...Anyone been there?
I was thinking about friends I knew when I lived in Lisbon (1997-98). Used to hang out there alot w/ alot of other ex-pats.

No. But I have taken the train from Cais do Sodre to Cascais.

That is a strange place to hang out. Wouldn't you rather hang out in the bar at the Ritz Hotel?

Thin

It was a bit above my escudo level...

Hennessey's was great because when the ferry at Cacilhas was closed, the ferry at Cais do Sodre was open to go home, where I lived in Almada (across the river).

Silly.

...Besides, it was a little better than the sailer joints across the water...

Yes, I've downed a few at Hennessy's Irish Pub! You may have seen me there in '98. Also at another Irish Pub around the corner from Hennessy's. Hennessy's Owners also opened a Restaurant & Pub (called Hennessy's) in Belém, near the Discoveries Monument.

I carry an Irish Republic Passport, and the Owners were happy to see me. But the Barman (a 'local') couldn't pull a proper pint of Guinness.

Do you remember Lance - obnoxious guy with long hair? I was the cute one....lol

So, was the manager's name Mike? Can't remember.

I (vaguely) remember getting kicked out of that biker bar down the street one HALLOWEEN...who knew they spoke English?

neddsireland- I think we knew each other....

zelphiacat: not likely! I was in Lisbon doing a foto essay about MetroLisboa, the most passenger-friendly Metro system I found in Europe.

I was there at lunchtime. The Manager invited me to come back in the evening for some Irish music; some guy, apparently a 'regular,' was ranting and raving about kids in the Republic having to learn Irish. That didn't sit very well with me, being from Belmullet, County Mayo, which I consider part of the Gaeltacht).

I felt much more 'at home' in McGlaun's Irish Pub around the corner, on the circle where the trolley stops are, there at Cais do Sodré.
BTW
Even with Expo'98, I couldn't get my foto essay published in any of the travel-related publications I tried.

There's a chain of Hennessey's Taverns in Southern California, but I didn't know they were in Europe! I know it isn't the same group but still funny!

Expo 98 didn't turn out like any of us hoped...

McGlaun's Irish Pub had great tap beer. I know exactly where you're talking of. I spent new year's '98 around the corner watching "Mary Poppins"