Great atmosphere, great beer, great vibes. Excellent service in an area overly priced.read more

Absolutely outstanding!!!!! Service was wonderful!!!!…read moreFood was great!!!!!! Finally, someone who knows how to properly tap a Guiness

This may be the first Lunch review of Danny Doolans. My wife and I stopped in for lunch and each…read moreordered a glass of wine and a salad. The wine selection was OK and the prices were fair. The salads exceeded our expectations with a nice blend of dark greens with good flavors. I got the daily special, which was Moroccan lamb, and my wife opted for the spicy chicken. There was a good blend of veggies along with a generous helping of the appropriate meat. The lunch specials are all priced at $14.95. Service was efficient and polite. The atmosphere is very much an old bar feel and there are options for indoor and outdoor seating.

Apparently this can be a pretty busy place. I had really wanted seafood for dinner, but the…read morerestaurant the concierge recommended went out of business (weird, right?). And Danny Doolans happened to be right next door. The only choice in seafood I could spot was the pan fried fish of the day. It was so dark in there I couldn't really see what I was eating. The fish was sitting on top of some sort of cream sauce with diced tomatoes. The server said the fish was of a local variety similar to cod. However, because the music was so loud I couldn't hear what the name was clearly. I'd say it was okay. The price was around $30.

Great irish bar right by the waters. The drinks are a good price compare to the other bars by this…read morearea. I had the lamb and it was a little dry but the drinks were good. The environment is great too with a large indoor and outdoor seating. It faces the water so you can sit outside with a harbor view.

On our recent visit to Auckland and participating in the World Masters Games, we were looking for a…read morecasual place to grab a drink and some easy comfort / bar food. O'Hahan's Irish Pub in the Viaduct by the harbor seemed like a great place to try as a short walk from the hotel. First impressions are important, and if I listened to mine I would have bolted as soon as I walked inside. The place was very loud (lots of rugby and football/soccer) on the televisions and groups of revelers raising a pint or two. But what really almost had me going for the door was the lack of lighting. I don't mean that this place had romantic mood lighting, I mean this place was down right dark. I like clean, and when places are dark my immediate thoughts are that poor lighting hides poor cleaning. I was talked into staying and knowing how hungry we were and casually dressed, another option on this evening was probably not a quick solve. So we took our seats and proceeded to order. Mind you we needed our cellphones to see the menu, and I never felt like such a senior citizen in having to do that in a restaurant before. As I said, comfort / bar food was goal. So we ordered the garlic bread (Irish style) to start and it was ideal when washed down with our beverages. The crispy fried chicken salad was fair, not the freshest of lettuce, but certainly not terrible either. There was plenty of chicken which was served hot and crispy as advertised so it is nice to report that they didn't skimp on the portion size. Also ordered was the traditional fish and chips. The order was huge and was also piping hot right from the fryer. The white fish was fresh and moist and the chips were the right crispiness for us. The food was far better than I thought it would be, but that is not to say it was fabulous as much as to say I was pleasantly surprised. I would give the food alone a 2.5 and the beverages a 3, but the atmosphere a 2. I probably wouldn't go here again other than to cheer on a team and raise a glass to celebrate with some good friends in a casuals & friendly atmosphere.

Stumbled into Munster Inn looking for a casual pint and ended up staying much longer than planned;…read morealways a good sign. This place has that no-frills Irish pub energy: lively without being chaotic, friendly without trying too hard. Sports on the television and great bartender to boot. The bartender was quick and genuinely welcoming, even with a busy crowd, and the Guinness was poured properly (which matters more than people admit). What really stood out was the atmosphere. Locals mixing with travelers, sports on the TVs, conversations flowing easily, it feels like the kind of pub you could make your regular if you lived nearby. Great spot to kick off a night or settle in and let it unfold.

Not a bad dive bar near AUT! Good tunes, (2) large tele's with sports, and evidently they have live…read moremusic, karaoke, and open mic nights. Pints were cold and they have a huge video gambling room.

The food was delicious! The nachos were amazing! The Guinness and Beef pie was great as well as…read morebutter chicken! Nice size portions. Service was great! Guinness on tap!

Claddagh's in a nice Irish pub that's off the main road and out of the way, so you can enjoy an…read moreafternoon pint without the garrulous office types. It's as dark and calming as any Irish pub should be, about the colour of Guinness inside the bar. Or escape into the airy courtyard, enclosed with brushwork fence. This area looks better at night with it's dainty little fairy lights and minus the moving trucks in the background. The relaxed but respectful service is by far the bars best feature. The staff go beyond the standard salutations and engage in friendly conversation with customers, without interrogating them or becoming unprofessional. Platters coming out of the kitchen look enticing and are handled with skill by the waiters. A couple of days later, there wasn't a trace of the St. Patrick's Day carnage and the sunny courtyard only held the sound of an Irish fiddler. Fantastic.

I have to say most of the Irish bars in Auckland are pretty decent when it comes to evoking pubs…read moreback home in Ireland. The Claddagh is quite dark inside but this gives it a bit of atmosphere and you can feel your blood pressure lowering when you sip a Guinness in this mellow environment. If it wasn't for a friend who took me there one night I might have never noticed this place as it's down a lane off Broadway in Newmarket. I suppose having it as more of a cult bar is better than something more mainstream like Father Teds. An Irishman judges a pub on the quality of the Guinness and I have to say it's pretty darn good in here. The staff are really nice which makes you feel at home in every sense of the word. I actually often forget this place is here until someone mentions it and then I am happy to return.

The was our first visit since the Doolan Brothers took over…read more I had the pork parmigiano which had soggy crumb with tomato sauce and cheese on top, the chips we firm and crunchy. My fellow diner had the "Special" of Kumara and Onion soup, that came with a single piece of buttered bread. The staff were friendly enough and checked on us a couple of times. For me, it was just an average meal, nothing special to entice me back to try more options. The price seemed a little high for what we got.

Doolan Brothers have recently taken over all of the old Cock and Bull franchises, and I'm glad they…read morehave. The renovations and facelift have done wonders for this local pub, and the changes are positive. The decor is still traditional pub style, but not so dark and dank as before, reds and dark woods prevail. The food has taken a bit of a jump up, although the Sunday roasts with Yorkshire puddings were a little bit of a letdown, as the puddings were a bit bland, but the portions were healthy and it wasn't expensive, so fair standard for pub fare. On our second visit, we weren't quite as impressed though, after ordering a steak medium rare, it arrived pretty much well done, but then that seems to be pretty standard at all restaurants around town, you have to ask for rare to get it medium! But overall, a great little local pub to enjoy a beer in the sun and some good old pub grub.

No ambience, extremely average food very classic pub style and it's really huge and almost always…read moreempty unless there's a pub quiz or important sports event on. Outside courtyard good for smokers but it looks out onto a really bleak overgrown creek in Lynfield I don't rate it. It's trying too hard to be homely and quintessential.

Strolling at Queen's Street and saw a sign Fish and chips with beer for $30 was a steal…read more We decided to try and very pleased. Seated inside due to windy conditions. There were patio tables and chair available. The place was kinda more of London bar . Very old bricks and wooden tables which I like. We got the special Fish and chips then my husband got the Angus Rib eye steak with chimichurri sauce and veggies. The battered of the fish was very light and crispy. Not too oily and with the tartar sauce gave a tasteful flavor. The fish was very tender with some salt and lemon. The French fries tasted fresh. The Angus rib eye steak was juicy medium rare. Their light draft beer was a good one too. Satisfying experience.

Beautiful old bar with tons of history and a wonderful owner. We wandered in for a quick drink, and…read morehad a great time chatting about the history of the pub and this area of NZ. The drinks were delicious and the chat was even better. Highly recommend!

Fantastic happy hour for Bonvoy members (which is free to join). I was able to score $10 glass of…read morewine and $10 bar bites! We had the pork belly sliders and the chicken bites. Both were delicious and great for the price. After HH, I stayed for a Margherita pizza and more wine. The pizza was thin crust and tasted fresh. Only thing that was interesting to me was the inability to order the same HH wines after HH. The selection switches out. Service was really great and friendly. It started off rather quiet for HH but began to fill as time went on. Plenty of seating options and trendy decor.

VISIT: end of February 2020…read more This was a pleasant surprise as we ate here probably every day of the 3 that we were in town. I typically shy away from restaurants that are in the hotel because they tend to be pricey. We felt, for Americans, that this was decently priced and that each time we ate here, we got a different meal FOOD WE TRIED: - Chicken and vegetable dumplings - Prawn and chive Gyoza - Arancini - 55 day aged beef brisket sliders - Seafood Risotto - Spaghetti with mussels, snapper and prawns The sliders, gyoza and spaghetti with seafood was VERY good. I wouldn't order the dumplings again, but I always forget that chicken dumplings just aren't the same as pork and/or shrimp. The Arancini was a bit disappointing in flavor, maybe just a touch more salt would have been helpful and same thing with the flavor of the Risotto. The seafood was cooked perfectly, but the sauce on it just wasn't as flavorful as I would have liked, for a risotto. Service was always great with the staff always helpful with recommendations. We were very happy to have access to this restaurant during our stay the Four Points