Panti Bar

Very fun gay bar, friendly people and good booze.
But quite expensive, probably they raised the prices recently. And no list, so the prices are a surprise till you don’t get your drink. Considering that I paid 4,70 € for a tequila shot and 6 € for a cider, I’d recommend to get one of the special deal cocktails that are listed at the bar.

I mean who can ever knock Panti Bar? It’s in an institution isn’t it? Despite this though, it doesn’t rest on it’s laurels. Walk in there not knowing anything about the history of the place, or the inimitable Panti Bliss herself, you’re still gonna be hit with a slick, vibrant and fun bar. Hot bar tenders, polite door staff, your classic disco /​fun tunes, decent drinks prices and a good crowd. Sure ye can’t go wrong.

Absolutely fantastic space. The staff are friendly and the drinks are strong. Felt like a local right away and that’s nice when you’re traveling.

Super fun bar. Busy with great music good for a pint and a chat before 9 and great for a night out too. The staff are pretty quick serving too!

Ambiente maduro e ideal para tomar algo sin agobios. Buena música y buen ambiente. Suelo venir siempre que salgo a tomar la primera.

Great location, nice doormen and an even nicer crowd, what more could you ask for in a bar? Oh, yes, deals on drink and (mostly) good music. Done and done! Ok, on the subject of music, some nights are more cheesy than others and you’re virtually guaranteed to listen to at least one of Madonna’s songs if you stay for a while. So consider yourself warned, it can be chart-​hits-​bad… or it can be fun :)
There’s plenty of seating and you can always find somewhere to, at least, drop your coat safely while you chat or dance away. There’s also a — usually overcrowded — balcony where you can smoke without having to go outside.
As you’d expect in a gay bar, most of the barmen are a) good-​looking b) not wearing shirts. And they’re also quick to serve you and very cool. Hooray for all that!
This is a very good spot to include on a night out, a warm-​up before moving to a late-​night pub/​club.
Just a side note, I’ve avoided coming in here during the whole Pantigate affair as it was getting very crowded due to the surge in popularity (rightly deserved and it’s a good thing Dublin showed its support). If you were put off by that, know that it has died off now and you can dare venture in here again without having to fight for a place to stand.

I’ve been here a few times and enjoyed it. It’s good is you fancy a gay friendly option — they have various drink deals and even their own house pale ale which is pretty good. They have brightened up the place which was a great idea as I did find the previous décor very dark. It gets a slightly older crowd to the Front lounge I would say.

Funny gay friendly place in Dublin. Great venue for a pint or two. The drag queen stand up/​lip syncing show is cute and joyful. A bit hard to pinpoint the target audience, though. Which is good, I guess. Here one’ll find all tribes: from twinks to bears to daddies to trans to whatnot. Awesome!

I really enjoy Pantibar.
The staff are friendly and easy on the eye.
The music is cheesy but sure what do you expect from a gay bar.
The crowd is very mixed, with a friendly and healthy age mix and every ethnicity and culture to be found throughout the week
It’s also one of the cheapest places for cocktails at 5 euro and cheap for pints too.

Best place in the whole wide world of Dublin just for the chance to catch a glimpse of the most glamorous and talented divas, Panti and Bunny.
Now that Panti is world-​famous, Saturday evenings aren’t a cosy affair anymore. Well, they are cosy, in that everyone is tightly packed into the bar and sharing oxigen requires some breathing restrictions, but hell, it’s been worth it! Panti deserves all the fame!

A really nice place for a tourist: a gay Irish pub with nice atmosphere and friendly people. It is close to the gay street, and opens daily.

Always a great stop for after work pints on a Friday, a very rare case of a ‘gay pub’, as opposed to club or bar, much more friendly atmosphere and banter and considerably more relaxed than most of the competition.
I’m always going to recommend the € 3.50 Tuborg, € 9.95 for a pitcher that’ll just about reach 3 pints, as Tim will gladly tell anyone that’s listening I’ll happily put a fair few of them away before the last bus home!
It has literally been years since I ventured downstairs to the club part of the bar, when I do I’ll Unilocalerise my thoughts, for the moment this is my Friday night wind down spot, or launch pad depending on how well the Tuborg goes down…

Great bar with a nice open layout. Love the LED lamps hanging above the tables.
Drink specials are fantastic, given the central location. Pints were € 3.70, select cocktails and vodka + splash € 5… more than reasonable.
Bar staff seem knowledgeable about drinks selection although the one who served me might be a tad surly (but probably just because I’m a minger, can’t blame him for that, can we?)
Good mixed crowd and the occasional unsuspecting tourist who wanders in wide eyed at the drag queen posters.
Toilets are clean albeit freezing, so give the benefit of doubt to the guy next to you by the cubicles ;-)

A very friendly gay bar.
We were here to see a friend perform on an open mic night. It was free in for the show and it was a great nights entertainment.
Great music before and after the show too.
Very cute barmen serving out the drinks, a nice bonus ;)
The ladies toilet was very smelly, I had to drop a star for that

Definitely the only gay bar in Dublin with such a relaxed atmosphere.
The staff is great, really friendly. The owner puts on shows, events… Never a boring night there.
If you get there early you might get to play with Penny, the little terrier running around.
It would be amazing if, during the day, they could serve coffee and a bit of food! Now that the shop opposite has burned down, the sun really hits that window!

Ahhhh Pantibar… The most friendliest and relaxed of all gay bars in Dublin!
I HEART this place!
The city’s only gay owned gay bar. Owned by super duper drag queen Panti.
There are so many good points to this bar I feel like I’m about to explode with rainbows, glitter and Liza CD’s…
Everyone from the security staff to the bar staff are super friendly and welcoming.
€ 3.50 pints until 8pm. After 8pm you can still buy pints of Tuborg for € 3.50. They also have cheap pitchers of beer and promos on cocktails and shorts. If you are a cheap date, you will be an even cheaper date here! ^_​^
Panti has her own amazingly entertaining show which is now on Saturdays from 10pm and regularly feature the awesome Bunny, Regina George and Blathaid Mc Gee with sassy musical performances and hilarious movie and TV scenes performed. The fabulous Bunny has her own variety show «The Hutch» on Fridays which feature an array of performances and performers each and every week. Make and Do Do is on Thursdays. I have never been but from what I hear it is Blue Peter with an adult theme. I wont mention the pipe cleaners! Ooops I just did!
When there are no shows taking place the music is an eclectic mix of pop, indie, electro, disco, rock… I was there one night and within a half hour I heard Nine Inch Nails, Lady GaGa, Britney Spears and music from the musical Avenue Q… Amazeballs!
There is awesome drag art across the walls and a very cool Absolute Vodka themed neon display at the staircase.
«Woof woof woof»
«What the hell is that?»
«It’s a dog!»
«Oh that’s Panti’s dog Penny…»
«Oh how cute»
«I know, right?»
Penny has a bright red dog house in the bar. She frolics about the place from time to time saying hello. The cuteness… This only adds to the friendly atmosphere.
You get a very mixed crowd passing through the doors of Pantibar. A wonderful mix of gay, lesbian, straight and trans. A welcoming and fun place for everyone!

«Ah go on just the one yah miserable cow. Just the one.»
«It’s never just one with you and seriously my body is broken.»
«Slut.»
“Take your mind from the gutter. I have an evil coach.”
«It’s Friday! Get a life.»
And with those compassionate words from a dear friend I ventured to good old Pantibar.
A place where I always drink too much and get stuck in rounds. A place where I always end up stumbling home singing Cher. A place where I get educated on stuff that I never really thought about before such as:
«Green tea with lemon is fantastic for stopping bloating. The only thing is the farts will launch you they are very powerful.»
«Asparagus makes your pee stink, eat pineapples.»
Why the extra star? € 3.50 pints of everything before 8pm. The Guinness is much better this time around, but try and get the Irish woman with black hair to pour it for you as she’s good.
And most of all the service continues to be friendly and the crowd is mixed.

«How do you make Lady Gaga cry?»
«Ignore her.»
I find it hard to remember jokes so I thought I’d get that one out there before it gets lost in the dark pockets of my brain. And to put it into context, this was one of the gags made at the Monday night comedy show in Pantibar.
The set consisted of improv, stand-​up and sketch comedy (like «Smack the Pony»). Not as funny as The International Bar but it was free and the comedians were brave enough to make gay jokes.
The last guy gave me the most laughs. He was negative, self-​deprecating, angry, loud, and energetic to the point of hysteria. Everything us Irish like in a comedian (think Tommy Tiernan and Dylan Moran).
My friend tells me Pantibar is the most successful gay bar in Dublin as its drinks are cheap and each night of the week offers its customers something different– from burlesque (or «cabargay») to comedy to disco.
There are mirrors everywhere. I almost excused myself in the bathroom. And the men are pretty. Which is like eyeing up a deliciously moist chocolate chip muffin when you’re really in the mood for dessert but the muffin only wants to be eaten by a man.

Throughout the early evening my cohorts went on and on about Pantibar and I was pretty sure they’d be leading me to some seedy strip club somewhere. Color me confused when they kept talking about checking out the stand up comedy, but all fears were assuaged when I arrived at the space and saw that it was just your typical somewhat empty gay bar.
We grabbed a drink and went downstairs to check out their new comedy night, which was pretty lackluster. Just a bunch of guys who thought that the more they yelled and cursed, the funnier they’d be. I hate that, and it was a little bit awkward.
So back upstairs we went, bellied up to the bar, and ordered a few rounds. And then, what’s that?! Is that a doghouse, on stage, all dramatically lit, in a gay bar?! Why, yes it is! And there’s Penny, the little dog that lives there and otherwise greets the patrons of this neighborhood spot. Later on a tiny puppy emerged and was smitten. Not sure whether I loved it the most or the giant Dolly Parton artwork on the wall.
Because, honestly. Gays + puppies + Dolly Parton = pretty much heaven on Earth.

Pantibar is everything you expect a gay bar to be: loud, bright, filled with the most camp men you’ll ever come across in your entire life and blaring the worst 90’s dance music imaginable. Exactly what you’d be looking for then.
Pantibar was my first ever time in a gay bar, and I was typically aprehensive about it. But after a few 2 euro jelly vodka shots rhythm really was a dancer.
Pantibar is actually great craic, if you let your inhibitions go.

You got to give Pantibar credit for being unique, glamorous and amusing. Run by the infamous drag queen Panti, this gay bar puts on a lot of great shows. There are different activities that take place throughout the week. Monday nights are devoted to arts and crafts. Customers are encouraged to make art and the best piece gets a prize. Every Thursday night, the Panti Show kicks off at 11 pm and the basement club opens for business. The weekends are all about dancing and meeting new people.
Pantibar is also a nice place to just grab a drink. I’ve been here early evenings and found it quite pleasant to sit in the window and have a chat with friends.