Best Pub Names Ever

Mykonos · 07-25-2011, 01:57 PM

Doesn't have to be just pubs, it can be any type of drinking establishment or restaurant with an odd or quirky name.

Most pubs around the Midlands seem to have pretty crap names, but I still remember one of my favourites from a trip to Somerset last year, The Rat and Trumpet. I guess the owners just put two random objects together and said 'that'll do'. I hear the manager's planning on opening another bar called The Screwdriver and Hitler. And of course there's the classic 'The Jury's Inn'.

EvilChuck · 07-25-2011, 02:42 PM

Yates Wine Lodge. Not really that funny on its own, but the name suggests a classy bar with a pleasant atmosphere... instead its chav central with wall to wall piss-weak-beer drinkers.

LoathsomePete · 07-25-2011, 02:47 PM

The Funky Winker Bean Pub in Vancouver has by far the best name I've ever seen for a pub. Problem is it's an absolute dump and junkies use their bathroom as a shooting gallery.

hip hop bunny hop · 07-25-2011, 03:11 PM

Divot's Bar & Grill

It's called "Divots" because there's a golf course across the two-lane back top. Mind, this is a golf course in one of the poorest counties in Missouri, and it too serves beer, and the locals (my neighbors) usually go there to get wildly drunk, tear around in golf carts, and tell obscene jokes that would make Mel Gibson blush.

....but, I lose myself. This bar is located in a single wide trailer, tin roof and all, the pool tables and shuffle board are warped, and all beer costs $1.50 - with selections ranging from Budweiser (high end) to Beer 30 (which is cheaper than Natty), and it has a variety of malt liquor including Camo & this strange **** called "Joose" that turns your vomit the colours of the rainbow.

....so, what's so great about the bars name? The goddamn locals pronounce it "Devo's", and I think that is about as hilarious as it gets.

**Janszoon** · 07-26-2011, 10:06 PM

One of my favorite bars in Chicago: The Hungry Brain.

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

The Funky Winker Bean Pub in Vancouver has by far the best name I've ever seen for a pub. Problem is it's an absolute dump and junkies use their bathroom as a shooting gallery.

Wasn't Funky Winker Bean some kind of comic strip?

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Originally Posted by Dirty

Not the greatest or even great, but this bar is called the Rathskellar. It is only the bottom floor of this building.

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I just think it's funny that it is nicknamed the RapeCellar

I'm pretty sure it means "rat cellar" not "rape cellar". And it's just a German term for a bar that's below street level.

djchameleon · 07-26-2011, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I'm pretty sure it means "rat cellar" not "rape cellar". And it's just a German term for a bar that's below street level.

it might mean rat cellar but the patrons have nicknamed it the rape cellar, I think that is what Dirty meant.

artemis · 07-26-2011, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

our pubs have pretty run of the mill names

Chinese shops, on the other hand

there was a street with one shop called "Wee Ken Fatt" on it, and on the opposite, "Soh Ken Wee"

There was a Vietnamese butcher nearby with the name

Phouc Dat

Zer0 · 07-25-2011, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mykonos

Most pubs around the Midlands seem to have pretty crap names, but I still remember one of my favourites from a trip to Somerset last year, The Rat and Trumpet. I guess the owners just put two random objects together and said 'that'll do'. I hear the manager's planning on opening another bar called The Screwdriver and Hitler. And of course there's the classic 'The Jury's Inn'.

There's plenty of pubs like that here with completely random names, The Cat and Bagpipes for example, or The Hook and Tackle. I might set up a pub called The Cock and Balls and have a picture of a rooster with two footballs on the front.

The best pub name I've come across is a place called The Deadman's Inn, just outside Dublin on the M6. Badass.

EvilChuck · 07-25-2011, 04:08 PM

Hook and Tackle is fishing equipment, so I'd guess its near a lake or something yeah?

Zer0 · 07-25-2011, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by EvilChuck

Hook and Tackle is fishing equipment, so I'd guess its near a lake or something yeah?

Ditto, just spotted it passing through a village.

07-25-2011, 01:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mykonos AWhatup Ganache? Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 381	Best Pub Names Ever Doesn't have to be just pubs, it can be any type of drinking establishment or restaurant with an odd or quirky name. Most pubs around the Midlands seem to have pretty crap names, but I still remember one of my favourites from a trip to Somerset last year, The Rat and Trumpet. I guess the owners just put two random objects together and said 'that'll do'. I hear the manager's planning on opening another bar called The Screwdriver and Hitler. And of course there's the classic 'The Jury's Inn'. __________________ 'Not that Becktionary, the Rhyming Becktionary!'- Bender Bending Rodriguez

07-25-2011, 02:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
EvilChuck #based Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: (Near) London, England Posts: 443	Yates Wine Lodge. Not really that funny on its own, but the name suggests a classy bar with a pleasant atmosphere... instead its chav central with wall to wall piss-weak-beer drinkers. __________________ Last.FM

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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	The Funky Winker Bean Pub in Vancouver has by far the best name I've ever seen for a pub. Problem is it's an absolute dump and junkies use their bathroom as a shooting gallery. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

07-25-2011, 03:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	Divot's Bar & Grill It's called "Divots" because there's a golf course across the two-lane back top. Mind, this is a golf course in one of the poorest counties in Missouri, and it too serves beer, and the locals (my neighbors) usually go there to get wildly drunk, tear around in golf carts, and tell obscene jokes that would make Mel Gibson blush. ....but, I lose myself. This bar is located in a single wide trailer, tin roof and all, the pool tables and shuffle board are warped, and all beer costs $1.50 - with selections ranging from Budweiser (high end) to Beer 30 (which is cheaper than Natty), and it has a variety of malt liquor including Camo & this strange **** called "Joose" that turns your vomit the colours of the rainbow. ....so, what's so great about the bars name? The goddamn locals pronounce it "Devo's", and I think that is about as hilarious as it gets. __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

07-25-2011, 04:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
EvilChuck #based Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: (Near) London, England Posts: 443	Hook and Tackle is fishing equipment, so I'd guess its near a lake or something yeah? __________________ Last.FM