Snaking at the bar

[Spinko]

I used to think this was a once only sight. People queueing at the bar by snaking from a single focal point at the bar right around to the door and in some cases out of it, rather than using the full length of the bar.

http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/utiliti...?mediaid=20605

However I have now seen it once since. Please tell me this will not spread.

[sheffield hatter]

I've seen it a few times at the University Arms in Sheffield, but it never gets more than about eight or ten deep. I just go to the bar and wait my turn.

[Strongers]

I’ve seen snaking once at the Tiger Inn in East Dean and like SH I went to the bar and waited to be served. I think that the problem was that the kitchen was about to close and there was a rush of food orders that had to be done at the till. Some dinlows just ordering drinks didn’t realise that it was a food queue.

[Quinno]

I used to think this was a once only sight. People queueing at the bar by snaking from a single focal point at the bar right around to the door and in some cases out of it, rather than using the full length of the bar.

http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/utiliti...?mediaid=20605

However I have now seen it once since. Please tell me this will not spread.

ahem: http://aberpubs.blogspot.co.uk/2007/...d-station.html

[Spinko]

ahem: http://aberpubs.blogspot.co.uk/2007/...d-station.html

"Service is usually grindingly slow, be prepared to wait 10 minutes at the bar on a Friday/Saturday night because of the bizarre single-file queuing (presumably because of that damned pillar by the bar). "

Why does the method of queueing make service slower? (a bit of pedantry, but I would agree things seem to slow down stupidly when the snake gets curling)

[oldboots]

Surely the Welsh have just realised that 'spoons staff are so slow and totally unable to work out who's next to be served that they have taken the pragmatic approach and made it easy on the poor fools? Maybe JDW should go the whole hog and do like the Post Office with a marked out path to the counter?

[Alesonly]

Surely the Welsh have just realised that 'spoons staff are so slow and totally unable to work out who's next to be served that they have taken the pragmatic approach and made it easy on the poor fools? Maybe JDW should go the whole hog and do like the Post Office with a marked out path to the counter?

Dont give them too many Ideas or they might want you to take a ticket next. Then wait too be called when you number appears above the bar..

[Oggwyn Trench]

It happens at two of the spoons around here , the Shrewsbury Hotel usually on a Saturday afternoon when the pub is busy and they only have two bar staff on , yet on a quiet Wednesday they will have three
The William Withering in Wellington has a queue at busy times and if you just walk up to the bar for a pint you are told abruptly to join the queue ...... i dont go in there very often .....sod em

[Mobyduck]

It happens at two of the spoons around here , the Shrewsbury Hotel usually on a Saturday afternoon when the pub is busy and they only have two bar staff on , yet on a quiet Wednesday they will have three
The William Withering in Wellington has a queue at busy times and if you just walk up to the bar for a pint you are told abruptly to join the queue ...... i dont go in there very often .....sod em

I'm sure I remember this in The Catherine Wheel (JD Wetherspoon) in Henley-on-Thames.

[Oggwyn Trench]

It would work better if they had seperate queues for people eating and people just wanting a drink , but thats probally two easy .....