Happy St Paddy’s Day!! And yes, they celebrate here in Portugal. In fact, in this small little tourist strip there are not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 Irish pubs.
We started celebrating at our local, The Irish Rover where our regular server Michelle, got us our beer. It was crazy in there with a steady stream of people coming in for the bacon and cabbage dinner. Not our thing, so we had a quick drink and moved on.
Our next stop was a place we’d never been before. We’ve walked by 100 times, but never actually stopped in. Ireland’s Eye has the tag line ‘more than just a bar’. Guess what…it’s NOT more than just a bar. It is really JUST A BAR, and not even a great bar. Just an okay bar. The only food they serve is breakfast and ‘toasties’ which, for the unaware, are simple sandwiches, toasted.
After those 2 stops we were ‘beered out’, so we passed on Taffee’s and Croke Park in favour of some gelato. That always mixes well in your stomach with beer. I opted for the green one, of course!
As they say ‘everyone is Irish on St Paddy’s Day’ and that was certainly the case here, but still a great way to celebrate the day! Hope you all had fun celebrating wherever you are!
2025-02-15