The best restaurants in Dublin

04/01/2026: We went for lunch for 8 people before a game in the Aviva. Service was very poor, no consistency with waiting staff. We were served by a different waiter every time. Very slow to get drinks and food. It took over an hour for the kids to be served their food. Food was average but overpriced. Tempura prawn starter had 2 prawns for €22. Kids meal €18 for 2 courses!! We were the only table in the restaurant so I’m not sure why service and food was so slow. The hotel is beautiful. The setting is lovely. If service was better this could be a great place to dine.

19/10/2025: Truly awful experience today for lunch. We had been on many occasions before and were always wowed by the atmosphere food and service. A group of 6 of us arrived for lunch today and were seated next to a group of 50 people which appeared to be a christening. The noise was deafening, children running around screaming and staff were few, and very overwhelmed. The food was really poor, the accompanying salad with the prawn tempura lacked freshness, the steak was as tough as old boots with no marination, and the ice cream for dessert was similar to what you’d get at a children’s birthday party. I complained to management and they did discount the bill, a solid gesture but not what I was looking for! We were looking for a nice meal in a ‘small leading hotels of the world’ restaurant but it felt like a cross between McDonald’s and a roadside cafe. Management need to step up, this is APPALLING, and we will not be stepping in there ever again

26/01/2026: Got a couple of very disappointing takeaways here. A honey sesame chicken which was sickly sweet and deep fried. And chicken cashew nuts which was watery and gross. Its cheap but that's for a reason.

30/12/2025: Absolutely shocking, don't waste your money. ​Ordered a spice bag and it was a total disaster. Arrived nearly an hour late and was stone cold by the time it got here. The chips were pure soggy and there wasn't a grain of spice to be found it was literally just plain chicken and chips with a couple of bits of onion thrown in. Definitely not a proper spice bag. ​I rang up to let them know and the woman on the phone couldn't have cared less. She was dead dismissive, making excuses saying that’s just 'how it is' and blaming the delivery for it being cold, even though the shop is only 2 kilometres away. They clearly let it sit for an hour before sending it out. Save your hard earned cash and go somewhere else that actually knows what a spice bag is.

06/12/2025: Disgustingly dirty.. I honesty couldn't find a clean place to sit.....ordinary food...

06/09/2025: Had a family breakfast at this place with 4 adults and one kid. Lovely place for family gatherings.

23/09/2025: Awful experience, they say to install their app for a free coffee. After buying the coffee they put me to pay as there was no voucher available in the freshly installed app. The staff told me that the promotion is over and in their liffet is saying clearly that on the 30.09.25 expires. I won't go to any nero cafe ever again

14/09/2025: On sunday you might see only a member of the staff and of course long q and slow service. Oh, ya, one more thing to mention, you' ll see lots of tables with cutlery, cups and other left overs by customers. A big let down in relation to clean.

28/09/2025: Thank you, I come early in the morning and do abit of work from my laptop before library opens. The staff is very friendly! The milkshake is amazing:-)

22/09/2025: I was there early - helpful & friendly staff - coffee just ok

14/11/2025: Phoenix a staff member went above and beyond to help me with a last minute order of fifty cupcakes-she was such a lovely lady and extremely efficient and kind

08/10/2025: The coffee was great but the server Javi was very rude to us and overcharged the women beside us. It was not busy so the attitude was ridiculous.

20/11/2025: Went in for a coffee this morning and kind of horrified at my experience. Barista used a jug with milk still in it from previous customer, didn't rinse it, so mixed fresh cold milk with already steamed milk. I can understand doing that MAYBE when in a rush and under pressure but there were no customers after me so no excuse for using dirty equipment and old milk. This is considered really bad practice and depending on how bad the cleanliness standard of the jugs are, possibly against HACCP if they are routinely letting the same milk be reheated over and over. After I very reluctantly took a sip of my coffee it wasn't very warm and I turned around and went back in, apologised and explained that my coffee wasn't very hot. I normally wouldn't complain about something like that but I was kind of hoping for a fresh coffee that was made with new milk and a clean jug, Barista apologised and to my absolute horror, poured my coffee in its entirety back into the dirty jug and steamed the coffee. This is terrible practice and my coffee tasted disgusting, couldn't drink it and had to throw it away. I thought maybe I was being dramatic so I told a friend and they were also horrified at the lack of standards for cleanliness and product quality.

19/11/2025: Disappointing! I was looking forward to have a lovely flat white and I went yesterday to order one. Barista was so slow and flat white was cold. I had to threw it away. Not worth it for 3.95 🤯

30/06/2025: Pizza Hawaiian - ordered today 21:50. Came very quick, hot and fresh food but - no sauce so I don’t know if there is no sauce at all or they forgot to add and the base seems like without tomato sauce, pizza hot and fresh but very dry from the other side, the tomato sauce if was added seems like it vapour.

01/05/2025: I ordered through Uber Eats and tried their bestseller meal. Honestly, it was only worth about one-sixth of what I paid for it

06/02/2026: Closing time is advertised as 22.00 Arrived at 21.55 - doors closed, security guard turned his back and two male staff behind the tills waving their arms indicating closed and no service

09/01/2026: Great collection, but extremely rude staff. Their internet stopped working while I was standing in the queue to pay, and they asked everyone to get cash. When I told them that I didn't have any cash, the staff literally snatched my sandwich from my hand instead of giving me the option to wait or consider alternatives.

12/10/2025: Had a beautiful dinner here really tasty food staff were super friendly the restaurant was a little cold but that’s all highly recommend

30/09/2025: I have never had burnt naan bread and yellow daal makhni in my life. Attaching photos.Chef will have the decency atleast to cook the naan again , if it was burnt. Worst Indian food experience in Dublin. I think the restaurant is not even Indian. Its just named indian

01/02/2026: One of The best fish and chips i eat in dublin

16/12/2025: Nice fish and chips and burgers very fresh i must say

06/12/2025: The hotel is located in an easily accessible area, right in the heart of the nightlife. The Temple Bar area is a five-minute walk away, making its location a real plus. However, be aware that you'll hear music from the surrounding bars and clubs until late at night—even on the top floor where we stayed. Furthermore, our room was very cold, and the shower only provided lukewarm water, which significantly reduced comfort. The friendly staff and excellent location are positive.

06/11/2025: This is not a 5 star hotel but I'm leaving a 5 star review because it was perfect for me and my two friends. We wanted somewhere city centre for cheap, just for one night. We asked for three single beds and that's exactly what we got. The beds were so comfy, the bathroom was a good size and the shower was lovely. We had everything we needed. We didn't need luxury, just a bed in a warm place after a night out. There's no TV in the room but we didn't need that. There is a tea and Nespresso coffee machine though. You're five minutes away from a Luas or shops, it was perfect. We felt very secure staying there. Although we came back late at night/early morning, we had no issues getting back in. We checked out that morning and asked could we leave our bags while we went out for breakfast and although we came back later than we stated, our bags were kept stored neatly for us. The staff were lovely to deal with, very friendly. The place was decently clean, no issues to report at all. I would definitely stay here again for the same reason

14/01/2026: Food was nice and hot when it arrived. We got a breast of chicken curry, chicken fried rice box, chips, fried noodles and chicken balls. All really good but the chicken balls were the pick of what we ordered, a little on the expensive side but its worth it. 40-45 mins delivery on a Saturday evening is very good too.

10/01/2026: Charging for extra for everything gone far to expensive much better value and better quality out there

26/12/2025: Reserved a takeaway bag on Stephen's day through an app. No phone number included in app, no matching cafe name could be found on Maps. Called only number available before and after arrival but this only connected to the main line for the "estate". Gates closed, completely locked up when I arrived. Wasted drive across the city.

25/11/2025: Everything was so wrong today in this restaurant. Nothing worse than paying for bad service and food was not up to scratch. There were four of us. One had butternut squash soup that was far too thick. No vegetarian sandwich choices although egg mayonnaise was on the board, they said it was a mistake. They toasted a small roll with cheese and caramelised onion in (they took the ham out)! My 86 yr old aunt tried to eat this, but it was far too hard for her. One other had a scone that was very small, had a sugared top and was way overcooked. You could break a window with it. €4:95 for the scone! Originally I had to call Someone to take our order. The hot drinks arrived first and we had finished them when we were still waiting on the food. I had to ask where our order was. I had to ask for water for the table, I had to ask for salt as 2 peppers on the table. There was a little cutlery holder on the table with 3 knives in it and about 10 forks. It was a table for 4. We complained and got a 10% reduction off our bill! First time there and unfortunately our last. Nothing worse than having to keep asking for attention and ending up with overpriced inedible food!

01/01/2026: They got our order correct but one staff member was really rude. we went through the drive through and you have to sit in the car park for 15 mins. and we ordered two xl bacon double cheeseburger meals and chicken royal and they only gave us 2 ketchup. plus chicken royal should not cost 8 euro.

30/11/2025: Don't bother going. Very unfriendly staff, closes 2 hours early. Only drive thru after that time yet that's nowhere on the website or the actual building. Staff slammed window in my face when I asked them at the drive thru why they were closed so early. Employees with headphones in. So much wrong with this place I wouldn't recommend going.