View Full Version : Napoleons Casino. Eccy Road
Homeslice 05-11-2006, 13:05 Does anybody actually enjoy going in there to drink, or do you just go after the pub because it serves till 3 am?. Went on friday an the place is an absolute shambles. No atmosphere, shoddy lighting, and full of ten-bob millionaires.
Before pubs had a later license it used to be quite good, mainly in my eyes because I'd bump into loads of people I either knew from school or used to knock about with. It's always had shoddy lighting and is full of ten-bob millionaires but being where it is, it's convenient for a late drink without having to go into town.
It has gone downhill though I agree.
casino is for people havnt a gamble and a drink its not a pub and they dont allow burburry caps
Homeslice 05-11-2006, 14:44 casino is for people havnt a gamble and a drink its not a pub and they dont allow burburry caps
Excellent input., They do allow burberry suits, bags, shirts however. Hmmm, interesting.
lalaland 05-11-2006, 19:15 We go in some Friday nights after a night on the town, it's close enough to home to walk regardless of the weather and we normally see people that we know in there.
The place itself is pretty dull and there's nothing very interesting in there. They tried introducing table service upstairs which wasn't bad, but the free peanuts were stale and horrible :gag:
I never gamble, so the casino part isn't much use to me, but a few of my mates do and they seem to enjoy it.
You don't seem to get too much trouble in there (although it was funny watching some rough bird chuck her drink over some poor guy in there the other week :D) and it's easy to hear each other when everyone's chatting around the table, so for winding down after a good night out it's not too bad.
The one thing that can be annoying are the 'bar fly' type people that hover around the bar, some leaning on it, despite having full drinks and stopping you getting to it to get served. Most of them don't hear / ignore your 'excuse me' request to try and get there and if you accidently knock them they look at you like you just stamped on their mother. Seems simple to me, get your drink, move away from the bar and let others in :loopy:
Not seen to many '10 bob millionaires' in there, you get the odd poser but it's quite amusing seeing the bronzed wrinkled grannies with floating around some guy with a bottle of champagne occasionally.
It's nothing special, but as a stop off point on the way home it's not that bad if you don't do it every week.
KJ_VENOM 05-11-2006, 19:56 i went once to the casino with £30 in my pocket i walked out 90 or so minutes with about £200 that was about 15 years ago and i never went back it was fairly dimly lit back then
I find it convenient to get a drink after closing and have never seen any trouble in there.
Having been to Vegas, I think I would be dissapointed, so I've not been to Napoleons.
DaBouncer 06-11-2006, 10:05 I go to Naps quite regularly and think the atmosphere in the place is fine.
It's not like the wine bars in town nor is it a music venue.
It's a bar of the casino (it's primary business). As a casino it functions well and the bar is an extension of it's business.
I like the place and the clientel and a ten bob millionnaire I'm certainly not (wish I had ten bob to start with :hihi: ).
If you don't like it... don't go. Simple really.
MickeyBarnes 06-11-2006, 10:05 Every single staff member was miserable and rude. No manners and not one of them said please, or thankyou.
mr.blaze 06-11-2006, 10:05 It's not really somewhere you go to drink is it? It's a Casino...
Charmouthmam 06-11-2006, 10:08 I know what you mean. I had a similar experience. Won't be going back in a hurry.
All the good staff left thanks to Mr Dave Allen
MickeyBarnes 06-11-2006, 11:04 ho ho ho.. Dave Allen.
We are wednesday
super wednesday
got no money
we dont care
hate dave allen
shoot the *******
we will chase him.. everywhere
it's handy for a few cheeky jars after hours. the table service is crap though.
ValleyBoy 06-11-2006, 11:22 Do you honestly think Dave Allen cares about football, he is going to flatten it and build a casino failing that a mosque [rent free of course]:hihi:
MickeyBarnes 06-11-2006, 11:24 boo dave allen!! boo!!
Homeslice 06-11-2006, 11:26 Dont care about Sheffield Wednesday, Dave Allen needs to spruce Napoleons up before he starts thinking about Sheff Wed. Come on Dave give the place a lick of paint at least, or a bit of crumpet behind the bar. They all seem to be kosovan refugees!
MickeyBarnes 06-11-2006, 11:28 Even better, get Brunt to start workin at the casino on saturday afternoons and keep him away from hillsborough.
Homeslice 06-11-2006, 11:48 Allens got rid of the old bouncers who were sound, and replaced them with some right muffins.Why! Sort it out David!
snailspace 06-11-2006, 12:36 Allens got rid of the old bouncers who were sound, and replaced them with some right muffins.Why! Sort it out David!
Brian Laws will be working behind the bar in about 2 years time........
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