S0010 The Dawson Lounge

Any time a pub has a superlative claim, due caution must be applied. In this case, "The Smallest Pub In Dublin" is the claim, and with about 40% of the potential claimaints visited, I haven't seen anything smaller. The claim of "smallest bar" is also made elsewhere but refers to a subsection of a not particularly small premises. (Note the use of the former name for this premises on that post, confusingly Ron Blacks was also a former name of 37 Dawson Street)

This pub really is tiny. There is seating for about 20 and maybe standing space for the same again, at a push. Its also completely underground, with wood panelling on the walls and ceilings and as a result gives an overwhelming impression of drinking on an ancient boat, rather than in a land-based pub.

Some English tourists appeared to have succumbed to the confusing atmosphere, seeing as they were asking the barman whether an IPA (Franciscan Well Chieftain) was "actually an ale", as "Irish ales are lagers, aren't they?" They moved on to confuse bar staff elsewhere luckily!