S4583 The Grayson

This Press Up venue was a private members club (Residence), albeit one with a publicans licence for some reason - members clubs do not need pub licences; from 2008 to 2016; before briefly opening to the public under the same name.

It has since rebranded as The Grayson and advertises itself as a "Bar and Restaurant", albeit I struggled to find anywhere inside that wasn't a dining room space. It is also meant to be reservations essential; but a mid January weekend is not generally that busy anywhere; so a table was found for me in the ground floor dining room overlooking Stephens Green - a room with only 4 or 5 tables to begin with.

Food was fine, but very Press Up; as is the drinks list. The surroundings are quite different to some of the larger, newer structure Press Up places so may make it a bit more appealing but, it's still a Press Up cookie cutter experience otherwise. And my regular readers will know that that does not appeal to me.