Eagans Bar & Restaurant
A: Main Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laoise
T: +353 (0)57866754
T: +353 (0)57866754
We have a lot of family in Tipperary and decided a road trip would be an exciting way to celebrate St. Patricks Day. I am sure that my husband was just looking for any excuse not to have to brave the crowds in Dublin to see the parade, I dont blame him. We loaded up the car for the relatively short journey to along motorway. We decided to leave early during Amelie’s morning nap time and stop somewhere mid-way for lunch. Portlaoise was the perfect place and my husband remembered a little place that he had spent time with his family when he was younger. It was very sweet that he wanted to share this with us too. We walked down the busy main street and found an old looking bar and restaurant called Eagans. It was your average looking pub from the outside with not much to distinguish it from other pubs on the street but there were a few pleasant surprises on the inside.
The space was used really well, I often find old Irish Pubs and Restaurants can be very poorly lit and while they are super cosy in the winter I tend to avoid them in the sunshine. Though in Eagans the use of sky lights, mirrors and large bay windows really lit up the pub and let the sun in. Amelie particularly enjoyed that murals dotted all over the walls painted by artist Naomi Heather. We found a sunny spot in one of the front windows. There were plenty of highchairs to go around and we were not the only ones there that day with a toddler, there were at least eight children of varying ages dotted about the place. We had vegetable soups and fed Amelie her lunch. I also got a coffee, to be honest I was not expecting the world from the looks of the coffee machine but that will teach me to be judgemental because it was great.
The place was totally baby friendly with at least 5 highchairs, several of which were in use while we were there. There were spotlessly clean and spacious changing facilities. There is endless space to park buggies and for a pub that has maintained its old school 'Irish Pub' charm it has modern facilities and great lighting. If your adventures take you through Port Laoishe, Eagans is a must for an enjoyable and ralaxed family meal.
Baby Changin - Y
Highchairs - Yx5
Kids Menu - Y
Childrens Activities - Y
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