Gilbert & Wright

Dun Laoghaire, Ireland

4.3

Closed now

13 reviews

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Telephone:
+353 1 663 6148
Website:
www.gilbertandwright.com
Address:
128 Lwr Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Dún Laoghaire
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
420 ftYork Road, foot
450 ftClarence Street
640 ftGeorges Street Lower
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Accepted Cards
Credit, Debit
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
No
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Ambience
Hipster
Noise Level
Loud
Good For Dancing
Yes
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
Yes
Best Nights
Thu, Sat, Sun
Coat Check
No
Smoking
Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Has TV
Yes
Has Pool Table
No

Today

Today 4:00 pm – 12:30 am
Closed now
Local time (Dun Laoghaire) 10:07 AM Friday, May 23, 2025

Business hours

Monday 5:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Tuesday 5:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Wednesday 5:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Thursday 5:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Friday 4:00 pm – 12:30 am
Saturday 4:00 pm – 12:30 am
Sunday 4:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Description

Specialties

We are a retro bar, set in a 70/​80s rock and roll style fit-​out, that specialise in great entertainment 7 nights and amazing live music performances.

Weekly Entertainment Schedule

— Monday: Games Night

— Tuesday: Movie Night

— Wednesday: Quiz Night

–Thursday: Uncovered, Unplugged.

— Friday: Dublin Does Fridays with Live DJ

— Saturday: Saturday Night Live

— Sunday: Open Mic Night

History

Established in 2010.

Opened in July 2010, Gilbert & Wright has breezed in a breath of fresh air to nights out in Dun Laoghaire. We have worked really hard on trying to put the fun element back into party nights with retro games, a cool comfortable setting and funky cocktails and craft beers. In January 2012 we added a food offering for our customers with the help of our catering partners in Camile Thai Restaurant delivering us quality Thai food as well as finger food for group bookings and parties. In 2012 the Bar has continued to grow from straight to straight with the opening of our brand new Speakeasy upstairs function room, We collaborated with another local business in IMC Cinemas to offer people the «Movie Meal Deal» which is, a Starter, Main Course, Cocktail or Craft Beer and your Cinema Ticket for only € 24.50 and its gone down a storm. We also hosted a hugely successful local talent show called «The Wright Factor» with a over all grand prize of € 6,000.00.

Meet the Business Owner

Ian K.

Business Owner

Ian took over the franchise at Gilbert & Wright Dun Laoghaire in October 2011 and immediately set about implementing the raft of innovation and initiatives that have brought about much of this bar success in 2012 including winning National Hospitality Awards «Bar of the Year 2012» for the second year in a row in a ceremony held in the four seasons last November. He started his bar career in the multi award winning An Poitín Still in March 1996 working under the management of Louis Fitzgerald and Tom Young. We worked there for almost 9 Years, Learning his craft and working his way through the ranks and becoming Assistant GM before leaving in September 2004 to manage a bar for his uncle in Dublin City centre called Jack Nealons on Capel. It was here Ian Learned so much about the business side of bars both from his uncle and from being so hands on with the over all running of the business. He left in October 2011 to run his very own pub in Gilbert & Wright Dun Laoghaire.

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13 reviews of Gilbert & Wright

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Place rating: 5
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Great spot for a chilled out evening. Cozy with miss matched furniture and a good selection of beers. Good service and great to see there are a lot of regulars here too.
Place rating: 4
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Total Hipster pub. yet I like it. Good staff, good music.
New years was great.
Place rating: 5
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Since moving to the area a few months ago, this is our favourite local by far. Definitely the most unique, far from the standard Irish pub. Interesting game and music nights about every day of the week, sometimes sporting events or films on the projection screen. Good selection of beers and whiskies at a fair price and the staff and management are great.
Place rating: 3
Fethiye, Turkey
Mixed reviews on this one. Positive points firstly (always go positive!), the bar is super trendy and really well done on the décor. They also do really great deals, we had a bucket of 5 brahma (brazilian beer bottles 330ml) for 15 euros — so 3 euros a beer. not bad. i cam here after SUP event and we got free «BBQ», not really a bbq but a platter. Was really tasty, was like asian fusion of chicken skewers and chicken wings and asian crisps. was good, but we had about 7 people. so some of us went to mcdonalds afterwards just for some cheap something (SUP-​ing is much harder than it looks!).the staff were also really friendly and attentive. they didn’t mind us fuffing about with each person paying individually for a bucket of beer and we had table service (this was a saturday night).
the negatives looked at the platter prices and what we had was supposed to be for 5 but was 25 euros — hmmmm not 100% sure what we got would be sufficient for that. Ive been to loads of places with finger food and this just wouldn’t suffice for the amount you are paying — but each to their own
Overall the pub was great, unfortunately it is in Dun Leery (yes I am spelling it this way because i don’t speak irish and its way too hard to spell!), so its not easily accesible, the dart stop at 11:30, so you can’t really spend the time out here. But the area is beautiful and it is close to the dart to get home easily. Seemed really local which was nice, very well done up and not full of the typical dublin craic (i.e. often drunk, impoverished, who-​knows-​what crowd)
Would definitely hit here again if ever about in Dun Leery
Place rating: 4
Dublín, Irlanda
La decoración vintage de este pub proporciona una atmósfera diferente y agradable, además parece que todos los días ofrecen distintos tipos de entretenimiento, fuimos un domingo en la noche y tenían un concurso de bandas y había bastante gente pero se pasa un buen rato.
Place rating: 5
Blackrock, Republic of Ireland
Gilbert & Wright looks quite small from the outside but the narrow façade hides a very large space separated into rooms across two floors. There’s a very lovely homely but trendy feel about the place.
Two of us arranged to meet here on recommendation of the barber ‘across the road’ (who deserves a review… I’m on it) and we were not disappointed. Great place, buzzing on a Friday night, good music, exceptional service from attentive bar staff.
Quite a few tables were enjoying Thai delivered from a restaurant across the road which was a great idea. Maybe we’ll try that option next time. There will be a next time, absolutely, and I can’t wait to find a reason to go there again.
Place rating: 5
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Have to say I am a big fan of this spot, there always seems to be something fun happening. have had some fantastic nights out here. The staff are always helpful and friendly and make awesome cocktails, especially Dave! The live music buzz in the pub is great crack. It’s cosy and has a really chilled out atmosphere,
Friendly faces, good pints and tasty food, what more could you ask for!!!
Place rating: 4
Crocker-Amazon, San Francisco, CA
I really liked this place. I was staying in Dun Laoghaire and was looking for a place to have a pint and a bit of craic, so I wandered into this place on a Thursday night. It sounded fun and it was! There was a man playing live music and he was very good. Being from the US I didn’t know anyone in the entire country basically and within 10 minutes some friendly guys were talking to me. Not creepy at all, just friendly and funny. The crowd there is a little over my age group so when I went back the next night I just hung out with a friend from the US and enjoyed the € 5 cocktails! Great place, I’d definitely go back when I return to Ireland, but probably with a friend. Love the atmosphere, love the drinks. :)
Place rating: 4
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
I’ve popped in here a few times and I quite like the fee lof the place. The clientele is a good mix of ages and there’s a nice atmosphere in the place. It never seems to get jammed… I don’t know if it’s just because of the location or what but I like that.
The only problem is during the colder months and yoou’re near the door, there’s no protection from the cold air blowing in on top of you though it does provide yoou with the opportunity to ask someone you’ve your eye on if they wouldn’t mind sharing their body heat!
Place rating: 2
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Great place but pity about the nonexistent ventilation and obsession with lighting candles. They’re a health hazard, particularly in warm weather. There’s a serious problem breathing with the oxygen removed from the air.
know that I, and several other customers have complained about it, but it seems to have no effect. It must be far more hazardous than cigarette smoke ever was in a pub with even limited ventilation.
Without the candles this would merit a 5.
Place rating: 5
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
I’d heard good things about Gilbert and Wright before going there this Saturday. One such ‘thing’ was that the clientèle isn’t the kind of clientèle one has come to expect in Dun Laoghaire-​based establishments these days, and thankfully this was true.
The décor is odd, but refreshing. The crowd is a nice blend of youth and experience, which leaves you with an equal chance of bumping into one of your younger cousins and one of your very old primary school teachers on a mid-​pint stroll to the toilet (for the record, I bumped into neither while I was there).
The music was the cherry on the top. Any momentary silences in conversation were filled by Jimi Hendrix, Noël Gallagher or John Lennon.
I look forward to going back. I just hope the Scott’s/Paps crowd don’t get a whiff of the atmosphere.
Place rating: 5
Holland, MI
Thank the lord for Gilbert & Wright! Dun Laoghaire finally has a decent pub!!! The décor is candle-​lit, with a mis-​match of comfy sofas and armchairs surrounded by old records on the walls. A very comfortable, relaxed and fun atmosphere. Look above in the back room and you’ll see a montage of movie posters on the ceiling… there’s something different in every nook an cranny of this wonderful pub. On the occasions I have visited there has always been a good deal of drinks, sometimes 2 cocktails for the price of one, some beers are only € 3.50 some nights. A real nice place to chill out on a night! Highly recommend!
Place rating: 5
Monkstown, Republic of Ireland
Went with my wife to check this pub out last Friday. Had heard about it as it is managed by Jackie { Late of SPAR Monkstown}.
The place is a real breath of fresh air and just what Monkstown\ Dun Laoghaire needed.
Reminded us of what the Mad Hatter in Blackrock was like 15 years ago. A real buzz to the place.
Décor is great, service was super and there was a big crowd without being a cattle mart.
Well done to all concerned on this one.