Bogan’s Bar

Having read the previous review of Bogan’s I didn’t have high hopes but I was pleasantly surprised. The reason for the visit to Bogan’s was a stand up comedy show as part of the ‘Omagh Laughs Back’ comedy festival. To be perfectly honest if this hadn’t of been the venue we would probably have given Bogan’s a miss.
Bogan’s has a bit of everything, an old traditional bar, a beer garden looking out on to the river and of course an upstairs venue space. When you were in each of these spaces you could have sworn you were in different bars, I don’t really know whether this versatility is a good or a bad thing.
I found the crowd in Bogan’s really friendly, contrary to what I read, it’s the type of bar that has a core clientele and as long as you respect that then you’ll be grand. One thing I really liked was the wee bar in the upstairs room, the guys working at it were excellent, trying to serve everyone before the gig started.
Overall, if you’re in Omagh then I’d give it a go, the back beer garden is it’s main selling point.

Fairly young crowd, everyone seems to know each other. Good if you’re from Omagh, but intimidating if you’re not.