After a shocking couple of weeks of .lag and no posting there will follow a coupld of reviews held by the lads over the last few weeks. These will include, The Pond, The Pedestrians amongst others. just a few more days to wait for the scores.
The term "palmeira pub" is now in 3rd place in google.
Now we just need the rankings to improve for Quadrant which we reviewed last Wednesday.
We're going to announce soon the pub we're reviewing THIS Wednesday.
Any suggestions?
A disastrous night pre-occupied with score card bits of paper in a not too enticing environment.
You can view the Quadrant score card index
Giles Frost quotes "Morning. I have transposed Phil's scoring system on to the match ratings. This has not been straightforward, as converting from the 7 point match system to a 5 face scorecard, is not an easy calculation. The methodology used was to score the top score from last night as an 8, going down to a 4 for the worst. There are also some difficulties in aligning some of Phil's criteria with the recognized and agreed previous criteria. Additionally - Jimmy must have been drunk because his scores are very high.
Additional commentary re lamps, art work, pub golf team, anti-photo taking gestapo, individual performance of group members etc., much welcomed preferably via website but do feel free to post comments via email "
Not an engaging start then.
It was then that we received the following rant from Joe Aparo. "Cause for alarm here fellahs. The customer service team are not happy with this result. Early reports show that the focus group are way out of line.
62% is dangerously high isn’t it? Considering none of us liked the pub much and the nasty man shouted at Ed.
How can you get a weighted total of 40 for a big screen for a pub that has no big screen????
We need solutions here people – not problems.
Giles I appreciate that cross referencing from a pictographically aberrational response card system may have posed minor problems but the skew here is just too wide. If one person’s random scoring of 8’s can almost make us go back to the Quadrant then we need a rethink on the 65% another week criteria (How about we make it 73.25%???). Otherwise it would take just one too many high scoring pen-happy mavericks and before you know it we are in the Bat and Ball every week. That can not happen. That must not happen and that can not happen.
We are not, I repeat NOT, through the looking glass here people.
I want R & D working night and day to sort this glitch. They can have Tuesday mornings off in lieu – oh and every other Thursday between 1400 and 1600 hours for time with their families. (But only the ones with families).
I am NOT almost going back to the Quadrant. Except unless the golfing ladies return – or its nearby, or I’m a bit thirsty"
Interestingly Jimmy had cause then to answer to Joe's comments "I am feeling very guilty….I am sure (but I was pissed) that I had argued that the marking should be on reflection and therefore can not be overly influenced by your drunkenness. Indeed I thought I had thrown the scoring card away and said I would vote today….maybe I am wrong I don’t know…..
More questions what happens if we allow guests to vote from some northern back water where the mere sight of other human forms is something to get excited by, they then vote highly for the pub with other human forms in and before we know it we have made the Winner is our local after all there is a dartboard and many Bobby George types, bling bling chav … jesus this doesn’t bare thinking about…..
Does the group feel that some training provided by “tron meets lawnmower man” is urgently required so that we can post scores the following day?
Views please guys"
So there you have it a paltry 62% for the Quadrant and lots of debate to boot.
Can now be viewed online by clicking on the link below.
Palmeira Pub Score Card
Yahoo.....here we go - off to the Quadrant in Brighton this evening.
Watch out for this weeks score card index.
Better still, for the search term "palmeira pub", this site ranks 6th in Google now. Highlighted in the screen grab above. The site only went live last Friday.
Ok so not entirely newsworthy, but certainly noteworthy for our contributors. This Brighton Pub review has now been visited and cached by Google. Here's a screen grab of the site indexed.
And the scores are in for the Palmeira in Davigdor Road in Hove and a mid to average score for them.
The problem seems to be the lack of atmosphere on a Wednesday night in January (funny that!) and the lack of lasses.
On a more positive note the Palmeira in Hove seemed to score well for it's big screen footy action - the night we were there Birmingham City beat Newcastle 5-1.
An overall score then of 59% on our weighted score card index which means sadly that the Palmeira won't warrant a return visit from the Pub Review contributors.
So on to the Quadrant next week then, let's hope for a better score in our search for the perfect local in Brighton and Hove.
Next wednesday we'll be at the Quadrant in Brighton, weighted score card index in hand.
Let us know your views on the Quadrant in advance......
