The best restaurants in Dublin

15/04/2025: Best pint of Guinness in Ireland

12/04/2025: Only stopped for drinks but was a lovely pub with super friendly staff.

11/04/2025: Went in on a warm sunny day. Was promptly sat down. Ordered the seafood chowder and pork belly. Chowder was hot but very good. Pork belly was small but ok. Did not like the mashed potatoes. Not sure why so many more upscale restaurants feel the need to put shallots/green onions in their mashed potatoes, but I wish they'd stop. Other than that, was a nice place to eat that provided a nice respite from the heat and sun outside.

30/03/2025: 8a is a great restaurant. Consistently great. Today I turned up with 7 people for a Mothers Day lunch and I had made booking for the wrong day. They found us a table in what is probably one of the busiest days of the year for restaurants. We had super food and brilliant service. It's my favourite restaurant ❤️

11/04/2025: I visited the restaurant today and ordered the "Berlin Shawarma", which I’ve tried before and was familiar with how it’s usually served. The person at the cashier — who I later found out is the owner (as confirmed by one of the staff) — the payment is made before the food was served It seems the restaurant offers complimentary lentil soup to customers, and the owner simply pointed at it and told me to help myself. I did not like this ; it would have been much more courteous if he had served it directly rather than just pointing at it. When my order arrived, I was surprised to see that the shawarma was wrapped in Arabic bread instead of the usual type. I also checked their Instagram account and saw that the Berlin Shawarma is normally served in a different style of bread ( I attached a picture) I asked one of the staff whether they had changed it, and she explained that they usually use Turkish bread, but it was unavailable today — so they substituted it with Arabic bread. What really bothered me is that the owner himself took my order and did not mention that that the original bread wasn’t available. This felt disrespectful to the customer. I ordered this shawara only because I want to repeat eating the bread Additionally, the Arabic bread used was oversized and touched the table, which was concerning for me due to hygiene sensitivity. The table wasn’t clean enough when I sat down, which made things worse. I spke to a staff who I must say that was very kind and offered to change my order, which I appreciated. Even though the owner clearly saw me visibly upset and leaving the restaurant, and he made no effort to address my concerns or speak to me. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll be returning there again!

10/04/2025: Nice ambiance, lovely staff, delicious food,

10/04/2025: Had a wonderful lunch at this lovely restaurant in Dublin. The location is perfect, the food was absolutely delicious, and the service was warm and attentive. Everything ran smoothly from start to finish—highly recommended!

09/04/2025: This place is a hidden gem. Fabulous food, really friendly staff, and a great atmosphere. The steak on the stone is exquisite

24/03/2025: One the day in question they were short staff upstairs but the girl was so professional you would not notice food was so good and quality if I was to pick out a fault was no veg with the food extra price if wanted I paid 65 euro for a 12oz steak cooked to perfection would recommend and go again thanks for a great day also great bar downstairs keep up the good work

14/03/2025: One of my favourite bars in Dublin

22/03/2025: Went in for a late lunch. Ordered the Tom Ka Gai soup again, and it was just as delicious as the last time. The red curry was made spicy at my request, which turned out just right as the spiciness did not take away the Flavour. The server was very friendly and attentive. The place has a rustic atmosphere which works. Will definitely keep coming here.

22/03/2025: Great food, very tasty and great value. We order regularly and the food is always consistent! The chicken satay dumplings are delicious

16/03/2025: Cozy little pub, great staff. Big greetings to Tanja from two dalmatians :)

11/02/2025: An amazing atmosphereic old world pub friendly staff, small and intimate

23/03/2025: I don't understand. Why do you hire people who are cognitively unable to understand what I'm saying and rudely deliver a "ha?!" back to a simple question. 🙄😑😕👎🏻

17/03/2025: Visiting for DIFF. Great venue. Very steep prices in cafe

28/03/2025: Our booking for 5.15pm was ended abruptly at 6.45pm. Dessert was not an option due to next booking. Is it me or should we get at least 2 hours at our table. Disappointing to have our meal at such a rushed pace.

22/03/2025: Comida deliciosa, cada plato era impecable! El vino fue cuidadosamente elegido y realmente complementó la comida. Lo malo fue la atención constante de las camareras preguntando si queríamos más y quitando platos tan pronto como se había comido ese bien. No nos habían informado de que era una hora 45 minutos sentados al hacer la reserva o cuando estábamos sentados, pero nos apresuraron al final. Se llevó de la experiencia, especialmente porque había muchas mesas vacantes disponibles. No me dejaría fuera de la reserva de nuevo, pero la gente debe ser consciente de que van a entrar y salir!

06/04/2025: Whoops, I meant to put my review about Toners down the road. O'Donoghues is a great spot. The bar staff here are all great. Always great music in too

02/04/2025: Great historic pub! Great people.

26/03/2025: What a fab spot reasonably priced Fresh full of flavour Clean & friendly staff 👌 I'll definitely be back next time I'm up to visit my sister thank you!! For a yummy brekkie

23/03/2025: Just finished the second visit to The Coach House and will definitely be back , a lovely little spot for breakfast and a catchup

31/03/2025: Fantastic, one of the best destinations to visit when in Dublin. I've been here twice now, it's great, the experience is authentic and very informative. Getting samples doesn't hurt. Make sure to book ahead of time to make sure you get to do a tour. The oak draw tour is a let down though, you may try some pot still whiskey, but it should have been longer and more interactive from a visitors perspective. This is way better than the impersonal Guinness tour. Take your time and enjoy. Thanks for the high standard of tour even if it does come across as a bit commercialised as opposed to what you guys did 20 years ago... Highly recommend, most enjoyable

31/03/2025: If you are whiskey lover, must go there guys

19/02/2025: Absolutely loved it. Wonderful atmosphere, food was delicious, and service was excellent.

16/02/2025: Nossa visita ao estabelecimento foi em geral bem agradável. Tivemos uma boa recepção e um bom atendimento. O ambiente é bastante bonito. De fora, o ambiente parece um pouco escuro, mas de dentro se percebe que está na medida exata para um local aconchegante. Há alguns espelhos, velas, mesas com um espaçamento adequado e principalmente... um excelente som ambiente. A playlist que tocava no restaurante em nossa visita estava de bastante bom gosto. Quanto à comida, estava ok. Não podemos dizer que não estava boa. Contudo, creio que um acréscimo de temperos poderia incrementar um pouquinho o sabor. Ainda assim, é um lugar que vale a pena a visita.

21/03/2025: Very nice and authentic atmosphere. We loved the food and are grateful for the impeccable service.

15/03/2025: Amazing sushi and great quality-price ratio. Both for take out and eating in the restaurant - the ambience is very nice and cozy.

17/03/2025: Ana it’s the best witress ever, we loved her and will come back to see her. She is very careful and take good care of us.

11/03/2025: Nice friendly bar located in Phibsboro. They also have a nice external area where you can relax and enjoy a drink.