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.

A friendly bar where you can either have a pint or two, chat up the locals, or find out the latest…read moretown gossip. Hell, you can just even have a good time.

Great bar to watch all the live sports. Great mix of locals both young and old. What a lovely out…read moredoor smoking area come sun lounge. You won't be disappointed.

The best pub in the whole of kildare brilliant times brilliant staff and the beer flows like waterread more

Great pub! Great craic, friendly staff and most of all a great pint any day of the week! Five…read morestars!!!!

Great find on your way to Portlaoise from Mountmellick, or vice versa. Saw the signs as we drove by…read moreand decided to give it a try. Ample parking and the fireplace was roaring as you walk into the restaurant. Cute pub decor with many booth-like seats for privacy or large parties. We were greeted by a friendly waitress who told us the specials & soup of the day. The menu choices were great, a little bit of everything and the kids menu for $7 included a drink, main meal and ice cream dessert. Meal sizes were massive!!! So arrive hungry. Chicken curry was delicious and came with big chunks of chicken and chips. The Chicken burger was juicy, did I mention the portion sizes are giant!! :) Our waitress, Laurie, was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! She always had a smile and was checking in on our party periodically to make sure everything was ok. Truly a gem! We will for sure go back! Delicious food, & great service!

Brilliant. Best restaurant in the midlands. If you're on the Dublin Cork road this is the only…read moreplace to go. They have a fantastic menu with a few pastas, burgers, various chicken dishes, lovely appetizers, salads and soups. The service was EXCELLENT - thank you to Laura for making us feel truly welcome and being so accommodating.

A total local spot to watch sports!…read more If you're a huge football fan or rugby! this is your spot hands down! It's massive with indoor and outdoor seating/bars! Huge huge projection screens all over and the drinks are great! Great staff all over and be sure to tip them, they greatly appreciate it! If you love smoking, seat outside and if you cannot stand smoking, sit inside (my pick). Cannot get better than this for a sports bar!

"BAMBOLEO BAMBOLEO Porque mi vida, yo la prefiero vivir asi"…read more Closely followed by the classic tones of: "Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena Hey Macarena!" etc. Apparently the whole Spanish speaking population of Dublin reside here and have taken complete control of the jukebox and the dance floor. The space looks non descript from the outside but inside it's huge. It's like a proper American style sports bar. Great place to watch the match, might catch the hurling here today. They do food... Pool tables! That made me rather happy. A lot of students and the new multicultural faces of Dublin united with their love of good drink offers. I really like this place, it's just really happy! I would not be a regular though as I'm a tad too employed to be hanging out here all day like some of the dedicated students ;) I can be a cow like that because I did my degree in the student bar in my uni.

The vibes in this place are unreal. so nice to see so many people just enjoying their time together…read moreplaying games. we headed in to play 9 Darter and loved it. games 10/10 and food 10/10 would highly recommend. https://9darter.ie

This place is right next to Temple Hotel and good place to walk right into and have some drinks and…read moregood. Excellent atmosphere , and extremely good service. Came here to watch a soccer match and got a great seat. Very clean place with a good variety on the menu. If you are staying at Temple Hotel they provide you a 10% discount which is a nice bonus. Had the Irish Beef Casserole and have to say it was excellent with a good portion. And have to say again the staff here are excellent. Will be back next time in Ireland. Want to for sure award this place my 5+ rating ... and almost forgot the live music was solid! Cheers

We had dinner at Murrays Bar twice during our 2 short stays in Dublin. This place was definitely…read moreone of our favorites. And it was located only a few blocks from our first hotel. We were seated up front (on the right side) both times and enjoyed the relative solitude within a very popular restaurant, bar, and music venue. Music was playing in the other room, but piped in for easy listening. I enjoyed the first night's group (The Auld Brigade), that I purchased one of their CDs as we left. Music on the 2nd Night was not as interesting. I counted at least 3 bars, all smartly stacked with beer handles and bottles of hard liquor. Yet, outside of pints, glasses of wine, and lots of whiskey, Murrays Bar had a hard time with some as simple as Gayle's favorite: Bombay Sapphire Martini Up with Olives. We asked about it a couple of ways and the waiter was certainly game to get her what she wanted, but alas that was not to be per the message from the Bar. So over our 2 dinners, our collective choices (4 of us) were pints of Murphy's Stout, an O'Hara's Pale Ale, a Hop House Beer, Gayle's Chardonnay, and a Whiskey Sour. In the food department, Murray's Fish and Chips might be one of the best we've enjoyed during our trip to Ireland. All 4 of us ordered that on our second visit, while only half of us did son on the first night. I guess I'm the only smashed peas fan, but that's a minor point. Burgers filled out the Menu on our first visit, which were pretty darn good too. Table service was great both nights, with special kudos to the guy trying to with Gayle's failed Martini order. I'm not sure why there was "muscle" at the front door both nights, but I guess the four of us looked harmless.

Had a nice time at Murray's it's close to our hotel and the food is really great. They have plenty…read moreof tvs and they are great for groups and couples. The service staff were attentive and it's a spot we will come back to.

Christmas holidays and off with the kids to Bray. A friend of mine and her daughter, and my 2 sons…read moreand I had a great time in Sealife and decided to treat the kids to lunch out. Not knowing Bray well at all, we strolled down the seafront and came across Jim Doyle's. It was warm and welcoming and a friendly waitress greeted the 3 kiddies with a smile - always promising!! The kids shared 2 portions of homemade chicken goujons and fries and my friend and I had a bowl of really tasty and delicious homemade vegetable soup, and a chicken Caesar salad. The salad was nice but not the best I've had. Raw peppers have no place in a Caesar salad in my opinion, but the bacon was crisp, the chicken marinated and delicious and the dressing (on the side of course) was fresh and flavoursome. The kids goujons were absolutely gorgeous, clearly freshly made, crisp breadcrumb coating and nothing but chicken fillet inside. I'd visit again when I am in the area, they had quite an extensive menu.

Encountered very rude bartender and waitress . I decided to pop in after a nice stroll along the…read morepromenade. Leinster were playing in the Champions cup . I had the temerity to request that the volume on the commentary be turned on ( this was in the back of the bar). After waiting for 5 mins I asked the bartender. He snapped back in a very ungracious manner that " he was busy " .This sentiment was also echoed by a waitress who was behind the bar. Her tone was as rude as the bartender. Keep in mind that the bar was not even half full at the time. Anyway , another few minutes elapsed before finally getting some commentary on the game. I finished my pint and departed. Won't be coming back anytime soon ...certainly if those very ignorant members of staff are behind the bar. I doubt by their conduct and attitude that either member of staff would care about that but possibly the people who put up the capital for this business might. The price of alcohol in pubs has gotten so expensive . It might behove those people employed in the bar trade keep that in mind. Customers don't need to be treated in such a rude and ignorant manner( as I was today) and pay 7.30 for a pint.