The best restaurants in Dublin

21/11/2023: Overpriced with zero atmosphere

15/08/2023: Visited for a quick drink whilst in the Temple Bar area. Good vibe.

21/10/2024: Good coffee, not consistently amazing, but to someone who isn’t that into their coffee will have a good mug of coffee. Friendly staff happy to chat and help. Good dessert and bakery food. Charging ports don’t work upstairs though :(

21/10/2024: So disappointed with the christening cake I got last Saturday! Left a terrible after taste and it cost me nearly €70! Won't buy a cake here again!!

19/07/2024: The food was so good and the staff was so helpful and kind!!

13/07/2024: First time having authentic Italian thick base pizza in Dublin. Definitely I am recommending for all pizza lovers visiting and living in Dublin to try from Astopia!

09/04/2026: There for 80th party, friendly staff,

12/12/2024: I prefer the coffee beans from Cool Hand. The milk is sometimes heated too hot and other times it’s too cold. I feel Insomnia is more consistent at my preferred 65 degrees. The music is often too loud. I prefer the volume of the music at Lean Bean. Finally, the owner, I think his name is Simon, is very enthusiastic and tells me to have an AMAZING day. I prefer a quiet Barista.

04/12/2024: The coffee is really excellent but it’s the staff that make this place. Friendly and warm but in a genuine way.

10/01/2025: Writers Bar is de bar in de prachtige lobby van Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham op O'Connell Street in Dublin. Wij verbleven in het hotel en hebben deze bar meermaals bezocht voor lunch en drankjes. De bediening is uitstekend en ook de aangeboden gerechten zijn van hoge kwaliteit en bovendien zeer lekker. Proef zeker eens de Chowder fout en de Prawn Salad. Kortom zeer leuk om te komen ook al verblijf je niet in het hotel.

28/07/2025: €17 for burger meal in Dundrum.Looked good.No real taste off meat ,bun,kettuce or tomato.No nice sauce included? Burger was black on both sides and mot cooked in the middle.Im sure how they can justify the price?Certainly wasnt Gourmet quality.

30/05/2025: The fun began with their self-serve machine, which decided twice that it simply could not be bothered. I stood there like a chimp with an iPad, repeatedly stabbing the frozen screen while a queue formed behind me, full of people wondering whether they too would live long enough to place an order. Eventually, after what felt like a lifetime, the order limped through the system. Fifteen minutes later my number was finally called, but not before they managed to turn what should have been a simple handover into a full-blown drinks disaster. My Coke was launched across the counter like a low-budget stunt scene, showering three innocent customers. Unsurprisingly, this did not go down well. And then the burger arrived. Technically, it was a double patty burger. In reality, it was a cheap, greasy, structural catastrophe. The patties themselves looked exhausted — thin, grey, oily, and completely devoid of any real flavour. The cheese had melted into limp flaps, drooping sadly over the sides like melted plastic. And as if to ensure the whole thing was completely impossible to eat, they had crammed in a ridiculous slab of lettuce the size of a small parasol. It stuck out like the sails of a boat, making any attempt to pick it up result in an immediate collapse of the entire construction. This was not one of those indulgent, guilty pleasure burgers you rave about to your friends. It was a cheap, greasy mess you finish only because you feel too ashamed to throw it away. Gourmet Burger Kitchen needs to sort its technology, train its staff not to spill drinks on customers, and — most importantly — go back to sourcing proper burger meat. Because at the moment, it is a very long way from gourmet.

20/07/2025: As far as we can tell the store part of select stores has been closed for some time. Not sure about the fuel side of the business

22/09/2025: Batch bread is soooo good. Its supplied to my local Londis.

28/08/2025: Got a roll from there absolutely amazing 10/10