Piston Broke / Lazy Toad or whatever it has been called has always been a strange old place, combined with the smell of backed up drains and ladies facilities that are just not acceptable, I agree with you and personally I've always avoided...
On the website they usually put the running time, bands usually play for 2 hours...There isn't much parking around there, except down the side streets or in Ropetackle itself (parking illegally in visitor spots), not too bad a walk from the station if it isn't piddling down...several pubs along...