Old Fashioned Sam's can host cocktail receptions, board dinners, product launches and wedding celebrations for groups from 20 up to a full-venue buyout, in a four-space bar and restaurant at 19 Montague Street in Dublin 2. The spaces are on three floors, each is bookable on its own, and the team states a capacity of up to 650 guests for the whole building.
Seminars and company events
The venue sells private and corporate hire as a core offer. Each space has its own entrance, so an organiser can book one room, combine two, or take the entire building. A dedicated event manager handles the event from the first enquiry to the night itself, which keeps one contact for the whole process.
The ground-floor bar opens onto a heated courtyard with a retractable roof. It takes up to 200 guests, standing or seated, and suits drinks receptions, product launches, after-work gatherings and summer barbecues. Laura's Restaurant on the first floor is arranged for private dining, client entertaining and corporate dinners, with a stated capacity of 115 standing and seated and a 25-seat terrace. Sam's Parlour, the basement cocktail bar, is offered for board dinners, private tastings and VIP cocktail evenings.
Menus are built around each event, from canapé receptions to multi-course dinners with signature cocktails. A full sound system, a microphone for speeches and ambient or party lighting are part of the offer. The site does not describe daytime meeting rooms or projection equipment, so this is a venue for evening and social formats rather than a full-day seminar.
Weddings and receptions
The wedding page presents the building as a sequence of four connected spaces. The drinks reception takes place in the courtyard, dinner is served at Laura's, and the evening moves down to the Parlour. The venue also proposes three smaller formats: an after-party for 40 to 120 guests in the Parlour, a welcome party the night before, and a gathering the day after. The ceremony itself takes place elsewhere, in a church, registry office or hotel.
Rooms and capacities
Main Bar and Courtyard: up to 200 guests, standing and seated, with a retractable roof over the courtyard. Laura's Restaurant: 115 standing and seated, plus a 25-seat terrace; the restaurant page mentions group dining for up to 40. Sam's Parlour: 70 seated or 120 standing. Full venue: the corporate page speaks of buyouts for 650 guests, while another passage gives 500 and the home page gives 700, so confirm the figure for your layout when you send a request.
Catering
Food and drink are produced in house. Laura's serves seasonal modern Irish menus with a curated wine list, and the bar team runs the cocktail programme, which includes house techniques and a deep whiskey list. Custom menus and drinks packages can be prepared for an event.
History and setting
Old Fashioned Sam's opened in November 2024. It is a recent venue, not a historic building, and its appeal is the combination of a bar, a restaurant, a courtyard and a basement room under one roof in the centre of the city.
Getting there
The address is 19 Montague Street, Dublin 2, where Camden Street, Harcourt Street and the city centre meet. The venue states a five-minute walk from St Stephen's Green and a two-minute walk from the Luas.
