O'Loughlin's in Dublin

26/10/2024: I had the smoked salmon and cheese on a "bagel" for lunch. Instead of a bagel it actually came out on two pieces of toasted bread. Ultimately it was more food than I needed but the price seemed very reasonable for the portion size. Service felt quite slow even though the restaurant was mostly empty. I was also left with some reservations about food safety; I watched the chef assemble my meal without gloves, and there were some unusual brown bits on the salmon which I cut off. Ultimately no ill came of it though, and the parts that I ate were tasty.

22/10/2024: The pasta was simple and not quite traditional, but lovely. The Italian grandmother was pumping out the pasta dishes while the grumpy youngish Italian ‘chef’ made one pizza and warmed 3 pieces of bread for bruschetta - making sure everyone knew, slamming the pizza oven doors constantly, in between being in his phone, eating pizza cheese and barking instructions to the young waiters! He actually made two pizzas, but ate the second one himself, so I don’t count that one! The large groups seemed to be having fun! If you want simple pasta - don’t be put off.