The best restaurants in Dublin

29/09/2025: Adriana & Erica are so welcoming, conscientious & possess a great sense of humour 😄 very attentive, each time we visit. Wonderful to see so many cultures, 🇲🇩 Moldova, India 🇮🇳 Brazil 🇧🇷 make up the Staff, ably led by the brilliant Adriana 👏

27/09/2025: Excellent food, Coffee and jaw dropping service! The restaurant is cozy for a Saturday afternoon coffee and snack.

11/12/2025: Just home from a 2 night stay with my 4 sisters, it was absolutely a fabulous place to stay,the staff were excellent, always very friendly and accommodating, the bar food was excellent, the gentleman at the front door was very helpful with our suitcases, room was lovely and spotlessly clean,will definitely stay there again, thanks to everyone who made our stay very enjoyable

07/11/2025: Nice hotel. Friendly service! Will stay again.

04/10/2025: Lovely calm pub with a trad session later in the night. Great prices with friendly attentive staff.

03/09/2025: Great spot for a good pint, interesting characters, friendly staff. Trad music on Friday and Saturday evenings.

21/04/2025: Good buzz with Arthur and Gerry tonight

04/04/2025: Great place to go for food and drinks. Always a good atmosphere and staff are great.

16/11/2025: Tucked behind Dublin’s streets, this café feels like a hidden local favourite. The cakes are fresh, the tea is excellent, and the outdoor seating feels cosy during good weather. Staff are friendly and the menu isn’t overwhelming. Ideal for a slow breakfast or dessert break when you want something charming and quiet.

06/11/2025: It kills me to have to post a review about what was, once, my favourite café in Dublin. I came here this morning to treat myself and my friend to some coffee and brunch before work. After coming in, I noticed that the place was almost empty. Perfect. We were promptly seated and given a menu. Both myself and my guest ordered coffee, a scone and the 'Scramble'. The server asked if we'd like the scones with the scrambles, we indicated that we didn't have a preference. Lovely. Off to a great start. However, it didn't take long for things to start coming apart. Firstly, the server brought us our two scones, but no coffees. Not ideal, but not a big deal. Surely, it would have made more sense to bring us the baked goods after our scrambles, but whatever, we'll roll with it. When the coffee did eventually arrive, we had already finished our scones. Okay, all a little disappointing, but these things happen. Next, we waited for our food. We waited. And waited. In vain, we waited. Our plates weren't cleared, we weren't checked up on at all. In fact, we were completely ignored. Our coffees finished, we fancied another, but still we couldn't get the attention of any staff; who seemed to be congregated around the kitchen taking photos of a dish on the pass. As restlessness set in, I checked my phone and saw that it had been 40 mins since I sat down. I decided to ask how much longer my food would be. I then had to leave the table, approach the congregated staff members and ask for an update on my food. I asked 'is my food coming up soon', my waiter looked at me and said in an agitated tone, 'not yet', but at this stage, I'd had enough. I cancelled the food. Feeling dejected and disappointed, I asked for the bill. My server simply said 'sorry about that' in an offhand manner. When she she came out to take my payment, she repeated 'sorry about that', without making eye contact or showing any genuine remorse for having delivered such a poor customer experience. I decided to offer some feedback. I told her that coffee should always come before food and it was unacceptable that we had finished our food before our coffee arrived. She told me that it was the way things were done at Cake Café. When I insisted that it was uniform etiquette across all cafés and restaurants, she simply said 'not here, some places do things differently'. She had an air of scorn about her temperament which I found a little unprofessional. She then repeated 'sorry about the restaurant', repeating her claim that it's restaurant policy to deliver coffee to customers once their food is finished. She didn't offer any commiseration. Her whole demeanour was angry and confrontational, which is especially disappointing, considering ours was so polite. I work in service and have done for the past 10 years. I'm incredibly forgiving when it comes to staff mishaps when im dining out. But a level of service this poor is inexcusable. If one of my colleagues acted in the same was as our server did today, Id consider them wholly unsuitable for the industry and would wager they wouldnt last very long in the job. Again, it pains me to post this. I really hope that you guys can make whatever changes necessary to restore the level of service for which you were previously regarded.

24/09/2025: One of if not the best carvery I have had.A must try on a Sunday if your hungry.

27/08/2025: Wath happed to red cow no one There but a very few on Satury Night ,

11/12/2025: We had our daughters birthday party there this evening. What a great place, great prices and the 32” pizza was unreal. The staff are legends 👌

25/09/2025: Really bad not teasty. I hope that i wont have stomach ache

22/11/2025: “Had a wonderful experience! The staff was kind, the food was delicious, and everything felt so welcoming. Highly recommended!”

22/11/2025: Very nice food and good service

17/11/2025: Just had the smoke cod and chips, best I ever had, so fresh and tasty.

14/10/2025: I spent the entire day in hospital after eating a mix kebab, the meats was bad, I trow it away, I'm going now to buy medications

10/12/2025: The food was absolutely awful. I ordered biangbiang noodles, but they had no flavor at all. There were a bunch of people in the kitchen, but they didn't seem to be doing anything. It's nowhere near as good as Galway's. The service was also incredibly slow. Every time I asked, they said it would be right away, but I ended up waiting for over 40 minutes. Definitely avoid going, especially at lunchtime!

08/12/2025: Absolutely avoid this place! No taste, no flavor whatsoever, not even for a quick bite, it's ridiculous!

13/12/2025: Had a lovely afternoon at Di Bella in Lucan with my husband today. The service was excellent, the food was absolutely delicious, and the atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming. I loved how the restaurant had a lovely mix of couples enjoying a romantic meal alongside young families and children, it created such a homely, lively vibe. We really enjoyed our visit and would highly recommend Di Bella. Looking forward to popping back in again soon!

01/12/2025: The most amazing pizza so delicious

20/11/2025: I absolutely loved Crowbar during my trip to Dublin. The atmosphere inside was welcoming and the bartenders were friendly. The prices are reasonable. I didn't go to the nightclub section of the bar, but according to a friend, it's pretty good. I recommend it!

02/11/2025: Accidentally spilled my pint after 30 seconds of buying it. Explained the bartender that it was a mistake and asked if maybe she could replace it. Instead she nastly said “you have to pay again, obviously” in a mean manner. Like I understand that but that was not nice to respond in such demeanour, especially the “obviously” part. Other bars would have replaced it for free.

14/12/2025: Location was central. Smack in the middle of everything. The room was spacious, clean and guarantees a good night sleep. Tbf, it was a Saturday (7/12/2025-9/12/2025) but we didn’t hear any noise despite facing the main road. Only grouse would be , for the amount paid, as it was indeed winter, the room didn’t have a heater which was rather inconvenient as you’d need to have your sweater on all the time. Otherwise, everything was great, the front desk were really good just a little uncoordinated at times as we got varying information about laundry pick up which meant we couldn’t do laundry because of their misinformation.

12/12/2025: In general, nobody should stay in temple bar. The noise is so bad and in my case my room was towards a side street but some alarm went off and it was going for 1 hour at 3am and despite calling the reception and asking them to get it fixed, they didn’t feel responsible. So I just would advice anyone coming to Dublin to not stay in this area or hotel because even though they give you ear plugs it’s not enough and you won’t survive the night.

23/11/2025: Zero stars! Ordered two polo bowels and they were uneaten due to excessive hot spices even though mild was requested. It was like they dumped a jar of cayon pepper in the bowel. It was that bad It went into the bin.

19/11/2025: It was my first time visiting the place, so I needed some help to understand how everything worked. I really liked the atmosphere and the staff, especially Evelin, who was very patient in helping me choose and put together my meal. I highly recommend visiting and getting to know the place.

18/10/2025: Excellent service and very good food. Very well looked after by Katerina and Diana. I felt right at home.

18/10/2025: What I highlight is the breakfast, very good lunch and the excellent service from Diana and Katherine. I recommend this place. 🌼😎