Whistler's Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub opens first location in Vancouver

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      There's a new Irish pub in town—and it's a lot like a popular spot for après festivities in Whistler.

      The Dubh Linn Gate, which has been pouring pints of Guinness in Whistler at the Pan Pacific Hotel since 1997, has just opened its first location in Vancouver.

      The Vancouver pub launched last Thursday (August 20) at 1601 Main Street, just south of Main Street Skytrain Station.

      It has traditional decor with wood interiors, gold accents, and antiques sourced from the United Kingdom.

      There are two dozen taps, serving both local craft beer brands (such as Parallel 49, Steamworks, and Red Racer) and Irish classics like Guinness Stout and Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale.

      There are also 25 varieties of whiskey on the bar menu. Bar manager Gordie Auld was born in Scotland and worked in Glasgow and at Dalwhinnie distillery. 

      Victor Pulleyblank is Dubh Linn Gate's head chef for this location. Pulleyblank graduated from Dubrulle International Culinary Institute and has worked at Chambar, Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, and West.

      The team behind Vancouver's new Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub.

      The menu includes typical pub items such as fish and chips (with a gluten-free option), steak and Guinness pie, and  bangers and mash—the latter made with pork sausage from North Vancouver's Two Rivers Specialty Meats.

      Steak & Guinness pie.

      Other options geared to lighter West Coast tastes include whiskey-cured steelhead and a fresh tuna salad.

      Sharing plates run about $13 to $15 while main courses go from $14 to $28.

      Seared tuna salad.

      Live music is scheduled most evenings.

      Vancouver's Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub is open daily from 11 a.m. until late.

      Comments

      4 Comments

      Chris Wyness

      Aug 26, 2015 at 7:04pm

      Gordie Auld 'was born in Scotland and worked in Glasgow ...'. Not my idea of someone who has 'Irish roots'.

      Carolyn Ali

      Aug 27, 2015 at 9:47am

      @Chris Thanks--you're right, I messed that up and have changed the text to reflect that

      BrianSomething

      Aug 27, 2015 at 1:14pm

      "and antiques sourced from the United Kingdom."
      Yeah, sounds proper Irish all right....

      Firkin Wetherspoons

      Aug 28, 2015 at 1:10pm

      This is just another cookie cutter pub in an area full of cookie cutter pubs - see Craft, Tap & Barrel, Steel Toad Pub. Basically it caters exactly to the type of moving to Olympic Village - faux-trendsetters who are very behind the times. I can't wait till the Donnelly Group announces a property nearby.