View Full Version : Carluccios - Bar or no bar?
I'm interested to know if anyone has ever visited a Carluccios and whether there is any reason for them to be listed on the site. To me they do look rather like a place to eat only - but I have been wrong about other venues.
We have a number of Carluccios (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/search.php?search=carluccios) on the site though and no-one has reviewed any of them. Unless anyone gives me a good reason for keeping them on the site I intend to remove them next week.
I'm not interested in igniting the old 'what is a pub' debate, just want to know about this chain! Cheers.
ROBCamra
11-05-2012, 14:58
No bar, time to get rid of them.
Their website states that they are restaurants not restaurant and bar.
If 13 branches of the chain situated in very busy town/city centres can't muster up a single review between them then I would suggest that their worth on this site is zilch! I suggest a big arrivederci to them!
Strongers
11-05-2012, 16:03
Many moons ago I went for a meal in the Hampstead one and I don't recall a bar.
Alesonly
11-05-2012, 17:20
Theres one in Muswell Hill its just an over priced Snack bar selling posh cakes & rolls certainly not a bar you could drink in don't think the one here is licensed. Get rid its not a Pub.
ROBCamra
17-05-2012, 08:44
Now those Carluccio's have gone. :notworthy:
How about all those pesky Cafe Rouge that are exactly the same in my opinion?
Now those Carluccio's have gone. :notworthy:
How about all those pesky Cafe Rouge that are exactly the same in my opinion?
I'd agree with that. Would be interesting to see the entries/review stats on that one as well. I suspect many will have photos but no one has stepped foot inside.
oldboots
18-05-2012, 20:46
I'd agree with that. Would be interesting to see the entries/review stats on that one as well. I suspect many will have photos but no one has stepped foot inside.
I've reviewed about 4, usually the same review with a small change depending on whither I see draught beer or not.
Maldenman
19-05-2012, 09:29
I'd include La Tascas in this list too, yes technically you can have a drink in them but who does?
"Fancy a pint?"
"Yes, how's about La Tasca?"
ROBCamra
19-05-2012, 09:45
I'd include La Tascas in this list too, yes technically you can have a drink in them but who does?
"Fancy a pint?"
"Yes, how's about La Tasca?"
I'm afraid I can't agree about La Tasca.
To my knowledge the ones in Manchester, Didsbury, Harrogate & Derby all have areas & tables set aside for drinkers.
Maldenman
19-05-2012, 10:31
Fair enough, my experience is based on the one here in Kingston.
Still can't see how anyone would select one as a drinking venue of choice though.
ROBCamra
19-05-2012, 10:51
Fair enough, my experience is based on the one here in Kingston.
Still can't see how anyone would select one as a drinking venue of choice though.
The one in Harrogate is on John Street which is the trendy bar bit of town and there are always people sitting/standing outside and drinking at the weekends.
The ones in Derby & Manchester aren't actually on PuG and I'm not going to add them either. ;)
I think this is one of the problems in that lots of La Tasca's are part of a franchise rather than an owned chain, so they're all different.
Strongers
19-05-2012, 21:24
I think that cafe rouge allow the bottled beer to be consumed without food being ordered so technically they should remain on this site. The La Tasca in Brighton has a bar area so I agree that they warrant their place.
If beer can be consumed without a fee for entry or food then welcome to pug.
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If beer can be consumed without a fee for entry or food then welcome to pug.
Agree with that
NickDavies
21-05-2012, 15:35
Fair enough, my experience is based on the one here in Kingston.
Still can't see how anyone would select one as a drinking venue of choice though.
Sometimes you have an aged or vaguely disapproving in-law or maiden aunt in tow who requires refreshment. You do too but know very well that suggesting a JDW would cause a further diminution of your credit rating. A posh hotel lounge would of course impress but your bank manager may also have an eye on your credit rating. So a La Tasca sometimes suits all parties. Well just about.
Pangolin
03-08-2012, 21:15
Hesitating to speak up for Cafe Rouges (or is it Cafes Rouges), but last time I was eating in one (a former pub) not only did it have a keg lager on tap, but someone who came in later was offered a table "in the bar area" because the restaurant was full. If it looks like a duck...
Mobyduck
03-08-2012, 21:29
Never been in one ,nor ever likely to.
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