Best pub to bring an Aussie tourist for lunch in Dublin

fortwilliam

I have a family visiting for the first time this weekend,
Doing the usual stuff, but what is the best Dublin pub for lunch?
I was thinking maybe O'Neills ?

Any thoughts?

We will be a group of 4 adults & 2 boys..

Sir Arthur Daley

A pub that does food.

solomafioso

The Woolshed. Beside Cineworld.

But real answer? Porterhouse or Black Sheep.

whiskeyman

how old are the boys?
They may like the fun of Capt. Americas, but do you specially want something Irish themed?

magicmushroom

O'Neills was recommended to me the other week when my Mum was visiting but I didn't think much of it.
It was OK, just nothing special and pretty average.

There must be nicer places!

ETA: How about the Brazen Head? it's just pub grub but I remember it being nice food - it's just so typically Irish that I imagine an Aussie would love it, my American cousin and his girlfriend thought it was amazing they said it was just waht they imagined an Irish pub to be like

http://www.brazenhead.com/

Wossack

Yea, I like O'Neills

Searsons or Sinnotts either

The One Doctor

The Porterhouse. Good food and good beer. Although an Australian probably won't appreciate good beer.

humanji

I've moved this to the Dublin city forum as you'll most likely get more answers here.

Larianne

That pub at the top of Dame Street near Christchurch (FX buckley's). Name escape's me!

solomafioso

Larianne wrote: »

That pub at the top of Dame Street near Christchurch (FX buckley's). Name escape's me!

Bull and Castle. Yeah amazing beer and even better food!

Not really an "Irish-ey" type of pub though. In my opinion.

fortwilliam

whiskeyman wrote: »

how old are the boys?
They may like the fun of Capt. Americas, but do you specially want something Irish themed?

Boys are 7 & 9 (ish)
I do want Irish, & they do want to see the pub scene, having said that I will be bringing them for dinner & the diddely dee show in Johnny Foxes that night.

AsianDub

If you don't mind venturing out to Stoneybatter, Mulligans. Or Kavanaghs on Dorset St. Or maybe Brazen Head?

kinsy

AsianDub wrote: »

If you don't mind venturing out to Stoneybatter, Mulligans. Or Kavanaghs on Dorset St. Or maybe Brazen Head?

+1 for Mulligans. Not really that far outside the main city area and the food is so much better than the likes of a carvery in O'Neill's. It's pretty Irish-y too!

Haven't been to Kavanagh's since it changed hands but if it's as good as it was under the Mulligans guys, that's another fine option.

Porterhouse might be ok too. I'm not too familiar with the food.

I don't think the Black Sheep and their sister pubs are that good for food and the atmosphere isn't really of a traditional Irish pub.

Muahahaha

If the kids are bored teenagers then they will love the interior of Thunder Road Cafe in Temple Bar. Better again is that they have a deal on Living Social right now, €50 for €100 worth of food or €29 for €60 worth of food, basically half price food.

on_my_oe

The Church - novel concept to antipodeans

Greenmachine

Surf and Turf in Bad Bobs.

solomafioso

on_my_oe wrote: »

The Church - novel concept to antipodeans

Nice spot for food / drink all right, but I think the clientele are too up their own ar$e! A lot of 'suits'.

carlmango11

I brought a gaggle of Americans to J.W. Sweetman's and they loved it. Especially the tasting tray of their 5 different beers plus the foods pretty good too.

whiskeyman

carlmango11 wrote: »

I brought a gaggle of Americans to J.W. Sweetman's and they loved it. Especially the tasting tray of their 5 different beers plus the foods pretty good too.

THey've really done that place up since it was Messers.
Good food, nice and clean and good beers. good recommendation and somewhere I totally forgot about.
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