Farrelly's Pub in Oldcastle is a great place for a pint and meeting local people. Everyone seemed…read morefriendly and the bartenders were helpful and attentive. There was live music the night we were there (current music, not trad). There were plenty of televisions tuned in to sporting events. This is a good place to stop in if you are in Oldcastle.

Great sport's bar in an easily accessible part of the town. Usually have £2.50 pint offers on…read moreduring premier league, 6 nations and most GAA games. Sometimes have live music too which is always a good nights craic. Also note that it's directly beside a William hill and has a handy walkway at the back of the bar straight across into the bookies. Great for a days drinking and betting.

Awesum bar!!!!great sports bar especially on all Ireland final day and during the lead up to the…read morechampionship you might even be lucky to bump into local all Ireland medal holder Mr.Donal Reid .Who will always give you a good idea of who is going where,in the coming season and afterwards will make you smile with his generous sence of humour,by passing one of his quick witted remarks or a quirky joke...great live bands and maybe after a wee bite of hot food just to ease the kangoo hammer in ure head come morning time..summer time than O.B.Y(our bak yard) is the place to be sipping on a cold beer or a chilled glass of wine,you might be even lucky enuff to get served up a hot dog or hamburger from resident cheif Mr.Morris o Donnell..and on live band night or karakoee night no better place to be,you might even catch the eye of a local cutie ,inbetween the dancing and the crack All in all no two nights are the same in Browne s bar,your gaurenteed a great nights crack

Oh my. I had an excellent night out in Molly Brown's for my friend's 22nd birthday, and now I'm…read moregoing to tell you alllll about it. You lucky people... First up was a bit of dinner, and this was undoubtedly going to be a good one. Molly Brown's run this 2 courses for £10 offer from 12-9pm Monday to Thursday, and from 12-6pm on Friday and Saturday, which is really very good value for money. There's a huge variety too and definitely something for everyone - from garlic bread starters to roast stuffed pepper mains. I chose the bread and oils starter, which down an absolute treat (including down my top, which didn't go down quite so well...), and for the mains I had a burger which wasn't half a bad 'un. So far so good. We happened to be there on a Thursday night (incidentally, as Geraldine mentioned, quiz night), so we weren't going anywhere any time soon. Between the meal and quiz, we got some drinks (Strawberry Daiquiris were all the rage) and had a bit of craic. Speaking of the daiquiris, I got a lesson in making one from the exceptionally friendly barman. Excellent. The quiz man (who's an absolute hoot) did arrive a good bit late, but we were all so pumped for the quiz (ok, I was), that we didn't mind too much. Throughout all the rounds our team were in second place until the very last round. As Mr Quizmaster announced the scores, we listened for our name and realised we'd come top...with another team! Oooh, the drama. One last tiebreak question, and the first prize was ours. Well, you should have heard the cheers, and the singing along to "We are the Champions"...yes, an exceptionally good night indeed.

I heart Molly's and here's why! This contemporary pub has been open now for a few years on the site…read morethat used to be The Whiskey Haw and it has been a crowd pleaser ever since. On a Thursday night you can drop in for quiz night with the very entertaining quiz host and his half time nibbles...free and yummy! if you win you will receive anything from a bottle of wine to a 24 pack of beers (i know this because our team have won now a few times and we are not geniuses nor do we use our phones!!) They have a long list of cocktails as well as your standard man refreshments - beer! I heart Molly's because they run fantastic little offers every now and again. Sex and the City 2 premier night had a free cocktail, tickets and a bus to the cinema and back for a cheap as chips price! Trips to Down Royal racecourse are also run through the bar - the classic a pint and a bet. Kelvin, the manager, will happily whip you out 'a steak on a stone' from the kitchen while you look at the lovely paintings of local areas by local artists. Seriously, I could go on and on about this place...the food is really good with a starter and a main for a tenner. They even hosted my fiances 30th birthday party for no charge and allowed me to decorate the whole place with pictures of him in his nappy! So accommodating, affordable, friendly and I swear i'm not even getting paid to write this but I am going to print off a copy and take it in and try to get a free cocktail out of it!

This place isn't to be confused with the similarity named bar within the Canal Court hotel about a…read more5 minute walk away. This dining place is part of the Francis Court hotel, funnily enough on Francis street occupying a site that 55 years ago was a railway line for the train to Warrenpoint. This and many other great rail lines were sadly killed off for political reasons in the 1960's. I didn't know food was being served here until I drove by and saw their advert on a giant billboard adjacent to the hotel. So upon seeing the billboard and being there (2 movie style references already: 3 billboards outside Ebbing Missouri & Being There). I keep digressing anyway in we went to try it. We both ordered the chilli beef strips on homemade bread with lime mayonnaise and fries. We got the triple cooked fries. The food was excellent with almost every element great but splitting hairs I couldn't detect any lime in the mayo. The beef was crispy and delicious - the homemade bread was homemade and divine; often this is claimed on menus but falsely so. The triple cooked chips too were great and at under £6 the food was fairly priced. The only thing that annoyed me was the lack of Colman's English mustard. The worlds greatest mustard. I was offered American mustard. No thanks. Service could be better. We told the waitress we needed a few minutes but we eventually had to go in search of wait staff when no one returned to attend to us. So it would have been three stars but the fair price nudges it to four star.

Avoid eating here at Merchants bar at weekends by window on that pink sofa far from bar long…read moreserving useless youth took order went off left us sat waiting more than 45 min other 2 aft us served by girl were served our ordered same meal ment our table no number on tables far from kitchen bar rude staff setting up DJ's pinters in left us less time re-cook chick maryland but offered strong fake popcorn chick strings fat chips strong garlic dip for free killed us burp rest night so strong rest night never go here.. 2nd time in a year same b4 the staff serve other table wrong meal it was ours but the others knew had not order same as these bloody 2 aft us did so left b4 we seen manager not willing speak supervisor just do cocktail free wasted time it took never served you right non skill week end staff druggiespoor quality standard catering needs inspection checks

I have a nostalgic soft spot for this pub since it's where my partner and I had our first date. If…read morewe ever break up I might feel differently, so check back for updates. I also love the comedy night, which always delivers great laughs.

Service was not friendly or personable. At one point they told us they stopped serving mixed drinks…read more(at 8pm with no explanation and mixed drinks being made for a private party in an adjoining room). The food was mid and the atmosphere was less than desirable. I hate to give poor reviews and yet it's necessary for this one. We actually left disappointed overall. The fish and chips were just ok as was the sausage and mash. The frickles were unimpressive and most of our group didn't care for the hummus (plus the bread was just 2 thin tortillas that had been toasted and cut). The chili chicken was decent but nothing to rave about and the calamari type dish was just bland. Maybe we caught them on an off night but if that's the case I would think the servers could step up and at least be friendly. Most staffers looked the other way or were just not accommodating.

Roast beef, mash and vegies. Ok but nothing special.plenty of food, adequate flavor but vegies…read moreovercooked.. mashed had very little real potato taste and not enough gravy to help it down. Plenty of food for the 2 of us. A solid "3" rating.

The food is adequate but nothing particularly special, but all at a very good price. Great place…read morefor a date, and the desert menu is nice. The room itself is comfortable but very very dark, like you walk outside after lunch and daylight will blind you because you've been in the dark. Great spot to hold a party.

This was a perfect little bar to stop in and get fish and chips and one of the best Irish coffees…read moreI've ever had. I'm so glad we came here. It was hard to taste any other fish and chips after having theirs because they didn't compare to these. I highly recommend coming here.

On the way to meeting friends for dinner, this was a nice stop for a shot of Bushmills…read morehttps://www.yelp.com/biz/the-old-bushmills-distillery-bushmills-2?hrid=J4jyJwalMhdw5vs1Gw0mTg to pregame. No slight to Jameson but if you're in Northern Ireland then you should be drinking Northern Ireland whiskey. A bit loud at 6pm on a weekday with the after work folks but a space at the bar opened up and I was able to place an order. They do have great looking food here. The portion of chicken wings looks pretty amazing and the burger was massive. It's hard to miss the brightly painted red building where it's always Guinness Time. And don't miss looking up at the tin ceiling. [Review 1871 of 2024 - 854 in United Kingdom - 22893 overall]