CharlesDavid Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I went to the Blind Beggar yesterday afternoon for my weekly visit only to find it all shuttered up. Does anyone know if this is a temporary or permanant closure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh101 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 last time I went in there was no-one there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I met the owner on a visa run a couple of months ago,he was telling his mate that he was going home ( for a while ?? ) and would probably just shut the place up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 A real shame... the Winchester Club/ Gun Club/ Rifle Club/ Winnie/ Blind Beggar has been a favourite watering hole of many for several years. The road works on Soi Wat Boon really stuffed up business for a long time... the place never really recovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buriramboy Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 depends what time you went there, the guy who runs/owns it now (Chris) is a right alkie, opens midday and he normally shuts by 6pm at the latest. the winchester used to be one of my favourite bars in the whole of Thailand, but sad to say now it is a sh*thole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buriramboy Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 just got off the phone to Chris, they were closed Sunday as had local elections on Sunday and the police ordered them to close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Valentine Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 just got off the phone to Chris, they were closed Sunday as had local elections on Sunday and the police ordered them to close. Must have been the only bar in Pattaya that were told to close Sunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Sadly the place lost it's stamina when the previous owner left the business. Never has been the same! Sundays with the free food the place used to be packed, standing room only!!! Proves once again if you buy a place, you do not buy the customers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourbaht Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 maybe all the girls died of old age.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 The good 'uns moved on to greener pastures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suiging Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 The OP who wanted advice on opening a bar in Patters should be referred to this thread. When it was the Winchester, the owner gave out a little and received a great deal of custom in return. Good mantra for anyone thinking of starting up in the trade, a little generosity to loyal customers goes a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 The OP who wanted advice on opening a bar in Patters should be referred to this thread. When it was the Winchester, the owner gave out a little and received a great deal of custom in return. Good mantra for anyone thinking of starting up in the trade, a little generosity to loyal customers goes a long way. I don't find most expats to be "loyal customers". Most of them seem to be looking for the bargain of the moment and everything else be dam*ed. I find it better to concentrate on luring free-spending tourists into the store and hope that expats will make up the slack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 The Blind Beggar is not exactly located on any popular tourist routes... and as such tended to rely on customer loyalty for continued business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 (edited) Tik -Tak, now the Blind Beggar....what out of the way bar/clubs are there now? Edited November 28, 2006 by wilko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 There is always the Butterfly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 maybe all the girls died of old age.. Yep I could believe that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 There is always the Butterfly... O M G ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buriramboy Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 for an out of the way bar, down siam country club past the butterfly and you have The Black Pearl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suiging Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 And the Mermaid round the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobi Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 You lot keep away from Driving Street The ladies are far too old for the likes of you (well Black Pearl anyways). Don't want no riff raff muscling in on Mobi's favoured haunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 The location is absolutely terrible. Even die hard bargain seeking expats are not willing to walk from the baht bus route along beach road to the bar. Other than the Sunday free buffet, there is really not much there to attract steady hard drinkers. The prices are no bargain and the girls certainly leave a lot to be desired. I used to frequent the place because it was convenient for me and it was the nearest farang bar from where I lived. I too heard that the police told him to close because of local elections but found it strange that the Blind Beggar was the only bar closed. As all of us have heard before it's location, location, location especially for tourist trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suiging Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I used to have the odd half in there with a mad yank named Kenny Cook. The most rude bloke I have ever met..........good man, sadly now deceased I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Dam Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 And the Mermaid round the lake. Get yourselves out to Bang Chang for a day/night out, the strip there was good fun last visit a year ago, and I hear a few new attractions in the offing, planning a road trip there myself. (I have been living in Issan now for the last 4 years, and enjoying it, 10 years of Pattaya was enough for me! ) Tap Dam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesDavid Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 And the Mermaid round the lake. Get yourselves out to Bang Chang for a day/night out, the strip there was good fun last visit a year ago, and I hear a few new attractions in the offing, planning a road trip there myself. (I have been living in Issan now for the last 4 years, and enjoying it, 10 years of Pattaya was enough for me! ) Tap Dam Where exactly in Bang Chang is "the strip"? I pass through Bang Chang twice a week on the way to and from work and would like to check out the bars there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 It's very naughty! Turn left at the lights by the motorcycle shop if coming from Pattaya, and you'll find a row of bars on the left about 400 meters up the road. It's not what you'd call a high-class set-up, but I hear it's great fun! There's a Scottish-run bar in the middle does a buffet etc if you feel the need for sustenance after your exertions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 And the Mermaid round the lake. Get yourselves out to Bang Chang for a day/night out, the strip there was good fun last visit a year ago, and I hear a few new attractions in the offing, planning a road trip there myself. (I have been living in Issan now for the last 4 years, and enjoying it, 10 years of Pattaya was enough for me! ) Tap Dam Where exactly in Bang Chang is "the strip"? I pass through Bang Chang twice a week on the way to and from work and would like to check out the bars there. N 12 deg 56.985 E 100 deg 56.365 Accurate to within a few mtrs. You might need a GPS though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 It's very naughty!Turn left at the lights by the motorcycle shop if coming from Pattaya, and you'll find a row of bars on the left about 400 meters up the road. It's not what you'd call a high-class set-up, but I hear it's great fun! There's a Scottish-run bar in the middle does a buffet etc if you feel the need for sustenance after your exertions McAllisters and the Camel Pub are probably the only safe ones... you'd run a high probability of getting molested if you went into any of the others... Anyway... back on topic... any updates on the BB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 McAllister passed on a few weeks back for any one who new him RIP Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesDavid Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 It's very naughty!Turn left at the lights by the motorcycle shop if coming from Pattaya, and you'll find a row of bars on the left about 400 meters up the road. It's not what you'd call a high-class set-up, but I hear it's great fun! There's a Scottish-run bar in the middle does a buffet etc if you feel the need for sustenance after your exertions Thanks for the info. I made a visit this afternoon and it was well worth the trip out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatgaz Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Winchester went downhill FAST once Bill cleared off.When he was running it the place was mobbed and a real good pub.Sunday Free Buffet was superb.The location was one of the best things abt it, out of the way but not to far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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