5 Stars for watching sports with an english speaking crowd and forever 26 vibes, super interior and exterior design, decent menu, food and prices, guiness on tab. read more

Very nice irish pub, full of irish people :-) They have great beers, good cocktails, I just loooove the LIR toast with cheddar and chicken, and they always transmit all kinds of sports events. The staff is really friendly and the atmosphere is very relaxed, a great place to go for a couple of beers and a snack. read more

As a Irish Person who's lived in Berlin for many years, and having frequented the Lir many times, I had a hard time recognizing the place last night. Gone was the banter and ease of an evening in one of the cities best known and probably most 'Irish' Irish bars, to be hijacked by blatantly rude, uncongenial and down right slack service, cumulating in one of the 'waiter' cussing a table of customers out of it for not listening and reacting to his demands to move inside fast enough. Demands that came without warning or context. Sure it was a busy day, sure we get you were probably tired, (as at least two waiters stated for their half hour late and forgotten drinks orders) but not busy enough it seems to forego the regular group smoke sessions in the yard while punters sat waiting. Overall, not good enough for a pub renowned for its banters and craic. It seems the owner may have taken his eye off the ball a little here. read more

If you are looking for a great time with a group of irish lads, this is the place to visit. The pub serves great food with a authentic irish atmosfer. Join the lads at the bar after your meal and enjoy a few beers in the cosy surroundings. read more

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Beer is good and really nice pub. Apparently the burger was a big fail to order. The bread was not toasted - straight of the box the meat (which actually seemed to be good meat before it was treated by the cook) was ordered medium rare and was served well done and the fries war not crispy, still to close to rare and full of fat and not slated. Hope they gonna improve the quality since its actually a good place to go. read more

Very nice Irish pub directly at the Bellevue S-bahn station. Friendly staff and servers, and plenty of TVs to watch sports. I met friends to watch a Rugby match and enjoyed the friendly (mostly) English-speaking crowd, Guiness beer, and really delicious food. All in all, a very pleasant bar that, although it's a bit outside the city center, is easily reachable via public transportation. Worth a trip for a sporting event. read more

A friendly, family run Irish bar. This is not a 'themed' pub, they are Irish and they wanted to open a bar. They have a lot of space and a very nice location (They are on a lovely street and have a lot of space inside and out). Obviously the beer is more expensive than at local places, because Kilkenny and Guinness need travel costs. I probably wouldn't drink here if I lived here, except to watch English football (there is 1 football free part of the pub, in case you are one of those strange people who doesn't like it) Their food is good too. I asked for a curry. The menu said you could ask for extra hot..when I asked how hot it actually was I got asked 'how hot do you want it'. And based on my rough description (edible -I don't do skoppels or whatever its called) I got something only a little bit milder than I had in mind. Delicious. table football got on my nerves a bit though. I know that unlike real footballers the little plastic men don't shag everything that moves regardless of the feelings of their friends and partners, but if there is a match on TV you should watch the proper game and stop fiddling around with little men, like a simpleton[/RANT MODE] read more

NOTE: SINCE THE NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE DESCRIBED BELOW, I HAVE RETURNED TO THE LIR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE POOR SERVICE I EXPERIENCED WAS AN EXCEPTION BASED ON THE PUB BEING EXTREMELY FULL. WHILST MY PREVIOUS REVIEW STANDS AS AN HONEST REFLECTION OF ONE UNFORTUNATE EVENING, I HAVE ADJUSTED MY OVERALL RATING TO FOUR STARS: IT WOULD SEEM THAT IT IS USUALLY A PERFECTLY PLEASANT IRISH PUB WITH GOOD FOOD AND FRIENDLY SERVICE*** My colleagues and I were looking for a place to watch a Champions League football match (Manchester City Real Madrid), and called in advance to check that they were showing the match we were hoping to see. They confirmed that they were, but upon arriving we found that they were not despite the presence of three television screens. I politely asked if the screen showing the Schalke Olympiakos match could possibly be switched over to show City Real a reasonable request since a) We had been informed via telephone that they would be showing it b) the Schalke match was being shown on the national broadcaster ARD and was also available as a free online stream and c) no civilized football fan would want to watch Schalke Olympiakos over City Real! (ok, the last point is a bit tongue-in-cheek - no offence to fans of either club!) My request was rudely brushed off by the waitress, and we were left to stand behind a crowd of disinterested non-football fans, craning our necks for a partial view of a match we didn't want to see in the first place. To add insult to injury, we were disrespectfully shunted about the room like cattle by the waitress, since apparently we were in the way wherever we stood. Despite the unfriendly treatment, it must be said that the waitress was serving an extremely busy room all by herself, so it is understandable that she was rather stressed having worked in a pub myself, I can sympathise with her. This reflects badly on the management, as it suggests that they are greedy and treat their staff poorly. If a waitress does not have 5 seconds to help a customer or at least show a modicum of politeness then to me this is a sign that she is being overworked. Needless to say, we left at half time and moved to a place where we were shown respect and could enjoy the second half in peace. I have been to pubs in Ireland, and they are characterised by warmth and hospitality. Unfortunately, The Lir is not an Irish Pub it is a soulless, bourgeois restaurant masquerading as one. I imagine that a certain middle class West Berlin clientele may somehow find the quasi-Celtic kitsch vibe to be quaint or exotic, but in reality this place has as much to do with a real pub as Schalke do with decent football! (just kidding again, Schalke fans!) Actually, the only thing this has in common with an actual pub in Ireland are the inflated prices far above what you would normally expect to pay in Berlin. To conclude: we were lured here under false pretences (lied to, to put it bluntly), treated with utter contempt, and charged a premium. If, like me, you find the institution of the Irish Pub outside of Ireland to be generally pretty naff, but are tempted by the prospect of watching football and drinking a pint of Guinness, then I would recommend Blarney's near Mehringdamm or Oscar Wilde in Mitte. read more

My brother actually moved to Berlin-Moabit just to be able to go to this pub more often. It's casual. The beer is good and the servers are cool. Went here a couple of times and will continue to go. Sitting outside in the summer is just as rad as sitting inside in the winter and watching the fire in the fireplace. I love their fish and chips. read more

Love It! Great staff, tasty food and welcoming atmosphere!!!