The Hairy Lemon

Très chouette adresse, un pub tout ce qu’il y a de plus irish, avec live music, bières et cidres en pression. Exactement ce qu’on peut attendre d’un premier diner à Dublin !
Donc, pour moi, ce fût: cottage pie, gravy sauce, et frites, avec une petite Guinness. HEAVY ! Et au final, j’ai presque tout fini sauf les frites. La cottage pie est une sorte d’hachis parmentier, qu’on arrose de sauce gravy, sombre, épaisse et au jus de viande. C’était super bon, évidemment un peu lourd, mais c’est à faire si vous passez à Dublin.
Le service est rapide, adorable, n’hésitez pas à poser des questions sur la carte, les serveurs sont ravis de parler de leurs spécialités irlandaises !
L’addition, douce, moins de 15 € pour ce plat, unique.

J’ai beaucoup aimé ce pub irlandais ! Petit concert à l’entrée, fauteuils bien profonds, éclairage à la bougie, carte longue comme le bras de spécialités, bonnes bières, bons cidres et une chouette ambiance pour un dimanche soir !
Mon fish & chips manquait un peu de sel mais à part ça cochait toutes les cases attendues (du gras, du poisson, du citron, des frites, de la sauce tartare, du gras, du poisson et encore du gras). Adresse validée ! (Et la gravy sauce de ma voisine était parfaite !)

Une jolie découverte non loin de l’hôtel où nous étions.
Et c’est dans un cadre 100% irlandais que nous avons atterri lors de notre première soirée à Dublin. Bières pour tout le monde et coca (mini, 20 cl) pour moi pendant que l’on découvre la carte. De nombreux plats y sont présentés, tous plus appétissants les uns que les autres. Ce sera un beef cottage pie pour moi avec supplément sauce gravy (1 €). J’ai fait confiance à Elsa S pour le choix et j’ai bien fait. Passée la surprise de découvrir une sorte de hachis parmentier plutôt qu’une tarte (une pie quoi!), le plat se révèle délicieux (viande fondante type pulled pork). Il est servi, en plus, avec des frites maison, un bon morceau de pain (maison lui aussi) et du beurre demi sel. 15 €, le compte est bon !

L’experience irlandaise parfaite ! Ce joli pub très traditionnel était parfaitement ce dont j’avais besoin en arrivant à Dublin un dimanche soir. Cadre ultra chaleureux, ambiance pub idéale avec petit concert de musique irlandaise, carte de plats tendance UK, cidre en pression, what else ?
Après avoir longtemps hésite parce que tout faisait envie, j’ai opté pour la fameuse beef cottage pie accompagnée de gravy (petit supplément de 1 €), de son pain maison et frites. C’était fondant, bien assaisonné, réconfortant et même pas trop lourd. Avec un petit cidre et un verre d’eau noyée de glaçons, c’était complètement génial, rien que ça.
Une belle adresse, le staff est adorable, l’atmosphère typique mais pas touristique et les plats très bien exécutés.

This is a pub where I bring all my visitors to for a meal and a pint. I take away one star because I find that they do have touristy prices, aka a little pricey for a pub.
It is a fun place, full of decorations and items from abroad and from Ireland. It has the old wooden interior of your typical Irish pub, and they serve delicious food. The newest discovery we found here is the Irish delicacy, curry chips!
I’ve tried a lot of the items on the menu, including their fish, the lamb shank, and guinness pie. Their food never disappoints. The staff are also super friendly.
Another time to visit this spot is during december, when it’s packed for the 12 pubs of Christmas.
At the end of your meal, you get a postcard of the place too, as an added bonus.

Nice and friendly people in this pub! The waiter keeps joking with guests. Food is just great, perfectly in Dublin’s average prices! The cottage pie is delicious and the surprise topping for the meat was simply delicious! Highly recommended!

El día que llegamos a Dublín buscamos un típico pub irlandés para tomar unas pintas y cenar, luego de unas vueltas noc cruzamos con Hairy Lemon y fue amor a primera vista… y menos mal que así fue!
Ya desde su fachada te llama la atención por sus brillantes colores amarillo y verde, pero al ingresar confirmás que no es solo una cara bonita. No encontramos, al entrar por la escrina con un pub típico irlandes, lleno de gente, bullicio y pintas de Guiness recorriendo el lugar, pasás una puerta y te encontrás con un restaurante que no es económico pero que cuenta con opciones más accesibles donde podés comer hasta las 23 hs. La comida es muy rica y podés encontrar platos típicos de Irlanda, nosotros optamos por un Mini Party Platter, que es una tabla que incluye alitas de pollo picantes, salchichas, papas con crema agria, papas en cuña… ideal para acopañar unas riquisimas guiness, el tamaño está perfecto para 2 y hasta para 3.
Un hermoso lugar con rica comida y excelente atención. Los camareros son muy amables y la relación precio/​calidad es muy buena.

Went twice during my visit. Both meals were good. Great atmosphere. I would indeed go back!

A great authentic Irish Pub right in the heart of Dublin. It is perfect for a quick Irish meal during a short stay in Dublin (Business or Vacations). I had the traditional Irish stew and it was delicious. A Guinness order taken upon my arrival which made it even better.

Wanted to like this place because I’d heard a lot of good things about it but the food was so bad. The wings were burned to charred little nuggets and the fried cod was a mushy mess and not at all hot when it got to our table.

Wonderful food. Definitely recommending this to every tourist and every person living in Dublin! Right in the city center easy to walk everywhere.

Large pub with lots of hearty food options — Guinness Pie, Irish Stew, etc., and other standard pub fare like burgers and fish and chips. Scenes from The Commitments were apparently filmed here so if you’re a fan of the movie you should pay a visit. We stopped in for a few drinks and a leisurely lunch. There were several menus to choose from — I wasn’t hungry enough for a full meal so had the veg soup and baked potato combo from the weekday lunch specials menu which was a good deal at just under € 6. Enjoyed the visit — the food and drinks were fine, and the staff were friendly. Free wi-​fi available via BitBuzz here.

A surprisingly good pub, in particular for food. I say «surprisingly» because in this particular area, there’s an elevated risk of walking into a tourist trap when you head for the larger ones.
The Hairy Lemon is quite large, and in particular the upstairs area lends itself well to group dinners, whereas the downstairs area is a bit more noisy. Service is friendly and accommodating, even when handling a group of 12 people all trying to make up their minds (that would be us).
Nice selection of both slightly more traditional fare (their Irish stew is supposedly excellent) and variations. Decent vegetarian options, not necessarily a lot to choose from, but what is there is is very tasty.

Solid Irish pub, but a bit annoying to order food in one area and drinks in another area, cause they have resultant/​bar separation. At least this is what we have been told. Also they don’t accept cards if you order below 10 euros. They have a couple of screens for sports watching, but music plays at the same time, so it’s not very comfortable. The decoration and cosyiness is super cute thou.

I’ve been here a few times and always have great craic in the evenings for drinkies! I love how higildy pigildy it is and has a lot of little nooks and crannys. The staff are always efficient and friendly. I’ve been to lunch here and the food was ok. I had the chicken wrap which was very tasty but could have been presented a bit better. My friends had the gusiness stew which was average and the vegetarian option which let the whole meal down. Firstly they didn’t have what was stated on the menu only informing us after it was requested. With not much other veg options we ordered the substitute which left a lot to be desired. I will be back here again for sure but maybe not for food…

Nice Staff and good service. I was here the second time and I enjoyed it really. Try the irish food ;)
The food is delicious and you wont wait long after ordering the food.

As you know, Dublin is filled with Irish pubs so it can be hard to stand out. The Hairy Lemon meets any and all of your traditional Irish pub expectations and is certainly worth a visit. Additionally, their seafood chowder is fantastic!

Schneller Service super freundlich gutes Bier, gutes Essen. Super Lage. Haben direkt daneben gewohnt. Da tanzt richtig der Bär am Wochenende.

Tiny little place, only 10 tables. I was served almost immediately. Lamb chunks were amazing, meat is falling from bone. 4 stars because they have a huge building, but food is served only in a very small room.

We went to the Hairy Lemon for lunch on a Sunday and had a great experience. The food was amazing and the sever was really nice. It’s a cool, authentic place for Irish fare. I had the Chicken breast wrapped in bacon with Guinness onions, goat cheese and on top of mashed potatoes. It was phenomenal. I absolutely recommend this place.

Casual Irish comfort food in a setting that can get pretty loud particularly on Friday evenings. Best choice here is to go for the more traditional options; for example the shepards pie was greatly appreciated by my father. The burger, which I sampled from my friend on another occasion, was alright but a little too dry and the bread appeared as if it was just off the shelf.
Both times I’ve had dinner here I have — unfortunately not — been very hungry. Therefore I have looked for the lightest item on the menu which is their salmon platter, half size. It is really nothing specially, but very tasty salmon. And with a bottle of that 22 Euro decent wine, the evening is complete.
I’d recommend Hairy Lemon for times when you want some traditional Irish comfort food and/​or forgot to book a table for your Saturday night dinner. They tend to have spots here even if you just call a couple of hours before your planned dinner.

When there’s more locals than tourists, you know it’s a solid place. The owner actually collects things customers give him from all over the world and hang it to the walls the pub. He’s started taping them to the ceiling now that he’s run out of space!
Friendly and really welcoming guy, not to mention he serves great food.
You know that soup that warms you up on a cold and windy day? The traditional Irish stew is that just that perfect bowl of soup.

Good food at a very good price. I had their traditional Irish stew, my mom had the pulled pork wrap.
The lamb in my stew was soft and succulent, the pulled pork was tender and juicy.
The staff were quick, responsive and enthusiastic. Don’t be frightened by the cramped seating area, the food is amazing and you will feel welcome when you eat here.
Also, the TV is probably an indicator that this place also serves as a sports bar.

Good pub. Decent food. Very good service at lunch time. Not a bad experience at all. It’s a bit pricey but the food is better than standard pub fare so it’s not totally unresonable.

Simply great consistent food with great service love the lamb shank with Guinness porter

This was the first place I was brought to when I made my first stop to Dublin.
If you are looking for a friendly place, that is a few hundred years old, and looks fab, then this is the place for you.
The proprietor, was the most friendly and welcoming male Dublin. Their Guinness was fantastic, and that’s coming from a usual non drinker.
Their Battered Cod, was very flaky moist cooked fish. That coming from myself who is a chef, I’ll tell you, it was cooked to perfection.
I seen the cottage pie too. Looked yummy with melted grated cheese on top, skinny chips and a jug of gravy.
The next day, I had the Breakfast. Perfect size. Very filling. And yet friendly service. Both the proprietor and the Young Irish waitress were lovely.
It’s nice to come into a bar to see, actual Irish people working there.
The décor, looks like a classy, classic Irish pub.
If you haven’t been there, then you know what to do. «Visit»
Thanks for being so nice. All the best from Scotland.

Super Pub mit netter Bedienung. Ab und an auch mit Live Musik.
So stellt man sich ein Pub vor.
Nebenan kann man auch essen gehen.

Traditionsreiche Kneipe mit angeschlossenem Restaurant. Samstag abends hatten wir Glück und konnten gerade noch den letzten freien Tisch ergattern. Innen ist alles gemütlich eingerichtet, dem irischen Weihnachtsfuror folgend waren die Wände über und über mit Grün-​Glitzerndem, Nikolaushüten und roten Rentiergeweihen behängt aber durchaus charmant. Die Gäste werden hier eng beisammengerückt.
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Die sehr freundliche Bedienung brachte uns zügig die Getränke immer mit einem flotten Spruch auf den Lippen. Anschließend warteten wir doch eine gute Weile auf unseren Hauptgang Irish Stew. Der Eintopf kam mit sehr gutem Brot und Kartoffel und stellte uns zufrieden. Solide gewürzt (das heißt hier ja einiges) und mit zartem Lammfleisch.
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Zum Abschluß gönnten wir uns noch einen Apple Pie mit Crumbles bzw. ein kleines Karameltörtchen, die in Ordnung waren.
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Das Hairy Lemon erschien uns als sehr guter Ort für ein Pint oder ein paar mehr. Das Essen ist solide Hausmannskost und durchaus einen Besuch wert. Die Preise (ein Pint ca. 4,90 Euro, das Irish Stew um die 13,50 Euro) entsprechen den örtlichen Verhältnissen.

Netter Pub mit Restaurant. Nichts zu bemängeln, gediegene Hausmannskost.

Ein typisches Irish Pub: gemütlich, leckeres Guinness, relativ niedriger Touri-​Grad, geht über 2 Etagen, gut zum Fussball schauen,… Allerdings wurden wir an einem Samstag Abend einmal von den Türstehen nicht reingelassen, weil einer aus der Gruppe weiße Sneakers anhatte! Seitdem boykottiere ich das Hairy Lemon, weil ich das als eine ziemlich lächerliche Aktion empfunden habe.