The best restaurants in Dublin

16/11/2025: Tucked behind Dublin’s streets, this café feels like a hidden local favourite. The cakes are fresh, the tea is excellent, and the outdoor seating feels cosy during good weather. Staff are friendly and the menu isn’t overwhelming. Ideal for a slow breakfast or dessert break when you want something charming and quiet.

06/11/2025: It kills me to have to post a review about what was, once, my favourite café in Dublin. I came here this morning to treat myself and my friend to some coffee and brunch before work. After coming in, I noticed that the place was almost empty. Perfect. We were promptly seated and given a menu. Both myself and my guest ordered coffee, a scone and the 'Scramble'. The server asked if we'd like the scones with the scrambles, we indicated that we didn't have a preference. Lovely. Off to a great start. However, it didn't take long for things to start coming apart. Firstly, the server brought us our two scones, but no coffees. Not ideal, but not a big deal. Surely, it would have made more sense to bring us the baked goods after our scrambles, but whatever, we'll roll with it. When the coffee did eventually arrive, we had already finished our scones. Okay, all a little disappointing, but these things happen. Next, we waited for our food. We waited. And waited. In vain, we waited. Our plates weren't cleared, we weren't checked up on at all. In fact, we were completely ignored. Our coffees finished, we fancied another, but still we couldn't get the attention of any staff; who seemed to be congregated around the kitchen taking photos of a dish on the pass. As restlessness set in, I checked my phone and saw that it had been 40 mins since I sat down. I decided to ask how much longer my food would be. I then had to leave the table, approach the congregated staff members and ask for an update on my food. I asked 'is my food coming up soon', my waiter looked at me and said in an agitated tone, 'not yet', but at this stage, I'd had enough. I cancelled the food. Feeling dejected and disappointed, I asked for the bill. My server simply said 'sorry about that' in an offhand manner. When she she came out to take my payment, she repeated 'sorry about that', without making eye contact or showing any genuine remorse for having delivered such a poor customer experience. I decided to offer some feedback. I told her that coffee should always come before food and it was unacceptable that we had finished our food before our coffee arrived. She told me that it was the way things were done at Cake Café. When I insisted that it was uniform etiquette across all cafés and restaurants, she simply said 'not here, some places do things differently'. She had an air of scorn about her temperament which I found a little unprofessional. She then repeated 'sorry about the restaurant', repeating her claim that it's restaurant policy to deliver coffee to customers once their food is finished. She didn't offer any commiseration. Her whole demeanour was angry and confrontational, which is especially disappointing, considering ours was so polite. I work in service and have done for the past 10 years. I'm incredibly forgiving when it comes to staff mishaps when im dining out. But a level of service this poor is inexcusable. If one of my colleagues acted in the same was as our server did today, Id consider them wholly unsuitable for the industry and would wager they wouldnt last very long in the job. Again, it pains me to post this. I really hope that you guys can make whatever changes necessary to restore the level of service for which you were previously regarded.

08/11/2025: Nice pub not always busy but has great breakfast and lunch very busy on Thursday bingo night always have good music at weekends staff great

28/08/2025: Absolutely amazing place, amazing food and great customer service!

17/10/2025: Very kind and helpful bar man and a nice relaxing atmosphere out of the chaos of the evening traffic, highly recommend this cosy spot even if it's just for a coffee

02/10/2025: This used to be a Club.... Now it's a public bar....

18/10/2025: Toastie was fine but the indoor sitting area is very scruffy and dirty

18/10/2025: Toastie was very nice and a decent price but the inside seating area was very dirty with bird poo on the tables. No effort made to clean it.

11/12/2025: Just home from a 2 night stay with my 4 sisters, it was absolutely a fabulous place to stay,the staff were excellent, always very friendly and accommodating, the bar food was excellent, the gentleman at the front door was very helpful with our suitcases, room was lovely and spotlessly clean,will definitely stay there again, thanks to everyone who made our stay very enjoyable

07/11/2025: Nice hotel. Friendly service! Will stay again.

14/12/2025: Location was central. Smack in the middle of everything. The room was spacious, clean and guarantees a good night sleep. Tbf, it was a Saturday (7/12/2025-9/12/2025) but we didn’t hear any noise despite facing the main road. Only grouse would be , for the amount paid, as it was indeed winter, the room didn’t have a heater which was rather inconvenient as you’d need to have your sweater on all the time. Otherwise, everything was great, the front desk were really good just a little uncoordinated at times as we got varying information about laundry pick up which meant we couldn’t do laundry because of their misinformation.

12/12/2025: In general, nobody should stay in temple bar. The noise is so bad and in my case my room was towards a side street but some alarm went off and it was going for 1 hour at 3am and despite calling the reception and asking them to get it fixed, they didn’t feel responsible. So I just would advice anyone coming to Dublin to not stay in this area or hotel because even though they give you ear plugs it’s not enough and you won’t survive the night.

30/10/2025: Possibly best chips in Dublin. Always cooked to order but worth the wait. Good, traditional Irish/Italian chipper. I'm from the country and I always try to call here when I'm up in the big smoke. Always a bit of chat and crack when I'm in there. Highly recommended.

29/08/2025: Best quality chipper in the area and the staff are great. Had an issue once in the last 7 years and the owner was a gent and gave full refund.

02/11/2025: Amazing pints of Beamish. One of the best

27/10/2025: Love going to this bar, the vibes are great and the staff especially Nathan who works behind the bar is very friendly and deserves a lot of praise for his great work

15/12/2025: Great spot. Young bar man, goes by the name of bees nuts or something was very friendly. Lovely stout.

08/12/2025: Here the other day,nice pint of stout.

23/11/2025: Zero stars! Ordered two polo bowels and they were uneaten due to excessive hot spices even though mild was requested. It was like they dumped a jar of cayon pepper in the bowel. It was that bad It went into the bin.

19/11/2025: It was my first time visiting the place, so I needed some help to understand how everything worked. I really liked the atmosphere and the staff, especially Evelin, who was very patient in helping me choose and put together my meal. I highly recommend visiting and getting to know the place.

24/09/2025: Been going there since i was a kid, food is great, staff are lovely.

06/09/2025: Great place for pizzas and wings.

05/12/2025: Excellent and affordable, already went two time already, totally love it

25/11/2025: Great takeaway Gluten free possible if you call them! Was yum!

26/09/2025: Chicken was awesome. Huge portions

06/09/2025: Iskender Turkish Kebabs on Tslbot Street is an absolute gem! The doner was fantastic — a generous portion of perfectly seasoned meat that really hits the spot. Yes, it’s a bit on the expensive side, but that’s pretty much par for the course when it comes to Dublin kebab prices. The shop itself is quite small, making it ideal for takeaway, though there are just a few seats if you want to sit in. Overall, great quality, quick service, and tasty food. I’ll definitely be back for a quick meal again