[melbourne-pug] Thanks for another great meeting!

[Mike Dewhirst]

Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:
> Yeah, it was basically noiser in there than you'd want, but I just can't 
> think of anywhere else to go. I have tried in the past to help organise 
> events at bars/pubs etc, and it was the same set of problems. To get 
> someone where they will treat your properly (i.e. listen to your 
> requests regarding noise levels, not stuff you round by changing 
> bookings etc) you basically need to pay. 

I just rang Torimatsu restaurant at 179 King Street between Bourke and 
Little Bourke. They have an upstairs dining room which they would let us 
have exclusively once a month between 6pm and 9:30pm. It would seat 30. 
They say 60 max but that would be a bit crowded and would include the 
bar area.

There are strings attached.

No charge for the venue but they would expect us to order a combined 
total of $26 worth of food and drinks per head. I presume that would be 
an average. Here are the food prices ...

    http://www.torimatsu.com.au/dinnermenu.html

And a minor hitch.

I have a projector but no screen and their walls are brown on one side 
and purple on the other.

I have eaten there many times and have no hesitation recommending the 
food. They have a decent bar and good winelist too.

If there are no immediate vetoes we need some volunteer city folk to 
check it out and help us decide.

Mike

Otherwise, it's luck of the
> draw. Maybe we'll find somewhere better for a while, but in my 
> experience it's always a running battle to get somewhere really good. 
> 
> The alternatives are venues like workplaces, schools, universities etc, 
> which basically need someone with local knowledge to organise. My 
> workplace isn't really appropriate. Also, it means that there are no 
> beers, snacks etc and everything has to be BYO which can be a pain.
> 
> I'm in full agreement about the shortcomings of pubs generally (robot 
> Sushi included) but short on better ideas.
> 
> I have one possible place but I've forgotten the name. I'll try to look 
> into it next week...
> 
> Cheers,
> -T
> 
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 9:10 AM, James Alford <mydnite1 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:mydnite1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Well it was too noisy for me but my hearing is sensitive and voices
>     get washed out when the music is too loud.
> 
>     Plus where was the Robot sushi?  I was looking forward to a bit.
> 
>     On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:30 PM, Brianna Laugher
>     <brianna.laugher at gmail.com <mailto:brianna.laugher at gmail.com>> wrote:
>      > 2009/10/14 Chris Miles <miles.chris at gmail.com
>     <mailto:miles.chris at gmail.com>>:
>      >>> Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there... not sure how
>     everyone
>      >>> else feels about it. Maybe beer is compensation enough?!
>      >>
>      >> I attended the London Python meetups for many years (when I
>     lived over
>      >> there) and they used to be pub only, mainly social & drinking (a
>     lot of
>      >> drinking, I gotta admit) with no formal talks.  That was until
>     ThoughtWorks
>      >> volunteered some office space and so every 2nd or so London
>     Python meetup
>      >> would be held at ThoughtWorks with formal presentations by
>     members & guests,
>      >> followed by the obligatory pub session until late.
>      >>
>      >> I don't mind either current venue, although they both limit the
>     growth of
>      >> the meetups.  If anyone knows any contacts within ThoughtWorks
>     or similar
>      >> companies (eKit?) that have an interest in Python perhaps you
>     could ask them
>      >> if they would be willing to host meetings.
>      >
>      > Well, given the resounding lack of response, I suppose it's just me.
>      > So I will look forward to future meetings at Robot or Horse
>     Bazaar. :)
>      >
>      > cheers
>      > Brianna
>      >
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