We hiked from Annascaul to Dingle in the rain and this was the first pub that caught our eye. I needed a whiskey before heading any further into town to our lodging, and I wanted to dry out a bit. It as late afternoon and most people were sitting in another part of the bar watching the World Cup. We sat at the bar and enjoyed looking around the interesting interior. Lots of wood and stone. An old world feel. The first barman who served us wasn't all that friendly or chatty, but gave us our whiskey and went back to the other side. He may have been at the end of his shift, as shortly afterwards another bartender came to check on us. He was friendlier and visited with us a bit. It's a big place, with lots of nooks and crannies to sit with friends. They had barrel tables set up on the sidewalk for folks wishing to get some fresh air with...
Read moreNow, let me explain. This is a good spot. Fantastic outdoor area, (best in Dingle by far), and it's the latest opening bar in Dingle in so far as I'm aware. I'm docking a star as we've been in a few times over the last week, and it absolutely and overwhelmingly stinks of sickly stale puke. It is awful; you cannot escape it which forced us outside (and as I said, we love that area). If it were only one night, I'd have put that fault to one side, but on a few different visits, it was always the same smell. That's a shame, as it's a great, lively venue. Come on guys, sort the...
Read moreWent to watch a European Cup Munster match today. We were told to go out to the back room of the establishment as there were '2' guys watching an English championship soccer match in the front of house as they sat next to the fire. The larger group of paying customers were left out in the back in the freezing conditions. Very poor treatment of regular visitors to Dingle and to Droichead Beag for sporting events. We will definitely not...
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