Galway City Entertainment

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Good for: music, beer garden, Games, beer, djs

Not good for: free presbyterians, pre-theatre dining, Trad music, having a bad time, Rock Climbing

  • Address
    • 3 West William St City Centre near Friar Burke Park
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 091 589 116

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Lonely Planet review for Blue Note

This jazzy pub-cum-dance-bar has a great summer beer garden and usually no cover charge.

 

Traveller reviews for Blue Note (17)

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    Great venue for a cosy drink and some class entertainment

    osserpse recommends this,

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    Always a great night out

    pfo recommends this,

    This is a lovely pub with a great atmosphere and ambience. The staff are excellent and always friendly. They have a wide variety of entertainment and any music I have heard there has been top notch. Cant recommend the place enough for a great night out.

    Good for: atmosphere, Attentive service, great music

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    Staff friendly, music great, lovely cosy pub

    mcgumary recommends this,

    Good for: meeting your friends

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    Good people, good music, good drink

    ginareidy recommends this,

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    jager cooler...

    daengdaeng recommends this,

    best place in the wescht for dining on trad music and check shirts while climbing rocks in theatres. oh.. and there's the music and the people and the fun n stuff too. 5 starred thumbs up.

    Good for: nights out

    Not good for: free presbyterians

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    in a sentence.. a life sentence

    diskob recommends this,

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    A great place to make your regular haunt - top weekend craic with music (djs & bands) and other off the wall entertainment. Also great midweek to drop in for a shneaky blouse, or a curative..
    A warm welcome, super staff and alcoves to hide in and maybe have a read - or just get sozzled with a pal or two.
    Two Thumbs Up ("The Two Thumbers Almanac")

    Good for: music, craic, divilment, disco dancing, Sunday Pints, Midweek pints, Shneaky Pints

    Not good for: pre-theatre dining

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    some boozer, great place with great people

    daihire recommends this,

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    If you're looking for either lazy pints or a boogie

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    You can't buy atmosphere... and this place has it in oodles! Always a favourite with the local scene, the friendly bar staff will go out of their way to make you feel at home where they can and there's a great selection of board games & a small library up front to keep you entertained on a rainy night as you sip away at your Guinness. It can get very lively at the weekends and some of the best dj talent in Ireland play here on a regular basis. playing an eclectic mix of grade A choons from dance, to soul, to indie. The place turns into a thumping, happening (but free!) club, complete with improvised dance floor on these nights. it's about 5 minutes walk from the city centre so very handy if you stay in one of the hostels. Definitely worth checking it out!

    Good for: music, Games, African dancing, Snugs, Fireplace, Smoking area, Great pint of Guinness, Trendy & Happening

    Not good for: Trad music

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    Utopia

    barryca recommends this,

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    Awesomeness in a bar!

    lu_collins recommends this,

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    Great live jazz music and a lovely warm atmosphere

    owno recommends this,

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    hot clientele, nice cold jager, deadly buzz, best bar ever!

    maximus69 recommends this,

    such friendly staff, easy on the eye and always a quality pint served with a winning smile

    Good for: music, the craic, bures, shifting, lushing, the bescht of times

    Not good for: having a bad time

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    Galways finest dj's and an air of madness

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    Huge beer garden with BBQ's when it's not raining. huge fireplace inside when it is

    Good for: music, beer, beer garden, Darts, Games, djs, Beer and Music

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    Orgasmic

    willieodeaj recommends this,

    Wicked atmosphere, sound bar staff and great DJ's and possibly the best Jager in Western Europe

    Good for: everything

    Not good for: Rock Climbing

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    Good booze, tunes and peeps.

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    finest deck monkeys in all of Galway

    yhcalam recommends this,

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    great beer garden when its hot, roaring fireplace when its not. Galways finest deck monkeys every weekend, always a buzz

    Good for: music, beer, beer garden, good music, rum, djs

    Not good for: check shirts

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    Swanky red-lit bar in Galway's "red-light" district.

    candacedriskell recommends this,

    This bar is a real hit with locals, who love it for its lack of cover charge, fantastic DJ's and well-heated outdoor smoking area. Located amongst the few strip clubs in Galway, the Blue Note is bit edgier than the trad-loving pubs on Shop Street.

    Good for: late night, beer garden, Smokers

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