Barman was very professional, friendly, welcoming, and really nice. Sadly the rest of the people were not. We came for the live music, having visited various places all around Ireland. The band played sporadically but were good when they did. All around Ireland, people have said hello, we've had chats, it's been lovely. Here, the two people on the table that I did speak to, I spoke first, moved away to another part of the pub. There were two very drunk men who just stared at me. I said hello and smiled, they stared harder. The one song that the band sang was Macalpines Fusiliers. When they came to the line about "Darkie Finn" I was aware that everyone was laughing. At the end, the man singing turned around and looked at me, lots more laughter. They played one more tune and left. When I went to the toilet, narrow bar, the barman had to tell people to move so I could pass, and one person on a stool nudged me. Someone (woman) came into the toilet and said "that's a man" as I was in the cubicle. I regretted leaving my phone behind and waited a while before I came out. Maybe not the place for you if you're of a different ethnicity or of non typical gender appearance. Absolutely could not fault the barman though. He turned off the background music which was still playeing after the band started, when I mentioned it. The Guinness was good. It was warm and the chairs were nice. Would have stayed for a whisky if I'd felt more...
Read moreThe place is Beautiful and spotless inside and out... Looking at it from the outside its a splendid surprise once inside.. The upstairs is Beautiful... The meal was lovely.. The cheesecake was awesome and Paul who served us was great.. He kept making sure everything was OK.. Also asking if there was anything else we needed.. Really nice customer service... Especially as we were upstairs and Paul was downstairs... Made us feel very welcome which is always great for a bar.. As u never know what your gonna get at times... This is a must for anyone visiting.. Even if it is for...
Read moreMy daughter held her 18th birthday party in Bogans on 4th July. It was held in the function room which has a great layout, private bar and was the ideal size of room for us. Andy @Bogans organised a fab DJ for the night who had everyone dancing from the word go! Staff were very accommodating and friendly, couldn't have asked for better. Finger food was served which was very tasty which was very reasonably priced. Thanks to everyone at Bogan's for helping make the night a memorable one, superb service. Will be booking again for my...
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