Hey people, I'm going to Dublin in July and I was just wondering if anyone could give me some resonably priced places to eat, a few good bars/clubs to go to, maybe even hear a Prince song or two?

Any help would be good. Cheers

http://www.visit-templeba...x4749.html

i've been there in 2002 and i loved it !
temple bar all night long

Go ask Ian.....

If you're just coming for a weekend then you'll more than likely spend some (if not all) your time around the Temple Bar area. This is where all the action is. Plenty of pubs, clubs and restaurants around there. There are too many for me to give you info on all of them (apart from the fact that some disappear and new ones appear overnight) but the standard in Temple Bar restaurants is generally quite good and not too expensive (not cheap either, but then nothing in Ireland is cheap).

A couple of honourable mentions :

Cafe Topolis, Parliament Street - If you like Italian food you won't find anywhere better in Ireland. The food is excellent and the prices are below average. Staff are really friendly and service is as quick or as slow as you want it. This is my absolute favourite restaurant in Dublin, in fact I like it so much I had my wedding reception there (no I'm not joking!).

Alamo, Temple Bar - very good, cheap mexican food.

Rasher Byrne's, Temple Bar - good range of take away food, renowned for their sausages (I recommend the veggie sausages with chile sauce).

The link funkadelic11 gave you is probably one of the most valuable pieces of information you'll receive regarding the Temple Bar area. It lists practically everything available in the area.

Pubs :

The Porterhouse is one of the better pubs in Dublin (for quality and range of beer anyway), they have their own micro-brewery on site.

Isolde's Tower (also on funkadelic11's link and opposite The Porterhouse) is another good place, particularly for late night drinking and dancing.

If you're looking for a traditional old style Dublin pub try either The Long Hall on George's Street or The Stag's Head on Dame Court.

If you're looking for gay pubs the oldest and most well known is The George on George's Street. Spy on Eden Quay is the newest one, nice place, mixed crowd.

Most Dublin pubs fill up and stay full until closing so make sure you start early!

The only disadvantage of Temple Bar is that it tends to be totally overcrowded all the time, it's very popular for stag and hen parties. Temple Bar only occupies a relatively small part of Dublin City centre, so if you want to avoid the huge crowds, get a seat, get to order a drink in less than half an hour, manage to get drinks from the bar to your seat without spilling three quarters of it, that sort of thing, then just stay away from the Temple Bar area, you won't find yourself suddenly on empty streets with nothing but houses. The entire city centre has an embarrassingly huge number of pubs (and restaurants) so you will never want for food or a drink.

One thing to remember - Smoking has been banned in all workplaces in Ireland, which means no smoking in restaurants, pubs or clubs.


Avoid :
Club M - unless you're interested in getting stuck to 30-year-old beer and vomit encrusted carpets.
O'Connell Street - particularly after dark. There's not much there anyway except burger joints (which is a damn shame for Dublin's main street).

As far as getting to hear any Prince - there are no Pubs or Clubs dedicated to his music, although if you're going clubbing you'll more than likely hear some of his stuff, particularly since Musicology was released (still at nbr 6 in the charts here!).

I do not wish to make generalisations or cast aspersions upon any particular part of Dublin, but I would recommend avoiding the entire north inner city area surrounding O'Connell Street, with the exception of the Quays on the north side of the river. It's the sort of place you'd get beaten up for mentioning you're a Prince fan (or not mentioning you're a Prince fan, or just being there, or breathing, you get the idea).

I could probably type away all day as I know Dublin and what it has to offer quite well, but I think you get the picture. If you want any more info just ask.

Class, I'm going in a couple of weeks too, so this will help no end.

O'Connell St sounds like the whole of Glasgow by the way

sermwanderer said:

In that case you should feel quite at home there!

Always remember that it is customary to apologise to someone after you've kicked the shit out of them and robbed them.
The standard apology is "No offence, bud", followed by one final kick to the head.

Ah, in glasgow custom is to kick the shit out of someone, then claim- " Sorry chief, thought you were someone else"


That's alright then!