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Always a fantastic time at Gibney’s- excellent Guinness, tasty food, good for entertainment (sport and live music), and extremely friendly and attentive staff! Thomas, Daragh and Paddy are brilliant bartenders and always provide a professional, but fun experience.

🚇 Old Street 🍺 £6.65 Guinness Gibney’s is located just south of Old Street roundabout close to Bunhill Fields. The nearest Tube is Old Street, it’s a couple of minutes walk to get here. This Irish Bar opened in March 2020 and sits beneath sister restaurant, Daffodil Mulligan. The bar is run by the Gibney family who own “Gibney’s” which is one of Dublin’s most celebrated pubs. You enter the bar through a door to the right hand side of the restaurant and head down some stairs to the basement. The servery is located on the right hand side and stretches down the length of the bar. Opposite the servery are some cosy dark wood booths with red leather seating and TV’s. There is plenty of seating throughout with poser tables up the middle and banquettes around the perimeter. There are also a few large screens for watching live sport. The beer selection offers a diverse mix of familiar favourites, Irish craft beers from @ryeriverbrewingco and @5lampsbrewery , Gibney’s own Stout and of course Guinness. I decided on a Guinness, my pint was excellent, price point was a little high. There is a Bar Snacks and Sharers menu if you’re hungry, dishes include Korean Pork Bites, Cauliflower Bhajis, if you want to push the boat out, there is a Suckling Pig to share costing £96. I arrived around 1pm on an overcast Saturday lunchtime in March. The pub was fairly busy with a few different groups, some solo imbibers and some lads sat at the bar. The atmosphere was upbeat with Irish folk songs and 80’s rock classics setting the backdrop to the ambience. The service was top drawer, the chap behind the ramp was on the ball and having the craic with lads at the bar. This Bar shows live sport including Rugby, Football, Horse Racing, NFL and all major sporting events. There is also Live Music, Acoustic sets and traditional Irish Trad nights. Visiting @gibneys.london was a very enjoyable experience. The hospitality was warm, the @guinness was great and the setting a place you could easily loose an afternoon in. No Irish pub gimmicks here, this place is definitely worth a visit. ℹ️ Info correct on visiting 16.03.24

Great bar downstairs. Live music. Really enjoyed my time.

Great atmosphere. A lively crowd and live music. You can't go wrong

Dark with no natural light as it’s underground Great range of drinks and bar manager helpful but this place is the poor man’s relation of the New York venue

Very good pint of Guinness and excellent service. Friendly and comfortable in the basement bar.

Just visited Gibney’s tonight. I’ve drank a lot of Guinness I’ve visited many bars with great staff and a great vibe I’ve eaten many cheese and ham toastie’s. Gibney’s goes BIG on all three! If you’re in London. Visit Gibney’s. Simple.

Niall McNamee was playing and was awesome to speak with at the conclusion of his show.

Terrible service and standards.

Gem of a place. Great Guinness, superb service and staff. We love when the sport is on, almost as much as when it ends and they have live music.

Fantastic pub with a great atmosphere.

Was lucky enough to find this gem in Shoreditch. Watched the GAA game on a huge screen. Watched galway beat Dublin, great atmosphere. The bar staff are friendly. The chips are to die for. Would highly recommend a visit to this venue and we will definitely be back.

Went in for the England game on Sunday, and honestly just for the hosts attitude, autonomy and respect for their customers. I have to leave this 5 star review. There was a small group making the biggest amount of noise about the commentary prior to kickoff to the bar staff, but credit to the team in Gibneys, they handled it with extreme professionalism. It didn’t ruin any other customers night, and it was just all round good craic, good Guinness and spectacular food. The burger is absolutely to die for. Anyway, Rahu Rahu lads, I’ll be back again for a pint or twelve.

Muted the English anthem and immediately made me feel very welcome. Slainte!

Bit of a weird one, the pub itself is great with excellent Guinness and a really good burger. The set up with loads of screens is also really good for football I came for the first England game at the euros and the pub muted the national anthem before KO. I’m not ignorant to the history of England/Ireland but made me immediately feel unwelcome and was a strange move from a pub so heavily promoting England games at the euros

Great service, guiness and food recommendations by the guys behind the bar

This bar is a must go for the Irish in London. Amazing customer service ! Thanks a million Cormac and the team !

Proper Guinness, proper people 😌

Lovely Guinness and worth going for this alone. A really cool atmosphere as well.

Cracking pub, good Guinness, sport on the TV, nice atmosphere. The restaurant upstairs smelt amazing but sadly didn't eat.

Incredible service, the team are great. Guinness is outstanding

Been in London for 3 years now. This place is exactly what ive been searching for the whole time. The best Guiness, staff are amazing, live sports every day, amazing food, live music and overall the best vibe in london

Great people, really good food and amazing atmosphere also awesome live music

Place is terrible. The bouncer got really intense and yelling at my friend. Would avoid if possible

Had my birthday for the Ireland vs Wales game 24th February 2024. Had a great table by the TV (booked well in advance). As part of the package put a tab on behind the bar which saved a lot of hassle on the day when getting the rounds in. Myself and all the friends really enjoyed it, loved the Guinness and the service from the friendly staff. great bar. Comfortably sat 6 lads. Cant wait to visit again.

DO NOT GO HERE TO WATCH IRISH RUGBY. Called them 3 days before, they said walk ins were available. They said bookings weren’t available and it was walk ins only. Arrived and they said it was fully booked. Terrible experience!!! Go to Feeney’s in Bank/ Monument. Great atmosphere, walk ins and an authentic Irish pub with great people, rugby and atmosphere :) Edit: Gibney’s responded to my post. If it is first come first served you need to tell people that!!! I asked on the phone multiple times how I could come and enjoy the game and was just told ‘walk ins are fine, you’ll get in’ Terrible experience to be told something on the phone, when I’ve done everything I can to book, and then turn up and be told I can’t come in. If people have to arrive early and walk ins are limited you need to tell people that!!!! I arrived well in advance of kick off (30 minutes), if I had known walk in weren’t available after a certain time I would have arrived even earlier

Pretty good Irish pub with a nice selection of beers. Small plates come with great tastes.

Fantastic Bar. Best Guinness in London Town

Actually a little disappointed - Guinness was decent without being great. Gibney's has been recommended so many times by so many friends and colleagues that expectation was extremely high - perhaps too high. This all said I would absolutely watch sport - particularly rugby at Gibney's, the screens are huge and well placed and even when full the bar is long and easy to access. I also have to compliment the very friendly bar staff who were helpful, efficient and both funny and attentive.

Great food, great Guinness and live sport and music. What more do you want?

Had our xmas party here, can't remember a thing so must have been good.

Guinness here is exceptional: rich, creamy, devoid of bitterness, and leaves a pleasantly sweet aftertaste. This place may be a little bit hard to find though: just descend the stairs at Lilienblum's entrance.

Best pint of Guinness in London, hands down. The staff are epic and the atmosphere is just right. It does get a bit too noisy with the live music after 2200 - I've usually had my fill by then. Still - a highly recommended pub for a pint of Guinness or indeed any other beverage you fancy.

One of the best pints of Guinness I've had in London. Live music too when I went in (Saturday night).

My favorite pub in London and they already know it! Food is the best, drinks is the best and people are the best. There is nothing to add there it's is a really cool place

Very nice underground pub, you can either sit in a booth and have a chat with your friends or watch a match on the big screen

Fantastic evening watching the rugby World Cup! Great atmosphere and of course great Guinness.

That big lad with the sour face from the wee six was some craic

The bar snacks are great, the Guinness is among the best in London and the singers know how to make sure everyone has a good time. But I think the best about this pub is the staff, especially the bar manager. Finds time to make a joke even when the place is packed and recommended us some great drinks and bites to eat. Being so friendly even on a busy night really makes a difference.

I can confidently says that the Gibney’s is one of the best pubs in the city. Not only is the atmosphere excellent, but the staff (especially the bar manager) makes our visits truly special. The service is nothing short of outstanding. The bar manager in particular always goes above and beyond to ensure that every one is taken care of. The drinks are really nice, with one of the best Guinness in London. If beer is not your thing, they also have delicious cocktails. They also have live music every week, with great artists that will make sure to get the crowd dancing. 🕺💃🏼 I can not recommend this place highly enough.

Lovely Irish bar. Great Guinness (from an Irish man) and great staff. Incredibly friendly and welcoming.

Horrible bar manager ruined the whole night - he was unnecessarily rude, patronising and thinks it’s okay to physically move you from where you’re standing! Would never go back.

The bar manager is astonishingly rude: belittling and condescending especially to female clients and unnecessarily rude when asked for simple advice. I came in when the bar was quiet and asked if they were booked up for the rest of the night to which he told me yes but that I could sit at the bar: I sat at the bar, ordered, and got up to check the timings on the other empty table bookings in case I could sit there until the bookings came up. The bar manager shouted at me ‘Love, I’ve already told you they’re booked up’. All night, he was condescending and rude, when the bar was not busy, he told my party we could not stand in a specific spot or place a drink on an empty table that did not have a booking for hours when the whole place was as still empty. The rest of the bar staff was lovely!!! Really speedy service and helpful!! But the bar manager was consistently rude and honestly, so condescending. I never do this but I would genuinely never recommend anyone to go here.

The rudest staff I have ever encountered in london. We got shouted at multiple times just for putting a pint down on a table that was reserved two hours ago and they hadn’t showed. We still decided to stay and even got some food and drinks. We didn’t get all our food for over an hour and when we asked for a refund we got shouted at. Asked another colleague who refunded us and when we told him his colleagues had been rude he told us it wasn’t the first time he had heard this. Avoid at all costs

Horrific. Literally the worst experience I’ve ever had at a bar. The manager was so rude it was almost comical. The food was disgusting. I’ve never left a review for anything in my life but I had to make an exception for quite seriously the worst experience I’ve ever had in a bar.

Lovely atmosphere. They generally seem happy to put on any sports match. Food is really tasty and creative.

Fabulous fabulous fabulous place!!! I don’t know where to begin. The food is absolutely delicious outstanding. The BEST pint of GUINNESS outside Dublin. Oh my goodness!!! Delicious and creamy. The chef Richard Corrigan is an absolute genius. His dishes are presented perfectly and are delicious and passionate. I love a meal that is cooked with love and chef’s Richard’s dishes are definitely cooked with love and passion. Fair play to you. Fantastic atmosphere fabulous staff very friendly and great craic. This is the hot spot in London. Don’t miss out on this amazing place. Visit and enjoy the amazing food and the bit of craic.

How the feck is the queue for this pub not 10 deep? Best pint I've ever had outside of Ireland. Huge screen showing the sport, then Live music kicks off, and it was top notch. Will definitely be returning next time I'm in London.

Great pub. Drinks were good and the staff are hilarious and nice people. Have a great screen up to watch the football and the rugby. Love it!

Best Irish Bar in Central London great atmosphere, best pint of Guinness on town

Very clean, excellent pint of Guinness, and friendly staff. Would definitely return.

such a fun , down to earth place. you must go!

Great service and better guiness

Lovely friendly place. Great food served quickly

Excellent basement Irish bar, nestled below Daffodil Mulligan. Very friendly & professional Irish barman, Cormac, and the best pint of Guinness that I’ve had in London for years! Would definitely return for the food and live music. A hidden gem in the heart of Shoreditch.

Visited on a Saturday night, live music, craic was 90! Decent pint of Guinness. Recommend!

Great bar, music and atmosphere. Damian was great!!

Always a fab night here. Staff are great and never wait long to be served

Found this place after it appeared in an article about the best Guinness in London. Very nice spot.

They do do an excellent Guinness, but they also do do a more excellent gibneys stout.

Loved it ! There was live music, the staff were so friendly and most of all—it serves the best Guinness in London!

Great Guinness and Cormac is a gentlemen too.

Great venue to spend an evening with friends.

Thank jaysus for Gibney's. I was beginning to lose faith in Irish pubs in London until Cormac pulled me a pint here.

Really good Guinness, perfect chunky chips, an excellent band that got us dancing, a hidden gem!

Best Guinness in London and live Irish bands, need I say more?

Fantastic experience we had for St Patrick’s day. Live performance made the night.

Exactly what you'd expect from this delightful operation. The inflated prices should encourage not discourage engagement in this unique venue.

Great Irish bar, gets very crowded due to small space

Friendly staff and well poured Guinness. Would go back again

Best pint of Guinness in central London hands down

Up there with the best Guinness in London, friendly barman, good vibe 👌

Listen to everyone! The best Guinness in London! Thoroughly enjoyed everything about this place. Visited on a Sunday afternoon before venturing into central London and it’s a beautiful little spot. Down the stairs into a wonderfully wooden-clad basement. The booths are super and the ambience was nice even with only a few people in there. Will definitely come back when it’s busier for a different experience!

Lovely Irish bar with a great Guinness

Staff were ace, and Guinness was delicious. BUT people sitting at the bar make it so damn difficult/ awkward to get drinks haha :')

There are small isolated like rooms which you can go with crowded friend groups. Friendly staff and good atmosphere

Can't judge the food as I haven't had it! Guinness is great, atmosphere is brilliant. Bar staff are sharp, approachable and welcoming. Live music 🎶 what's there not to like!?

Only downside is they didn’t mute the English national anthem

I’d had Gibneys on my radar for a few months as I’d read it’s the best place in London for a decent Guinness. I just so happened to stumble across this place on a Friday evening by chance before a gig. It’s a fantastic bar with a warm inviting atmosphere and the Guinness was second to none. The staff were some of the friendliest, hospitable people I’ve come across. Cheers ☘️

Lively little basement bar, great Guinness and nice atmosphere

Great pint Guinness. One of the best in London. Staff very friendly and attentive. Thank you

It is a very good place to drink beers!

Had a good few hours in Gibneys this week, good craic with Liam and the barmen. When you're in try the Persistent & Constant 🤌

Nice find in Old Street, great vibe and good place to watch sport or hang out.

The Guinness was pulled to perfection. Top banter from the staff, excellent service provided!

Best pub in old street area of London.

Some of the best Guinness in London, great staff, lovely ambience highly recommended!

Great staff and service. Fantastic live music from Gabriel Moreno and the Quivering Poets. Wine and Spirits are not cheap but if you stick to beer then its fine. I didn't try myself but my friends were very positive about the food they had.

For any Irishman or woman looking for a great pint of Guinness, served by wonderfully friendly staff, you won't go wrong at Gibney's. Cormac is a top man who looks after everyone who steps foot in his pub, make sure to visit when the trad bands are in for an amazing night out!

Great atmosphere. Staff are friendly, whiskey choice is great and the food was ace! I forgot my jacket, staff kept it aside for me to collect the following day.

Great bar. Best Guiness around, cracking atmosphere and the staff are ace. Bar snacks are tasty too.

Great service, came for a birthday after-party and was good fun

Bar staff great and friendly, live guitarist/singer on 30th Apr was brilliant, had us dancing and singing

Great Irish pub with live music. Guinness was tasty.

As the London outpost to esteemed multigenerational Dublin bar - Gibneys of Malahide - it’s a bold choice for the family to open an authentically Irish premises in such an area of the Smoke. I’m delighted they have, as it shows the change in the city over the past 20 odd years and reflects on their success in this endeavour. All the staff are superb in both manner and in their (evident) training, the glasses are faultlessly clean (and in the right glasses) and the pints are top drawer. GRMA lads - delighted you’re here.

Loved the live music and the atmosphere!!

Lovely secret lil pub! Will definitely be re-visiting!

It was a good night with good music but the guiness was a big let down for me tbh as I was really excited to try it there and it wasint great if I'm honest.

What a great bar! Guinness was excellent and so were the people pouring it. Good vibe and live music in the evening. Highly recommend to anyone who wants a good night out. See you again soon!

Muted the TV for the English National Anthem during the 6 Nations, Exceptional