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Il Vulcano
Westport
24/01/2025: Ate here twice midweek during a January break. Excellent food and very pleasant service. It was quiet but that was to be expected midweek in winter. Would definitely return.
10/01/2025: The chicken fillet from the memory card is not recommended. But nice service.
8,3
1127 Reviews |
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That's Amore
Dublin
07/02/2025: Fantastic. Excellent and plentiful food. Courteous service
26/01/2025: The experience here, despite the very tasty food and fun vibe, has now been badly spoiled by two things:
1. Half our party being violently ill afterwards as a result of eating the tuna special.
Coupled with the fact that...
2. The response by the restaurant when I called the following day, not to complain, but to let them know there was a serious issue with the tuna they'd served. I wanted to help them so they could investigate this issue and manage other customers who were also bound to have been violently ill with repeated and explosive diarrhoea, as a result of eating their tuna dish.
One of my party (it was a birthday celebration) had had this before when served fish that was billed as tuna which, in reality, was/is most likely a lookalike and taste-a-like called escolar. The latter is known, for good reason, as the laxative of the sea. Another one of my party was violently ill all night afterwards and couldn't eat anything for the whole of the next day.
The sad thing is we had all really enjoyed ourselves. The food was very tasty and the service engagingly intense. But, when I called the restaurant the following day to let them know how much we'd enjoyed the food, with a massive "BUT" being the unpleasant outcome for those who'd eaten the tuna, I was shocked by their attitude.
They kept on saying the fish were delivered fresh on the day. They declared that they knew the pronounced physiological effects of eating escolar (there are issues surrounding fish fraud all over the world where restaurants buy food billed as something it isn't).
I repeated that we loved the tastiness of the food and would go back, but that they needed to be aware of what had happened to us as it was bound to have happened to other customers of theirs who'd also eaten the tuna special. But he was, for the most part, politely defensive, but not concerned for us. In fact, I had to say it 4/5 times before the guy made an insincere apology about what had happened. But it was obvious he didn't care about us, caring instead about how the restaurant felt about this and how it could affect them adversely.
So, what came across was that That's Amore...
1. Didn't want to know that there had been an issue, hence the defensiveness.
2. Didn't offer to investigate such a serious health & safety issue.
3. Showed no real or sincere concern for the very unpleasant outcomes for my party.
4. Was/is more concerned with their business' than their customers' welfare - even if their customers end up being unpleasantly ill as a result of eating there. What came across was self-service, not customer service.
5. Made no offer to make amends with, say, an offer of a complimentary something. or other - not that any of us were/are seeking any recompense (or apology).
If they had acted properly and not defensively and, by their attitude, therefore, also dismissively, we would have all gone back at a later date, albeit never to eat their tuna ever again.
But their unwise approach soured what was a special occasion. And, therefore, we none of us feel like going back there. And that's a shame.
NOTE: 2 stars have been given, as opposed to 1 star, because the food was tasty. For the latter we would have all given That's Amore 5 stars. For sure. But that was BEFORE the rampant diarrhoea. But, because of their defensive and dismissive attitude, no matter how polite it almost was, they don't deserve 5 stars. They're lucky to get 2 stars, as they deserve just 1 star.
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1489 Reviews |
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One Society
Dublin
05/03/2025: A great find in the heart of the city. Pizzas, salads, pasta, daily specials and lovely wine choices. Try it!
04/03/2025: Amazing cozy spot with the best pizza in Dublin!
One Society is a warm and welcoming place, perfect for a great dining experience. Their pizzas are simply the best I’ve had in Dublin—crispy, flavorful, and made with high-quality ingredients. They also have a great selection of wines to complement the meal.
A special shout-out to Fernando, who provided outstanding service and made the experience even better with his attentiveness and friendliness.
Highly recommend this place! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
8,3
1183 Reviews |
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Michelangelo Restaurant
Celbridge
24/01/2025: Food it’s Amaizing and the service perfect !!The special steak it’s very good !!Very good restaurant in Celbridge !!love it!!
12/01/2025: We had a family lunch here today, 4 adults and 4 children, as we were marking our parents anniversaries. My sister and I haven’t been to Michelangelo’s in a very long time, neither of us live in Celbridge anymore but wanted to come here as our parents would have come a lot when we were younger (I even remember ringing in the New Year with my sister, parents and now husband) in the early 2000s). It did not disappoint. The food was fresh, well cooked, tasty and the price, in this climate, for the 8 of us was so reasonable that we were shocked to be honest. Looking forward to going back again.
8,3
2935 Reviews |
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Dunne and Crescenzi
Dublin
18/03/2025: Excellent traditional Italian dishes prepared with good quality products. Pasta served at the right cooking and topped with a perfect Bolognese sauce. Desserts are also excellent. I tasted one of the best tiramisu served in a restaurant. Courteous and helpful staff who speak perfect Italian.
14/03/2025: Delicious food and desserts! An amazing variety on the menu! I really recommend panna cota and canollo 🤤
8,3
845 Reviews |
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Al Muretto
Castlebar legal
15/02/2025: Castlebar isn’t the most fashionable of places in Mayo in comparison to Westport etc but this is the best Italian restaurant you will come across.
15/02/2025: This was the best meal I have ever had!!!
I had the Italian mixed grill and a forest fruits cheese cake for dessert.
I have eaten in some of the best restaurants in London and Birmingham and they were not a patch on Al Muretto.
Would eat there Seven nights a week!
8,3
576 Reviews |
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Mona Lisa
Galway
08/03/2025: Excellent service chef very helpful 👍
28/02/2025: What a great surprise!!! Great past dishes, amazing flavours! Super friendly service, especially Stefano and Elisa who were always smiling! We will definitely come back!
8,3
2080 Reviews |
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Ristorante Rossini
Cork
14/03/2025: We stopped in here because the ambience looked amazing. We had such a great time!! The pizza, thin crust great toppings - just like Napoli!…. the salad- the tiramisu !! Wow… service from the staff was all outstanding. Italian music playing in the background ambience are wonderful! Robert and Alessandro waited on us and made our experience memorable. Would highly recommend!
13/03/2025: Excellent food and attention. Alessandro and Micaela took great care of us and made us spend a very pleasant night.
8,3
828 Reviews |
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Sparks
Dublin
01/03/2025: Never fails to impress. Plenty to choose from and anything I've had there has been lovely. Sometime you wish there was more on the plate it's that good.
27/02/2025: My compliments to our waiter who greeted us with great conversation and enthusiasm, food is unbelievably delicious 10/10.
8,3
576 Reviews |
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The Galley
Cnoc na muirleog
19/03/2025: The Fish and Chips Was Good In Downings Donegal The Staff Was Very Friendly It Has WiFi and It Also Have A Toilet. The Toilet Is Very Spotless.
I Would Visit Here Again
18/03/2025: Gr8 food, very attentive staff & loved the ambience too!We ordered chicken goujons, veg penne pasta, veg nachos & cajun skinny fries.
8,3
4066 Reviews |
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Toscana
Dublin
20/03/2025: Pizza accettabile, dolci gustosi ma un po’ troppo cari. Liquori e amari italiani. Situato proprio difronte l’ingresso del castello di Dublino.
09/03/2025: A success, it is true that I did not see much variety on the menu but the quality is very good and everything was delicious. The pizza dough is great. High prices but worth it.
8,3
293 Reviews |
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Pizzeria Del Capitano
Tullamore
14/03/2025: The pizza was excellent, unfortunately I think that over 20 euros for a pizza is too expensive.
17/01/2025: Food was fabulous. Pizza is brick oven and so so good. My chicken Parmesan was delicious The owners and staff were extremely friendly. This is one of our favorite restaurants in Tullamore and we have eaten all over the world
8,3
374 Reviews |
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Il Porcetto
Loughrea legal town
23/10/2024: Very friendly staff. Food is excellent. Great selection of dishes
22/10/2024: Amazing food and big portions I'd recommend the pizza if you like a proper Italian pizza then staff were lovely and done some candles and a cake for my partners 30th. Very tasty food and good value. They only take cash or revolut which is perfectly fine and easy to do and well worth the money. I would advise booking a table ahead of time as they can get full quickly in the evening
8,2
1549 Reviews |
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Pinocchio
Dublin
14/03/2025: One of the best city center pizzeria
13/03/2025: We visited for a work team building event, which turned out to be make your own dinner (pizza). It was lots of fun and despite my best efforts delicious. I will be visiting again as a "normal" customer.
8,2
1282 Reviews |
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Basilico
Oranmore
09/03/2025: Beautiful restaurant with an amazing staff. Could not recommend them more, especially if you have allergies or are vegan, (they have a full vegan menu all you have to do is ask)
04/02/2025: A beautiful restaurant with a great menu and friendly staff. The Food is fantastic!! I would highly recommend eating here .