The Back Lounge — Restaurant in Dublin

Update to previous review and owner's response: First of all, if you have cameras, then you would see or maybe not see depending on the angles of where your cameras are pointed that I walked directly through the front door directly in front of her as she's talking to a customer which is fine but still not observant obviously can't do two things at once as I did as a bartender and say hello or show some kind of acknowledgment when the door 15 ft in front of you opens and someone walks in and less her hearing is bad as well. (Music not loud fyi) Then you also implied that I was upset over getting asked for my ID but what you did not see from the angle of your camera is the look of disgust on her face that she gave me in response to saying that I've been waiting on which was a look of irritation so obviously your camera (with no audio) only caught my face reaction to her, not hers but nice try. Detective work is not your strong suit. Believe what you want, could care less about not returning to your lame pathetic bar but your other bad reviews mention her as well and back up my claim so this is not just my opinion obviously of her being unprofessional. Oh and you mentioned that she had a boot on her leg as if that prevented her ears and eyes from working, I didn't complain about her walking slow to get my drink, nice try again🙄🤡😂

Today I walked in the bar and sat for 5 minutes without acknowledgement from the female bartender, as she talked away with one customer unable to multitask and scan the room for new customers or others in need. I was a bartender for years, I knew how to be efficient and multitask. I then decided to go to the restroom which I left after 5 minutes only to come back to a still ongoing conversation with her blinders on apparently. After more 2 minutes of sitting, I walk to the other end of bar and said can I get a drink? She knew I was upset and instantly got an attitude and said she did not see me in last 10 minutes and that she's never seen me before as an excuse. She then played the victim blaming her leg in a cast for not seeing me as if her eyes and ability to be observent of front door ( directly in front of her at the time) and say hi, had to do with her injury🙄(Gaslight much?)she said she went to the back which I saw but she was only the one minute and I came before that occurred. Because I called her out, she said to put down my drink she had made me and get out after giving back credit card. This girl will be costing you business from a previous bar owner perspective but it's your bar. All I know is the best and busiest bars have the most observant, friendly bartenders who will get regulars that will pack that bar. Avoid this place and their unprofessional trailer...

I stopped by the Back Lounge on a Thursday karaoke night, and overall it was a fun experience. The bartenders were hands-down the best part—friendly, entertaining, and I loved that they sang along while serving drinks. They really carried the night.

Unfortunately, I had to drop my rating for one reason: the DJ’s girlfriend. Instead of adding to the atmosphere, she spent the night glaring at every woman who walked in (unless she already knew them). It created an unwelcoming vibe and made guests—especially women—hesitant to even put in requests. It’s hard to understand why performers bring along clingy plus-ones or why management allows that kind of energy in the first place.

At one point, I even gave her a genuine compliment on her singing voice, which somehow came across as an insult to her. A confident, secure woman might have used it to build engagement and hype up the show. Instead, it felt like “karaoke night featuring your boyfriend’s watchdog.”

The bar itself has potential, and the staff is fantastic—but if the goal is a fun, inviting karaoke night, the side-eye routine from the sidelines definitely...

I had visited this unprofessional bar . Please people don’t even bother coming to low class black lounge bar .The bar tender was so unprofessional asking for me and my nephews identification like 20 minutes after we have been seated . Then from the bar she’s rudely pointing her nasty fingers out to both of us to bring our ID 🪪 yelling on top of her ugly voice . I wasn’t going take this rude attitude from low class bartender . So I got up and took matters into my own hands words were exchanged between me and nasty 🤮 bartender . She kicked us out of her dirty nasty bar . Then the police 👮 were called in. . Spoke to the officers they were cool got on my Uber and went to another welcoming bar . BTW THIS BAR IS NOT WORTH AND STARS ⭐️ . Especially if you get discriminated against on...