Then tell people! “Hey don’t single file queue you block the walk way, use the whole bar”
Express-Doughnut-562 on
>“We’ve trained our guys to say: ‘Please come forward, don’t queue,’” he said.
I like the idea they had to train staff to say that, as if they were just stood at an empty bar looking confused as to why there were no customers to serve.
Chlorophilia on
Given that many pubs are facing existential threats, I’d say inconsequential changes in customer behaviour probably isn’t a battle worth fighting…
Aristo-Jack on
I feel like nature is healing – I haven’t seen a daft bar queue for quite a while now. Good riddance to them, nothing like being forced to awkwardly stand in the middle of the room, your arse next to some poor drinker’s head because the queue goes between the tables, constantly having to shuffle out the way of people trying to break through this human barrier cutting the pub in half.
J8YDG9RTT8N2TG74YS7A on
Why are they “bemused” by this?
When you go to any shop, you form a queue.
Music venue? Queue.
Literally everywhere else you go you form a queue and wait to be served.
Pubs? How dare you make me queue! I should be able to wave a tenner at the staff and get served before someone else!
Any-Memory2630 on
It is odd the few times I’ve seen it. Like, the bar is the queue
mao_was_right on
Probably one of the last remaining strange covid hangovers.
JunKazama2024 on
I do feel like I get unfairly prioritised sometimes at a busy bar as someone who stands out a bit. I’ve definitely noticed some people having a really hard time catching the bar staff’s eye compared to myself.
GuybrushFunkwood on
It’s craziness like this that has forced me to sit in the park drinking my nice relaxing 8 cans of Spesh for lunch.
McFlyJohn on
Will be funny seeing the weirdos who do it get touchy in here.
Tbf any time I see a single file queue at a pub/bar i just walk past it and stand at the bar like normal anyway. You’ll usually get served next and it breaks the vertical queue.
jodrellbank_pants on
I noticed today and I’m in another country, it’s normal if the staff are tied to one place in the bar and one person isn’t that quick.
redunculuspanda on
Most of the events I have been too recently they force you to queue sectioning off each till.
If it’s a real pub i might go to the bar. If it’s a pub themed restaurant I will probably queue.
PulsatingBalloonKnot on
I had to do the whole queueing for a pint 27 years ago as a young recruit at RAF Halton. All I assumed it to be was another ‘dislocation from expectation’ as they tried to break you down and build you into what they needed. Didn’t see it anywhere else after that though.
ThatJoeyFella on
I suppose this is better than watching the bar staff skip you multiple times because they can’t pay attention to who’s next or at least been there longer. Nothing worse than seeing someone walk up and get served when you’ve been waiting 5-10 minutes.
fantasticvinyl on
I actually agree with the queuing, it’s easier for staff to serve in busy pubs instead of constantly looking around.. forces staff to actually serve people other than who they are choosing to serve as well…
Bubbly_Possible9057 on
That looks like a wedding, or some other event.
When a busload of people come in at once, it makes sense to queue.
But not all the time.
Efficient_Morning_11 on
A lot of people aren’t thinking for themselves anymore, waiting for environmental cues/queues, or just outright verbal instruction. Nanny state in full swing.
Sorry-Programmer9826 on
A queueless bar requires trust. Trust that the bar staff know who arrived first and will serve people in the order people arrived (not based on how well people can catch their eye).
I’d ask why that trust has gone, rather than being angry about the queue forming as a result
CaptainPugwash75 on
If there is only one bar tender then a queue is efficient.
Dinin53 on
Maybe if bar staff were capable of serving people in anything resembling an orderly fashion, we wouldn’t have regressed to pub socialism.
Khitan004 on
Kids today have no manners. No respect for their elders.
No! Not like that!
-You_Cant_Stop_Me- on
I think queuing is great, I walk up to the bar and get served quicker.
Single-Flounder7559 on
I just go straight to the bar and get served as long as there isnt someone already at the bar waiting. If there’s a queue, it’s voluntary. If a pub enforced queuing I’d simply go elsewhere.
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Then tell people! “Hey don’t single file queue you block the walk way, use the whole bar”
>“We’ve trained our guys to say: ‘Please come forward, don’t queue,’” he said.
I like the idea they had to train staff to say that, as if they were just stood at an empty bar looking confused as to why there were no customers to serve.
Given that many pubs are facing existential threats, I’d say inconsequential changes in customer behaviour probably isn’t a battle worth fighting…
I feel like nature is healing – I haven’t seen a daft bar queue for quite a while now. Good riddance to them, nothing like being forced to awkwardly stand in the middle of the room, your arse next to some poor drinker’s head because the queue goes between the tables, constantly having to shuffle out the way of people trying to break through this human barrier cutting the pub in half.
Why are they “bemused” by this?
When you go to any shop, you form a queue.
Music venue? Queue.
Literally everywhere else you go you form a queue and wait to be served.
Pubs? How dare you make me queue! I should be able to wave a tenner at the staff and get served before someone else!
It is odd the few times I’ve seen it. Like, the bar is the queue
Probably one of the last remaining strange covid hangovers.
I do feel like I get unfairly prioritised sometimes at a busy bar as someone who stands out a bit. I’ve definitely noticed some people having a really hard time catching the bar staff’s eye compared to myself.
It’s craziness like this that has forced me to sit in the park drinking my nice relaxing 8 cans of Spesh for lunch.
Will be funny seeing the weirdos who do it get touchy in here.
Tbf any time I see a single file queue at a pub/bar i just walk past it and stand at the bar like normal anyway. You’ll usually get served next and it breaks the vertical queue.
I noticed today and I’m in another country, it’s normal if the staff are tied to one place in the bar and one person isn’t that quick.
Most of the events I have been too recently they force you to queue sectioning off each till.
If it’s a real pub i might go to the bar. If it’s a pub themed restaurant I will probably queue.
I had to do the whole queueing for a pint 27 years ago as a young recruit at RAF Halton. All I assumed it to be was another ‘dislocation from expectation’ as they tried to break you down and build you into what they needed. Didn’t see it anywhere else after that though.
I suppose this is better than watching the bar staff skip you multiple times because they can’t pay attention to who’s next or at least been there longer. Nothing worse than seeing someone walk up and get served when you’ve been waiting 5-10 minutes.
I actually agree with the queuing, it’s easier for staff to serve in busy pubs instead of constantly looking around.. forces staff to actually serve people other than who they are choosing to serve as well…
That looks like a wedding, or some other event.
When a busload of people come in at once, it makes sense to queue.
But not all the time.
A lot of people aren’t thinking for themselves anymore, waiting for environmental cues/queues, or just outright verbal instruction. Nanny state in full swing.
A queueless bar requires trust. Trust that the bar staff know who arrived first and will serve people in the order people arrived (not based on how well people can catch their eye).
I’d ask why that trust has gone, rather than being angry about the queue forming as a result
If there is only one bar tender then a queue is efficient.
Maybe if bar staff were capable of serving people in anything resembling an orderly fashion, we wouldn’t have regressed to pub socialism.
Kids today have no manners. No respect for their elders.
No! Not like that!
I think queuing is great, I walk up to the bar and get served quicker.
I just go straight to the bar and get served as long as there isnt someone already at the bar waiting. If there’s a queue, it’s voluntary. If a pub enforced queuing I’d simply go elsewhere.