N0140 The Goose Tavern

An interesting example of something that is almost an estate pub, but isn't, because its basically too old to be one. And as before, estate pub is not a bad term in Dublin.

This pub sits at the core of a late 1940s housing development; to the side of (and under) an early private apartment block.

The Goose opened as the Green Goose; but was later renamed to The Pilot - and the pubs golf society still retains this name. This name referenced its relative closeness to Dublin Airport, and also that it was - at that time - a sister pub to N0172 The Comet and N0141 The Viscount, named after 1950s aircraft.

The greebling within the pub has plenty of 40s, 50s and 60s elements, including this reminder of when Smithwicks tried a daring rebrand.

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Overall, this is a very traditional suburban pub - but one with more history and older artefacts than many. The drink offering is acceptably varied, and the food offering here is currently from a hatch in to the Brass Onion Bistro next door

For suburban pubs, my test of quality is whether I'd be happy with it as my local - and here, I would.