The best restaurants in Dublin

19/09/2025: I had a great experience at this bubble tea shop Ea-Tea! The staff were really nice and very accommodating, always ready with recommendations. I was pleasantly surprised by their dim sum menu — delicious, fresh, and such a good complement to the drinks. Everything is fairly priced, which is quite unusual in Dublin these days where prices are generally high. Great value for money and definitely worth a visit! 💯❤️

09/09/2025: I love Taro tea but not many Tea places does it that taste good. This is one of the few! I usually go to my "reliable bubble tea shop" but decided to try this one for a change and it didn't disappoint. I've stopped there with my two little kids and as it was lunch time we got some chichen pop corn and chips as well with our Taro bubble teas. Chicken is super delicious! What a treat and surprise. We liked so much we got more to take home as the ration is good for one person and we are three so we kinda fought a bit over that chicken 😂 There are few tables inside for a quick stop and snack and it's just on front of Parnell Luas stop. Staff are also welcoming and friendly. My son says the man in the counter looks like one of the guys in Demon K-pop Hunter but I'm not sure about that or who 😅 He also says he wants to come back again. And we will!

12/03/2026: Food was delicious. Service excellent and friendly and atmosphere buzzy. Will visit again when next in Dublin. When booking its better to phone and give credit card details as online booking is slightly more complicated. The last action of putting in code to check credit card would not connect.

08/03/2026: Do not order delivery from this shop. I ordered food which took 2 hours to arrive. Every 30 mins or so I would ring up to ask for an ETA. They would always say 'in a few minutes', and then nothing would happen for the next half hour. When the food finally did arrive, at this point it was too late to eat it, and it was of course completely cold - they didn't even re-do it in the kitchen. At one point, the manager said 'ok, this is getting ridiculous, please wait 3 minutes and I will do it myself'. 10 minutes later, I rang him back, and he said that the driver was struggling to find it - essentially, he lied to me about doing it himself. To make matters worse, I was only a 5 minute walk from the restaurant. I ordered a delivery because I was working from home and needed the extra time (vs sitting in the restaurant), assuming that it would arrive quickly enough given the short distance. I may as well have been in Belfast given how long it took to arrive. Eventually, I just went to the restaurant myself to pick up the food. I had already offered to do this 2x times over the past 2 hours, but for some reason they insisted that the driver was 'nearly there' and so I shouldn't come. Maybe they were just having a bad night, but the sheer lack of integrity is startling. When I arrived in the restaurant, the proposed solution from the manager was 2 cans of san pellegrino and a few euro coins dumped in the takeaway bag. I asked for a full refund, and they tried to negotiate a 50% refund. I explained to them that I would just do a chargeback instead and get 100%, because in no world would I want to pay 60 euros for some cold pizzas and starters that came out of the oven 2.5 hours ago. The wait time alone should have been enough to justify a refund, let alone the food. Maybe this is a nice restaurant to eat in, but I will never be ordering from them again and am still baffled at how much of an ordeal could be made out of an evening meal. This was my first experience of them and I was so shocked at their modus operandi that I was almost amused. EDIT following the owner's reply - this is complete nonsense, I told them the correct address, and they had multiple opportunities to rectify this issue, since every 30 mins I rang them up to confirm what was going on. There is no excuse for this, even the duplicity of this reply shows their approach to dealing with customers - and it also does not explain how the delivery could possibly have arrived 2.5 hours late! They would never accept an order for such distance since the delivery economics do not make sense. What a shambles.

22/03/2026: We had a great time at The Woollen Mill and overall it was a really enjoyable experience. The food was excellent, everything we ordered was very tasty and well prepared, and the atmosphere was lively and welcoming. The staff were friendly and the whole place had a really nice buzz about it. The only downside was that the table we were sitting at wasn’t very comfortable. Also, we wouldn’t really recommend sitting outside unless the weather is unusually good! Ireland is just too cold most of the time to properly enjoy outdoor seating. Also would expect Guinness to be served. But overall, we had a great experience, really enjoyed the food, and would definitely come back.

22/03/2026: This place was recommended to us by chat gpt as great local Irish food. Their website looks attractive with modern balanced dishes. We had a lunch there on Sunday, very limited menu with mostly unhealthy options. Little vegetables, I asked for a plane leaf salad with tomatoes for kids which they didn’t have and couldn’t make… white sweetened buns for burgers with fries, and vegetable nachos for me. I couldn’t eat nachos as they were all stocked together. Attaching the picture. Not coming back for sure

12/09/2025: A great place with a lovely staff, delicious and quick food. And the coffee is very good, although I'm not a big fan of the one they make in the hospital.

01/08/2025: Amazing mocca and super friendly staff

14/03/2026: Just had a visit at Blanchardstown Nando's, the food and atmosphere was excellent!! Shout out to Ames for the amazing service, thank you!

11/03/2026: Nice tasty food!!! Nando’s is a popular restaurant chain that’s known for its Portuguese-style flame-grilled chicken, especially its peri-peri sauce.

10/04/2026: Playing Poole there was nice with the family!

05/04/2026: We arrived early at the venue, around 7:00 PM. There were no pool tables available—everything was occupied. That was fine, so we waited like everyone else. When we got there, we noticed three tables with “Reserved” signs, so we asked the staff. They told us one of the tables had a reservation and would be free at 8:45 PM. We then went to the counter to ask if we could reserve it for after that time, and they said yes—just wait until the time, then get a cue and pay. So we waited from 7:00 PM. When it was finally time to pay, we were told that other people had already taken the table. We complained to the staff, and one of them said that’s just how it works—whoever arrives and pays first gets the table. But earlier, another staff member had told us that once the reserved group finished, whoever got the cue and paid would play. We even asked if we could pay in advance as a “pre-reservation,” but they said no, only after the current group finished. Naturally, we were upset—we waited over an hour just for someone else to come in and pay for something we were told we couldn’t do. We called the manager. The great “THEO, JUST THEO”—that’s literally how he introduced himself when I asked for his name. He wasn’t even wearing a name tag or any identification, and he was casually drinking his coffee as if he were at home. He completely ignored our situation and showed no professionalism or leadership. Totally unprepared. After we complained, he simply gave us a thumbs-up 👍🏽 and walked off. This is the manager—who probably trained (or didn’t train) the staff, who were clearly confused. One said reservations weren’t possible, another said they were. The manager said reservations don’t exist, yet there were three tables marked as reserved. A complete mess. And just to add, we wanted to order a large portion of wings, and the staff couldn’t even tell us how many wings come in a portion. I work in a hotel, and all the waiters know this kind of basic information. But my main issue here is the manager’s attitude. This is someone who should be trained to deal with customers properly—completely unprepared. I’m writing this in English so that if there is a real manager reviewing these reviews and passing them on to the staff, they might at least consider hiring someone competent who knows how to solve problems. The place itself is good, but the staff and management are terrible.

04/09/2025: Delicious and strong coffee. The sandwiches are a delight!

09/08/2025: Really nice little coffee/sandwich place. Nice outdoor seating. The coffee is amazing. The staff are very friendly and nice.

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!

11/04/2026: Beautiful ramen highly recommend 👌

01/04/2026: Very yummy hotpot and barbecue and it's very cheap

09/04/2026: I first discovered their food a few months ago in Polski Shop where they were selling. Delicious pork. Used to get portions most days for 5€. Then they stopped and I had to go to their restaurant and they still gave me pork for the same price. Then they said I would need to buy the full main course for 18€. It's not worth the price. Also they offer no butter when they give you bread. A can of Red Bull costs over €4 too. Staff not friendly here. I won't be returning. Only wanted to have the pork.

12/03/2026: Always ask before how much it will cost, otherwise you will pay a lot (waiting to pay after the meal)!

14/01/2026: Very welcoming place, highly recommended

02/12/2025: Vibrant food market with a welcoming, communal atmosphere. It’s lively yet not chaotic, allowing visitors to explore comfortably. The variety of food stalls, casual seating and upbeat energy make it a perfect spot for quick bites or a relaxed afternoon of tasting and wandering.

19/11/2025: The atmosphere and the service was great. The coffee was excellent. The chocolate croissants tasted like it was from yesterday even though I came early in the morning.

09/11/2025: A lovely cafe beautiful food and coffee and a nice outdoor seating area

19/11/2025: Found this pub really great. Superb staff and staff apart from one member of staff. A younger blonde woman who was quite unhappy and rude a couple of times while serving me. Overall well worth a visit

26/09/2025: Great chipper , I drive out of my way to get their chip's,yummy.and the staff are lovely to deal with .

05/01/2026: Very nice pizza, I will definitely come back to try other options too . Thank you .

29/11/2025: Pizza super tasty and arrived piping hot