Tomblands Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 Lerwick does miss a pub which does decent food and is relatively pleasant to sit in. Not advocating Wetherspoons as being an answer, just making a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerwick Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 You need a customer base of over 20,000 in a town before Wetherspoons/MacDonalds/KFC and the likes would even consider opening so its a mute topic. Wick has a population of around 8000 wetherspoons have a bar in wick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepychef Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 You need a customer base of over 20,000 in a town before Wetherspoons/MacDonalds/KFC and the likes would even consider opening so its a mute topic. Wick has a population of around 8000 wetherspoons have a bar in wick. Salcoats only has a population of 500 and it has 1 as well. Its the catchment area that is to have 20,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corporate Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 (**mod edit** - blatant advert removed ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerwick Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 You need a customer base of over 20,000 in a town before Wetherspoons/MacDonalds/KFC and the likes would even consider opening so its a mute topic. Wick has a population of around 8000 wetherspoons have a bar in wick. Salcoats only has a population of 500 and it has 1 as well. Its the catchment area that is to have 20,000.What would our catchment area be with a population abt 22000 and a lot traffic through our ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepychef Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Couldn't tell you but you wouldn't nip down for a few pints from Unst or come up from Sumburgh for a few drinks. So the catchment area is a lot smaller than Shetland also you have ferries to catch to gain your population of 22,000. Anymore information please feel free to contact Wetherspoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corporate Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Mr Mod edit...you have advertising all the time on shetlink, one way or another, most of it surruptitious; whats wrong with being open?And the point nontheless is made, what about beltramis cafe/bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Mr Mod edit...you have advertising all the time on shetlink, one way or another, most of it surruptitious; whats wrong with being open?And the point nontheless is made, what about beltramis cafe/bar? Well if they have a choice of real ales at low prices, cheap meals and meal and a drink deals for under a fiver then maybe they could compete with Wetherspoons but have to say I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaz Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Lerwick definitely needs a decent pub but a chain, characterless pub I don't think is the answer. A bit of the topic but did you know that the guy who founded J D Wetherspoons names his pubs after a teacher at school who told him that he would never amount to anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Lerwick definitely needs a decent pub but a chain, characterless pub I don't think is the answer.Not all Wetherspoons pubs lack character. One by the Edgware Road is good as is the Fox on the Hill (complete with real live visiting fox) in Dulwich and the Imperial in Exeter is one of the best pubs in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Blow Wetherspoons - I was sorry to see the Firkin pubs go. I'd like a pub within walking distance (preferably LOL) with a nice garden or, alternatively, that'll let me dogs in. Come to think of it, hubby better be allowed in too (his round me thinks). As an afterthought, how come so few pubs have lemon and no before anyone says, why should we bring our own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerwick Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Couldn't tell you but you wouldn't nip down for a few pints from Unst or come up from Sumburgh for a few drinks. So the catchment area is a lot smaller than Shetland also you have ferries to catch to gain your population of 22,000. Anymore information please feel free to contact Wetherspoons.If weatherspoons saw the figures of the barralage for our local pubs they would be here like a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepychef Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 If you think that then you don't work in the industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-jimbo Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I think, given the chance, JD Weatherspoons would be happy to set up shop in Lerwick. Unfortunatly there's no way the Lerwick Mafia (sorry, Lerwick Retailers Association) would allow them up here to drastically under cut their prices.It is fun living in Shetland and getting constantly fleeced by the Lerwick Mafia and their monopoly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepychef Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/discover-jdw/our-pubs/a-wetherspoon-near-you There you go, for anyone who wants a Wetherspoons just drop them a line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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