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last orders for food 10pm last serving of drinks 10pm
All bars and restaurants to close at 11pm.
This includes hotels.


Then I guess we can expect that from 6th Feb when the closing times move earlier from 11pm to 10pm that last orders for food will be 9pm and last serving of drinks 9pm.

Noggin
i cannot see what the problem is closing at 10pm/11pm.....
For quite a few years when we started going to Goa...EVERYTHING was closed by 10pm....

But that was when Goa itself didn't have so many visitors.
Some of the more popular restaurants are full early evening before people drift off to various bars - quite often we can't get in to eat in places like Fisherman's Cove and Mango before 9pm.
That in itself doesn't bother us but this early closing will affect us unless we go out stupid early to get a seat for our evening meal - and that will have a knock-on effect on our whole day as we eat lunch pretty early as it is otherwise we're not hungry in the evening.

I can see us having to choose between eating lunch or having a very early evening meal.
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Tito's road should be interesting then .... :think .....Keith
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ok you can laugh now....i thought they were going to be closed ALL DAY !!!!!!!!
what a relief, i can cope with 10/11 pm i will just get up earlier in the morning :cheers
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"liquor shops, bar and restaurants, food joints, shacks, etc located in Goa to be closed by 11pm from January 25 up to February 5 and strictly by 10pm from February 6 till the completion of elections." :que :duh :cry

Absolutely pathetic, I`m usually just getting something to eat about 9.30 pm, I so wish I booked Vietnam now :(
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Could this be the straw that breaks the camels back
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And now the wholesalers are threatening to close from now until the elections because of hassle from the officials! :que
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I`m just on the phone to Thomas cooks, they phoned me to tell me my tickets are here. I just explained the situation of which she was unaware, I have asked about changing my dates to March. I will let you know the outcome whan they phone back :duh
Ok they just called back, 75% loss of what I have paid plus admin charges :cry

However, the young lady said that if enough people complain to their tour operators then maybe a chance of some sort of action on flight changes being sanctioned.......... Oh well
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Would I be be right in thinking that it does'nt affect the south, as we will be there for our last week 27th Feb - 3rd March.... :think
Here's hoping......Keith
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KJF wrote:
Would I be be right in thinking that it does'nt affect the south


Sorry to say "KJF" it will also affect the South, :yikes
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Just got an email from Glen at Glens corner.

Its only one day in but he said they are being very strict about the elections this year and everyone so far is complying with the early closing times.

Papa
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The 4 of us arrive around 3-00am on 3/2/2012, seeing as every thing shut around midnight last year we are going to turn our watches 7-1/2hrs forward instead of 5-1/2hrs problem solved.......... p.s. should have pick of beds at the shacks as well. :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
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Had no problem getting a drink after 11pm last night ;) The ban is in effect in both North and South. All the shack/bar/restaurant owners are really livid with the closing time ban.
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Been here two night now and on both nights no alcohol was served after 10pm (in two different eateries).

Went to a liquor store and he had sold out of gin....everybody is stocking up. Only in India!! :que
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Just heard from a reliable source from now until the 5th of Feb 11pm is close down time and 6th Feb onwards 10pm & from From 1st march to 8th march dry days no alcohol to be sold !!! OMG, there may be an alteration from this on Monday , I will keep u posted, I'm not a wino but I like a fewdrinks on me hollies!!
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We arrive on 5th feb laden with gin :cheers
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It's all change again,the excise department,due to heavy criticism has rescinded the order that bars etc must close by 10 pm.It will be announced officialy in the next 24/48 hours,So hopefuly business as usual..

John
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hi just been reading reviews for resort lagoa azul ,on there page it says ban is 1st,2,3,and 5th march :really
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