The Lord Lucan Bar — Restaurant in South Dublin

Have a Feast Like a Gangster - The Lord Lucan

The Lord Lucan is a great traditional restaurant situated in Lucan, West of County Dublin. It belongs to Chawke Group, a chain running Pubs and Restaurants across Dublin. Access is easy via Newcastle Road (leading South from Lucan village) or from the N4. The impressive traditional architecture takes the centre of the street showing the name in big golden ornamental letters. Lounge and restaurant have separate entry doors. The big stylish hall carries the bar in the middle of the room. Chandeliers cover the ceiling giving a dimmed light. The atmosphere is rather cosy, even if it gets busy. The whole venue is fitted with smooth leather seats in a traditional style. High tables are very convenient for taller persons, unlike other traditional places. While waiting for staff a look on the special board is recommended.

Vegetable Soup €7.50

The only kind of soup offered on Irish menus in restaurants.

roast beef €18.50

A specialty

Beef, Vegetable & Ale Pie €18.50

A specialty not found in every place.

For a cozier environment choose a small separate room adjacent to the bar, it is secluded and very intimate. But sometimes staff, especially when busy, might overlook you, as it is outside the view angle.

This time we preferred to sit in a corner within the main room. The menu fills one page, containing 21 dishes plus salads and sides. Each of them is a speciality! From Buttermilk Chicken Burger €19.00, Bill Chawkes Legacy Lager Fish & Chips €21.00 to Vegetarian Liguini €16.00, the choice is yours. A various choice of starters between € 7.00 and €12.00. And here comes the surprise. As I knew some of the dishes already, this time I went for an experiment and ordered only a starter! It is priced 28.00, quite much for a starter, called Lucan Ribs & Wings Combo. What I received was exceeding my expectations. The meals arrived within 25 minutes, the time to prepare a good meal. A huge wooden platter was served loaded with delicious juicy crisp chicken wings, chunky Honey glazed Ribs in a spicy Soya Sauce, accompanied by a huge jacket potato with floating butter, corn on the cob and Coleslaw. We ordered also Roast Hereford Beef €18 and it was very tender and succulent, coming with Creamy Mashed Potatoes and Roast Potatoes in Duck Fat, an assortment of Vegetables and Red Wine Sauce. Lord Lucan has a fully licensed bar. Here is the background to the name of the restaurant:

John Bingham, known as Lord Lucan, was an eccentric British heredity peer and gambler, who lived in the area and vanished in 1974 after supposedly killing his children’s nanny intending to murder his wife.

There is a vast choice of wine, cocktails and draft beer available. I paid for my Guinness €6.40, that is within the reasonable range. Our bill came up to €59.10, makes an average of €29.50 incl. drinks per person. Lord Lucan hosts regular live music nights. The staff are friendly and efficient. Strongly...

Although the new bar looks good, they've lost some of the charm of the old place. Now have to wait to be seated and it's more a restaurant than bar. Been here 3 times since it was reopened and overall it's been disappointing. First time we went and ordered food in the evening. Another 40 mins later we asked for an update only to be told they had forgotten the order as the waitress who took the order clocked off. The 'Pad Thai' was average with soft prawn crackers. It's not a Pad Thai by the way so should probably call it something like Thai noodles. Second time I got the roast beef during lunch time. Service was good and food was good with a large portion but the place was empty enough so expected it. Third time we sat down, I got the bacon and cabbage. I'd have been disappointed if this was a child's portion it was that small. There were about 3 spoons of cabbage on the plate. Food did taste good though. Service was non existent to the point that I just got up and ordered at the bar. They collect empty glasses but don't ask if you want another. Asked for a menu again as I was hungry after my tiny dinner but once again they forgot, so had to ask a second time. Took another 20 minutes for a dessert to arrive that needed very little prep. I don't like to take the gloss off a place but it was frustrating waiting all the time. I do hope service improves and perhaps different chefs give different portions but the day seems better than the evening from initial impressions. Maybe they need more staff to handle the crowd but you can see service struggling even when it's not a full bar. I will return and I will be happy to change my review as I want to support local but right now it needs...

A good local pub. It is a good size inside and has plenty of seating. There are (at least) 2 tvs which had sports on when we visited. We got their nachos which were really lovely! A very tasty chilli over the top of nachos with jalapeños and cheese, accompanied by sour cream and puree avocado. They have daily specials too, so there will be variations on the menu. It was also a very good price! I cannot recommend the staff enough - we were visiting and asked about things to see and do - we were given plenty of different options and the barman was kind enough to write them down for us (as well as a couple of additional ideas) while we were seated without us asking. All of the staff were equally as friendly and eager to help. The toilets were very clean (and plentiful) even if they are a slightly strange shape! There is free wifi in the pub and it had a very good signal while we were there.

If in the area I would recommend a stop - especially if...