city center cheap pubs

shakin

hi need some help am heading to dublin with some friends next week need some city centre pubs to spend the day knocking back pints in but a cheap one would be preferable


ps not looking for a dive either!
cheers

Miguel_Sanchez

Grogan's on South William Street isn't too expensive. And you can get toasted sandwiches there too!

Degsy

Flowing tide on abbey st.
Fibbers Parnell street.

CiaranC

Degsy wrote: »

Flowing tide on abbey st.
Fibbers Parnell street.

These are both dives.

faceman

With Dublin its going to be pricey no matter where you go. Id second Grogan's though.

Kennedys of Westland Row and Anseo on Camden Street at decent too.

shakin

Degsy wrote: »

Flowing tide on abbey st.
Fibbers Parnell street.

surprised you didnt suggest the parnell mooney, i spent some time in dublin before, i wonder is there any place that does pitchers?

thanks for all the suggestions btw:)

Birneybau

Karma around the corner from Christchurch is the cheapest place in Dublin.Long necks and shots for €3 I think.Hav'nt been there for a while though.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Birneybau wrote: »

Karma around the corner from Christchurch is the cheapest place in Dublin.Long necks and shots for €3 I think.Hav'nt been there for a while though.

I was about to suggest the same place.

Its also got the deadliest, most beautiful pint of Guiness for €3.50 too.

shakin

Mairt wrote: »

I was about to suggest the same place.

Its also got the deadliest, most beautiful pint of Guiness for €3.50 too.

sounds good guys thanks for the info, 3.50 thats not bad at all, ill have to check it out


thanks:)

ODS

Sin É is €3 a Guinness pint all day Sunday and Mondays - it's on Ormond Quay, beside the old Ormond Hotel at the bottom of Capel Street.

Good for the tunes on nights as well - retro jazz, salsa

Degsy

CiaranC wrote: »

These are both dives.

What do you expect for 3.50 a pint?

Crash

The gingerman on fenian st.(?) does pitchers of their own beer, which weren't too expensive iirc.

petethebrick

The Boardwalk- 6 dutchgold 7quid.....
Seriously though, the pav in the grounds of trinity is cheap, although it is better in nice weather when you can sit out

MementoMori

I think the Purty Kitchen in Temple Bar has very good drink deals before 8pm during the week - could well be worth checking out

Would also recommend Sin E - they also do grub

faceman

Going Forward wrote: »

The gingerman on fenian st.(?) does pitchers of their own beer, which weren't too expensive iirc.

Completely forgot about there, good choice. Last time i was there pitcher was €12

lightening

faceman wrote: »

With Dublin its going to be pricey no matter where you go.

Are you from Dublin Faceman? Are these misconceptions made by Dubliners or people that are not from Dublin?

There was a restaurant thread a while ago, a lot of people were under the assumption that all restaurants were expensive. Of course, they were put right.

Loadedscream

The Shakesphere on Parnell St does €9 pitchers.....dump too but hey!!!

jdivision

Woolshed does pitchers

faceman

lightening wrote: »

Are you from Dublin Faceman? Are these misconceptions made by Dubliners or people that are not from Dublin?

There was a restaurant thread a while ago, a lot of people were under the assumption that all restaurants were expensive. Of course, they were put right.

This thread is about cheap pubs not restaurants. Any suggestions so?

lightening

faceman wrote: »

Any suggestions so?

Molloys on Talbot street. Fantastic pub, never that packed, excellent barmen, good prices.

There has been lots and lots of suggestions. Seems your wrong!

It wasn't a personal attack at all faceman. I am just wondering where you get the idea that you can't get a cheap pint in Dublin when clearly you can. Do you read it in newspapers, do you go out much in the city, do you feel ripped off?

I am in the city every weekend and sometimes during the week. Fair enough, there are expensive joints, but you can get cheap, decent places all over the city.

admiralofthefleet

another vote for karma here, i love that place (and their prices)

jdivision

Actually, if you find any pub that serves Beamish you'll get cheap pints really!

Wishbone Ash

The Restaurant Royale in Upper Stephen Street - a most unusual little place. (I think the pints are €3).

admiralofthefleet

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

The Restaurant Royale in Upper Stephen Street - a most unusual little place. (I think the pints are €3).

the food is also quite decent and dirt cheap too, i think he does a fish and chips for a fiver

luketitz

The Bernard Shaw does pitchers of Erdinger for 5.50, bargain in my books!

Wishbone Ash

luketitz wrote: »

The Bernard Shaw does pitchers of Erdinger for 5.50, bargain in my books!

Excuse my ignorance but how many pints are in a pitcher?

the boss of me

"The Cobblestone" on Nth King St in Smithfield is a great little pub. It looks like the building should be condemned from the outside but don't be put off by the exterior.
It's a very friendly pub with good trad music,great pints and a nice mix of people. I don't know exactly how much a pint costs, but I do remember commenting about how cheap it was.

Goodshape

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance but how many pints are in a pitcher?

About 4 pints.

studiorat

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

The Restaurant Royale in Upper Stephen Street - a most unusual little place. (I think the pints are €3).

That's a serious understatement, it's full of quare-hawks! Opens at 7 in the morning too I believe!

ixoy

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

another vote for karma here, i love that place (and their prices)

And another one from me - was there just last night. It was very quiet too so the more people go, the more likely they'll be able to stay in business and give us these cheap drinks! Also has reasonably priced pub-grub too.

Esel

I think the Royale finishes very early though - about 7:30pm? Can anyone confirm this?

white apples

studiorat wrote: »

That's a serious understatement, it's full of quare-hawks! Opens at 7 in the morning too I believe!

Eh...what's a quare-hawk?

faceman

lightening wrote: »

Molloys on Talbot street. Fantastic pub, never that packed, excellent barmen, good prices.

There has been lots and lots of suggestions. Seems your wrong!

It wasn't a personal attack at all faceman. I am just wondering where you get the idea that you can't get a cheap pint in Dublin when clearly you can. Do you read it in newspapers, do you go out much in the city, do you feel ripped off?

I am in the city every weekend and sometimes during the week. Fair enough, there are expensive joints, but you can get cheap, decent places all over the city.

Dublin is always going to be dearer in general than outside the Dublin area.

studiorat

white apples wrote: »

studiorat wrote: »

Eh...what's a quare-hawk?

Old Dublineese for odd ball. Comes from a time when a fella being a 'bit queer' meant something else.

Xavi6

petethebrick wrote: »

Seriously though, the pav in the grounds of trinity is cheap, although it is better in nice weather when you can sit out

If they were givin away the beer for free I still wouldn't go there. Full of ****.

arse..biscuits

esel wrote: »

I think the Royale finishes very early though - about 7:30pm? Can anyone confirm this?

Yeah. The owner just shuts up shop when he gets a pain in his tits sometimes. One night I tried to come in when it was still full of ol drunks singing ballads, the owner said he had just stopped serving because he was "all fággotted out"

€3 a pint though, if you can find a cheaper pint of guinness in Dublin, drink it

arse..biscuits

Xavi6 wrote: »

If they were givin away the beer for free I still wouldn't go there. Full of ****.

They are an extreme variety of knobs in there alright, but on a sunny day in town its great. In most beer gardens you will be in the shade. You can buy a load of cans on Dame street and stroll into Trinity and sit in the sun, I love it.

humberklog

CiaranC wrote: »

These are both dives.

How on gods good earth could the Flowing Tide be consideed a dive?
On what are you basing the term Dive?
It's a well managed pub with an ecclectic mix. Clean pub, clean toilets, clean clientel, efficient and friendly bar staff. Simple boozer catering for the theatre goers and makers for years and doing it well.


How on gods good earth is 4.50 a cheap pint of Guinness?

sprinklesspanky

So me and the girlfriend checked out the Royal restaurant today... wow, what an experience.

When we first walked in there all the rumors about the regular clientele were true... characters all, but no one looking for trouble. The real story is with the staff.

There were two Polish girls and one Filipino man working there. Halfway through our "meal" a trolly was pushed into the place full of the cheapest items one could buy at the Dunnes nearby on Georges Street... frozen fish, peas, etc.

Then the two Polish girls got into it, yelling at each other in the back and the agument spilled out to the floor.

So to sumerise, frozen food, arguments, dodgy characters... well it's just like home!

The pints are €3.00, the way to make this place work is to get about 8 of your friends together, take up the long booth at the center of the room, and make your own party on pocket change. €27 buys you 9 pints... you see were I am going with this.

studiorat

arse..biscuits wrote: »

You can buy a load of cans on Dame street and stroll into Trinity and sit in the sun, I love it.

You knacker! You buy the cans on Westland Row and you go in the back entrance.