Dublin Calling party pub at 250 Adelaide Street West, Toronto

Entertainment District · Party Pub

Dublin Calling Toronto

4.0 Open from 3pm (noon weekends)

250 Adelaide St W (2nd Floor) · 20+ Big Screens · DJ Nights Thu–Sat · 19+

  • MusicDJ party sets
  • Best NightsThu–Sat
  • AreaEntertainment District
  • Dress CodeCasual
  • CrowdParty groups, sports fans
  • FormatParty pub & kitchen

Plan your night at Dublin Calling

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  • How to get in Walk in, or reserve a table online — groups up to 20 can book free
  • Hours Mon–Wed 3pm–12am · Thu–Fri 3pm–2am · Sat 12pm–2am · Sun 12pm–12am
  • Best nights Thursday to Saturday — DJ and dance-party mode takes over late
  • Age & dress 19+ with photo ID · casual — no stated dress code
  • Happy hour Sunday to Friday, 4–6pm

Below: full details on the games, the screens, DJ nights, and group bookings. Or jump straight to the booking form.

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At a glance

The fast facts about Dublin Calling in one place.

  • Address 250 Adelaide St W, 2nd floor
  • Hours To 2am Thu–Sat
  • Format Party pub & kitchen
  • Min Age 19+ with photo ID
  • Entry Walk-in / free reservations
  • Screens 20+ big screens
  • Games Pool, darts, ping pong, skee ball
  • Happy hour Sun–Fri 4–6pm

Our take on Dublin Calling

Our honest take, updated when something changes.

Visited multiple times Last reviewed

  • Fun factor 4.2
  • Food & drink 3.7
  • Nightlife energy 4.0

Best for

  • Groups who want one room for the game, the food and the dancing after
  • Birthday and bachelorette crews — communal tables, pitchers and towers built for sharing
  • A club-lite Saturday: dance-floor energy without a picky door or a cover-heavy scene

Skip if

  • You want a true nightclub — production, sound and lights here are pub-grade
  • You're after a quiet pint — on weekends this room is loud by design
  • You want cocktails and table service polish — it's pitchers-and-platters territory

Dublin Calling runs the party-pub formula on the second floor of 250 Adelaide West — the same three-venue building that holds Rock 'n' Horse Saloon and, below street level, Adelaide Hall. The room is built for volume in both senses: 20+ big screens, long communal tables, pitchers, towers and platters, and a games arsenal — pool, dart lanes, ping pong, skee ball — that keeps groups busy between rounds.

The week has two personalities. Early and midweek it's a sports bar with better-than-average energy: Jays, UFC and whatever else is on, trivia nights, pool tournaments, and a happy hour that runs 4–6pm Sunday through Friday. Thursday through Saturday the second personality shows up — DJs, drink specials and a floor that stops pretending to be a pub somewhere around 11pm. It's also an official Buffalo Bills Backers bar, which tells you the Sunday crowd in fall.

Keep expectations calibrated: this is a pub that parties, not a club with food. The kitchen is honest pub grub, the sound system is there to be loud rather than beautiful, and the crowd skews young, casual and up for it. Reservations are free online for groups up to 20 — and on weekend nights, booking a table is the difference between having a base camp and orbiting the bar.

Bottom line: the easiest group night in the Entertainment District. Reserve a table, split pitchers and platters, claim a dart lane, and let the DJ decide when the night changes gears. If you want velvet ropes and bottle sparklers, look at the district's proper clubs instead — this is the anti-dress-code option.

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Dublin Calling Sports, games and pub grub that turns into a DJ party Thu–Sat DJ party sets $$ Easy
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How to get into Dublin Calling

Practical tips for reservations, timing, and making the most of the night.

Walk in, or reserve a table free
  • Entry is walk-in — there's no guestlist system and no advertised cover.
  • Groups of up to 20 can reserve a table online for free through the venue's site.
  • Reservations are held for 15 minutes past the booking time — show up on schedule.
  • Use the form on this page and we'll help lock in a table or group booking.
Age policy & ID
  • Dublin Calling is a 19+ venue — Ontario's legal drinking age.
  • Valid government photo ID is required — passport, driver's license, or provincial photo card.
  • Photos of ID and expired documents don't fly.
Best timing for your night
  • For sports: any game night — 20+ big screens carry Jays, UFC, NBA and NFL, and it's an official Buffalo Bills Backers bar.
  • For the party: Thursday to Saturday, when DJ-and-dance-party mode takes over and the room runs to 2am.
  • For value: happy hour runs Sunday to Friday, 4–6pm.
  • Saturday opens at noon — a full day of game-watching can roll straight into the night.
Dress code
  • No stated dress code — this is a casual party pub, and jerseys are practically a uniform on game days.
  • Dress for dancing on a busy Saturday — the room gets warm when it fills.
The games
  • The floor mixes pool, dart lanes, ping pong and skee ball alongside the screens.
  • Midweek programming includes trivia nights and pool tournaments — check the venue's socials for the current schedule.
  • On packed weekend nights the games share space with the party — come earlier for serious matches.
Groups & celebrations
  • Long communal tables, pitchers, towers and shareable platters make this a natural group room.
  • The venue runs social events, team outings and private events — birthdays, bachelorettes and work parties are the bread and butter.
  • For anything bigger than 20, contact the venue directly or submit the form with your date and headcount.
Insider tips
  • It's on the second floor of 250 Adelaide St W — the same building holds Rock 'n' Horse Saloon and, downstairs, the Adelaide Hall concert venue.
  • Concert at Adelaide Hall first, DJs at Dublin Calling after — the whole night in one building.
  • Closest TTC: St. Andrew or Osgoode Station, both a short walk.

About Dublin Calling

A second-floor party pub where the sports bar and the dance floor share a room.

Dublin Calling — billed as a Party Pub & Kitchen — runs the second floor of 250 Adelaide Street West, in a building that's wall-to-wall nightlife: Rock 'n' Horse Saloon at street level, the Adelaide Hall concert venue below, and Dublin Calling up the stairs. The brand operates rooms in Vancouver and on the Danforth as well, but this Entertainment District location is the flagship party version.

The formula is deliberate overload: more than 20 big screens for Jays, UFC, NBA and NFL (it's an official Buffalo Bills Backers chapter), long communal tables built for pitchers, towers and platters, and a games floor with pool, dart lanes, ping pong and skee ball. The kitchen turns out pub grub, happy hour runs 4–6pm Sunday through Friday, and midweek brings trivia nights and pool tournaments. It's 19+ with photo ID, and reservations for groups of up to 20 are free online.

The reason it's on this site rather than a pub directory is what happens late in the week: from Thursday through Saturday, DJs and drink specials turn the room into a dance party that runs to 2am, with an energy closer to a casual club than a bar. Hours run 3pm–12am Monday to Wednesday, 3pm–2am Thursday and Friday, noon–2am Saturday and noon–midnight Sunday. For the district's full-dress club options instead, see our Entertainment District clubs guide or the best clubs in Toronto list.

Groups & bookings at Dublin Calling

The ways to lock in space at Dublin Calling. Details are confirmed on request.

  • Table reservation

    Free online booking for groups of up to 20 — held 15 minutes past your time

    Free to bookup to 20 guests

  • Social events Popular

    Birthdays, bachelorettes and crew nights with tables, pitchers and platters

    On requestcontact us

  • Team outings

    Work groups with games, screens and food in one room

    On requestquoted per group

  • Private events

    Let the venue plan the party — games and entertainment already built in

    On requestcontact us

What a booking gets you

  • A home base on nights when the room packs out after 10pm
  • Communal tables built for groups — pitchers, towers and shareable platters
  • The games floor — pool, dart lanes, ping pong and skee ball steps from your seats
  • Every screen that matters — 20+ big screens on game nights
  • The Thu–Sat DJ party without giving up your table when the floor fills

How pricing works

Standard tables are free to reserve online for groups of up to 20 — you pay for what you order, and happy hour (Sun–Fri 4–6pm) softens the bill. Social events, team outings and private events are quoted by the venue based on headcount and inclusions; no fixed packages are published.

Submit the form with your date and headcount, and note whether it's a casual table or a full event — we'll help coordinate it.

Dublin Calling doesn't sell nightclub-style bottle service — it's free table reservations and group events. Submit a booking with your date and group size and we'll help arrange the right one.

What a typical night looks like

How a weekend evening at Dublin Calling unfolds, first pint to last call.

  1. ~3–6pm

    Happy hour mode

    Doors open at 3pm (noon on Saturday). After-work groups grab tables, and the 4–6pm happy hour keeps the first rounds cheap.

  2. ~6–9pm

    Games & game screens

    Pool, darts, ping pong and skee ball fill up while whatever matters tonight — Jays, UFC, NFL — runs across 20+ screens.

  3. ~10pm

    The shift

    Thursday to Saturday the DJ takes over, the lights come down, and the pub starts behaving like a party.

  4. ~11pm–1am

    Peak party

    The busiest block of the night — dance-floor energy through the whole room, birthday crews on the communal tables, bar three deep.

  5. ~2am

    Close

    Thursday through Saturday runs to 2am. The Entertainment District outside is still moving if you're not done.

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Dublin Calling location & directions

250 Adelaide St W, second floor — at Duncan St in the Entertainment District.

250 Adelaide Street West, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M5H 1X6

Entertainment District · at Duncan St · above Rock 'n' Horse Saloon, upstairs from the Adelaide Hall concert venue

  • TTC: St. Andrew Station (Line 1) or Osgoode Station — both a short walk; the 504 King streetcar stops at King & Duncan
  • Parking: Paid lots and Green P garages around Adelaide, Richmond and Duncan; transit or a taxi is easier on weekend nights
  • Contact: 437-747-5918 · adelaide@dublincalling.com · dublincalling.com/toronto
  • Finding it: Enter at 250 Adelaide W and head up to the second floor — the screens and the noise point the way
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How we verify this page

Page built from Dublin Calling's own materials, Toronto nightlife coverage, public review patterns, and reader feedback. As a sports-bar-by-day, party-by-night room, the experience differs sharply by hour — a Tuesday trivia table and a Saturday-midnight dance floor are effectively different venues. Use the booking form to confirm the format for the night you want.

  • Address & venue details: from Dublin Calling's official site (dublincalling.com/toronto), including the second-floor location and games list.
  • Hours & policies: from the official site's FAQ — hours, the 19+ policy, free online reservations for up to 20, and the 15-minute hold.
  • Editorial review: the TorontoNightclubs.com team's independent assessment of fun factor, food and drink, and nightlife energy.
  • Reviews: aggregated from public Google profiles. We don't operate, own, or earn commissions from Dublin Calling.

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Dublin Calling Toronto FAQ

Quick answers to the questions guests ask most often.

Where is Dublin Calling located?

Dublin Calling is on the second floor of 250 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON M5H 1X6, at Duncan Street in the Entertainment District — the same building as Rock 'n' Horse Saloon and the Adelaide Hall concert venue. St. Andrew and Osgoode stations are both a short walk.

What are the hours at Dublin Calling?

Per the venue's official site: Monday to Wednesday 3pm–12am, Thursday and Friday 3pm–2am, Saturday 12pm–2am, and Sunday 12pm–12am.

Is Dublin Calling 19+?

Yes — it's a 19+ venue, and valid government photo ID is required. It's a licensed party pub, so Ontario's legal drinking age applies at the door.

Is there a cover charge at Dublin Calling?

No cover is advertised — entry is walk-in, and table reservations are free online for groups of up to 20. On packed weekend nights, arriving earlier (or having a reservation) beats waiting in line.

Does Dublin Calling take reservations?

Yes — groups of up to 20 people can book a table online for free. Reservations are held for 15 minutes past the booked time, so arrive on schedule. For bigger events, contact the venue by email or use the form on this page.

What food does Dublin Calling serve?

Pub grub built for sharing — the menu leans into platters, pitchers and towers for groups. Happy hour runs Sunday to Friday from 4pm to 6pm.

Can I watch sports at Dublin Calling?

Yes — that's half the point. There are 20+ big screens carrying Jays, UFC, NBA and NFL, and the bar is an official Buffalo Bills Backers chapter, so Bills games get the full treatment.

What games does Dublin Calling have?

The floor has pool tables, dart lanes, ping pong and skee ball, plus midweek programming like trivia nights and pool tournaments. On busy weekend nights the games share the room with the party.

Does Dublin Calling have DJs and dancing?

Yes — Thursday through Saturday the room shifts into DJ-and-dance-party mode with drink specials, running until 2am. Earlier in the week it plays more like a high-energy sports bar.

What is the dress code at Dublin Calling?

Casual — there's no stated dress code, and on game days jerseys are everywhere. Dress for a loud, warm room if you're coming on a weekend night.

Can I book Dublin Calling for a birthday or work event?

Yes — the venue runs social events, team outings and private events, with communal tables, food platters and the games floor built in. Submit the form on this page with your date and headcount and we'll help coordinate it.

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