7 Things Everyone Looks For In Their Favourite Local Pub

The club scene in Dubai is hopping.

But there comes a point (your late twenties) when you just can’t cope with the loud music, cramped spaces and stuffy atmosphere.

Step in your search for the perfect local pub.

There are a number of boxes to tick to find the ultimate local, and you’ll find they’re all covered at the Speakeasy, a cosy bar in the Ramada Plaza Jumeirah Beach which sits in the centre of JBR.

Here are 7 things everyone looks for in the perfect local:

1. Hearty pub grub that will leave you satisfied

A hearty feed has got to be the number one requirement for a brilliant local. Burgers, chips, wings and sharing plates; anything you’d struggle to whip up in your own kitchen.

Which is why you need to check out the fish and chips at the Speakeasy, served up in traditional wax paper, covered in lemon with a side of mushy peas, this is the chipper food of dreams. Oh, and the quesadillas are a cheesy dream come true.

2. Your favourite drinks on draught

Another necessity that needs no explanation.

But when the option of craft beers and homemade cocktails behind the Speakeasy bar are thrown in, you know you’re onto a little gem.

3. Games for a bit of friendly rivalry

Nothing like a competitive game of darts to ruin a friendship and a fun way to spend an afternoon with friends over drinks

Go for 180…

4. Nights when you don’t need to pay for anything

Isn’t that the dream?

This may be one for the girls but Wednesday nights are always hopping in Speakeasy, when they run an UNLIMITED ladies night deal. And nope, we’re not kidding. The deal includes selected beverages, so bring a gang and stay for the live tunes.

5. Live music five nights a week

You think this would be standard for all good bars, but a shocking number of venues in Dubai get away with a Dj and a pre planned setlist…Boring!

It’s (literally) music to our ears that Speakeasy has a live band playing five nights a week. Great pub goals.

6. A place you can sit back and get comfortable

That’s what bars are for right? Have a drink, eat some good food in a relaxed fuss-free environment.

So a bar filled with cosy little nooks, ideal for both a gang of mates or dinner for two is ideal and Speakeasy has exactly that.

7. Happy Hour deals that last almost as long as the days are long

Happy hours are happy for one reason: You get cheap drinks. So if you can worry less about the price, then you can enjoy your bar time a whole lot more.

And this JBR local has happy hour EVERY DAY from 12.30pm – 9pm. You can’t go wrong!