The Flying Fish: Changing Hands

**ceebie13** · 6th November 2006, 13:26

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** · 6th November 2006, 15:17

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

**Ghost Lemur** · 6th November 2006, 15:50

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** · 6th November 2006, 17:19

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** · 6th November 2006, 17:21

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

**Hitcher** · 6th November 2006, 17:24

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** · 6th November 2006, 17:25

Originally Posted by skelstar

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** · 6th November 2006, 19:08

Originally Posted by 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.

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

**sels1** · 6th November 2006, 19:19

Originally Posted by 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.
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Do tell ........?

**Hitcher** · 6th November 2006, 19:20

Originally Posted by ceebie13

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** · 7th November 2006, 13:40

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** · 7th November 2006, 13:50

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

**Lissa** · 7th November 2006, 13:52

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.