It's really arguable as to whether this is a pub or not - I have decided to count the National Cultural Institution licence holders as public licences but it is very much for the individual to decide if they are if attempting a similar run
The cafe in the Chester Beatty Library has a small, and painfully expensive, range of bottled beers and wine available. You don't need to buy food, which is the deciding factor for me in considering it a "pub" but I doubt they would be too happy if you just bought drink all day. Neither would your wallet!
Friday, 2 March 2018
N0303 The Cock Tavern
I happened to be in Swords of a Saturday lunchtime, and initially started my way up the steps of N2538 The Old Borough to get lunch - and then realised I'd been there before. I've mostly run out of premises that I suddenly realise I've been to, but the long closure and rebrand of this one meant it had slipped my mind - and it was the 2006 BT Christmas Party the last time I was there!
One quick diversion down the road later and I was tucking in to a toasted special and pint in this traditional pub.
The pubs website makes vague claims towards having a medieval, which is at least a bit unlikely but the pub is definitely in the hundreds of years old. A slightly odd lounge/bar split with the lounge having the full frontage and the bar along the side creates a very narrow and long interior.
I'm going to ignore the impact of the Old Borough being added to the stats on the milestone pubs, I thought they were those numbers when I was there...
One quick diversion down the road later and I was tucking in to a toasted special and pint in this traditional pub.
The pubs website makes vague claims towards having a medieval, which is at least a bit unlikely but the pub is definitely in the hundreds of years old. A slightly odd lounge/bar split with the lounge having the full frontage and the bar along the side creates a very narrow and long interior.
I'm going to ignore the impact of the Old Borough being added to the stats on the milestone pubs, I thought they were those numbers when I was there...
Saturday, 24 February 2018
S1447 Drop Dead Twice Taproom
This is what this pub was called when I visited. I think. As far as I can tell, this premises has had more different names than any other in Dublin and it has had two other names very recently - Stage 19 and Tivoli Backstage.
I have issue with the current name - although I doubt the operators are aware as to the reasons. Many years ago, this premises was known as the Green Lizard and was the scene of an IRA related murder - inside the pub, not on the doorstep as is more common in pub killings in Ireland (the strange but extremely detailed Dying For A Pint will educate/scare anyone about this topic). Only a minor thing, really.
The current incarnation is a fairly standard Dublin craft pub. Drop Dead Twice itself upstairs seems to be going strong so hopefully the co-branding of downstairs may give it the push it needs to keep going for more than the ~18 months it has taken for a closure and rebrand since the early 2000s.
As an aside, this ended up being my 300th pub tracked. I had intended for #300 to be something notable and, well, it is notable enough really. Not in the same way as the historic pubs I had for #200 and #250
I have issue with the current name - although I doubt the operators are aware as to the reasons. Many years ago, this premises was known as the Green Lizard and was the scene of an IRA related murder - inside the pub, not on the doorstep as is more common in pub killings in Ireland (the strange but extremely detailed Dying For A Pint will educate/scare anyone about this topic). Only a minor thing, really.
The current incarnation is a fairly standard Dublin craft pub. Drop Dead Twice itself upstairs seems to be going strong so hopefully the co-branding of downstairs may give it the push it needs to keep going for more than the ~18 months it has taken for a closure and rebrand since the early 2000s.
As an aside, this ended up being my 300th pub tracked. I had intended for #300 to be something notable and, well, it is notable enough really. Not in the same way as the historic pubs I had for #200 and #250
N0060 The Legal Eagle
Reopened in late 2017 after a lengthy closure, I had initially avoiding coming in here when vaguely nearby as all the reviews suggested it was basically a restaurant with a pub licence. It isn't.
It is undeniably food-centric, but the first thing you see on walking in the door is a large and varied row of taps (awkwardly, unbacklit), and the seating area in front of that is set up as a pub, not a restaurant. It's definitely still a pub - a craft beer pub - and well worth a visit if in the area.
It is undeniably food-centric, but the first thing you see on walking in the door is a large and varied row of taps (awkwardly, unbacklit), and the seating area in front of that is set up as a pub, not a restaurant. It's definitely still a pub - a craft beer pub - and well worth a visit if in the area.
N0061 M Hughes
This is a rather odd pub, in a good way. Originally a markets early house (it still holds that licence, I believe) which now mostly serves and feeds the legal trade during the day, with trad sessions at night. Generally traditional Dublin pub setup, including a snug.
Food offered seems to be toasties, and only toasties - a fine Dublin tradition and rarely done to the level here. Every table was equipped with mustard and brown sauce - not the condiments you'll see in a gastropub but perfect for what was offered.
The pub has one, small, CRT TV mounted on the wall which was off when I visited. The radio was on, quietly, but otherwise the only noise was the discussions of the other drinkers.
There was a large group meeting to play a paper-based RPG of some description - I assume Dungeons and Dragons - which is an interesting if likely unplanned sideline for a premises. As something that requires relative quiet it can't be done in a busy pub or a music bar and it did bring in a decent number of people for a weekday evening
Food offered seems to be toasties, and only toasties - a fine Dublin tradition and rarely done to the level here. Every table was equipped with mustard and brown sauce - not the condiments you'll see in a gastropub but perfect for what was offered.
The pub has one, small, CRT TV mounted on the wall which was off when I visited. The radio was on, quietly, but otherwise the only noise was the discussions of the other drinkers.
There was a large group meeting to play a paper-based RPG of some description - I assume Dungeons and Dragons - which is an interesting if likely unplanned sideline for a premises. As something that requires relative quiet it can't be done in a busy pub or a music bar and it did bring in a decent number of people for a weekday evening
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
N0210 The Back Page
The first of Bodytonic's sports bars and now sister to S0145 The Square Ball over on the Southside, this is a rambling premises in Phibsboro.
Bodytonic were originally known for music promotion and their more music themed bars, and at least one element has come over from those - the food option here is pizza from the Big Blue Bus who operate from an actual bus in the carpark of S0208 The Bernard Shaw, albeit with the pizzas named after various Irish sporting heroes instead.
Bodytonic were originally known for music promotion and their more music themed bars, and at least one element has come over from those - the food option here is pizza from the Big Blue Bus who operate from an actual bus in the carpark of S0208 The Bernard Shaw, albeit with the pizzas named after various Irish sporting heroes instead.
1013026 Dominick Inn
A fully refurbished traditional city centre regulars pub. Significantly more spacious than it looks from outside.
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