Zakura - Japanese Tapas (Japas & Sake Bar) in Dublin

16/02/2026: great buzzy restaurant very busy but a cool interior and asian small plates of delicious food more than made up by a few service hiccups gochujang wagyu brisket was delicious pork dumplings were good but stuck to the banana leaf in the steamer basket amazing spicy kung po chicken with fried rice and a good bowl of pak choi great cocktails and drinks definitely would recommend

15/02/2026: Extremely disappointed how the standards have dropped, the food was spoilt with nothing but salt, that in turn made us thirsty. I ordered prawns but it was topped with chicken, not ideal if you're a pescatarian. We were served straight up vodka, disguised as tequila. And the experience cost us almost 200 hundred euros. I am allergic to vodka and have been in agony since.. It's such a pity because i used to really rate this place. Now businesses are fooling their customers with cheap food and alcohol and customers are paying a hefty price. After that experience I won't be eating or drinking at Hang Dai again. I spent the next day in bed in agony and I'm still feeling unwell.