{"id":6210,"date":"2017-04-03T14:10:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T14:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/?p=6210"},"modified":"2021-11-11T15:43:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:43:53","slug":"the-best-things-about-dylans-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2017\/04\/03\/the-best-things-about-dylans-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"The best things about Dylan\u2019s Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You only have to hear the word \u2018Bar\u2019 to know it\u2019s going to be a pretty cool place with music, entertainment, and of course, alcohol. But there\u2019s some qualities about the university\u2019s very own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.subu.org.uk\/main-menu\/events-venues-shop\/venues\/dylan-s-kitchen-bar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan\u2019s Bar<\/a> that make it particularly special&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Food<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Featuring some of your favourite comfort food, from pizza to loaded nachos,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dylansbars\/app\/201742856511228\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan&#8217;s menu<\/a> is fit for all, from the health conscious of us to those of us who love nothing more than a good post-lecture carb up. Ranging from super salads, paninis to veggie sausages and crepes, you\u2019re sure to find something to your fancy, all within your student budget. Even better, you don\u2019t usually have to wait long before you can tuck into your food, and you get plenty on your plate!<a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2017\/02\/Dylans-Bar-Mwal.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6211\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6211 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2017\/02\/Dylans-Bar-Mwal.jpg\" alt=\"Dylan's Bar Mwal\" width=\"235\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quiz Nights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every Monday from 8pm the bar hosts the quiz with a modern twist, offering students the chance to test their knowledge by teaming up to take part in an interactive smartphone quiz with their friends. The atmosphere gets quite intense as everyone unleashes their competitive streak in hope of grabbing the winning prize.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student Friendly Prices <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dylan\u2019s has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.subu.org.uk\/main-menu\/events-venues-shop\/venues\/dylan-s-kitchen-bar\/dylan-s-promos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">variety of offers<\/a> on throughout the week, including burger and pizza meal deals, 2 for 1 weekends and the infamous \u2018Skint Wednesdays\u2019 where it\u2019s just \u00a33.25 for burger and chips, nachos or a chicken and bacon salad. What more can you ask for? Oh, and if you\u2019re looking for a cheap drink or two, Dylan\u2019s is also the place to be with their \u2018Happy Hour\u2019 boasting great drinks offers daily from 6-8pm. Yes, I said daily!<a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2017\/02\/Dylans-Bar.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6212\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6212 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2017\/02\/Dylans-Bar.jpg\" alt=\"Dylan's Bar\" width=\"222\" height=\"296\" \/><\/a><strong>Karaoke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you fancy yourself as the next Beyonc\u00e9 or Ed Sheeran (we can only dream) then why not begin your career with a sing along or two at the Thursday night Karaoke? It\u2019s great if you fancy a bit of practice in front of an audience, or just want to blast out your favourite tune to get everyone in the mood. FYI singers get 2 for 1 cocktails for the rest of the evening if you still need persuading.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The general chilled vibe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of my favourite places to go to hang out with friends while on <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.bournemouth.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/studying-us\/learning-facilities\/study-locations\/talbot-campus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Talbot Campus<\/a> has to be Dylan\u2019s, the relaxed atmosphere, top tunes, and comfy seating make it a great place to chill out after a lecture and catch up with course-mates. It\u2019s not your typical noisy bar, but much rather a place to wind down and put the stresses of the day behind you.<\/p>\n<p>So that\u2019s Dylan\u2019s in a nut-shell. A friendly atmosphere with top food and awesome entertainment. If you\u2019re a student at BU, why not try it out with friend\u2019s in-between lectures? Or if you\u2019re a prospective student heading to one of BU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.bournemouth.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/open-days\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">open days<\/a>, be sure to check it out, although don\u2019t get too comfortable, you\u2019ve got to remember to check the library out too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You only have to hear the word \u2018Bar\u2019 to know it\u2019s going to be a pretty cool place with music, entertainment, and of course, alcohol. But there\u2019s some qualities about the university\u2019s very own Dylan\u2019s Bar that make it particularly special&#8230; The Food Featuring some of your favourite comfort food, from pizza to loaded nachos,\u00a0Dylan&#8217;s&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2017\/04\/03\/the-best-things-about-dylans-bar\/\">Read more &raquo;<span class=\"sr-only\"> about The best things about Dylan\u2019s Bar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1937,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1658,336],"tags":[130,48,771,743,69,449],"class_list":["post-6210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-archive","category-blogs-archive","tag-bournemouth-university","tag-bu","tag-dylans-bar","tag-food-in-bournemouth","tag-students","tag-students-union"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1937"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6210"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13706,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6210\/revisions\/13706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}