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Good pub/bar for first date

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  • 14-02-2008 6:34pm
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    beglee
    Registered Users Posts: 400 ✭✭


    So Ladies, a guy asks you out for a drink, what are the best pubs/bars ye'd like him to take you to on for a first date?? In town somewhere preferably


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    coffee_cake
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    do people really go to pubs on a first date??


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    Silverfish
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    Well, if he asked her to go for a drink, I suppose they better. Unless he pushes her in a pond.

    I can't really recommend anywhere, most places you'll have to yell at each other or stand for ages waiting for a seat. (I'm getting old. Yes, I know.)


    If it was me, I suppose the Porterhouse or Bull and Castle, cos if I'm standing and having to push my way to the jacks, I better be drinking decent beer while I'm doing it.


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    NoQuarter
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    if its during the day Q bar is nice and cosey and comfy!


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    irlrobins
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    Bá Mizu

    Library bar in the Central Hotel can also be good for a quiet drink. Of course if you're meeting at the weekend expect everywhere to be packed and noisy.


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    MIN2511
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    Market bar? They don't play music, you can always escape if you find out you don't fancy each other :)


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    PurplePrincess
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    Messers McGuire is nice and laid back, plenty of quiet corners to sit and chat.


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    Selkies
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    You're better off going to a restaurant for the first date.
    Go to parliament street, there is a nice Italian I can't remember the name of on the one side and a bar on the other. Can go from one to the other when you are done.


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    Niamho!
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    PurplePrincess wrote: »
    Messers McGuire is nice and laid back, plenty of quiet corners to sit and chat.

    Yeah Actually!! you're better off going Midweek if you wanna be guaranteed a seat in these places though!


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    Crumble Froo
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    and get there early!


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    piscean
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    The Bank Bar on Dame Street is nice for few drinks and chat -had my first date there 4 1/2 years ago:D


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    Rattlehead_ie
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    Cafe en Seine all the girls love there!


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    beglee
    Registered Users Posts: 400 ✭✭beglee


    Rattlehead_ie wrote: »
    Cafe en Seine all the girls love there!
    The girls may love it but my wallet doesn't :)


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    RedorDead
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    irlrobins wrote: »
    Bá Mizu

    Library bar in the Central Hotel can also be good for a quiet drink. Of course if you're meeting at the weekend expect everywhere to be packed and noisy.

    Meh - that bar smells funny. Get her to pull up a stool beside you in Mulligans for a couple of guinnesses. A true test of a woman.


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    SW81
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    beglee wrote: »
    The girls may love it but my wallet doesn't :)

    Not that expensive?


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    helimachoptor
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    Panama can be good midweek aswell but at the weekend it does get to packed.

    I'm also a fan of doyles but again can get quite crowded.

    Cafe en Seine would get my vote!


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    irlrobins
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    Doyles? Cafe en Seine? They're essentially meat markets on different scales. Last place you want to bring someone on a first date.


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    panda100
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    irlrobins wrote: »
    Library bar in the Central Hotel can also be good for a quiet drink. .

    SHHHHHHHHHHH,that place is the best kept secret in Dublin!!

    Eamonn Dorans is my tried and trusted fav place for a first date. Though I wouldnt go on a pub date at the weekend as it would just be too noisy and hectic for a first date.


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    charba
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    Grand Cenral on O Connell Street. They have some nice comfy booths :)


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    frankbrett
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    beglee wrote: »
    So Ladies, a guy asks you out for a drink, what are the best pubs/bars ye'd like him to take you to on for a first date?? In town somewhere preferably

    OP, I would suggest Cafe en Seine, Ron Blacks or Bar Mizu (I frequent these bars all the time). Otherwise the girl will think you are a cheapskate and unless you look like Colin Farrell or Matt Damon then you'll have made a bad impression.


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    Disco Stu
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    The bar downstairs in the Westin hotel... nice spot, quiet enough to chat and right smack in the middle if you decide to move on somewhere else!


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    Dragan
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    frankbrett wrote: »
    OP, I would suggest Cafe en Seine, Ron Blacks or Bar Mizu (I frequent these bars all the time). Otherwise the girl will think you are a cheapskate and unless you look like Colin Farrell or Matt Damon then you'll have made a bad impression.

    Indeed. Best to start any possible relationship out on a good financial impression. :rolleyes:

    Personally i tend to opt for dinner as a first date if it's at the weekend, a bit more control over volume and possible conversation. If mid week i might do a pub, somewhere i know is quiet and where i am comfortable. Normally somewhere like Solas on Wexford St.

    I'd rather do something around a shared activity though if i had the option.


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    Clare Bear
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    frankbrett wrote: »
    OP, I would suggest Cafe en Seine, Ron Blacks or Bar Mizu (I frequent these bars all the time). Otherwise the girl will think you are a cheapskate and unless you look like Colin Farrell or Matt Damon then you'll have made a bad impression.

    Ah now, I like those bars but if I was brought to less "uppish" places on a first date I wouldn't mind either. As long as it was nice and we had fun. I wouldn't judge him on where he brought me for a first date....unless it was Coppers :D


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    irlrobins
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    Hey if you end up in Coppers on your first date then the next venue is definitely going to be his/her bedroom! ;)


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    Babette08
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    The Clarendon if you get in early and get one of the kubby holes is always lovely :) Or during the week Solas is a great little bar, unpretentious but still very stylish with a nice crowd & very comfy couches ;)...not to mention the great music and cocktails!!


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    mollybird
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    the laughter lounge is pretty good with going to the central bar is perfect i think. you don't want to go somewhere that is too packed if you want to get to know the person


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    watna
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    The Bailey on Duke Street (it's the street off Grafton Street that's beside M and S)

    It's stylish but still nice and cosy and not to loud so you can talk.


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    irlrobins
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    watna wrote: »
    not to loud so you can talk.
    Clearly you've never been there on a busy night. ;)


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    watna
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    irlrobins wrote: »
    Clearly you've never been there on a busy night. ;)

    No, I tend to frequent it on a weekday for post work drinks. Now that you mention it, I haven't been there on a weekend!


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    Chinafoot
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    Porterhouse is a great spot but can be a bit hectic at weekends.

    Can't stand places like Café en Seine. Over-priced ****-fest with absolutely no atmosphere.

    For a first date though I'd go for the dinner then drinks route.


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    Bluesparkler
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    I never go for dinner on a first date ...drinks are the way forward, keep it casual! If you like them then I think dinner is a nice next date. As for places I deff would go for the porter house or dakota..they have nice drinks and your guarenteed a seat :D cafe en seine is good for meeting up before a meal but wouldn't stay there for the night.


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