The Dubliner Restaurant Guide

The Dubliner Restaurant Reviews

Below you'll find an archive of our restaurant reviews, which appeared in either The Dubliner magazine or in our annual guide, The Dubliner 100 Best Restaurants.

More: scroll to the end of this page and you'll find a selection of longer reviews and features, many by our own foodie Stormtrooper, Helen Lucy Burke

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101 Talbot
Alexis
Amnesty Freedom Café
Andersons Creperie
Aqua
Avoca
Aya
Bang
Bar Italia
Beaufield Mews
Bentleys Oyster Bar and Grill
Bijou
Blarney Inn
Bobo's
Bon Appetit
Brasserie Sixty 6
Brasserie de Verres En Vers
Brownes Brasserie
Bu-Ali
Byblos
Cafe Fresh
CaféBarDeli
Cake Cafe
Canal Bank Cafe
Cavistons
Chatham Brasserie
Chapter One
China Sichuan
Cilantro
Chez Max
Chili Club, The
Coachman's Inn
Coffee Cuisine
Coopers
Cornucopia
Cornerhouse Grill
Dali's
Darwins
Dax
Deep Restaurant
Diep Noodle
Dobbins
Don Giovannis
Douglas & Kaldi
Dunne and Crescenzi
Dylan Hotel
Eatery 120
Ecrivain, L'
Eden
Elephant and Castle
Ely HQ
Enricos
Er Buchetto
Fallon & Byrne
Fresh Café
Four Seasons
French Paradox
Georges Wine Bar
Good World
Gotham Café
Gruel
Halo
Han Yang
Hanley at the Bar
Harvey Nichols
Honest to Goodness
The House
Il Valentino
Indie Spice
Indian Summer
itsa 4
Ivans Oyster Bar and Grill
Jade Palace
Jaipur
JoBurger
Johnnie Fox's
KC Peaches
Kingfisher
Koh
Koshi
La Mere Zou
L'Gueuleton
La Mere Zou
La Peniche
Langkawi
Leon
Les Amis
Lobster Pot, The
Locks
Lord Edward, The
Mao
Mermaid Café, The
Merrion Hotel
Mint
Michael's Food and Wine
Michie Sushi
Montys of Kathmandu
Nonna Valentina
Nosh
Nude
The Oar House
O'Connells
Odessa
Patrick Guilbaud
Pearl
Peploe's
Pig's Ear
Pizza Stop
Port House
Posto, Il
Poulot's
Primo, Il
Purty Kitchen, The
Quay 16 on the MV Cill Airne
Queens, The
Queen of Tarts
Radha Govinda's
Rasam
Readers Cafe
Reflection
Riva
Rhodes D7
Ristorante Romano
Roly's Bistro
Saba
Saba to go
Seagrass
Shanahan's on the Green
Shebeen Chic
Sheries
Siam Thai
Silk Road Café
Simon's Place
South
South William Bar
Soup Dragon
Stoop Your Head
Tante Zoe's
Tea Room, The
The Baggot Inn
The Chapterhouse Café
The Cheese Pantry
The Exchange The Westin
The Saddle Room
Thornton's
Tonic
Town Bar & Grill
Trocadero Restaurant, The
Ukiyo Bar
Unicorn Restaurant, The
Venu
Vermilion
Wagamama
Wild Goose Grill
Winding Stair
Wilde
Wong's
Yamamori

Bentley’s

Rock Lobster

Where does Dita Von Teese dine when she’s in town? You’ve guessed it. A year on, Richard Corrigan’s oyster bar still attracts a glamorous crowd. Prices have gone up – €22 for half a lobster rather than the very reasonable €18 we harped on about last year – as well as down – two- and three-course lunches for €19.95 and €25 respectively. The service was always hit-and-miss – you’ll either be engulfed or ignored by the staff in their uber-white uniforms – and is it our imagination or are they skimping on the fish in their famous fish pie (€19.50)? Still, the best lobster in town, and we promise you’ll spot at least one famous face. It may not be that of a burlesque star – you might have to settle for a roundy Meath mug instead.

22 St Stephens Green, Dublin. 638 3939, bentleysdublin.com