Tacoma Downtown

The biggest bar holiday of the year is coming up… where will you go?

St. Patrick’s day is just around the corner, and there is no better place to go then an Irish bar in downtown Tacoma. Downtown, there are three irish bars: Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub, Doyle’s Public House, and Meconi’s Pub & Eatery.

Here is the news on Patty’s day events

Doyle’s Public House

Doyle’s is an English-Irish bar located off of South 2nd & St. Helen’s Ave. This bar specializes in Irish lagers. According to one of the bartenders, on St. Patrick’s Day there are no holiday specific specials, just wear your green! Some Irish drinks they have on tap are: Guinness Draught, Murphy’s Stout, Smithwick’s Irish Ale, and Harp Lager. Their live band, Ockham’s Razor, will be performing as they do on every 17th of the month. There wont be a cover here so be sure to get there early or be willing to wait because it will be busy without a doubt. This would be the perfect night to try to add to the 100 pint club or try to finish off a bottle of Jameson with some friends.

Doyle’s Public House
208 St. Helen’s Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402
(253) 272-7468
http://www.doylespublichouse.net/

Meconi’s Pub & Eatery

Meconi’s is an Italian-Irish pub located off of South 7th and Pacific Avenue. Meconi’s is known for its number of beers on tap and the great deals on domestics. There is also a mini arcade to challenge your friends to. If there early enough, you might be able to take advantage of the pool, video games, darts, foosball, or air hockey. I called Meconi’s and the employee who answered the phone said “There will be specials on St. Patrick’s Day, I just can’t say what they will be yet.” As soon as this information is “released” i’ll edit the post with the information I obtain. Until then, we can just assume that the usual Monday specials will take place. After 5:30 there is $4.99 spaghetti & meatballs, $5 martinis, and $3.50 house wine. There also wont be a cover here either, so this seems like the best way to save your green on a day you should be wearing it.

Meconi’s Pub & Eatery
709 Pacific Ave S
Tacoma, WA 98402
(253) 383-3388
http://www.tacomapub.com

Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub

Paddy Coyne’s is the Irish pub of Tacoma. And here for the Irish holiday there are weekend long festivities. On Saturday they are having “St. Practice Day”. This is just a kickoff to the weekend with Irish food, music, drinks, and not to mention, the “craic”. On Sunday the 16th they are having a raffle at 9pm. For $20 you get entered into a raffle for 2 roundtrip tickets to Ireland! Plus all proceeds of the raffle go to the “Mary Bridges Children’s Hospital”. In addition there will be live music all night. On the big day Paddy Coyne’s will be serving Irish dishes all day and the only beer served will be Guinness, Harp, and Smithwick’s. They also will be serving Magner’s Irish Cider. Irish musicians will also play all night so come ready for a great time. Guys there will be cover here. Expect a fee of $5 to enter and if you don’t arrive early expect a wait. Get there early and go green!

Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub
815 Pacific Avenue S
Tacoma, WA 98402
(253) 272-6963
http://www.paddycoynes.net

Note: More information will be added to this post as it becomes available, so keep checking back for updates!