Recommendation for a Boozer on Saturday night

The Hill Billy

I'm taking Mrs Billy to Waterford at the weekend.
Any recommendations for boozers with music (maybe trad?) suiting a 30-something couple (i.e. not wall-to-wall pìssed-up kids) for Saturday night around the city center?

Baby4

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Fajitas!

Down's if you just want a quiet night.

No blaring music. Good crowd. Good pints.

The Hill Billy

Thanks folks!

shapez

A couple of places...

Geoffs (good all round, no trad)
Gingerman (if no one is playing)
T&H Doolans (trad every night of the week)
Downes (oldest pub in Waterford)

Roen

I'd avoid T&H's if you actually like trad music. Waterford city is not the best for trad.
Depends on what you want out of a night out. Seeing as it's just yourself and the missus I'm guessing you're not up for a lads night out.

From that point of view I'd recommend Downes or Nells on the quay, they're both very close, so if you don't like one you can always pop to the other.

They're both only about 5 mins from the centre anyway, so if you don't like either you won't be stuck.

Sully

Apparently Electric Avenue is good, tho iv not yet been in there.

shapez

Electric Avenue wouldn't really be a "quite" place for a few drinks. To be honest, you're a little exposed in the place. Very open.

It's a nice venue if you're with a group. They should turn down the music a bit if people want to talk though!!

Sully wrote:

Apparently Electric Avenue is good, tho iv not yet been in there.

The Hill Billy

Well, Mrs Billy & I had a cracking evening in Waterford. We'll defnitely be back. Pottered about town in the afternoon - had a couple in Geoff's. Sat by the window & watched some weird & wonderful people walk by.

Had a quick bevvy in Phil Grimes' late afternoon. Really nice, quiet boozer at that time. Then a few "aperitifs" in The Three Shippes.

Across the road for a fantastic meal in Tuk Tuk Thai. Really incredible. Great food, great value & the staff were second to none!

Back to The Three Shippes for a couple of nightcaps (& entertainment courtesy of Damian the barman).



Thanks again for the ideas guys. Maybe next time I'll get to hear what your trad musicians are like.

Brian 11

T&hs is the oldest pub in Waterford by a long
Shot it's actually one of theoldest bars
In Ireland, if not the oldest .
Downes is only a whipper snaper

looder

Myself and another chap are compiling a blog/site on the best pint of Guinness in Waterford (well it's just Waterford at the moment).


Most of the content should be up during the week so I'll pot it then but so far Murphy's on the Quay has the nicest pint.

T&H's is also good. Downes (is on the list of pubs to do still) is around since 1797 I think (I watched a YouTube clip yesterday about it) while T&Hs claim to be older but does anyone know when it was created first?

Dicky Pride

5 year old thread is 5 years old.

Dum_Dum

Dicky Pride wrote: »

5 year old thread is 5 years old.

And the new pubs are now old ones.