March 6, 2012
Really crappy place. Most of the draughts were empty. Even the beers they promoted on billboards weren’t available. Mediocre service. Won’t go back there.

April 7, 2011
Nice location near Trinity College. Atmosphere has this old bar kind of feel with many locals. Beer selection was nice, especially the craft beer boards around the pub. They did have have 9-10 craft beers with occasional cider, the rest was the regular fare for Dublin; from Coors to Heineken, etc. Prices were in line with the rest. Not much of a service or atmosphere to speak of. My second favorite after Bull and Castle.

March 8, 2011
One of the better beer bars in Dublin, although not quite as good a selection as Bull & Castle. Surprising number of crusty oldtimers at the bar, especially during the day adds a considerable amount of enjoyment to the atmosphere. Good mixed crowd overall, lively atmosphere, decent selection of Irish micros on draught and bottles.

February 21, 2011
I frequented this place as a student, it was always somewhere we could get served and was somewhat cheap and cheerful. When I went back to Ireland in Jan I was talking to the head brewer of Messrs McGuire and she advised me to go here, I was a little reluctant as my time in the city centre was precious and I didn’t want to waste it going somewhere that only sold ’the usual’ stuff. Man was I glad I went, there were TONS of Irish microbrew beers, far more than their website shows, TONS, I was in heaven. Alongside that, the carvery (weekend) was fantastic, I had ham hocks on a bed of Dublin coddle (look coddle up). There’s also free wifi, the staff will give you a scratchcard with every drink purchased that gives you 20 mins access, a bit of a pain in the ass but it’s so infrequent in Dublin it’s worthwhile. I had a great day there, I brought a few friends from Dublin who had never been and two friends from the UK and they were super impressed.