Admin Vista Posted October 17, 2012 Admin Report Posted October 17, 2012 Tonight I had dinner on this, a former lightship from the Humber estuary. Built in Dartmouth in 1952 and in use as a lightship until 1988 when it was towed to Hamburg and converted into a floating hotel, bar and restaurant. Very nice my dinner was too! http://www.feuerschiffseite.de/SCHIFFE/ENGLAND/LV13/lv13.htm Anyone from the Humberside remember it?
stuartp Posted October 18, 2012 Report Posted October 18, 2012 looks great what tasty german grub did you have?
lotusless Posted October 18, 2012 Report Posted October 18, 2012 He probably had a mouthful of a big german sausage !
Admin Vista Posted October 18, 2012 Author Admin Report Posted October 18, 2012 He probably had a mouthful of a big german sausage ! No, but the waitress was mighty fit with a healthy set of so she'd have been welcome to some British sausage, no biting allowed of course! I had a delicious piece of steak, Argentina may not be so hot at fighting battles (fortunately) but their beef is might fine!
Posse Posted October 18, 2012 Report Posted October 18, 2012 He probably had a mouthful of a big german sausage ! Scotts battered sausage
emu Posted October 18, 2012 Report Posted October 18, 2012 You didn't need to go all the way to Hamburg Vista, a trip back to sunny Gosport would sufficed.... This one is also used as a restaurant and bar. Can't offer opinion on the food or waitresses though i'm afraid. She was ordered in 1945 and decommisioned in 1993.
Admin Vista Posted October 19, 2012 Author Admin Report Posted October 19, 2012 You didn't need to go all the way to Hamburg Vista, a trip back to sunny Gosport would sufficed.... This one is also used as a restaurant and bar. Can't offer opinion on the food or waitresses though i'm afraid. She was ordered in 1945 and decommisioned in 1993. That shows how long it's been since I was at Haslar marina, though I learnt to sail locally at JSASTC Hornet (is it still called that?) in 1987. Ah, fond memories of Gosport from 1987 - 1990, Nelsons, The George & Dragon and Emma's (for those who didn't fancy the ferry to Joanna's!)
emu Posted October 19, 2012 Report Posted October 19, 2012 The Sail training centre is still there, although I think its 'just' JSASTC. No 'Hornet' anymore. Joanna's is long gone now, The building caught fire and was demolished a couple of years back along with the rest of 'that' row. The G&D, like the majority of the pubs you'll remember spends most of its time closed down Nelsons and Emmas on the other hand are both going strong Emmas is the only night nightclub left in town now so is still handy for avoiding the ferry trip
Admin Vista Posted October 19, 2012 Author Admin Report Posted October 19, 2012 I remember standing on some fit bird's toe in Emma's..............still, it ended better than it started as I woke up in her bed the next morning! Not the usual way to go about it but it worked. Used to be a Good night out, start at the Cocked Hat and work your way down Privett / Bury Road, hang one on in Kelly's Hotel as there was often live music in there (I think that closed down soon after) then we were usually already 3 sheets to the wind before we hit the G&D Nelson's and Emma's. Though most people still called Nelson's the Star back then.
emu Posted October 19, 2012 Report Posted October 19, 2012 The bar is about half the length it used to be so you'd have a touch more space nowadays. Other than that its probably the exact same decor (and quite possibly a lot of the same clientele too ) You'd be hard pressed to do much of a pub crawl that way now . The Cocked hat is still a pub/ restaurant but the Wiltshire Lamb is now flats, along with the small pub almost next door in Anns Hill. Kelly's Hotel is flats too. The White Hart is still going, and after a long period of being derelict the Vine reopened a few years ago. The Royal Arms has been boarded for years and I think Olivers is too now. There is now a Wetherspoons in the High Street, which has taken the Star name. Arcs/JFKs and the pub beneath are all gone too. Brockhurst/Forton Road is fairing even worse. Its all change over here!
Admin Vista Posted October 19, 2012 Author Admin Report Posted October 19, 2012 Its all change over here! It's like that down here too. Some people like to blame the smoking ban for the demise of the pub, I reckon it has much more to do with the price of drink on a night out. When you don't get much change from a tenner for a round for 3 people, socialising in the pub becomes an expensive hobby. I used to really like the Jolly Rodger down Hardway, I think it changed its name to the Hogshead and Halibut (aka Pig & Fish) is it still going?
emu Posted October 19, 2012 Report Posted October 19, 2012 The Jolly Roger has been extended and is back to being called the Jolly Roger again. Its more of an eating pub than a drinking pub though. All of the old Priddys Hard site has been developed for housing now so there are plenty of people to use it. I'm inclined to agree with you about the price being the cause rather the smoking. After all people didn't go to the pub for a smoke and can smoke almost anywhere, but the pub is the only place to drink in that kind of environment. Most of the Brockhurst/Forton establishments have been turned into housing and shops, so I assume the property itself is more profitable than the wine and spirits. One of the people I work with now was landlord at the Royal Arms for a couple of years. He always says that to make any money he should have done proper food too, simply because they were restricted to buying from the brewery, and the margins were just too small on drinks alone.
stuartp Posted October 23, 2012 Report Posted October 23, 2012 When you don't get much change from a tenner for a round for 3 people, socialising in the pub becomes an expensive hobby. i don't get much change from a tenner for 2 pints these days in a lot of places it doesn't seem like long ago i laughed in the barman's face when he told me it was 4 quid for a pint
SmokeEm Posted October 23, 2012 Report Posted October 23, 2012 I paid £4.70 for a pint of Stella at the Shepherd & Flock pub in Farnham recently
stuartp Posted October 23, 2012 Report Posted October 23, 2012 I paid £4.70 for a pint of Stella at the Shepherd & Flock pub in Farnham recently OOF! and you can get a can for about a quid - wonder why pubs could be struggling mmmmmm stella
DAZZA Posted October 24, 2012 Report Posted October 24, 2012 Bizarre places to eat? I worked in Kenya for a year. I was taken to the Rift Valley for dinner one weekend, to a small hut where I was promised any kind of meat I wanted. Little did I know the fooking meat was still walking round whilst you picked it.
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