I was surprised by how few people celebrate St. Paddy's day in Fl.
I Was in town for vacation over St. Patrick's day and needed to find an authentic place to celebrate. We were thrilled to find The Shamrock! it felt like a real Irish Pub. Lots of wood, Â big party area in back and NO GREEN beer.. (Green beer is disturbing and unnatural) It also cash only, so be prepared. The service was great even on such a busy day. Â If I happen to find myself in the area again I will make a point to stop in for a pint or 2.
This is nice little Irish Pub. It is very small and they serve beer and wine only. No smoking inside, but there is a nice little fenced-in patio out back that accommodates the smoking crowd. The staff are pretty friendly and the clientele seem to be the working type. Prices are decent, but not particularly cheap. Overall, nice atmosphere and a good place to go for a couple of after work beers.
Review Source:Still a Little dirty. Â No longer Very smokey. Â Still Quite friendly and great selection of beer.
I love this bar. They are always bringing in live music and throwing parties. Bartends rock and good music on the juke.
Bring cash, else you'll be using the atm machine in the phone booth ;)
The Shamrock is one of Sarasota's hidden gems. They carry an amazing selection of  high quality craft beers. The Shamrock Summer BBQ Series is the number one reason that I have to start coming out more frequent this time of year! Every Tuesday night, June through August, The Shamrock is the only place to be. For 15 dollars Chef Jeff Sladky from Mattison's 41 was cooking up Apricot Glazed Grilled Pork Belly
with a white bean-chorizo cassoulet, petite herb salad and a bottomless cup of Dunedin's Apricot Wheat Ale. Chef Jeff also brought some homemade sweet and salty ice cream but I was enjoying the beer and good company too much at that point. Â I had a blast and met some of the real movers and shakers in an atmosphere that made everyone feel at home. There is only one question I left thinking about, whats on the menu next week!
Bartender was super cool and engaged in great conversation with us! She really knew a lot about beers and provided phenomenal service. Â We were recommended to come here by the folks at Mad Crow who said that this was one of the only bars that was good for real "hop heads". They had so many IPAs, great beers on tap, and even a wider/rarer selection of beers in the bottles. If you really like beer, and I am not talking about bud light (although they do carry this), come here and you will not be disappointed. There is a large variety of some of the best beers around, and being from California where good beer is abundant, even we were impressed. HIGHLY recommended!
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