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    Bar Rua

    3.9 (23 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Gastropubs
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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

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    Chicken and leek pie + chips
    Nnenna I.

    Friday night in Dublin and a group of us were looking for somewhere with natural light to enjoy the sun and we popped into Bar Rua. We thought we would stay for drinks but we got good seats, knowing how difficult it can be to get a seat in a pub on a Friday night. Cider on tap is McIvor, they stock a few craft beers which is nice. We ordered food, I ordered the chicken and leek pie which my friend described as 'puff pastry with soup' Prices are reasonable for City centre, staff are friendly and I would go back for drinks.

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    3 years ago

    Happening place for people watching outside or under the stairs. Lots of people and music playing. One of a million fun Dublin spots.

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    7 years ago

    Skip the endless pubs with the mediocre food and come here. Excellent Bangers and Mash!

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    8 years ago

    Great place with great staff! I highly recommend this pub! Always a great selection of beer and sometimes live music!

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    7 years ago

    This place was a good find! The beers we tried were all good and the food was great. Definitely recommend the mussels!

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    9 years ago

    Excellent microbrewery in the heart of Dublin! The red ale and lager were both excellent. Definitely worth stopping!

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    9 years ago

    Class musicians. Excellent craft beer. What more do you need? Going back ASAP to try the food.

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    10 years ago

    Outstanding lunch. Really great traditional Irish food with a modern feel. Very friendly staff and great with kids.

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    This was an amazing find we just stumbled upon a block from the frenzy of Grafton St, near St Stephen's Green.

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    Foley's Bar - Fish n Chips

    Foley's Bar

    4.1(63 reviews)
    0.7 kmSouth Inner City
    €€

    We were famished after a long trip and found Foley's Bar near our hotel, went in for an early…read moresupper. Foley's has two floors, the downstairs area offers live music but no real food menu so we headed upstairs. The place was crowded (later learned there was an American football game in town with 30,000 fans from Georgia Tech and Florida State; in future I would avoid visiting Dublin during this time!) Foley's offers typical pub food in a casual sports bar atmosphere. My chicken tenders were nicely spiced and meaty, although the accompanying fries were kind of bland. Fish and chips were good too. Service was slow but that's to be expected on a crowded evening. We were surprised to see the check in $USD (no choice of currency offered) rather than in Euros (the coin of the realm), with a 8.75% "exchange rate markup fee" tacked on to the total. We weren't given a choice of currency as stated on the bill (see picture). I've never seen this done elsewhere, seems like a petty way to make a bit of extra money from unsuspecting tourists. We were tired and the place was crowded so we paid and left without comment. But that unwarranted currency fee didn't leave a good taste in our mouths at all.

    We picked this bar based on the reviews and the food options, we knew there would also be a futbol…read moregame on that day, and the decor looked super unique and eclectic. We arrived for lunch a little after opening on a Saturday. The place filled up quickly and was full before we left. This was also our first time having a meal with the Sweet Chili sauce, which we've both had on other foods before but something about the fried food in Ireland made the sauce that much tastier! We order boneless wings and pepperoni pizza. The Red Headed cocktail was amazing - earthy and a tad sweet. The restaurant overall has a snazzy feel, the bathrooms were by far the nicest I had seen this far and the staff was friendly.

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