Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:25 pm
Same for Splott. The Grosvenor, Moorland, Cardiff Arms, New Dock, Bertram, Locomotive, Tredegar, Old Airport, Canadian are all gone. Ditto most of the pubs in Adamsdown, Llanrumney, Ely etc.
It seems to me that pub going is a middle class sport these days and usually accompanied by food. I also think its generational. Purely anecdotally but the under 25's don't seem to go for a casual couple of pints down the local in the week and quite often will meet for coffee or food. On weekends they can be found prinking in each others houses before getting taxis straight to a club.
When I get down my local it's rare to see many under 25's unless there is football/rugby on the big screen. I usually feel quite sprightly compared to the other purple nosed regulars and I'm hurtling into the bowels of middle age.