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1520 Bar Quay Street Galway City Best Pubs

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1520 embraces all that is best about Galway, with a warm welcome to visiting guests and locals. Consistently offering an excellent experience for our customers, our guests are immersed in another world of warmth, conversation, laughter and fun. What we call ‘the craic’….real fun. The team are so hospitable, with a warm welcome and friendly attentive service.

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Food ’til 8pm

Live Music: 7 nights a week

Late Bar: Thurs-Sat

Brunch

Full Irish Breakfast

€9.95
Loughnane’s craft butcher sausages, Irish bacon, lightly spiced black & white pudding, beans, fried potato slices and scrambled eggs.

Mini Irish

€7.50
(smaller version of the full Irish above)

The Veggie

€7.95
falafel, grilled tomato, field mushrooms, beans, scrambled eggs, fried potato slices and toast

Sourdough French Toast

€8.50
grilled beef tomato, Irish bacon and maple syrup

Scrambled Eggs

€9.95
Galway Bay smoked salmon.

Irish Bacon & Fried Eggs

€9.50
smashed avocado, pea shoots on toasted sourdough with jalapeno relish.

1520 Eggs Benedict

€9.50
crispy bacon, soft poached eggs, freshly made hollandaise sauce on toasted sourdough and tossed leaves.

Eggs Florentine

€9.50
soft poached eggs, wilted spinach, asparagus on warm soda farl, homemade hollandaise sauce and tossed leaves

Latin Quarter Veggie Eggs

€9.50
field mushrooms, roasted peppers, spiced chickpeas, soft poached eggs, sautéed baby potatoes with tossed rocket and parmesan.

The Hangover Breakfast Burger

€12.50
8oz McGrath’s Irish beef burger, crispy bacon, chedder cheese, lightly spiced black and white pudding, fried egg, jalapeno relish on a toasted brioche bun with tossed leaves.

Sharing Plates

Chicken Wings

sm €9.95 lg €13.50
fiery hot sauce or Jameson Black Barrel bbq sauce, served with Irish Farmhouse Cashel blue cheese dip.

Bits to Dip

€12.50
chicken goujons, mini vegetable spring rolls, cocktail sausages, onion rings and chips, served with garlic mayo and sweet chilli saucece

Spiced Beef Nachos

sm €9.50 lg €12.50
chilli beef nachos topped with cheddar cheese and jalapeños served with homemade sour cream, guacamole and salsa.

Irish Farmhouse Cheese Plate

sm€9.50 lg€12.95
a selection of Irish farmhouse cheeses served with water crackers and Ballymaloe relish

Soups & Sambos

Soup of the Day

€4.95
our homemade soup is always gluten free and vegetarian served with your choice of homemade brown bread or gluten free bread.

Creamy Galway Bay Seafood Chowder

€6.95
homemade creamy chowder is made with a mix of local seafood and served with homemade brown bread

Old School Club on a Blaa

€9.95
butterfly chicken breast, crispy bacon, fried egg, Irish porter cheese, spiced mayo, baby spinach and a tossed leaf salad.

Pastrami Ciabatta

€7.95
beef pastrami, tomato, pickled baby onions, mixed leaves and garlic mayo.

Falafel & Galway Goats’ Cheese Ciabatta

€7.95
Galway farmed soft goats’ cheese, mixed leaves, falafel, roasted peppers, minted tzatziki and beet shoots

Posh Fish Finger Sambo

€9.95
fresh breaded white fish on a blaa, citrus mayo, beef tomato with tossed leaf salad.

Soup and Sambo Deal

€6.50
(excludes ciabattas and specialty sandwiches)

The Trio Deal

€9.00
Pick Any 3: wings, salad, chips, pasta, soup, chowder

Guilt Free Bowls

Warm Cajun Prawns

€8.50
rice, green bean, beef tomato, roast red pepper hummus and cashew bowl.

Warm Chicken

€9.50
smashed avocado, broccoli, roast pepper hummus, mixed shoots, grated carrots, seed and cashew nut bowl.

Desserts

Warm Chocolate Brownie

€6.00
served with vanilla ice cream.

Upside-Down Cone

€6.00
vanilla ice cream, mini marshmallows and chocolate sauce.

Mixed Berry & Apple Crumble

€6.00
served warm with vanilla ice cream.

Crushed Oreos

€6.00
served with vanilla ice cream and caramel drizzle.

Mains

Traditional Galway Irish Lamb Stew

€10.50
a traditional homemade slow cooked broth of lamb, vegetables and potatoes.Homemade Rice Balls Made with an Italian Cheese Blend then Lightly Breaded and Fried. Topped with Mozzarella and Marinara

8oz de Burgo Beef Burger

€12.50
8oz Mcgrath’s Irish beef burger, crispy bacon, jalapeño relish and chedder cheese on a toasted brioche bun served with chips and a tossed salad.

Classic Steak Sandwich

€13.50
rump of prime Irish beef on a toasted ciabatta with sautéed mushrooms, fried onions, tossed mixed leaves, chips and pepper sauce.

Galway Hooker Beer Battered Lemon Sole

€14.50
fresh lemon sole in a Galway Hooker local craft IPA batter served with a tossed salad, chips and homemade tartar sauce.

Baked Stuffed Aubergine

€9.95
feta, cashew, basil and apricot pesto served with spiced baby potatoes

Chicken and Asparagus Penne Pasta

€9.95
basil pesto and cream tossed with parmigano served with garlic ciabatta.

The Penny Bar Sliders

€9.95
three beef patties; 1 slider with crispy bacon, 1 slider with chorizo onions, 1 slider with Irish porter cheese and gherkins served with skinny fries and tossed salad.

1520 Power Salad

€8.50
mixed leaves, avocado, raw beetroot, feta, seeds, carrot, tomato, olive oil and balsamic.

Warm Spiced Marinated Chicken Salad

€9.50
roast peppers, mango and mixed leaf salad.

1520 Chicken Caesar Salad

€9.50
mixed leaves, parmesan, bacon, herb croutons and homemade Caesar dressing.

Sides

Chips

€3.95

Sweet Potato Fries

€4.95

Onion Rings

€3.95

Cajun Fries

€3.95

Tossed Salad

€3.95

Garlic Ciabatta

€3.95

In the heart of the Latin Quarter, 1520 is like no other bar you’ve ever visited. The extraordinary interior has some amazing features, including wooden floorboards, original paneling, plus a section of medieval stone walls running through.

The welcoming interiors include plenty of corners and well-worn upholstery with an eclectic mix of portraits, posters and paraphernalia dotted throughout. Take a seat at the long mahogany bar or by the tall floor to ceiling windows, the perfect place to watch the world go by.

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