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The Old Orchard Inn
- Hours:
Mon-Thu. 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Fri-Sat. 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Sun. 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
€€
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Thu, Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
3 reviews for The Old Orchard Inn
I've been here a few times for food during the day and I can't decide whether I like it or not. It's certainly a handy spot and there's lots of seating. They've made an effort to trendy it up and make it all shiny and the food is pretty good.
On saying all that I think the seating disturbs my natural sense of equilibrium, Presumably for some structural reasons there's many different levels and often tables are perched at the changes in level so even though it's all fine and there is enough room you sort of feel out of balance here. It's an odd feeling and probably why I don't like it better.
The sign on the door of the Old Orchard Inn in Rathfarnham reads "Thank you, Mr. Lenihan," thanking the out-going Minister for Finance for his generous reduction in excise duty. The tax cut has allowed the pub to reduce the price of a pint by 20c, to around 5.10, which is coincidentally the same as it was a few weeks ago. Oh well...
The Old Orchard Inn - "The Orchard" to locals - is one of the busier pubs in the Rathfarnham area, with a generally younger age profile than most boozers outside of town. On Saturday nights it gets reasonably busy, but it gets packed to the rafters on big match nights, despite the generally awful placement of its too-small televisions.
The pints are good, as they should be for the price they charge, although it's best to stay away from their Guinness. What the pub does deserve more credit for, though, is its food. During the day, the Orchard offers a small but nicely varied menu with reasonable prices and friendly service. By all means, stop by to check out the food, but if you fancy a few drinks you would be better served heading towards town.
The Old Orchard has been around for years and attracts a really cool regular crowd. This is such a popular pub that the regulars are not only from Rathfarnham but from all over Dublin! My mate drinks here and he lives in Arklow! Miles away!
The reason for its popularity? Well, do does exactly as a pub should do, serves decent pints, in a comfortable well laid out space, with a laid back vibe and huge outdoor, covered, heated smoking area, with its own bar. There is even a cool little snug here as well, which is great if you don't want to be seen with your date! otherwise you will be seen here because as I said everybody drinks here!
This place goes off when there is a big sporting event on, especially any Irish or Dublin games of any sport and it is always jumping on the weekends.
There is a great food menu too, reasonably priced and eating here is really popular at lunchtimes and on weekends with families. The spring rolls with chili sauce make a great alcohol soak-er upper when you have had one to many vodka sodas, not that that has ever happened to me!
Oh and the coolest thing about this place is the fact that it is built on a medieval burial ground! They took the tombstones, but left the bodies!!!