Ah, Paddy Bawn's -- the only pub in Dingle where you can get kicked out for trying to order a pint…read more
We stopped in last Saturday 18th October as part of a 30th birthday crawl -- a friendly, jovial group of lads who managed to make it through every other pub in town with ZERO trouble. The pints were flowing, the craic was mighty, and for a moment, life was peachy..
Then came the Guinness Incident in Paddy Bawns.
I'd just ordered a small round, including one Guinness for a friend. Moments later, another friend arrived late and asked if I could add another Guinness to the order. Apparently, that request was an outrageous act of rebellion. The barman, clearly burdened by the great tragedy of having to pull two pints of Guinness, looked me dead in the eye and said, "F*** you."
When I (quite reasonably) asked if everything was alright with him, I was swiftly rewarded with an ejection -- courtesy of the owner, summoned to do the dirty work. No conversation, no explanation, just out the door I went.
The best part? I wasn't even given the chance to pay for the order. So the lads enjoyed their free Guinnesses -- courtesy of Paddy Bawn's, the pub so committed to bad service they'll pay you to leave.
A night to remember. Five stars for comedy, one for service.
In Fairness like, how dare the customer ask the man serving pints -- to serve another pint.