Walters in Dublin

Here we are, visiting Dublin's Irish Whiskey Museum, not for the tour but just to check out the place and drink some sipping whiskey and couldn't help but wonder .... is there any place in Dublin that offers a vegan version of an Irish Whisky 🤔? I decided to pose the question to the local community in the Dublin Vegans Facebook group. I posted the question a few days back and there were no replies so I figured maybe that wasn't an option. Wednesday evening, we decided to start our next day (Thursday), by taking the Dublin Bay Cruises from Dublin into the port town just south of Dublin, Dún Laoghaire (which I can all but guarantee that I butcher every time I try to say the name lol!). It's an incredibly beautiful one hour ferry ride and the port city is just so lovely to walk around and explore. As luck would have it, while we were hanging out in Dún Laoghaire, someone ended up replying to my post and referred us to a restaurant, Walters Dun Laoghaire which was ironically enough .. in the same town we happened to be visiting and within a 2 minute walk of where we were at the time of receiving the reply lol (truly have to love the irony of the Universe at time!). Interestingly, on Wednesday evening I did research vegan options for Thursday and while I found quite a few places with vegan options, I didn't happen across Walters. So, were it not for that group member replying to my post, I'd never have known and not had the opportunity to share with everyone reading so, thank you "group member" 🙂 Do I really need to even tell you how good the Irish Whiskey was? It's ok, I don't mind, so .. I'll tell you anyhow 🙂 .. it was "AJ Sytles" phenomenal (sorry, that's a nerd WWE wrestling reference which you can be forgive if you're not familiar with lol). It turns out the bartender there is a vegan, which translated into him providing vegan options of otherwise non vegan drinks, YAY! They have some nice vegan menu options as well. We decided Wild Mushroom Arancini and the dish was every bit as good as it looks in the picture. As soon as you take one bite, you get a heavenly earthy smell and taste of the mushrooms, the sauce was the perfect accompaniment and, the dish as a whole was aesthetically gorgeous! If you haven't yet, take the cruise, or drive or take transit (there are buses that run out that way and also a local DART train line), take in the scenery of the local area and feast on amazing vegan food and imbibe to delightfully amazing and gratifying vegan cocktail!

I'll skip feedback on my meal as it's a while ago but what really disappoints is the lack of respect for the Irish tricolour. It is not bunting and only one flag should be flown on a building. On left most pole if all poles same heights or centre if it's taller. Also the flags should be at the top of the pole not half mast.

comfortable and well-kept place, welcoming, modern, friendly staff, Irish dishes but not only, a good choice of drinks and beers, average prices.

Excellent love music, lovely food, and a good crowd in!

Always my go to place for a weekend brunch/ dinner and never disappoints ! Fantastic service , scrumptious food and gorgeous cocktails . Highly recommended if you’re in Dun Laoghaire and looking for an exceptional experience!

Had Dinner there last night, I tip my hat to the chef and Zoe our server, everything was delicious and lovely atmosphere. Definitely will go back and try something else on the menu :) A lovely little spot!

The prawns were absolutely delicious, especially with the bread. The staff were very attentive, and the wine was tasty too. Loved it

Fantastic place for a quiet chilled drink staff were very welcoming

Ah, very nice, food is tasty. Thank you.

Nice food, great staff, but very quiet and no real atmosphere. (A Saturday evening)