The Camel is coming

by **ProcrastiNation** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:02 am

Billybulldog wrote:so all the usual
freeloaders out there tomorrow then
people you will never ever
see at the bar again
hope its not free piss and watch all there
faces when they get charged 75reminbi
for a guiness

What a doosh.

by **Chingis** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:09 am

by **Rumpus** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:39 pm

What time are the opening tonight ?

by **thewalrus** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:46 pm

Reckon from round 6.

by **mat** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:46 pm

We'll be opening the first bottle at JustBeer HQ in about 37.5 minutes.

Then after we are well on our way to being cut, we'll head up to The Camel. Probably about 6'ish.

by **keyboard** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:27 pm

25rmb Boags, VB, Crown, Fosters and Pure Blonde.

any good beers available?

by **Chris_S_UK** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:16 pm

Just returned from the camel - popped in for a swift pint and I must say, it was a great.....loads of people, fun atmosphere....it actually reminded me a lot of an English Yates' or something similar (i.e. large space, big bar, shed loads of people) minus the chavs, plus a heap of tv's. Wondering if there's just one large screen which shows the big events, similar to O'Malleys? Anyway, it was great in there and hoping it continues as per tonight! Great work.

by **mat** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:10 am

Was a good night.

Staff were suprisingly on top of things. Well done!!

Lights need to be dimmed down, and some heavy set guy is going to lose one of those very small bar stools up his bum crack, but the place will go ok.

Lot's of TV screens and cold beer.

Sweeeeeet.

by **thewalrus** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:13 am

Was there last night before dinner. Went smoothly enough for a soft opening.

Think the lighting was a tad too bright (probably didnt have the dimmers in action), but the most important thing was that the beers were cold.

by **SexyDjPaul** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:19 pm

service was good. the beers were cold, the music was really good, the free snacks soaked up the copious amounts of beer we consumed and there was not one freeloader in sight. nice pub, liked it a lot

by **ziccawei** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:22 pm

I didn't go.

by **gloucesterboy669** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 6:22 pm

does anyone know if they will be showing the Six Nations matches tonight?

by **p1atl10** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:25 pm

ziccawei wrote:I didn't go.

service was good. the beers were cold, the music was really good, the free snacks soaked up the copious amounts of beer we consumed and there was not one freeloader in sight. nice pub, liked it a lot

So noted by DJPaul......

by **Shangstar** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:37 pm

have been off the radar for a bit so didn't go as didnt know! But....most importantly - please divulge prices and promotions.

by **mat** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:11 am

Was there again yesterday for a few sherberts. TV's nearly in full working order. The big ol' VB DartBoard should be up this week.

Found out last night that their TV feed also has the Aussie free to air stations, so Thursday night footy show screenings are on the cards. AWESOME.

I think maybe they even get the Australian Horse racing. hmmmm, might have to dust the bookies hat off.

by **Frank01** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:10 pm

I visited The Camel on friday; Vibes are good; it's different from nearby O' Malleys and Oscar', bar is huge; plenty of tv screens, pool, darts. Attentive and friendly staff(I got the feeling there are many managers walking around...) And the good thing ist he venue is not selling clothes anymore

A huge beer list; they sell Carlsberg Pints for 25 rmb, not sure about their daily happy hour deal. Nice Music was played by a dj.

One bad thing; they were serving snack food and it was really bad; bland&tasteless onion rings, chicken nuggets, fries, all horrible.....I do hope the 'real' food will be much better than this crap.

by **urmama** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:08 pm

my friends and me were also there on friday, it was a nice bar, we didnt have beer so we cannot say if it was nice and cold etc but the gin and tonics were nice.
The music was very good, some pop, some rock etc, the service was quick and they look happy and smily. lights were bright but it was his first day so maybe they look at this problme later.
This bar will be the best bar when world cup starts

by **Shangstar** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:18 pm

25 RMB for a pint of Carlsberg is very good indeed. Is this place going to be like Walkabout in the UK? I hope not!

by **gloucesterboy669** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:20 pm

i was there last night for the rugby. had a great time, despite England and Scotland getting beaten. The 25RMB Calsbergs went down a storm. I didn't feel the lighting was too bright, so maybe they've sorted that already. Service was excellent, not too pushy but arriving just as the last dregs were leaving the glass

And it was nice to be in a bar full of ex-pat blokes and no Chinese "ladies" offering their services. I daresay they will come soon enough....

All in all a cracking venue

by **mat** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:30 pm

Why are you heathens drinking Carlsberg when there are perfectly good beers on offer by the bottle at 25rmb. Plus i spent a week on those bloody tent cards there, and look at what Carlsberg showed up with!

by **gloucesterboy669** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:40 pm

ok Mat...next time i will sample some of your offerings.....are they 500ml bottles for 25RMB?

i notice the shots are 25RMB too....dangerous stuff!

by **mat** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:49 pm

Bottles are 375ml, not pints.

Yeah, shots at 25rmb is a killer. Walrus was knocking down the 25rmb Sambuccas yesterday.

by **SexyDjPaul** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:42 pm

Plus i spent a week on those bloody tent cards there, and look at what Carlsberg showed up with!

Hhahahahahahahahahahahah. Im with you there Mat. The Carlsberg tents were verging on pathetic. I was drinking Whoregaarden beer anyway so i didn`t care

by **skyline5k** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:44 pm

mat wrote:Bottles are 375ml, not pints.

Yeah, shots at 25rmb is a killer. Walrus was knocking down the 25rmb Sambuccas yesterday.

And today.

That stuff is STILL nasty.

by **disconbobulated** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:38 am

Went there Friday. Nice joint. But where were the camel jockeys and camel toes? I can live without the jockeys,but the toes.........

by **Rumpus** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:39 am

Went on Saturday, not into openings. The atmosphere was really good and easy to be able to see the games. Like the big screen and the little one in the gents. Didn't like the comment from one punter about "how good it was to piss on the English" :roll:

The place looks good but needs to have sports stuff on the walls, bigger than I thought and should be great for the World Cup. Service was ok but need a few more girls who speak English.

Will see what the food is like when they do a proper menu but must agree that the fried food was not great (not much is) but at least it was free.

by **thewalrus** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:33 pm

I didn't feel the lighting was too bright

Think this was a problem on the opening night, but seems all good now.

The 25 RMB shots are great.

by **rocco72** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:44 pm

Sambuca shots.............mmmmmmm nice

by **thewalrus** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:49 pm

Some of the staff were giving me shots for 25, then others for 40. I know on the list of 'Camel Shots' [which are 25 RMB] straight up sambuca isn't there. So I think, technically, its a 40 RMB shot.

by **donkeykong** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:54 pm

I went on Friday. Solid place; I would go again.

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