Old style pubs in city centre

timzil

Miserable old day out there isn't it. Anyone know of any traditional pubs in the city centre with a fire light, no Tv etc that I can take sanctuary in for the evening?

BeerNut

The Library Bar in the Central Hotel sounds like what you're after.

superelliptic

timzil wrote: »

Miserable old day out there isn't it. Anyone know of any traditional pubs in the city centre with a fire light, no Tv etc that I can take sanctuary in for the evening?

Keoghs

ballyargus

Neary's. Jack Nealon's. Peter's Pub. The Long Hall.

Jack Nealons definitely has the aul fire.

Loopy

The Flowing Tide, Lr Abbey St.

L1011

Nealons has massive TV's though. Rarely up loud however

Hootanany

Mary's Hardware is a good spot as well.

loyatemu

publin.ie has lists of both Victorian pubs and pubs with fires.

asteroids over berlin

Hootanany wrote: »

Mary's Hardware is a good spot as well.

Hipster heaven

AnonoBoy

Loopy wrote: »

The Flowing Tide, Lr Abbey St.

Two big TVs in the flowing tide.

AnonoBoy

asteroids over berlin wrote: »

Hipster heaven

I'm not ever sure what that means but the few times I've been in there it's been populated by fairly non-hipster types including a family with kids down the back.

Confucius say

Loopy wrote: »

The Flowing Tide, Lr Abbey St.

That was an absolute dzzzzzive in the 90s, had it improved?

JuliusCaesar

Yeah, pubs with NO TV. Few and far between. Keep 'em coming!

http://publin.ie/2015/pubs-with-no-tv-in-dublin/

NiallBoo

Grogans.

Strumms

Publin is really an excellent resource...

http://publin.ie/2015/get-cosy-in-all-the-dublin-pubs-with-a-fireplace/

Mulligans in Poolbeg St is a nice spot.

uch

Hard to beat the Sackville Lounge

http://publin.ie/2011/sackville-lounge-2/

L1011

uch wrote: »

Hard to beat the Sackville Lounge

http://publin.ie/2011/sackville-lounge-2/

Also has massive TVs. That said, I think finding a non-craft pub without them is pretty much implausible these days - there may be one or two but that's it.

On quieter nights I've been in the Sackville its been one man operation (no floor staff even) which is a real blast from the past.

JuliusCaesar

The Sackville - any time I've been in there, the TV is blasting sports at top volume :-(

Gaspode

Was in The Oak on Dame Street the other night, no TV or loud music that I noticed. Original victorian style bar fittings (allegedly rescued from some cruise liner), but no fire that I noticed. Nice pub, cant believe I've never been in there before.

BeerNut

Gaspode wrote: »

The Oak on Dame Street

It was closed when I was past on Friday, presumably as part of the renovations to the former Thomas Read. It looked nearly finished so maybe they're opening in the evenings.

Strumms

Gaspode wrote: »

Was in The Oak on Dame Street the other night, no TV or loud music that I noticed. Original victorian style bar fittings (allegedly rescued from some cruise liner), but no fire that I noticed. Nice pub, cant believe I've never been in there before.

The Oak is a great spot. Lovely old style pub and the staff are all sound and you get a friendly clientele in there also. Unsure about the opening hours but I know that it doesn't usually open until the evening most days. No fire and there is a very small TV at the end of the bar but it's never blaring. It;'s the type of pub you go in for to have decent conversation to meet friends or even a quiet pint on your own while the other half finishes the shopping...

Incidentally I always hated Thomas Reeds next door, no soul or atmosphere about the place, in complete contrast to the Oak. Well due a makeover.

Gaspode

BeerNut wrote: »

It was closed when I was past on Friday, presumably as part of the renovations to the former Thomas Read. It looked nearly finished so maybe they're opening in the evenings.

It was Friday night I was there, place was pretty busy.