Fisherman’s Bar

I spent a good two and a half hours here one late December afternoon after doing the Cliff Walk around Howth. My top two observations are:
1) They serve one of the creamiest Guinness I’ve had to date, and
2) The place is always full of locals, but quite a few tourists pop their heads in too.
I’m not sure what is meant when one says one felt out of place, or that the old men were made uncomfortable by one’s outfit. Really, no one here gives a rat’s ass how you’re dressed or where you’re from. They’re busy watching darts or horse racing or whatever else on the televisions. Basically, if you’re there, you’re there, so you’re welcome to be there!
The locals here keep to themselves, in the sense that they’ve got conversations going (as one does with one’s friends), but they don’t give off any sort of exclusionary vibe. The barman treated me no differently than any other person. Really, before I’d finished my first pint I had already come to feel like it was my new favourite neighbourhood bar. If only that were indeed my neighbourhood!
Food can be ordered at the bar. They offer selections from the Waterside menu as well as a small selection from the El Paso menu (two neighbouring restaurants). In addition, they offer «bar snacks» from 4PM to 7PM, along the lines of chili, wings, chowder, etcetera.
We arrived at about 2:30PM and so had the fish and chips (Waterside) and were really pleased with it. Chips were nice and crispy, fish was big and not too greasy. It came served with a little salad with a quite flavourful dressing, an impressively concocted tartar sauce, and the compulsory mushed peas.
Come one, come all, and make yourselves at home.