Dunbars

[Lesue]

I have just been told that the old Dunbars which has been closed for quite a few years is going to re-open on 1st April as a breakfast bar and grill. There is also an advert about it in the latest GA Advertiser.

[puddy-woo]

Is that an April Fools ??


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[Aficionado]

Is that an April Fools ??


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Maybe not - it is in the advertiser, top of page 11.

Of course, could just be Barry having a laugh 

Michael.

[Spurs]

Is it a new owner or manager I know the place was up for sale for a fortune for many years with no interest

Good luck to them I will give it a try again

[Lesue]

I drove past this morning and the "For Sale" signs are still there .... are you winding me up Barry ? .... if you are, you certainly had me "fooled" for a while !

[GAMagazine]

It is very true.
Mandy the owner is coming out to start it up again
An unfortunate start up date, but at least it got them some publicity

[Lesue]

Thanks Barry,

I remember the original owners. We moved over here in 2005 and had our first Christmas Day meal in Dunbars. It would be nice to see the place open again.

[Aficionado]

I remember it too, but from 2004, had 2 meals there, not good, never went back, but that was then and I will give it a go when we are out at the end of April, hopefully it will do well.

[puddy-woo]

Same Aficionado.  Think we were the only 2 people in there as well.  Will defo give it a go tho when we are over in April


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[gaveteran]

I ate in there some ten years ago. It was the same frozen ribs that Clive in the White Rose next door used to heat up, but with €8.00 worth of dried parsley round the edge of the plate! haha. It was truly awful. At least Clive's came with some humorous Karaoke.

Of course I'm anxious to see what can be made of the place now. But given the obvious rent on such a large place I'd imagine, €67.00 pizza was the order of the day!

[John H]

We, I cant use the word dined, sat in there once and they presented us with one of the worst meals we have ever experienced, it wasn't even defrosted never mind cooked.
The staff didn't give a hoots when we complained
If it's the same owner as before reopening the place we will give it a very wide berth

Regards all

John


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[Aficionado]

Nice to know we were not the only ones ☺

Barry mentions Mandy the owner, my memory is it was being run by a couple of guys back then but I may be wrong. Still, 10 years is a long time so maybe it will be better this time.

[GAMagazine]

Yes was managed by someone else
Not rented, think building is owned.

[Spurs]

We had some good nights in there and some not so good . It was owned by Billy Dunbar is it him reopening it or has it been sold ?

We will certainly give it a go again

[sunseekers]

Wow it's been a long time since that was open, lovely looking place with an upstairs room too but very disappointing food, and with more competition now they will have to up their game but good luck to anyone with the bottle to run businesses there and with the new place at the previous white rose/destinations bar opening soon it should be an interesting visit for us in April. Looking forward to seeing the new as well as the established places.