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Durty Nelly's


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 4 attractions in Bunratty
Traveller Description: This pub claims to be the oldest in Ireland.
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Attraction type: Bar/club
Address: Galway - Limerick Rt Bunratty
Ireland
Tel: 353 061 364861

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14 Aug 2009

It is grubby, the food is poor. service to match - dirty tables, dirty cutlery - indifferent staff more

21 Mar 2009

Singing even out of season on the weekends at about ten. We found the food delicious especially the early bird specials. Avoid the Bar only menu for best meals. Seafood chowder on it good. People so friendly. Definitely not dirty or smelly or any of the other awful things people said about it. We enjoyed three nights here. more

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1 of 5 stars
Southern New Jersey
24 Nov 2008
2
people found this review helpful

This Being my fourth visit to Durty Nelly`s, (and in the past always a good time) I was anxious to take some fellow travelers for a bite to eat and some good Craic. All I can say is what a disappointment! For a popular visitor`s attraction, it was understaffed, overpriced, what staff that was actually working were extremely rude and... more

14 Jan 2008

I was in Durtys last weekend and had an excellent time.The pub is really quaint and interesting.There was a great sing song in one of the bars. more

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5 of 5 stars
Watertown, New York
2 Dec 2007
1
person found this review helpful

What can I say about Durty Nelly's at Bunratty near the castle? It is a wonderful place to have lunch and an even better place to hang out and get to know the locals at night. The pub usually has music every night, but mostly on Fridays and Saturdays. The pub itself is charming. It is decorated with all sorts... more

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1 of 5 stars
Wicklow
27 Sep 2007
2
people found this review helpful

We stopped in Durty Nelly's after a lovely stay at the Radisson SAS in Limerick. Initially we ordered two drinks - found the staff to be very abrupt and not one bit friendly....the only time they smiled was when they were messing with each other and throwing dish cloths at each other. There are a whole set of rules and... more

21 Aug 2007
3
people found this review helpful

$60 american for two burnt cheeseburgers and fries and two pints. This place lives up to it's name "Durty", the smell was disgusting, you could hardly eat your food. The seating was bad and many people were unshowered tourists from various areas. The bathrooms smell could be found all throughout the dining area. For such an advertised place we were... more

4 Dec 2006
4
people found this review helpful

Durty Nelly's is the perfect name for the place. It just plain stunk. Bad toilet odor permeated the place. When we went to the restaurant to eat, the host grilled us for 5 minutes about whether we were actually going to eat there. He said we could only get a table if we were going to eat there (which is... more

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1 of 5 stars
cornwall uk
11 Sep 2006
2
people found this review helpful

Arrived late in the evening, ate here as i had seen it advertised on the internet. it was poor value for expensive money, and i do object to paying extortianate amounts for bottled cider. they had our custom on night 1, but no more after that. we ate every night after that in the friendly, value for money Creamery across... more

23 Jul 2006
2
people found this review helpful

Lots of little nooks and cranies. Spontaneous entertainment at times. A place where the Americans outnumber the Irish! more

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Durty Nelly's Address

Galway - Limerick Rt, Bunratty, Ireland
Tel: 353 061 364861