Pig's Ear in Dublin

We had dinner there last nigh. We ordered boxty, and was disappointing. Boxty itself was really bad, the truffle on top was overpowering. Got the bitterballen, it was quiet delicious. Famine soup and bonemarrow toast was a good combo, but must say was not much of a taste. Lamb chop with its gravy was delicious. Leo Burdock's Cod was quiet good as well. Smoked potato side was delicous. Everything was on the quiet salty side. The staff were really nice and friendly. Service and atmosphere was really good.

We dined here twice in a few days we loved it so much. The best traditional Irish food we have ever had. The restaurant is small. The service is friendly. Strongly recommend the Famine soup, the Plate of Peas, the Dublin Coddle, and the Tongue “n” Cheek Kidney Pudding.

The Pig's Ear is one of those rare delightful restaurants where you end up wishing you had the capacity to taste everything on the menu. I was skeptical that anything exceptional could be made of such dishes as kidney pie, famine soup, shepherds pie and plate of peas, but I was quite wrong. My husband and I had dinner there twice during our stay in Dublin, and had a wonderful meal each time. Can't recommend it highly enough.

Excelent menu, nice and intimate dining room, the bone broth, potato cake and the dessert was amazing!

A great place to enjoy Irish cuisine from a different perspective; the dishes are well-prepared, flavorful, and the dessert is top-notch—their cheesecake is spectacular. But the best thing is the service: attentive, friendly, professional, and always smiling.

Very “fun” menu. The oyster and beef tartare is probably the most unique surf and turf dish I’ve ever seen.

We got recommended to go to this restaurant by some friends we were visiting in Dublin. All of us went together for the first time and it did not disappoint. All the food we got was phenomenal across all the courses. I think the dishes that stood out the most to the group were the salmon starter and the cod main dish. (Don’t be fooled by them saying that the chicken pie is for two people, that could easily feed a family for lol.) It was all delicious. The dessert they had that was really good was an orange cake with citrus custard and ice cream on top that we all really loved. Atmosphere is really fun cause you’re on the first floor and looking out on the street level. Sets a nice ambience, but also isn’t too serious. It got pretty busy there so the service dropped a little bit but nothing to out of the ordinary. If you’re feeling a multicourse meal with really high-quality Michelin star food without having to get all dressed up, this is the place in Dublin to go.

The restaurant has its own vibe and goes with it. Most definitely want a reservation as seating is limited but well worth it.

Great dinner spot in Dublin - especially on a rainy day. The shepherds pie and mulligatawny chicken pie were incredible. Was recommended this restaurant from a family friend and enjoyed everything about it.

I had many fine meals in Dublin, mostly at pubs, beef or lamb (Guinness) stew. Here I want to praise an Irish-food Michelin-mentioned restaurant that was not only excellent, but refined as well. After a fine Old-Fashioned (Irish whiskey, of course), I had a magnificent plate of peas, offered crackling with other fine green sprouts. I usually don’t anymore have hors d’oeuvre, main plate, and then dessert, but this was great, and Michelin touch is that it is light, after all. My main dish was lamb, deboned beautifully with the bones, a lovely slight sauce on top accented, but not at all dominated, by salsa verde. They had (home-made) ice cream, pretty much the only dessert I can swallow at my age after a grand dish. I’ve forgotten the wine, but it was perfect with the lamb; I also felt a little ashamed not to be drinking Guinness. (I can assure you, as well as Michelin, that the red wine was fine.) The name “Pig’s ear” is an act of defiance. "You can’t make a silk purse from a (sow’s) ear," but they can make a superb meal of standard Irish food.