While on our holidays we visited the old town of Puerto Del Carmen and headed into Craic n Ceoil Irish bar across from the Biosphera shopping complex. We got a seat by the bar when we went in but after ordering our drinks we moved down towards where two lads were singing and playing guitars. I had a pint of beer and Jen had a glass and it came to 5 euro 50. The pint was fine and to be fair the musicians were very good. It was quite busy when we were there and had a very good atmosphere. The bar area itself is long and narrow. The toilets were in good condition when i saw them.
They advertise that there is music on there 7 nights a week so any night is a good night to head in. To be fair there is quite a lot Irish pubs in the old town and this is a very good one. We were there for about a half an hour and really enjoyed it. Check it out if you are there.
Toilet rating: 7/10
Pint rating: 7/10
Overall rating: 7/10
Final comment: If being honest we would have passed this bar if we were not specifically going into Irish bars. It’s located on a corner where people may not notice it when walking along the main foot paths.
The next bar we visited was Linekers bar on Avenida de las Playas. It is another pub that is upstairs. I have heard of this pub before but it was somewhere in Spain. They must be a chain and i presume that they are owned or are in some way connected to Gary Lineker. We went upstairs and were very surprised to find this huge bar empty bar us and the barman. He was very chatty and myself and Jen decided to have a game of pool. We had our choice of tables. There was plenty seating available all over the pub. I had a pint and Jen had a diet coke very sensibly! The large beer and diet coke cost 4 euro 50. The pint was good. There was a few people came in while we were there but it was very quiet. It was about half 10 when we were there.
The toilets were very clean and there was one cubicle and three urinals available. The barman was acting dj for the night as i saw him in the djing booth. To be fair we were passing this pub the following night and it was packed with people as England were playing. It obviously attracts the football crowd. All in all not a bad pub but just a pity it was so quiet.
Toilet rating: 7/10
Pint rating: 7/10
Overall rating: 7/10
Final comment: Linekers bar is definately a place to head with a big group because there is so much space.
The next pub that we visited was Redz bar just further down the main strip towards the old town of Puerto Del Carmen. We were enticed into this bar by a guy outside who told us how cheap the drinks were. Again it is upstairs and there is an area to sit outside. We sat on a couch and there was a big family with kids sitting across from us. The girl behind the bar brought us our drinks to the table and we got a pint and a half of beer. It cost three euro for this, two euro less than the previous bar and much less than one pint in Ireland. There was a couple of red couches around the bar and there was karaoke. I am normally a big fan of going up for a song but not on this occasion. To be honest i didn’t really like this bar, it’s just not the kind of place i would normally head into. To be fair the staff were nice and the dj was good but Jen and i just hurried our drinks and left.
The toilet is small but was ok when i checked it. You certainly cannot get better value for drinks but in my honest opinion Lanzarote has much better establishments to offer. Check it out for yourself.
Toilet rating: 6/10
Pint rating: 6//10
Overall rating: 6/10
Final comment: Redz bar on the main strip in the new town of Puerto Del Carmen has a lot of competition.
This was the first pub that we went into on our night out in Lanzarote. It is located in the new town along the main strip above shops. It is quite a small bar and was relatively quiet when we headed in at about 9pm. There was an eircom league match between Galway and Sligo being shown on the two screens. The first thing i noticed as i walked in was the many signed County GAA shirts. It was 5 euro for a glass and a half of beer. The beer was good and went down well. The lady behind the bar was pleasant and another younger lady working there had a chat with us and was very friendly. There is an area just outside as well where you can sit and enjoy a drink overlooking the main strip.
The toilets here are small but were very well maintained and Jen went as far as saying they were the cleanest toilets she has seen abroad. We just stayed for the one drink in Murphy’s and as we were going there was a musician setting up on their small stage. It was a very relaxed visit.
Toilet rating:8/10
Pint rating: 7/10
Overall rating: 7/10
Final comment: Murphy’s bar was grand for the pint we had there. I am sure that it got much busier as the night progressed.
Thanks to every one who still checks out the site. Its been 10 months since the last post and this is due to a number of very understandable personal reasons. We are both very busy and are now living quite a bit apart. You will notice that the site will come to life again soon. I am just back from Lanzarote where i checked out many of their fine drinking establishments.
Thanks
Eoin
Anyone that actually reads the blog (as opposed to people that google pubs, wind up here and then email us questions as if we own the pub; no we don’t own Munster’s largest chain of pubs by the way) will see that there has been a little bit of absence in the reviews of late. There are many, many good reasons for this…
I assure you, many good reasons. Munster Pubs isn’t on temporary hiatus, it’s not a project that’s been abandoned by any means and there will be a triumphant return… at… some.. stage.
So while we give our livers time to recover and our bank balances a bit longer to get ready for the next intensive round of reviewing, enjoy the truly massive amount of content that’s here already. Don’t forget, you can always write your own review if you’re feeling especially wordy.
While we were in London we visited this pub in Bayswater after a night at the Sound Of Music at the London Palladium. We got the tube to Queensway station and walked down the street and went into this pub. There was quite a few people standing outside this bar drinking on the street. I got a pint of London Pride and even though this is a small pub and was busy we managed to get a seat. London Pride is a drink i enjoyed the last time i was in London but the pint i got here wasn’t great. This pub was very lively and there was good music being played over the sound system. Jen used the ladies toilets and said they were fine. I didn’t get to check what the gents toilets were like.
We were only in this pub for a short time and found it to be fine. There was a good mixture of age groups in this bar and from the crowd inside and out it is obviously quite popular.
Pint rating: 5/10
Overall rating: 6/10
Final comment: The Bayswater Arms is a grand pub that we paid a short visit to.
We were in England recently for a short break and we stayed at the Corus Hyde Park hotel. Right next to the hotel is The Swan. The Swan pub has seating outside catering for smokers and those wanting to have a drink outside. There was a good crowd inside on the night that we headed in. I ordered the drinks at the bar. I got a Kronnenberg and a sparking water. The pint was nice. The girl behind the bar was Australian and she had trouble understanding my accent! She was friendly though. We managed to get seats across from the bar at the front of the pub. There was one of those fruit machines in this pub which is a common sight in pubs in England. There is regular live music in this bar and they also serve food although we didn’t sample the cusine.
The toilets are located up the back of the pub and they were in good condition when i checked them. I was only in this bar for the one drink and it was pleasant for that. If you are staying at the Corus hotel or in the Lancaster Gate area then this pub is convenient.
Toilet rating: 7/10
Pint rating: 7/10
Overall rating: 6.5/10
Final comment: The Lancaster Gate tube station is only teo minutes walk from this pub.
I have visited this venue a couple of times and most recently the other night. The Crane Lane Theatre is one of Cork City’s most popular night spots. It is located on Phoenix street and was formerly club one. There are bouncers at the door and when you walk in you first enter the smoking area. There have been a few occasions that i have went in to this bar and came out again because it was too packed. Last Friday night we headed in and it was quite busy but not full. We went in a around 9pm and went into the back bar. There were no seats available when we went in but some people left and we had some where for our group to sit. I have to say that the music that was played for the whole night was varied and very enjoyable. I was drinking Murphy’s for the night and all pints were generally good. On one occasion i was waiting at the bar for about 5 minutes before one of the bar staff came out from the front section. The bar staff i encountered were generally friendly and efficient. I really like the decor in this pub. You really have to go in there and see it for yourself. It is certainly the only bar of its kind in Cork.
The toilets that i used were ok. The gents is small and on occasions during the night there were queues to use the facilities but they were well kept that night. I am sure that there are other toilet facilities available but i didn’t see them. There are often gigs and other events taking place in this venue and i will most certainly be back again. This is a place that you must visit at least once if you live in Cork.
Toilet rating: 6.5/10
Pint rating: 7.5/10
Overall rating: 8/10
Final comment: There was a great atmosphere in this bar the other night. It got really busy later in the night. It’s near the GPO, check it out.
Myself and Jen went to the Neil Diamond concert in Dublin a few weeks ago and on the way back home we stopped in The Three counties bar in Kilbehenny. It was a Sunday afternoon around 2pm and we just popped in for the one drink. There is plenty parking available on the road outside of this pub and it is on the main Cork to Dublin road, not far from Mitchelstown. There is a bar area at the front and i noticed a dart board. Also behind the bar are the county flags of Cork, Limerick and Tipperary. I ordered a pint of Guinness and a glass of diet 7up and we sat just across from the bar. The Guinness was a very good pint and went down well. The lady behind the bar was very nice and so were the many people inside who all had a ‘hello’ for us. There was Irish music playing on their sound system and all the lads at the bar were singing away! Even though we visited this pub in the early afternoon there was still a very good atmosphere.
I had a look out the back of the pub and there is a big area out here as well. There is a pool table available in this section. I checked the toilets and there is one cubicle and a urinal available and they were in good condition. This pub does really well with the locals and i know this because i know some people living in the area. I think it has a unique location being on the border of three counties Cork, Limerick and Tipperary. I think that the pub is actually in Co Limerick although i am open to correction on that. I left one of our ‘Munster Pubs’ cards behind in the pub after me. I really enjoyed my visit to this pub and if your passing by it’s definately worth a look.
Toilet rating: 7/10
Pint rating: 8/10
Overall rating: 7.5/10
Final comment: The Three Counties bar is a real country bar where you will be welcomed by the locals.
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