Capitol Lounge

I’ve been here only once, but it was overall an enjoyable experience. Very cheap cocktails that are of reasonable quality (ish), nice staff and it’s a nice layout. Perfect for a few casual drinks, or pre-​drinks before coppers etc, which is what I presume most people use it for. They are fairly strict on the over 21s age policy, and the bouncers can be a bit touch and go sometimes.

Capitol Bar is one of those places that you lie about the next day when, for some reason, you did end up here. Or at least that’s what I do.
A cocktail bar with a large selection of cheapo drinks, dimly lit and frequented by about 85% girls and 15% hopeful boys. The cocktails aren’t good but they are cheap. A fiver buys you an Irish Mule (Jameson, ginger and lime) or even a mojito, for 6 Euro you can get a passion fruit margarita. None of the cocktails taste the way they should but they come in big glasses and the night is young. So is the average age, clearly attracted by the prices.
In fairness, what they do, they do well: there are plenty drink specials like 2 for 7euro on Tuesdays, plenty of comfy seats, a separate bar that serves only shots (all a fiver), the venue is clean, there are plenty toilets and the staff is alright.
If you don’t mind the terrible hangover caused by too much sugar in your drink and too many different kinds of booze or you are young enough to handle that sort of thing, try Capitol Bar. My only advice is to stay clear of the ones that you haven’t heard of before and you should be ok.

Couldn’t recommend enough, great place to go with the girls or for a date. Really nice cheap cocktails and a wide range to choose from. There’s a great buzz and atmosphere as well as good music. Also friendly and helpful staff!

Good place to go for a few cheap cocktails! In the city centre on Camden street (just off grafton) they have a promo on a Thursday, which is 2for1. They aren’t the best cocktails in the world but it’s a spot to visit for the cheap drinks.

We were told to stop by here for cheap cocktails, good music, and lots of space to sit. And it ticked all the boxes.
Extensive menu of oldies, newbies, and a few creative ones as well. Obviously the best part is that it’s only € 5 a cocktail. What??! That’s like 4 quid. $ 3 bucks tops.
Okay, currency exchange aside, the best part is that it’s always this price. Yea, so you don’t need to run out of work at 5:35pm to get to the happy hour bar that starts at 5pm and ends at 7pm. No? Just me? I can’t be alone…
Anyway, I would recommend Capitol to anyone who wants a good old ‘shaken or stirred’ early to mid week without losing all the paper in their wallet. It was practically empty when we came here but I imagine it gets rammed as Friday draws nigh. There is a disproportionately large dance floor but I would have to be more than a few cocktails down to get on it. And by a few I mean like 10 because the drinks aren’t very strong.

A cocktail bar in the city centre, any drink costs € 5 and there is a good cocktail menu, don´t expect strong drinks. The place is normally busy nights: people looking for some fun. It is not the best place to go to have a chat, but good to have a drink after dinner and listen to some night club music

Only found out this place recently and I really liked. Their cocktail menu is pretty extensive and the drinks are very good — and not expensive!
Any drink costs € 5 and during the week they charge € 6 for two cocktails. Just amazing
I loved their strawberry daiquiri.
The place itself is really cool. Nice music, nice atmosphere, cheap drinks… I’ll definitely go back soon

I’m between two minds about Capitol. On the one hand, it has an amazingly creative, cheap and long list of cocktails, the bartenders are quick and it can be a lot of fun. Wednesday nights in particular can be hilarious, they do a deal where they pick an artist and any time a song of theirs comes on, shots are just 2 euro. You have to order within the length of the song and it can be absolute mayhem.
On the other hand, it’s not a place you can go and sit with a drink and friends. It’s usually filled with semi-​drunk, early-​twenties, terribly good-​looking people on their way to a nightclub. The music is very chart-​based and very loud, and the venue itself feels a bit tacky and uncomfortable. They sacrificed table space for dancing areas, but no-​one is ever quite tipsy enough to go and have a dance– or as soon as they are, they move onto Coppers.
If you’re with some fun friends and you don’t mind a bit of a crowd push, bartenders who don’t have time to chat, and you’re not in the mood for heavy conversation with people around you, it can be a lot of fun. However I’m about at the stage where I’m starting to outgrow places like this.
If you’re just looking for cheap tasty cocktails, or you’re a student looking for somewhere glitzy and different for a few pre-​drinks, it’s definitely worth a try.
It’s 21s and they’re pretty strict about it, which is probably a good thing.

Yes the cocktails are cheap at € 5 but you get what you pay for so if it’s high quality cocktails you’re after, this wouldn’t be top of my list I’m afraid. Then again, if you don’t care about that and are out on the razz with your friends, then it’s not a bad spot.

Great place and music. MY girlfriend loves the drinks and variety so its always a good spot.

€ 5 COCKTAILS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…
and quite decent ones at that !!! I recommend the baileys and chocolate cocktail nom nom… also they do lovely prosseco and champagne ones ! huge variety from the cocktail menu here…

cool great happy hour. young cool good looking people. I felt a bit old but I had a good time. Best happy hour I found in Dublin. I will be back next time!!!

Cheap cocktails, good location, keeps the woman happy!

Capitol, for all the hype is pretty average. Yes they have cheap cocktails, which is great, but there’s not a whole lot of alcohol in them. We were there quite early in the evening & I would think that’s the only way to enjoy the place as it was already quite busy, despite the fact that it was a sunny day & they don’t have a beer garden!

I see where others are coming from by saying it seems superficial and the crowd aren’t the best — I guess you have to expext that in any cheap cocktail place.
There are pages of awesome cocktails for a good price, and it’s great for starting the night off in. When it isn’t too busy, service isn’t too slow. The specials are great too — they sometimes have certain times you can get particular drinks for cheap (I’ve been there a few times where every time a horn goes off you’ve got like, two minutes to get a two euro beer).
The music is fine, the drinks are good and I would recommend it, but I’m taking off stars just for how crazy busy it gets at weekends and the fact there’s no real atmosphere.

Good buzz, good craic, and good drink specials!

Cheap cocktails at € 5 each and efficient service from the bartender.
One of those places you should come early for a few, and leave just as it starts to get Tallafornia-​ish!

A lively spot at the weekend, the € 5 cocktail offer here attracts a mixed crowd. Nice central location to kick off a night out!

Capitol opens late seven nights a week it’s free. There’s loads of lovely cocktails and they are just € 5 before midnight everyday.
On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays all cocktails are € 5 all night…
Good music too and they’re two good reasons to vist!

My sore head today is a reflection of this place’s cheap cocktails. 5 euros a pop before midnight, you can’t beat that! Great cocktail menu, the bartender I dealt with was charming, he even deviated from the menu to do my favourite cocktail.
It’s moderately sized, interior is modern, comfy couches. Music is chart, the DJ was abit too volume happy so we had to shout to talk and then we gave up and just focused on drinking the cocktails.
At one point I thought I was at convention celebrating the show Sex & The City which then shifted to me thinking I was in a lesbian bar. It was thronged with well done up young women and hardly any men. Boys if you want to score a chick, this is the place for you! Girls if you want to score a chick this also is the place for you but in a very Sex & The City hook up kinda way, that is they will be straight again the next morning.
The only reason why I am giving it three stars is that it would not be my scene and the music is too loud but it’s a great place to pre-​game it with some cheap well made cocktails before hitting another spot.

Cooler Anlaufpunkt zum Vorglühen, da Sekt und Cocktails bis 24Uhr nur EUR5 kosten. Es wird hier allerdings leider ziemlich schnell stickig drin und die Scheiben laufen an, aber die Leute dort sind echt gut drauf und die Musik ist, wie fast überall, ein bisschen cheesy aber gut tanzbar!