Bar in Lidl

Might be a good place to park sone husbands while you can get on but still have a ‘carrier’ on the way home

My thoughts exactly BlueBelle

I wouldn’t be adverse to a chilled white wine whilst DH was shopping 🛒

I recall there was one in St Malo around the periphery of the hyper market with other small shops, plenty of space for trollies too.

Drink driving comes to mind 😱. Bonkers idea.

Jaxjacky

I recall there was one in St Malo around the periphery of the hyper market with other small shops, plenty of space for trollies too.

Pretty much standard in Spain & Portugal to have a bar in/by supermarkets.

M & S cafes were all licensed for beer and wine, haven’t looked lately as I always drive.

I remember Morrisons in Gibralter had a bar, a novelty for me to have a glass of fizz post shopping, before being driven back to Spain. Wonder if it's still there ?

Lots of supermarkets have cafes- so why not serve wine too? I rarely shop at Lidl or Aldi but know their wines can be very good.

Freya5 Morrisons is still there in Gib but I don’t remember seeing a bar just a nice cafe.

Imagine being half cut in the "Middle Of Lidl" searching for courgettes and coming out with a kayak and a fishing rod instead.

Desdemona

If you buy your groceries in Fortnum's or Harrods, there's a smart bar for a few cocktails!
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So why not Lidls?!

A bar in a supermarket in Northern Ireland?

Blimey!Things have changed since my first visit to Co. Down about 25 years ago when I went to Tesco to buy some wine to take to a party. I was almost spat at by the woman at the checkout who told me to take my alcohol to the end aisle which was segregated by being taped off!

I was glared ant and practically shoved through as though I was the anti-Christ.

Later on I was advised to avoid the supermarkets and only buy alcohol in an independent off licence where they’d be happy to serve me!

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Probably in the minority but think this is a ridiculous idea!! Lots of places to have alcohol without having to drink in a supermarket!!!!!!

Ridiculous idea. There are so many places like pubs clubs and off licences to buy/drink booze and too many alcoholics causing trouble in public.

Why not? I was recently on Porto in a large beautiful food market. So many people walking around with a glass of wine. I thought it was a great place, what a lovely shopping experience.

Can't see the same attraction with Lidl, but I can in Waitrose and M&S as long as you don't drive.

BlueBelle

Might be a good place to park sone husbands while you can get on but still have a ‘carrier’ on the way home

Yeah! A man crèche 😄brilliant idea.

In fact any bar or cafe in a supermarket would be useful for parking the man in your life, then he couldn’t trail after you putting unwanted items in the trolley or ask why you’re buying something.

tanith

Drink driving comes to mind 😱. Bonkers idea.

One of the few joys of no longer being able to drive then.....

If I want a drink during the day, I prefer somewhere with a better atmosphere than a supermarket add-on. Still, some people like a drink wherever they are, I suppose. I see it all the time - just give them one of the usual hook-words* and they'll follow like lemmings off a cliff.
* Prosecco (or any other well-known wine name), meet-up-with-the-girls, me-time, quick tipple ha-ha-ha, bubbly . . . .

Oreo

In fact any bar or cafe in a supermarket would be useful for parking the man in your life, then he couldn’t trail after you putting unwanted items in the trolley or ask why you’re buying something.

Then you'd end up with an inebriated man to deal with along with every other bum-ache that goes with supermarket shopping.

merlotgran

A bar in a supermarket in Northern Ireland?

Blimey!Things have changed since my first visit to Co. Down about 25 years ago when I went to Tesco to buy some wine to take to a party. I was almost spat at by the woman at the checkout who told me to take my alcohol to the end aisle which was segregated by being taped off!

I was glared ant and practically shoved through as though I was the anti-Christ.

Later on I was advised to avoid the supermarkets and only buy alcohol in an independent off licence where they’d be happy to serve me!

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Supermarkets/Shopping centres in NI still don't open till 1pm on a Sunday!!!! Although local shops (Spar etc open all day) . No idea why.

Visgir1

Why not? I was recently on Porto in a large beautiful food market. So many people walking around with a glass of wine. I thought it was a great place, what a lovely shopping experience.

Can't see the same attraction with Lidl, but I can in Waitrose and M&S as long as you don't drive.

Yes I was quite disappointed when the one in M&S closed
I have no idea why, as it was always busy, quite often had to wait for a seat.

Supermarkets/Shopping centres in NI still don't open till 1pm on a Sunday!!!! Although local shops (Spar etc open all day) . No idea why

Presbyterianism, like the Wee Frees in Scotland, is my guess.

A local Waitrose has a Bar and a Bistro. It’s not for me - and neither seems busy when I have been in there - but some people may enjoy them.