The best restaurantsof italian

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 😁

28/01/2026: Went again > DELICIOUS < got pepperoni pizza pepperoni’s were very flavourful and juicy the crust goes good with leftover cheese and THE CALAMARI best calamari sauce ever and the parpadelle rustico love the cream and sausages and chicken wings are nice and spicy 10/10 so far and garlic bread is sooo delicious and the gelato i love it 5⭐️ everything

24/01/2026: We ordered at 6:40 and we're given an estimated delivery time of 7:15 only to have not received the food til 8.10 after 2 phone calls chasing it. We were told that if the food arrived cold, they would give us credit on our account for our next order, we said not to bother. When the food eventually arrived, it was bland and the garlic bread just tasted like bread and butter, and it was stone cold. We paid 50€ not including delivery for 2 sad pizzas and flavourless garlic bread.

09/01/2026: Excellent restaurant in that Dublin, highly recommended

09/01/2026: The atmosphere was cozy, the waiter Ismael was incredibly friendly, noticed we were from Hamburg, Germany, and immediately spoke excellent German. The food was good.

06/01/2026: Excellent place for food . Highly recommend 👌👌

01/01/2026: We had high expectations coming into this restaurant considering the authentic Italian background of the restaurant owners. My partner ordered the margarita pizza and I ordered the gluten free “Boscaiola”- the pasta was cooked great however the chicken and the bacon bits were chewy and had 0 flavour - the sauce lacked flavour and to top if off it was microwaved ! The waiter didn’t even insist to ask all was okay with the food although my food was pretty much left as it was served. My partner thought the pizza was average at best. Tomato base was nice and the mozzarella was fresh. But the dough was poor for a Neapolitan pizza and it was overcooked.

03/01/2026: Unfortunately we wont be back again as the food was so disappointing. We ordered a buttermilk chicken burger, a couple of pizzas and chicken tendors. The chicken in the burger was exactly like a frozen birds eye chicken fillet...not what you expect when eating out. Both pizzas were tasteless and we didnt even finish either of them which says a lot. Staff were friendly and nice!

30/12/2025: It's a good restaurant, the food is good for the price, but sometimes the staff are a bit cold and unfriendly.

21/09/2025: Staff is friendly, food is good and actual decent portions 😊 me and my son each had a milkshake and they were very tasty! The place was very clean as well, but the toilets could do with an update

21/09/2025: Wrap not the greatest..too big very little mozzarella. Desserts looked fabulous. Staff absolutely lovely.

18/01/2026: It’s 4PM Place is half empty outside and half empty inside and they say it’s fully booked and the only place they have available is at the counter Won’t be returning

11/01/2026: If you want a really good pizza, platform pizza will never let you down, staff are really nice and they have a 10 outta 10 brownie for dessert..highly reccomend

30/11/2025: I had the best steak of my life at La Fontana – it was simply phenomenal! The service was wonderful, the atmosphere was incredible, and everything was top-notch. The food is absolutely worth the indulgence🙌

20/08/2025: I booked a group dinner for my birthday. The staff were very attentive and helpful with securing an available time slot. They regularly checked in with me by ringing me to confirm numbers throughout the week leading up to the booking. I thought this was very thoughtful of them. However, on the night the service was very poor. The orders for food and drink were taken quickly which was good. The main courses were brought out promptly. The plates were cleared before people were finished their meals and a few of the party were being haruanged about whether they were finished. The desserts took an hour and a half, and half were brought out and the other half afterwards. The wait staff snapped at me when we asked for the other desserts. At the point of payment, it was not mentioned to me at the time of booking, over the phone when they contacted me, when we arrived and were seated nor was there any visible signage that we could not pay separately. The owner of the restaurant, an older Irish woman, shouted at my friend when she tried to request that the party of 13 people could pay separately and brought up how it was not mentioned at any point leading up to us paying. The staff continuously interrupted and cut across us every time we tried to list out what we ordered and jumped ahead to say that we had to take for xyz drinks etc. Overall the food tasted incredible however the atmosphere created by the rudeness of the staff and the delay of food was unpalatable. I would not be coming back here, even just for a date as the experience was unpleasant and we had the feeling of being rushed out the door.

23/12/2025: Only really go here for subway on my break but what I can see looks good atm dunnes tesco off licence etc etc

20/12/2025: It is what it is nothing out here to do

23/11/2025: I'm sorry to say that the food was very mediocre, not authentic at all (Aldis own brand Italian meals are better). Waitresses chewing gum and use of frozen chicken wasn't appreciated neither. We had to ask twice for the parmesan cheese and was given about two teaspoons. We spent 48 euros for our two main meals, one glass of wine and a small bottle of Heineken lager.

10/11/2025: Some of the best Italian food I have had in years. Didn't expect it to be as good. Sea food chowder was amazing along with the other meals. Recommend the red sauce over the pesto for more flavor. All food is made to order so plan ahead for a bit of a wait for food after you order. House red is nice also

22/12/2025: Had our lunch here one day, quiet little Italian. Food was tasty and massive portions, if on the pricey side. Really nice setting and seemed very popular. Would recommend it no issues.

20/12/2025: They unfortunately charge a 35 euro service charge fee if you bring a cake with you.

23/01/2026: Lovely local Italian restaurant. The staff are all Italian which gives it an authentic feel and are great with children too!

17/01/2026: Lovely Italian restaurant. The staff are great.

30/01/2026: cheap nasty food. no taste. could hardly swallow the chips. go elsewhere

28/11/2025: Ordered chips. Fast and friendly service. Chips were decent. No complaints. Thanks.

15/06/2025: Food was amazing as always the staff are very friendly and helpful

13/04/2025: The Best Italian Restaurant in Dùn Laoghaire

24/12/2025: Staff can’t take orders correctly rang in looking for a bag of chips with my order and din’t get them to make it worse they still gave us the dips without the chips

16/11/2025: I ordered one curry batter from carmines and was told it would be 20 mins I waited 1 hour and 10mins and rang and the ignorance I got over the phone was ridiculous he’s no intrest in if my order was taken let alone cooked, honeslty don’t think there’s any respect for customers any where you go now, it was one curry batter and a bottle of coke, 1 hour and 20 mins then I had to ring to cancel my order