Barcelona
Temple Bar, Barcelona
Review: ***** (Excellent)
Date of visit: 06/2018
- Exterior: Big football world cup advert with international flags above entrance
- Interior: Beautiful with decorated balcony, carved wood bar, worn out leather sofas, framed black/white pictures from destillery, wooden spar on ceiling
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Murphy's Irish Red (Draft), Kilkenny (Draft)
- Cider: Strongbow Original (Draft), Magners (Bottle)
- Whisk(e)y: More than ten kinds of Irish
- Gin: Classic selection (Tanqueray, Beefeater, Bombay, Gordons)
- Other drinks: Gin & Tonic
- Food: Full English Breakfast, Hot Dogs, Club Sandwich, Burgers, Fish & Chips
- Entertainment: TV sport events
- Notes: Location nearby to La Rambla, non-authentic dance music production
My Bar, Barcelona
Review: **** (Very Good)
Date of visit: 06/2018
- Exterior: Red with golden logo
- Interior: Small and very nice, about thirty person capacity, carved wood bar with Dunville's whisky Belfast advert mirror, carved panelling around the room, old books and lanterns above the bar, wooden decorated ceiling
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Murphy's Irish Red (Draft), Kilkenny (Draft)
- Cider: Strongbow Original (Draft), Magners (Bottle)
- Whisk(e)y: More than ten kinds of Irish
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: Gin & Tonic
- Food: Public kitchen with Temple Bar, Club Sandwich, Steak & Guinness Pie, Fish & Chips
- Entertainment: TV sport events
- Notes: Location nearby to La Rambla and next to Temple Bar, T-shirts with My Bar logo on sale, non-authentic dance music production
Flaherty's, Barcelona
Review: **** (Very good)
Date of visit: 06/2018
- Exterior: Outdoor garden
- Interior: Big and authentic Irish (Advert tin signs and mirrors, massive wooden bar, many propertises with Irish theme)
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Kilkenny (Draft)
- Cider: Strongbow Original (Draft), Magners (Bottle)
- Whisk(e)y: Great selection of Irish and Scotch (more than twenty kinds)
- Gin: Great selection (Twelve mixes of Gin & Tonic)
- Other drinks: Baby Guinness, Irish Trash Can, Nutty Irishman, Irish Coffee
- Food: Cottage Pie, Club Sandwich, Burgers, Irish Nachos
- Entertainment: TV sport events
- Notes: Location nearby to La Rambla, fine music production and atmosphere
The Wild Rover, Barcelona
Review: **** (Very good)
Date of visit: 06/2018
- Exterior: Nice frontage with Irish flag
- Interior: Football style (Flags, jerseys), leathers armchairs and sofas, wooden panelling around the room, tables from wooden barrels with The Wild Rover logo, empty metal barrels from beer saved alongside the wall
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Murphy's Irish Red (Draft), Kilkenny (Draft)
- Cider: Magners (Draft), Magners (Bottle)
- Whisk(e)y: Classic selection of Irish and Scotch
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: Gin & Tonic
- Food: Full Irish Breakfast, Fish & Chips, Club Sandwich, Ham & Cheese, Burgers, Giant Hot Dog
- Entertainment: TV sport events, dartboard, table football
- Notes: Location nearby to La Rambla
Michael Collins, Barcelona
Review: **** (Very good)
Date of visit: 06/2018
- Exterior: Nice red front doors
- Interior: Spacious and authentic Irish with many properties (Advert tin signs and mirrors, Guinness harp, framed pictures, imitations of old windows with kerosene lamps, clay vessels, wooden aid kit)
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Murphy's Irish Red (Draft), Kilkenny (Draft)
- Cider: Strongbow Original (Draft), Magners (Bottle)
- Whisk(e)y: Classic selection of Irish (about ten kinds including Redbreast and Connemara)
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: Gin & Tonic
- Food: Club Sandwich, Irish Burger, Irish Stew, Deep Fried Cod, Guinness Steak Pie, Bangers & Mash, Full Irish Breakfast)
- Entertainment: TV sport events, live music
- Notes: Location nearby to Sagrada Familia, perfect atmosphere (Football World Cup 2018), fine music production, Strongbow Original (Draft) out of stock on that day
Bloomsday, Barcelona
Review: *** (Average)
Date of visit: 06/2018
- Exterior: Including Irish Flag
- Interior: Authentic Irish (Carved wooden bar and boxes, old books, framed pictures, stained glass lights under the bar)
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Murphy's Irish Red (Draft), Kilkenny (Draft)
- Cider: Magners (Bottle)
- Whisk(e)y: Classic selection of Irish and Scotch
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: Cocktails, Gin & Tonic
- Food: English breakfast, Scrambled Eggs & Bacon, Ham & Eggs, T-bone Steak, Lamb chops, Hot Dogs, Burgers
- Entertainment: TV sport events
- Notes: Location at La Rambla, friendly staff, mainstream music channel on TV (This style of music doesn't belong to Irish pub), no entertainment on Saturday night
Obama, Barcelona
Review: *** (Average)
Date of visit: 06/2018
- Exterior: Barrack Obama figure sitting on the bench
- Interior: Traveller theme (Framed photos, bugs preparation), leather sofas, beautiful bar frontage
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Murphy's Irish Red (Draft), Tennents Lager, IPA, Stout, Original (All in bottles)
- Cider: Magners (Bottle)
- Whisk(e)y: Classic selection of Irish and Scotch
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: n/a
- Food: Fish & Chips, Burgers, Mac & Cheese
- Entertainment: TV sport events, live music
- Notes: Mix of American and British Bar, food and drink menus in poor condition