Stopped here while visiting Dublin with a student tour group. Normally, as an Italian-American living outside of NYC, I would not choose an Italian restuarant in the middle of Dublin, but I was with two students who were very picky and chose this place. We did not have a reservation for lunch, so we had to wait a good 20 minutes for a table. One of the students in our party has a severe allergy and the waitstaff was very accommodating. I shared a delicious salad with my coworker, although they did not give us sharing-size plates. We asked for extra plates, but they brought us bread-size plates, so it made it a little difficult. We also shared a pasta dish with EVOO and zucchini that was outrageously good. Both dishes were fantastic. Our students enjoyed their meals as well. The service took quite long (we were there over 90 minutes), but they told us that was because they were being extra cautious because of the food allergy. It seemed that everyone around us was also there a while, though, so who knows. read more

While visiting Dublin recently, we checked out this spot. I had very low expectations for the food in Dublin because I haven't enjoyed the food in London. For our first meal in Dublin, I was actually quite surprised that the food was pretty good and most importantly had flavor. It was a group of six of us and our waitress did well with our table as well. I really liked the drink I got, which was the Rossini. It's a simple drink (raspberry purée and Prosecco). Very delicious. I also liked the sirloin and bruschetta. The ambiance of the restaurant was simple and minimalist. I think it's good for a causal outing. read more

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This was a super pleasant win . First place in Dublin Italian place . We had wonderful service the best cappuccino and Guinness ! I had the avocado toast with a poached egg and salmon on the side it was delicious. My husband had scrambled eggs with the most delicious mushrooms and salmon and I want you to know we've had many Guinness since we've been here and this one was poured and had the biggest head! read more

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I've been to Carluccio's in London and love, love, love the chicken livers. Sadly, this location was out the day that I was there. I ate the carbonara with my friend and it hit the creamy pasta itch that I had. Staff was attentive that evening and easy location to get to after a long day of wandering around. read more

Loved that they have an entire gluten free menu and the smoked salmon was amazing. The service was great and I didn't feel rushed when I finished my breakfast and was just finishing up my pot of tea. read more

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Food was excellent! We had the chicken burger and seafood linguini and it was delicious. Friendly service and clean nice restaurant.

Slow service. Small portions. Upselling without disclosure. Not authentic. Mandatory added fees. Would avoid.

good coffee and pastry for 5 euro! and the service was so friendly. i want to go back for their pasta the menu looks so good... stay tuned read more

Carluccio's - cinnamon swirl - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Dublin, D

Ugh. Awful. I don't know what I was thinking. I spaced consulting my trust worthy yelp before entering this place. I blame the Guiness and the jet lag. The decor was nice and clean. The location is ideal. The coffee was eh ok. The meal was not good. The eggs were cooked rock hard. The server was not attentive and had to be flagged down each time. She was a bit rude. They weren't even busy. We were one of 5 tables or so in there. I do not recommend. read more

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The restaurant has a good selection on menu and fair prices. Wait staff needed at least one more person. Servers were friendly but rushed. Clean facilities. read more

On my last night in town, I wanted to break out of: meat & potatoes meat & potatoes meat & potatoes meat & potatoes meat & potatoes meat & potatoes I went looking for a good Italian place by Yelping the crap out the Dublin page. One of the spots that came up was Carluccio's. I must admit, I was skeptical of the quality of Italian food in Dublin. I also feared I would end up at some lousy red-sauce joint with brick walls, checkered tablecloths and Andrea Bocelli playing on the stereo. Heck no! Upon entering, you walk through a mini-Italian groceria, which I liked a lot. Then we proceeded to the dining room in the back, which was light and airy, without the bright feeling of a McDonalds. The host greeted us (a 20-something kid), shoved menus in our faces and then asked how many in our party - in a thick Italian accent. As Patrick Bateman said, "relief washed over me in an awesome wave". I finally relaxed. The service was excellent from start to finish at Carluccio's. We started of with a bottle of wine, which was amazing. Two of us got the penne in a spicy sausage tomato sauce. It was absolutely fantastic. I almost ate the plate. Another person got the linguine with clams and shrimp in a light sauce. He really liked his dish as well. The nice touches: Although service was a bit brisk, when we were finished, they did not rush us out. They left us alone, letting us enjoy some conversation, only bringing the bill when I asked. Also, when the pasta came, I asked for a plate of bread and they made a nice little plate of different kinds of bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar on the side. Tired of meat & potatoes? Head to Carluccio's. read more

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Came in while on holiday as someone had recommended this spot. We had all looked at the menu and unfortunately when we went to order only 1/4 of our options were available. The poor server had to let us know all of the seafood and choice meats were sold out because of the busy weekend. Luckily for us he was a very kind server and the food we ended up with was delicious. We had made reservations so it would have been a nice gesture for someone to let us know the menu was very limited, even posting it on the website would have been appropriate. Once we were finished it took a good 20 mins to get our check which was also a bit odd. All and all we'd probably visit another location but certainly ask if the menu was fully serviced. read more

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Unfortunately the food was just awful. The lasagna was old and chewy, carbonara was tasteless at best, the cheese on my house pasta had coagulated together in the bottom of my bowl. Dirty fork, dirty glass. Take a pass and eat elsewhere! read more

Came here for dinner because Carluccio's has a reputation for great Italian food, which I am a huge fan of Fabulous Italian. Unfortunately this place came up short on this night. The wine list is pretty short for an Italian restaurant so I passed on the wine. Would like to see some mild red wines. We got the HomeBaked Focaccia Bread with Garlic and Provolone Cheese. The bread was soaked in grease and stacked on the other piece of bread so the cheese was stuck to it. The bread was also very tough, like it was old. I would not recommend it. We ordered the Trio Di Pasta: The Spaghetti Carbonara was excellent. The Spaghetti noodles were tender and smoky pancetta was amazing. An excellent dish I would recommend. The Penne Alla Luganica was very good. The Penne Pasta was perfect, the sauce was OK, but the spicy Luganica Sausage was not that spicy. Still a very good dish I would get again. The Fettucce Con Polpette came up short. The tender beef meatballs didn't have any flavor. The Fettucce Pasta didn't have enough sauce so it was dry, which made the noodles less tender and clumped together. Over all good Italian, but not great Italian. They do have very good service and the staff are very friendly. read more

Carluccio's - Focaccia Bread with Garlic and Provolone Cheese - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Dublin, D

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Excellent service with good food. Great staff are super attentive. Nice location that's easy to access. Three meals for a great price, looking forward to visiting again in the future. read more

Came here for brunch and unfortunately the service was very lacking that day. However the service was super apologetic and friendly and the food was really good so I definitely would give it a shot again! read more

Open late for dinner. Was pretty busy even though it was past 9. Great service and food. I would go back. read more

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5 minutes, just 5 minutes peace is all I want...and a coffee, maybe something nice to go with the coffee.... and a smile, a smile would be nice. Trudging through town with a cranky 5 year old and a wife with that glazed don't-bother-me-i'm-shopping look in her eye is not my ideal Sunday morning, something must be done to steer me towards a happy place. Welcome then to Carluccio's, Q's Sunday morning happy place (well, actually, my Sunday morning happy place is my garden, with a large fresh coffee and the sun shining, but this is the I-have-to-go-shopping-and-need-sanctuary happy place). Children are given a wee pack containing crayons and other such paraphernalia which keeps them very happy and (blessed be) quiet, Q gets coffee and pastries, something sweet and smiles from the staff. Love it. read more

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Open early, perfect for an early rising tourist still rounding the jet leg edges. A quaint café in downtown Dublin, unassuming, sweet soft music, GLUTEN FREE menu and vegan options. The waitstaff are gentle and friendly. Try their Bicerin, a traditional coffee drink from Torino. I'd come back here again and again. read more

Passing Carluccio's for a few years now, I finally made it in to the place on Saturday evening. Promptly seated, I took in the interior of a place I've passed by so many times. The colour scheme here pleases me, I like the shades of blue used. Just as we started ordering I realised my menu didn't have these specials stapled onto it, my partners menu did. So I quickly perused it while he was ordering. I decided I would stick to my original choices from the main menu; the garlic bread with cheese and the spaghetti carbonara. Unfortunately I didn't read the menu correctly; the garlic bread is made using focaccia which is not a favourite of mine at all. I don't know if it was the bread or garlic butter or the cheese used, but as a dish it was way too salty. The spaghetti carbonara I ordered for a main was better as I could eat it; the pancetta in it was nice but overall as a dish was very bland. However the dessert I got was good, the Tiramisu was very nice. I know my partner did not enjoy his main course at all as it appeared to be soaked in butter, but he'll be writing his own review I'm sure, so I won't go into too much detail on that. OK, so the food we got wasn't the best. But service really let Carluccio's down in my eyes. After receiving the wine my partner commented that it wasn't very cold and we requested some ice. Our server then offered a few reasons why it wasn't as cold as it could be. We didn't really want reasons, we wanted cold white wine. A resolution is all that was needed, not excuses. Just as we finished our starters my partner spotted the specials board, which was behind me, to my right. After almost missing out on the stapled on specials, we both missed out on all the other specials on offer. I wish we had spotted this earlier or had been told about the specials by our server, the deep fried mozzarella looked like a good option. Regarding black pepper and parmesan, Carluccio staff adds it to your dish on your behalf. I understand why restaurants do this and with black pepper this is ok, but I like to add my own parmesan. I prefer the approach where a restaurant leaves the pepper/parmesan for you to use yourself before you start and then they take it away again when the table is finished using them. I did need to quickly stop a heap of parmesan from being put my main course. So for the bad service alone, I won't be back. read more

Delizioso, amichevole e di buon valore! Delicious food, friendly staff (great bants lads!), great value, and lovely ambience - sure ye can't beat that. Unless you've got a rug rat situation and you need somewhere that's got delicious food, friendly staff, good value, nice ambiance, AND facilities to entertain said rug rat whilst the rest of the elders stuff their faces. Then, you can beat it. With a cuddly toy shaped stick. We had the lunch special - two courses for €12.95 I believe it was. The bruschetta to start was genuinely the best bruschetta I've ever had. No, really. It comes on a massive plate, one half piled high with lightly seasoned and oiled rocket, the other with fresh tomato, basil, peppers, literally piled on top of lightly pan fried bread. So. Good. This was followed by Italian sausage and tomato sauce penne. Again, perfect. The waiter was funny, attentive, professional, and completely on the ball. The kicker for the crew I was there with, was the elements for the childers. There were high chairs brought over straight away, and each child gets a beautifully wrapped little pack with a cute little drawing kit inside. I noticed there were a few other children around the place who were all very intently concentrating on their colouring, not a word out of them. in the same vein, I wouldn't let the child-friendliness put off other non-mini-me people. It's still very much a grown up restaurant, oozing good food, great service and a sophisticated atmosphere. Top notch stuff all round, well done read more

Carluccio's - Kiddy pack! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Dublin, D

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I love the little market they have at this location...great Italian products including wine, cookies, chocolates, pasta, and sauces. The baked goods are also wonderful. The employees are super cool. I think the food is good here...not spectacular but you will have a decent meal. The service is friendly and attentive. The prices are fair. www.carluccios.com read more

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I feel like I've been transported back to Italy. Carluccio's is an Italian oasis in the middle of Dublin. Casual and accessible, it gives off a family trattoria vibe with a bit of posh branding for a more polished experience. Sitting outside along the walkway you get a perfect and intimate view of Dublin as you watch people move about their day. The food is surprisingly fresh and this California girl finally was able to experience some great produce (beyond potatoes) in the heart of Dublin. I started with the mozzarella, tomato & rocket salad (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/carluccios-dublin#Ra2LMrgL4yPB_Xj0-j6BNQ) with melt-in-your-mouth fresh, moist and far too decadent mozzarella. I was in heaven. As someone with celiacs, it was a wonderful surprise to be able to order from a gluten free menu and choose from a generous amount of options. Craving pasta I ordered the gluten free pasta with pesto and added on pancetta (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/carluccios-dublin#1LIVq0iZNO0qgiy1RWeuZg). Easily this is the BEST gluten free pasta I've ever had and in California we have lots of options for fresh gluten free pasta. I have to say Carluccio's has clearly come up with an excellent recipe. Hubby ordered the steak and like all Italian hotspots, it came out spot on medium rare (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/carluccios-dublin#ISmS68mmfq-iNgwV32lVwQ) If we were to have one complaint it was the wait. After ordering my salad came quickly be we then waited for 60 minutes for our entrees. For lunch, it wasn't a desirable wait as we wanted to get on with our day. Thank goodness the food made up for it. By the time we left, we were full, happy and rolled ourselves up Grafton to our hotel. read more

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A quick one this. Am always impressed by places that open with some publicity (as Carluccio's did in the "frothy" years here in Dublin), thereby creating raised expectations, but then follow through year-in year-out with the hard grinding work of maintaining and delivering a consistent standard. I really like Carluccio's, whether to eat in for lunch, dinner, or afternoon coffee, or to buy quick take-away lunches at the fabulous Deli, with the most incredibly helpful staff. Throw in great coffee, and those wicked Ricciarelli biscuits, and what's not to like. A brilliant place. Long may they run :-) read more

Carluccio's - The deli at Carluccio's is brilliant and the staff are always incredibly helpful. Love it. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Dublin, D

Now, I like Carluccios in general so this really applies to my experience today on ordering for a takeaway. I decided on the takeaway as the restaurant looked to be pretty busy and being as it was only me, myself, and I, I figured rather than wait for a lonely table for 1, I would order takeaway and be done with it quickly. Whilst quickly accommodated, order taken, I floated around the entrance area taking in the food delights. I floated some more, sampled some 'crouton' bread (was probably a lot softer a few hours ago) and olive oil and continued to 'float'. Glancing at the time as I felt I'd been circling the same patch for a while, I realise that I'd been waiting for 20 mins. The assistant called the kitchen, having had me flag my waiting period, only to be told that they were busy and it would take a few minutes more!!!! What on earth did I order you may ask??? I ordered a simple (or so I thoughts, goats cheese and beetroot salad. Now, on being told that my salad (thats right salad) would take a few minutes more, I was a little perplexed and maybe a little excited that I had underestimated the complexity of my salad. So there I stood, in the entrance looking and re-looking at the food items I was not enjoying. There might be an opportunity here to put in a chair or even a table that waiting customers could utilise. Throw in a Carluccio book to peruse whilst waiting to help spend the time. As we approached a 30 minute wait whereby I had mentally prepared myself to ditch the salad and get my money back, My glorious salad was delivered. 28 minutes later!! Scurrying away to enjoy, what must be a very extravagant salad I was left disappointed that I had waited so long for it. At most, with no wait, it would have been acceptable. Salad leaves, sprinkle of walnuts, 3 slices of beetroot and one slice of goats cheese....... oh and a couple of asparagus thrown in. Nothing extraordinary and reckon the chef could have thrown that together whilst mixing his pasta sauces, no problem. Let down due to the wait. If wait was shorter would have been average food wise. read more

Carluccio's - Beetroot and goats cheese salad - takeaway - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Dublin, D

So I've been here a couple times. The first time I came here the gal behind the counter was very mean and i vowed never to return. This lasted a solid week.... The have great Hot Chocolate! Plus, this next time I came I forgot a bunch of stuff. I went back the next day and they had it there waiting for me, with everything (phone, ipod, wallet) right where I left it. That's pretty freaking awesome. Yes...I know it was dorky to leave all that stuff there, but welcome to the wet hot mess that is myself. I really do like their coco. Any drink where you have to scrape the sides of the class to finish it is a'ok with me. Plus, the majority of people there are super nice, so even if you get the evil person, give it another try. Oh, the Arabian Coffee Gillati is the best, go for that! Haven't tried the wine or food yet - I'll get back to you. read more

Really 2.5 stars for today. You know, I don't know why I do this to myself. I order pâté and they never give me enough toast to spread it on! While this may seem a petty reason to show disapproval of a restaurant and its service, the problem is easily resolved. Having waited over 5 minutes, the manager asked me if I was finished. I told him I was waiting for the bread. Alas. Not my only gripe with the service, but won't be back in a hurry! read more

Carluccio's - Bit of a sad looking presentation of the pâté! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Dublin, D

My girlfriend and me were vere impressed with this honest, kind and delightful Italian restaurant. 18.90 euros each for one starter, one main dish and one dessert... good value for your money since the dishes are delicious: We tried a little bit of everything: pate, goat cheese with aubergines, rocket and tomato, penne alla luganica (spicy sausages sauce, not very spicy), tortellini with spinach and ricotta in a sage & butter sauce (this is ridiculously tasty!), tiramisu and panna cotta. Everything was good, but the panna cotta... mamma mia! This is one I will come back for. A good "double deal" is come to Carluccio's for a main dish and then go to Sweet Sicily in the same street for a coffee and cannoli. You are welcome. PS. I asked for some focaccia bread (outside the menu deal) while eating the starter and they gave me a slice for free! Good people... read more

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It seems that Dublin is finally coming around to the notion that there's more to Italian food than penne and pepperoni. Carluccio's is a nice little authentic Italian place with really well made food. They do a great bread bucket and selection of olives for appetisers and though simple, are made so well that they're my favourite thing in the entire place. There's a café-takeaway place on the ground floor, which does a great pannini while the upstairs houses the restaurant part. There's a little outdoor seating area which is great to sit out on and enjoy a coffee. I would agree with Cathal's sentiment though; that Carluccio's is fairly pricey. I had to pick up a cake for someone here and was charged through the nose for it. I didn't pay for it, but still felt a bit dirty for spending an unreasonable amount of money on a bit of cáca milis. read more

Simply put, food was ok though it was not that impressive. in lunchtime it's too noisy, the waiters are really busy, might be irritable.. For food, we had three types of pasta: Ravioli filled with spinach and ricotta, Penne puttanesca (with spicy sauce of tomatoes, olives, capers..) and Fettucce with meatballs in tomato and basil sauce. The flavor was good, but I have to say the pasta was not perfectly al dente (at least not as much as I had expected). More disappointing thins is that the waiter ( I believe not all of them, only the one we had) was not nice, which made the impressions of the restaurant so bad. Finally he told us something bad in Italian (unfortunately I could understand partly, as I know Italian). anyway I may come back just for a cup of coffee and some pastries. read more

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Came here today for breakfast and was not disappointed! It's great to find somewhere that's open so early in the weekend (8am!). They have lots to choose from for breakfast (sweet and savory) - we went with the Magnifico breakfast. It came with scrambled eggs (cooked perfectly), toast, pancetta that was fried like bacon, mushrooms, sausage, coffee, and fresh orange juice. All of that was a little less than 12 euro per person. Everything was great! If it looks full from outside, try and ask anyways - there's loads of seating upstairs. read more

Named after the Italian born, UK Based chef Antonio Carluccio, imagine naming a restaurant after yourself, it'll never catch on! Although they are a chain of Restaurants, its the only Irish branch and I'll take it over a bland Starbucks any day of the week. The restaurant/café is very swish, no so much that you'll feel poor in the place but its a classy joint none the less. As you'd expect with an authentic Italian café or caffé the coffee is amazing. Yes its expensive but nice to have upscale coffee places every so often I reckon. Although I didn't try the food menu everything looks great, particularly the desserts, with most stuff being cream based, not for the lactose intolerant! Theres also a small shop and deli in the front, lots of room upstairs also. read more

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Carluccio's is a lovely little Italian café/restaurant on Dawson St. I went here a couple of months ago when it first opened with my family and we had a lovely meal. I had some antipasti and a chicken escalope for my main meal and it was very tasty. The restaurant is upstairs, while the café is on the ground floor There's also a lovely food shop/patisserie selling lovely baked goods, breads, things like pesto and even some meats I think. It's a really lovely place for a coffee/meal or a food shop. read more

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This is now my third time here. Each time I love every morsel. Their desserts in their bakery are incredible. I also just had fresh foccacia and was in heaven. I have had their Gnocchi AL gorgonzola before and love it again. I highly recommend this place! read more

Carluccio's - Gnocchi AL gorgonzola - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Dublin, D

Stopped in for a late night supper. I was craving pasta and bread!! My husband and I ordered the Trio di pasta; 3 pastas to share for two people. We got the penne alla luganica, penne pasta in a fresh tomato sauce w/ spicy sausage. I enjoyed it. The sausage was a bit too spicy for me but was probably just my mood because I usually like spice! The next pasta was fettucce con polpette, fettucce pasta with meatballs in tomato sauce. I loved the noodles in this dish. The 3rd pasta was spaghetti carbonara! This was probably my favorite, however we ate it last and I was so full by this time that I couldn't eat very much of it. I enjoyed the Trio option. It was nice to be able to try different pastas! We ordered the garlic and provolone cheese home-baked foccacia to go with our meal. It was not good! It was soaked in olive oil! Very soggy! read more

Carluccio's - Trio di pasta. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Dublin, D

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Great Italian food and very clean and neat. The service was very fast and of course the excellent selection of dishes and wine made for an eventful evening. read more

I asked a local person about some Italian food and they suggested Carluccio's. We arrived and were immediately seated at a table. Antonio was our server and he took great care of us. We had 2 lasagnas, carbonara and chicken Milanese. My son has food allergies and Antonio took the time to check ingredients to make sure his food was right. I really appreciate that. All of our meals were great. Everything tasted so good. We all shared our food and there were no leftovers! Great meal and ask for Antonio, excellent service. read more

Quaint bakery and cafe with quick service and reasonable prices on Dawson st. Pan seared Sea bass was a fine dish complemented with peas and broccolini, interesting veg choices-starch should have been added. Carluccios salad came with the meal instead of before , but was fresh ingredients with a Dijon dressing. Didn't tell us that they were out of clams on the seafood pasta until After it was served, but the dish was enjoyed otherwise and they made up for the error by providing us a nicely made apple tart and monster merengue. So overall, food was above average but some service mis steps , although they worked to rectify. read more

Food is good. Prices are cheap considering the location. It's basically Eddie rockets for Italian food. Pictures of Italy all over etc. I got a beef ragu. Which in reality was a Bolognese. Beef ragu is not the same thing. I would consider changing the name on the menu. It just makes me think the next time I order I need to pay more attention. read more

Italian food in Dublin...I felt like I was dining in the middle of Firenze or Rome! The service was fantastic as was the food and wine. We enjoyed a cheese plate as an appetizer, pasta for dinner, and I had tiramisu for dessert. I am a sucker for tiramisu, and this was a fantastic, creamy take on the treat. Not too heavy nor too light as to not be satisfying. The cheese was delicious as expected, and the pasta dish was perfectly sauced and not too heavy (I had a penne dish and the noodles were gigantic). The montepulciano we had to drink (red wine) was yummy, just sweeter than I realized it would be. read more

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