We stumbled in. It is an Irish pub with live music. So far tonight with pop American music well done. The service may be a little slow, but they will come to you. Unlike England and France, which we just left, you do not need to do bar ordering or remember your table number. Also, all good Yelpers check in first. Yelp Is not popular in Ireland yet. But they are starting to make it popular. Check in first and you will get a free dessert with a meal order. Limited time, I'm sure. read more

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I like this place! I ate there twice. Excellent food with a professional staff. I recommend the Guinness beef stew and 4 cheese macaroni . Both dishes were excellent . 5 stars. read more

We were staying at he hotel so it was convenient to eat there particularly with Covid restrictions requiring restaurants to close at 8pm except for hotel guests. They were having some difficulties getting used to how to manage that as normally were open late with live music. I think they were trying to do the best they could but some confusion on getting service. We ate there twice for dinner and had our Christmas dinner there. They required that you showed vaccine card and signed the contact tracing document the first time. Waiters were wearing masks. I had the fish and chips which was very good. The portion was large. Fish was cooked well. Chips were good. One had the macaroni and buttered carrots which were very good. The Christmas dinner was especially nice with several choices for appetizers and entree. The steak one of us had was really good. I had Terkel and ham which was ok. Appetizers and dessert were especially good. All in all despite the kinks in service, we enjoyed our meals read more

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Warm service & outside patio seating! Breakfast served all day, drinks, Irish specialties, desserts. We tried the Irish Beef Cassarole & it was hearty, delicious comfort food w/the scoop of mashed potatoes on top. Recommend! read more

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Extremely slow and not very attentive. Waiter was pretty clueless when it came to food allergies and the staff didn't seem too bothered with assisting our table. If you pop in to watch a game and grab a drink, solid move. I'd just avoid sitting down for a meal. Also, they do live music but my goodness it's loud!! read more

I don't know about a dance club and bar (it's COVID season so I'm not sure any place is even DOING dances lol), but it's a solid hotel restaurant. I was exhausted after a long day tourist-ing and this was the first place I found with a decently broad menu and no wait to get in. I got the fish and chips which were good and pretty standard. The gin and tonic was also good. Nothing much more to say - it was a good dinner, nothing crazy standout in terms of quality or ambience, but good all the same. read more

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If you're deliriously tired from trying to beat jet lag, you don't mind over paying, you're too tired to think, and you just need some place to sit upright until it's late enough to go to bed? This is an adequate place. The food is pretty good. The staff is friendly so I feel bad leaving 3 stars. I just would never recommend this place to a friend, but don't regret eating there. Ya know? read more

Live music with different folks playing. When we stopped in the dance party had already begun. A lot of fun.

Top notch service from our server Rebecca and very good food. I had the fish and chips and my husband had the curry. We thought both meals were great and very filling. This place is attached to the Temple Bar hotel. We ate inside the bar since it's quieter but if you like noise you can eat outside. They have a special deal Thursdays on mixed drinks. It's a fun place, and a good deal- almost impossible to find in Temple Bar. If you stay at the hotel they will give you a coupon on food at the bar. I don't know how the service is at night when it gets really crazy. We went early to avoid the craziness. read more

I was there at 10:30 pm and they were open till 11:30 and the place was not even full and some people were still inside with a live band enjoying. Got turn away by a big bouncer with a power trip ego saying they were close for the night. The bad thing was I'm staying next door at the temple bar hotel and it was suppose to be the same owner. Good luck with your bad customer service. read more

Good pub food and service. Convenient to the Temple Bar if you're too famished to walk elsewhere. But you really should try a lot of other places. read more

Buskers sign says they have live music 7 nights a week and from what we could tell tonight, the singer was the best of all the bars we went in. He was very fun and took requests from today and Golden Oldies. The bar is also quite nice, with unique decor. Modern with some cool details like vintage posters plastered to the ceiling. Only down point is a single shot of Kahlua (measured) is 5.65 euros, or almost 8$ USD. Might see ya there! read more

My aunt loved this place. It was definitely an ok place to sit on the patio, drink, and people watch. They had tons of fun mixed drink options. I highly recommend the pineapple express. They also had Guinness and Harp (aunt likes Harp and surprisingly many places didn't have it on tap). I also had a lovely shandy. Servers were great! They definitely made a positive difference in the total experience. There's also live music every evening and Irish dancing. Food was pretty good. I enjoyed the mac-n-cheese and the fish & chips. Detractors: Prices on mixed drinks are high. When you sit outside you will be approached by numerous homeless people begging for change. They come right up to each table and can get nasty when they don't get what they want. Drunk guy dropped to the sidewalk and started kicking the divider after I had to forcefully ask him to leave. People next to us were spat on when they wouldn't give a woman a cigarette. Inside is probably the better choice, but it was so sunny and beautiful on our visit that we braved the patio. read more

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I usually find Temple Bar and bit too touristy and Buskers seems to be aimed at the young touristy crowd. The bar itself is very stylish with exposed brick walls and admittedly the chairs are very comfortable as well. There is a lot of room, so it's a good place for a group of people and they do seem to have a lot of events organized. The drinks are good and they have an extensive cocktail menu for 9 quid each. But there doesn't seem to be a lot of an atmosphere here and I always prefer a place, which is a bit more traditionally pub-y. read more

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Stopped in for a quick bite and didn't want to walk much further as the heavens had just opened. It had the feel of a tacky nightclub about it, although this may have been due to the 20 strong stag-do who were absolutely obliterated at 4pm on a Friday. The food was good but not great, the service was efficient rather than friendly. I'd be happy to go again in a pinch, but I'd much rather try somewhere else. read more

Ah buskers, we stumbled across you on our first night in Dublin and stumbled out again as fast as we could. In short Buskers is alright, it's not great but it's not bad, it just wasn't for us. We had passed earlier in the day and went back seeing that there was meant to be live music on however found none, possible because of the football, but we still weren't disappointed enough to ask. Its a nice bar, very much a tourist bar and it seemed to be full of men of all ages starting there nights out, or watching the football. I'd pop in at the start of a night out or a pub crawl but Buskers is not somewere I'd choose to stay in all night. read more

After a red-eye flight from the U.S., we dropped our bags at the hotel and set out to find a spot serving breakfast before we powered through some sight seeing. We came upon Busker's and sat outside. My husband ordered a full-irish and I ordered some sort of sausage-y bacon-y sandwich (I don't remember the name of it. They were both wonderful and affordably priced. It was our first stop at a restaurant, so service was obviously a little different than what we're used to in the states, but the girls waiting on us were very friendly and did a great job. read more

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This was a great bar for the best music on Tuesday night bar far, even over the famous Temoke Bar. My only downside was the hours posted are wrong. It said 1:30 each night my husband and I went which was a Monday night and Tuesday night and tgey closed at 12 midnight each night. Which ruined it for us because we would order a beer thinking we had time to drink it only to be rushed out saying its closing time. I will add... The were really nice about it .. But still annoys mg that we had to drink it down or leave it. I chose to leave it because it was Guiness which is very thick and filling not to mention not meant to drink fast . Its not Coors light or Heineken lol.. So that's my only problem . Other then that , tgey had the best singer even over the famous Temple Bar. read more

Ever want some cocktails with the girls Buskers is the place for it. From live music to variety of cocktails to choose from at a cheap price. They have some good deals on like 5 euro cocktails and very yummy like the (strawberry daiquiri) :-). Few times that I have been there I was never let down! read more

Busker's is a friendly pub in the heart of Temple Bar. There isn't anything that compelling about it - but the service is friendly and the location is right on. They also have a nice selection of beer and good appetizers. Friendly. Location. Nothing Unique. read more

Great place in the temple bar area. Solid beer selection along with a great atmosphere with live music every night. You don't have to be staying at the temple bar hotel to enjoy a visit to the buskers bar and restaurant. Their food is also solid and enjoyable. read more

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This is one of the worst places I have been to in a long time. Shit service, shit food, and terrible music. After we were seated we waited about 20 minutes without any sort of interaction with any wait staff. After I asked the host if any waiter would be coming, he said that he "didn't realize we wanted anything"... well how would you know if nobody has come to talk to us? After that the waiter had to be flagged down multiple times as he kept forgetting to return. A different host creeped on me the whole time, standing 2 tables away and staring me down like meat. I got the mac and cheese and my mother got a wrap. Mac and cheese is pretty hard to screw up, cheese is good on its own and pasta is good on its own. But some how this place managed to ruin mac and cheese. Completely flavorless. Same with the wrap. Boiled veggies with no sauce or seasoning... wtf. read more

Discounts if you're a hotel guest at The Temple Bar Hotel, but service was pretty bad when we came for late afternoon/early dinner time. You either had to wait forever for the waitress to come around, or you went inside yourself to place the order and brought your own drinks to your table. Food was ok though and the staff is friendly, despite their lack of appearance in the restaurant. read more

LOVE this place. I know it's probably not your traditional Irish spot but it's just so much fun! The food was great, the live band was incredible, the service was awesome...if I make it back to Dublin I would have to come back here :) read more

This bar is a scum institution. My friends and I went to Dublin for St. Patrick's day which I understand is a crazy weekend to operate in Temple Bar but that was not the problem. Buskers actually did a great job serving a rowdy crowd on St. Patrick's day. HOWEVER, we returned the next day because our college's basketball team was playing a postseason game. We knew it would be hard to find a place to watch so we asked Buskers early in the day if they would play the game and they said yes, they would stream it. So we stayed here for about five hours, spending money and waiting for the game to start. Five minutes into the game, they turned the TV they told us would be playing our game to a rugby trophy ceremony. We gave them hundreds of dollars because of a promise they made to us which was promptly broken. I heard it was because we were too rowdy but never got an explanation myself. Very scummy. read more

Buskers Bar Fleet Street, is in the heart of Dublin. Its got a contemporary feel to it. It also has a chic interior that is very slick and yet welcoming, I love the relaxing leather couches, cosy niches, curved bricked roof and the feature light above the centre bar is cool to look at. Buskers also boasts a top of the range HD enables audio visual system with a large cinema screen and 6 LCD screens, making it the perfect location to view all major sporting events. The food is good any hour of the day, their brand new menu introduces fusion of modern contemporary Irish with an emphasis on light, healthy eating in a casual relaxed setting. read more

I have been here 3 or 4 times during my stay in Dublin. 2 visits were on Monday's as there is a very nice Irish band playing and I absolutely loved it. The band is called Shamrog and they were amazing. About the cocktail though i am not very happy. However I enjoyed a good pint of Guinness regardless of the cocktails. So guys I recommend this Bar for Beer and specially on Monday's. read more

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This bar seems really trendy... definitely not my kind of place. Well, at least not while in Ireland. I wanted to go to pubs... rough and tumble kind of pubs. There was a live band playing and that was fun. There were two hen parties here. Seemed like they were having a great time. Overall, we had an OK time. I might have enjoyed it more or liked it more if I wasn't feeling crappy. read more

Little work trip to Dublin found myself in Temple Bar which is standard for myself. Atmosphere was great as the football was going on. Drinks were flowing and despite the huge crowd the cocktails were on point and remarkably clean. Toilets were messy but that was to be expected. Really nice night. read more

Not a place to go to if you want to experience traditional Ireland and their pubs. They do have live music often so I'm sure that draws a good crowd at night for some fun. It is a lounge atmosphere. The food is good at a reasonable price (everything under 10 euro) and of course great Guinness on tap! read more

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I didn't like the Buskers. I tried their club part with some friends as a consolation prize. We regretted right away. The music isn't so great though the area downstairs (club part) is big enough to dance and everything but really wasn't our style. You need to go upstairs and out to get a chance to smoke in the cold with no heater. I did not appreciate our fellow customers as well, ver different than the other places. It's in Temple Bar so very touristic, the people seem not to care too much about their surroundings and fellow dancers. I'd never get back. read more

My oh my was this place a shitshow on St. Paddy's. A no crowd control, I can't lift my drink to my face because I'm up to my neck in people kind of shitshow. I left after one drink but everyone seemed to be having a great time on the dance floor. There was also a Bono sighting around 4:30. LOTS of people rushing to take photos with him though no confirmation it was the real Bono. read more

Enjoyed the shepherds pie and live music! Close to everything and good service. I would definitely go back again.

Buskers is a good spot for a Saturday night if you are in the mood to party. it is loud, and the music is pumping, it's the type of place you would go for a birthday night out and lots of hen parties frequent the place week after week..it's the place they go to...so, it's that kind of place. I used to go there week after week myself and loved it...on the ground floor is a bar with a small dance floor which always has a few foreign guys by the side of the dance floor trying to get in on the action ! A lot of nice Irish guys go there too though, so it's not just foreign guys. As I was saying, it's a great place for hen parties and stag parties too. A fun place. There is a nite club downstairs which is open until 3am and that's fairly good as well. read more

Great pub that has a slight nightclub feel to it towards the end of the night. Good live music as well.

Some may recommend this as a place for stag/hen parties and other such scummy behaviour. I beg to differ. I avoid this place like the plague after 8 pm and wouldn't be seen dead on a weekend - but the rest of the time it exerts some bizarre attraction that I can't quite figure out. It's uncomfortable, the drinks are horrendously overpriced and the bouncers as rude as they come - yet I adore it. If it's afternoon time and you are wandering around the city, stuck for somewhere to have a quiet, undisturbed pint, Buskers wins out everytime. It's always deserted, so there is no problem picking the seat of your choice. The design is completely unlike anywhere else in Dublin and that is exactly what I like about it. Walk inside, sit in one of the booths on the left hand side opposite the bar, under a skylight and you feel like you are on holiday. No matter what time of year it is, it feels like summer. And the booths are so nicely private, that nobody else is going to intrude on your holiday reverie and point out that you are in fact not on the Costa del Sol. It's a weirdie one indeed, but it's a guaranteed escape from the outside world. It's only lost points because it's recently been refurbished and lost some of it's charm. read more

I wasn't a fan. Didn't seem to know what it wanted to be - a sports bar, a lively pub with Irish music and craic, a hip and quiet bar. I was distracted from the music by the loud 20-somethings flirting and boozing it up, and I couldn't watch the game on the tiny televisions. Yet, both forms of entertainment were highlighted in opposition to each other. I don't know. It just didn't work for me. read more