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20/10/2025: Glad to see it open again after a very quick patch up (paint on outdoor tables still sticky as they didn't seal it) and not much changed inside, but food not up to the mark (tasteless salad, which was kindly replaced and Cuban sandwich in name only). Would definitely go back for a pint outside, but still feels outdated on the inside. Much better friendly service than under last owner. Updated review (October 25): Thanks for your response below! We went back and new menu is great. Best lobster roll I ever had!

18/10/2025: I cannot fault the Queens bar. It's lovely

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.

18/05/2025: Stopped in for a coffee and a sandwich. The toasted chicken pesto sandwich did not disappoint. It was stuffed full of pesto chicken, cheese and sun dried tomatoes. Pricing was fair compared to the rest of the town. Service was extremely friendly and fast. They had various other items for sale and they had a bathroom for customers too.

26/04/2025: Another lovely cafe where I pop into after my sea swims. Staff are very friendly and coffee is lovely :) they also have a nice range of takeaway meals, sambos etc :) the vegetarian lasagne was beyond palatable! Especially with a nice cucumber salad as a side that I made :)

09/08/2025: We popped in for breakfast and it was faultless. The staff were so pleasant and unbelievably efficient. The food was delicious. Definitely worth a visit!

09/08/2025: What is the point in having a click and collect service if you’re not going to start cooking until i arrive and pay for it? Defeats the whole purpose. Just get rid of it from your website if that’s the case. Said to collect in 15 mins. Waiting the 15 mins for them to cook now. What a joke

13/10/2025: My experience in ITSA Bagel wandaful staff, I love their bagels I always ordered Hawaii, service number. The atmosphere pleasant 😊

11/08/2025: Great value for bagels! I had their Californian bagel for under €8 and it was great! Now, for me, a tiny stomach girlie this portion was perfect but if you have a bigger appetite then you might need 2 bagel sandwiches. The bacon in my bagel was a bit dry but other than that it was all good for the price and it was a quick turnaround and they are made fresh and the staff are lovely too!

01/11/2025: Very affordable place with generous portions and delicious food. I personally thought the four-cheese pizza was excellent. The staff are friendly and helpful ☺️ I'll definitely be back during my stay in Ireland

06/12/2025: I used to have a 5 star review, their baked potatoes where one of my go to meals, but recently they have made some changes making it smaller and less ingredients please check the pictures of what it used to look like vs what it looks like now, making a product smaller or cheaper isn’t the way to cut costs, its a sure way to loose customers…

26/11/2025: I was a bit skeptical about trying this place after reading some of the reviews, but we needed a quick dinner and decided to give it a shot. We ordered the Deluxe Kebab Doner and a veg pizza, and both tasted excellent. The kebab was especially good—flavorful, generous in portion. It exceeded our expectations and really suited our taste buds. We did a takeaway, and while the food was great, the service staff felt a bit nonchalant and unwelcoming. Still, for the kebabs alone, I’d definitely go back!

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.

09/10/2025: As a Dutch tourist who was told about "spicebags" i ofcourse was interested in trying it. And i LOVED the food, the chickenballs were nice and crispy on the outside and we're nicely cooked inside. The fries we're just right and had the right amount of veggies and spicy peppers. 10/10 if i ever come back I'd visit them again

07/09/2025: Order food ask no mushrooms and pepper, get home and what do you have exactly what you didn't want, ruined my night, course I can't go back and ask for my money 🤬🤬🤬🤬 won't be back.

02/07/2025: Visiting Dunlaoire and Dunphys looked like an authentic Irish pub. Unfortunately the welcome did not match. A young tall ginger slapped a sloppy, overflowing, unsettled Guinness on the counter and said that’ll be 6.80 and when I muttered, would you not let it settle he retorted, “do you want it or not”,I replied no and I don’t like your attitude (well I don’t like yours ether, he said !) and I left. (Wed July 2nd) Got a contrasting reception and a smashing pint of Guinness in The 2 Foxes.

27/06/2025: Came in for some drinks on our holiday with our 3 year old son says no buggies but they didn't mind us storing ours in the door way so long as it wasn't in the way. Great pub lovely old decor and great friendly staff. Had the Ambush Pale Ale was incredible with the glasses chilled in the fridge. 10/10 would get pissed here again.

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!

21/08/2025: Great food and reasonable price.

09/08/2025: It can be hit and miss here in every aspect. Been here a number of times and have left both pleased and frustrated in each of the categories above. Consistency is missing in every aspect. A great location, great rustic offering. They just need to bring the A game everyday in food presentation and content, staff friendliness, cleanliness.

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.

06/12/2025: The garlic sauce is very fresh the pizza is very fresh aswell

06/12/2025: I've had great pizzas in my life and tried a number of pizzas from this place too. The 4 cheese pizza + the chorizo add-on is one of the best pizzas I've had. Highly recommend this place. you will not be disappointed

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.