best pub in carlow?

doughef

fair play to ye!

saints and sinners? where is that??

ShayK1

Its beside Devereaux's or The Temple or whatever the Fu*k its called these days. It kinda looks like its part of the same complex.

DANNY22XX

next door to Cafe Roma

mirror mirror

At a beard shave charity do in Ardattin recently ,yer man who used own maggie bolgers bought the pub there .Great crowd turnout but the bar service was atrocious,owner themselves were as unwelcoming as god knows what.Lot of people left after getting fed up waiting to be served.No toilet roll in womens loos..with the large turnout there ,not even a cocktail sausage to be seen.From what i gather next time a charity do is being organised ,this place is not going to be asked to host.

doughef

Not surprised..

Had dealings with them when they owned a pub in Carlow town..Wont say too much but not nice to deal with.

And this guy was/is the head of the vintners association..???

.an absolute joke

Nead21

Saw yesterday that Leverette's had reopened again under new management. It's now called Flannery's and there's a side door with name Coppers!!...with those names i would imagine there are trying to attract a student crowd.

ottostreet

Nead21 wrote: »

Saw yesterday that Leverette's had reopened again under new management. It's now called Flannery's and there's a side door with name Coppers!!...with those names i would imagine there are trying to attract a student crowd.

It'll be closed again by end of summer I'd say. The Temple has the student crowd now.

duffman13

Yeah Leverettes have been sending me invites on Facebook, cant see it being that busy, they are charging €5 in and every other pub is free and the temple/foundry is only €3.50.

The drink promos are all identical to O'Loughlins, bit of a joke really

Ardattin

mirror mirror wrote: »

At a beard shave charity do in Ardattin recently ,yer man who used own maggie bolgers bought the pub there .Great crowd turnout but the bar service was atrocious,owner themselves were as unwelcoming as god knows what.Lot of people left after getting fed up waiting to be served.No toilet roll in womens loos..with the large turnout there ,not even a cocktail sausage to be seen.From what i gather next time a charity do is being organised ,this place is not going to be asked to host.

Hi Mirror Mirror,

Unfortunately on the night the turnout was well over what we were expecting and staffing levels were insufficient. We apologize to any persons who experienced extended waiting periods for service.

ottostreet

Med Bar is now in the top 5 pubs in the country, according to ratemypub.ie

krustydoyle

ottostreet wrote: »

Med Bar is now in the top 5 pubs in the country, according to ratemypub.ie

Thats mad considering its probably the dearest pint in the town.. :eek:

ottostreet

krustydoyle wrote: »

Thats mad considering its probably the dearest pint in the town.. :eek:

Probably is, but I don't think rating is based completely on price.

tom traubert

When The Med opened I was disgusted; for no other reason than I was very fond of Monday nights in the previous pub on the site, The Old House.

Never been a fan of The Med, but that being said I've been there sporadically over the years, meeting others at a party or gathering etc etc.

Despite the above I'll also say this. Anytime I've been there the service has been razor sharp and the beer quality excellent so fair play to them.

krustydoyle

Any truth in the rumour about The Barracks closing up??

Nead21

Rumour from where?

ottostreet

krustydoyle wrote: »

Any truth in the rumour about The Barracks closing up??

Nead21 wrote: »

Rumour from where?

There is truth, but I can't say sources. It's not certain yet though apparently.

dabestman1

doubt the barracks will close. saying that i was in there 2 saturdays ago at 4-5 o'clock and i was the only one there.

ottostreet

I maintain that Carlow has at least one or two pubs too many. Leveretts was the one under pressure this time last year, but instead of closing, they invested more money...it doesn't seem to have worked. The refurbished back bar is rarely open, and I reckon Leveretts would have closed if it hadnt been part of a group of pubs rather than a standalone venue.

I like the Barracks a lot, but I can't help but think that all their promotions and attempts at different things over the last few months have been an attempt to stave off the ineveitable. A great looking bar, thats lacking something that other bars seem to have. I hope it doesn't close, but realistically, I think it will.

Super-Rush

ottostreet wrote: »

I maintain that Carlow has at least one or two pubs too many. Leveretts was the one under pressure this time last year, but instead of closing, they invested more money...it doesn't seem to have worked. The refurbished back bar is rarely open, and I reckon Leveretts would have closed if it hadnt been part of a group of pubs rather than a standalone venue.

Tbh they shot themsleves in the foot by claiming that they were the "official" headquarters of the student union and of rag week. Once the students stopped going in there the place went down hill and never cam back. Plus nearly every week you went in ther it was different. One of the pubs in that group has closed again and is available for lease. Think its the 4th or 5th time in two years its closed down and the one in Abbeyleix has died a death.

I like the Barracks a lot, but I can't help but think that all their promotions and attempts at different things over the last few months have been an attempt to stave off the ineveitable. A great looking bar, thats lacking something that other bars seem to have. I hope it doesn't close, but realistically, I think it will.

I couldn't agree more. It was one of the best looking pubs in town. I always loved going there. Hope it doesn't close.

dabestman1

i have to agree with the above post in realtion that carlow has too many pubs. its a seven day business and too many of them cannot justify this with some like the barracks and the med bar only busy on a saturday night. Now i dont want anyone to lose their jobs, but i can think of at least 3 pubs that have to be making a loss.

IVIada

I used to love The Cellar and Gully's before they both shut down. My favourite would now be O'Loughlin's for the craic but the Barrack's is a real nice pub to watch the football on a game night!

ottostreet

dabestman1 wrote: »

i have to agree with the above post in realtion that carlow has too many pubs. its a seven day business and too many of them cannot justify this with some like the barracks and the med bar only busy on a saturday night. Now i dont want anyone to lose their jobs, but i can think of at least 3 pubs that have to be making a loss.

The Med is packed on Fridays & Saturdays, with decent numbers in during the week. You'll rarely walk in and find the place empty. The Med is doing very well financially.

ShayK1

krustydoyle wrote: »

Thats mad considering its probably the dearest pint in the town.. :eek:

and the worst!

dabestman1

ottostreet wrote: »

The Med is packed on Fridays & Saturdays, with decent numbers in during the week. You'll rarely walk in and find the place empty. The Med is doing very well financially.

Apart from the robberies.

krustydoyle

dabestman1 wrote: »

Apart from the robberies.

Shush you might get in trouble for mentioning that around here

bytheglass

Anyone know if there is any live music on in the tavern tonight?

Fighting Irish

Wed night in Tullys is deadly crack

bogof

Dicey Reillys is good for the crack. Plus all pints shorts cocktails are 3.50 seven days a week. Great music too . Mick will play anything you want