Hidden quietly away in the southside of Dublin city, just a short walk from Temple Bar, and round the corner from Trinity College, is a pub which should be the first port of call for any hungry traveller. O'Neills, on Suffolk Street, just across from the Tourism Centre, is a traditional Irish pub with all the usual nook and crannies you find in such an establishment. However this pub does food... and when I say food, I don't mean your usual "that'll do" pub slop. This is "Help, I can't walk afterwards" fare.If you walk past the snugs you'll find a long bar that serves as a carvery, located towards the rear. On the men
u you'll find such delights as oak-smoked Irish salmon, roast beef, turkey and lamb, roast rib of beef, honey-baked Limerick ham, loin of pork, steak, Cajun chicken, etc as well as traditional Irish stew. They serve every day from noon until late with prices generally around 10 Euro, which may seem a lot but when you stagger back from the bar with a plate steeped in all manner of veg and your choice of meal, you'll realize what a bargain this is. Wanna see what delights they have on the menu sometimes? A sample menu can be found here: http://www.oneillsbar.com/carvery.htm. Yum. Add to this the usual selection of ales and you're on a winner. Although busy, you'll usually find a seat to relax and eat in general peace.
Should a big meal not be your bag, you can get a fresh sandwich made up from the fine selection available from the sandwich bar at a reasonable price, as well as tea & coffee. I recommend sitting upstairs where there's big bight window
s out of which you can look out on the passing citizens going about their daily grind whilst you sit quaffing Guinness. Beware the toilets though - there's strange fluorescent lighting which makes you feel you're at a rave in 1991 and shows up all the fluff on your jacket. Weird. Customers are mainly locals, workers, loads of American tourists & students. We've visted each time we've been to Dublin, and neither Celia or I have ever been disappointed. In fact we've usually been too full to finish the meal. Get in here around midday, grab a meal and you won't need to eat for about another six hours - you'll be set up for the day. Try http://www.oneillsbar.com/
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