Why aren't restaurants with bars more in tune with what sports are on?
Been having this conversation with friends recently when we try to meet up at a local restaurant bar for food and drinks. More times than not the TVs are just turned to random sports channels rather than the important games that are on. For instance half the TVs turned to the NFL network even though its not even NFL season.
Case in point. This weekend was the final four in the NCAA. I walked into my local Brew pub and the game (which was about 15 minutes in) wasn't on any of the TVs. So i politely asked for it to be turned on and told them what channel and they obliged. Then I looked around and the place was half empty. There were TVs everywhere which must have been a significant investment. So what gives? I frequent a lot of bars and this is actually quite common.
I worked at a bar/restaurant when I was younger and at every shift meeting there was a conversation about what sports were on and what channel to turn the TVs to. And this restaurant/bar became a reliable spot to for customers. It wasn't a sports bar. It was a restaurant with a bar that was lined with Tvs. They made a killing at the bar because they knew what they were doing in that regard,
I'm curious if this is common nowadays with management. Is there a conversation about what big sporting events are on or is the idea just to leave it up to the customer to ask the TVs be changed?