The best restaurants in Dublin

07/03/2026: Nice place to go for cocktails and chats upstairs if you can get a booking. Downstairs is great too if you can get a seat

05/03/2026: Fantastic cocktail spot! Great vibes, perfect end of the night spot.

31/12/2025: It's a great local pub - been there with friends before Crystal Palace game - lovely service and local crowd - highly recommend 👍

24/12/2025: Friendly staff and the place is clean. Good pint of guinness at a reasonable price 👍

31/12/2025: Got the shovelhead (swapped Salame for Italian sausage), the parma, the vegan garden with buffalo mozzarella, and the Salame. They were all amazing. Really really enjoyed, will definitely be ordering from here again :))

15/03/2026: ordered from clarehall in the new one. chicken is the stringy shite may aswell order clumps of oil. spice bag also had no flavour and cold. Won’t be back.

14/03/2026: One of the best Chinese around North side Dublin. Decent sized portions too.

28/12/2025: Nice place, good location, lovely ambience. The food was good but elements missing. There should have been miso soup alongside two meals, which never arrived. My dessert was ice-cream with tuiles cases and berries. There were 2 blueberries! That's a disappointment. Don't bother saying berries, if you are going to serve two! Don't say you serve miso soup alongside, if you're not going to do that.

22/12/2025: Very poor experience received by management not on the ground staff. We had booked for 16 people food and karaoke - they charged us a €320 deposit for this booking, €20 euro per person which we thought was originally a bit steep! This was also not redeemable against payments on the day. We had group of 13 sit down for food, we had 3 friends that were unable to attend on the day due to illness - typical of the time of year close to Christmas with flus etc. In total between food (€870) , karaoke, where we also had additional friends join (€420) and drinks probably €500+ we spent close to the €2000 mark. Food and service were fine but nothing special, expensive as Dublin generally is but there are much better Japanese restaurants in Dublin. They are now refusing to return €60 of the deposit based on the fact that we had 3 friends not sit down for dinner with us, despite the fact we spent nearly €2000 in Maneki on the night. They are saying this is because we didn't have an accurate number of people for the booking 5 days prior to the date of the dinner - anyone that has an illness surely knows that you can't predict it five days beforehand and you are doing the right thing by not attending and spreading it to everyone else, despite this still 13 of us attended and there wasn't any money lost for Maneki. They have stopped replying to our emails and it has left an incredibly bad impression on our larger friend group who are all based in Dublin, none of us will return to Maneki again and will not recommend it to anyone in our wider circles based on the experience. Table was also delayed by 20 mins when we arrived and the karaoke room was also delayed by 20-30 mins. Mics were also way to high in the karaoke room which wasn't very enjoyable but the issue could not be resolved by the staff. To me, it seems that they take the deposit to make sure that you do not get some of it back, they made us even sign a waiver for the karaoke in case of any issues, seems like an incredibly greedy business model! Any of the Chinese restaurants on Parnell St are a much better recommendation for karaoke in Dublin :)

30/03/2026: Exceptional Food & Truly Outstanding Service at Elephant & Castle Sandyford Had an absolutely superb experience here recently. From the moment we arrived, everything was seamless — a lively, welcoming atmosphere paired with consistently excellent food. What really made the visit stand out, though, was the service. Simon, the manager, runs a fantastic operation and was both professional and genuinely engaging, making sure every detail was just right. Anne, our server, was equally impressive — warm, attentive, and effortlessly friendly, striking that perfect balance of being helpful without ever being intrusive. It’s rare to find a place that delivers so well on both food and service, but this team absolutely nailed it. Already looking forward to our next visit — highly recommended.

30/03/2026: Nice restaurant and nice staff but a little pricey :)

28/10/2025: Nice place friendly staff and good deals if you look

26/10/2025: the shop is ok but have had some cleaning issues. the staff aren’t even there when needed for assistance.

27/06/2025: It could be so much better. The young bartender on duty had zero training. He didn't know how to pour a pint. Unacceptable when they charge top dollar for a beer. Also dogs up on the seats, its also unacceptable in a bar serving food.

15/06/2025: Nice staff. They were charging 9.60 for a pint though. Ridiculous price

27/03/2026: Best pub on the planet, great staff and super service a wonderful local pub. Friendly atmosphere, great conversation and the best pub for a person on their own or with a crowd.

20/03/2026: Great spot near the airport! "We visited The Viscount because we were looking for a place near our hotel close to the airport. The staff was incredibly nice to us and we felt very welcome. We especially appreciated the heated smoking area, where we could enjoy a great pint of Guinness and exceptionally enjoy some tobacco in comfort. We liked the atmosphere and the service so much that we came back the next day. Warm greetings from Prague, Czech Republic!"

06/12/2025: A uniquely calm cafe set within a peaceful cultural space. The surroundings naturally encourage slowing down, and the seating supports longer visits without discomfort. It’s ideal for extended breaks where you want quiet, reflection and a relaxed pace away from the city’s rush.

20/11/2025: Very delicious food and fresh as well and the service was amazing very good staff

02/11/2025: Worst Place i have Ever been to. Pizza tastes Like shit and the staff are the Most unfriendly i have ever met

27/10/2025: Never seen such pizza before, don't know what i'd eat. Worth the expiernece. Bobba is a very nice owner, he loves to have a chat...

21/02/2026: the latio here is so good fr i genuinely hike hours just to get it fr

13/02/2026: I really like the shop ... Fresh meat has a wide range so as fish ... The only one thing was shocking it's a price for fresh vegetables... I paid €5,70 for just one white cabbage which is really too much... However, still give 5 starts as it's only thing I didn't like and the rest of experience is great from helpful staff to very competitive price for meat and fish

20/01/2026: All the food are good. I’m from peru and it’s difficult to find good food or in defect big dishes. I think this is a good place if you want to eat your lunch. There are a los of protein and price is good.

29/11/2025: Bought a Magnum from the freezer on Thursday night and ended up with a full blown food poisoning. The ice cream was clearly stored in poor conditions:Texture off, signs of thawing and refreezing. Classic freezer mismanagement. I was sick for more than twenty four hours. The worst part is that someone else ate another Magnum from the same trip and had no issue, which means one single unit went bad because the freezer is not holding a stable temperature. That should never happen with packaged ice cream. For a store that positions itself as a premium convenience shop, this is unacceptable. Fix the freezer or check your stock more often. Sarcastically, I would not recommend this place for fresh products.

16/12/2025: Called to see if they would serve me an hour before closing and they hung up without answer

09/11/2025: I got burger with fries but it took like 2.0 minutes and then my food was cold . About the fries it was not fresh at all. About the burger the bread was so soaked and the meat was so tough to chew. Omg the worst meal I’ve ever had 👎👎👎

18/03/2026: My gawd the curry is good It doesnt look like alot but it hits hard and is very tasty Staff very friendly and had a nice little conversation!!

12/03/2026: I was first in line but the server took the order off the man behind me first. I asked what did they have for dinner. The server pointed at a board. I ordered chicken curry. I was handed a spoon of rice, one piece of chicken and curry sauce for €17. He didn't ask if I wanted chips or vegetables. He was very rude. I won't be coming back and I am in Heuston station several times a week.