Comments on: Minibar: The Self-Serve Nightclub

By: pepe

pepe — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:55:30 +0000

what a lame idea , why dispense with bar tenders ??? who else will tell if people are over the limit to be served. Oh that’s right , this is situated in one of those area’s where people KNOW that they’ve had enough and leave of their own accord, without being assholes the other patrons. By the way where is this place?? having traveled the world and been to bars everywhere i haven’t been to this utopia ?

By: El planeador

El planeador — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:47:06 +0000

Or is it just a cunning way using a flaw in Dutch legislation to allow smoking in this bar? This law is based on the right of people to a smoke free working environment? Obviously, nobody works in this room, so smoking could be allowed. By the way, the Dutch are not in the top 10 of countries with the highest alcohol consumption or violent crime. They’re well below the US and EU average. Dutch people mostly behave civilised. I noticed some prejudice probably by people who’ve never been here.

By: Rayn

Rayn — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:38:27 +0000

….All I can see in the fridges are beers. A beer takes a good bartender 3 seconds to get. The idea that those people are going to get their beer any faster without a bartender is actually pretty ridiculous. Most people wait in bars because people order Martinis, Margaritas, Mojitos, Bloody Mary’s. These all take time to make, especially if they are made right. But whatever, I hope those people enjoy drinking in their lame beer bar.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:07:48 +0000

What a boring idea. Bartenders add so much to the bar: mixed drinks, conversation, and recommendations. People are not just things.

If you’re going out to have a unique experience there has to be more than just beer and nice wallpaper. What’s so fun about drinking inside a glorified liquor store?

By: GWazzy

GWazzy — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:02:56 +0000

Sure everyone is probably too wrecked to cause trouble.It is Amsterdam like.I think it’s a novel idea.Would’nt work in Finglas though.Place would be wrecked.

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By: Dave Pinter

Dave Pinter — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:08:50 +0000

krab, thanks for the first hand report.

By: krab

krab — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:03:14 +0000

I have been to this place. There are people on the other side of the minibars who restock your fridge, and I guess they keep count. It was kind of surreal to see an arm putting back a beverage tho…
Not sure if this is going to work. Not sure if it’s more than a novelty conceptbar… Also, as tsd was saying, it’s difficult to keep tabs on drunkeness of the patrons. When I was there, on a thursday, there was no bouncer, but there might be on weekends? Then again, if someone gets too drunk and misbehaves, they staff always has at least one passport, so that might be an incentive for people to be civil (apart from obvious reasons).

By: spazztic99

spazztic99 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:24:06 +0000

i know concrete
and theres nothing original about these guys
just a bunch of people sooooooooooo full of them selves

when are they gonna learn

By: RealPalmTrees.com

RealPalmTrees.com — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:03:32 +0000

Sorry about the previous comment, hopefully it can be deleted..lol…There was another place like that, but they do the same with real palm trees. Check it out!

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:01:31 +0000

There was another place like that, but they do the same with real palm trees. Check it out!

By: m0jo

m0jo — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:55:54 +0000

@ To TSD

That might be, but here in Holland we have a smaller douchebag-population, so that’s not really that big a problem. I’m sure they have thought of that and come up with a solution though. ;)
Maybe there’s a bouncer that walks his round and picks out the people who are acting like retards?

By: srs

srs — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:19:35 +0000

what a waste of packaging

By: PeeVee

PeeVee — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:38:39 +0000

I like the idea however I wonder how something like this would go over in the U.S. What are the ramifications of not having a server “red flag” someone when they are drinking too much? Or is it still possible that someone can red flag you? Unfortunately, I imagine that there are so many legal issues that would arise here in the U.S that you wouldn’t be able to financially put a place like that here.

By: To TSD

To TSD — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:50:44 +0000

Not necessarily, they could easily be like hotel minibars that gauge what you bought by the weight difference. or just by simple infrared sensors.

By: Tsd

Tsd — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:11:13 +0000

seems like it might take a while to cash out your tab the bartender has to go back to where you were sitting and check the fridge you were at.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:59:35 +0000

Dan’s isn’t self serve they just serve you a mass quantity of alcohol for cheap.

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:35:30 +0000

Sorry, this isn’t a totally new concept. Dan’s Bar in DC has been doing “self-serving/self-mixing” for decades. Of course, Dan’s is a dive bar, so it’s much dirtier and not nearly as swanky as Minibar.

By: sarah

sarah — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:27:30 +0000

i like this idea!

By: Mike Maddaloni - The Hot Iron

Mike Maddaloni - The Hot Iron — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:25:58 +0000

This is a great concept, and will complement the many self-serving food shops that are around Amsterdam where bar-goers usually end up after last call!

mp/m