The best restaurants in Dublin

26/03/2025: Great food, service, and owners

26/03/2025: I first started ordering from Kru the week my 2nd baby was born. I thought it would be great to get me through the though first few weeks. Well, that was 6 months ago, and I've been ordering every week since. I don't know how I lived without them. Roberta is a gem with amazing customer service and superb menus that chance up every week. There are so many different dishes iv never had before and all very tasty 😋 I would 110% recommend kru. Bounus points as it's all plantbased and sustainable wooop!

26/08/2025: Holly created a beautiful cake for our wedding in July. The cake was so delicious, people are still talking about it! Holly was fantastic to communicate with and helped us create the perfect cake.

15/07/2025: Zuko's made our Wedding cake and it was just beautiful. The flavours were so good and guests loved it too. Creamy, sweet and soft sponge in every tier with distinct flavours. Professional service from start to finish and the cake was also delivered and set up ahead of our arrival. Requested a flavour which was not on the typical list and it was created without any issues. Samples were also sent in advance which were presented and packaged well.

11/07/2025: Lovely toasties! Great for a take away right next to Harold’s Cross park.

22/05/2025: Tinto coffee is the elixir of life

07/12/2025: Lovely coffee, nice pastries and toasties, and very good value

19/11/2025: Great coffee and banter, helps the morning after Scotland make the WC😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

05/08/2025: Very good food, and a well-kept atmosphere. The waiters were very nice and helpful!

13/01/2026: A truly exceptional atmosphere combining a bar, bistro, and restaurant. Excellent cuisine, exemplary service. It was a wonderful evening. Many thanks from Frankfurt am Main

04/01/2026: Very good food, friendly staff, nice experience 🥰

10/01/2026: Where to even begin? 1) Michelin-star prices for frozen microwave dinner quality food - supermarket budget own brand frozen calamari with the consistency / texture of minced meat, 5 pieces for €13 - seafood "risotto" made with basmati rice, 4 small frozen prawn tails and no other pieces of seafood, copious amounts of cream and salt, taste and texture more akin to a cheap curry - ravioli in canned cream of tomato soup masquerading as a sauce - chewy, supermarket budget own brand quality olives on soggy bruschetta - tiny pizza with a soggy base, dried cheese, hardly any toppings, could well have been frozen, for €23!! - no bread / anything similar for the table - 2 coke zeros both served flat, I suspect poured from a 2L family value bottle rather than from cans 2) Hidden 10% service charge for a table of two 3) Poorly ventilated, stuffy and smelly space - you will leave with your clothes and hair stinking of deep fried fast food 4) Had to ask several times for water for the table - it eventually came after we had finished our meal, I suspect just another subtle way to squeeze more money out of you by ordering drink refills instead It's baffling how this tourist trap has gotten any positive reviews outside of bots / fake accounts by the owners / friends of same or perhaps tourists who only had time for airplane food on their flight to Ireland to compare it to.

04/01/2026: Had dinner here this evening with my son, my God it was amazing. From the time we walked in until we walked out the door our waitress Alex was very attentive, serving with a big smile on her face making us feel so welcome and looked after. For starters we had the king prawns, chowder and shared a garlic bread, it was devine....from the first bite until the bowls/plates were empty the flavours were amazing 🤤 i'd have asked for seconds only we had mains on the way.Mains were Raviolli and Octopus Spaghetti, both were exquisite, again the flavours were amazing, the chef really knows how to put flavours together. A couple of glasses of Pinot Grigio to wash it down we moved onto Dessert, we shared the profiteroles,my favs,presented well and tasted delish. A great hidden little gem with great food,service and atmosphere, easily accessed from multiple bus routes,limited parking also available. We will definitely be back again to try the rest of the menu 😁

10/01/2026: Excellent restaurant! Pleasant atmosphere, music not too loud, and impeccable service!

04/01/2026: We ordered two main dishes: gnocchi and chicken/pasta. Both entrees were obviously reheated since we received our food 5 minutes after placing order. Flavor was super bland and reminded me of something ordered from a kids menu. On top of the blah food, there were gnats diving bombing our plates. I shared this info with the waiter and he acknowledged that gnats have been an issue. WTH!?!

06/01/2026: I booked Delahunt three weeks before my wife’s birthday on December 28th and answered an email on Christmas Day to confirm the 1.30pm booking. When we arrived, the restaurant was locked up with nobody inside. We rang the phone number, but there was no answer. Given the time of year, most restaurants in the vicinity were closed, and we ended up eating in a place that was fine, but not the kind of venue you’d choose for a special occasion. On our way back to the city centre, we saw the lights on in Delahunt and people inside. Enquiring as to what happened to our booking, we were told by a senior looking person that he didn’t know about the reservation system and he would get back to me by email with an explanation. No such contact has been made. I sincerely hope that anyone who decides to visit Delahunt is not subjected to the same shoddy and couldn’t-care-less approach that we have experienced. The restaurant had three weeks to cancel my booking, but did not have sufficient regard for their customers to do so, or to follow up with an explanation or apology. The Delahunt website says that no shows to the restaurant will be charged €20 a head, which seems eminently fair. It’s telling that they don’t hold themselves to the same minimum standard of behaviour, having done a no show themselves on our reservation.

06/01/2026: we had eight people, and we’re given a private room. Our server was French and an excellent knowledge of the food and wine pairings. The food was first class. The restaurant deserves a Michelin star

31/01/2026: Amazing food and wine and the atmosphere is cosy and intimate, perfect for our last meal of our Dublin trip. If we come to Dublin again we will definitely be coming back!

26/01/2026: Lovely food! Group of 7. Some of us had the steak and we said we should have ordered a few servings of chips to share. Desserts didn't appeal to me but everyone else seemed happy with them. I had tiramishu which came in a glass. Small area but food was great and service was professional and friendly. We will be back.

22/12/2025: Great atmosphere, very authentic. And the price of the pint (5€) hasn't changed! Our first Guinness back in Ireland 😊

16/12/2025: Old school local Irish pub! Great.

13/01/2026: It's great to go for a Guinness, of course...

03/01/2026: Great pint , lovely cozy little boozer

02/12/2025: I’ve been going to Al Vesuvio for years, and it used to be one of my favourite Italian restaurants in Dublin (I’m Italian). Unfortunately, the quality has consistently declined recently, and my most recent visit was very disappointing. The pasta arrived lukewarm, the tiramisù was mostly cream, the cappuccino wasn’t good, and the portions felt very small for the price. It’s a real pity, because the venue and atmosphere are genuinely lovely. But after this experience, I wouldn't recommend it.

23/11/2025: Perfect. Thank you. Really very good. Very fresh ☺️