The grand circle pub at Emmet Place in Cork city center. It is just off Drawbridge street and in the vicinity of the Cork opera house. It’s a pub that i have passed lots of times down through the years but only paid it a visit a couple of weeks ago. I headed in there for just one drink with some friends as some were heading to see Tommy Tiernan in the opera house. When i walked in the place was packed. I noticed the bar off to the left and the pub itself seemed to have two sections. There is seating all around the bar. We sat over to the right and i noticed some of the local Cork memorabilia on the wall. Had to push my way to the bar through the crowd. Got the three Murphy’s and in fairness the quality was quite good even though the pub was so busy. There was a buzz about the place on this particular night. The place practically emptied out when the show was due to start.
The toilets are located upstairs in the pub. There is also another room upstairs. I don’t know whether it’s a kind of function room or just an upstairs bar. The toilets were manky. They were really filthy. There is not much else i can say about them. I know that most places can’t help what their customers do in the toilets but they have to take responsibility of having some degree of cleanliness. I was only in there for about maybe three quarters of an hour but the grand circle seemed like a decent enough pub.
Toilets rating: 3/10
Pints rating: 7/10
Overall rating: 6/10
Final comment: The grand circle pub enjoys a unique location very near to Patrick street and Paul street. It seemed apparent that a lot of people head in there for a pre show drink if heading to the opera house. I will definitely go back for another visit.
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