This is an interesting one - not the first pub licence in this building; but the first for a very long time. Clearly going to appeal to tourists; but not tourist tat tacky. Wedged in to a fine old building; but done quite well.
A company associated with Aer Lingus opened a fully licenced setup here in 1974 with the intent of hosting "Georgian banquets", but the licence continued until about 1982, in use as a music and cultural venue. Then the licence was sold off; and the property was eventually leased to An Taisce as their headquarters in 1984.
40 years later, however, and works were completed to convert the lower/basement floor (it opens at ground level to High Street, but Tailors Hall never had any access from High Street until all the buildings in front of it were demolished for road widening) in to a licenced cafe/restaurant; which basically means pub. And with the addition of a full pub licence, a pub is what it has become. This opened around Christmas 2022, and I visited within a few weeks.
The interior is a must see, having the feel of a medieval banqueting hall (the building is 1707, so too late to be medieval, but lets ignore that) and some decor to match. There's going to be lots of bits of this in tourists Instagram photos this summer - I picked a bit of taxidermy for mine.
They do do food - a limited menu, but what I had was decent. I believe this menu is to be extended (or has been already)
Interestingly, this is one of only two remaining Guild Halls in Dublin, the other being the Merchants one. Which is also a pub.
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