Great service and atmosphere. The live music is excellent, even for a Sunday afternoon. The…read moredownstairs is a great pool hall with other bar games (mini golf, darts, etc). There is also a food challenge to tempt the most daring. Recommend as a pub stop in Dublin.

We stumbled in. It is an Irish pub with live music. So far tonight with pop American music well…read moredone. The service may be a little slow, but they will come to you. Unlike England and France, which we just left, you do not need to do bar ordering or remember your table number. Also, all good Yelpers check in first. Yelp Is not popular in Ireland yet. But they are starting to make it popular. Check in first and you will get a free dessert with a meal order. Limited time, I'm sure.

Hey ho only four stars ? This time, I would give only fours stars out of five for one reason only…read more Do you want to know that reason ? All right here you are with a comprehensive explanation. What is How at the Moon ? This is a club, three floors, an amazing staircase, plenty of space, a great choice of cocktails, cool music and really nice people ! Is it difficult to get in ? Let me think about this one. Everytime I go there, I just greet the security guy and get in the place. I do not know if it's difficult for guys to get in because whenever I go there, I go with male friends and they just follow me. So, I would say that you simply need to dress up a bit and be nice to the security guy at the entrance. It will all be fine ! I want more ! Howl at the Moon is just the place to go when you want to go for an after party. Actually I am living quite close to the place so, when I come back from city center, I sometimes decide to stop and spend some time there before going home. What do you usually do there ? When I get into the place I first of all stay on the ground floor, order a drink at the bar and go sit in one of the comfortable armchairs to have a chat with my friends. If you are a little hungry, you can ask for finger food. You will get French fries, chicken nuggets and eventually some other fried finger food. It's not too greasy, and does great when you have a little alcohol on the side. Beware that the kitchen closes at 23.00. Still I was there tonight, and at 23,15 they managed to bring me some food even though the kitchen was supposed to be closed. People are really nice, they will always make the efford to make you happy ! What do you do afterwards ? After a drink or two, I usually go downstairs. There is a huge room with a DJ on the left and a big great dancefloor on the right. A bar is in frond of the entrance. I just pick a high table close to the dancefloor so that I can check my drink while I dance. I don't want anybody to add any unknown/crazy/illicit substances into it. You see what I mean girls ! Do you have fun ? The music is very cool, modern and sometimes retro, the DJs are always very professionals ! The dancefloor would be quite empty until 23.30 when it starts to get really crowded. And at 3.30 in the morning, it would be so packed that you can barely see your feet ! It seems that you really know what you're talking about ! Oh yeah ! Between you and me it's 4.00 in the morning now and I just come back from Howl at the Moon. I have had a great time ! I went there with a great friend, met a bunch of new friends and look forward to going back in the next weekends to come ! For more information, check this link : http://www.howlatthemoon.ie/ Anything else to add ? After a few hours in Howl at the Moon, my ears are not working as well as they usually do. That is why I removed one star from the rating. This is the only negative aspect of the place. Downstairs, at the dancefloor, the music is so loud you can't talk with your friends or you try to and read on their lips. When you get out of there, you do not have your full hearing potential for an hour or two before everything goes back to normal. "I am hungry for finger food" says my best friend. Sorry sweetheart but it's 4.00 in the morning and I am not going anywhere else now but in my bed. Why don't you Howl at the Moon instead ! XD

I have gone to Howl at the Moon for the first time only recently, as it is in a strange part of…read moretown where there aren't many pubs. If you're going there on a Friday or Saturday night, be sure to turn up early as there is a queue for the place by about 11o'clock. I was kind of semi-casual dressed going to the door, and the lad who was with me was proper casually dressed, and we almost didn't get in, so dress sharp, men. The place is pretty snazzy inside, it reminds me of the hotel in 'The Shining' for some reason, all elegant staircases everywhere (actually, probably more staircases per cubic foot than in any other club I've ever been in). The dancefloor isn't huge, but there is a lot of general standy-around kind of space for you to break into the robot in if you feel the need. The highlight of Howl at the Moon is probably the smoking area, which is sort of like a big terrace, one of the best that I have seen. Howl at the Moon is over 23s, so a slightly older crowd, and maybe a little more sedate than other clubs. I wouldn't go every week or anything but it is really not a bad spot, it's worth a shot if you've never been, if not for anything else than the décor alone.

The Cellar Bar is the most atmospheric restaurant I've been to in quite some time time! Set in old…read morewine vaults, there are multiple rooms with between one and six tables, so other than the live music it tends to be quiet. Service was friendly and generally attentive. We shared a Caesar salad to start - tasty, not overly dressed, with really good small croutons, not the big bland ones you often get in the US. Just enough anchovies to get a good umami going on without being overpowering. The fish and chips were really good, and a proper portion - so many places give you so much cod you can't get through it (plus it gets cold halfway through). My wife had the steak which she thoroughly enjoyed. We would have had dessert but, in the only service slip up of the night, it took about 15 minutes for our server to ask what we wanted after giving us the dessert menu. By then we decided against. A credible wine list and an Irish whisky variant of an Old Fashioned that was so good I broke my usual pattern and had two before switching to a glass of wine. Prices were quite reasonable for what you get, this is a place I will definitely put on my list for my next visit to Dublin.

This was an unexpected hidden gem for my first visit to Dublin. The wait staff were excellent & the…read morefood exceptional. We sat next to the fireplace in the bar area, which was cozy. This will be one of my must restaurants in future visits to Ireland.

Great live bands here with friendly bar service. Plenty of seats along the bar snd seats in the…read morepit(next to band stage). Empty glasses are picked up regularly. Prices are normal.

Unassuming bar just outside the Temple Bar area. Feels less like a traditional pub, and more like a…read morecontemporary version of a pub. You order at the bar, then find a place to seat, so no hassle with ordering/paying/tipping. There are several distinct areas to hang out, including a stage in the back for live performers. While there, the music was spot on with 80's classics, so you had time to chat with your table and enjoy both the music and the beer, but I could see it getting a little more rowdy after the live music starts.

This place doesn't seem to be as popular with the younger crowd, which is suitable if that's what…read moreyou're looking for! There are a lot of locals here all the time so I think that gives the place its character. The food is good at lunch time, average priced, and the service is respectable! As a pub, it's a cool place to hang out, but in my opinion is a bit boring. The decor is pretty plain but it's not supposed to be fancy anyway. However, one room is filled with pool tables and seats so for a few games of pool and drinks this is a great combo!!

One of the main pubs in Swords the Star is conveniently located in the middle of the main street…read more It is a traditional Irish pub were the Guiness is good, the decor is how you would expext it and there is pretty little flower-pots hanging outside. The lunch-time food menus are also very good, they're priced around 10euro generally but soup is 5euros for a cheaper alternative. However the food comes in a good portion and is always tasty!

Laid out like an opulent cinema, with tiered velvet banquette seating, the Sugar Club plays host…read moreall sorts, including comedy, music, film, theatre, burlesque and cabaret. It also does plain old DJ and dancing sets but watch out if you are shaking it down the front. You will have become the act for the evening, so make it good. For those who just like to watch, head to the bar at the back, where a range of imaginative cocktails is available.

This is a pretty cool little spot…read more A theatre come club come cinema come bar. It looks cool on the outside and it doesn't disappoint on the inside. Previous reviewers have commented on the shell-shaped seating around tables which are really nice. It gives you that feeling of being in a jazz club in a black & white movie. It's comfortable, intimate, and well, a little bit special. Probably my favourite element of the Sugar Club though is their varied programming. On any given week, they will have anything from burlesque to hiphop to an 80s classic or live band. Some downsides too - the toilets are pretty average - it would be cool to see something a bit more plush to go with the general vibe of the place. In line with this - the price of drinks. If I'm paying this much for drinks, I want to be somewhere ultra fecking plush. OR (preferably!), I'd prefer NOT to pay so much for a drink. I believe my Jameson & coke cost me in the region of eight euro the other day. And was poured into a plastic cup. No people, just, no!

Nice venue. I was satisfied and it's very clean and has different floors and rooms. But felt a bit…read moresanitary, and a little pricey. Would come back but only if I had a reason to.

Bangin'dancehall night on Sundays, and big band on Mondays, and students on Wednesdays and then…read morethere's Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays-fuck, you could spend the whole week here. Well, not really, you can get unlucky. I recently showed up to find about ten people there, the place is huge, and nobody on the dancefloor. Of course, me being the high chief of deadly, I stomped onto the floor regardless and had a great night. So yes, it is fun most of the time, but when it's empty it can be really empty. PS: in the business info section there's a box you tick for parking. I ticked 'street parking' which is the truth. But, if you park your car in Temple Bar at night, especially Friday or Saturday, you are a moron. Simple as.

This is a great pub to have a pint at a very reasonable price. A very friendly atmosphere and very…read morepopular with the locals. This is not a tourist pub serving overpriced pints. The global pandemic hit them hard and they were forced to close their doors for 18 months so it is great to see them open again and busy. Alex is very hospitable and when you drop by look for Nicky and his puppy and say hello from John and Anita from Houston Texas.

Great little spot for a quiet pint during the week! Nicely busy when a match is on as well. Safe to…read moresay I was only delighted to find out they had Harp on tap when I first walked into this cosy little spot, very rarely find it on tap in any pub! The two new owners are a testimony to what a bit of hard work and a good lick of paint can do to a pub, never stepped foot in it when the previous owners ran it but since the new ownership and seeing pictures of the old , you would think it's a different pub all together! Highly recommend, and fair play to the two lads, sound for the lovely Guinness Alex!