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I am sure that regular visitors to the Pandora will be pleased to hear that after last year's devastating fire the pub is scheduled to re-open on the 24th March after an extensive rebuild.

More at www.pandorainn.com
 
Good news is that this is now open. Bad news is that you can either afford a boat or a drink in there.
Pint of ale and a glass of white came to £9.25!! Food is just as expensive.

The pub is excellent though to be fair and I'll probably be back :)
 
'Rich Yachtsmen' syndrome

Pint of ale and a glass of white came to £9.25!!

Shiver me timbers !

It'll be a cold day in hell before they see this half-Aberdonian then !!! :eek:
 
lustyd said:
Good news is that this is now open. Bad news is that you can either afford a boat or a drink in there.
Pint of ale and a glass of white came to £9.25!! Food is just as expensive.

The pub is excellent though to be fair and I'll probably be back :)
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We had a meal there just after it opened and thought the prices were comparable to other places in the area, also thought it had been restored sympatheticaly and was similar to what it had been like before it was burnt down. I'll be back as well.
 
I wonder how many regular locals eat & drink at such prices ?

When I've lived in 'touristy' places a price list with separate charges , 'locals' & 'otherners' has been known...of course all us yotties are loaded not freelance and can't wait to hand our money over fast enough :rolleyes:

I have every sympathy with Devon & Cornwall not having any industry & having houses at exorbitant 'second home from Chelsea' prices, I've always said when I win the lottery I'll set up or rejuvinate a boatbuiling business there - the Isle Of Wight too !

However in the meantime all my money goes towards my little boat, earning and living, so deterrent style prices seem a poor idea.
 
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Seajet said:
I wonder how many regular locals eat & drink at such prices ?

When I've lived in 'touristy' places a price list with separate charges , 'locals' & 'otherners' has been known...of course all us yotties are loaded not freelance and can't wait to hand our money over fast enough :rolleyes:

I have every sympathy with Devon & Cornwall not having any industry & having houses at exorbitant 'second home from Chelsea' prices, I've always said when I win the lottery I'll set up or rejuvinate a boatbuiling business there - the Isle Of Wight too !

However in the meantime all my money goes towards my little boat, earning and living, so deterrent style prices seem a poor idea.
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here's a link to the menu. I'll leave others to judge if the prices are a deterrent
http://www.pandorainn.com/docs/Pandora Winter Menu.pdf
 
jimi said:
We had a meal there just after it opened and thought the prices were comparable to other places in the area, also thought it had been restored sympatheticaly and was similar to what it had been like before it was burnt down. I'll be back as well.
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Absolutely. I ate there a few days before it burnt down ( no connection ), and we were back there a few weeks ago.

Great food.
 
The menu prices do sound reasonable compared to the quoted £9.25 for a pint & wine, though I yearn for the days of simple Pasties or Sheppards pies in Cornish pubs, and 'rocket' was just a word used in 'Thunderbirds' ! :rolleyes:
 
The one and only time I went to the Pandora was back in the late eighties. We had just anchored in the Pool opposite and dinghied ashore. Made the mistake of going into the Public Bar for a pint. The place was heaving with locals who let it be known in no uncertain fashion that we were not welcome in there. :eek::mad: Beat a hasty retreat to the Lounge where a good evening was had by all. Discovered that there is a lot of thick, gooey mud exposed at low tide when it came to getting back to the boat. :D
 
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Seajet said:
I wonder how many regular locals eat & drink at such prices ? .
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Depends if your on a public sector pension, or have to earn your money.

Used it a lot years ago, put then the Seven Stars had a better menu at half the price, then they retired. So we use the Lemon in Mylor, not totally full of visitors, and cheaper food, but good.

Brian
 
halcyon said:
Depends if your on a public sector pension, or have to earn your money.

Used it a lot years ago, put then the Seven Stars had a better menu at half the price, then they retired. So we use the Lemon in Mylor, not totally full of visitors, and cheaper food, but good.

Brian
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Surely being on a public service pension is the same as not having to earn your money? :)

Castaways in Mylor is also great.
 
lustyd said:
Actually the current menu is at http://www.pandorainn.com/docs/Pandora%20menu.pdf and I consider £7 for bread to be very overpriced indeed. The one you linked to does look reasonable.
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oh for goodness sake, the two menus are almost exactly the same and saying £7 for bread is just plain disingenuous.

"Bread to share £7.00
A selection of artisan bread accompanied with
kalamata olives, home made humous and infused virgin oils"

I've got no connection with the Pandora other than as a customer, but I do think it is very unfair to start making ill informed comments about any commercial enterprise... and as for your original post moaning about a pint and glass of wine costing nearly £10 maybe you should state the size of glass of wine and which wine it was before we start leaping to judgement on whether or not you got value for money.
 
I did go after I vowed never to go there again.
A larger shandy was £3.95 and bitter I think £3.50, which I felt rather expensive.

To the comment of being unwelcome in the public bar by locals, I think you will find few locals could ever afford to drink there.

The saving grace when I revisited was that the awful condesending bar man that
graced the place before was absent, and I hope for their sake for good!
 
jimi said:
oh for goodness sake, the two menus are almost exactly the same and saying £7 for bread is just plain disingenuous.

"Bread to share £7.00
A selection of artisan bread accompanied with
kalamata olives, home made humous and infused virgin oils"

I've got no connection with the Pandora other than as a customer, but I do think it is very unfair to start making ill informed comments about any commercial enterprise... and as for your original post moaning about a pint and glass of wine costing nearly £10 maybe you should state the size of glass of wine and which wine it was before we start leaping to judgement on whether or not you got value for money.
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It was house white, and frankly the glass would need to be 750ml to justify the cost!
 
To further explain myself, as a Camra member I'm constantly hearing about pub closures and how this is a bad thing and how people are choosing to drink at home. This is the reason why that is happening. Wetherspoons, although not as good a pub, are always busy and are doing remarkably well which is likely because the same 2 drinks would have cost less than a fiver.
Often while out on the boat we'll return to the boat after a meal rather than order a second bottle in the restaurant.
 
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