It's all theme pubs now.
Whilst the age of the theme pub may be over, more and more old pubs are being transformed into identical, pseudo-historical clones.
He's the Aussie equivalent of an Irish theme pub.
He loathed the theme pubs with their phoney names that were insidiously becoming part of every town's increasingly characterless landscape.
A typical example would be Ye Olde English Pubbe or similar names of theme pubs.
'It's going to be a theme pub - the theme is the death of the English local'
A number of Irish theme pubs are resident, with the most notable being "The Dubliner" which was severely damaged by fire in July 2006.
Pubs that cater for a niche clientele, such as sports fans or people of certain nationalities are known as theme pubs.
The Road to Calvary, England's first religious theme pub.
Like (or, perhaps, because of) Irish theme pubs, stag troops are easily avoided.