Eating Houses in Dublin

[Tony Baloney]

Any recommendations for decent but not excessively expensive eating house in Dublin. Meeting 4 mates end Oct and one is running the marathon so isn't drinking and wants a civilised meal. A tablecloth and a waiter would be nice and preferably no more than 50 a head.

Thanks.

[john mcgill]

The Winding Stair, Pigs Ear, Thorntons, all great food and super value for lunch.  I'd pick Winding Stair for dinner value

[screenexile]

Personally a big fan or Mario's in Ranelagh. Best Lasagne I'ver ever had in my life!

[laoislad]

Trocadero's is excellent...bit expensive though.
http://trocadero.ie/

[glens abu]

Hugo's Baggot st.1st class

[lynchbhoy]

What kind of cuisine are you into?
Thai? French, Italian etc etc
a lot of top end restaurants are doing lunch specials for around 25-30 euro a head.
A good few are around Stephens green - la mere zoo - French, peploes or unicorn - both Italian, the cellar at the merrion hotel, the residence ... Think l'ecrevian and more Aldo

If not lunch , then most of these do early bird menus.

If these are too stuffy -  then there are others like milanol

[saffron sam2]

Just get there before Lynchbhoy does.

[Gold]

The Kingfisher, Parnell Street --the staple diet of kings

www.kingfisherdublin.com/

[mc_grens]

Not sure on price but La Maison on Castle Market Street is a cracker. For a more reasonably priced feed The Exchequer on Exchequer Street is pretty good. if youse like Chinese there's a really good one beside the Gaiety too.

Also if you like that kind of thing Yamamori is great value.

[Tony Baloney]

For 4 of us the food will be getting in the way of drinking but need to be civilised about the thing. Will look at some of the places below. Thanks chaps.

Keep them coming.

LB, not fussy as to what we'll be eating so there must be something from your list that'll please everyone. Will be paying close heed to the Best Pints in Dublin thread over on the other page!

[harlechman]

If you like your steak try Buenos Aires Grill http://www.buenosairesgrill.ie/ or Darwins http://www.darwins.ie/. Both pricey enough but great quality steaks.

[lynchbhoy]

If you like your steak try Buenos Aires Grill http://www.buenosairesgrill.ie/ or Darwins http://www.darwins.ie/. Both pricey enough but great quality steaks.

Yep , this place was great when it opened and I haven't been back since so can't comment - but well priced and the lads can go to the swan for a couple on their way back to the good pubs off grafton and toners of baggot st

Good job I don't take offense to ss2 due to my new diet , or those slating my use of the word apartheid .am I cascarino in disguise?

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Personally a big fan or Mario's in Ranelagh. Best Lasagne I'ver ever had in my life!

Don't eat Italian myself, but have heard good things about this place and Ranelagh is a lovely spot.

[Rois]

Going to the Winding Stair on Sat night after half marathon.
Thornton's too fancy for a post-marathon runner.
There's a lovely Asian place behind the Weatbury, Saba - modern and lovely food.
I was in Cliff Townhouse a few wks ago for lunch and it was beautiful.
The Argentinian place is ok in my opinion, I've been in better steak reataurants.
The Cellar Bar of the Merrion hotel is very good and close to Doheny & Nesbitts for post-dinner drinks.

[sheamy]

Eddie Rockets burger, onion rings and chilli fries with a beer. Waitresses but no tablecloth I'm afraid. Also more calories than you'll use in the marathon but it's quare stuff all the same. Nip into Kehoe's before and after for stout. Yes, I am classy.