The best restaurants in Dublin

20/05/2026: Gem 💎. We discovered this place as we're looking to park the car for going on holidays. Dropped of car and got courtesy bus to airport. Easy access to departures and on return super easy collection at park 16 for coaches . The hotel itself is very comfortable, has everything you'd need.we stayed here after getting off late flight . We actually got bumped up to an apartment so had choice of bedrooms and kitchen plus 2bathrooms. Huge space with super views over airport.We stayed for lunch next day in the comfortable bar/lounge/ restaurant. Food was really nice great selection. Overall the most memorable part of our time using their facilities is the staff and absolute care and generous care they gave us when we rang back from holidays and needed our car checked. They went out of their way to contact us and complete our need. The car was parked underground for €12 a day, courtesy coach to and from the airport and then to stay over night was €241 in total. Great way to finish a lovely relaxing holiday. Totally recommend using the facilities and staying at The Metro & Apartments.

19/05/2026: Wonderful staff! Clean rooms. Closes to the bus to get to City Centre. Airport shuttle made getting out of the airport very easy! Great place to stay!

03/06/2026: Great place to stay, not too grand or pretentious, more of a relaxed luxury. Great breakfast also. Would not mind a more knowledgeable staff

02/06/2026: Fabulous! We had our wedding here and it couldn't have gone better. Every single member of staff was exceptional from Laura who coordinated the event to the bar staff, reception, the cleaning staff who gave my little nephew cookies on the house and Pierre who gave my partner a shirt coz he forgot his 🤦🏼‍♀️ Just an overall lovely experience, we were made feel so special. Would highly recommend The Dylan for a wedding x

25/03/2026: Good spot for a pint, would return

21/03/2026: Class bar, class bouncer, everything about this place is %100

29/04/2026: Alec and cal could not have been more helpful, cocktail queens

28/04/2026: Riot is such a lovely spot, the staff are class, the food and drink is amazing, Fiona behind the bar is so lovely I could recommend a place more! ❤️

31/05/2026: Been there twice and it is a nice place to hang out with a friend or to chill with a book. Not overpriced, nice staff. It is super small though, meaning you might not find a spot easily

17/05/2026: Tea advertised on wall as €3, but we were charged €3.80. Also a bad smell was coming out of the bathrooms, which wasn’t pleasant as we were seated right outside the bathroom door. Nice location and decor, but otherwise lacking.

19/05/2026: Didn't expect this place to have the best burritos/tacos I've had since moving to Ireland but very pleasantly surprised! The staff are nice and answered customer questions about options/ingredients, they had a good selection, and very reasonably priced for a downtown spot with great portions and fresh food. The vibe/format is Build Your Own burrito/bowl/tacos with a few standard builds you can just pick from - kind of a less corporate Chipotle but better food. It's maybe not the most authentic, but it has a nice enough TexMex vibe you can get at plenty of joints in the U.S. It made me miss home. Will definitely be back!

14/05/2026: Awful service, will do every take away order before you and waited 15 mins even no queue, nobody acknowledges you - they close the seating and toilet 30 mins before closing so they can all get off as soon as they close and it’s run by young kids evidently.

15/12/2025: We had a breakfast here for two days (Saturday and Sunday). Both days we really enjoyed the view. What surprised me is that both days I ordered the same, but I liked the sandwich as well as the hot chocolate more the first day. The second day I was a bit disappointed, it wasn’t the same. Even though, really nice staff and a lovely place to enjoy your meal. Santa sandwich for 9€ and hot chocolate for 4€.

10/12/2025: It's delicious, I was there for breakfast, there were not many visitors, but it's very atmospheric and cozy.

04/08/2025: Cleaver East has been my friend groups go to place for all of our birthdays for the past 7 years. The bottomless brunch is incredible, quick service, great cocktails and great food. Decestated that it's closing due to the hotel renovations but hopefully it opens back up and we can continue to go forever more!

03/08/2025: Our favourite restaurant in Dublin. So sad to it close. We eat again here on Sunday 3 august closing nite and had another amazing meal. Good luck to all your wonderful staff ,, it’s been a lovely 12 years of dining here. From max & Harry

03/10/2025: This is our family 'go to ' for indian food. We simply have never had a bad meal. Love the chats with people working in the place. Really, they are like family. I know everything I order i am getting their best. This is a real local gem that should be treasured. Lamb korma divine, sagg paneer to die for! This is not just good it's the best Indian food.

07/06/2025: A superb Indian. The food is very tasty, full of flavour. I recommended this place.

19/11/2025: Good coffee, people and ambience. Food could be better.

15/10/2025: A wonderful neighbourhood cafe with great coffee and the nicest staff.

05/04/2026: Fast delivery, Food used to be really tasty. but the last couple of times it hasn’t been great, you can tell the food is fresh but there’s no flavour to it, the likes of the curry sauce, spice bags, 3 and 4 in 1’s have little to no flavour. Food needs some work. Would be sad to see this place go down hill over very fixable issues.

05/12/2025: Always consistently good food staff very friendly 1 of the few takeaways where you can eat in also 10/10 best Chinese food in finglas

14/12/2025: Was there last night for there Xmas show. The Born Identity,Abba tribute, and Dame Scruffy great night band were excellent, drag artist was also super.

07/12/2025: I hosted my baby shower at Red Cow inn and it was fantastic! The space was beautiful, comfortable, and exactly what I needed to make the day special. Even though I set up everything myself, the venue made it easy and stress free. I would definitely recommend it for anyone planning a celebration! With booking they were very informative and got back to me quickly, i cant recommend them more!

15/04/2026: Brilliant pub and lovely staff.

24/03/2026: The Bird is a real local family pub with friendly clientele and staff also it's always warm and cosy inside 😀

06/05/2026: Best pint of Guinness in Dalkey and very attentive and friendly staff! Great trad music sessions too ... For example Wednesdays from around 9pm. Fantastic selection of instruments, tunes and musicians. Buladh bos!

04/01/2026: A lovely Pub, Staff Very efficient and friendly. Would highly recommend this pub.