How to book a table at a sports bar without screwing up: 5 tips and tricks

Until July 15 in our country it is simply mauvais to say that you “don’t like soccer”, “don’t know soccer”, and God forbid you say that you are not going to watch the broadcast. The Mundial is so great that everything is mixed here, and the same interest from the fans is aroused both matches of their national team and confrontations like Nigeria – Iceland.

That’s why in our material we will tell you about four sad and one happy story about going to a bar during the World Cup.

Story 1, in which you are left without a seat next to the television set

Does it seem possible? After all, sports bars are just created to watch the broadcasts over a mug of beer and in the company of people close to you. And even despite the fact that before that we called on the phone and warned the polite girl administrator that we would come “to watch soccer”, our table was so far away from the plasma that the next 90 minutes about the match we learned the shouts of fans sitting closer.

Here, of course, we can conclude that the table was booked by an insistent dilettante who does not often drink unfiltered Belgian beer with the Belgium national team goal… but here I will suggest you to think about how many such soccer novices will rush to sports bars, fascinated by the atmosphere of the Mundial. Anyway, don’t screw it up, guys!

Story 2 – about how the pub didn’t have your favorite food

We continue to report from the scene. And tell another story – about how the bar didn’t have my favorite toast for beer. This news took me by surprise, the waiter commented clearly, “Well, everyone has croutons and we don’t. That’s our thing.” Well, if croutons are half the trouble, it may be that the menu in a cafe/pub or restaurant will not have the food you are expecting.

Study the menu in advance, it is especially important for those who are going to the broadcast with family or with a girl who is already the second month on a hard detox and on meat/chicken and fried cheese balls can not even look at meat/chicken and fried cheese balls. It’s easy to clarify all this on the website or while booking a table.

Story 3, where they didn’t warn you that you can’t pay with a card

The trick of this championship. I can’t even call it otherwise. Many cafes and bars I managed to visit last week have switched exclusively to cash. Personally, it makes me uncomfortable, because I am used to paying with a card, preferably PayPass.

Check in advance so that you don’t have to run all over Moscow looking for an ATM.

Story 4 – about legendary places WITHOUT soccer broadcasts

Do you think there are no such places? There are! Recently my friends and I stopped by a cafe on Tverskaya (!), where we were told from the start that “they don’t show broadcasts”, “they don’t have Wi-Fi” and in general this is “a place where you can relax from all the hype around the World Cup”. Friends commented with frustration that, “at first glance, your establishment looked decent”.

However, if there is no information on the bar’s website or social media that broadcasts are being shown there – this could be a red flag. Don’t be too lazy to call and verify the information.

Story 5, where everything worked out perfectly

During this World Cup and soccer fever among those who have been fans for a long time and can tell the difference between Pele and Pique and those who are still clarifying “what jerseys are ours playing in”, there are not many places in Moscow where you can come and be sure that nothing will go wrong: service, table, ability to pay by card, speed of service and availability of all your favorite soccer snacks on the menu.

We checked it ourselves and we recommend you to visit one of the sports bars of BC Fonbet. “We wanted to create a place that would not be inferior to the stadium in terms of adrenaline, while maintaining the high level of service that distinguishes all Fonbet clubs,” emphasizes marketing director Alina Yakirevich.

Throughout the World Cup there will be a promotion: 10% discount when booking a table online or by phone. Book a table on the site or by phone – say the code word “championat.com ” – get a 10% discount. The promotion is valid only in Moscow sports bars at 88 Leninsky Prospekt and 8 Dekabristov Street.

Enjoy the championship, and let nothing prevent you from seeing the legendary goals in the smallest details!