who don't know that a Union Jack does not fly on land. It is only a Union Jack when flown at sea. It is the Union Flag on land. Furthermore the flag is often hanged upside down. Again a lot of British who don't know the difference. If you don't know the difference how do you know that these bars are wrong? More ...
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THE DEVILS ADVOCATE valid point
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Its for this reason that if I want English food I go to Louies, Greenys, Yorkshire Pride, Winning post, Caspers and the Corner Bar, they know what weIts for this reason that if I want English food I go to Louies, Greenys, Yorkshire Pride, Winning post, Caspers and the Corner Bar, they know what we want and how to serve it. If I want Spanish food I go to a Spanish bar in the old town. More ...
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