It's not often I come to bars inside the downtown part of Los Angeles, but today I did. Dublin's has always been on my go to and it's conveniently close to the metro station. While killing time, I came here on Sunday afternoon to have a lunch. I had their Dub's burger with bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and cheese. The whole lot was very good, very juicy. The basket of fries was a nice crispy side dish. Sunday is an all happy hour special , so I'm enjoying it very much. It's got a lot of age and plenty of seating all over. I'll definitely come back. I can only imagine how nuts it is here on 3/17. One other thing you might notice, their TVs are dated. So much so that you can see stats from a game televised from three years ago on the screens. Weird but i caught it. read more

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As others have recently pointed out, service is extremely slowly for no apparent reason. I love a good dive and this place has the hallmarks of what a good dive should be: casual atmosphere, games, bar food, televisions. I walked in with three friends during happy hour on a Tuesday. Three of us ordered a single drink and one of us ordered two. It took the bartender 20 minutes to pour four beers and a shot. The place was practically empty and the few patrons before us at the bar had apparently already been served. The bartender was nice and seemed cool but inexplicably and unbearably slow. We quickly finished our drinks and went to another bar down the street to finish our rounds and eat. This place could be great if an owner or manager cared to motivate staff to meet minimal expectations. read more

The bartender was fine when we first showed up, wearing sunglasses inside- which weird..... but whatever. We ordered our drinks and food, he ignored us for a good period of time while he flirted and drank behind the bar with some beautiful ladies sitting at the bar. I don't care- get your flirt on, but not at the expense of other patrons. Got our order wrong multiple times, when we politely corrected him, he left the bar while on his phone. The kitchen staff/food runner is the real winner of this show. Food was fine, nothing out of this world. Regular bar food. We were hungry. But the service? Could have easily hopped behind the bar and served myself, could have even left without being noticed or paying if I was that kind of person. I'm not. He left the bar unattended to walk out "to go" food- conveniently when the girls he was flirting left outside. Came back inside only to close his reports- but didn't acknowledge us. The next bartender that came in, didn't even greet us after shift change but immediately started playing the golf video game after clocking in. He did come over to check on us, and was nice. But still very lack luster. Then he left again to play another game of virtual golf. Cashed out a group- then returned to play virtual golf. We had to ask the food runner to grab the bartender to grab our check. When we told the bartender about our experience, he really acted like we were inconveniencing him. He did take off our alcohol from the tab (which wasn't a lot- we had 2 drinks for each person (2) during happy hour). Better than nothing, but the apathy really was the icing on the top of the cake The owners/management should be aware. We're more understanding of the bar environment than what we assume the average person would tolerate, given that the person I was with works in a bar. This was BAD service from everyone BUT the food runner. (We tipped the food runner in cash because he was the only one who gave us fresh dishes, sauces, and acknowledged us- btw it was dead as a doornail inside at 4pm on a Sunday) read more

Came in here for a quick shot of whiskey and honestly was a chill vibe. Security at the front was super kind and I was able to get served pretty quickly. Wasn't too bad at the time but surely I could see people enjoying themselves and having conversations. My shot was $12 so just to help give an idea on pricing. Definitely a nice spot to have in the area as sometimes you want that chill almost dive bar feel in the city where there are so many high scale spots where it costs an arm and a leg to enjoy one drink ha Their happy hour prices are really nice actually and awesome it includes late hour (8-10pm). I didn't see any days listed so my assumption is it's an every day thing including weekends. read more

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I'm on a quest to find LA's best fish & chips. Of all the places I've tried, this place has the best chips--traditional English thick cut, but with the LA twist (sprinkling of chili powder, which mixes well with lime & tartar sauce). As for the fish, that was sub-optimal, with batter lacking crunch. But the underlying fish meat made up for it--soft and flaky. Right now, the best fish is from England fish & chips in Long Beach. There it's the opposite problem where fish is great, but chips suck. read more

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We were visiting from Houston Tx and had to try Dublin's. We order a Guinness and Grey Goose with a lemon twist the drinks were awesome and of course we can't leave out the Jameson. Which was as good as always, the wings and fish and chips were on point and staff was great. You can bet that next time we're in LA we will be back to Drink some Guinness and Jameson at Dublin's read more

Friendly bartenders, a solid beer/cocktail list, and *the* best fried pickles I've ever had. What's not to love? Sláinte

They refused to put the Dodger game on even one of their 20 TVs because the world cup was on. Their beer was also skunky. Guessing they dont clean their taps often. Lousy food too. What more could you want? read more

THEY STEAL TIPS IN CASH & CREDIT CARD!!! They'll short your change on purpose to give themselves tips and they'll run your card the next day and give themselves $20 tips. Keep your receipts and count your cash immediately. read more

I like this place. It's a great neighborhood dive. If you're from out of the area, don't be scared and just go in there. It's actually it's actually pretty nice for what it is. This is a no nonsense place to grab beer and some bar food. Morgan the bartender is great. Note that the bathrooms are are in the basement and this is not a fru-fru fancy place. But, if you're looking for something that's not high end and feels comfortable then come here. read more

Fun atmosphere, lots of locals who obviously know each other and the staff, just hanging out having a good time.

Updated review, still awful service and gross bathrooms. The place is meant for scum so no wonder that's all they hire.

I came here today on St. Patrick's Day during my lunch break, really looking forward to getting into the spirit and having the shepherd's pie. My ideal would've been either to order from them on Uber Eats or place the order over the phone, but they have neither option and the phone number on their website doesn't work. I figured a short field trip might be fun so I took the train over from Civic Center and ordered in person. I was hoping to be able to eat there, but realized I could always take it to go if it got late. After ordering, I waited for a while, which I understood because it's St. Patrick's Day, so of course it was going to be busy. While I was waiting, I started planning my return trip on the app and realized I didn't have as much time as I thought. Once I factored in the train ride back, it became clear I wouldn't be able to stay much longer and would most likely not even be able to take it to go. It was honestly disappointing because I had been looking forward to it, but I accepted it and politely asked if I could cancel my order. To be clear, I don't think the wait itself was unreasonable, and I don't think I was wrong for needing to leave. Sometimes timing just doesn't work out. Such things happen in the human condition, you accept it and you move on. What made the experience negative was the male bartender's reaction, who happened to be the closest person around when it was time to ask for the cancellation. He responded with a noticeably rude tone that "it's only been 20 minutes" as if I was being unreasonable, even though I wasn't complaining. I was just trying to leave respectfully and get my money back. He processed the cancellation though he was not happy. I asked for a receipt and he told me in an annoyed tone, "we don't give receipts, there's no receipt, but it's cancelled." That response was both confusing and concerning. When I asked the other bartender for help, the younger female, she was also dismissive and unwilling to assist. At that point, it stopped feeling like a simple timing issue and more like I was being treated as a problem for no reason. The interaction left me unclear on what the expectation was. Was I supposed to leave and let them keep the money for food I no longer have the time to wait for? I understand working in a bar can be stressful, especially on a busy holiday, but if this situation was enough to warrant that kind of reaction, I can only imagine what a reaction to a genuinely difficult customer looks like. read more

Just an okay place in the neighborhood where you can grab a couple of stiff drinks. Ambiance is dive bar feel and looks like locals hang here mostly. Bartenders were attentive and will probably be back in here at some point for a beverage. read more

I don't live in DTLA, so never down here for the nightlife, but occasionally we'll stop by during lunch for a pint (or 3) and a bite. It's a much more enjoyable lunch with their atmosphere than any rushed lunch in a lame environment. Staff is always pleasant and the place is clean and I wish I lived closer to try their night life. read more

We came in in cosplay and were refused service by one of the bartenders! We were willing to spend money and have a few drinks but they said we had to leave because of what we were dressed as. There is an ongoing anime expo in town and this was the only location that denied us. read more

When Boyfriend and I were long-distance, we would talk about where we wanted to live. We wanted some place where you could walk to cool places. I always included "an Irish pub where we play trivia on Tuesday nights." Guess what we found? We're loving Dublin's. This is our second Tuesday. We had lots of fun last Tuesday. Even though we didn't do so well in trivia. Our waitress is super friendly and attentive. Trivia did start late our second visit. It's supposed to start at 9:30. At 9:33, the trivia comes strolling in and took his time setting up, just sort of meandering around. Trivia didn't start until 9:57. And he says, "We're starting late but that's okay." No. No, it's not. I have had the street dog and a cheeseburger. Both were decent. Nothing special but solid. They have a good selection of drinks. Again, not special but solid. Boyfriend liked the pineapple cider. The fries could use more salt. Boyfriend has had the chicken sandwich and quesadilla. He says they were very good, despite the quesadilla being very thin. It has a great neighborhood pub vibe. read more

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It's a nice place to stop by after work. Standard sports bar with nothing too fancy. Good for casual drinking and decent food.

Go to the other reviews for insight analysis on a bar in DTLA. I had a good time here. Yes, the beer prices are a bit high. Yes, they are watered down.... I had a good time. Quick tip: That bathroom situation is dicey if you are a bit tipsy. Stairs bro. Stairs. read more

911!!! 911!!! Call bar rescue immediately. This place has the potential to be something. I should start by saying that I have only felt inclined to leave one other bad review on yelp and it was on a hotel. Usually I just tip 20% and go on with my day. But this place makes my 2nd and I will never forget it. mismanagement is sadly killing it. I went there today for the Norway vs Brazil World Cup game, based on a chat gbt for the best places to watch soccer in DT LA. AI can be wrong. The place is perfect for a World Cup game in a host city I remind you. But sadly it fell so short. An Irish pub that has no one that cares about Irish pub culture. I walked in and the bar back/server was covering for the bar tender ( the bar back was the only competent one in the place, to be clear, and I give a positive review of his attempt to cover for the bar tender) . So.. the bar tender had 18 people in the bar, all here to watch the soccer game that they advertised they'll be playing, and the whole time he sat there and talked to his friends that he had in the corner. (I can't express this enough, he sat with his friends the whole time and ignored everyone standing for a drink.) You had multiple people standing at the bar waiting as the bartender finished his conversation with his friends. I saw three groups walk out to go to another place cause they were so fed up. The three drinks the bar tender served me were tap beers that he just over filled till the head of the beer spilled over and then handed me a dripping mess. It was so strange. And the bathroom that's in the basement (no offense to basement bathrooms) but the urinal was filled to the brim with sewage water and was labeled out of service. I understand these things happen and I don't want the bartender or the Bar back who are the only two people in the restaurant at the time handling that, but this water looked days to weeks old and it was probably time to call Plumber. And then they advertised as a sponsor of the World Cup, Stella Artois would give you a souvenir cup if you ordered a stella during the game. There was a big banner in the restaurant advertising that. When I ordered Stella, the bartender said "yeah I know we're out of that." it became obvious to me that this bartender could not care at all how much money this bar or company made on that day. I can't believe anyone would employ such a shitty employee. I will say the Bar back appeared to try to cover his slack and I would employ him, but this bar needs a total makeover or it will die and probably needs to. Sad read more

Food is sub-par. Service is awful. Ambiance is non existent. Such a shame considering your in the heart of DTLA, across from the Bloc, in such a nice historic building. Rated below from bad to horrible to worst: We just wanted a place where we can grab a drink and an appetizer. What a complete let down. We entered this Irish themed pub, bar with seating is located in the front with a few high tables on the side. The security/bouncer who was there merely turned his head when he heard door open and just said "sit wherever you want" then proceeded to play this golf game on the big screen that is situated at the corner. (bad) We ordered nachos with steak. The most disappointing nachos I've ever seen and tasted. Chips were stale. The meat was ground beef, unseasoned and chewy. Also based on the cleanliness of the space (our table was dirty, probably from the day before as there was absoluely no one in there) i'm certain their kitchen standards aren't the best and it shows in the food (horrible & nasty) The bartender/owner said perhaps 2 words to us, never checked in, didn't bother to greet, manners were non-existent, he was on his phone the entire time, even came to our table to give us our bill while talkin on the phone. His attitude was as stale as the chips. The entire place needs a new set of management and a lesson is customer service. Throw the whole thing away. A damn vending machine gives better attitude and service than this nonsense. (The epitome of what not to do. The worst customer service ever!) Let's be real tho, if you don't care about your business, I too don't care to support it. Save yourself the trouble, time and money. Go anywhere else. I wouldn't even buy a beer from this place if I was in my ratchet college years. read more

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Cool lil dive bar. Not too divey. Had an ipa 10$ flat Place was pretty cool but is more of pit stop for the locals. Just stopped by on my adventure and needed a spot to sit a spell and something nice to wet ma whistle. Did the job, appreciate the hospitality Dublins read more

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Very nice bar with many TVs and good food and drink. Beer tap selection very much to my liking

Dublin's is an Irish sports bar conveniently located by 7th/metro. It's definitely a bit older and run down but with lots of seating for happy hours. The well drinks are $10 and what you would expect from a well drink. There's a pretty large beer selection and a few cocktails to choose from too. The food is standard bar food at average bar prices. The french fries were a good snack for the table but the nachos were a bit disappointing. The bathrooms were not very well kept and all the locks on the stalls were broken so beware of that. Overall a solid spot for sports and happy hour but not the nicest bar. read more

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Nice local spot and a place to get away from scary people in downtown LA. I had a whisky which was served promptly. Lots of tv sets here. It's a bit gimmicky in its decorations. read more

Dublin's Irish Whiskey Pub - View from the bar - Pubs Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This place is underrated. The simple hot dog isn't simple. Wrapped in bacon and very juicy. I got mine without mayo mustard or ketchup but it was top tier. For an extra $3 you get an absolute mountain of fries. Morgan was our bar tender and she did an exceptional job always attentive. Don't pass by this place stop in! read more

Dublin's Irish Whiskey Pub - Hot dog and fries - Pubs Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Love this place. It's not reinventing the wheel, but it's creating a welcoming and fun place to hang and meet people. Tuesdays are the best. Come to trivia. The service is great and the fries are seasoned to perfection. Good vibes don't overthink it just come hang. read more

Great food and good drinks. Came here to watch the dodger game and it was great! It wasn't packed with plenty of TVs for all the games going on at the same time. We got wings and fries and both were really good. read more

Ordered both a Mexican mule and a whiskey mule... Sadly, received basically two water down juice tasting drinks. It tasted closer to a simple margarita than any type of mule I've had before. I'm surprised the server did not slip because most of the drink ended up on the floor. Should had known it wasn't going to be the best when it came in a regular cup not a mule cup. read more

This place had fast service at the bar. I had went on St Patricks Day and it was busy but service was surprisingly! Fast! They had TVs and a DJ. Restroom wasn't the cleanest I guess that's why I gave them 4 stars. read more

I love this place the food is so good and the atmosphere is good will be back for sure thank you read more

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We're a British/Irish/Scottish couple, and happily working in the US. Though like everyone who is far from their own home, we miss some of the comfort food, especially around the holidays. Since it was Christmas Eve and not with family, we thought we'd find a British or Irish pub that sold proper bangers and mash. A dish we have both grown up with, which brings back happy memories. A dish I have cooked and served in 500 year old pubs back home. Bangers are simply English sausages. Which are very difficult to find in the US. In fact, I've never found one. The ingredients are pork, rusk and salt. That's it. No chemicals, no Italian herbs, no cheese, no beef, no plastic. Just juicy, juicy pork. Irish sausages are the same, just a slightly finer minced pork. I prefer them. English and Irish sausages come raw, and they are gently griddled until a light golden color to ensure their delicious light and tender texture. They are served with fresh buttered mash, real onion gravy, and very occasionally some wilted spinach or peas. A knife should be able to slice through a banger easily. We were VERY excited to order the "traditional Irish bangers and mash" from this supposedly Irish place's menu. The fact that nobody there was Irish didn't ring alarm bells. We aren't prejudiced. There is nothing like a good plate of bangers and mash. What we got was definitely nothing like a good plate of bangers and mash. In fact it categorically was not a plate of bangers and mash. It was almost as if someone had fed in a description of bangers and mash into a malfunctioning computer, which then spat out this hilarious glop. From our amusingly furious kitchen professional, we received a bizarre plate of oily sweetcorn (with mysterious black crunchy lumps), a small dollop of stuff that we assumed was instant mash, and three dry, rock-hard, deep fried sticks of dark brown matter. Which we assumed to be some sort of pre-cooked preserved beef and gristle snack links. The nearest comparable food item was Turkish succuk. Or jerky. Though those are usually nice to eat. The angry kitchen man flung flimsy plastic forks at us for us to try and cut these things with. It was like trying to cut through a car tyre with a flaccid penis. We opted to use our hands to grasp them, and tore off some of the matter with our teeth. "Tender" and "juicy" are about the most inappropriate adverbs for these rubbery, yet crunchy, thoroughly unpleasant tubes of mysterious dark brown matter speckled with hard white lumps of gristle. Imagine extra wide Slim Jim's, encased in a thick leathery condom, and dropped in the frier for fifteen minutes. That's what they were passing off as "traditional Irish bangers and mash". We could tell that they got reheated in the deep fat frier as their main taste was sort of fishy off beef. What I imagine a long-dead seagull tastes like. I didn't mention that I am very allergic to sodium nitrite to the staff, because the menu specifically said that these were traditional Irish bangers. Back home we would have complained and got our money back, in fact there are very old laws about passing off one thing as another in the UK and Ireland, but we understand that serving staff are paid poorly here and live on tips, so we weren't going to be mean about it. We had a bite, spat into our napkins, paid and left. Stopping at a pharmacy on the way to deal with the sodium nitrite I'd ingested. It could have ruined our day, but since we are such fans of Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares, and I do (if I may say so myself) an excellent impersonation of the man, we spent the rest of the day laughing at how utterly disgusting it was. With me gesturing like like Gordon and shouting "WHERE'S YOUR PASSION, UH? IT'S ROTTEN!" at the imaginary angry and drunk kitchen staff. If you like good food, stay away, if you want to try the most novel, bizarrely appalling "food" we've had in four years in America, please give these people your money. Before the city shuts them down. Or the kitchen's cockroaches take over. On a positive note, they had a large inflatable teddy bear. And they served our flat warm cokes in plastic cups rather than glasses. So we felt like we were young children again. Which was immersive. In a way. read more

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I love coming to Dublin's. The food is great and the staff is phenomenal, particularly bartender Casey is very cute and he is very reserved and mysterious at first but once you start talking to him you find out he's an absolute sweet heart, can't recommend this place enough! read more

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There's so much wrong with this place. Imagine a TGI Fridays that suddenly found it had Irish heritage. But then take away everything good about TGIF. That's Dublins. The food is not good. The silverware is plasticware. The bartender ignores service as they flirt. It's 2 PM, come on. Lunch breaks aren't forever. It feels like someone advised to throw a bunch of green around and it would suddenly be an Irish pub. If you were to tell me you enjoyed this place I would immediately judge you. read more

Dublin's Irish Whiskey Pub - $16 sandwich and it comes out on a plastic plate? - Pubs Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Lunch service is non existent, bartender is rarely around. We just sat in there for 15 minutes and even the bus boy didn't know where the bartender was. When he is there his service is sparse. He never checks in and spends his time on his phone or talking with friends. Done trying to eat here. read more

Just left Dublin's and for the first time in 14 years I got an 18% gratuity added to a bar top tab with me and three family members. I'm a bit confused, new policy maybe? Having been a server across the street for about 10 years several years ago, this rubbed me the wrong way since I would've tipped 25% even though our bartender forgot to order my Nacho's with chicken, and gave us a Bulleit Rocks instead of Bulleit neat... Maybe she knew that they gave shitty service and needed that automatic 18%? I would suggest that you only auto gratuity tables over 6 people and trust that you read your guests that come to the bar top a bit better than that. That's that. read more

The classic sports/dive bar experience. You cannot go wrong and the staff are all great.

My friends wanted to stick true to the theme of Irish drinks and food for St. Patrick's day weekend. We stopped by this pub and were immediately greeted with all things green on the inside. There were streamers of green, shamrocks, guests wearing beads, hats and t-shirts in true St. Paddy's day form. Our group of 6 were immediately sat at a high table in the rear of the pub, which was nice to be away so we were able to talk and hear each other. Our waitress was nice, she was attentive and grabbed everyone's beers right away. My only slight complaint was the food. I opted for the shepherd's pie, it was just okay. I felt like it was far too much money ($13) for what I got. I probably would have had less of an issue had it come with a side salad or something. Nevertheless, even though I was disappointed with my plate, I had a couple bites of my friends kale caesar salad, it was delicious. Overall, pub food isn't my favorite, but I enjoyed the experience of hanging out with my friends in a classic style Irish pub downtown. read more

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Great beer and a waitress that is easy on the eyes... No drama bar and good eats. What more does a guy need??

Worst "Irish Pub" I've been to. No authenticity, at all. It looks like it wants to be sports bar. TV's everywhere, a DJ who didn't even look happy to be here, and the security didn't bother checking ID's just made an angry face at you and told you to come in. Might as well get rid of the Irish theme and change into a sports bar. Only good thing is the Guinness and Jameson. read more