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Fun to see all that, but curious why I haven't seen any on any of my trips across the UK and Ireland. I even asked some locals and they did not know of any dine

Fun to see all that, but curious why I haven't seen any on any of my trips across the UK and Ireland. I even asked some locals and they did not know of any diners anywhere in the country. I would've thought they would've been all over it.

A_D_E_P_T 6mo ago
The UK has these "American Diner" chains too: https://okdiners.com/ https://okdiners.com/ I thought that the "Elvis Diner" was practically a meme in the UK, actually. Hah.
- gopher_space 6mo ago
  Interesting. In my mind (west coast US) our diners are more Nighthawks than Happy Days. Smoking or non-smoking?
ericgreveson 6mo ago
We have an independent one, Herbie's, just down the road from us outside Cambridge. It's pretty good! They have a wide range of imported US fizzy drinks cans too!
armadsen 6mo ago
Eddie Rocket's is an Irish chain of American diners. I've eaten there in Dublin. Although at least that location is downtown, and in a bigger building, not a classic diner style building. The inside is very much American Diner themed with vinyl seats, chrome, jukebox controls at the table, and of course the menu of burgers, fries, shakes, etc. https://www.eddierockets.ie https://www.eddierockets.ie
- mauvehaus 6mo ago
  It's reassuring in a vague, indescribable way to know that while the Irish are exporting Irish pubs to the USA, we're exporting diners to Ireland. Like, maybe they're passing each other somewhere over the Atlantic, and giving each other a friendly nod as they go along their respective journeys.
  - ButlerianJihad 6mo ago
    Today, you're one of the Lucky 10,000 to discover Ireland's thriving Country Music scene! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gl%C3%B3r_T%C3%ADre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gl%C3%B3r_T%C3%ADre https://tg4.ie/en/search/play/?pid=6387807695112&title=Gl%C3%B3r%20T%C3%ADre&series=Gl%C3%B3r%20T%C3%ADre&genre=Ceol&pcode=759457 https://tg4.ie/en/search/play/?pid=6387807695112&title=Gl%C3... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philomena_Begley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philomena_Begley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margo_(singer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margo_(singer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_O%27Donnell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_O%27Donnell (The Irish have been performing Country Music for more than 50 years)

A_D_E_P_T 6mo ago

The UK has these "American Diner" chains too: https://okdiners.com/ https://okdiners.com/ I thought that the "Elvis Diner" was practically a meme in the UK, actually. Hah.

gopher_space 6mo ago
Interesting. In my mind (west coast US) our diners are more Nighthawks than Happy Days. Smoking or non-smoking?

ericgreveson 6mo ago

We have an independent one, Herbie's, just down the road from us outside Cambridge. It's pretty good! They have a wide range of imported US fizzy drinks cans too!

armadsen 6mo ago

Eddie Rocket's is an Irish chain of American diners. I've eaten there in Dublin. Although at least that location is downtown, and in a bigger building, not a classic diner style building. The inside is very much American Diner themed with vinyl seats, chrome, jukebox controls at the table, and of course the menu of burgers, fries, shakes, etc. https://www.eddierockets.ie https://www.eddierockets.ie

mauvehaus 6mo ago
It's reassuring in a vague, indescribable way to know that while the Irish are exporting Irish pubs to the USA, we're exporting diners to Ireland. Like, maybe they're passing each other somewhere over the Atlantic, and giving each other a friendly nod as they go along their respective journeys.
- ButlerianJihad 6mo ago
  Today, you're one of the Lucky 10,000 to discover Ireland's thriving Country Music scene! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gl%C3%B3r_T%C3%ADre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gl%C3%B3r_T%C3%ADre https://tg4.ie/en/search/play/?pid=6387807695112&title=Gl%C3%B3r%20T%C3%ADre&series=Gl%C3%B3r%20T%C3%ADre&genre=Ceol&pcode=759457 https://tg4.ie/en/search/play/?pid=6387807695112&title=Gl%C3... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philomena_Begley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philomena_Begley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margo_(singer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margo_(singer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_O%27Donnell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_O%27Donnell (The Irish have been performing Country Music for more than 50 years)