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    The Porterhouse

    3.5 (26 reviews)
    ModeratePubs, Irish
    Open 12:00 pm - 2:30 am (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Live music
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Aoife O.

    What many Dubliners may not know is that the Porterhouse franchise began its life as a single pub on Bray's seafront. Although much expanded and pimped up now, Bray's Porterhouse remains the original and the best! By now Porterhouse Bray has become an empire in itself with Eclectic Garden, a two-floor night club (two-floors shouldn't seem impressive but in Bray, it is!), a late bar, a hotel and a large beer garden overlooking Bray's promenade. On a summer night, there is nothing like sitting out in the beer garden supping on a pint and listening to some live music from the bandstand (there tends to be a lot of outdoor guitar strumming during Bray's Summerfest). To me, Eclectic Garden is just another night club, albeit one with a glass bridge (don't wear skirts girls), but the craic, the banter and the character are in the main bar. Porterhouse brews its own beer so you may not find your favourite lager on tap there. It also stocks an array of international bottled beers. You can you can also order cocktails but the barman might give you a dirty look!

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    Alex K.

    Food was tasty. Service was not too good though. Loved the appetizers including wings and pate. The latter being so sinfully delicious. Recommendations were good, but our server disappeared for long stretches of time. Will definitely go back again, but be more proactive about asking for refills (water, beer, etc.).

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    Awesome price and value. 15 euro will get you a rack of ribs, 2 huge onions rings, salad and fries. After a long day this was perfect.

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    I can't believe that Saturday was the first time I have been to Porterhouse Bray.

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    The Beach House

    The Beach House

    2.9(10 reviews)
    6.1 km
    €€

    Great spot to enjoy some summer sun when it pokes through the clouds on their front terrace while…read moreenjoying some food and drinks. Also cosy inside for those not so sunny days. They have these little nooks that face the water front, great for smaller groups to sit in. Attentive and quick service, with Irish humour. Typical pub food, can't go wrong with the chicken wings or seafood chowder.

    Have been going to The Beach House/ Burnaby (Byrne's pubs) for 17+ years and never has anything…read morelike this happened. The incompetence of the staff behind the bar tonight (July 2024) was jaw dropping. I ordered two drinks off who seemed to present himself as a floor manager. He communicated this to a colleague beside him. The floor managers colleague went off and came back to ask me again the drink i'd ordered. The manager then came back with the two drinks and his colleague came back with two more! The manager looked in disdain (perhaps trying to cover for his colleagues mistake) and accused me of double ordering. I said I had taken it that he had instructed his colleague to get the two drinks. Instead of owning their mistake, the manager pushed me to pay for 4 drinks instead of two. I refused and said I would pay for the two I ordered. The manager then told me to "get the fúck out then". For anyone who used to go here and is considering I recommend avoiding unfortunately, their attitude tonight to customers is atrocious.

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