Moving near to Smithfield area

Texas Jack

Guys

Got a new apartment in a gated complex on Cuckoos Lane in between Bolton St and Smithfield.

Just looking for a general view on the area?

Took a stroll for the first time in years up to Smithfield yesterday and was amazed at the amount of nice restaurants

Thanks

Slattsy

Who cares about the restaurants, you have Walshes on your doorstep - possibly the nicest Guinness in Dublin at the moment

Captain Flaps

Smithfield is a great area. You've the Lighthouse cinema, Dice Bar, Block T (though that'll be gone soon) and the Generator all on the square. It's a great spot to be.

Rakish Paddy

Just past Smithfield you also have Stoneybatter within easy reach. There are plenty of pubs and places to eat around there. If you're carniverous, try the food from 'My Meat Wagon' next to the Lighthouse cinema. If you like traditional Irish music, check out The Cobblestone pub in the square.

mahoganygas

Great restaurants, cinema, bars.

There can be a few junkies skulking about the place.
Keep your wits about you and you won't have any trouble.

Great part of town! Highly underrated.

Arbiter of Good Taste

Don't forget Mulligans in Stoneybatter - best gastropub out there.

Slattsy

Arbiter of Good Taste wrote: »

Don't forget Mulligans in Stoneybatter - best gastropub out there.

Food gone down big time.

Never liked there beers but was great for food at one time.

John Mason

You have the wonderful Mulligans in Stoneybatter, the Lighthouse, Oscars Bar.

Fab Pizza place next door to the Lighthouse.

Then there is a lovely restaurant/café called Café Oasis which is a Lebanese BYO place. Think 3 course for €40!!

Brilliant Offie in Stoneybatter as well.

Great place to live

Arbiter of Good Taste

Slattsy wrote: »

Food gone down big time.

Never liked there beers but was great for food at one time.

I would disagree. Used to go there all the time when we lived nearby. Hadn't been there in a couple of years and went back a few months ago and was very happy with the food.

Not a beer drinker myself, but there is a good selection

Arbiter of Good Taste

John Mason wrote: »

You have the wonderful Mulligans in Stoneybatter, the Lighthouse, Oscars Bar.

Fab Pizza place next door to the Lighthouse.

Then there is a lovely restaurant/café called Café Oasis which is a Lebanese BYO place. Think 3 course for €40!!

Brilliant Offie in Stoneybatter as well.

Great place to live

Though, was back there recently and it was like a zombie apocalypse - except with hipsters! :P

Slattsy

Arbiter of Good Taste wrote: »

I would disagree. Used to go there all the time when we lived nearby. Hadn't been there in a couple of years and went back a few months ago and was very happy with the food.

Not a beer drinker myself, but there is a good selection

Ah that's fair enough, ate there recently got the burger - was grand like.

They could do with changing the menu though, i dont think its ever changed.

Tend not to drink their due to the zombie hipster invasion so straight to Walshes after

Dandelion6

mahoganygas wrote: »

There can be a few junkies skulking about the place.

More drunks than junkies really. But I've never had a problem with either.

Texas Jack

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys!

Excited to move now!

The Duk

Texas Jack wrote: »

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys!

Excited to move now!

one word of caution you will have junikes / drunks using the stairs of the apartments at the gate in the lane as a hang out. Expect broken glass, the odd needle and the lane being used as a toilet. I've lived opposite there for 30 years. Otherwise as everyone says town on your doorstep, the markets area, Smithfield even the park all within reach, Enjoy.

Slattsy

Texas Jack wrote: »

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys!

Excited to move now!

I suppose the best single piece of advice i can give you is this;

Don't drink in The Glimmerman!

Texas Jack

Slattsy wrote: »

I suppose the best single piece of advice i can give you is this;

Don't drink in The Glimmerman!

Duly noted

weldon

It really is a great area. I miss living there.

AnonoBoy

Arbiter of Good Taste wrote: »

Though, was back there recently and it was like a zombie apocalypse - except with hipsters! :P

*yawn*

I drink in there regularly. You get all sorts in there.

This notion that it's only "hipsters" (whatever they are) who drink in there is just unimaginative nonsense.

Also - if the beer is good in the place (which it is in Mulligan's) who cares how the person down the bar from you is dressed. And I'm presuming you're just going by how people are dressed in there. Although to be honest I see the same people drinking in Walshe's as I do in Mulligan's so if there's a "hipster" problem in Mulligan's then there's one in Walshe's too!

Slattsy

Certainly a different clientele in Walshes to Mulligans. You might get the odd hipster in occasionally but its quite rare. And im there alot!

AnonoBoy

Slattsy wrote: »

Certainly a different clientele in Walshes to Mulligans. You might get the odd hipster in occasionally but its quite rare. And im there alot!

How did you identify them as hipsters as a matter of interest because I see a pretty big crossover between the two to be fair - and I'm in both places a lot!

I think people are spotting what they think are "hipsters" (again - what's a hipster actually defined as?) in Mulligan's partially because of where they are and the preconceived notions they have about the place. But if they saw the same person in Walshe's they wouldn't look at them twice because it's Walshe's.

Slattsy

AnonoBoy wrote: »

There's a huge crossover between the two to be fair. I think you just have an odd idea about who drinks in Mulligan's!

:pac:

Texas Jack

Is there any pubs with a pool table and juke box?

AnonoBoy

Texas Jack wrote: »

Is there any pubs with a pool table and juke box?

Frank Ryan's on Queen St. has a pool table. Don't think they have a jukebox though.

greenexile

Brilliant area - Cobblestone and Dice Bar are great pubs and very handy for town.

Texas Jack

Loving all the brilliant feedback- thanks guys!

Texas Jack

Texas Jack wrote: »

Is there any pubs with a pool table and juke box?

Glimmerman has a jukebox! And darts, but I can't even remember now if they have a pool table.

Slattsy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Glimmerman has a jukebox! And darts, but I can't even remember now if they have a pool table.

Nope

weldon

The Hacienda in the fruit market (two minute walk from cuckoo lane) has the best pool tables in the city centre. It also has a jukebox, that said, I don't think there's a single song on the jukebox from any later than 1989, but that's fine by me!

Esel

weldon wrote: »

The Hacienda in the fruit market (two minute walk from cuckoo lane) has the best pool tables in the city centre. It also has a jukebox, that said, I don't think there's a single song on the jukebox from any later than 1989, but that's fine by me!

That place is a total death trap. Locked iron gates on every exit (even windows). In an emergency, think Stardust.

Went there once- never again. Imo, people who thinks it's 'cool' are lame-brained.

AnonoBoy

weldon wrote: »

The Hacienda in the fruit market (two minute walk from cuckoo lane) has the best pool tables in the city centre. It also has a jukebox, that said, I don't think there's a single song on the jukebox from any later than 1989, but that's fine by me!

The Hacienda also only opens around eight so no afternoon pints and pool in there.

Texas Jack

That Hacienda looks like my sort of place - dark, juke box, pool table and probably stinking of piss

La_Gordy

Texas Jack wrote: »

That Hacienda looks like my sort of place - dark, juke box, pool table and probably stinking of piss

It's no pishy at all! The smoking area btw... that's good craic.

Texas Jack

La_Gordy wrote: »

It's no pishy at all! The smoking area btw... that's good craic.

Does the bar get busy at all? Walked by ti a few times but was always closed, or at least appeared to be

MrMorooka

Isn't there more to an opinion of an area than just pubs and bars?

Pepe LeFrits

MrMorooka wrote: »

Isn't there more to an opinion of an area than just pubs and bars?

Lots of coffee shops too!

Texas Jack

Mr.S wrote: »

Its pretty small in side so always gets busy.

You can't just "walk in" you have to ring the buzzer at the door and the owner lets you in. Very bizarre.

It always looks closed from the outside!

Smoking area is literally a cupboard thing out the back.

Interesting place!

Looked at their facebook and they seem to attract 'celebs' - cast of Vikings, Ed Sheeran, Kodaline, Jeremy Irons and a few others

AnonoBoy

Texas Jack wrote: »

Looked at their facebook and they seem to attract 'celebs' - cast of Vikings, Ed Sheeran, Kodaline, Jeremy Irons and a few others

McConaughey used to frequent the place when he was making that dragon film in Ireland.

Howard the Duck

Been to the Hacienda 2 or 3 times, once i wasn't nearly getting in but my mates were already inside so he let me in. Nice place nothing too amazing, good place to play some pool.
Smithfield in general is a great spot, lived near there for 3 years and miss it now i'm in the suburbs. Nice place to walk around in the summer time, some nice cafes and restaurants and more opening all the time. Stoneybatter is a good spot too to grab some grub or a pint.

FreudianSlippers

Rakish Paddy wrote: »

If you're carniverous, try the food from 'My Meat Wagon' next to the Lighthouse cinema.

Nowhere near the best BBQ in town, but by no means the worst either.

Rakish Paddy

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Nowhere near the best BBQ in town, but by no means the worst either.

Well, don't just say it's nowhere near the best without suggesting some places that are somewhere near the best!:D

FreudianSlippers

Rakish Paddy wrote: »

Well, don't just say it's nowhere near the best without suggesting some places that are somewhere near the best!:D

Bison is probably the best, but I'm more partial to Texas style BBQ. If you like sweeter St. Louis style I've heard the place on George's St. is nice (I don't particularly like the sweetness myself).

Captain Flaps

It's PittBros on George's st, only been once but it was fantastic. Have been in Bison many times but never eaten. I'll change that soon!

AnonoBoy

Captain Flaps wrote: »

It's PittBros on George's st, only been once but it was fantastic. Have been in Bison many times but never eaten. I'll change that soon!

I like Bison but can't stand their potato salad. It's gack.

Rakish Paddy

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I like Bison but can't stand their potato salad. It's gack.

*ALL* potato salad is absolute gick and should be illegal.

AnonoBoy

Rakish Paddy wrote: »

*ALL* potato salad is absolute gick and should be illegal.

It can be tasty! I SWEAR!

cactusgal

Captain Flaps wrote: »

It's PittBros on George's st, only been once but it was fantastic. Have been in Bison many times but never eaten. I'll change that soon!

Ugh, I'm born and raised in the Deep South and I thought Pitt Brothers was really, really bad. School lunch cafeteria standard, I can't understand why people think it's good.

I like My Meat Wagon and Bison Bar. Not as good as home, but still nice.

Captain Flaps

cactusgal wrote: »

Ugh, I'm born and raised in the Deep South and I thought Pitt Brothers was really, really bad. School lunch cafeteria standard, I can't understand why people think it's good.

I like My Meat Wagon and Bison Bar. Not as good as home, but still nice.

Horses for courses I guess. There are plenty of burrito places around that are great but which would probably horrify someone from Mexico. I'll bow to your local knowledge and try the others but I did enjoy Pittbros very much!

Texas Jack

Moved in yesterday

Loving it so far!

Dandelion6

Captain Flaps wrote: »

There are plenty of burrito places around that are great but which would probably horrify someone from Mexico.

Especially because they all sell California burritos :pac:

Texas Jack

Jaysus lads you weren't wrong about the p*ssheads knacker drinking down the lane at Cuckoo Lane, were you?

About 8 of them threw a party down the lane last night for a good 3 hours - in fairness to them they were harmless and moved on, but the NOISE out of them

Lyra Fangs

Texas Jack wrote: »

Jaysus lads you weren't wrong about the p*ssheads knacker drinking down the lane at Cuckoo Lane, were you?

About 8 of them threw a party down the lane last night for a good 3 hours - in fairness to them they were harmless and moved on, but the NOISE out of them

Get used to it, Smithfield is nothing but noise!