Quiet Pubs I might not have tried in the city center?

mynameispaul

I'm moving to Dublin city center tomorrow, so I'll be going out in the city center a lot more than I did before for 'casual pints' (as opposed to getting paralytic and going to nightclub/ busy late bars etc).

I'm looking for a place to stand in for my local out in the south-side suburbs, since I can't be travelling all the way out there every time I want a pint.

What are some good places to meet a friend or two for a casual pint and a chat, on the weekend or after work, that I might not have thought of?

What I'm looking for:

• A pool table would be a huge plus.
• Not too loud (a bit of live music or the likes would be fine, but a DJ or bumping background music isn't really what I'm looking for)
• The closer to the very center of the city (O'connell street bridge ish) the better
• Price isn't too important as long as it's not a dive or stupidly expensive
• Not an out-and-out old man pub
• Late bar is a plus
• I'd be open to try somewhere quirky or different if that's what you have in mind.

The places I'd usually go (As you can tell I haven't tried too many spots in town)

• Doyles
• Macturcaills
• Messrs (AKA Sweetmans)
• Bull and Castle

despot

Ever been to The Long Stone? It's just up from Doyles, just past The Screen.
Has a pool table in the smoking area, the smoking area being my favourite of any pub in Dublin (and I spend 90% of every night out in the smoking area of anywhere I go, rain or shine)
Not an old man pub from what I can gather, though I've only been on Friday and Saturdays, I'd say it's a mix, but mostly 21-30s.
Price of a pint was grand but I can't remember specifics, nothing outrageous. Pretty sure they've good deals on pitchers.

Boldberry

It might be a bit far down, but Big's Bar on Ellis Quay has a pool table and the owners are really cool.

Lovely Bloke

craft beer?

brew dock

KevinEldon

Chaplins on Hawkins Street.

sonicstrav

Try 57 The Headline on Lower Clanbrassil St

https://www.facebook.com/57theheadline


Got lots of different irish craft beers on top (over 20) - loads of bottles too

KevinEldon

Long way from O'Connell Bridge in fairness.

wicklowwonder

You could try hacienda bar, it is on Little Mary Street beside the fruit market not too far from bottom of Henry St. It is very quirky, has a pool table, eccentric owner, you even need to knock to get in he looks at you on CCTV and then let's you know. Place is great craic. I think you either love it or hate it. Give it a googke for some reviews.

Hootanany

Boldberry wrote: »

It might be a bit far down, but Big's Bar on Ellis Quay has a pool table and the owners are really cool.

Is that place open

Skittlebrau

wicklowwonder wrote: »

You could try hacienda bar, it is on Little Mary Street beside the fruit market not too far from bottom of Henry St. It is very quirky, has a pool table, eccentric owner, you even need to knock to get in he looks at you on CCTV and then let's you know. Place is great craic. I think you either love it or hate it. Give it a googke for some reviews.

+1 for the Hacienda. Great little boozer.

Alfie Byrne's (new craft beer place under the Conrad Hotel on Earlsfort Terrace) has a pool table and some delicious beer on tap. Nice pub but be careful what you order. Some are ridiculously pricey.

roadsmart

Ryan's on Queen St is the quirkiest pub I've been in in a long time, ticks all your boxes too.

sullivlo

The lotts on Liffey street. No pool table but decent spot.

cson

No pool table either but the Confession Box on Marlborough St is the closest I've seen to a quiet pub in the City Centre.

Jumboman

A quiet pub for me would be somewhere without a TV or music playing in the background. If your going to be watching sports then by definition it cant be a quiet pub.

FloatingVoter

Jumboman wrote: »

A quiet pub for me would be somewhere without a TV or music playing in the background. If your going to be watching sports then by definition it cant be a quiet pub.

No TV, no radio, ... Peters Pub springs to mind (opposite the Stephens Green shopping centre). Ideal for one or two and a quiet read of the paper. Drink is pricy enough but not so you'd notice if it really is just one or two pints.

Jumboman

FloatingVoter wrote: »

No TV, no radio, ... Peters Pub springs to mind (opposite the Stephens Green shopping centre). Ideal for one or two and a quiet read of the paper. Drink is pricy enough but not so you'd notice if it really is just one or two pints.

I passed that place so many times didn't even know it was a pub! I thought it was a restaurant.

Boldberry

Hootanany wrote: »

Is that place open

Yea, they don't open till 8 most evenings. Pretty relaxed.

G_R

Could try Cassidy's on Westmoreland Street - can get busy at the end of the night but there's a great atmosphere there. They have board games and either a fooseball or a pool table downstairs. Can't think which tho.

Very good selection of craft beers, aswell as the regular ones, and the bar staff are very friendly.

They'll give you a packet of crisps and a lollipop too for free if you ask nicely.

Birneybau

Grand_Rajnah wrote: »

Could try Cassidy's on Westmoreland Street - can get busy at the end of the night but there's a great atmosphere there. They have board games and either a fooseball or a pool table downstairs. Can't think which tho.

Very good selection of craft beers, aswell as the regular ones, and the bar staff are very friendly.

They'll give you a packet of crisps and a lollipop too for free if you ask nicely.

Far, far, far from a quiet pub.

gugleguy

Jumboman wrote: »

A quiet pub for me would be somewhere without a

pooltable.

Jumboman wrote: »

If your going to be

playing pool

Jumboman wrote: »

then by definition it cant be a quiet pub.

Also, way back when gugleguy was in Third Level, a fellow student's parents ran a Pub. His parents would not get a pool table for the pub "cos then 'twould make it too noisey" (I'm trying to emulate a Limerick accent here)

liffeylite

I think Mcgrattans in the lane would suit you perfectly.

its a nice bar, with pool tables and a friendly crowd. very much a local pub in the city centre. its just off Baggot street. There is a Tesco on Lower Baggot street, head down the alleyway next to it and you come to the entrance of the pub.
great smoking area too, its like a large conservatory.

There is a local type pub on Camden street with a pool table, think its called the Central. pool tables upstairs.

Also the swan and JJ's would be good options.

try www.publin.com for more ideas.

Long stone is great, as a previous poster mentioned.

LionelNashe

O'Sullivan's on Westmoreland Street (beside Starbucks);
The Oval on Middle Abbey Street (next door to Eason's).

mynameispaul

Thanks for all the great suggestions, guys!

Hacienda bar, The long stone and O'Sullivan's have all been added to the must try list for the coming weeks.

Any more suggestions keep them coming!

eire-kp

Ryans on Camden street might be wort a visit

branners69

The Sackville Lounge would get my vote. It is beside Clearys.

uch

branners69 wrote: »

The Sackville Lounge would get my vote. It is beside Clearys.

Was just going to post that, Highly recommended

http://thesackvillelounge.ie/

A Neurotic

+1 for Frank Ryan's on Queen St. Lovely pub. Also has Dice Bar right across the road which is less quiet, but also a good spot.

While it's not a pub, I've also had a couple of nice evenings playing pool in the Izakaya bar behind Yamamori on the quays. It's got quite a nice atmosphere and isn't particularly loud. Something a bit different I suppose.

sticksman

What is that Scruffy Murphy's place like off Mount Street? Its hidden away there nicely; is it more of a 'local' than a quiet pint spot?

JuliusCaesar

branners69 wrote: »

The Sackville Lounge would get my vote. It is beside Clearys.

But the noise of sports on TV! You can hardly hear yourself think! Nice pub, but stopped going because of the bloody TV.