Dog friendly Pubs in Donegal

CMP1976

Hi,

I am travelling to Donegal in September for a walking holiday and I will be bringing my two Collies. They are both very well behaved dogs and I was wondering if anyone knew of any pubs that I could bring the dogs in with me.

P.S I would also be grateful if anyone could suggest any pubs with good food.

Thanks

rightyabe

Barretts Tavern, Kilclooney, Portnoo, Co Donegal.

Dog Friendly(i think anyway)

Good food and craic

muffler

Its a big county. What part(s) will you be in or will you be travelling around?

snollup

O'Neill at the foot of the Bluestack Mountains (on the outskirts of Donegal town) would be one. Dont know about food there though.

CMP1976

Thanks so much for all your replies, yes I will be travelling around the whole county for a week and really looking forward to it.

It will be great to have one or two places I can stop in for a drink and bring my dogs.

Once again cheers for info

gavmcfad

I've seen quite a few dogs in my local on a Sat night!!!

Ave Sodalis

snollup wrote: »

O'Neill at the foot of the Bluestack Mountains (on the outskirts of Donegal town) would be one. Dont know about food there though.

Nah, there's no food in O'Neils. (if you're on about the one I'm thinking of)

Domscard

I would imagine that dogs and food would be mutually exclusive due to health regulations.

byte

sup_dude wrote: »

Nah, there's no food in O'Neils. (if you're on about the one I'm thinking of)

Surely, there'd only be one O'Neills, out in Drimarone!

Ave Sodalis

byte wrote: »

Surely, there'd only be one O'Neills, out in Drimarone!

That'd be the one

Durnish

Is this a joke?trick? A health inpsector on the prowl? Dogs and food do indeed sound mutually exclusive.

muffler

Durnish wrote: »

Is this a joke?trick? A health inpsector on the prowl? Dogs and food do indeed sound mutually exclusive.

Dogs have to eat too

Durnish

Right. I have been to Barretts and I have never seen anyone eating their dinner with two great big collies sitting beside them.

They do have a big cage outside, but, last time I looked. Maybe that's the dog pound?

muffler

I think the general idea is that anywhere that supplies food would certainly not allow dogs on the premises but it would be up to the customers concerned to either tie them up outside or lock them in the car.

Pique

This annoys me. So long as the dogs are not where the food is being prepared, why should the health inspector have any problem?
I mean, guide dogs are allowed, so it is not a health issue.

I've been in pubs in England having a pub lunch and there was a 'pub dog' there.

Irish establishments are in general, very unfriendly towards people with dogs.
Tying them up outside or locking them in the car are not things I wish to do with my dog.
I've even been told that I couldn't have my dog at the picnic benches on the patio area between a (very well known Donegal) restaurant and the carpark. Come on !!

Durnish

Would you expect to take your dog to a friend's dinner table?

Pique

Durnish wrote: »

Would you expect to take your dog to a friend's dinner table?

Yes.
Not much of a friend if they invited me, then refused when I turned up with my dog(who would be lying peacefully at my feet) !

Durnish

Would you mention the dog when you accepted the invitation?

Pique

No, and if they don't like it, then I'd be leaving again.

Would you mention you were bringing your child ?

rightyabe

i agree with pique, whats the problem with dogs.

the people who own barretts tavern, are dog owners them selves and many a time i seen the dog sitting in the pub.

muffler

Ok then. Can we get back on topic again please.

lalalots

cafe magnoliea alows dogs on there porch outside, not to sure bout the bar area, and it bring your own beer , could ask bout it if u want ,

lalalots

its in letterkenny