Stopped here after landing in Dublin and driving straight to Clifden. This place is sooooo cozy!…read moreThe staff was amazing and the food delicious. It is centrally located in a cute town with a supermarket next door, post office after, bakery and small local shop across the street and souvenirs in a bigger store next to it. The pub itself is quaint and you can tell it's a stop through for locals.

This was my favorite spot our entire trip. This place was so cute inside. We had a nice spot near a…read morefireplace. Seats were comfortable. The bartenders and waitresses were soooo so friendly. Everyone was working together and they even chatted with us while we waited for drinks and food. Big bar and a nice wine selection. Both our meals were flavorful and very good. They had live music when we went which was a nice add on. It was definitely family and couple friendly. Very mixed group of people and it worked well. I would very much recommend!

Atmosphere was great. We had just missed the live music but that looked like a really fun…read moreexperience. Espresso Martini was one of the best ones I've had.

We came to this bar because we heard the live music of the three legged dog playing…read more The bar was roomy and their drinks hit the spot. The bartenders were quick and didn't skimp on the hard liquor.

This place stands out for its beer selection. 24 taps including some less common offerings…read more Decent vibe/. Full bar. A guy shaking a cocktail. Less the Irish pub experience. A nice change of pace. They do have food/. Price point on par.

Decided staying in on a vacation is a bad thing, so looked for craft brew places near my BnB and…read morefound this place a short walk away, score! Places to sit inside or out, vaccine check at the door, and partitions on the tables to help keep groups separate made for a safe feeling evening. I sat at a table with a couple visiting from the Netherlands and decided to order three half pints and the nachos. The nachos were only ok, not enough cheese at all. The beers were good - a local, a red wine ale, and a wild sour. The wild sour was especially different! Their receipt was confusing though, as it does not do a good job of "keeping the tab open". Not the cheapest evening (~20 Euro for 3 half beers and chips), but I was glad I made myself get out and recommend this place if you are looking for something different (or even a cheap pint of Guinness!).

This was exactly what we were hoping for... an authentic Irish pub that didn't feel like a tourist…read moretrap. A lot of what we saw in Galway felt pretty thin and exaggerated. But we just decided to try this place on a whim. It was perfect... mostly locals that knew each other, and the band was fantastic. Called The Humble Superstars... we sat and listened to them for hours and had the greatest time. The bartenders were friendly and on top of the crowd. We couldn't have asked for a better time.

This place is a complete dirty, dump. If this is the authentic Irish pub you are looking for.. I'm…read morenot sure it has been cleaned in years. Everything was disgustingly covered in a sticky film. Those that smoked were immediately outside of the pub so with the doors wide open you felt as if you smoked a pack of cigarettes.. and hello? Why are we still smoking and if you don't smoke, allowing others to smoke right outside the pub doors!?!? The Irish coffee and chocolate served with the coffee earned both stars.

Stopped in for a pint of ice cold carlsberg a Jameson&ginger. Service was instant and the bar is…read morecozy.

Every city in every country I visit has one bar that sticks with me; not sure if it's nostalgia (or…read morea slight drinking problem) but the good spots end up defining the city for me, ingraining what the culture and locals are like forever into my (sometimes drunk) psyche . Is it always accurate? No. Do I sometimes aggrandize a city to such a degree, that it will never again meet my expectations? Yes absolutely; some places are never again as amazing (and yet some are; I'll have a drink on Rue Saint-Denis in Paris any day). My personal experience is this; you can tell a lot about a city from the bar-stool of a local pub, and Galway is no exception. Bunch of Grapes was the perfect litmus test of Galway, the spot in this city that was the truest measure of what it meant to be there. Walking in, we found a Pub that was not overly crowed, and yet everyone who was there seemed to know one another (always a good sign); we grabbed a seat at the cozy bar that looked like it had been around for a long time (yet another good sign). The bartender was quick to notice us, and before we knew it we had a couple of pints and guy who was happy to fill us in on the inner workings of not just Galway, but of Ireland as a whole. We happened be in town during the Hurling final (if you don't know hurling, look into it - amazing sport) and he was happy to explain all the rules to two clueless Americans, before we knew it we were rooting and cheering along with the locals at the bar - good stuff. They had a great selection of local and imported beer on tap; I had a Peroni to start which was nice as you don't normally see it as a draught choice. Aside from the Italian beer, I was able to get a Beamish, and a few pints of Guinness in before it was time to go back to the hotel and grab some food (no food here mind you, or we would have stayed). After eating we went to a few other pubs, which were all OK (some better than others, but we will get to them in a later review), but could not hit a spot a sweet as Bunch of Grapes - lo and behold we found ourselves here again to close out their night. They are not a late night club (what the Irish call a bar open past 11), and so when we showed back up around 10:30 we were pushing the end. They had a great gin special on (two of the house special for 11 euro), so we had a few rounds of them. At around 10:45 we were told that it was closing time.....but as it turns out it wasn't really, they simply closed one of the double doors of the main entrance and didn't let any new customers in. All the while we continued to chat with our bartending friend and order more rounds of the gin special. The place didn't close until everyone was ready to go; MAJOR cool factor, and one of the most enjoyable "closing out the bar' experiences I've had anywhere I have had the pleasure to visit. This is the kind of place everyone should be looking for when abroad, a place where you find out what a city is truly like and a place you will yearn to get back to as soon as possible.

Stopped in for dinner and we were seated promptly towards the back of the pub at a small table in…read moreone of the side rooms. This is a much larger place than what you think it is as it's narrow but extends farther back which is deceiving on how many people they can have in the place. We were given menus with the specials listed in the front. Menu selections are small but enough that every one should be able to find something. We ordered the chicken strips with whiskey barbecue sauce and chips and the fish and chips. Service was very good with two servers working the room to make sure everyone was taken care of. Our door arrived nice and hot from the kitchen. There were 5 large pieces of nicely breaded chicken that at first glance looked like it was over fried but the chicken was very moist and tender. The breading had a little kick to it. The barbecue sauce was very flavorful, smoky flavor and it too had a little kick as well. The fish was well coated in a panko batter, fried very crispy but a little heavy. The fish was a large portion, very fresh and well seasoned. With the fish came a nice bowl of mushy peas and tartar sauce. Chips for both dishes were nice and crispy. Food was good, service was excellent, and the price was reasonable so a return trip will happen to try more of their dishes.

Very enjoyable Irish pub! We were told a table would be a 20 min wait so we ordered an Irish…read morecoffee. By the time the coffee came, we were seated. The steak sandwich and beef and Guinness stew were both delicious. We loved the Irish coffee. They have live music here as well.

When the wife daughter and I was in Galway Ireland. We ended up going to Oslo twice the first time…read morewe sat outside, drank beer and had their amazing chicken wings. They were really good. The second time we went inside. It was a typical Irish pub feel and upstairs. they had a spirit tasting room which the little gal was very nice and polite. she knew her Irish whiskeys so we bought a bottle. we went back downstairs. Ordered the fish and chips and my daughter had their nachos. The fish and chips was pretty good not the best I've ever had, but not the worst. my daughter's nachos would have been good, but the chips were very stale. I will say the service was excellent and the beer very tasty. I would go back again and maybe just have the chicken wings and beer.

Hit the spot when we needed it. Mostly standard pub food…read more We are supper and had a pint of cider.

Great pub! Quaint, great food.. we had the seafood soup & calamari while listening to live music (7…read moredays a week in season) & multiple drinks. Great atmosphere, wish we could be regulars!

Outstanding seafood and veggie selections. It is quite small but we have always been seated right…read moreaway. Great music later in the evenings. The starters are fresh and all food is well presented. Desserts are incredible if you have room for it. Great service. The best food west of galway city