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Off the Wall is a newish pub converted from a pleasant large red-brick commercial premises. Its style is comfortable - polished wood, exposed brickwork, carpets, plush and leather upholstery, giving it the feel of a suburban roadhouse rather than the chic pine and steel cruising joints that constitute many of its contemporaries. It is big: there is a large room downstairs and a smaller space upstairs. The amount of seating has been kept down to allow for the large numbers who prefer to drink standing up.
This is a place with two clear and distinct functions. In the daytime it serves as a canteen for local workers and a refreshment stop for tourists. There is a nice beer garden round the back sheltered by the massive city walls and catching the sun at midday. In the evening it fills up with the local youth, warming up for a night at Brannigan's or one of the other clubs to be found a short walk away.
Indeed, it is busy at night. The bar is long but you may need some patience to get served. The music is loud and a number of screens advertise upcoming televised sporting attractions (these are annoyingly intrusive and we could do without them).
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