Barebone can host private group events for 20 to 80 guests in its upstairs function room, the Side Hustle Bar, on Wexford Street in Dublin 2. Smaller groups of up to 20 are seated in the main restaurant. The venue is a hi-fi bar and kitchen, so a booking comes with fire-grilled Irish food, cocktails and vinyl records played at a measured volume.
Seminars and company events
The Side Hustle Bar is the private function room upstairs at Barebone. The venue describes it as intimate and atmospheric and suggests it for celebrations, team nights and more elevated group evenings. For a company, the natural use is a team dinner, a year-end gathering or a client evening where food and drinks are the main event. The room is set up for shared dining rather than for presentations, and the official site lists no projector, stage or meeting equipment. An organiser who needs a daytime seminar with screens should ask the team what can be arranged before planning around it.
Groups of 20 to 80 guests are handled directly by the team. The site asks organisers to phone or email rather than use the online booking widget. The team checks availability, goes through the requirements and proposes a setup suited to the group.
Weddings and receptions
The site does not present Barebone as a wedding venue. Celebrations are mentioned in general terms, and one visitor review on the home page describes a birthday party hosted at the bar, praising the staff from the first enquiry to the end of the evening. A reception, birthday or anniversary dinner for 20 to 80 guests fits the format the venue describes. Anyone planning a wedding should ask the team directly what they can offer.
Rooms and capacities
Two formats are listed. The Side Hustle Bar takes groups of 20 to 80 guests and is booked by phone or email. For up to 20 guests, a table in the main restaurant can be reserved by emailing the team or through the OpenTable widget on the page.
Catering
Food and drinks come from the venue itself. The kitchen cooks Irish dishes over fire, and the bar serves a list of cocktails. Tailored group menus and cocktail packages are offered for each booking, so food and drinks can be agreed in a single conversation. The venue also promotes alcohol-free cocktails, which helps with mixed groups. Ask for the current menus when you send the enquiry.
History and setting
Barebone is a hi-fi bar and kitchen at 11 Wexford Street, in the south city centre of Dublin. Its motto is good food, great music, no notions. Regular opening hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 4:00 PM to 11:30 PM, Friday from 4:00 PM to 12:30 AM, Saturday from 1:00 PM to 12:30 AM and Sunday from 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM. The venue is closed on Monday and Tuesday. Private events are arranged with the team, so confirm which dates are open.
Getting there
The address is 11 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02 HY84. The team can be reached at info@barebone.ie or on (01) 563 5820.
