Dublin City Pub Crawl Review

Really good fun and wonderfully unique way to see the city and learn about its history.

You need to know quite a bit of Irish literature to enjoy it and as a non native speaker it was difficult to understand the actors but they had a good energy and took us to four very nice pubs around temple bar

Great time learning about Irish literary history and drinking!

Fantastic actors, knowledgeable and entertaining! Highly recommended!

Boys in the Dublin Literary Pub Crawl really go out of their way to make your time enjoyable. Mind you, it s 2.5 hours, so it better be enjoyable. I would recommend this tour to both literature lovers (I said lovers, not snobs) and those completely clueless (yes, even those illiterate). This is not a lecture tour, this is indeed living Dublin through some of the greatest works in literature. And the beer at each location, well, that s just the bonus.

Please note, the tour guides are very talented actors. You will feel as if you re in a theater while standing in front of Trinity College and looking them act out one of the scenes from their list. Priceless, especially if it happens to be raining outside. I ve got to say though, I was tempted to shout out a thing of two, just to see if it would throw them off guard, but then, I enjoyed it too much to risk being kicked out.

So here s my checklist:

Learn something new: CHECK
Laugh (actual LOL): CHECK
Pompously nod your head like you know what they re talking about: CHECK
Visit pubs not on tourist list of Dublin: CHECK
Be relaxed and have a good time even if touring alone: CHECK
Drink beer: CHECK (actually, a must)
Take pictures (it s encouraged): CHECK

Great walking tour even if you don t know much about literature. Wonderful guides and four fun pub stops along the way.

Informative and hugely entertaining. A great way to get out and get introduced to the city if you re unfamiliar with it and don t have time to let it unfold at its own pace.

Entertaining and informative. Even if you like a pint and don't know much about Irish literature, or you can quote Joyce and Wilde and don't touch a drop, you'll have a great time. Of course if you like both pubs and prose, you'll hit the sweet spot with this fun, witty, and thoroughly enjoyable tour through some of Dublin's literary and cultural history -- and its pubs! Our guides Frank and Finbar were terrific. If you haven't heard Godot in an Irish accent prepare to understand it on a whole new level. Fun and funny, and you'll learn a thing two. Pay attention -- there may be a t-shirt prize for the ending quiz. Highly recommended.

By far the best thing that we did in Dublin. Actors were outstanding and hilarious. Fun and interesting way to learn about the history and culture of Dublin. An absolute must-do when you are in Dublin.

Derek and Sarah were phenomenal. It was a great way to hear some history, explore the city, and have a few pints along the way. I definitely recommend the literary tour for a fun way to enjoy your evening! Thank you, Derek for a fun night in Dublin.

Informative and hugely entertaining. A great way to get out and get introduced to the city if you re unfamiliar with it and don t have time to let it unfold at its own pace.

wonderful to spend a few hours in the dublin literary pub crawl reading and sipping your favorite drink the premises are well furnished and clean

If you love books and beer, this pub crawl is for you! Two entertaining and knowledgeable actors guide you through central Dublin, stopping at points of interest and pubs along the way, all the while providing facts of interest and recreating scenes from some key Dublin literary works. Their acting was incredible and really brought the literature to life! My friend and I agreed that this was the best tour we'd ever done! For 13 euros, it is a steal.

Learned, drank, was entertained. Guides were outstanding, tour was interesting and well worth the time and money. Great way to start the evening.

Colm Quilligan is an outstanding actor cum storyteller cum impressionist cum comedian.
This has to be the must do tour for anyone spending an evening in Dublin.
Don't worry you get plenty of time to drink.
But as a bonus you get to hear some wonderful anecdotes and nuggets of information about some of the towering giants of literature produced by Dublin.
I like most have only heard and read the usual suspects, but it's always good to learn about some new ones not as popular but probably as significant for Irish literary scene.
Colm keeps you occupied for 2.5 hours (and you can set your watch by the start and stop time, very impressed). A couple of younger colleagues join him to act out little dialogues. You get to visit four famous pubs (no spoilers here in terms of names) and enough time to drink and indulge in trivia.
His enactment of Oscar Wilde writing about his visit to a Colorado silver mining town in the backdrop of the beautiful Trinity College was a personal favorite of mine.
If you like to drink and have even the remotest intererst in literature, this is a must do. Even if you just drink, it's not a bad.
And for 13 euro it's a downright steal!

Great guys, good stories, just not my thing which might be my own fault. A bit more pub and less standing around would be better. Better yet, some of the stories in the pubs.

I did this pub crawl as a backpacker fresh out of college in 1997 and took my wife in 2019. This is a great way to wind down from a full day of touring the city with a much more engaging and entertaining literary history lesson with some very funny actors. I read Waiting for Godot in high school and didn't realize how hilarious it was until this outfit performed it in 97. The beer stops along the way are also a great venue to meet fellow travelers, exchange tips on your trips and itineraries, and if you're a solo backpacker like I was, maybe to take the advice to throw your bus itinerary to the wind and stick your thumb out on the open road, where you'll have nothing to declare but your genius.

We had lots of fun, learned many new things and even won the quizz which was a nice finish touch!

Okay, so this generally wouldn't be my thing, but I tagged along with friends and had an AMAZING time. One of the highlights of our trip to Dublin. Thoroughly recommend!

We had the great pleasure of participating in this pub crawl on my birthday. The actors were warm, funny, and engaging, and we left with a few new favorite pubs added to our list. Highly recommended, even if you happen to be more devoted to Guinness than books.

Absolutely loved it! five stars plus! great actors, funny and very knowledgeable. Great tour, interesting stories. you couldn't ask for more!!!

Excellent evening ! 2 actors performing the best of Irish literature and accompanied by a great guitarist. Very entertaining. Lovely pubs. Great company. Great tour of the quarter, not only pubs but also the university. Still, definitely enough time to enjoy drinks at every pub.
One of the actors even has been in Game of Thrones, the guitarist toured Germany and knows every town. I can't recommend this event enough.

My favorite tour in Dublin. Who can resist great literature, acting, and pubs? Show up at the Duke Pub at 7:00, pay 12 and have a great time.

Great fun with these guys. Wandering through Dublin pubs and downtown Dublin with Colm was a real experience. Highly recommended

One of the city tours I've participated. Great fun.

This is hands down my favorite touristy thing to do when I visit Dublin. I've done it two summers in a row and I highly recommend it. It's run by actors who put on an engaging performance. You'll get a taste of literary history (which is interesting even to non-readers) as well as Irish history and dramatic performances to boot! I do recommend booking in advance as it's quite popular.

Content was wonderful and actor/tour guides were fantastic. Always engaged the pub crawlers without any hint of the pendantic. We'll worth your time even if you haven't read Ulysses. Dropped a star because I went on a Saturday night and pubs were so packed you could barely walk in the door. Pick a different day of the week if you want to drink pints at every pub.

I went on this tour on Wednesday night and found it highly entertaining! It s informative, comedic and fun, even for those of us who wouldn t consider ourselves literary enthusiasts . It was fantastic, highly recommend.

The highlight of my trip to Dublin!! You don t need to be a literary giant to love it. These guys are supremely talented and professional.

Fantastic actors, knowledgeable and entertaining! Highly recommended!

Had a fun time even though we didn't know much about Irish lit.

Had a terrific time! Very interesting and entertaining. Our guides, Frank and Colm, sang songs, told stories, and even acted out part of Waiting for Godot. Highly recommended if you have any interest in Irish literature and would like to have a pint or two at some outstanding pubs.