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🍽️ The Hemsby Dining Club

(updated 2021-09-07)

Six times per year, a group of friends meet for dinner at restaurants in or around Bristol. The date and venue for the meals are decided deterministically by a one-shot vote, requiring minimum effort from those invited. The result is a peripatetic dining club.

🗳️ How it works

Each meal is arranged according to the constitution⁽ᵃ⁾. However, the most concise summary of how things work is given by reading the following text that accompanies each poll as instructions.

(a) The Constitution of the Hemsby Dining Club

🗳 There are two simultaneous votes — one for the date and one for the venue. Vote for all venues that you like and all dates that you can make.

📅 The winning date will be the earliest one with the most votes at midday on Thursday. The winning venue will be the first option with the most votes from those who can make it on the chosen date.

🍻 The meal will be booked for 7pm, with drinks beforehand at a nearby pub.

📡 Pass the URL of this poll to anyone else you want to invite, so that they can vote too.

We use Doodle⁽ᵃ⁾ to run the actual poll. We may not always in the future, partly because it's packed with ads. The Wikipedia article about Doodle⁽ᵇ⁾ mentions some competing products. However, Blenchly⁽ᶜ⁾ has written the BLOODLE front end⁽ᵈ⁾ and back end⁽ᵉ⁾ too, and we're likely to move to this.

(a) doodle.com — via https

(b) en.wikipedia.org — via https

(d) github.com — via https

(e) github.com — via https

📊 Essential HDC facts

A typical meal is attended by eight diners. Over the five meals since September 2019, eighteen different people have ever attended and sixteen different people have ever voted. The club is named after a venerable ferret, sadly no longer with us.

⏭ The next poll

The following list of ten restaurants is, in the correct order, those to be presented in the upcoming poll. Shown after each venue is the automatically-chosen pub for drinks beforehand, then its constitutional status, finishing with R₃, the score used for its ordering. You can consider this score the group's expressions of enthusiasm for the venue. Note, however, that this rating doesn't only reflect group opinion about a restaurant's suitability for a big group, but also how willing poll participants are willing to travel to eat there, among other factors. It should therefore not be understood as a general expression of quality.

The symbol ★ denotes restaurants that we've visited the most, and, among those remaining, the symbol ☆ denotes those that we've collectively decided is worth a return visit. For those visiting from further away, rail and bus stations within 800m are indicated with the 🚈 and 🚌 icons.

🇨🇳 NOODLE BATH, 39 Monmouth Street, Bath⁽ᵃ⁾ BA1 1EN · 🚈 Bath Spa⁽ᵇ⁾ or 🚌 Bath Bus Station · 🍻 drinks beforehand at Kingsmead Street Bottle⁽ᶜ⁾ 50m away⁽ᵈ⁾ · 🆒 won last · has been selected once · received seven votes in favour out of nine possible votes ∴ R₃ = 7⁄9 ≈ 78 %.

(a) openstreetmap.org — via https

(b) traksy.uk — via https

(d) openstreetmap.org — via https

🇯🇵 IZAKAYA⁽ᵃ⁾, 39 College Green, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS1 5SH · 🍻 drinks beforehand at The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer⁽ᶜ⁾ 320m away⁽ᵈ⁾ · two polls remaining · has never been selected · received six votes in favour out of nine possible votes ∴ R₃ = ⅔ ≈ 67 %.

(a) izakayabristol.co.uk — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

(d) openstreetmap.org — via https

🇮🇳 INDIAN FAST FOOD⁽ᵃ⁾, 210 Cheltenham Road, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS6 5QU · 🚈 Montpelier⁽ᶜ⁾ or Redland⁽ᵈ⁾ · 🍻 drinks beforehand at The Hillgrove⁽ᵉ⁾ 710m away⁽ᶠ⁾ · two polls remaining · has never been selected · received five votes in favour out of nine possible votes ∴ R₃ = 5⁄9 ≈ 56 %.

(a) indianfastfood.co.uk — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

(d) traksy.uk — via https

(e) twitter.com — via https

(f) openstreetmap.org — via https

🇱🇧 BEIRUT MEZZE⁽ᵃ⁾, 13a Small Street, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS1 1DE · 🚌 Bristol Bus Station · 🍻 drinks beforehand at The Bank Tavern⁽ᶜ⁾ 140m away⁽ᵈ⁾ · two polls remaining · has never been selected · received five votes in favour out of nine possible votes ∴ R₃ = 5⁄9 ≈ 56 %.

(a) beirutmezze.com — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

(d) openstreetmap.org — via https

★ 🇮🇳 URBAN TANDOOR⁽ᵃ⁾, 13 Small Street, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS1 1DE · 🚌 Bristol Bus Station · 🍻 drinks beforehand at The Bank Tavern⁽ᶜ⁾ 150m away⁽ᵈ⁾ · one poll remaining · has been selected twice · received fourteen votes in favour out of twenty-six possible votes ∴ R₃ = 7⁄13 ≈ 54 %.

(a) urban-tandoor.com — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

(d) openstreetmap.org — via https

🇮🇳 DHAMAKA⁽ᵃ⁾, 15 Clare Street, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS1 1XH · 🚌 Bristol Bus Station · 🍻 drinks beforehand at The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer⁽ᶜ⁾ 260m away⁽ᵈ⁾ · two polls remaining · has been selected once · received eight votes in favour out of seventeen possible votes ∴ R₃ = 8⁄17 ≈ 47 %.

(a) dhamakadining.co.uk — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

(d) openstreetmap.org — via https

🇪🇹 REAL HABESHA⁽ᵃ⁾, 146 Stapleton Road, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS5 0PU · 🚈 Lawrence Hill⁽ᶜ⁾ or Stapleton Road⁽ᵈ⁾ · 🍻 drinks beforehand at The Duke of York 620m away⁽ᵉ⁾ · one poll remaining · has never been selected · received eight votes in favour out of seventeen possible votes ∴ R₃ = 8⁄17 ≈ 47 %.

(a) facebook.com — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

(d) traksy.uk — via https

(e) openstreetmap.org — via https

🇻🇳 PHỞ⁽ᵃ⁾, 28 Clare Street, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS1 1YA · 🚌 Bristol Bus Station · 🍻 drinks beforehand at The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer⁽ᶜ⁾ 260m away⁽ᵈ⁾ · two polls remaining · has never been selected · received four votes in favour out of nine possible votes ∴ R₃ = 4⁄9 ≈ 44 %.

(a) phocafe.co.uk — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

(d) openstreetmap.org — via https

🇮🇳 DEV'S KERALA⁽ᵃ⁾, 180 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS7 8NU · two polls remaining · has never been selected · received three votes in favour out of nine possible votes ∴ R₃ = ⅓ ≈ 33 %.

(a) devskeralabristol.com — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

🇨🇳 CHILLI DADDY⁽ᵃ⁾, 45-47 Baldwin Street, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS1 1RA · 🚌 Bristol Bus Station · 🍻 drinks beforehand at The Apple⁽ᶜ⁾ 210m away⁽ᵈ⁾ · two polls remaining · has never been selected · received three votes in favour out of nine possible votes ∴ R₃ = ⅓ ≈ 33 %.

(a) chillidaddy.com — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

(d) openstreetmap.org — via https

⌛ Expired choices

The following venues have expired from the process, having failed to win a poll three times in a row. They may, however, be suggested for inclusion again, especially if they received a relatively high score. If you'd like to see these added to the list of 'active' venues then please let us know.

🇮🇳 CHILLI FLAKE, 69 Clarence Rd, Redcliffe, Bristol⁽ᵃ⁾ BS1 6RP · 🚈 Bedminster⁽ᵇ⁾ or Temple Meads⁽ᶜ⁾ · expired · has never been selected · received eleven votes in favour out of twenty-three possible votes ∴ R₃ = 11⁄23 ≈ 48 %.

(a) openstreetmap.org — via https

(b) traksy.uk — via https

🇮🇷 KOOCHA⁽ᵃ⁾, 10 Zetland Road, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS7 8AD · 🚈 Montpelier⁽ᶜ⁾ or Redland⁽ᵈ⁾ · 🌱 an exclusively vegan restaurant · just expired · has never been selected · received eleven votes in favour out of twenty-six possible votes ∴ R₃ = 11⁄26 ≈ 42 %.

(a) koochamezzebar.com — via http

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

(d) traksy.uk — via https

🇨🇳 SUYUAN⁽ᵃ⁾, Grove Avenue, Queen Square, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS1 4QY · 🌱 an exclusively vegetarian restaurant · just expired · has been selected once · received ten votes in favour out of twenty-six possible votes ∴ R₃ = 5⁄13 ≈ 38 %.

(a) suyuan.co.uk — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

🇨🇳 MAYFLOWER⁽ᵃ⁾, 1a-5a Haymarket Walk, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS1 3LN · 🚌 Bristol Bus Station · expired · has never been selected · received eight votes in favour out of twenty-four possible votes ∴ R₃ = ⅓ ≈ 33 %.

(a) mayflowerbristol.com — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

🇮🇳 RAJ⁽ᵃ⁾, 35 King Street, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS1 4DZ · just expired · has never been selected · received eight votes in favour out of twenty-six possible votes ∴ R₃ = 4⁄13 ≈ 31 %.

(a) raj-bristol.co.uk — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

🇮🇳 4500 MILES FROM DELHI⁽ᵃ⁾, 8 Colston Avenue, Bristol⁽ᵇ⁾ BS1 4ST · 🚌 Bristol Bus Station · expired · has never been selected · received four votes in favour out of fourteen possible votes ∴ R₃ = 2⁄7 ≈ 29 %.

(a) 4500miles.co.uk — via https

(b) openstreetmap.org — via https

🍻 Which pub?

Historically, the favourite pub for pre-dinner drinks is the Seven Stars⁽ᵃ⁾. With a lot of people, plans to meet before the meal at a pub can often get complicated. So, if we know of one, we suggest meeting at the nearest pub within 800m of the restaurant, so we have a definitive meeting place with at most ten minutes' walk to wherever we're eating.

(a) 7stars.co.uk — via https

To do this, we maintain a list of our favourite pubs, which currently comprises the following eighteen pubs: The Seven Stars⁽ᵃ⁾; The Apple⁽ᵇ⁾; The Bank Tavern⁽ᶜ⁾; The Hillgrove⁽ᵈ⁾; The Highbury Vaults⁽ᵉ⁾; The King's Head⁽ᶠ⁾; The Barley Mow⁽ᵍ⁾; The Duke of York; The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer⁽ʰ⁾; The Hope and Anchor; The Old Stillage⁽ⁱ⁾; The Golden Guinea⁽ʲ⁾; The Colosseum; The Lansdown⁽ᵏ⁾; The Ostrich⁽ˡ⁾; Left Handed Giant Tap Room⁽ᵐ⁾; The Volunteer Tavern⁽ⁿ⁾; Kingsmead Street Bottle⁽ᵒ⁾.

(a) 7stars.co.uk — via https

(b) applecider.co.uk — via http

(d) twitter.com — via https

(e) highburyvaults.co.uk — via https

(f) en.wikipedia.org — via https

(g) bristolbeerfactory.co.uk — via https

(h) navyvolunteer.co.uk — via https

(i) twitter.com — via https

(j) thegoldenguinea.co.uk — via https

(k) thelansdown.com — via https

(l) butcombe.com — via https

(m) lefthandedgiant.com — via https

(n) volunteertavern.co.uk — via http

(o) kingsmeadstbottle.co.uk — via http

This list is by unanimous consensus, at least from those preferences which have been expressed. That is, any regular diner can veto a pub's inclusion on the list. For this reason, requests to add or delete pubs are welcome.

📨 The mailing list

To be informed of upcoming meals by email, join the announcements mailing list. This is done by sending a blank email message to `dinner+subscribe@groups.io`⁽ᵃ⁾. You should of course know one of us! If we're unlikely to recognise you from the name and email address in your request to join, it might be a good idea to drop me a line⁽ᵇ⁾ first, so that we know to approve your subscription. And, if at any time you're no longer interested in attending, you can discreetly unsubscribe from the mailing list by sending a blank email message to `dinner+unsubscribe@groups.io`⁽ᶜ⁾.

(a) dinner+subscribe@groups.io

(b) Contacting Simon Rawles

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