Slattery's

At the end of Haddington Road, Dublin. I came here with the best of intentions of going to the dogs; dog racing that is, in Shelborne Park. Everything seemed rosey untill, yet again, the sky opened up and it lashed rain for the rest of the evening. We had handy seats at the corner of the bar though, so all was not lost...we settled down and made ourselves comfortable.

 

I've normally only been here to watch important soccer or rugby games, so it was nice to see the place without the usual trongs of people that those nights attract. It's a handsome place in fairness, especially this room. There's an upstairs area too that you can rent out for occassions, but I reckon you can't swing a cat up there...well you could, but you'd be hitting a lot of people and walls with it. I thought they did pub grub here, but the only thing I could get for soakage was the wettest toasted ham and cheese sandwitch I've ever come accross. Best avoided...especially since there's a few decent restaurants close by.

 

They have an outdoor seating area to the front of the building; when there's a game on there can be a crowd outside almost as big as the crowd within since they have tvs set up to show games on the street. The seated area is heated and has a canopy...which is handy since it doesn't seem to stop raining these days.

 

I find that the bar staff's attitude can vary from overly familiar to total ignorance depending on who's serving you...but then again, I can be guilty of that myself. All in all a good laugh was had by all, and although we missed the dog racing, we kind of went to the dogs anyway.

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