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The Bodega

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    #32
    pq0n1ct4ve8zf5
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    I end up in the Old Bar in UCC depressingly often...it's grand, bit studenty for some reason! Apart from that Liquid Lounge, Sober Lane, or the Rock just coz it's such an oldman pub and I enjoy the weird looks I get. Where's mutton lane, I know I've walked past it loadsa times


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    #33
    Faith
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    jayteecork wrote: »
    No way.
    Gorby's has been Gorby's since the 1980s.
    Brog never had an upstairs.

    No... Gorby's was closed for a long time. The Brog had an upstairs.
    Chana Wonderful Swordfish wrote: »
    Where's mutton lane, I know I've walked past it loadsa times

    Off Patrick's Street, I think, in by the English Market.


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    #34
    corkgal1981
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭corkgal1981


    Gorbys and The Brog are owned by the same group of owners. Upstairs of Brog was rarely used but there was indeed an upstairs. Yes, the toilets were upstairs too.


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    #35
    pq0n1ct4ve8zf5
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    Faith wrote: »


    Off Patrick's Street, I think, in by the English Market.

    Thanks!


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    #36
    chuci
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    the brog did have an upstairs when gorbys was closed when they were moving the place around they used have trad sessions there on a monday night i think it was.mutton lane is a good spot to to have a few to start the night off. the slate is good too but only when the bouncer with common sense is on and doesnt enforce the over 23's crap. tribes is good for the late night coffee though you really cant have a drop of drink inside you to be let in. i still like nancy spains even if it is out a bit and has gotten smaller the atmosphere when there is a band on is quite good and when the weather is nice the beer garden is great. the quad is full of posers these days so is the crane lane. cork needs a good non scummy some what alternative night club to revamp the place. yay that the bodega might be turned back into a bar though.


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    #37
    Pat McGhee
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    kmick wrote: »
    To be honest lads there is as many bad clubs in Dublin as there is in Cork and I am saying that from a perspective of 10 years in each going out. There is just more choice in Dublin. So for example if someone starts a scene like a heavy drum and bass night you find that the number of people who like heavy drum and bass are very limited and so you cant maintain a crowd. That said cork nightclubs do tend to be soulless places in general. The half moon club tried hard but the venue was too poky and the crowd was too pretentious to have any fun plus it was too expensive.

    The last time I honestly enjoyed going out in Cork was when the half moon held 4Play on Sunday nights. Raymond & KC dished out an endless supply of excellent, funky house, the crowd was always easy-going & happy, the dress code was whatever you were most comfortable in & the people just enjoyed themselves, no sh*t whatsoever.

    I've more or less stopped going clubbing since that night was shut down, the nightlife in Cork is just not worth the effort.


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    #38
    patbundy
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    any one know the baldy barman in the bodega


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    #39
    jayteecork
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    When Benny McCabe takes over the Bodega I really hope he goes for a new look.
    that bloody "candles in Jack Daniels bottles" things is really starting to annoy me.


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    #40
    J.S. Pill
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    jayteecork wrote: »
    Brog never had an upstairs.

    ???


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    #41
    StandnDeliver
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    the crannog was on the english market entrance,the crannog had an upstairs didnt it?maybe they were linked?I never remember upstairs room in brog.:confused:


    im looking forward to checking out the pavillion it looks nice inside


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    #42
    Balmed Out
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    Brog used to be 3 pubs, the crannog, the brog and the hairy lemon. The hairy lemon had an upstairs which up till a year ago anyhow was still there in the new brog. Its very small though.


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    #43
    Kold
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    StandnDeliver wrote: »

    im looking forward to checking out the pavillion it looks nice inside

    Where's the Pavillion?


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    #44
    radiospan
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    Down Carey's Lane (between Patrick's Street and Paul St. Shopping Centre). Down a small bit from Mangans


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    #45
    Tiriel
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    Balmed Out wrote: »
    Brog used to be 3 pubs, the crannog, the brog and the hairy lemon. The hairy lemon had an upstairs which up till a year ago anyhow was still there in the new brog. Its very small though.

    I couldn't remember what the name of the Crannog was - thank you!!! Oh memories are flooding back!! :D


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    #46
    gccorcaigh
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    I think the Classic is just about the only decent nightclub left in Cork. The bar is good too. Went into the Bodhran on a Saturday night lately and there waS a great buzz in there.


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    #47
    serjical_strike
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    jayteecork wrote: »
    No way.
    Gorby's has been Gorby's since the 1980s.
    Brog never had an upstairs.


    the brog did have an upstairs since i distinctly remember being drunk up there a few times and gorbys hasnt been gorbys since the 80 since it was closed for years and the qube was there then the qube closed and G2(gorbys 2) opened up again about 2 years ago to cater to all the kiddies drinking in town and selling cheap vodka..

    i think the slate and the oval are good enough bars for a few early drinks and the bodhran is always good on the weekend, a lot of tourists go in there since it has an irish name so the crowd is always different, the crane lane is ok too i think.. and cant beat the old reliable brog for a few even though the music as someone said has gone ****e..


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    #48
    Oafley Jones
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    serjical_strike wrote: »
    the brog did have an upstairs since i distinctly remember being drunk up there a few times and gorbys hasnt been gorbys since the 80 since it was closed for years and the qube was there then the qube closed and G2(gorbys 2) opened up again about 2 years ago to cater to all the kiddies drinking in town and selling cheap vodka..


    You were drunk in the jacks so. The toilets were the only thing that were upstairs in An Brog. The Hairy Lemon, which was next-door, did have an upstairs.


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    #49
    gimmick
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    Upstairs in The Brog was where the Hairy Lemon was. It is gone now. the hairy Lemon was part of the Brog, while The Crannog still existed.
    gccorcaigh wrote: »
    I think the Classic is just about the only decent nightclub left in Cork. The bar is good too.

    Each to their own and all that, but what seperates the Classic from the likes of Havannas and Gorbys and Cubins? Each to their own and all that, but they are all the exact same musicwise, all have overpriced bars and all are over crowded. The bar is the exact same as any other poser "disco bar" as well.


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    #50
    Corcaigh84
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    Oafley Jones wrote: »
    You were drunk in the jacks so. The toilets were the only thing that were upstairs in An Brog. The Hairy Lemon, which was next-door, did have an upstairs.

    Incorrect.

    Bróg had an L-shaped room with a small bar in it, this room used to be behind the double doors at the top of the stairs (these days) when you go to the jacks.
    It was formerly the upstairs of the Hairy Lemon.


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    #51
    Oafley Jones
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    thefloss wrote: »
    Incorrect.

    Bróg had an L-shaped room with a small bar in it, this room used to be behind the double doors at the top of the stairs (these days) when you go to the jacks.
    It was formerly the upstairs of the Hairy Lemon.

    Sorry but I don't follow. What years are you talking about?


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    #52
    growler
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    the Brog did have a small upstairs bar for a while , used to occassionally venture in there, it did dissappear after a while.


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    #53
    Cool_CM
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    Oafley Jones wrote: »
    Sorry but I don't follow. What years are you talking about?
    Between when the Hairy Lemon became part of the Brog and about a year and a bit ago.


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    #54
    kcb
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    thefloss wrote: »
    Incorrect.

    Bróg had an L-shaped room with a small bar in it, this room used to be behind the double doors at the top of the stairs (these days) when you go to the jacks.
    It was formerly the upstairs of the Hairy Lemon.

    I remember that too.


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    #55
    staker
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    Went to get into the bodega after the marquee there a while back.
    €12 they wanted!!
    There were 8 of us, we told 'em shove it, and we weren't the only ones either:rolleyes:

    That's takin the piss!!


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    #56
    opus
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    They are playing the game of making people queue even though it's half-empty inside as well, spotted that when a friend texted me from the queue. The 'old' Bodega did for a while when it was popular :rolleyes:


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    #57
    Oafley Jones
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    Cool_CM wrote: »
    Between when the Hairy Lemon became part of the Brog and about a year and a bit ago.

    Well that explains that. I haven't been in there in about 6 years at this stage.


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    #58
    Kold
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    thefloss wrote: »
    Incorrect.

    Bróg had an L-shaped room with a small bar in it, this room used to be behind the double doors at the top of the stairs (these days) when you go to the jacks.
    It was formerly the upstairs of the Hairy Lemon.
    This is true.


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    #59
    gccorcaigh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 87 ✭✭gccorcaigh


    opus wrote: »
    They are playing the game of making people queue even though it's half-empty inside as well, spotted that when a friend texted me from the queue. The 'old' Bodega did for a while when it was popular :rolleyes:

    Haha don't you just hate it when bouncers do that! Very annoying. I actually remember them doing that in the 'old' Bodega myself....
    I thought the Bodega had become very popular again lately though?. Haven't been in there myself since it was re-opened, but I have heard a lot of people talking about it.


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    #60
    gimmick
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    They literally closed the doors behind us saturday night, then started charging €15 after us. Personally I think its a load of bollocks, but when they have a €14m mortgage to be paying you can begin to understand :p


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    #61
    jayteecork
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    Heard Benny McCabe spent half a million on chandeliers alone.


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