The best restaurants in Dublin

07/06/2026: Today my wife and I visited this coffee shop hoping to relax and enjoy a coffee and some food. Unfortunately, it turned into a very disappointing experience. As soon as we approached the food counter, we noticed rubbish on the floor, untidy tables, and dirty equipment behind the counter. We ordered food and drinks to enjoy while sitting in the café, yet our food was served on top of a brown paper bag and our coffees were given in takeaway cups. After sitting down, a staff member asked us to move to another area of the café. No explanation was given, so we remained where we were. Considering it was only around 5:30pm and the café wasn't closing until 7pm. A few moments later, we were asked again. When we looked at the available seating, there was only one very small space beside other customers. We didn't want to sit uncomfortably close to strangers; we came to relax and enjoy our visit. The situation then escalated unnecessarily when a manager was called over. Instead of handling the matter professionally, the manager was rude and dismissive. We felt upset and unwelcome, so we decided to leave immediately. I couldn't believe customers would be treated this way, seemingly just so the floors could be cleaned earlier. Good customer service should come before convenience for staff. This café would benefit from better staff training, both in maintaining cleanliness around food preparation areas and in how customers are treated. Sadly, we won't be returning.

24/04/2026: I visited this place when I was on holiday to Dublin. One blonde curly haired girl was very kind and help me to choose food and drinks. She kindly explain what are ingredients in the food and also give me advice what else I can visit in Dublin. Food was delicious and staff kind. I will visit this place again.

23/03/2026: Had been wanting to try this place for a while, and finally got around to it after a trip. Ordered a couple of starters, two mains, rice and naan - everything was super tasty. The website is really easy to use and gives great info. They even called after the order to let me know one dish wasn’t available and suggested a replacement - which ended up being delicious! The kids loved it, we loved it - definitely hit the spot. Highly recommend if you’re craving authentic Indian food 🙌

15/02/2026: Sadly, after having been happy customers of Spice Guru for almost 10 years, we have decided that we won't be ordering from them ever again. We have noticed a visible decay in quality in the last 4 orders delivered to us. Reviews of other customers seemed to back up our opinions. Tonight we decided to give it a last try but the food was the worst we ever got. We must have ordered Dal Tadka 50 times and it has never been so liquid, watered down, like it had not been fully cooked. Extremely disappointing. The cheese of the saag paneer tasted a bit acid and the vegetable pakora tasted stale.

25/02/2026: Great experience today at Avoca, the food was wonderful and the staff friendly. Definitely recommended!!

06/02/2026: The food is great! I had the run-of-the-mill breakfast, which includes all the Irish morning favorites. The toast with the jam went well with the black pudding. Freshly squeezed orange juice, so delicious. The only reason this place doesn't receive 5 stars is that, as others have mentioned, the wait staff can be preoccupied and slow to take an order or refill water. The quality is great, but this will come at a cost. Not sure if Dublin is expensive, or if it's this place, a tourist two cents.

07/04/2026: Not dog friendly anymore - Told our small dog not welcome. House rules re the Manager. Our friendly dog has given endless customers in Starbucks Dunlaoghaire joy for years (particularly during Covid) and we were all welcome up to now. We always tipped.and were good customers. Will go else where.

05/04/2026: Avoid as much as you can ... lots of people will be here with their apple products connecting to the starbucks free wifi so the network will be really slow. Service, 2 girls at the till and they still manage to offer a let down service. And of course you will need the vode for the toillets.. Place, dirty.

15/01/2026: Very nice chips and friendly staff.

01/05/2026: Scrap food, rude unwelcoming staff

07/12/2025: I would avoid this chipper, portion size is ridiculously small for the price you pay. Much better valued chippers around, that was way nicer

09/06/2026: During our visit to Dun Laoghaire, we stumbled upon this place. Unfortunately, our experience was not at all positive. The food wasn't worth the price; it was too oily, tasteless, and the portions were smaller than expected. The door was a bit off-kilter, and since it was heavy, it was difficult to get in. The outside chairs and tables weren't clean and were full of bird droppings. On top of all this, when we checked out, we were told a different price than we actually paid because the clerk added a €10 gratuity without us being informed or asked. Furthermore, when I asked the girl at the counter for an explanation of a dish, she answered in Spanish (a language I don't speak). If the service had been up to par, paying wouldn't have been a problem, but for a place and food in this condition, I consider it almost like a rip-off. I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT RECOMMEND IT.

23/05/2026: Food is great but the staff at the till this evening was so rude!

17/05/2026: They made nice garlic bread pizza

08/04/2026: Food arrived cold on delivery and made us charge extra , very rude staff and said they had phoned us for the delivery pick up when they hadn’t

01/01/2026: We had some subway cookies, they where a cold and a bit hard. Overall fine

20/11/2025: We stopped at this place for a quick bite and were lucky enough to meet Diego, a very friendly and helpful Argentinian guy.

13/01/2026: Normally a perfect Chinese. But tonight order was messed up and offered to keep the wrong delivery after overpaying and told it wasn't there fault all I wanted was my prawn toast hopefully you dont get the customer service I got tonight

10/01/2026: I would literally sell a liver and my child for a spice bag from here.

20/08/2025: Food was okay, but prices are high for rather small bites.

02/08/2025: The bao buns are a hit every time. The bowls are so flavorful. Last time we ended up ordering a repeat of a dish it was so good. Love this place.

27/03/2026: Better value for money than other pizza takeaways

08/03/2026: Ordered from here twice and both times the food has arrived quick but soggy. Soggy is not a good quality for food especially pizza. i think its the packaging. even the chips were soggy. 1 out of 10 i would give it.

28/06/2026: Nice margarita pizza. Highly recommend it.

19/06/2026: People, this is absurd. I ordered the pizza during business hours, and they simply confirmed the order. They gave me a delivery time. An HOUR passed and nothing. They closed the restaurant and didn't give any explanation of what happened, much less warn that the order would unfortunately be canceled. It's an OUTRAGE to the consumer. DO NOT BUY FROM THEM. When delivery takes 1 hour and 30 minutes, it still arrives cold.

10/06/2026: Quality food and decent portion sizes

10/06/2026: It is good and fast, the food is always amazing and for some reason, it's never busy, really good food I like the people working there 100% going again. Kebabs are great, pizzas are lovely ( that's my opinion) and the sauce is chefs kiss

22/05/2026: Have lived nearby for 20 years. This used to be our regular go-to for a fish & chips maybe one a month. It's was usually consistently good now it is consistently mediocre to poor, mainly the quality of fish and lack of crispy fresh batter. So, we've switched to a different local chipper, its marginally better. If these guys could do a descent fresh batter cod I would try again, but the price of a fresh cod is too expensive to waste on a bad quality one though.

08/03/2026: Great food. Fast,;friendly service. Great choices on the menu.