Disgusting standards of hygiene in pubs

I complained once to the landlord of my local that mice were running over the feet of customers
in his bar.He replied that the mice enhance the character of his pub and that most customers dont even notice them.In the same pub the barstaff often put their dirty footwear on the same shelf where clean glasses are kept.The staff used the customers toilets,but no soap or handtowels in sight.One barman had been eating his dinner at the bar and served customers inbetween leaving his barbecue chicken fingerprints on customers glass.

The worst bit is the men's loos. Pee all over the floor. Those ridiculously small Armitage Shanks urinal bowls. What do they think the men of this country have? Tiny Tim's tackle? Shake a leg!

Let's tip-toe through the slime and muck on the floor!

hi all, could you tell me why when im in a pub I can not have the glass I have drank from refilled? I was told that the bar person serving could get fined? as the glass I have used would then be touching the nozzle, and therefore germs from my glass could pass to the nozzle, and so on to the next glass and person, etc.

I think this griper has hygeine issues bordering on OCD, and should be cut some slack. Although it appears the gripe is over-the-top, he actually makes some perfectly valid points about transmission of germs. That said, it's a pub, not a hospital ward, and the griper must learn to accept that germs are sometimes unavoidable in public spaces. Hygeine is a good thing to be obsessed with anyway. This morning as I sat in the car park, I wiped down the interior of my car with anti bacterial wipes!

The answer is not to go to the pub - let the rest of us catch the nasty diseases

Thankfully things have advanced slightly in the food hygiene area, we now have an organisation called Scores On The Doors. These people work directly for local authorities and publish their findings on their website. There are some real surprises ! The only complaint I have about them is that it's not compulsary for local authorities to sign up to their system. Their biggest advantage is that they are definitely putting the bad food businesses in the frame. This can only be good in the long term for those who are handling food safely.

The comments made are true of some venues around the country, but please don't group all bar staff together. I have spent a lot of time making sure my staff always handle glasses on the lower half, leaving the top clean for the customers whining gobs! We also always wash our hands after smoking and eating, and in fact after pretty much everything. If you want to visit a pub with quality service and standards of hygiene come to York and ask for the Wonkey Donkey...

By the way - before you start on any more one-sided rants of such magnitude take an English course: your grammar is appalling!

You'd be hard pressed to find a decent service in a public house these days. In fact, finding a good service of any kind in this country is a rarity. The other week I was in a public house and asked the staff for some beer mats as the table had been for a swim. This member of staff gave a twisted expression as a reply to my request and just stood there like a cardboard cut-out. The whole country is finished it really is.

My Bad
Bacteria, yeasts and molds are three types of microorganisms. Some people often confuse, and almost always misunderstand, their functions, but they are just as real and alive as you are. They eat and grow. They reproduce and die.
So same old same old

Not all bacteria is bad anyways, and humans in general are less tough compared to other animals against bacteria because of our hygeine standards over the last few hundred years. I'm not saying you shouldn't try to avoid dangerous bacterias, but you don't need to be wrapped up in disinfected cotton wool constantly.

Also, yeast is not a bacteria, it is a fungus.

If he manages to do this he then wont be able to pass your ale as yeast (yes a form of bacteria) has been used to make your beloved drink.

You attempt to leave the pub but you cant as someone else has touched the handle... no your stuck in this disease ridden hell. One might think that fred should stay at home or a padded white cell where everything is clean or is it..... Wait there are bacteria living inside me..."nurse fetch me a scalple"

And although Fred may pick holes in my spelling, punctuation and grammer from this blog, my bacteria has been round longer than his English. With this in mind he will proberbly retort by talking about my class, well although I may not be a doctor, lawyer or royalty I do work in a pretty good profession and a bartender twice a week for fun. I am no sponger of the state, and I do not have an ASBO. I have my own personal standards of hygene which allow to remain healthy and smell goooooooood, (do you like my spelling of 'good' Fred) does this annoy you.
Before you write a reply to this blog fred I leave you with this final thought....

Computer keyboards are havens for some nasty superbugs that can live nestled in among the keys for at least 24 hours,

Bacteria has been round forever and will more than likely outlive us. Unfortunatly you can never get around the fact that it exists and it lives off you. Imagine walking into a pub and being served by someone who is dressed head to toe in scrubs. while waiting for your ale the bartender washes his hands and takes care not to touch the taps as this may contain harmful bacteria. While aempting to pour your ale from the pump with no hands he then proceds to find you a glass that no human hands or lips have touched.