Temple Bar
- Address:Dublin
- Admission:Free
Good Place to Drink, Good Place to Eat, Good Place to Shop, Live Music, People Watching, Neighborhood
Temple Bar Reviews
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We did the Traditional Irish Music Pub Crawl on a Saturday night; it was Very Busy in Temple Bar. We met at one bar but immediately left and went somewhere else. It would have been fun to start at the bar we met at, but maybe they were too busy for that. Would have liked to have gone to 1 more place. The musicians were AWESOME and their stories were great! I would do this again
Temple Bar is tricky. On one hand it's a tourist-oriented theme park. On weekend nights it can get fairly obnoxious with crowds of 'lads' getting loaded and acting it. That said, if you choose wisely you can have an awesome time in Temple Bar. Here are three of my favorite pubs. They're not secret, by any means, but they tend to quiet afternoons and have actual locals drinking in them. 1) Stag's Head, on Dame Ct. This is a lovely spot, the food they serve is perfect in a pub sort of way, and the atmosphere is just what you'd want in an old-school pub. 2) Grogan's Castle Lounge on South William Street. Ah, Grogan's. Back in the day this was an island of wonder, one of the few pubs that guaranteed a fine conversation and a pleasant drink. It's changed a lot, more trendy now, still good though. 3) Front Lounge on Parliament St. It's newish, part of the late 1990s gold rush in Temple Bar. But it's still one of the better 'modern' pubs.
Excellent experience, had great fun and a nice tour through the pubs in Temple Bar. Will recommend to all my friends.
Fantastic. Absolutely loved it. The musicians were excellent being both talented and informative. It was great to hear real Irish music from local musicians rather than the usual Irish pub songs that you could hear coming out of every other Temple Bar hotel. There was a big crowd as tickets were also available on the night. This was not a problem and in fact added to the atmosphere. The night went way too quick and was the highlight of our stay in Dublin.
We had a fun time on this tour of a few of the Temple Bar area pubs, the history and information was well worth the trip.
