"And gosh, none of those pesky questions about legality and licensing because it's what pubs are *for*. "
But only if they've got the necessary licence, which is another reason why there are fewer pubs available as venues for clubs these days.

And a pub certainly isn't the be-all and end-all for club premises. Our current club is held on non-pub premises, which are vastly preferable to the ghastly pub which was the previous venue - dreadful upstairs room with leaky floors which allowed cigarette smoke (twas in the days when that sort of thing was possible four or five years ago) to infiltrate the room even though no-one smoked, strange staff and landlord, and nasty furniture. No ta!