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Good pub guide !

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  • #32
    The Chessplayer
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    irishbird wrote: »
    The Lotts, my dear, can have a very ****.ery crowd sometimes


    Ah the Harbour...a gem of a pub.


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    irishbird wrote: »
    the one is melbourne is horrible, now Bridie O'Reilly's in melbourne was much nicer (i worked there)

    What a load of horse **** , how you can say that BOR on chapel street / or the one off collins street is better then Pj O'Brien's is amazing. I think the fact that you worked there and were known , thats what you found more enjoyable.


  • #34
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    irishbird wrote: »
    the one is melbourne is horrible, now Bridie O'Reilly's in melbourne was much nicer (i worked there)
    Couldn't get next not near the place on Patrick's Day though :mad: Ended up out in a field in Carlton beside the Dan O'Connell.


  • #35
    jester77
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    Murphy's in Galway, best pint of Guinness in a real mans bar.. Freeny's across from it is not bad either!


  • #36
    Degsy
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    Kennedy's in drumcondra isnt a bad spot,and the staff are friendly unlike the miserable,sour-faced bastards in nearby fagan's.


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  • #37
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    Degsy wrote: »
    Kennedy's in drumcondra
    Ah yes, The Dead President's.

    Great pint of guinness in there too, and a hundred times better than Fagan's.

    Cusack's on the North Strand is a good place too.


  • #38
    ibh
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    Just remembered another great pub in Sydney that would make it onto any list. (I'm going to post a Dundalk pub soon, just remembered this one..)

    It's a dingy joint in Kings X just across from the train station, called The Vegas. It's sort of a strip bar, but with very little effort put in. It was an excellent choice for after work beer, especially because happy hour was from 5-8 and it was $2 a schooner... At one stage there were renovations going on while the bar still ran as normal, just with a few more builders about. A bit like Yore Ma's actually..
    Since I left i've been told that they have now fitted tanks for underwater stripping!! I don't know how that works, but I am definately going to have to pay a visit to find out..

    It might be an option for Friday evening entertainment in Yore Ma's???


  • #39
    monkeyfudge
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    ibh wrote: »
    Just remembered another great pub in Sydney that would make it onto any list. (I'm going to post a Dundalk pub soon, just remembered this one..)

    I was in Dundalk on business last weekend... I ended up in a place called Brubakers... it had many flashing lights.


  • #40
    ibh
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    monkeyfudge wrote: »
    I was in Dundalk on business last weekend... I ended up in a place called Brubakers... it had many flashing lights.

    Ohhh that was a huge mistake.. I would have pointed you in the direction of a pub where you would be lucky to have any form of lighting let alone fancy lights..
    I hate that place so much. And the beer isn't great although that establishment under many names has always had bad beer..


  • #41
    John Mason
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    The Chessplayer wrote: »
    Ah the Harbour...a gem of a pub.

    nothing like going on a wednesday night, not too full, when there is a gale blowing out side and in the toilets........many a night spent winding up certain bars members- happy memories

    Sarge wrote: »
    What a load of horse **** , how you can say that BOR on chapel street / or the one off collins street is better then Pj O'Brien's is amazing. I think the fact that you worked there and were known , thats what you found more enjoyable.

    i worked in the collins street one, i hate PJ O'Briens, it was like being in a supermarket. BOR was smaller and had a move cosy atmosphere. LOL actually, they didnt open upstairs during the week and i caught some bird sucking some dude off ........i threw them out and all she kept screaming at me was "we have done nothing wrong, its natural" LOL happy days :D


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  • #42
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    irishbird wrote: »

    i worked in the collins street one, i hate PJ O'Briens, it was like being in a supermarket. BOR was smaller and had a move cosy atmosphere. LOL actually, they didnt open upstairs during the week and i caught some bird sucking some dude off ........i threw them out and all she kept screaming at me was "we have done nothing wrong, its natural" LOL happy days :D


    I was in there for a company lunch today i booked a table for 14 people , there was ZEO service i was going to bring my business else where TERRIBLE PUB !!! But a lot of beer to choose from.


  • #43
    John Mason
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    Sarge wrote: »
    I was in there for a company lunch today i booked a table for 14 people , there was ZEO service i was going to bring my business else where TERRIBLE PUB !!! But a lot of beer to choose from.

    that's cos i dont work there anymore :D


  • #44
    MOH
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    star-pants wrote: »
    Actually I was in one last week - Loffs/Lofts pub, Nside of the Ha'penny Bridge, past Pravda on the right. Quite nice :)

    Also in Galway I like the Living Room / Kings Head / The Cellar
    monkeyfudge wrote: »
    It's the Lotts... and it's one of the metro uber trendy pubs that have been spoken off. The same group own all those pubs that used to be banks... and have chandeliers and crap all over the place.
    irishbird wrote: »
    The Lotts, my dear, can have a very ****.ery crowd sometimes

    There's two halves to the Lotts. The old bit right on the corner and the new 'waankery' bit bside it. The new bit's OK sometimes, but does get some nobs in sometimes. And has a stupidly loud eejit playing live sometimes. The old bit good though, great for football in the afternoon but nice in the evening too.

    Agree with Harry Byrne's, the Gravediggers.

    Like the Duke too, though maybe it's because I've been going there for years. Given that it's surrounded by the Bailey, Cocoon, and the horror that is Dawson St, it's like an oasis of normality. Crowd has been getting a bit younger lately though.


  • #45
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    MOH wrote: »
    Crowd has been getting a bit younger lately though.
    Or maybe you are just getting older...


  • #46
    Fratton Fred
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    I was in a great pub in Carrick on Shannon. Can't remember the name though.

    It had a huge outside bit, heated, TVs, Bar the lot and good music. It was quite near the marina (Handy cos we were on a stag weekend and staying on a boat) in fact, we were in a few pubs in Carrick that were pretty decent (Or maybe I was just so pissed anywhere would have been god:D)


  • #47
    monkeyfudge
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    MOH wrote: »
    There's two halves to the Lotts. The old bit right on the corner and the new 'waankery' bit bside it. The new bit's OK sometimes, but does get some nobs in sometimes. And has a stupidly loud eejit playing live sometimes. The old bit good though, great for football in the afternoon but nice in the evening too. .

    The old bit is a new bit... About 3 or 4 years ago it was the African Craft store.. they just moved across the street... But admittedly it probably is the best attempt at creating an old looking pub that I've ever seen.


  • #48
    The Chessplayer
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    People I really don't think that any pub inside a shopping centre should be considered in a thread about great pubs. Anyway, PJ O'Brien's is in Australia...shouldn't we be concentrating on pubs in Ireland?

    But if you're looking for that touristy Irish buzz, while still getting good pints and good company, then there are a few half decent pubs in town. The Celt isn't bad, and the Brazen Head had McArdles on tap - watch out for the prices though.


  • #49
    crosstownk
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    I like my local, The Pines. Friendly staff, great pint of Guinness. A great spot to sit at the bar and read the newspaper. They only do limited food - toasted sambos. It's the kind of place where the staff have 'fcuks sake' face if someone orders coffee!

    Abroad, I like O'Reilly's in NYC (W31st St, IIRC), decent enough Guinness - nice Irish feel without having the tacky Irish theme about it. Good juke box too.
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  • #50
    Hagar
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    I'm going to recommend Morrisson's in Cannes and Kelly's in St Tropez. They are the only places I go for decent pint of Guinness. If anyone is heading this way let me know. ;)


  • #51
    copacetic
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    Hill Billy wrote: »
    Spot on there Zaph.

    Other boozers I'd add to this are:
    O'Donoghues
    O'Connells (South Richmond Street)
    O'Neills (Pearse Street)
    The Palace Bar

    good call on o'connells, good spot for sunday pints..


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  • #52
    empirix
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    PJ O'Briens Sydney - not a bad pint, certainly not the best pint in the southern hemisphere though. Very Irish themed a bit overly expensive but its ok, certainly not as great as the dude said who worked there. As for Vegas in Kings cross, when did they turn this into a strip joint, must of been fairly recent as it was not a strip joint when i was there, not a bad boozer though.

    My favourite pub: O'Donoghues, probably, i puposely only go there once every 3 months or so, want to keep it as a little hideaway


  • #53
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    DesF wrote: »
    I don't think I was in that one much, more of a Scruffy's with it's near 24 hour licence I was. And I think Bridie's?

    I did go to the PJs in Melbourne, it's in the shopping centre on the river, isn't that right? Great place.

    Just to let you know that scruffy Murphys are in court at the moment (today) to try and keep there licence here is an article from a couple of days ago.
    http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/24hour-pub-to-have-its-day-in-court/2007/11/18/1195321609017.html


  • #54
    Coileach dearg
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    Sarge wrote: »
    Just to let you know that scruffy Murphys are in court at the moment (today) to try and keep there licence here is an article from a couple of days ago.
    http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/24hour-pub-to-have-its-day-in-court/2007/11/18/1195321609017.html

    They should remain closed until they get rid of that dirty rotten smell thats in the place. It's putrid!!

    It's like a version of Coppers except you're always too sober for some reason...


  • #55
    The Hill Billy
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    My Number 1 has to go to Nealon's in Skerries.

    http://www.dublinpubscene.com/thepubs/nealons.html


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