Darkey Kelly's in Dublin

Wanted to hear some trad music so my fiance and I figured we'd arrive super early (1.5 hrs early) have some food, some beers and wait for the music to but When we show up music was already playing and the place was already crowded. No big deal. A waiter that greeted us at the door and told us if we wanted to sit down we had to go to the beer garden. Fine. But there was a side room with a bunch of open tables inside. I didn't want to be the pushy tourist and ask about it so We go sit outside to have our food and our first round. Out there we notice several people being ushered in by the staff and they were acting all hush hush about it. We'll we go back inside after eating and discover they had sat all these people at the extra tables! The beef I have is, we weren't told about any table wait list and their website said they didn't take reservations so I'm wondering how these people were so special they weren't told to just sit outside like us and we're waived inside for a table. I was even super patient and took my order to the bar to get my food outside. Whatever... we finished our food and went Inside got another round an just stood by the bar to listen to the music. Anyways, place was great but massively packed and busy. The music was great. The Guinness and food was great. The only issue was the service. Maybe I needed to slip them 20 euros when I walked in to be on the special secret list if that's a thing. I have no idea. Maybe we were just being disrespected as we are American tourists with the current political atmosphere. Regardless. I'd might try to go back on a future visit if I was in the area

Loved it a must do for fish and chips.

Good pub where we had lunch with typical dishes and good beers. There were practically no people and we ate very calmly. Good service from the waiters. Recommended Irish Stew, delicious.

Very nice restaurant with live music every day. We thought the food was okay, but nothing special. The prices were okay, but there are much better options in Dublin. The music was way too loud!

Great place. Lots of music. Very busy. Excellent food.

Classic Irish pub with friendly staff - only tourists in there as customers when we were in, but that 2pm on a Wednesday…

It as an amazing experience. The Irish beef stew was amazing! The music very good and the atmosphere was welcoming and easy going.

This is a fun place with traditional Irish music. It was busy, but a good time.

Hemos comido hoy, día 30 de diciembre, y nos ha encantado. El local tiene mucho encanto y ambiente. Suena música irlandesa todo el rato y por las tardes tienen música en directo (iremos sin falta). Todo lo que hemos probado estaba muy rico: beef con puré de patatas, fish&chips y las salchichas con patatas para las niñas. Las cervezas que tomamos, marca Brewery, son de ellos. El personal es muy amable y Daniel, un chico mexicano, nos atendió de maravilla. Volveremos seguro!

Ce pub typique communique avec l'hôtel Harding voisin et ceci constitue une certaine facilité pour ceux qui y logent. Pub classique autour d'un bar sympa avec une clientèle d'habitués qui assurent ainsi l'ambiance agrémentée chaque soir par un groupe musical. Pas besoin d'aller beaucoup plus loin pour ressentir l'âme des Dublinois. Nous y avons passé de bons moments même s'il n'est pas le seul du quartier.