Alfie Byrne’s

By far one of the best spots! Great service, food & drinks. Emma and Chris are both top notch!

Great selection of beer and very yummy food.
Love the ping pong table here as well… could spend hours on this. If i can keep drinking the beer :)

Awesome beer temple which is a place all the beer pilgrims should visit in Ireland. The inside contain a pool table, plenty of board games and a ping pong table. Plenty of toys for the thirsty traveler. They make good food which fits nicely with the brews they serve. Try out the Manwich or the double baked fries!!!
The ambiance is nice and allows the guest to have a normal conversation without the music interfering.

… Never drank/​ate here by night but have been on a few occasions during the day for a lunch as my office is nearby. Great outdoor space which is perfect during the summer, inside there’s also plenty of seating.
They have the lunch service working great, you can be here order, eat and pay all within approx. 40−45mins allowing you best use of the lunch hour without going over time.
They do a daily sandwich which offers great value and keeps you satisfied all afternoon. Food is nice, it’s as nice as pub grub comes. I enjoy the atmosphere here and staff have always been polite and efficient.

Good for beer… not great for food. Alfie’s is a little hidden gem, well this location at least. They have such a great selection of micro brews (don’t go here expecting to have a Heineken or Budweiser). But if you are like me and not that knowledgeable about what lager or pale ale you should drink, the bar tenders are more than happy to make suggestions. The best part is that they aren’t snobby and judging you for asking «whats most like a coors light?». The bar is quite big and can easily handle large groups– there is also outdoor seating for those two days a year of sunshine in Dublin. The atmosphere and décor are spot on. One thing I didn’t care for was the food. I have tried a few different options and haven’t been that impressed. Come for the beer– not the food!

Really lovely place, great selection of beer plus a very good location makes this pub an special one in Dublin city centre. The old style decoration and the quiteness of the music makes you feel confortable for a beer-​conversation with your friends.

This place is really hit and miss. Yes great beer selection and good selection of Irish Whiskey but lacks atmosphere and where we sat at the window beside the door there was a very unpleasant odour whether it was from the fountain or something else I don’t know but it hastened our departure.
Just nowhere near as good as their other pubs.

Alfie Byrne’s is the best pub if you would like to have a pint while overlooking the National Concert Hall
It is also one of the best to try different beers. Granted, most of their offers comes from the Galway Bay Brewery, but they try to have some different stuff on tap (some of them that will be charged 5 EUR for a glass, yes you read that right ladies and gentleman, but I can understand)
Now, the ambience is very nice (it really is not your regular ‘Irish Pub’ experience, the one that could have a dog sleeping next to a fireplace) it’s more like a more ‘posh but not tacky’ experience but with actual craft beers and not your big brewery lagers)
It also has a very friendly and welcoming terrace
A nice place to get out of the craziness of the city center

One night my boyfriend took me out on a date. Yes, on a date. He is like that romantic and all :) So we were there, drinking a craft beer, having a laugh, and suddently he turned to me. ‘You know what you should do? You should have your birthday party here!’ He had one of these moments where you can see a lightbulb dancing over his head. ‘Really?’ I replied surprised.
1* For the event management: As soon as the idea was out I grabbed it and checked if it was sensible. The staff was super reactive. Birgitta answered all my questions in no time. Free to book a space. Finger food available for 10 people minimum. We can decorate the area with balloons and banners. We can also provide a cake to be stored in the fridge until we give them the green light to bring it with candles on. They also sing Happy Birthday to get the party singing: D
1* For the extra mile: One request I had was to get a photobooth to entertain my party. The reaction was positive, I only needed to give the measurements of the photoshoot for them to check if it would fit somewhere. And it did ! They did not even charge me for that, which was a weight off my shoulders really.
1* For the staff: I had arranged to bring the cake earlier in the afternoon. The staff was very nice and excited to have the party started. They brought the finger food at 9pm with plates and cuttelry — when the kitchen was closing. They were amicable, effective but discrete. They always came to me to coordonate what should be done. A girl staff brought the cake at 10.45pm after the photobooth was gone — as I planned. She sang Happy Birthday and hold the cake for me to blow the candle. Really sweet. In the end one guy staff said people seem to have enjoyed their time. The feedback was amazing !
1* For the drinks: Guys chose to drink craft beer and loved it ! Girls chose other options and were enchanted !
1* For the overall experience: I never imagined hosting my birthday party in a brewery bar. Me? Sophisticated and French as I am? I did and I loved it !
I highly recommend this place. I would give more stars but it’s not possible: D

This is one of my favorite places to let out some steam after work.
It looks awesome while still having an old Bar feel. I usually sit at the counter and end up chatting with the staff or other regulars. Has that sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name kind of feel.
I’ve tried their chilli dog once and it was really good, but mostly I go there for their great selection of craft beers and whiskey. And if you can’t decide what to have, let the staff decide for you! I’m sure they won’t disappoint.
It’s right in front of the National Concert Hall, so it’s worth a stop if you’re around.

Came here one day before I attended spent an evening at the National Concert Hall right across the street. I had a salad with grilled pear and a nice glass of rosé. The meal was delicious and nice, although the salad could have been flavored a bit more (that might just be me; I’m a bit addicted to dressing). Beautiful and convenient location. Service was kind of slow.

One of my favourite pubs in Dublin, right beside work, and always worth calling into! Another of Galway Bay’s Dublin pubs, they’re based right beneath the Conrad and across the road from the National Concert Hall, and as such have a crowd more suited to that sort of area. This isn’t the pub you want to go to if you want music and crowds of people.
As with all of the other Galway Bay bars, they have a huge selection of craft beers on tap and in bottle, but also have wines, whiskies (lots of whiskies), and other spirits. They also serve fantastic food, with a new menu being launched recently.
The bar staff are fantastic, and very knowledgable, and very happy to let you sample beers and advise you on what you might like.
As it’s a quiet bar, it’s a great place to have a meetup. Indeed, there is a regular board game night hosted here which will give you an idea of the noise levels.
They also have a pool table and ping pong table if you fancy playing a few games.
Well worth a call in if you’re near by.

Looking for a place to have craft beers? Look no more! This place certainly has many varieties of local IPA and ales– more than I have seen in any bar in Dublin.
Cool atmosphere, big enough place. Noisy and busy but excellent for post work drinks any day!

Not the first place I’d expect a craft beer bar to pop up in. In fact I’d been to Alfie Byrnes a couple of years ago for a nice bar meal. But I think turning it into a craft beer bar is a wise move.
People slag off craft beer, me included at the start. But then I became a convert. The revolution has been strong in Dublin. I myself have warmed to IPAs and pale ales in general.
Here in Alfie Byrnes it has the selection of Against the Grain, but with good ventilation and spotless toilets. The same as The Black Sheep, but with free tables and chairs. No empty reserved tables here my friend.
There’s also a pool table and a ping pong table. In the summertime a BBQ is on the go, but I’ve not tried the food yet.
A little off the beaten track in terms of Dublin bars, but worth a look in I think. I’m glad it’s here and plan to become a regular.

Was recently here with some friends for a nice pint of craft beer on one of our rare warm and sunny days. It was a saturday, and I was worried this place would be packed. But surprisingly, it was fairly empty!
Their beer selection is AMAZING… I mean, the have the Founders Oatmeal Stout… ON TAP! And they’re really good about letting you try a taster of the craft beers if you’re stuck between two.
We got kind of hungry while there, so we got some nachos with the chili beef and a club sandwich on focaccia bread. Both were pretty good considering it was what I would have considered pub grub. The nachos were ALMOST what I’d expect from back home, but the closest I’ve found so far in dublin.
Run out of things to talk about? No worries, there are board games galore here! We got into a pretty heated jenga competition while there, which of course made it all the more fun. They also have ping-​pong tables and pool.
The only two downsides about this place is (1) the kitchen closes way too early, especially on Sundays/​bank holidays. They close at 7pm. Why would you close that early?! Also, this place was soooo empty that it kind of felt like we were the only people there in our corner. I get that some people may like that, but I felt like it kind of drained the atmosphere a bit.
I just can’t get over how empty this place was on a saturday evening, and I’m shocked that more people don’t go here!

I can’t believe we haven’t been here until only recently! This place is great — lots of beers and LOADS of beers on tap to choose from.
We ordered some snacks as well — the nachos are nice, as are the chicken wings. It was a huge and generous serving, and the nachos were piled high with good stuff.
In case you need it, there’s some outdoor seating as well!

I’m just going to say, «great selection of beer.» And leave my review at that.

Quite like this Bar, Its a bit generic crafty bar nowadays. But that’s not a bad thing to be honest. Good selection of beers. A table tennis table and a nice outdoors area.
For Dublin its actually in a bit of an out of the way location. I.e. its not immediately next door to dozens of other bars and restaurants. Which is strange in itself.
Opposite the National Concert Hall so handy if your into violins.

Galway Bay Brewery bar in the basement of the Conrad Hotel… Decent selection of craft beers and cider.
Haven’t eaten here at all but I believe the food is pretty good.
The beer cocktails here are v good!
Probably my favourite GBB bar.

During my recent stay at the Conrad Dublin, imagine my surprise and delight when I pushed open the doors to Alfie Byrne’s and was greeted by a row of gleaming taps delivering not Guinness, but local craft beer. Don’t get me wrong, I love, love, love a well pulled pint of the black stuff. But the Irish craft beer scene is exploding and they are killing it with ridiculously good brews. I had low expectations of this place based solely on the fact that a) My experience at the lobby bar was sub-​par and b) How could a pub in a hotel, even a top one like the Conrad, be all that good?
While this is a sponsored pub, courtesy of Galway Bay brewery, the selection of both local and international micros is impressive and something I will explore in greater detail upon my next visit. Speaking of Galway Bay, the Full Sail and Goodbye Blue Monday IPAs are well worth a pint. The food dished out is upper level pub grub and pretty good, if pricey.
If you’re looking for an excellent selection of quality beers, look no further. However, if what you want is a more authentic Dublin pub experience, then you may want to look elsewhere.