The Good Bits, Dublin 1 (1 Viewer)

[Jill Hives]

Has anyone heard about this or been there? Got this from a friend... wondering what it's like inside. All bankers and a bit crap or a decent place?

The Exchange:
A brand new concept in after work drinks, very simple and works similar to the global stock exchange. The more a product is invested in, the higher the price will rise, causing other brands to drop. For example if everyone buys Heineken for 10 mins then the cost of Carlsberg will decrease. If the bar goes very slow the market will crash dropping all drinks to 2.50 euro. Items are displayed on our screens and prices are in real time with out our till systems. Beat that for value and its great fun to play for large groups of people. Trading floor is opens every Thursday and Friday after that from 5pm to late. The concept is exclusive and only available at The Good Bits bar, Dublin 1 (across the road from Busaras)

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

Nobody buy Rum, goddamnit.

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

Actually, what'd be better is if you could buy up the whole stock of one drink and then jack up the price.
Capitalism, baby.

 

[Jill Hives]

I think it's an interesting idea. A glass of wine was 2.80 the other night according to my sources. Must have been a lack of women there. What's the opposite of Smithwicks?

 

[Reets]

What's the opposite of Smithwicks?

Any nice drink?

 

[pissypants]

What's the opposite of Smithwicks?

Bovril.

 

[Jill Hives]

What's with all the Smithwicks hate? It's a good drink.

 

[tommytrousers]

Bus arse is a big building with loads of stuff opposite it. Is this novelty pub in the Custom House?. Won't be getting my custom, if they don't know the address there is something fishy going on.

 

[Jill Hives]

That's why I was asking if anyone has been.... I have no idea what the old Issac Butt is.... but that's where it's located apparently. I'm guessing it's filled with IFSC bankers.

 

[Space]

Bus arse is a big building with loads of stuff opposite it. Is this novelty pub in the Custom House?. Won't be getting my custom, if they don't know the address there is something fishy going on.

It's opposite the main pedestrian/bus entrance to busarus which I think is Store St. It's quite an indie kinda bar and I wouldn't imagine there'd too many IFSC folk there.

Been called quite a few different names over the last few years.

 

[ernesto]

What's with all the Smithwicks hate? It's a good drink.

it tastes of ale flavoured water

 

[Space]

It's a grand drink when you can't stomach the weight of guiness and or any fizz. Wish they had decent cheap ales in this country.

 

[Stan Bowles]

It's last incarnation was Radio City I think. If you get to bus aras you can't miss it, there is a huger maser (or masereque) piece saying something along the lines of 'Damo Dempsy gives me hope'. That's enough to put me off ever going in. Not that I hold any huge grudge against Damo, I just think it's an incredibly wanky thing to have on the front of your bar.

 

[Lili Marlene]

It's last incarnation was Radio City I think. If you get to bus aras you can't miss it, there is a huger maser (or masereque) piece saying something along the lines of 'Damo Dempsy gives me hope'. That's enough to put me off ever going in. Not that I hold any huge grudge against Damo, I just think it's an incredibly wanky thing to have on the front of your bar.

R.I.P. Isaac Butts : (

Jill, I'll go with you to this to remind me of being 19 and in college again. This was our friday night crappy club of choice back in the day

 

[Lili Marlene]

some great reviews here

http://www.yelp.ie/biz/the-good-bits-dublin

that Sharon V person seems to do quite a bit of reviewing. She is from Naas though so I guess you'd do anything to get away

 

[Jill Hives]

They are all talking about the dance music. So this is a disco? No one mentions the financial stock drink aspect. That's what I was interested in.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Yeah, I think it's fairly obvious that your 'financial stock drink' idea is completely absurd and you made the whole thing up.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

its run by johnny moy, whos kinda the dj equivalent of christy dignam. think its all dance music - whatever that is these days...

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

i used to adore smithwicks, now i just quite like it for the first pint or two. Its better than most other drinks you can get out of a tap in almost every bar though.

 

[classic seanc]

They have these potato croquettes there with serrano ham or something in them. They're very very tasty. The food there is pretty good in general actually. Also the seats are comfy and the music has been relatively decent any time I've been there.

Haven't tried their booze stock market, but I like the place.