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EMPIRE

3.7 (14 reviews)
ModerateBars, Irish
Open 11:00 am - 2:30 AM (Next day)

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Classy
Live music
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Gary F.

Altho good food and clean and tidy the volume of the music was stupidly deafening i mean the band are brilliant but like screaming into sumones ear just to hear them like is stupid. The muic playing on dukebox was fine but this was a joke no place shud be that loud ever

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Last night in Ireland and we couldn't of chose a better place to eat. Great food awesome service and perfect music.

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10 years ago

Great food with a superb atmosphere. Fair priced as well. Seafood stew highly recommended.

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The Lord Mayors

The Lord Mayors

(10 reviews)

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I had a 6 hour layover in Dublin and I wanted to pop into an authentic Irish pub for a pint of…read moreGuinness.I took a cab to the Swords Village about 8-10 minutes from the airport. I was dropped off in a lovely little village and happened upon The Lord Mayors during my walk. My friends and I were greeted by a very friendly waitress. I had my pint of Guinness and a yummy order of BBQ wings. My friends ordered Irish Creams and bar food as well. The service was excellent and the bar was quite cozy.

For an American traveling to Ireland this was "exactly" what we wanted from a stop at a pub…read more Friendly service, while the menu was strictly pub/bar fare, it was excellent, good portions, tasty and served hot. I got a kick out of seeing what appeared to be 1/2 liter beer/ale glasses but then it WAS a pub in Ireland. The prices were what I considered excellent as well. A bonus was the table full of what I would guess to be local musicians playing "traditional" Irish music, accordions, lots of guitar, a guy with 8-10 various flutes, tin whistles etc, another gentleman had various harmonica's, a drum (Bodhran) player and one of the guitar players had an Irish bouzouki - mandolin - lute kinda thingy that sounded beautiful. In all there were at various times from 9-12 players in all. The session was wonderful, playing the typical goodbye to love forever mixed with foot tapping let's be happy variety of tunes. Growing up listening to Irish music, I felt very much at home sitting there and it fit perfectly with the overall atmosphere of the pub, more like a gathering of friends not seen in a long time verses the euro-centric chic feeling of other places we happened across. If in Swords you could do a lot worse I'm sure, while not an expert on the Irish Pub scene, as I mentioned earlier this was an Irish American's mental image of of a night in Dublin.

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Forty Four

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I ate here in a pinch after realizing my chosen restaurant was just a takeaway place, and I wanted…read moresomething better to see myself off from Ireland. So I at least accomplished that. The seafood chowder here is yet another variation - I only saw fish in there although the menu said shellfish, but there were large chunks of fresh and smoked fish. Since their posted specials (outside) are only available on weekends (thanks, sign - but at least they were honest about it before bringing me anything I had to pay for), I tried the posh fish & chips. It was pretty good - definitely not your usual fish & chips, and the portion was deceptively decent. The sauce was too light on flavour and portion to really work with the potatoes, which were perfectly crisped Irish golds by the way. The fish was crispy outside and had the hint of cured/salty-smoky on the inside, definitely a lighter smoke on the salmon than you might get in Canada or New York. I washed it down with something else you don't really see in the states, Smithwicks pale ale. (Unlike most Irish pubs, there were mostly lighter beers here, pales and lagers, with Guinness holding down the dark side alone.) Nothing to write home about, but at least I ended the day on a high note.

Stayed here for a couple of days…read more.. Hotel: Rooms are tidy, clean and comfortable. They clean/tidy up the rooms every day. Pub/Restaurant: Typical Irish pub, with a lovely fireplace, huge selection of beer, wine and lovely food. Can only recommend. The personnel is really friendly, making you feel like at home, awaiting with a smile :) Highly recommend!!!

EMPIRE - bars - Updated May 2026

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