Good places for a date outside the norm, drinks/meals

Padraig1888

Anything to do around Dublin that would be good for a date with the new missus. Fed up with eating and drinking etc

smash

Padraig1888 wrote: »

Anything to do around Dublin that would be good for a date with the new missus. Fed up with eating and drinking etc

I think all the bowling alleys have a BYOB night these days. Entry fee and everything's free. It can be great craic and you don't have to drink.

D'Agger

Ice skating places are still open and can be a good date, belt around, avoid falling over, have a laugh if you do and then hot chocolate after

keane2097

smash wrote: »

I think all the bowling alleys have a BYOB night these days. Entry fee and everything's free. It can be great craic and you don't have to drink.

BYOB bowling is not on in Stillorgan this weekend, think the nearest alternative is Bray sadly, but it is a superb laugh for a Friday night whenever it's on.

Dundrum TC still has its ice skating rink on the go if you want to take up D'agger's suggestion.

Obviously you have things like cinema, crazy golf, hike up the hills, cycling along the canal etc, but tbh going somewhere like the Market Bar or Pintxos for tapas and a nice bottle of red beats the **** out of any of those on a cold and dreary January night!

There's a couple of threads on the Dublin City forum that might give you a few ideas also:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=93819366#post93819366
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056220553

Padraig1888

Thanks a million lads, that's really appreciated

Jack Skellington

I think the zoo would be a great place for a date during the day, it's something different and you can always head into town if you get bored, maybe not at the moment though with the horrible weather.

keane2097

I was in the zoo back in August and thought it was the most boring place I'd had the misfortune of spending a few hours in a long time.

Do people genuinely enjoy it or is it just the idea of it?

lazybones32

My first thought was the 'dead zoo' - Natural History Museum - which is quite interesting (provided neither of you are PETA members) but that might be a bit heavy for a casual date. It's donation-only, so neither will splash cash on a date that may not work out. It's too early to visit an amusement park but these are excellent and enjoyable places to go.

podgemonster

keane2097 wrote: »

I was in the zoo back in August and thought it was the most boring place I'd had the misfortune of spending a few hours in a long time.

Do people genuinely enjoy it or is it just the idea of it?

Love the Zoo. Them Red Pandas are mad.

Pawwed Rig

lazybones32 wrote: »

My first thought was the 'dead zoo' - Natural History Museum - which is quite interesting (provided neither of you are PETA members) but that might be a bit heavy for a casual date. It's donation-only, so neither will splash cash on a date that may not work out. It's too early to visit an amusement park but these are excellent and enjoyable places to go.

I went to the Natural history museum recently for the first time in I would say 25 years. Very nice way to spend an hour. National gallery is just up the road from there too. Nice part of the city for a nice romantic Georgian walk;)

cson

Be a tourist in your own City.

-Ghostbus
-Guinness Storehouse
-Kilmainham Gaol
-Malahide Castle

Any of those are good shouts imo.

mikemac1

Viking Splash tour is good craic

Ye get to roar at the Celts around the city and the drivers are hilarious.

Wrap up warm and it does be busy so get on early to be sure you sit together. Of course people will move if you ask but you can avoid having to ask

Pawwed Rig

cson wrote: »

Be a tourist in your own City.

-Ghostbus
-Guinness Storehouse
-Kilmainham Gaol
-Malahide Castle

Any of those are good shouts imo.

I would say the ghostbus tour is possibly the worst activity I have ever done. If you want to travel around on a bus with cheap euro shop hallow'een decorations in it and pay massively over the odds for it then go for it.

The other three are good calls:)

Macavity.

Swimming pools, apparently. :pac:

dazed+confused

Macavity. wrote: »

Swimming pools, apparently. :pac:

Oooo, I'd tread carefully with that one, very hard to look your best in a swimming pool. Depends how long you've been together I suppose.

Macavity.

dazed+confused wrote: »

Oooo, I'd tread carefully with that one, very hard to look your best in a swimming pool.

That's the whole point, the water washes off the make up so that your date cannot deceive you. :pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=93867429

stretch film

cson wrote: »

Be a tourist in your own City.

-Ghostbus
-Guinness Storehouse
-Kilmainham Gaol
-Malahide Castle

Any of those are good shouts imo.

Did the Guinness storehouse last w/e . What a cringe fest it was. Didnt see too many tourists lapping it up either judging by the piles of half finished glasses strewn about :-)

hfallada

A good coffee shop is good. Somewhere like Coffee Angel on South Anne St. The coffee is excellent and its super chilled. A date should always be in a setting where you feel comfortable. Where as a restaurant can be off putting.

A Dart out to Dun Laoghire and a walk along the pier can be really nice. Its nice and quiet. Plus you can go for a drink afterwards.

Lucena

stretch film wrote: »

Did the Guinness storehouse last w/e . What a cringe fest it was. Didnt see too many tourists lapping it up either judging by the piles of half finished glasses strewn about :-)

If I may just derail the thread for a moment, what was cringe-festy about the Guinness Storehouse?

Padraig1888

stretch film wrote: »

Did the Guinness storehouse last w/e . What a cringe fest it was. Didnt see too many tourists lapping it up either judging by the piles of half finished glasses strewn about :-)

It’s €18 now as well, is there anything new to it?

stretch film

Lucena wrote: »

If I may just derail the thread for a moment, what was cringe-festy about the Guinness Storehouse?

the way the info was presented was high on "oirish" clichés and felt like a walk on guiness commercial,you know the one 250 years into a 9000 year lease

as an un-guided tour it was short on real info regarding the brewing process of as distinct a beer as there is. no real emphasis on what the company has meant to Dublin and particularly working class communities .
all it was to me was Arthur this and Arthur that , home of the black stuff blah blah.

stretch film

Padraig1888 wrote: »

It’s €18 now as well, is there anything new to it?

it was my first time there. "free" pint in the panoramic bar was included and was its saving grace. people sitting around and mingling and taking there time is the true essence of going for a pint ,no?

Padraig1888

stretch film wrote: »

it was my first time there. "free" pint in the panoramic bar was included and was its saving grace. people sitting around and mingling and taking there time is the true essence of going for a pint ,no?

Yeah true I did like that, it’s a cool place to have a pint in fairness. I think there’s a new Guinness tasting area now as well that probably wasn’t there when I was there.

Chemical Byrne

Macavity. wrote: »

That's the whole point, the water washes off the make up so that your date cannot deceive you. :pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=93867429

Yeah, and if they don't like them with the makeup washed off you can just bail out and vanish while they're splashing about.

Sounds like a good chap. I'd say she dodged a bullet in him. What a plonker.

keane2097

Chemical Byrne wrote: »

Yeah, and if they don't like them with the makeup washed off you can just bail out and vanish while they're splashing about.

Sounds like a good chap. I'd say she dodged a bullet in him. What a plonker.

If he isn't a troll he has some serious and severe issues.

john the one

The National Art Gallery, it oooooozes intelligence even if you have none. Plus its free

Everlong1

I'd echo the negative comments about the Guinness Storehouse. The place is simply a rip off. Even as a museum/information centre I don't think it's up to much - there's precious little by way of actual artifacts to view so it's all standing around reading perspex displays or listening to videos.

Kilmainham Jail was brilliant when I visited it years ago, a great way to get a feel for Irish history for both tourist and native.

keane2097

The Science Museum is actually meant to be properly class I think.

miamee

Everlong1 wrote: »

I'd echo the negative comments about the Guinness Storehouse. The place is simply a rip off. Even as a museum/information centre I don't think it's up to much - there's precious little by way of actual artifacts to view so it's all standing around reading perspex displays or listening to videos.

Kilmainham Jail was brilliant when I visited it years ago, a great way to get a feel for Irish history for both tourist and native.

If going there this year, call in advance. Apparently all sorts of works and renovations are underway for 2016 so it's not all currently opened to visitors and possibly closed on some days too. (Sis called a couple of weeks ago about a school tour)

lazybones32

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I went to the Natural history museum recently for the first time in I would say 25 years. Very nice way to spend an hour. National gallery is just up the road from there too. Nice part of the city for a nice romantic Georgian walk;)

Are you asking me on a date?...

GaryDub31

My (ex) misses would like to go to the cinema although this isn't a great option when you haven't been on many dates with a lass.

If you think she would be up for it things like a nice walk during the day, or maybe ice skating/those new indoor roller blading places