Vintage Cocktail Club in Dublin

My wife and I make a point of going to cocktail bars as part of any trip and have been fortunate to visit some of the worlds most highly rated ones in USA, Mexico,London, Italy, Canada and beyond.Vintage Cocktail Club has a blank exterior, need to ring a bell!! Fun start! We were led upstairs and sat at first table by the door... not the best spot but we did not book so... ok. Service felt pushy and very corporate. It lacked any form of enthusiasm while they stared at there oversized tablets! Server tried to push sparkling water on us... I assume there would be a charge for it but it was not listed on the menu. Drinks menu was good, laid out in historical order... but no Prohibition era inspired cocktails which I felt was strange... and my kind of cocktails. The milk punch was not a clarified milk punch... my mistake I made a wrong assumption but felt i should have been informed... luckily my wife drinks milk... I do not! Her cocktail was great, she was told it was bitter... which see likes, and I, not so much.... It was not bitter and I enjoyed it. The interior is well decorated and designed but looked like it had not been cleaned in forever... the entrance door above 6 foot was covered in cobwebs(not part of the decor) as was any place that caught light from other guests phones. Over all... could be an awesome spot but it felt like a corporation!

This is a lovely place, decor was beautiful and dimly lit rooms created a wonderful atmosphere. We (couple in our late 50’s) were excited to try it out. The hidden door/speakeasy vibe was fun and felt like a new adventure. The server was lovely and did her best. We are wine drinkers so were disappointed to see only three reds offered by the glass. I tried the Cabernet and the Pinot Noir and both were meh. The food is what derailed the night. The hummus platter was pretty good- hummus quite bland though. Then we shared the Sharable Platter and it was horrible. So salty I woke up this morning with swollen eyes. Meatballs were tough chewy salt balls, sliders super salty, the rest of the platter was all deep fried gunk. All this accompanied by Snoop Dog sounding rap/jazz? music all night and we couldn’t wait to get out of there. To be fair the cocktails being served looked amazing- very artistic presentations and prices for the drinks looked pretty reasonable. My bottom line: perfect place for 20-30 somethings who like fancy cocktails (and rap music) to come for date night before going elsewhere for a nice dinner.

Genial speakeasy que tenía un gran menú de bebidas y verdaderamente entregado con grandes cócteles. Dicho esto, la comida era un desastre y muy caro. Ve por la experiencia única, toma un par de copas y vete.

On second visit the experience was highlighted by our server Gabi! What a star :)

we came here on a saturday evening and loved the drinks- delicious. However I did feel we were very rushed. Despite having booked a two hour slot from 9:30pm, at 10:20 we were told they were taking last drink orders. We were then given the bill around 10:35 and were then told they needed the table back at 10:50. We had to explain to them that the booking showed a two hour slot ending at 11:30, which the waitress had to go and check (odd since it seems like all the bookings in the evening are two hours) and she then said we could stay. although we had 40 minutes left in the booking, we were never offered another drink. I think overall the service was lovely and we were given great recommendations from the server but we didn’t feel we could fully relax since we kept getting interrupted with signs they wanted us to leave.

A bit dark but very reasonably priced and staff were nice, especially Tabeta

Cool drinks, great atmosphere. Enjoyed learning about the history of cocktails

Pretty cool spot with a nice laid back vibe and friendly staff. The cocktail menu is varied with sweet options, floral, citrusy. I really liked the Belfast coffee.

Required experience when in Dublin!

Very cool spot with a speakeasy ambiance and a huge cocktail menu. There were a ton of interesting sounding drinks and the ones we got were great. The service wasn't great and when we tried to walk in to get a table we were told it would be a 2 hour wait without a reservation, so we went online and booked a reservation for 5 minutes later and then were welcomed in (and there were plenty of other open tables), so that was weird.