ATNR (Auckland Thursday night ride) - Discussion thread

**westie** · 12th May 2008, 20:30

Originally Posted by Morcs

We could just try and bar every week and see how we go. adds a bit of variety too.

and that way, people will actually have to go on the ride to find out where we are going :P

Soo exclusive.

What about a beer run to someones paddock(or council reserve

) and a bonfire.

**Qkchk:Me** · 13th May 2008, 10:05

To be honest - I dont know why you guys dont like Bar Africa??

1. It has ample parking in full view
2. It has ample room for stunting (if anyone wants to)
3. Food is reasonable price - If you want cheap food, grab Maccas before you come on the ride?
4. Menu is forever changing - So it aint boring
5. We have an outside area - With heaters! There is actually 2 outside areas..
6. Has pool tables so we can have wagers
7. Has hot chicks (and guys), frequent the Bar

What else do you want?

Not many other place to go that have what they offer. And for the benefit of the doubt - No, we dont get paid to got to that bar! (Or any other)

We could go back to the Old Albany, were they used to shut the resturant before we got there and shove us out because its the Headhunters bar!

**Morcs** · 13th May 2008, 10:49

Originally Posted by Qkchk

To be honest - I dont know why you guys dont like Bar Africa??

1. It has ample parking in full view
2. It has ample room for stunting (if anyone wants to)
3. Food is reasonable price - If you want cheap food, grab Maccas before you come on the ride?
4. Menu is forever changing - So it aint boring
5. We have an outside area - With heaters! There is actually 2 outside areas..
6. Has pool tables so we can have wagers
7. Has hot chicks (and guys), frequent the Bar

What else do you want?

Not many other place to go that have what they offer. And for the benefit of the doubt - No, we dont get paid to got to that bar! (Or any other)

We could go back to the Old Albany, were they used to shut the resturant before we got there and shove us out because its the Headhunters bar!

I cant actually disagree

**007XX** · 13th May 2008, 10:54

Originally Posted by Qkchk

To be honest - I dont know why you guys dont like Bar Africa??

1. It has ample parking in full view
2. It has ample room for stunting (if anyone wants to)
3. Food is reasonable price - If you want cheap food, grab Maccas before you come on the ride?
4. Menu is forever changing - So it aint boring
5. We have an outside area - With heaters! There is actually 2 outside areas..
6. Has pool tables so we can have wagers
7. Has hot chicks (and guys), frequent the Bar

What else do you want?

Not many other place to go that have what they offer. And for the benefit of the doubt - No, we dont get paid to got to that bar! (Or any other)

We could go back to the Old Albany, were they used to shut the resturant before we got there and shove us out because its the Headhunters bar!

+1...but I'll say that discreetly, cos I don't go riding often enough with you lovely nutters to have an opinion

**forkoil** · 13th May 2008, 12:35

Originally Posted by Qkchk

To be honest - I dont know why you guys dont like Bar Africa??

1. It has ample parking in full view
2. It has ample room for stunting (if anyone wants to)
3. Food is reasonable price - If you want cheap food, grab Maccas before you come on the ride?
4. Menu is forever changing - So it aint boring
5. We have an outside area - With heaters! There is actually 2 outside areas..
6. Has pool tables so we can have wagers
7. Has hot chicks (and guys), frequent the Bar

What else do you want?

Not many other place to go that have what they offer. And for the benefit of the doubt - No, we dont get paid to got to that bar! (Or any other)

We could go back to the Old Albany, were they used to shut the resturant before we got there and shove us out because its the Headhunters bar!

Yep, couldnt agree more, Bar Africa was fine with me. But what about some of the regulars, busa petes, pumba? Didnt 'we' feel miffed cos we werent being paid enuf homage?

**Qkchk:Me** · 13th May 2008, 13:09

Originally Posted by forkoil

Yep, couldnt agree more, Bar Africa was fine with me. But what about some of the regulars, busa petes, pumba? Didnt 'we' feel miffed cos we werent being paid enuf homage?

Well you cant have all your nachos and eat 'em!

I will be discussing this issue with the 'regulars' this Thursday. At this stage I felt it is better for the group as a whole to return to Bar Africa. (Unless we can find someone else who deserves our money?)

Does everyone feel that the Bar has to contribute a free spread everytime we are there? Maybe in the summer when we have 40+ riders but in Winter I think its a huge ask. Is this the reason why people decided to go back to the Speights? As for Homage - there is a VIP card available...

**Chocky** · 13th May 2008, 14:35

I wasn't there when you guys originaly decided to change bars so I don't know why it happened, but I thought Bar Africa had it all, the price's are a bit high for my taste ('my taste'....giddit...food....taste....ohhh never mind) but then on my wages so is mac'ers.
I guess what Im saying is I don't care where I end up as long as I have a good,fast ride with good people.
Sooooo.....Ummmmm..... what a waste of a post

**Pumba** · 13th May 2008, 15:20

My $0.02 for what it is worth (fuck all with the rate of inflation), a few of us made a decision to move bars for a bit of varity, and we all felt the food was a bit better at the Ale House when we were last there. IMHO the food at the Ale House deffently aint as good as it used to be (must have had a cheif change or something).

Originally Posted by Qkchk

Does everyone feel that the Bar has to contribute a free spread everytime we are there?

Once again my $0.02 (shit that is $0.04 in one post, if I keep this up I will never get my new bike).

No.

We are paying customers like everyone else. As mart bar manager would know a cash cow when they see one and look after them but there is fuck all point in giving away any profits that you may make from a group like ours in free food back to that same group, you already have there buisness.

True that looking after your customer base will retain those customers that you already have, but I cant think of antything Bar Africa in particular did to drive us away, and those of us that stayed a bit latter were normally looked after (good hot chocolates

)

**Qkchk:Me** · 13th May 2008, 16:51

Originally Posted by Pumba

IMHO the food at the Ale House deffently aint as good as it used to be (must have had a cheif change or something).

Yeah I had the same thoughts - That dish I bought the other night cost $15 and all it was one skewer of prawns (6 of them) and one popadum with a cupful of rice - Talk about a rip!

Originally Posted by Pumba

We are paying customers like everyone else. As mart bar manager would know a cash cow when they see one and look after them but there is fuck all point in giving away any profits that you may make from a group like ours in free food back to that same group, you already have there buisness.

I totally agree (again). However there is always someone whinging about not getting 'free food'. Take a concrete pill and HTF you tight arses!

Originally Posted by Pumba

....... but I cant think of antything Bar Africa in particular did to drive us away, and those of us that stayed a bit latter were normally looked after (good hot chocolates

)

I wasn't doing the ride during that time, hence I wasnt sure of the reason it got changed, I just heard multiple stories/reasons. Mainly the food was the issue but Speights isnt any better and its more expensive!

Reading everybody elses remarks, I think the logical thing is go back to Bar Africa simply because it fulfills our requirements. Try and find somewhere else that does it all.............

**007XX** · 13th May 2008, 17:01

Originally Posted by Qkchk

Reading everybody elses remarks, I think the logical thing is go back to Bar Africa simply because it fulfills our requirements. Try and find somewhere else that does it all.............

Hurray!!!