After a nonalcoholic wedding, I was in need of refreshments. I don't live in Greenville anymore so I'm not sure what any of the new bars are like downtown, so I stuck with an old familiar face.
Two other wedding parties were there, including both brides, still in their dresses. The guy I struck up a conversation with at the bar told me this was a big service industry bar, and also a big "after-wedding" bar, and that many people were coming from a local chef's wedding. Being from the service industry and post-wedding myself, it seemed I had come to the right place.
Aside from the wedding people, though, there wasn't a very big crowd for a Saturday night at 11:45. I overheard the bartender telling another guest that they don't get as crowded as they used to. I don't happen to like crowded bars, so it worked out fine for me.
One improvement I wish they had was access to your tab from either bar. Other than that, I'll probably be back when I'm back in town.
Whenever I'm in Greenville, I make it a point to come here.
GREAT for a date! You can't beat free darts!!!
It's very convenient for parking nearby as well! Bartenders are always incredibly pleasant. I love the different areas and spaciousness...it's easy to move around (unless it's incredibly crowded of course) unlike some other bars.
Hmmm...people seem to favor this place...I have mostly neutral feelings about it...
For Greenville, which lacks in kitschy bars, it's a good approximation of an Irish bar, but it quickly loses its charm once the typical 21-26 year old fight-song-singin' crowd creeps around 10 o'clock...
It was not crowded when we arrived so we chose, unwisely so, to occupy one of the chair/bench combos on the "upper level"...and I chose, regrettably so, one of the combos on the end by the pass-through which provides access to the lower level...
Don't get me wrong, the first two beers were pleasant...it was dark, conversational voice level could be used for the most part...and I was pretty pleased...seemed to have a nice age-mix of twenty and thirty somethings
Enter the onslaught of the "crowd"... in less than thirty minutes the vibe of the entire place shifted...it was less about relaxation and conversation...and more about "getting the drink on"...the bars became two deep for service and if there wasn't table service I am not sure I possessed the fortitude to truck it through the crowd for another beer...
As the acoustic trio set up for play...and fielded requests for a certain fight song...I began to feel pressed for space...by the people who were passing through the stairway and lingering to chat with people that caused them to emit the southern squeal of joy....it's not that I mind crowds or people squealing...I just don't like being trapped in my seat with their butts in my face...or having their purse smack me in the head as they jump up and down with excitement...
I think I can return if I sit in a different place and evacuate before the standard set of people I seem to see at every bar arrive to sing the fight song...
I'm not a big fan of crowds. If I go somewhere where there's a line to get inside, or you have to wade through crowds to get to the bar or bathroom...I won't stay long.
Enter Connolly's. Great, wide open atmosphere. In fact, the second room has so few tables that, even with a crowd, people migrate to the bar areas and leave the rest of the room feeling uncrowded. AND they have waitress service, so no elbowing up to the bar to get a refill.
A perfect choice to add to your list of "wanna go somewhere and grab a beer?" list...assuming, like me, you have one :)
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