NEARY’S — Restaurant in Dublin

Neary's / Irish Coffee... not so special! My favourite city haunt for decades launched a new Half-Measure of this renowned product in Dec 2024. On enquiry why a ridiculously meagre measure of this Irish Branded Product in a tiny tulip- shaped glass - at full price(!) could be considered anything but a bad mistake by Neary's owner. A member of staff told me when I enquired, that the owner told the staff of the new Half-Measure policy as his desire to serve "quality over quantity". Now, if anyone can find sense in such a convoluted statement, and the audacity to charge full price for a much reduced measure, I'd be happy to hear of the logic. For me, I intend to continue with Irish Coffee, but in another Irish Traditional House, with the famous, quality recipe, served in its traditional quantity measure, and at a price recognised as standard amongst Publicans. Bad mistake...

Finding a reasonable lunch spot in the city centre is such a challenge and it shouldn’t be. The menu outside attracted us, seemed decent at a reasonable price considering the central location.

Now, I may be quite a hungry hungry hippo for a medium sized woman approaching middle age, but I’d still wager there are people with bigger appetites than me. Is it too much to ask not to be left hungry after a €12.50 sandwich? I wish I had the menu description at hand, it said something about sourdough and something about a crisp salad… so there is definitely a disparity between what was described and what was delivered.

That said, service is friendly, fast and the atmosphere is nice and relaxed, no loud music at least in...

Myself and a friend had a quick drink there on a Friday evening . It's a great historic pub, which dates back to 1773 and it's located in Chathem Street. What I love about Nearys is that nearly all the original features remain including the 2 lamp brackets that decorate the front,which are great pieces of craftsmanship, and among the last of their kind in Dublin,also inside there are 4 gas lamps that are still in working condition, and I'm told some of the last working indoor gas lamps in Ireland.We were seated outdoors, it was quite a pleasant evening. The service was great,friendly and professional, unfortunately we were pressed for time,otherwise, we would have tried the food menu. It's a great old Dublin pub....