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Ping	30-04-07 12:34 PM

The Barge - The End?

Erm... I was there for it's apparent death knell yesterday... Seems they're closing it down for refurbishment and are turning it into a gastro-pub... Didn't think to find out anymore details tho... was more interested in watching the people wandering around the place looking for antiques to take...

DoodleBug

30-04-07 12:55 PM

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Is this the Barge in Battlebridge? Was there a couple of weeks ago and the food was awful, not a scratch on how it used to be. I only live 10 minutes away :)

Ping	30-04-07 01:23 PM

Re: The Barge - The End?

Yup, it is indeed the one in Battlesbridge (where we currently have our friday night meets)...

Where abouts you based then? I'm in South Woodham for the next few weeks and then moving to Witham. :)

DoodleBug

30-04-07 03:17 PM

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Im in Hockley mate, the Barge used to be my favourite place to grab a bite in the summer. The Hawk is now filling that role.

ArtyLady

30-04-07 03:39 PM

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Looks like Mr Ticker might get his wish then ;) :)

Jdubya

30-04-07 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ping (Post 1175075)

Thats a bit over-dramatic dont you think? Death knell??? WTF? They're just doing a refurb for crying out loud! At the moment the decor is rather dated and will probably look a lot better when finished....and it will smell a lot better after the 1st of july as well:king:

Jdubya

30-04-07 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DoodleBug (Post 1175105)

Is this the Barge in Battlebridge? Was there a couple of weeks ago and the food was awful, not a scratch on how it used to be. I only live 10 minutes away :)

Dunno bout the food being awful...its not bad when we go there on a friday evening. Perhaps you just got them on a bad day:rolleyes:

Supervox

30-04-07 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jdubya (Post 1175337)

Dunno bout the food being awful...its not bad when we go there on a friday evening. Perhaps you just got them on a bad day:rolleyes:

A few years ago the food was truly wonderful - back in the days when it was an 'independant' pub before whatever chain it belongs to got it's hands on it.

Oh yes, & the drink prices were better too !! :D

DoodleBug

30-04-07 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Supervox (Post 1175344)

Indeed, the food used to be extemely good. So when I said it was now bad, I meant in comparison to before. When I had it a few weeks ago, it was standard pub grub, nothing to get excited about. Hopefully normal service will resume after the refurb.

Any plans for where you lot will meet whilst the pub is closed?

Jdubya

30-04-07 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DoodleBug (Post 1175381)

Somewhere in the nearby area hopefully...

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