Galway - The Ultimate Guide

happyoutscan

rkevin wrote: »

went to buskers brown pub in galway and they could not be bothered in getting a dj and did no count down to the newyear.
what a crap bar one to be avoided in 2009

A pure waste of a place, have absolutely no idea why anyone goes near it.

cooperguy

I was in there for the races in 2007 and had a brilliant night. I suppose it might be different on an average night

cooperguy

I have another question! Is there anywhere that does poker nights? Is there a casino or anything around?

fatleomessi

There's 2 casinos... one on eglinton st above conlons seafood grill called the eglinton casino, and 1 on dominick st opposite roisin dubh called 4 aces.

Just your bog standard roulette, blackjack, holdem etc. However, occasionally you do see satellite poker events advertised for hotels throughout the city, with big(ish) prizes..

camo

Looking for good places to go for 20-25 year olds. Specifically for pulling and having the craic.

galah

cooperguy wrote: »

Thanks everyone some great stuff there. Will definatly be checking some of it out. Any suggestion for a good butcher. A boring topic I know but its always good to know!

Divilly's in Westside.


What happened to Richard McCabe?
Seriously, one goes away for 3 weeks, and all has changed in this town - Holywell gone, Bakery gone, anything else I should know? :P

cson

camo wrote: »

Looking for good places to go for 20-25 year olds. Specifically for pulling and having the craic.

The Gyppo would cater to your needs on the face of it.

plonk

One thing I loved about galway was that book shop on middle street, I could kill a couple of hours during a boring afternoon just looking then make my way down to the spainish arch and read the book I just purchased with a coffee from the java cafe and an almond croissant from the bakery.

cookingupastorm

:DIn fairness Galways got to be the best city in the world

charkiestar

My friend and I are moving to Galway from London tomorrow! Were kiwi gals and were pretty clueless on where to live . . .any ideas?

Were both looking for jobs also so let me know if anyone has anything going - both fast learners and currently working for public sector in London.

Thanks!!!:)

Mrs OBumble

Kia ora and welcome.

Lots of flatmates wanted in the Advertiser .. local paper comes on on Thursdays. Or google Galway Advertiser, and you'll see it on-line.

Central city, Woodquay, Newcastle, Shantalla ... all good.

Rahoon, Westside, Ballybane, Castlepark, Tirellan ... maybe not so good. (I know that statement will offend some of ye here, yes there are some good streets in all of these, but you know full well there are bad ones too, and it will be hard for outsiders to know what's what.)

Ballybrit, Doughiska, Merlin Park, Roscam, even Renmore ... some bits better than others, some bits absolutely fine. But a bit far from the city centre if you're coming for the party lifestyle.

Job market is pretty tight. Don't expect office work here. Sandwich place on Abbeygate St has a sign up for night staff at the moment.

Good luck.

AMHRASACH

. . the Charcoal Grill, Cross St., for large Kofte E7.90, worra feed!

Overblood

plonk wrote: »

One thing I loved about galway was that book shop on middle street, I could kill a couple of hours during a boring afternoon just looking then make my way down to the spainish arch and read the book I just purchased with a coffee from the java cafe and an almond croissant from the bakery.

Wow I just got deja vu reading this:pac:

paulhannon

cookingupastorm wrote: »

:DIn fairness Galways got to be the best city in the world

how'd you come to that?

Greaney

There's a little Galway social network site with groups Like "Galways best kept secrets, and fifty things to do in Galway for free"..... All that kinda stuff. It's www.kotalk.com. The groups on facebook aren't so helpful because my beau was moving to Galway, joined them, and couldn't find out much there.

Things like M&S's food deals just before closing, and shortcuts, free contempo gigs and little markets.....

You'll make your way around soon enough though because it ain't a big town and folk are friendly enough

alexiadexia

Pubs - Dew drop Inn is great!! Great music and atmosphere. The Quays is good too. Has good-ish bands at times. The Cellar is good most nights. Music is good at times. Bar no 8 by the docks can be alright too if you fancy a quiet-ish relaxing drink in a diff kind of setting. Avoid the cattle marts like the Front Door & Busker Browns. They're sh*t!!


Restaurant - McSwiggans is nice. Has a lot on the menu for all tastes. Gets a bit jam packed & hot at times though. Brannagans is fab!!! Would thoroughly recommend it.. Buon Appetits great value too it serves Pizza, Pasta & Sandwiches.......


Fast food - McDonaghs mmm yummy chips..

Chinese- Curry House or Golden Rickshaw


Club - Most are crap really... Cuba , the top floors ok at times . DeBurgos is by far the best. Nice crowd & not full of posers like those that go to Halo..Love the music in DeBurgos..


Cinema - the Eye is nice & comfy with secure parking. Think its cheaper than Omniplex..

Pizza - without a doubt Bistro Bianconi in westside. Its so darned tasty!! Cheaper than that other crap Dominos & the staff are so lovely & friendly.


Café - An Tobar Nua is a gem, its a religious place but the foods very cheap & tasty. I like Javas on Abbeygate St too.

I ate in Conlons Oyster bar and Seafood restaurant on Eglington Street last Wednesday and I would recommend that to people. Their food was really nice, service was fantastic, and the actual restaurant itself is kept in good condition.

The waiting staff really know their stuff and was able to make very good recommendations and help when you're stuck between 2 dishes.

Pubs
- This is a hard one. I would have to pick.. Kings Head, Living Room, Blue Note.

Restaurant
- As stated before, I really enjoyed Conlons. Other restaurants that I find are nice are: Quay Street Wine Bar, Quay Street. Cafe Du Jour (I think it's called) on the same street as Quiznos/Subway - they do pretty cheap all day breakfasts. The Cellar's food is alright sometimes. Though the service can be pretty so-and-so, I've found the food is pretty quick.

Fast Food Place
- Charcoal Grill. Any of them. Avoid Eddie Rockets like the plague. Just for the fact that for the amount of money you'll be spending, you're better off just going to a 'proper' restaurant.

Club
- I would have to say Cuba. Just because I can wear a hoodie and shoes going in there.

Cinema
- The fact that I work in the Eye may make it sound biased. But I would have to say that if I weren't, I would still rather it to the Omniplex.

Pizza Place
- Fat Freddies on Quay Street is quality. As is Ed's New York Pizza on Eyre Square.

Supermarket
- Lidl or Aldi. Both are pretty much walking distance of each other. Always love the fact that 20€ worth of shopping would be the equivalent of maybe 60€ in Dunnes.

Cafe
- Javas is good. As is Food For Thought.

Gym
- My only real experience of a gym in Galway is the Galway City Gym out on the Tuam Road near the Lisbon Industrial Estate. It's about a 5-10 minute walk from town. But there's no stupid monthly fees and are really friendly.

moonflower

Pubs - I like the Roisin Dubh for the music and Arus na Geal for really good Guinness and a nice atmosphere. The Bierhaus is pretty good too and The Cellar are Living Room do good cocktails.

Restaurant - Da Robertas in Salthill. Kappa-ya (I think that's what it's called) in town is great too.

Fast Food Place - Zatsuma! It stays open late so it's great for after a night out. Only problem is there's only 5 seats inside so it's not great for rainy days. McDonaghs is great for fish, chips and chowder and La Salsa is nice.

Club - They're pretty rubbish

Cinema - The Eye by far. It's so much nicer than the Omniplex

Pizza Place - New York Pizza at the top of Eyre Square. They sell pizza by the slice which is really handy and their big pizzas are massive

Supermarket - I like Aldi for most things, Dunnes for anything they don't have.

Cafe - Java's because it stays open late. Butlers and the one beside Zatsuma are nice but there's no seats.

Chinese - Emperor City is quite nice, but I'm not a big fan of Chinese really.

Gym - I haven't a clue.