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Cheers Dudes, thanks for the link too DB, quick question, one of the restaurants is in crow street and called Temple Bar, is this the bar that should be avoided?
i used to hate dublin tbh but the last few times ive been up there have been great nights and am heading there in aug and nov for a few days away with the mrs, would defo recommend it for a good weekend.
I shall be there in November too, guessing it will be pretty cold and damp at that time of year.
Cheers Dudes, thanks for the link too DB, quick question, one of the restaurants is in crow street and called Temple Bar, is this the bar that should be avoided?
Thanks again Augie and DB
Yep. But I'd avoid Temple Bar more if you are looking to stay in one area for the whole evening as it is dear and full of mongs. But no hassle to visit one restaurant there. Pop into the FXB there for convenience to Dame st and then hit the Mercantile. Or you could go to the FXB in Pembroke St up near Stephen's Green which is near Grafton St and easy to find.
Cheers Dudes, thanks for the link too DB, quick question, one of the restaurants is in crow street and called Temple Bar, is this the bar that should be avoided?
Thanks again Augie and DB
Yep. But I'd avoid Temple Bar more if you are looking to stay in one area for the whole evening as it is dear and full of mongs. But no hassle to visit one restaurant there. Pop into the FXB there for convenience to Dame st and then hit the Mercantile. Or you could go to the FXB in Pembroke St up near Stephen's Green which is near Grafton St and easy to find.
Notes taken mate and will probably go to the Pembroke one
LeftfootlegendGooner wrote:I am coming over to Dublin for my birthday in November, so I was after some advice from my Irish brothers on good places to stay, see, eat and drink
I am however expecting some friendly abuse, but please.....be gentle
Dublin is a decent but expensive City...As stated elsewhere Temple Bar is a rip off, wouldn't imagine restaurant prices are far out of sync there but certainly pub prices particularly "late prices" after 11pm are a disgrace that thankfully is being highlighted in media now. €19.90 for two pints and two packets of crisps is a scandal ..about £16stg..
I always recommend my favourite "town" pub which is a real pub with proper staff called The Oval on the corner of O Connoll Street and Abbey Street....DB10 sometimes drinks there !!!!!..Depending on where you are staying in Dublin , most shopping entertainment areas are with walking distance. The city is generally friendly but as with any City be aware and be careful..In twenty years of working in City Centre Hotels I was often amazed by the reaction of tourists (mostly USA) who were disappointed to be given a few words of advice on safety. It is only common sense wherever you go.
Enjoy the trip.
LeftfootlegendGooner wrote:I am coming over to Dublin for my birthday in November, so I was after some advice from my Irish brothers on good places to stay, see, eat and drink
I am however expecting some friendly abuse, but please.....be gentle
Dublin is a decent but expensive City...As stated elsewhere Temple Bar is a rip off, wouldn't imagine restaurant prices are far out of sync there but certainly pub prices particularly "late prices" after 11pm are a disgrace that thankfully is being highlighted in media now. €19.90 for two pints and two packets of crisps is a scandal ..about £16stg..
I always recommend my favourite "town" pub which is a real pub with proper staff called The Oval on the corner of O Connoll Street and Abbey Street....DB10 sometimes drinks there !!!!!..Depending on where you are staying in Dublin , most shopping entertainment areas are with walking distance. The city is generally friendly but as with any City be aware and be careful..In twenty years of working in City Centre Hotels I was often amazed by the reaction of tourists (mostly USA) who were disappointed to be given a few words of advice on safety. It is only common sense wherever you go.
Enjoy the trip.
I have indeed been known to sup a pint or two in the Oval. It's a great proper Dublin pub. I always feel welcomed like an old friend there even though I'm nowhere near being a regular in the place. I've also been known to frequent TP Smiths down the other end of Abbey St near Jervis LUAS stop. Nice pint, great staff and the pub grub is good and very reasonably priced too.
Word of caution though; Abbey street has a bit of a problem with junkies and homeless alcoholics and can get a bit leery after dark. Again, just be sensible and streetwise and you'll be fine.
was in the oval before the all ireland final last year and again when i went to the aviva for the last ireland game, its a grand little pub and you get chance out of a fiver for a pint
LeftfootlegendGooner wrote:I am coming over to Dublin for my birthday in November, so I was after some advice from my Irish brothers on good places to stay, see, eat and drink
I am however expecting some friendly abuse, but please.....be gentle
Dublin is a decent but expensive City...As stated elsewhere Temple Bar is a rip off, wouldn't imagine restaurant prices are far out of sync there but certainly pub prices particularly "late prices" after 11pm are a disgrace that thankfully is being highlighted in media now. €19.90 for two pints and two packets of crisps is a scandal ..about £16stg..
I always recommend my favourite "town" pub which is a real pub with proper staff called The Oval on the corner of O Connoll Street and Abbey Street....DB10 sometimes drinks there !!!!!..Depending on where you are staying in Dublin , most shopping entertainment areas are with walking distance. The city is generally friendly but as with any City be aware and be careful..In twenty years of working in City Centre Hotels I was often amazed by the reaction of tourists (mostly USA) who were disappointed to be given a few words of advice on safety. It is only common sense wherever you go.
Enjoy the trip.
Cheers Brady, I will definitely frequent The Oval, thanks for the rest of the advice too, much appreciated, we don't know what hotel we will be staying in yet but my missus has expensive taste so I had better get some good systems sold before then
LeftfootlegendGooner wrote:I am coming over to Dublin for my birthday in November, so I was after some advice from my Irish brothers on good places to stay, see, eat and drink
I am however expecting some friendly abuse, but please.....be gentle
Dublin is a decent but expensive City...As stated elsewhere Temple Bar is a rip off, wouldn't imagine restaurant prices are far out of sync there but certainly pub prices particularly "late prices" after 11pm are a disgrace that thankfully is being highlighted in media now. €19.90 for two pints and two packets of crisps is a scandal ..about £16stg..
I always recommend my favourite "town" pub which is a real pub with proper staff called The Oval on the corner of O Connoll Street and Abbey Street....DB10 sometimes drinks there !!!!!..Depending on where you are staying in Dublin , most shopping entertainment areas are with walking distance. The city is generally friendly but as with any City be aware and be careful..In twenty years of working in City Centre Hotels I was often amazed by the reaction of tourists (mostly USA) who were disappointed to be given a few words of advice on safety. It is only common sense wherever you go.
Enjoy the trip.
I have indeed been known to sup a pint or two in the Oval. It's a great proper Dublin pub. I always feel welcomed like an old friend there even though I'm nowhere near being a regular in the place. I've also been known to frequent TP Smiths down the other end of Abbey St near Jervis LUAS stop. Nice pint, great staff and the pub grub is good and very reasonably priced too.
Word of caution though; Abbey street has a bit of a problem with junkies and homeless alcoholics and can get a bit leery after dark. Again, just be sensible and streetwise and you'll be fine.
Cheers dude, streetwise is something I am, my Dad (god bless him) said our road that I grew up in was so rough that even the alsatians walked around in pairs
LeftfootlegendGooner wrote:I am coming over to Dublin for my birthday in November, so I was after some advice from my Irish brothers on good places to stay, see, eat and drink
I am however expecting some friendly abuse, but please.....be gentle
Dublin is a shithole and full of junkie thieving c*nts...As stated elsewhere Temple Bar is a rip off, wouldn't imagine restaurant prices are far out of sync there but certainly pub prices particularly "late prices" after 11pm are a disgrace that thankfully is being highlighted in media now. €19.90 for two pints and two packets of crisps is a scandal ..about £16stg..
I always recommend my favourite "town" pub which is a real pub with proper staff called The Oval on the corner of O Connoll Street and Abbey Street....DB10 sometimes drinks there !!!!!..Depending on where you are staying in Dublin , most shopping entertainment areas are with walking distance. The city is generally friendly but as with any City be aware and be careful..In twenty years of working in City Centre Hotels I was often amazed by the reaction of tourists (mostly USA) who were disappointed to be given a few words of advice on safety. It is only common sense wherever you go.
Enjoy the trip.
