Sparks in Dublin

The service was top notch. Staff wa friendly and welcoming. The mussels reminded me of what I would get in the east coast of the US. Sea Bass was cooked to perfection and the seasoning was spot on. Next time I am in Dublin I will definitely come again.

Gorgeous food. Service impeccable, with humour. A come back place

Was a walkin with my wife after visiting the distillery around the corner. The food was amazing, the owner was a great host. Considering it was valentines day and we didn't book he fit us in...

Come here for valentines evening, food and service was great.

Very lovely personal, good food, I liked it.

I used to come here when they did breakfast items primarily but never tried the new bistro menu. It is lovely! Nice, quick lunch and the same friendly staff

Just love this little slice of paradise in the heart of Dublin city. Food was exceptional and service was excellent. Great place for friends and family to meet up and eat great food while relaxing in really chilled atmosphere. Also great for couples who just want a chill night with excellent food and service. Favourite dishes chicken burger, bruschetta and the pasta the Caesar salad is also fab xxx

We dropped in for food last Saturday after I had seen some Instagram posts the previous day. Upon arrival the place looked great, it was bright a very tastefully decorated. We were greeted by a young girl who showed us to a table and gave us menus. I was absolutely blown away with the amount of different dishes on the menu. This is the menu of a very large restaurant not a bistro. Anyway we settled on the fillet steak and seabass fillets with king prawns, both with garlic potatoes,veg and a sauce. Firstly the steak which i asked to be cooked medium. It was thin slices of steak which were not of good quality and very overcooked. Stringy and very dried out and not seasoned at all. In fact there was no seasoning on any element on either plate. My steak came with small roasted potatoes which were supposed to be garlic potatoes but were tasteless and hard. The sautéed veg and pepper sauce were nice. Secondly the Seabass and king prawn dish. Herself was 5 min into it before she realised there was no prawns on the plate which she reported to the server who offered to have some cooked and brought out. She declined as this would have been at the end of our meal. The manager came over and apologised and again offered to bring some prawns out, again we declined the offer politely. Just as we finished our meal the manager brought over 4 prawns on a small plate, stating that the chef cooked them because he was embarrassed. Again the fish dish was advertised with garlic potatoes but came with the same tasteless, hard roast potatoes. Asked by the manager if I would like a coffee or dessert I ordered the Pecan Pie and a Cappuccino. I received the pie with an Americano. At this stage we were the only customers in the room and still the order was wrong. This was not a cheap meal as the two mains with one dessert, a coffee and one glass of wine came to €84 so I was very disappointed with the quality of almost everything on the plates. There wasn't even the offer to discount the dessert from the bill which would be the norm. Overall impression, it is a really nice place and a family business which employs local people and says it has a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry. The menu is aspirational for a restaurant let alone a bistro but you will not survive with those prices for that level of cooking. Seasoning food properly or at all is basic chef rules. Would I return or recommend... no I am sorry to say I wouldn't do either.

Very good restaurant, warm welcome

Loved the whole place. Food was brilliant