Al Vesuvio in Dublin

Authentic Italian restaurant in the heart of Dublin. It's a bit hidden in a quiet square right outside the usual routes of the visitors of Temple Bar, the busiest part of the city. The atmosphere is suggestive, as it feels to enter a cellar. Quite in line with Italian restaurants, which is of course a plus in this case. Staff is gentle and attentive. Most are first generation Italians. They talked and laughed with us without ever becoming invasive. Once they understood we were there to say goodbye to a friend, they offered us a final drink to celebrate. They never pressured us to leave, even if we went on taking until quite late for a Tuesday. Something that we deeply appreciated. The calzone I had had a very good and well cooked dough. Not the easiest pizza to do well nor the most representative of the quality of the rest. I will have to go back to try other things. There's a few ways to prepare tiramisù. Their recipe is one that I don't particularly like but I think it could be great if you like fresher tastes.

Enjoyed our dining experience here. Staff was great and very attentive to our table. Very helpful with our order and customizing anything we wanted for our meal. Would definitely eat here again. Food was good, and an enjoyable dinner!

fantastic restaurant in the heart of temple bar .quirky cellar style tasty Italian pizzas great food reasonably priced for area. very friendly staff

Wonderful experience. Food was great and the service was the highlight. The staff are all top class at what they do and there all so friendly and engaging. A lovely rare thing!

Very good experience! Service was great and food was pretty good. Vegetarian pizza and Bolognese pasta were not as good as everything else however all other dishes that we tried were great. I recommend checking this restaurant out.

Lovely Italian Restaurant and the food was delicious. Very rustic Italian atmosphere inside which was also lovely and clean. Went at a busy time, Saturday at 6:30pm, as there was a queue out the door, but we booked in advance, which went smoothly and highly recommended in Dublin City these days.

We had a great dinner. Ordered pasta dishes for our mains and they're absolutely delicious! The staff are polite and friendly.

Food was lovely, we sat outside as a group of 12. We found the 10% service charge a bit high for the service we felt we had. The waiter was very unhelpful and not overly warming. Which wasn’t the birthday dinner we had expected. When I asked to remove the charge the waiter said it’s a requirement. Not happy with the experience which is a shame as the food was lovely and the restaurant was scenic.

10 / 10 como siempre 🩷 El personal es muy amable La comida es excelente Los precios son increíbles por la ubicación, ya que está en el bar del templo El servicio es brillante

Llegamos un sábado por la noche sin reserva y el personal cálido y amable no podría haber hecho más para hacernos sentir como en casa. La comida y el vino son excelentes y realmente se siente como un rincón de Italia en Dublín. Muy recomendable!