Pubs outdoor from June 7th.

L1011

On the Harcourt Street topic, Everleigh Garden is no more; having been converted to a gym for the Dean, at least according to the Business Post. No way it could have opened any time soon anyway.

L1011

Gravediggers are saying July. Still not a huge number of pubs stating they won't be open.

Degag

Would people have recommendations of places in the D2 area that should hopefully be open that would be large enough to be likely to take walk-ins?

Gaspode

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odyssey06

Car park of the Yacht Clontarf has been mostly taken over by benches with coverings.

retalivity

Walked down Francis st earlier, the Liberty Belle and Anti-Social have commandeered some of the parking spots outside their respective establishments, and have setup covered areas presumably for seating for next week

Big Gerry

Whats the point in drinking in a pub outdoors and paying well over the odds for drink ?



You might as well just buy a few cans and find somewhere outdoors to drink.

pottokblue

Any recommendations for ones that do Full Irish and breakfast beers?

L1011

Big Gerry wrote: »

Whats the point in drinking in a pub outdoors and paying well over the odds for drink ?



You might as well just buy a few cans and find somewhere outdoors to drink.

Toilets. Draught. Beer that continues to be serving temperature each time rather than gradually gets warmer.

raheny red

pottokblue wrote: »

Any recommendations for ones that do Full Irish and breakfast beers?

Might be a bit out for you, but I think the Clonsilla Inn are doing breakfast?!

francois

The Gate Bar & Birchall's were doing outdoor in Crumlin yesterday

ChampagneFever

The Beachcomber in Killester are open. They have cordoned off part of the parking spaces in front of the pub and have a few benches/tables..

ixoy

ChampagneFever wrote: »

The Beachcomber in Killester are open. They have cordoned off part of the parking spaces in front of the pub and have a few benches/tables..

I was on my way to SuperValu tonight and I heard all these voices talking and was thinking, "Sounds like some big outside group - is someone having a house gathering on a Tuesday night?" .. Until I saw the Beachcomber and went, "Oh yeah - people are allowed sit outside pubs again!"

Thelonious Monk

I cycled past the Beachcomber yesterday, those outside tables and chairs are pretty horrible! Heavy traffic going past you and you're in the middle of a busy car park, no thanks. The whole of Killester "village" is just a clusterf*ck of cars parked all over the place or in random places with their hazards on.
The Harry B's setup is good though, if you can get a table.

robbiezero

ixoy wrote: »

I was on my way to SuperValu tonight and I heard all these voices talking and was thinking, "Sounds like some big outside group - is someone having a house gathering on a Tuesday night?" .. Until I saw the Beachcomber and went, "Oh yeah - people are allowed sit outside pubs again!"

Full again this evening. Surprised really. Wouldn't be my cup of tea sitting drinking in the middle of a car park of a wednesday evening.

neris

Passed the racecourse in baldoyle earlier and they've taken over a chunk of the carpark with the cheapest tackiest looking plywood outdoor seating area.

raheny red

They own a few of car spaces apparently? There's a cafe and barbers going there instead in September.

They've done their best to cover up the awful plywood though.

neris

raheny red wrote: »

They've done their best to cover up the awful plywood though.

Can of petrol and a box of matches would be an improvement. A pub that's stuck back in 1990s Roddy doyle land

L1011

Obviously the football clubs in question *are* English, but flags for them exist without having the English flag as the background ffs

Might make a few of those who claim to be nationalist/republican through and through and support an English team remember that difficulty in their personality, but probably not.

Hodors Appletart

raheny red wrote: »

They own a few of car spaces apparently? There's a cafe and barbers going there instead in September.

They've done their best to cover up the awful plywood though.

the absolute state of that "Done their best"? You'd prefer the plywood

Thelonious Monk

L1011 wrote: »

Obviously the football clubs in question *are* English, but flags for them exist without having the English flag as the background ffs

Might make a few of those who claim to be nationalist/republican through and through and support an English team remember that difficulty in their personality, but probably not.

The Racecourse would be a place that's packed to the rafters with die hard Man U/Liverpool fans who will be praying for England to lose in the Euros and hate the Queen etc.
The absolute state of those flags!

Responder XY

What's happening in the city centre? From what I understand there are closed streets on Merrion Row, Capel St/Parliament St. and around South William St. So guessing pubs at these locations have decent capacity?

Were bookings required over the weekend (saturday evenings specifically) or are most places walk in only?

Thelonious Monk

Responder XY wrote: »

What's happening in the city centre? From what I understand there are closed streets on Merrion Row, Capel St/Parliament St. and around South William St. So guessing pubs at these locations have decent capacity?

Were bookings required over the weekend (saturday evenings specifically) or are most places walk in only?

Not sure if you can make bookings but there were queues yesterday at 5pm for places on Parliament St, so I'd imagine it's a mare on a Friday or Saturday trying to get a table.

dobman88

Had a few pints in Toners yesterday. Very well run and table service excellent overall. People with no bookings being turned away early but as the evening wore on and people left, walk ins got seated.

We actually stopped for a couple in Dohenys out the front before going across to toners for our booking and there was no issue getting served.

I'm enjoying this side of the "new normal".

raheny red

raheny red wrote: »

They own a few of car spaces apparently? There's a cafe and barbers going there instead in September.

They've done their best to cover up the awful plywood though.

I need a drink from just looking at that place. Jes*s, that's grim.

Caranica

Responder XY wrote: »

What's happening in the city centre? From what I understand there are closed streets on Merrion Row, Capel St/Parliament St. and around South William St. So guessing pubs at these locations have decent capacity?

Were bookings required over the weekend (saturday evenings specifically) or are most places walk in only?

Had dinner at 5pm on South William Street on Saturday, restaurant only allowed 90 minute booking. Tried many many places after for drinks, not a hope. That's South William Street, St Stephen's Green bars, Merrion Row, both Baggot Streets and McGrattans, either flat no or long queues and that was only 7pm. Won't bother with town again until indoors is open.

completedit

Managed to get a table on Saturday but they were very strict on takeaway pints; took me 45 minutes to get a drink. The places where the street parties are have really clamped down.

finbarrk

completedit wrote: »

Managed to get a table on Saturday but they were very strict on takeaway pints; took me 45 minutes to get a drink. The places where the street parties are have really clamped down.

45 mins. That's a disaster.

ongarboy

It's interesting how some places really make the effort with their outdoor set ups with proper dividers adorned with attractive greenery, weathetproof awnings, heat lamps etc while others just have a few plastic or metal tables and chairs from Dealz thrown together next to their smelly skip on a busy footpath with no segregation or shelter yet you're generally paying the same price to experience both types of venues.

neris

Youd have to question though over the next few years if loads of outdoor spaces are required and if its worth the pubs who may not have provided outside or limited outside space will still do it in the future as things ease back to a 2019 type lifestyle (hopefully). While the Racecourse in Baldoyle above looks like a cheap pile of ****e they never did outdoors except for a small smoking area and with the size of the pub they may want people back indoors in future so a massive outlay may be a waste of money in the long term. Plus we dont have the weather for all year round outdoors drinking/eating. Some colder countries might get away with heaters and blankets in the ice and snow of mid december but who wants to be outside in a howling gale & pissing rain in Ireland having a few