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Topic : The Grouse Bar |
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| Bob T |
Just driven passed the Grouse and it appears to have closed down ,any one got any ideas what happened |
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| Freckles |
It closed last Tuesday, simply because it wasn't making enough money I think. Sad. |
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| chaz |
bet they put plans in for houses on the carpark and for conversion to flats |
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| pumbajunior |
as far as i knew it was fine dining that was doing pretty well not been though |
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| offcumden |
I have - it was very expensive and I wasn't impressed with the "nouvelle cuisine" portions. "Fill my plate lad" I say. I heard that the table service went downhill towards the end too. |
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| primy |
i think it is up for sale but dont know who with would work as a eating place with the right menu and people. we surely dont need anymore houses or flats. |
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| pumbajunior |
im sure it will be flats in time but there again with the credit crunch/wobbly housing market who knows |
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| alan |
I'd heard another takeaway...........  |
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| pumbajunior |
ahh well its closer to our house n has parking round the back |
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| Herself |
It would make a grand Bikers Cafe, with all that parking out the back.Lift some slabs for tents , put a BBQ area there as well. I think you call yourself a biker Alan , wot you think old boy!!. |
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| pumbajunior |
sounds a very good idea |
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| ginjo |
I think it would be nice if someone took over and kept it as a restaurant maybe bringing the prices down a little especially on wines. I did not think it was overpriced bearing in mind the quality and they did an early bird which was good value.It is nice to have somewhere a bit more upmarket that you can walk to but I suppose when people are tightening their belts due to price of everything going up, eating out will be one of first things people cut back on |
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| alan |
Good idea 'Herself' perhaps the TC should buy it and open it as a cafe! |
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| Beechy |
A little concerning that nobody has commented how very sad it is for the owners. I know them and they are good people. I suspect it was the day to day running of the place(not done by the owners) which led to it's unfortunate demise! That said i am eager to see herself in the full leather biker garb!! Sat in the "kaff". |
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| ted |
i dobt think anyone knew why it had closed so unlikely to feel sad for owners without any facts! if i were stephanos i'd be thinking about upgrading.... |
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| alan |
Yep she looks good in leather "Beechy" |
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| pumbajunior |
Do stephanos need to upgrade? its a small cosy place that does very well ive been a few times and booked to go back in a months time delicious food |
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| bagpuss |
The comment about the people running it is not 100% true... The owner and his wife both took an active part in running it as well and as far as I was always led to believe it was a family business with both his son and daughter in law running it too and until recently his other son running the front of house service. I think it is just a sad case of people not having enough money to spend on extras and the grouse was a sad loss to Silsden in all of this. |
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| ted |
pumba, granted its a small cosy place but if they have any business ambitions they will be looking to expand. (hence why they were asking kershaws newsagents to sell up). they could easily double/treble the number of customers by moving to bigger premises.....food for thought |
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| wahiba |
Use it or lose it and I must confess to not using it enough. Having just come back from a holiday in Spain a comment on wine prices. We had lunch on our last day in a local restaurant. We were the only Brits there, it was full of Spaniards. Food was excellent and came to around £30 a head. Not bad even considering the exchange rate, but the point is the wine - both bottles were £5 each!!! I was told that when in the area, Mar Menor in Murcia, the King of Spain ate there. Believable as the loos were fit for a king. |
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| pumbajunior |
quotefair point ted and yes i guess expanding would be a good idea relocating out of the main area of the village i dont know if that would be such a good idea |
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| albatross |
wahiba-I have also just returned from a week in Spain, just a bit further up the coast in the Orihuela Costa area. Wine is not expensive in the restraunts, but when you can buy a half decent bottle of wine in the supermarkets for a pound or two it puts the £5 a bottle charged into perspective, but still not a rip off even so, especially when the food is good I think there is good potential for the Grouse to be an establishment selling good quality, reasonably priced pub food, like the Slaters at Bradley, or the Dog and Gun at Glusburn for example. Also maybe just far enough out side the village to be off the pub crawl circuit. |
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| pumbajunior |
Wasnt too impressed with the dog & gun on the last visit |
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| wahiba |
A decent Chinese in the Grouse would be welcome. |
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| ginjo |
isn't that a contradiction in terms "wahiba" |
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| gazzer |
£350,000 if anyone fancies it www.westlakeandco.co.uk/pdfs/1210245437.pdf |
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| gazzer |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) It is being marketed as a pub but does incled this "Externally: Large partly surfaced CAR PARK at rear (subject to Right of Way across, the position of which can be moved in the event of development – Title Plan available on request)." |
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| wahiba |
Decent is a subjective word and cannot really be considered contradictory in this context. The Grouse Pub would be a good place for a decent Chinese restaurant. It would also be a good place for a masseur parlour, or even tea rooms. |
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