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02/09/2026: Food was no doubt tasty, but I would say it’s quite expensive based on the quantity.

22/08/2026: Disappointing Experience Unfortunately, my experience at this restaurant was very disappointing. The food quality was below expectations, the service was poor, and the overall experience was not worth the money we paid. The staff were not very attentive, and we had to wait longer than expected. I expected much better service and food quality based on the restaurant’s reputation. I hope the management takes this feedback seriously and works on improving both the food and customer service. Sadly, I would not recommend this restaurant based on my experience. And waiter given us only south Indian menu even there is another north Indian menu. Finally the payment aeked pay by revolut..

02/10/2026: Very disappointing experience. My order was served on dirty dishes. I immediately pointed this out to the staff, but my complaint was simply ignored. Dirty dishes are unacceptable, but the complete lack of attention from the staff was even more disappointing. Basic hygiene and customer service should not be too much to expect from Caffè Nero.

10/08/2026: popped in with the kids, very friendly

26/07/2026: Has been taken over and recently renovated, so we really wanted to try as we’re local. Staff are very friendly as is owner, some servers a little new to the game. Food is a serious disappointment and horrendously overpriced for what we received. Menu initially looked great, but food that arrived was so far from expectation. Their social media portray a totally different vibe! Firstly the food took an hour to come, in drips and drabs and most of it was cold. One of the starters (we had ordered to share) the spinach and artichoke dip- we had to return as it was inedible. Chicken wings not bad to be fair and probably the only thing I ate in the end. The mains came out at different times, which isn’t great when you have kids waiting. Caesar salad was covered in chickpeas, and on a tiny plate that was piled high so was really hard to eat. The burger was very overcooked. The children’s chicken goujons were very spicy and they couldn’t eat them which is such a silly oversight. The pizza pin wheels were just like uncooked dough. Waitress was lovely and really did all she could to help and remedy it all for us. Really hoping it’s simply teething problems, we will try it again and be back in a few weeks maybe, but the kitchen / chef needs serious work - on the menu, food execution and quality of food. Simpler the better!

24/07/2026: If you like being deafened on a Thursday this could be your thing. You could join the other six people. For me, 30 dB lower would make for a much more pleasant experience.

31/08/2026: Great staff girls on the fones are great with orders staff always pleasant quick to serve

30/07/2026: Ordered chips from here a few weeks ago. Tried to contact the chipper but was unable. Think the picture I've included says it all really. €4.30 is what I paid. When I asked before leaving was this a large portion, I was told it's a standard portion as the don't do large.

02/10/2026: TLDR- Hair in food/eggs shell left on egg/poor customer service: I love Wagamama. The food is always very tasty. But I think it might be time for me to stop going here on account of three different reasons. The first time I came here was right when they opened. I came with my mother and as I was eating my ramen found a big black hair wrapped in a noodle. The service after that was great and they took it back, gave me a new one, and compensated my ramen completely. I know mistakes can happen so it never truly changed how I felt about the food. Fast forward a few months later I returned with my boyfriend. As I was eating my egg in my ramen I crunched on something and found that the egg was not fully pealed. Again, mistakes can happen, and yet again, the manager compensated my meal completely. Now I have been gone for a few months out of the country and my bf and I decided to try it again with a friend visiting from out of town. And, yet again, we faced issues. When they brought out my Ramen, I specifically ask and paid for a boiled egg to be in it. Then when they brought out my Ramen, I realise that there was only half of an egg, different to what I usually get which is a full egg. If you ask for an egg and you’re paying for an egg you expect to get the whole thing not just half of one. I told the waitress this and she was very confused and then a manager came and gave me an egg and said that she spoke to the chef. Then, as I started eating, I was twirling my noodles and yet again there was a big black hair in my ramen. I thought, surely, this couldn’t be happening again, but it was. I’m not writing this review because I don’t like this restaurant, I truly do like their food and I’ve been to other restaurants within the chain and they are very good. I’m writing this review because this is the third time that an incident like this has happened to me and I find that insanely ridiculous. Once we showed this to the manager, she took the Ramen back and by the time both of my friends finished eating, they finally brought my Ramen out. At the end my boyfriend asked if something could be done to reconcile the situation. The best that they could do is give me a free brownie. I find this extremely ridiculous considering that they messed up twice within one meal, I only started eating my meal when my other two friends were done their meal, and there was just poor customer service. The whole night we were eating we had to flag down someone to come and take our order or get us more to drink or to fix the issues that kept happening with my specific plate. I have attached a picture of the hair that I found in my Ramen just so everyone can see what I’m talking about and this has happened twice now within the past year. Not sure if someone needs to get hairnets in the kitchen but it’s gross and unprofessional to have this many mess ups. For reference, I’ve also added another photo which shows that my Ramen usually always got a full egg and this specific time they only gave me half of an egg. Every time I’ve gone to Wagamama and there’s an issue, they usually always fix it by giving me money back for wasting my time with a specific meal, but the last time it was really a poor attempt at trying to reconcile the situation and I think they just need to do better because this was unacceptable.

29/09/2026: A very mixed experience overall. The Hot Honey Fried Chicken and Saku-Saku Duck Soba Teppanyaki were the standouts. Both had really good flavour and I would order again. The Beef Brisket & Kimchee Gyoza and Chicken Katsu Curry were decent but fairly average and similar to anywhere else. The Hoisin Pulled Duck Buns, however, were really disappointing. They had very little filling (more cucumber than duck) and lacked any flavour. Overall, a couple of really good dishes, but the rest were fairly mediocre. Not sure I’d go rushing back here.

09/09/2026: Before Friday prayers you can eat here first, it's definitely halal

29/08/2026: I havent tried anything else other than the biriyani Such a bad experience Chicken is not even cooked properly I know its just half cooked! Dont advertise it as biriyani to make people hate real biriyani This is just rice and half cooked chicken with some spices

23/09/2026: Lady with the baby bangs at the tea shop literally made my sister cry. There was confusion on where to sit because we were visiting Stephen's Green for the first time and walked over with our groceries. She yelled at us even though we wanted to buy food in the court as well. Felt really difficult and rude.

14/09/2026: OMG, this was the most disgusting smelly restrooms, with piss around on the floor, lovely! 🤢 Reminded me of all those restrooms from the 80s! Seriously, we haven't made progress since then, lol. I didn't get any drinks or food, but considering the toilet situation I will definitely avoid all these insomnia coffee!

02/10/2026: Delicious food and great portion sizes.

28/09/2026: Have been to eat in at this restaurant many at times now and food and service have always been extremely good 👍 👌

02/10/2026: What arrived of my order was cold & wrong, no drinks dips or desserts arrived. Spent 30 mins on hold to the store to no avail, €50 spent on easily the worst takeaway I’ve ever had.

01/10/2026: I walk in to order three men looking at me from inside doing nothing just talking about me and laughing in their language I said can I order mac and cheese he pretended to put in the order and they were clearly making a clown out of me not putting the order in I waited then felt too disrespected so i just left

16/06/2026: Great atmosphere, really lovely staff. Very helpful and efficient. Was a little disappointed with the food. Was just expecting more flavour. Perhaps it was our menu choices as it was our first visit. I would visit again and try more dishes and my stars might change!

10/05/2026: We visited Mak specifically because they offered a coeliac menu. Right from the beginning, they had the coeliac menus ready for us on our table which we appreciated. We ordered the curry, wok fried greens and steamed rice. All were tasty, however we were slightly disappointed as the greens were definitely not wok fried. They tasted to be boiled or steamed and lacked the depth of flavour only achieved from frying in the wok. Although they were good, it tasted like healthy home cooked greens we would have made ourselves at home.

13/08/2026: This is a carbonara with disgusting chicken, gravy and a fly.

03/08/2026: Nice place with good pricing but not high class but fair enough 👌 for the price

10/08/2026: Wonderful staff and delicious food every time

14/07/2026: Excellent coffee and amazing staff. Really surprised by the quality of the coffee, the americano is light but has a great taste and depth of flavors. Recommend it!

21/07/2026: Never again! We hadn't even taken a sip of our drinks before they started demanding payment. After three sips, they asked if we were ready to order anything else. When we declined, the table was cleared after the last drink, which felt like being kicked out. And there was absolutely nothing to nibble on with the drinks, which is a huge disgrace for a bar. To top it all off, the three waiters and waitresses standing near our table didn't even acknowledge us as we were leaving. Everywhere else in Dublin, people are incredibly friendly; the fact that this isn't the case at the Shelbourne is very embarrassing for the Marriott group.

22/05/2026: Local to Dublin and would go to no.27 a few times a year for a nice pre-dinner drink on special occasions, and book an annual conference here. My daughter and I had booked in for lunch before going to inquire about booking her wedding at The Shelbourne. Really poor experience using a voucher, poorly manager by the manager at no.27. The customer service turned us off and no longer progressing wedding inquiry (180 guests) as a result. Food and atmosphere, customer service aside, lovely as always.

20/06/2026: The chicken wings are so delicious!!!

30/05/2026: Horrible chips and kebab guys we are paying money please fry ur chips. I think u put potatoes directly in to plates

27/09/2026: Short old white haired security guy is absolutely rude and insecure. Was just two girls having drinks and we went outside few times for a cohesive,told us no glasses allowed outside and we respected that and he told us to get plastic.Once we did it and got outside told us to f*** off and move away and we were not allowed back in,even tho we were so polite back and clearly not drunk. FYI people were standing outside having drinks from a pub.

16/09/2026: Lovely stop off here on Saturday afternoon, watched the world go by and managed to get in a football match tpp