The best restaurants in Dublin

01/10/2025: Great atmosphere, friendly people & fairly priced pints!

17/07/2025: A great pint of Guinness, great value, and a lovely Dublin pub atmosphere. Plenty of racing and GAA on TV , couldn't ask for more.

18/01/2026: We had a lovely meal on a Friday evening, found a cozy spot on the couches. The food was delicious, we had pizza the huge goat cheese salad, and wedges. We had one desert between us, apple pie and two coffees. The bill was just over €50 which was very reasonable. The staff were under a bit of pressure, but they did their best.

01/01/2026: They literally saved our new year's eve 🎊 the place where we originally booked a table was overcrowded and we really thought we wouldn't be able to find a place somewhere else.. but in the end we got a table at the dog's house restaurant in 10min 😁 Food and service were excellent 👌 Thank you !

05/09/2025: Amazing service. Called in at 9.20am needing 2 new tyres. Sadly, they didn't have the size I required in stock but said they could get them for lunchtime. I was given 4 or 5 different options and made a decision on a couple of Pirelli's. Gráinne called at 3pm to say the tyres were in, I took the car round and had them fitted quickly and efficiently. Price was very reasonable too. Gráinne is a star!

07/08/2025: They were quick and professional.

01/06/2025: I can’t recommend Marija’s desserts enough! Marija created beautiful desserts for a very special occasion. They were so delicious, beautiful and plant based! Her work is truly a masterpiece. The communication was excellent and professional! Will definitely be ordering them again and exploring more flavours! 🩷

14/05/2025: Couldn’t speak any more highly about Marija. Her creations are absolutely stunning and delicious. I ordered a few eclairs and a couple of entremets for my partner’s birthday. She waited till the last minute to decorate them so they were fresh, and also made sure to include a message somewhere on the desserts (not as easy as on a cake) - the attention to detail is incredible. To top it off, she’s such a kind and lovely person. Delighted to have ordered from Marija.

05/07/2025: Had their salad bar and a drink. Very nice! Wasn't there in time for the hot food, but the salad was fresh and good! They charged by weight (of the salad!)

01/07/2025: Everything at Fresh is absolutely delicious! You can really tell they use high-quality ingredients. The food is always fresh and full of flavor. The staff are super friendly and helpful, which makes the whole experience even better. Highly recommended!

11/01/2026: I needed a quick lunch between calls, and popped into the Abbey Street Boojum. I went for the vegan pork, beans, spicy rice, sweet corn and guacamole, with three different salsas, and had a well stacked tub to munch into. The staff were so friendly and helpful, and I especially want to highlight this. (Tuesday team, thanks!). For 12 Euro, you can't go wrong.

08/01/2026: Very frustrating experience in boojum on abbey street today. I order my burrito and everything was going fine. I got to the register and wanted to pay with cash only to be refused. I questioned the girl and asked why she wouldn’t take legal tender. She responded by saying she was sorry and that they only take card payments.I didn’t have any card to pay with. I was shocked to say the least. Really annoying and waste of my time. I should have been notified or there should have been big signs to state they only take card payments. However I believe everywhere should take cash.

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 :)

20/11/2025: Extremely tasty poke bowls! Highly recommend

13/11/2025: Great portion size and lovely staff

14/11/2025: Breakfast was great but £7.50 on the bill for 2 tea's is a bit 2 much and extras £4 for 2 slices of toast!

09/11/2025: The best cafe in Dun Laoghaire and the fact that it is always busy is testament to this. Very good coffee and a wide selection of breakfast/brunch/lunch dishes to suit all diets.

22/09/2025: The best takeaway I've had in Dublin!!

26/08/2025: had the best takeaway I’ve had in a long time from Saaep Thai! We ordered the beef black bean stir fry with chips and rice, and it was absolutely delicious. The portion sizes were really generous, the beef was cooked perfectly tender, and the vegetables were fresh and full of flavour. Everything was well balanced, not too heavy, and really satisfying. I’ll definitely be ordering again – highly recommend!

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

25/01/2026: Wow what an amazing takeaway! Beautifully cooked food, delivered fast and well packaged. My girlfriend and I got the curry trigons, duck satay with fried rice, spice bag and chicken balls and we were both surprised with not only how quick the food arrived, but how nicely packaged everything was. Kambo obviously go the extra mile by paying extra for branding all of their takeaway containers and bags and it ensures that everything arrives safely and is still hot unlike other Chinese takeaways where the sauces and food tend to leak out of the containers and the plastic bags aren’t safe to hold all of the food. Everything was cooked perfectly, my girlfriend even ordered off them again tonight! 5/5 will definitely be ordering off them again, they really stand out compared to other Chinese takeaways.

15/01/2026: Food was amazing and the service was awesome everyone was so friendly and nice

11/01/2026: We had lunch here one Sunday when out for a walk. The food was lovely with the exception of the fries, which could have been crispier. The service was mostly good and the place was busy with a good atmosphere. On the negative side the coffee and hot chocolate arrived too early and were cold by the time our food arrived. The rustic apple pie we shared at the end was tasty but arrived cold and on its own even though they had said they would heat it up and serve it with cream. It was rectified for us quickly enough.

01/01/2026: Great food for Sunday afternoon !

01/11/2025: Usually butlers is top quality but for the last 4 months I’ve been getting our coffees here and the quality is so poor. Lattes and cappuccinos are being served piping hot, as if it’s being made at the wrong temperature. This makes the coffee go flat quickly so there’s no foam it just has the appearance of an instant coffee. The iced drinks are also coming 3/4 of the way full and taste watered, every time I’ve gotten one it’s either had no syrup, or they made me the wrong version of what I asked. I know some would say it’s not that deep, but for almost €6 a pop I would expect high quality considering other butler cafes never deliver this low of quality I know it’s not the brand however it’s definitely this particular branch or team.

19/08/2025: Great staff very friendly, reasonable price very clean loads of parking

19/01/2026: Excellent value for money in an otherwise expectedly expensive city!

18/01/2026: Breakfast was good, coffee ok. Price was excellent.