Ryan’s Sandymount House

It does what it says on the tin at Ryan’s. It’s a great «aul’ fella pub». Don’t expect fancy craft beers or tapas or ironic decoration; just come along for great craic!

I only ever end up in Ryans at Christmas.. don’t know why, it’s a great little bar. Well worth a visit the rest of the year too.
Worth noting as the silly season fast approaches, they do a mean (as in good) hot port.

Great local spot in a little Irish spot. Great service. Not a lot of food choices but still pretty great they serve delicious food. Loved it.

Nice quite place to have a drink and staff are great

This is my local pub. Not as fancy as some of the other pubs in the Sandymount/​Ballsbridge area, but has a lovely local feel, friendly bar staff, lots of banter, nice warm atmosphere. I like:-)

Can’t fault this place. It’s a great pub. Sit outside in the sunshine. Sit inside and enjoy the craic! Go here before any game in Aviva Stadium. Bar staff couldn’t be nicer

Slap bang in the middle of one of the most traditional of southside ‘villages’ Ryan’s faces out onto Sandymount Green. Inside, the pub accommodates local aul’ fellas in cloth caps and young professionals in expensive cloth suits. The ambiance has been ruined recently by the addition of the generic plasma screen — expect rugby to get pride of place here, though English soccer does makes an appearance. The bar staff, however, have been there years and treat you with good humour and have a better than average wine selection. The Beamish isn’t bad either.

This is my pre-​match venue. As a Munster girl in Leinster, it can be difficult to fit in you see. These guys give us support. And it’s near enough to Landsdow… sorry, the newly, stupidly-​Christened ‘Aviva Stadium’ (did you ever?!)
They’ve got enough TVs to make it easy to watch if you haven’t been lucky enough to get tickets. The barman is just what a barman should be — friendly, chatty, nosy and sporty-​minded. Can’t really say better than that…

Great locals’ pub in Sandymount, which means that, yes, if you ain’t a local you will get the token ‘who the hell are you’ stares when you walk in the door. If you can handle the overt scrutiny of yourself and everyone in your crew, head here for a pint or two during a trip to Sandymount and its lovely coastline.
One of the bar tenders is great. classic even! He is constantly apologising, constantly checking to see if you’re enjoying your 4 euro basket of fries (of course we are, we’re smashed, we’d still be eating them if they weren’t cooked) and constantly making sure all his customers have a drink in their hands.
The old blokes tend to hang out here and have a great yarn over an ale or twenty. They must have been meeting here for 20 years or so, but they still sit at tables opposite each other in the lounge bar. You’d think they’d be sitting at the same table by now, wouldn’t ya? Would help them hear what the other guy’s saying, that’s for sure. Instead they bark at each other from opposite sides of the room. Must be part of the tradition. Classic. I have a friend who wants to retire at 45 and spend the rest of his life in a pub just like this one. Good luck to him!