The Flying Fish: Changing Hands

[ceebie13]

I suspect a lot of you are aware of this but the Fish at Martinborough is changing hands. This was confirmed to Mrs CB and myself when we called in for our regular latte last Saturday morning. (the choccy and blueberry muffin was delicious too by the way). Anyway, I digress...The handover date is early December. Apparently the new owners want to turn it into more of an "alcohol" venue... which I take to mean a pub/restaurant. Not exactly a lot of space to do that I'd have thought - unless they plan to extend on to what is now the back patio area. I wonder whether it will lose its charm. It's not as if Martinborough is short on pubs either.

[skelstar]

:shit: I hope it doesnt change too much....the place is fine as it is (for us anyway).

[Ghost Lemur]

There's going to be a lot of bikers watching very closely what the new owners do.

Hope they don't wreck it. But then again, if they do a biker could pick up a bargin and restore it to it's former glory/pride of place in a Wellington Bikers' weekend.

[James Deuce]

I reckon the idiots buying it have seen how many evil bikers use the place and reckon they'd make money because we'll all hit the turps and go for a ride. Not.

Good luck. I'll be going to the cafe round the corner from now on. The food's better anyway.

[skelstar]

The one in the little square thingy is quite good. Nice courtyard, nice open space inside...parking isnt as good though.

[Hitcher]

Anyway, the current owners of the Fush are keen to do something "special" for all of their biker clients before the place changes hands on 1 December.

Apparently it's going to be a "malthouse" sort of place. Like Martinborough needs another pub between the Pukemanu and the Martinborough...

[James Deuce]

The one in the little square thingy is quite good. Nice courtyard, nice open space inside...parking isnt as good though.

That's the one. NOT the Illy coffee place across the road. The coffee is insipid.

[ceebie13]

Anyway, the current owners of the Fush are keen to do something "special" for all of their biker clients before the place changes hands on 1 December.

Well that leaves four possible weekends to do it in...any ideas which one Hitch?

[sels1]

Anyway, the current owners of the Fush are keen to do something "special" for all of their biker clients before the place changes hands on 1 December.
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Do tell ........?

[Hitcher]

Well that leaves four possible weekends to do it in...any ideas which one Hitch?

No. As soon as anybody finds out they should post forthwith! Me included.

[Hailwood]

Oh well..guess you can always have a longer ride via the backroads to Carterton and stop in at Wild Oats on the main road...they have great coffee and food and also heaps of outdoor seating and have set up a helmet visor cleaning table...always get great service there and usually get given freebie food to sample...if the Fish becomes crap, that could be an alternative

Just my opinion anyway

[skelstar]

Thats true...we've had the owner come out with plates of sausage rolls in the past too...very cool.

[Lissa]

I go to wild oats often... not on a bike though. It has GREAT awesome yummy food.
Theres the Buckhorn as well, just down the road a bit... never been in there, but have seen bikies sitting outside in the past.

[Str8 Jacket]

Thats true...we've had the owner come out with plates of sausage rolls in the past too...very cool.

Yes, but I think that was to shut me up.....

[skelstar]

They only brought out one plate Str8.

[Str8 Jacket]

They only brought out one plate Str8.

Yes, it was only meant to be for me. But you, ya cheeky buggar ate them anyway..... :p

[Hitcher]

The only problem with The Wild Oat is that it's on SH2. A boring straight ride from Featherston, cluttered with Wellington motorists and the interminable 50kmh zones of Greytown and Carterton.

Anyway, irrespective of whether they shout or not, Mrs H and I will be doing our best to boost the patronage of the Fush in the few weeks before it is no more. Just our way of saying "thanks" to the lovely ladies who have taken great care of us over the years.

[ceebie13]

The only problem with The Wild Oat is that it's on SH2.... Mrs H and I will be doing our best to boost the patronage of the Fush in the few weeks before it is no more. Just our way of saying "thanks" to the lovely ladies who have taken great care of us over the years.

Seconded. Lets hope this crap weather clears up for the weekend.
Glad you found the thread...Spank moved it and told me off for posting in the wrong forum. Apparently bikers cafes aren't considered part of "biking culture" on here so I got a smacked botty lol.
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