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I was going to have a quick (& pricey <!-- s;-) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s;-) --> beer in here while passing on Sunday evening at 11pm, but it was shut at that time, so can't report back on current range or prices. Must have been the only bar in Temple Bar shut on the 'Halloween' celebrations night before the bank holiday!

It also has/had a lunch menu advertised on its website

And is never open at luncthime.

No doubt this is a great place.
I'd go as far as saying it's aesthetically the best bar in the city - architecturally it's just beautiful, it'll take your breath away when you first get in there.

Getting down to the issue of price (an important thing no doubt), yes, the draught selection is more expensive than the competitors in the area such as Porterhouse & the B&C, however they've brought their prices down significantly over the past few weeks (i.e. there aren't so many beers breaking the 6euro per pint mark anymore).

HOWEVER, if you're looking for a good bottle selection at a reasonable price then this place is where it's at. Had a decent ole session in there tonight, so i'll name drop a few beers & prices to give you an idea: BrewDog Punk & 5am Saint: 4.75, Crew IPA & Pale Ale: 5.25, Sierra Nevada bottles well under the 6quid mark...so it's not half bad (cheaper than Against the Grain et al. at least!).

Scrolling through this thread seems to cast a negative light on the place, but honestly go in there and give it a go (especially the bottle selection!) and you won't go far wrong.

Agree that its a lovely pub. True that its a beautiful pub but I feel they just need to do a bit more research and find out what the going price is for a pint. They had a "Promotion" on today for Paulaner for €5 a pint.

[quote:3viggyrz]They had a "Promotion" on today for Paulaner for €5 a pint.[/quote:3viggyrz]

Seen that on their twitter feed, TBH, it annoys me paying for then a €5 for a pint anyway so to say and standard beer is on "special" is a bit of a joke.

Popped in for a night cap on my way home. Girlfriend wanted to see the pub. There was about 4 people in there. Got 2 pints. O'hara's winter star and white gypseys pils. €5.80 and €6.30. Won't be back any tone soon even though it is such as nice pub with a great selection.

Nigel