The Bog Irish Bar Review

Fantastic beer choices! And ambience! Lovely heating!

Perfect for having a great time. Good meals, friendly staff and great, fun patrons

Great night with a great live band.
Well worth a visit on Tuesday night with the Jamesons band.

It's a hole.... But sometimes that's what you want.

Good food and good beer. Nice atmosphere and they do a great quiz night as well!

Good cozy place.. Good atmosphere. Love the Thursday quiz nights.. drinks and food are expensive though

The atmosphere here is great! I got the blog platter and it was very taste. Our big group came here for a get together and they were very accommodating. Staff is very friendly and the drinks were just as good! Thank you

Food was nice. Bit disappointed when after being told the roast of the day was pork, they came to us half an hour later and said sorry it's chicken

I booked it because it said secure parking. It's not at all. The room is cold with no heating.

Awesome interior with brick columns and wooden beams. Artifacts and history items on walls.

Used to work at The Bog pre-quakes when it was on Cashel Street, and now I'm a punter it really takes me back. The bar staff now are waaaay better than I ever was! Yummo food, live bands, quizzes, massive screen for the big games, this place has it all

We were in NZ for holidays, and decided to check out this place. Awesome Irish traditional pub with hearty and wholesome meals, beers and live music on Saturdays.

Reasonable serving sizes and prices.

Easily the best Irish pub in Chch, quality selection of beers available both on tap and in the fridge, liquor shelves are stacked with whatever you could want. Lovely LOVELY staff, good mix of Irish and kiwi lads and lasses, the glassy boys are a good laugh! Could not recommend enough. Thursday night has a cool quiz, good for a group. If you can catch the Black Velvet Band or the Flat City Brotherhood playing there on a Friday or Saturday then you're in for a good time.

Open late for on Saturdays for those that love a good shesh

Friendly staff, good breakfast , good place to watch the rugby.

Loved the cider
Staff great

Bog standard Irish bar offers fun, food, Guiness, GAA and all the nostalgic granny music an expat could crave.

Such good craic. Good drink prices, great staff. Great snack menu. Always a live vand and popular nights out. Fantastic

Great place to visit. Food entertainment really good. Friendly staff

Visited The Bog on Sunday night....after going regularly for 11 years we where not given the table number l had rung and asked for..the table we were given the seats where dirty and sticky..then to finish off the meal was awful... so was the service...so will not return

Great food,service and love the Tuesday night music

Good Irish jam session on Sunday afternoon good beer selection .food typical bar fare

Nice pub 0n outskirts of Christchurch good food and friendly staff worth a visit

I have never had a bad night at this pub, full of fun and music. I love the pieces of history on the walls.

My wife and I couldn't walk in at first. The bouncer (Russian accent, looks like Churchill) stood in front of the door and rudely asked where we were going, as if it wasn't obvious we are trying to enter the bar. They don't allow food inside, so he had us leave our leftovers outside on a table that is part of the bar. He then went through our bags and took out our water. We entered and had a beer. After 20 minutes we left and saw that our food was gone. The bouncer had nothing else to do besides pretending to be a tough guy. Why would you want to put up with rude, inconsiderate behaviour?

If you are lucky they will have a great band playing, the food is very tasty and the drinks are always good, service is great and lots of great security guys around to make you feel safe, can get busy earl so get in quick or prepare to line up

Tuesday night is the best night to go. You can enjoy some live music with locals

Would rate 0 if I could.
My partner was man handled and assaulted there by a bouncer for no justified reason or actions. Told management straight away who just laughed it off with the bouncer. We should be able to go out for a night and not have to worry about being hurt by those who are supposed to be there to protect people.
Will not be going back there!

Wonderful Irish music on a Tuesday evening. Good pub tucker

Good selection of tap beers with a busy vibe. Great to see some live music and people gettin giggy with it :)

Great staff, clean, and family friendly atmosphere. There are a variety of menu/drink option and food was delicious!

Fabulous so much fun watching the Irish dancers and listening to the music

Great place for an after work wind down. Good atmosphere and space to have a drink or ready a meal. Staff are very friendly and willing to bring you your perfectly poured Guinness. Toilets are clean. The whole place is very clean. Food appeared to be enjoyed by those eating. Good outdoor space for having a cigarette or just watching the world pass by.

Enjoyed our food and great live music too go with it.

Good place to wine down after work and maybe pop in at lunch to have an awesome lunch. Cosy irish setup

went once on a Friday night - nice atmosphere and friendly, accommodating staff however they charge $14.50 for a double with juice. up the road the same drink is $9. their justification is that it s $10 per double and $4.50 for the juice. I don t agree with that, and they didn t offer a short glass. Would t go back.

A very cheerful atmosphere with live music. The staff are friendly and the food is great and cheap. However, we had to wait over an hour and a half to get our food.

Honestly, this is one of my favourite places in Christchurch. I come here with all my friends about once a month on a Friday after a BYO in town and we all agree its the best. There's a live cover band to sing/scream and dance along to. The bouncers are lovely and the dress code isn't ridiculous like some places, also there's rarely a line. My favourite part is that there is space to dance but also quiet areas where you can actually have a conversation which i feel is missing in many places. I love it here.

Awesome place. Great location. Excellent service. Had the roast of the day, large serving with a generous amount of meat and a large amount and variety of vegetables. Played in the quiz night. Very popular. Band was setting up as we left....should go back. Next week is there birthday. 1990's week. If you haven't been already, drop in to The Bog.

It's ok. Food was expensive, beer was too. Location was just right thought

Good atmosphere on Sat night until the band payed Wagon Wheel. That has to cost anyone a couple of stars tbh..

Came close to closing time on Saturday night. It had obviously been busy as the tables etc were in a bit of a state. There were heaps of staff behind the bar but only two put of about 8 were serving. The live band was ok. I would come again bit probably aim for earlier in the night.

Pure gold in terms of service, absolute stela in terms of barmen

In very lucky to call the bog my local,
The staff are truly amazing and go out of there way to make you feel welcome.
Also there are some bloody good pints of Guinness poured!
I guarantee you will enjoy your time at the bog Irish bar!

Love the Bog, great time no matter what time of day or day of the week.

Well, mainly the service. Food was fine but service was rubbish. Staff did not check up on us enough to se if we needed more drinks, waited a long between being asked the 1st time for our order till the next, no asking if our meal was okay and took a long time to clear our plates.

Great place to watch bog sporting occasions, great food at reasonable rates, friendly and good service

Great band, great beer, all the ingredients you need for a good night out.

Great beer selection and very friendly staff. I'm surprised the place wasn't busier when I was there.

The Pub is really spacious and has a great atmosphere and fair prices! Also good selection of beers and ciders, we had such a good time there!

This Irish pub was the highlight of my holiday/honey-moon. There was a band with 17 musicians playing authentic Irish music all night. The food and drinks are amazing.

Food is really good - MASSIVE portions though!
Quiz night on Thursdays is great, great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Especially 5 stars when a band called The Wolverines are playing