The best restaurants in Dublin

13/09/2025: Thank you for lovely service🥰 I could see you had to deal with very rude customer today, I really admire your patience. Well done🩷

13/09/2025: Writing a review from today 13/09/2025. Ordered a tea to sit in. The Eastern European lady did not make my tea for over 10 minutes. I stood up to ask for my tea and an Asian lady kindly made the tea immediately it appeared the first server forgot. No apology provided. As I was leaving the premises I put a paper bag in the bin for rubbish. On seeing me putting the bag in the bin, the Eastern European server removed my bag from the bin and placed it on a table and stated “excuse me don’t put that in the bin it’s yours”. It was a recycling bin so in the correct bin? She then rolled her eyes had a very negative attitude and walked away. Very rude and unnecessary behavior from this waitress. The bag was a paper bag from another premises but was clean and placed in the correct bin. Please educate your staff on appropriate customer service etiquette & if there is a policy about not putting paper bags from other premises in a bin please inform customers so they don’t have to face such an interaction as I did today.

23/04/2026: Waiting 30 min for a sandwich just because the guy of the front entrance makes another order of “friends” first. And when we ask for an explanation because I have my ticket he didn’t know how to explain it. We ask for a refund and he that he can’t do it and that’s is ilegal in Ireland. It would be a good idea to provide employees with proper training and encourage them to learn the language of the country in which they are living at the moment.

13/04/2026: I can talk about the vegan food which I found very nice. I was finally able to try a vegan coxinha and a brigadeiro! brigadeiro tested amazingly similar to the originals (tried them before) also tried their vegan feijoãda and loved it :)

23/05/2026: Really big and great vibes for night out. Lovely staff

21/05/2026: Wait 30 minutes for a small breakfast in a not a busy pub, then with no apologies or recognition for making a mistake. Manager on staff unable to offer resolution of any form.

10/10/2025: I visited Bunsen Blanchardstown on Friday evening (October 10th), and despite the place being incredibly busy with people constantly queuing, the experience was fantastic thanks to the amazing girls working on the floor. There were only three staff members managing all the tables and service, yet they went above and beyond to make sure every customer was looked after. They were constantly on the move, multitasking minute after minute, all while staying friendly, calm, and professional. The food was, as always, top quality fresh, delicious, and perfectly cooked. A special shoutout to the girl working Friday evening, dark hair in two braids, wearing a North Face T-shirt, she was an absolute Wonder Woman, absolutely incredible! So kind, attentive, and hardworking. She truly deserves recognition for how well she handled the chaos. But let’s be clear, the owners and upper management should be ashamed. Having only three staff on the floor and three in the kitchen for such a busy location is completely unacceptable. The fact that these workers are forced to carry the entire operation while management sits back and lets it happen is disgraceful. Bunsen has built a great name for its food and service, but that reputation doesn’t come from the owners, it comes from the incredible frontline staff who are being stretched to their limits. These girls aren’t just doing their jobs; they’re saving your brand every single shift.

06/10/2025: Over rated on every level. Unfriendly staff

20/11/2025: great supermarket and far more friendly than chain stores. more expensive than your usual shop but the quality is unmatched. a true clontarf gem

12/10/2025: Poor experience today. Bottle recycle ♻️ units full and could Not use them. One check out open and honestly the young lady didn’t want to be there and simply yawned all way through. Expect better form this shop

30/10/2025: I ordered the biscoff brownie and biscoff cookie sandwhich, the brownie tasted stale like it had been sitting out for a good while, the cookie sandwich was nice but didnt taste like biscoff at all, very little biscoff inside cookie, mostly just this cream filling.

06/10/2025: We bought a cake for my sons first birthday and I couldn’t of been happier how it turned out the size of the cake the price of the cake and how nice it was could not argue about anything we will defiantly be ordering here again

29/11/2025: Excellent meal this evening at Scotts, Charte and Sinead made it special, superb wine insights by Charte!

29/11/2025: Didn’t have the stone steak this time which would have given it 5 for food!

06/11/2025: Had takeaway. The seating area seemed nice and clean, but wasn't in long enough to get a good feel for it. The food was good, but the order got messed up and we one dish was lost. Double checking the bag would've been a good idea.

22/10/2025: Lovely food plenty of it. Good service too.

20/09/2025: Absolutely super service, real moment of truth stuff and they delivered big and saved the night. Highly recommend the crew here. Ambience of a quiet place to eat if you're in the hotel on business.

10/09/2025: It's a hotel bar that serves food. Went for something that was on the menu online, not on the menu. Wanted a cold cocktail, no bartender on so settled for a Guinness, that someone at the bar instructed the server how to pour. Food was average and under seasoned. Atmosphere was rather blah. Server could have used a little help, and a little deodorant. (Sorry)

22/05/2026: It is a bit expensive, but a great selection of books

17/05/2026: i had a bad experience, the staff was impolite, rude and impatient

03/08/2025: Best coffee in Dublin! The lads are really sound too 👌

02/08/2025: Love the place, coffee and the vibe

19/12/2025: Nice breakfast really good John Doherty today

11/12/2025: Nice place, free parking, seems very popular.

11/01/2026: Great little gem out the back entrance of a wonderfully chaotic second hand bookshop. The cakes were delicious and the staff helped create a friendly atmosphere. Note: it’s better to enter through the bookshop over the strange back alley route.

23/12/2025: A truly special, tucked-away cafe with gorgeous cakes and scones and other treats baked on site. Food portions are large, hospitality is warm and generous, and it's a peaceful spot to spend an afternoon. Abundant courtyard seating (with heaters) for the warmly dressed (my first visit was in December). Highly recommended for people who want a Dublin oasis within an easy walk of Grafton/St. Stephen's/etc. Also of note: While the cafe has been in business for a couple of decades, it changed hands this year and the new owner, Julio, was on site, very warmly welcoming, and seems to have a happy staff working for him. UPDATE: Just noting after several more visits that my first impression has only cemented into a conviction that this is a world-class cafe and people who take the time to seek it out will leave feeling like the luckiest and best-liked customers who have ever visited.

16/05/2026: Excellent service from staff, friendly atmosphere, food was delicious 😋

10/05/2026: We like Jar, nice bar with good vibe.

21/05/2026: Such a cool place! Love the vibe and the staff are so friendly. Really fun to spend an hour or so in, more if you get food and drinks which we didn't this time. There's not a huge huge variety of games, but the ones they have are great and there's a good mix of solo and duo ones. We got the €20 for 32 tokens deal and by the time we were ready for lunch we still had loads of tokens left so took them home to use another day. Loads of lockers available inside. I'd say the atmosphere is great at night but during the day it's really fun when you don't have to wait for any games and basically have the place to yourself!

18/05/2026: Very good atmosphere, cocktails and games