The best restaurants in Dublin

16/08/2025: Rude is the only way to describe this establishment. Customers are considered a total inconvenience.

17/04/2025: The staff here are always so friendly

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.

03/08/2025: We are writing this review on the Celtic Nights show and entertainment night not the hotel: So we attended 2nd of august 6:30pm show. The venue its self is medium sized venue so many of the times you are placed on tables amongs other people as they are trying to get as many people as possible so long tables with groups are 4-12 people sitting opposite each other. The venue is set up lovely candle lit the atmosphere straight away is nice. However we was placed on a table with us however with one of us having disabilities and severe allergies it was not safe or comfortable for us to sit amongst large groups we explained this to the staff and they kindly and happily changed our seating. Again as mentioned one of us had significant life threatening allergies and when explained on the phone when booking we was told that this can be accommodated. This was tried to be met as much as possible however it meant to had that one of us had to have watermelon started and that starter missing items as they wasn’t safe and we was informed we could have the potates without the allergen in question to make up for it (however at the end we was charged). However they explained they could have a main meal and allergen can be met and it was the main meal was lovely. Dessert was slightly worse as we was ill informed that there allergy free options for desserts however again just given a bowl of watermelon. So slightly disappointed as we did pay for the 3 course meal and it couldn’t be accomplished despite being told a few times it could be. HOWEVER granted with the food if you dont have allergies you will be absolutely fine as one of us didn’t have allergies and loved the food. The show its self was entertaining and enjoyable. The music was lovely! The main gentleman was charismatic, very funny and charming funny and got the crowd engaged. If you are looking for a irish themed night as we was then we would recommend as we have come from England, London and not in Dublin for long so wanted to experience the traditional irish dancing, food and music and this was definitely met. In an overall review i would definitely recommend if you want a sweet, cosy irish themed night out. However please understand the environment is extremely busy and there are definitely more people than staff and they are working quite hard and running around so ordering drinks at time was difficult and slow one gentleman we ordered drinks didn’t even get our drinks so we had to reorder after waiting and releasing it wasn’t coming. However we understood as we could really see how busy they were. Again we highly recommend and had a lovely night and thank you for 1 accommodating the disability needs and trying your best to meet the allergy needs despite understanding it was so difficult each meal was double checked and insured it was safe and no reactions happened so overall lovely experience.

02/08/2025: Absolutely loved thud hotel. From the road, you'd never fired what is behind the doors of this wonderful place. Home of "Celtuc Nights" show and a fantastic restaurant that opens up to the street. Beautiful and Quaint with Love music every night. Great food and service.

27/10/2025: Evening Food was beautiful!! Staff was amazing, so kind and professional. Rooms are okay, I’ve seen cleaner and we weren’t to pushed on the breakfast.

26/10/2025: A well located hotel, easy walking distance to the sites of Dublin My room was large and very well appointed. Good facilities to work Cam with coffee making equipment and a fridge The bathroom is good All in all a very good choice

04/10/2025: Amazing food and staff everything was amazing the fish and chips were brilliant and the brownie melts in your mouth, If you love a really nice restaurant and love pub grub this I would highly recommend

10/08/2025: Eaten here dozens of times already, it's never disappointing. Staff is super friendly and professional. Put some of my favorite dishes in the pictures.

27/08/2025: Great coffee and Great Toasties served with a smile.Well worth a visit.

23/08/2025: I absolutely love calling into Mackey’s cafe every weekend. The food is always delish & served hot. Coffee is great & staff are friendly and always up for the chats! Perfect walking distance from the forest too

21/09/2025: We had breakfast here while we waited to go on the historical tour of the cemetery. The food is reasonably-priced and cooked to order. I do like that they allow you to choose between 3-5 options for the Irish breakfast. It's worth a stop if you are in the area for the prices alone!

30/08/2025: Lovely cafe. Good selection. Great spot to sit and reflect when visiting the cemetery.

08/10/2025: Cleaning and clashing plates next to us. We couldn’t talk at all and nobody cared. Food has slowly been getting fattier and fattier with less meat. Food was terrible. Left asap. 2 loyal customers lost.

05/10/2025: I had the best time in the karaoke room with my friends, I just think they should brazilian options of music.

18/10/2025: The place and atmosphere were delightful, perfect for spending time with family, and the burger was really good.

17/10/2025: Simply amazing! The burger is one of the best I've ever had, perfect flavor, texture, and seasoning.

16/10/2025: Very good pre gig (Whelans) stop off. Really good pizza and friendly service. Music was cool but it does get loud! Recommend

19/08/2025: We are frequent visitors for their Wednesday and Sunday offer ! Pizzas are nice : if you like thin crust (which I do) as well as the cocktails . They have lots of seating upstairs .

20/10/2025: Went in for a bite to eat and the staff are absolutely amazing, just old school kindness and that goes a long way in this day and age

24/09/2025: Great atmosphere pity about the staff, left standing at the bar for nearly half hour to get served(which i can accept it was very busy)but to be told after standing there that long and being ignored a staff member finally came over to me and said that the part of the bar i was standing was only for getting food only i wont be getting served a drink even though other people were served drinks there before me . Absolutely ridiculous if its food only Ive no problem with that but don’t leave me standing there that long like an idiot and pick and choose who you want to serve drinks, always go in before and after a gig in vicar street safe to say i wont be back. A month since email been sent and still haven’t bothered to reply…….shocking Emails been sent on 1st of march aidan and you still haven’t bothered to reply to it to resolve situation Over 5 months now Still haven’t bothered replying to the requested email I’m curious have they ever bothered their hole to email anyone back ???

24/08/2025: Ambiente encantador, pie delicioso y gran selección de vino, el personal era excelente y profesional. Definitivamente volveré. Gracias.

29/07/2025: Muy pobre - porciones pequeñas. Es poco probable que vuelva y poco probable que lo recomiende. Personal agradable pero muy inexperto. Alcohol muy caro.

09/10/2025: Food was fantastic, cooked to perfection, staff are friendly happy and helpful , cost is very very reasonable, my work takes me from pub to pub and carrolls is at the top. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

04/10/2025: Great food and service. Staff always go above and beyond for you to make your visit special.

11/10/2025: Great indian food and friendly service

11/10/2025: Delicious food and very friendly staff. Always recommended for truly good Indian food.

01/11/2025: The hotel is beautiful and well-located, right next to the seafront promenade. The rooms are spacious, and the beds are very comfortable. The staff is very friendly, especially several of the Spanish employees. The facilities are excellent, with a swimming pool, gym, etc. The only downside was the strong smell of food in the lobby and surrounding areas, which was quite unpleasant and made clothes smell.

30/09/2025: Nice older hotel. Room was spacious and clean. Would definitely stay here again in Dublin.