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Calis Beach Forum => Calis Bar and Restaurant Questions and Discussions => Topic started by: gillian handbury on September 15, 2015, 15:27:16 PM

Title: Shield Irish Bar
Post by: gillian handbury on September 15, 2015, 15:27:16 PM: Oh No!!! New Shield Irish Bar Fethiye..... Opposite Bogazici ....Moving out all furniture today...looks like it's closing...closing...closed.. Guinness pumps removed.....
Title: Re: Shield Irish Bar
Post by: usedbustickets on September 15, 2015, 16:32:12 PM: Hopefully they move the draught Guinness equipment to another location? Having said that the restaurant that was there before them did little real business and moved to the sunny side of the street.

If it is closing, it has suffered the classic dilemma for a bar or restaurant owner. If your premises is up some steps/stairs or across the road from the main flow of punters or somewhere in the back streets or the back of beyond, you will not attract customers in sufficient numbers. No matter how attractive your frontage or how good the food or beer is. In my experience that is an iron law, well with some notable honorable exceptions such as the Mozaic, the Shine, The Royal Oak in Borough, The Mitre in Brighton, The Rising Sun in Epsom and maybe Izelas in Kaya.
Title: Re: Shield Irish Bar
Post by: Steve A on September 15, 2015, 17:48:41 PM: It was also a boring place to visit which doesn't help
Title: Re: Shield Irish Bar
Post by: JohnF on September 15, 2015, 18:09:34 PM: Quote from: usedbustickets on September 15, 2015, 16:32:12 PM
The Mitre in Brighton

One of my old locals (amongst several others in that area), a lifetime ago.

JF
Title: Re: Shield Irish Bar
Post by: philrose on September 16, 2015, 06:25:52 AM: It was sold weeks ago. To someone in Istanbul starting up a new business there.
Title: Re: Shield Irish Bar
Post by: mac2010 on September 16, 2015, 08:11:58 AM: Yes its a real shame that its closing as the place was perfect and the selection of drinks good but it was in the wrong location by 5km,Calis sea front would have been perfect for it,not many tourists or expats did bother to go there when the views and food are better on the other side of the road. :( :( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Shield Irish Bar
Post by: mac2010 on September 16, 2015, 08:14:01 AM: Quote from: philrose on September 16, 2015, 06:25:52 AM
It was sold weeks ago. To someone in Istanbul starting up a new business there.

I wonder what type of restaurant will start there maybe a fish one as there is only 5 within a few hundred mtrs of each other :)
Title: Re: Shield Irish Bar
Post by: Scunner on September 16, 2015, 08:39:08 AM: Definitely fish by the sound of that :D
Title: Re: Shield Irish Bar
Post by: philrose on September 16, 2015, 08:44:57 AM: Shame you missed the closing down sale. Everything half price! ;)
Title: Re: Shield Irish Bar
Post by: gillian handbury on September 16, 2015, 12:26:09 PM: Def missed this boat!!! You snooze you loose.... Saved my last charity cocktail ...oops should have had it in June!! Ne mind great cause.....