The best restaurants in Malahide

12/03/2025: Celebrating our wedding anniversary, we were looked after from start to finish by the amazing Anita and team, food was fantastic but a special shout out to Anita, great service, so professional, you made our night, a credit to this restaurant, we will definitely return, thanks so much for the hospitality!

08/03/2025: Delicious food, wide variety of dishe's to choose from. Cozy ambience and last but certainly not least exceptional table service... our server was a treat!

15/03/2025: Friendly service and great food, little gem of restaurant

05/03/2025: Very tasty food. I can only recommend it.

07/03/2025: We were there with a big group of people (more than 100) it was still an alacarte menu and everything was perfect. Also live music was fantastic.

26/02/2025: The food at Old Street is exceptional and warrants 5 stars from me. A lot of thought has gone into each element of every course, which sets your tastebuds alight. The service was also excellent and the waitress looked after our every need. I'm looking forward to our next visit.

22/02/2025: Overall good experience. The drinks and dishes we ordered were really good & tasty. Pleasant atmosphere. However, one thing was a bit bothersome—within the span of about five minutes, three or four different staff members approached us to ask if we were ready to order. We repeatedly had to let them know we needed a few more minutes, which felt a bit rushed. Additionally, what seemed to be the staff lead (a lady) came by to inform us that our reservation was for two hours and that they would need the table back by 2 pm. While we understand time limits for reservations, the way it was communicated felt a little pushy, especially as we were still deciding on our order. That said, the food and general service were good, and we did enjoy our visit—but a bit more breathing room to decide would have made the experience even better.

15/02/2025: Really enjoyed the meal in Townyard Bistro. I had eaten in a previous restaurant in this space and the first impression was that the new restaurant was a nice modern layout with a lot of natural light. The service was friendly and professional. I'm not a lover of stuffy formal restaurants. The staff took drink orders first and were good explaining the specials. My brother had the fish and chips and our partners had duck. I had the John Dory with mussel volute and seasonal greens. I thought it was excellent. The volute was subtle and had complimented the John Dory rather than overpowering it. The seasonal green were perfectly cooked. I ordered a side of chips which looked triple cooked and were very nice. The other 3 in our group all said their meals were really nice. It was the type of restaurant experience I want. Friendly service, very good food, a nice informal atmosphere and not ridiculously expensive. We had a very nice conversation with one of the waiting staff when we were paying the bill. I don't eat out very often but I'll certainly be looking to return. With 2 coffees, a bottle of beer, a glass of wine, a mug of hot chocolate and 4 main courses the bill was €136.

27/02/2025: The waiters are so nice and the food is incredible!!!

27/02/2025: The food tastes amazing, the waiters are soooo nice, respectful and caring. The music is great too. I recommend for sure !!!!!!!

17/03/2025: Love this place, fpund pn Google maps when viditong &walking around Malahide. Lovely atmostphere and service,staff is great. Too loud music, but the wait was not long, and the food was amazing!tasty ! Highly recommend😍

16/03/2025: Kind pleasant staff food was absolutely amazing can’t rate highly enough complements to the chef

03/02/2025: excellent food, nicely presented . unfortunately my request for a cake with the inscription Happy birthday (which was arranged 2 days earlier by e-mail) was totally ignored. although in the e-mail I was assured that of course it is not a problem, unfortunately I found out that it was

17/01/2025: Visited for first time tonight. A Glaswegian, it takes a good curry to impress; I'm impressed! Thoroughly recommend.

19/03/2025: Very disappointed as we caled in for lunch and was given a menu.Tables not cleared or those that were as we were at not wiped clean.One other table being used so quite inside three girls inside counter talking and one drinking a can beside the edge of counter We stayed over 10 minutes waiting to be served while trying to catch eye contact to order.More interested in talking to each other then serving customers or cleaning the tables.Went across the road to a large sports bar and the service plus the food was excellent.

16/03/2025: €17 for pint of Guinness and captain Morgan with diluted orange, this is outrageous it'll not enter this premises again never.

09/03/2025: They served us very quickly and everything was delicious. They have a menu for 30 euros with first and second course which is quite good. I 100% recommend the cheesecake.

02/03/2025: It was an incredible experience, delicious food and excellent service, fair price =)

04/03/2025: Been living in Malahide my whole life and have had numerous family events in Duffys, my favourite pub and always has been. However, I was here on Sunday 2nd March with my best friend and her partner, and my 4 month old son. Our first encounter was when the manager (or at least he tried to act like a manager, and a micro one at that, I think his name was Ray) was absolutely horrible to one of the young part time girls who was probably still in school. She was attempting to make a coffee for a customer, and he came over to her and said something along the lines of “if THAT was served to you, would YOU drink it?” And got rid of it. She looked noticeably upset and belittled and understandably disheartened. Myself and my friend, both being in the hospitality sector, called her over and told her she was doing great and we appreciated her service. This “manager” once or twice kept butting into our conversation , and at one stage commented on my baby, who was smiling away at everyone, “my baby is cuter” Finally as I was leaving, my son was a bit unsettled due to teething, and had started crying , and again another comment “oh you’re a terrible woman dragging a man out of the pub” This gentleman needs a strict talking to, and should know perfectly well, especially if he IS in a managerial position, to NOT belittle and talk down to his colleagues in front of customers. And if you are to criticise, do it in private, and constructively, instead of making them feel awful. That poor girl, was clearly learning and didn’t need someone like that hovering over her in such a disheartening and discouraging manner. In all my years of coming to Duffys, whose staff are always incredible, I’ve never come across someone like this. Other than that, the food, atmosphere and service from other staff was amazing as usual

22/02/2025: Great bar with friendly staff and table service which was a nice surprise

21/03/2025: Food is the star here. Congratulations to the chef & team. Best cooked breakfast to order in Dublin. Great coffee . Worth a visit

11/03/2025: Recently stopped in for a spot of brunch and couldn’t recommend enough! Staff were super friendly and service was so quick! French toast with bacon and maple syrup was great but my eyes were bigger than my belly and couldn’t finish it all, server kindly recommend that I order the smaller kids portion the next time I visit. Looking forward to another visit soon!

23/03/2025: Pretty good in general. Avoid the pizza - poor.

06/03/2025: First stop for food while in Ireland, I had fish and chips + a coke, the fish was perfectly fried and the chips were crunchy on the inside and soft on the outside. Great meal!

12/03/2025: Beautiful place to spend time with friends.

12/03/2025: Rooms were great , clean but a bit old . service was amazing.Malahide is a great place to visit for 2-3 days city break

19/03/2025: Amazing Thai food is one of the best I have eaten in,If you are staying in Malahide you must visit. I wish we had gone back the next night

15/03/2025: Nice atmosphere, nice food, poor service. Took over twenty minutes and two requests to have the small packed table cleared after the main course, staff seemed more interested in tables with nobody on them rather than actual customers, no offer of desert menus / teas coffee or additional drinks. No response when I asked for the bill, card machine brought over in silence and waitress walked away in silence, maybe just having an off night but certainly made for an awkward valentines evening.

26/02/2025: Always look forward to going for a meal in this lovely restaurant as always a warm welcome and great food, joe hopefully I'm still a customer for another 34 years.

31/12/2024: First timers chosen by our friends and lovely place, food was so tasty and service brilliant. We'll be back as a couple ourselves for sure.