Oh Cap, bring on the Americana and freedom fries. There are so many choices for American fast food these days but Captain America's is still something special. Maybe that's the nostalgia talking but I don't care. It actually is the nostalgia talking. The food isn't great and it isn't exactly cheap, but Cap's will always have a place in my heart. Five stars for being Captain America's. read more

Captain Americas - Steakhouses Near Me - Dublin, D

Meh is right. The Guinness was bubbly, not a good sign. It was not a very nice pint either. The wings were OK, a bit dry. Big portion, it's a starter for two. But I had it as a main and it was more than enough. My partner didn't really like his chilli at all. Hidden under a blanket of nacho chips was a meager amount of chilli, which was soaked up by the massive amount of rice in the bottom of the bowl. Which resulted in the chilli being quiet dry. We stated an itch and we won't be back. read more

Very disappointing. Extremely expensive burger that the onion rings were cold. Marginal burger at best. Staff was slow but friendly. Would not recommend over some of the dedicated burger places. read more

Loved it as a kid, and that's basically what this place is for if you like feeding your kids fried food and burgers. If your an American in Dublin it might be kinda funny to check out, but the food is mediocre. The place has been here for over 20 years so they must be doing right. read more

Love Captain America's food! This restaurant is in a prime location on Grafton street. Can get quite busy at peak hours so you might have to queue for a table but generally they will get through everyone quickly enough! Every Monday and Tuesday they've live music which is an added bonus :) Great food, delicious milkshakes( I recommend strawberry) and desserts (I recommend the hot chocolate brownie.....YUM) quick service too. Not too pricey either. Well worth a try for some great tasting american food! read more

Waiting for a table at lunch time is ok, the waiting time was short. The staff is friendly and fast, but if you get wrong food served, it is a sign of bad organisation. My partner asked to modify the food from spicy to mild, it was nevertheless spicy. A double disappointment. read more

Captain Americas - Steakhouses Near Me - Dublin, D

As you can tell from the picture, this place could be hard to miss along Grafton Street. Once you find it, head up the stairs and it feels like you're actually in a restaurant in America. Each table has its own booth and jukebox (similar to the ones you'll see in Eddie Rockets). The staff are patient, anticipating your arrival and will seat you as soon as they can. The atmosphere is fun, with lots of great music and its always packed with people. Prices are very reasonable and a lot of student cards will include the 2 for 1 main meal which means you and a friend pay half the price! I had the chicken and cheese enchiladas with salad and I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food, freshness of the vegetables in the salad, and the speediness of the service. Wednesday nights are 3euro drinks and karaoke all night!! Recommended for a place to hangout with friends or family! read more

Captain Americas - Steakhouses Near Me - Dublin, D

Think of an IRISH TGIF FRIDAYS WITH AMERICAN FOOD!! Ask them to make you a drink that's not on the menu! The bartenders are the best. Comfort food for a yank displaced across the pond. it's better then pub food, but honestly not worth the price. Drinks are expensive but not watered down. Id come back with friends, but it's more of a one off, than a place I'd visit regularly. read more

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Poorly made cocktails, bland food and disgusting toilets = 1 star rating for me. Only saving grace was a lovely waitress. Unfortunately I won't be coming back. read more

I walked in not knowing what to expect. I was met by an overwhelmed staff servicing many families with small children. I'm not necessarily saying this as a negative, but there were just too many little kids. Very loud, crying, screaming, running, etc... As for my experience, the food took a while and the server didn't return to refill drinks. So that was disappointing. The food wasn't terrible. Pretty much traditional American stuff. The restaurant as a whole was pretty crammed together tight, but that seems to be the trend in Dublin. Overall, I saw it, won't have any desire to go back. Not that it was bad, it just wasn't THAT good. read more

Yet again... friend went to captain a's for a hot dog and ending up vomiting all night. Not worth it!

Has been 20 years since I last ate here and now I know why. Mediocre is about all I can say. There are a heck of a lot better places to satisfy a craving for a burger. the Cocktails were meh too. Very disappointing. it could be great which is a pity as there is some cool memorabalia in the joint. read more

We hadn't been here for about 20 years. Now we remember why. What we didn't like: waiting in the overcrowded bar area (no seats available, getting jostled every few seconds by people going in or out); we had to catch a waitress's attention to get our our order taken, after she'd left us for 15 minutes; the 'crispy' potato skins are a lie- no effort whatever had been made to render them crispy; the 25 minute wait after our starters had been cleared away before the burgers arrived; the bottle of beer arriving without a glass being offered; the 15 minute wait for the second beer which arrived, without apology, just as i was finishing my meal. The burgers were perfectly all right. The soggy potato skins were tasty too. Too cap it all off, there was a woman with three teenage girls at the table right next to us. One of them was having a birthday and they were giddy and EXTREMELY noisy, having competitions to see who could create the most excruciating out of tune 'singing' sounds. Im serious. It actually hurt my ears. Even when she answered the phone, it was in a voice so high-pitched and bawled out, that i could feel the blood vessels in my ears bursting. We didnt actually complain, as it was one of the girls' birthday, but the adult knew they were bothering us and didnt give a s**t. There werent any empty tables, otherwise we would have moved. So, Captn A, proudly serving since 1971, i can guarantee itll be another 20 years before nostalgia brings me back, at least. This appalling standard was acceptable in a 1970s and 1980s Dublin that had very few restaurants at the time. Now it is not acceptable. This place needs new management urgently. But wait- it was packed, so they are getting away with it, so dont expect anything better on your visit. read more

My friends and I went to captain America's for one of my friends birthday. There was 11 of us and we had really bad service, we were rushed taking our orders and some of them were brought out much later than others. We asked for a jug of water 4 times and never got it. There was also an expensive service charge for shit service. The food is good but the wait and poor service was a let down read more

I always leave CAs stuffed. Love the food, the New Yorker burger is the best. Been going there since I was a kid, great memories.

got a medium rare chicken tender and an over done steak service was very slow nice chips read more

The place is tiny and packed, but it's a pretty cool place. The food is good American food if you're like me and get homesick sometimes. With the student discount card from UCD you can get 2 meals for the prices of 1 on weekdays which makes this place worth it. I probably wouldn't go if it weren't for that deal though as it's just average for the price. Nice enough place though, and the staff are friendly so 3 stars. read more

I came to captain americas and i asked for a kids menu and they said im to old and need to have an adult with me and the age was 12 or under and im 12 i tried to explain i ordered off the kids menu before and didnt have an adult and they said well we cant give it to you so i had to order something that i didnt want read more

We went here for lunch today. I had been here once before, just after I had moved here, with friends who came to visit. If my mind serves me well, it was an occasion that was met with mixed enthousiasm. But anyway, that was 6 years ago and my flatmate wanted to have lunch at Captain Americas. We had tried a couple of weeks ago, but were told that they were full and we would have to wait for 40 minutes. We decided to go to TGI Friday's around the corner and had an excellent lunch. Today, we tried again, and we had a 2-4-1 voucher for main courses. We were immediately seated this time (Result!) by a cheery waitress and ordered. The food was delivered to our table a short time later (a suspiciously short time later, it now occurs to me). I had ordered the "Chili Con carne- Our famous secret chilli recipe-using prime minced beef. Topped with melted Bandon Vale mature cheddar cheese, sour cream, Mexican salsa and corn chips". Okay. It was chili con carne, and it was not bad. But if this is their secret recipe, I can tell anybody who is interested in it that they can read it off the back of a pack of Old El Paso in their local supermarket. I had never heard of Bandon Vale cheddar but, again, I would guess that you can pick it up from Tesco or any other supermarket. Sour cream was missing altogether, as far as I could see. It was served with a side of fries which were good, but that is not something that would save the whole dish. The mayonaise I ordered with my fries arrived a good 10 minutes or so later. The final blow came, however, when I started digging into the chili. It was a sizeable bowl, about 2 inches deep so I dug in with enthousiasm. After a couple of bites, white rice started to appear. Not cilantro, or otherwise enhanced rice, but plain white rice straight from the pack. As it turns out, the whole rest of the bowl (about 75%) contained nothing but rice. I thought there might be a hidden layer of nachos or maybe chili underneath, but no, the rest was all plain rice. On then to my friend's meal. She had opted for the "Grilled breast of chicken glazed with our own hickory barbecue sauce, served deluxe style on a toasted bun". It was, indeed, a grilled breast of chicken, glazed in hickory sauce. In fact, it was drowning in it, it was everywhere. The first thing she remarked on, was the bun. It was painfully obvious that the bun came straight from one of those plastic 12 packs that you pick up from a supermarket when you're having a barbecue in your backyard. Then, back to the hickory barbecue sauce, here again it would appear that it came from a jar. This, like everything else in Ireland, was also served with fries. What warranted the 'Deluxe' distinction wasn't very clear. We declined dessert and asked for the bill. As an end conclusion, let me say this: the food is not bad. There is not much wrong with it exactly. But then, it's nothing special either. All these dishes are prepared with cheap supermarket ingredients. I can make a tastier and spicier chili con carne with my eyes closed. I can make better burgers too and I won't charge 15 euros for them. If Captain Americas wants to charge EUR13,85 for a bowl of chili that I can make with about 87 cents worth of ingredients (MOST OF IT WHITE RICE)then they won't see us again. Because we had a 2-4-1 voucher, it cost us only 10 euros each and we would have been disappointed if we had had to pay full whack for this. I will not pay a chef to heat up supermarket burgers for me. Let me give you a tip: if you want similar food, walk around the corner to TGI Friday's. It has the same style food, at the same prices, but it is about 25 times better. Disappointing. read more

Good food Good people . it's like good old American diner food and more.

Ireland's answer to the UK's popular American diner 'TGI Friday's', Captain America's boasts a fervent following in Dublin. Located on Dublin's notorious Grafton Street, Captain A's walls are awash with memorabilia from visiting Irish and international stars such as U2, Westlife, Colin Farrell and David Bowie. This collection of authentic memorabilia creates a distinctive ambiance within the restaurant. Last time we were there we devoured a classically American 'New Yorker' Burger topped with tangy melted cheese over a slice of bacon with a fried egg to top it off as well as a mouth-watering 'Chicken and Cheese Enchilada' that consisted of flour tortilla, filled and rolled baked chicken, grated cheddar and enchilada sauce. Utterly lip-smacking! At €12 each the main courses are not cheap but the portions are hefty, the flavour bountiful and I have never been left to feel anything but utterly contented. From the extensive cocktails menu I would highly recommend the utterly delectable 'Chocolate Monkey' - you'll literally swing from the trees for this one when you experience the succulent combination of white crème de cacao, crème de banana, fresh banana and chocolate milkshake. To top it off we splashed out on a 'Butterball' shot each that comprised of teichenne butterscotch schnapps with a layer of baileys. Therefore, whether it's flavoursome food that enlivens your senses, the intrigue proffered by rock memorabilia, or an entertaining atmosphere unlike any other, get yourself down to the effervescent and much-loved Captain Americas for some larking about. Did you know...U2 held an emergency band meeting here when they were first starting out debating whether or not to fire their manager. A man who was sitting on the table next to them civilly leaned over saying how he couldn't help but overhear their conversation but he knew the manager in question both personally and professionally and ensured them that under his management and tactful guidance they would do well. Paul McGuiness, who was the topic of the debate, is still U2's manager to this day and the unassuming chap who gave them this crucial piece of advice was none other than an adolescent Louis Walsh who was just starting out in the industry himself. Cracking. read more

Even though I have lived in Dublin for years, I never went to Captain Americas. There were a few reasons for this. First, the prices were a bit steep. Second, they have stairs out front which are a problem if you have a child in a buggy. Finally, if you have a child they really don't offer much space for a childs seat as the place is very tight inside. Because of those reasons I never went. For years though, I wanted to but it wasn't until my child was old enough to walk the stairs that I got an opportunity to actually eat here. It's a good thing I waited, as the prices have dropped significantly, probably due to the economy as well, but sure, they have gone down to a more reasonable area so thats a plus. The food is good, the standard fare you will find at these American style gastropubs, the same as TGI Fridays or Applebees in America. The best part I found though was the drinks. They have great cocktails which are bigger and less expensive than the ones at TGI Fridays. Also the bartender, Barry I think his name was, really knew his way around a cocktail. I was well impressed with his abilities and knowledge so I spent most of the meal at the bar having a few libations. It's a great spot for food, a few drinks, or whatever...just not a great place for small kids who are not old enough to climb stairs themselves. read more

Three stats for this place coz the food is nothing special but service always good and they have a great lunch menu. Drinks are always decent too especially the cocktails. Mostly been to grafton street one but seeks like blanch outlet is always packed. read more

This place was exactly what i was expecting. Over priced cheesy version of hard rock cafe but i loved the American music and it has a young crowd. The food was average American burgers with some Mexican dishes along with a typical dessert menu. I wouldn't be opposed to going back but there are so many more original places to check out in Dublin. The servers were friendly but the beer was expensive along with the food and desserts. The positive take away is they do very impressive students discounts such as buy one get one free meals but you have to have the student advantage discount card. read more

Typical American type food, lovely burgers and HUGE nacho portions. Free coke refils too!! The staff are very friendly and helpful. The posters and stuff on the wall us a good touch. It can be a bit warm on a hot day though read more

Service wasn't that great, food was overpriced, and nothing was that good. The waiter suggested I upgrade to sweet potato fries because they were really good...they sucked. read more

We had a terrible experience-- we were given menus but the waiters (one of which we could see on his phone) didn't come over and help us for 7-10 minutes. Not even drinks. So we walked out! read more

Waitress was absolutely lovely, kid's burger was out so fast that my toddler didn't even have time to ask for it, and adult meals were excellent - steaks are always exactly medium rare. However, I've got to ask - is the "ranch dressing" made from expired cream cheese blended with parsley and blue cheese crumbles? Because it didn't resemble any Ranch dressing I've ever eaten or made, and the taste and consistency were unfortunate. Please let me know if you'd like me to bring in a sample and recipe so you know what is generally expected of Ranch dressing! read more

The atmosphere is really cool, with all the classic American themed decorations in the wall. Kind of feels like a Hard Rock Cafe. Food is decent. We all had cheese burgers and they were good but not great. Service was slow but it's understandable as it was during a busy time. Would come again. read more

I went to captain Americas with a group of friends for a Christmas Party. We'd booked in advance and arrived on time and were given our table. The service was very good and we got drinks and food served quickly. As students, our 2 for 1 cards made the overall cost of the meals cheap. The drinks and cocktails on student nights were also cheap, €3 for a pint of Heineken. The meal itself was fairly tasty, so overall I haven't got a bad thing to say about this place. read more

Abandon all hope ye who enter here. The food is drek. Do yourself a favor, if you are that desparate for something with an American flavor, go next door to Burger King. read more

Not recommend. Ordered mozzarella sticks, chicken fajitas and cheeseburger the only thing that had a taste was the coke.

My favorite superhero is Captain America! So yeah, this place is pretty awesome in my book, seeing Captain America all over the place, I would like to try it again sometime. Hopefully they can make up for the last experience I had there. I have been to this place twice and the first time it was very good, the food and service I enjoyed very much. I had the New Yorker Burger with chips and a butterscotch milkshake, both were very delicious! I got to say I really enjoyed my first experience there. The second experience didn't go so well, the service wasn't so great, they messed up my order, my GF didn't even eat what she ordered, etc. So yeah, the second experience was very disappointing compared to the first one. At least they didn't charge me for most of the meal, that was really nice of them. I would have given this place a higher score for sure if the service was as good the first time. read more

I've been to Captain America's a few times during the past 1.5 years (I'm American but it doesn't stop me!). It kind of reminds me of a smaller-scale Hard Rock Cafe with its tons of memorabilia and cheesy music videos playing in the background. The food is decent, but the draw for me is really the student deals. With our student cards from various societies, on certain weeknights we get 2 for 1 deals on the main courses and drink deals for three euro. So you can't really go wrong there. Service is generally smooth (we've had some interesting characters but they only add to the experience). I was recently there with a group of 12, and everything went perfectly. Patience was required at the end of our meal for the payments, and the man checking us out didn't even break a sweat at the sight of our large group waving around six separate bills and a dozen student cards. I'll definitely keep coming back here. read more

Very nice place for a good meal. The service is very nice and the food tasted great! A great add to a nice trip to Dublin!!

Captain America's is the child of Hard Rock Cafe' and McDonald's. The neglected child. It has a great location, and it's particularly friendly to families with children, and for these reasons it fully deserves two stars. And nothing else. I ordered their signature burger with a side of fries and additional onion rings. After only 40 minutes starter and appetizer arrived at the same time, and it was 2pm on a working day! The beef of my burger was not so fat, but it was quite tasteless. Bacon slices came straight from the bargain bin of some supermarket: full of fat, rubber-like and not particularly.... cooked. I also got a tiny slice of tomato and a tinier slice of lettuce. Fries were good and the onion rings were very good, but it was by far the unhealthiest part of my lunch: the burger itself was worthless. Considering C.A. is next to Bebo, The Counter, GBK and Eddie Rockets, to name a few, there's really no reason to leave 20 euros there when you have better alternatives nearby. Only recommended for families who enjoy feeding onion rings to first grade children. read more

This restaurant is extremely disappointing. Great interior with great cocktail menu. The food is poor quality and the service is poor. Have had to send my child's pizza (pretty simple dish) back on two occasions (yes pizza!!). On the second time there was a wire in the pizza and very little apologies were provided for such a disgusting finding in food. Complete disappointment- would avoid. Plenty of better choices of restaurants close by. read more

Great fun place to eat however slightly overpriced for the quality of the food that is served!

This is the perfect hangout spot for students. It has a really good atmosphere here! I was first drawn in by the 2 for 1 on main courses Mon-Fri (With special student card only) and Cocktails & Pints €3 Mon-Wed! You really can't get any better than that. It was a good selection of food too with 3 vegetarian options which is a big seller for me. Plus they have entertainment every night from Karaoke, Live Music, Comedy Night etc. It can get little hectic at peak hour but well worth the wait!. Really good place to just relax, catch up and have a laugh with friends. read more