Pub Chain Bans Use of Phones

I do not think that has changed in some areas

That would be done before entry i would expect

It must be at nearly 20 years since I was in a pub with sawdust on the floor. That was The Cellar on City Road, Chester. Changed now I expect.

We were in a pub recently, it had a big "dog friendly" sign outside. What it didn't mention was that it also had a "big friendly dog" (a mastiff) inside just waiting to greet everyone and their dog who came in. We watched the results from a safe distance as we'd left our terrier at home. 

Pub signs can be mis-leading. 

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One of our local village pubs has a similar sign, if you want a meal you have to book a table,it is always full including lunch times

Should be like in the Wild West days where in town, advancement in decorum dictated you deposited your gun in a bin, and picked it up again on the way out.

They are sometimes out of date. You can check date of last inspection. You can also check which element they may have not scored highly on.🍻

Taking a quick call or making a quick call, is not the issue for many people.

If you know the call is going to take some time then its only polite to take yourself off to a quieter area, like outside maybe.

As mentioned much earlier in the thread all phones have the ability to text, if you don't want to take a call then text back the caller and say you are unavailable, or turn on your answering service and switch the phone off.

There are so many options but sitting in a restaurant, pub, train, bus, on the beach/pool side  etc etc. holding long meaningless conversations (usually at high volume) is not acceptable to most.