Pub 'Manhattan' in Dublin

yes, that’s the one…

Its been open more consistently than the Drumcondra pub has been (it was shut for about 10 years but has reopened); is actually in the city rather than inner suburbia and does open late… but apparently they did mean the Drumcondra pub.

I remember walking past it at half eight on a Saturday month going to Bus Aras. Curtains all down, but it sounded like The Hacienda.

Just red or white was the standard in pubs up until well into the 00's never mind some greasy spoon. Probably still that way in lots of places.

I remember going to the Manhattan a couple of times back in the 90's after a night on the tiles in Leeson Street, did not partake of the wine but I believe it was served in teapots. Rumour had it around the time that The General owned the place, how true that is, I don't know. We used to go there or The Coffee Dock in Jury's but that didn't open until 6 or 7am.

Don't know how I did it, I'm in my PJ's by 9pm these days!

Nearly every post in this thread is wrong.

It wasn't a pub. Or a chipper. Never served wine. There were originally 3 items on the menu, none of which was pie. All variations of four of bacon, egg, sausage, beans, chips. And tea and toast. Think they added a 4th vegetarian option in the later years.

It was on Harcourt Road (the stretch between Adelaide road and the south circular). It never moved from there, the end of the sign was still there up until the building was demolished a few years ago. Pretty sure it closed well before 2009.

People are confusing it with Gig's Place on South Richmond St, opposite O'Connells. Which also served a fry (though bizarrely with peas) and served wine until about 4am. That building is still there but has been boarded up for at least 15 years.

I suppose back in the 90s money wasn't as easily earned as now, therefore these sort of places existed to fill a niche in the market even though they were working very unsociable hours. Now with the difficulty getting staff to even work relatively normal hours in hospitality and with the massive increase in regulation etc all these sort of businesses have been squeezed out. Maybe if we get another recession the government will have to relax regulations a bit to allow breathing space for businesses like this

Ah Caroline Records!

Much of my CD collection, and some of my LP's were bought there. All second hand of course.

I don't see it mentioned but IIRC calling the Manhattan a 'Greasy Spoon' is doing a disservice to Greasy Spoons everywhere. This place was basis. The story I had was that it only opened the hours it did was because there were no Health Inspectors working at night to call there, because it would have been served an instant closure notice even 30 years ago.

I don't remember any dDrink, just a Fry served with tea but I might have been outside the inner circle the few times we went there in the very early 90's