I would not be the biggest fan of Chinese food from the offset, simply because it's really hard to find authentic stuff that isn't laden down with preservatives that makes it taste so alike and also makes you fill your salt quota for the year. The people behind this venture are internationally experienced restaurateurs. The food is seafood themed, happy days for me. Great spot with excellent views of the quays. Plenty of seating inside. Reasonably priced and they also have a €5 take out lunch box menu, now this makes me happy. read more

Crystal Boat - Chinese Near Me - Dublin, D

They have the best chicken curry I ever had. I usually don't like curry, however I randomly chose it once and it was delicious! It's all I order when I come over. It has a very beautiful view of the city and good dishes for around 10€. read more

Crystal Boat - Outside view - Chinese Near Me - Dublin, D

A great Chinese restaurant amid the new Dublin Docks quay. The service is great, the food surprisingly good and quick out to the table. My wife had the Pad Thai shrimp and I had the Pad Thai chicken dishes. The plates were hot, more shrimp than you would get in Laguna Beach and in a nicer setting. Worth a try. read more

Crystal Boat - The setting is right on the Quay. Your surrounded by the " New Dublin Silicon Docks" experience. - Chinese Near Me - Dublin, D

I've forgiven Crystal Boat for their lapses in spelling (true story: before opening shop, the floor to ceiling windows declared the space "OPENINING SOON!") all for the love of those soft, delicious duck rolls. Let me explain: Think thin, delicious rounds (like riceflour tortillas), savoury pulled duck and accompanied by crisp vege. Best enjoyed when hand-rolled at a table of friends who don't mind you licking your fingers after building each bite. See? It's easy to forgive anything when something that good is on the menu as a filling starter. But that's where the good stuff ends. After that fantastic starter, I was disappointed to find a menu of fairly standard mains. I skipped the house specialty (fish) and plumped for an unchallenging sweet and sour chickeny... thing. The restaurant was deathly quiet on my visit-although our table was about 10 strong, we still felt the need to whisper. read more

A really poor start was partiallyrescued by good food and service. We ordered the crab samosa appetizer. From the first bite it was not very good - until we both reached a nearly-ice cold center. I think the oil was not hot enough when fried. To be fair, the server handled the situation well with apologies all around and offering us another plate. Neither of us could deal with it at that point, so we moved on to our mains. They were, I must say, considerably better. The Lamb with spicy cumin sauce certainly had plenty of cumin. The lamb was well done, providing some solid texture in addition to the well-balanced taste. We also tried the mixed vegetable stir fry with a hiot garlic sauce. Although the garlic flavor was not strong, the dish did have some spice to it and was quite flavorful. Overall the service was good. The restaurant was empty on a Friday night, which should have told us something - but could also be indicative of its Grand Canal location. While we did end up enjoying our mains, the experience with the starters really tainted our view of the place. Better Chinese food is not hard to find in Dublin. read more

It's a Chinese restaurant, which you wouldn't automatically get from the name. It's just another option for lunch in the IFSC (although I never feel like Chinese for lunch) and it's the usual Chinese menu. Not much more to say about it really. Very nice staff though. read more

Crystal Boat - Chinese Near Me - Dublin, D

Not really adequate let alone good. The worst dish was a bag of what looked like leftovers which the owner highly recommended. It was chips (or french fries), some pieces of breaded chicken (tasted like it came from Tessco) and some peppers thrown in a brown paper sack or bag and shaken. With no real flavor. Seemed like something your college roommate would throw together after a brutal Saturday night and nothing in the refrigerator. read more

When it first opened, we occasionally dropped in for a meal. It was always fine. Not the greatest meal you'd ever have but were there because we just happened to be too lazy to make anything and it looked nice inside. Then slowly but surely, the whole experience of eating out was ruined by the takeaway side of things with the door swinging open continuously for people to order takeaway and it no longer felt like a nice treat. To compound matters, the takeaways we had didn't seem to be great so we haven't been back. Not terrible but not great. The location is nice though... read more

Never again.... We went for lunch friday at 12.30 with the lads. We ordered starter and Main course. After 1 hour, we were not served. 1 hours 15 minutes....we left We went back to work with an empty stomach read more

I have tries different dishes on their menu, each one was great. Pros: - Double-height ceilings, nice grant canal dock view via big windows. - Great ethnic Chinese dishes, reasonable price - Separated Chinese menu - Very friendly staffs - Open late in the evening, Sunday Cons: - Occasionally service is not organized enough, paritlly because multiple staff serve a table. read more

Man I had such high hopes for this place. Where do I start? The service sucked so bad. They don't care if your happy, angry, alive or dead. Either way you will be ignored and treated like crap. The beef belly was so gross. Meat had way too much fat to eat and the juice was aweful. It's sad that the service was so bad and that they didn't even care because the crispy orange chicken is really good but I wouldn't go back and give them my money ever because of their poor attitudes towards the customers. I don't understand this. I'm from America and just on a visit here but don't they care that the customer isn't happy and won't come back? Oh and if you want your bill before the next day comes, then ask for it immediately when your ordering. Apparently after they bring you your food, you no longer exist to them. read more

Crystal Boat - Pork belly with noodles - Chinese Near Me - Dublin, D

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Crystal boat is a good dine in or take out Chinese place located in the grand canal area. Service is generally very quick and after ordering things, are ready in about 5-10 minutes. I have been happy with the quality of food here. I usually always get the sweet corn crab soup which reminds me of egg drop soup with pieces of crab and corn in it (sounds odd but delicious). I have ordered the Kung pao chicken, Cashew chicken and Chicken with Satay sauce. The Chicken Chow Mein is also good. They have a nice looking dine in area and children's seats as well. Great floor to ceiling windows, which gives the place a nice modern feel to it. Service is always friendly for either take out or dining in. I would recommend this place as the best Chinese takeout place which I have been too in the city. read more

The service here is atrocious and they charge €2 per person for tea that they bring you automatically. They charge €3 for any kind of sauce, and I have had several miserable experiences, most recently: They did not serve us cutlery until 5 min after the food was served to us at the table. Additionally, two of us ordered the same exact dish and they looked dramatically different. When I complained, they tried to tell me that it was a different dish, then they said it was the same dish, then they tried to get me to eat it anyway. No. This place is a nightmare. Never go here. read more

Watch out for the beetles. Now, that got your attention. I should've expected something weird when I saw one of those ugly fly catcher strobe lights positioned beside my table. Yes, there was a young beetle crawling up the wall (no, not on the food). And then another. And another. We asked the waitress could she remove it and she whacked it with the menu. Um. The she took our order. Unfortunately, she spoke no English so we had to re-open menus and point to what we wanted. Ok, not so bad and we had prawn crackers to keep us company. Little did we know this would be the highlight of the meal (bar the wall climbing beetles). Our starters arrived - fine - and then nothing.. no-one came to take them away and there were only two other tables occupied on this quiet Tuesday night... eventually, we gave up and my mate went over and inquired about our main course. Unfortunately, the other waitress/owner (?) didn't speak English either, but through sign language, the message was finally delivered and the main courses arrive (over an hour wait). At which point, a new beetle turned up to keep us company. It would have been very funny had we not been hungry and seeking a decent bit of grub. Sorry, sorry, sorry they said. But no, no concession on bill. No acknowledgement of insects. Nothing. Then again, they didn't speak any English. Never again shall I darken their door.... never... to put this in perspective, this place makes the Chinese takeaway in Irishtown on a par with l'ecrivain. You have been warned.... read more

I really wanted this boat to float as I'm rooting for the Grand Canal Quay and environs to succeed. I would love to see people crowding dining spots alongside the canal, but an icy starter sunk this ship. Yes, that's right, the "crab samosa" was frozen on the inside (and we had other fish to fry - or not! - as well: the crab wasn't even an imitation of good and the wonton wrapping did not a samosa make). The server, who was friendly and courteous from start to finish, immediately removed the offending dish and brought a replacement (which we declined as we couldn't bear the thought of it). He removed the replacement and also comped the charges for any appetizer, which was the right thing to do. The two mains were actually delicious, but a frigid first impression is hard to shake off. Now I can't see the name of this restaurant without thinking "Ice Crystal Boat". read more

I've walked past this place regularly for the past 2 years and never considered it as an enjoyable lunch option. Since everything else was closed yesterday, 4 colleagues and myself ended up in here. They have a 10Euro lunch deal which includes a starter and a main course excluding the duck and steak. The reception wasn't very warm and it took some time for our order to be taken but water was then served right away and also the food didn't take long to arrive. I had the sweet corn and chicken soup which was a bit on the bland side. The best starter was by far the pork dumplings. Thumbs up from everyone on the table. We had various mains, all of them were nice. Not overly great but not crap either. My chilli and basil chicken was nice and spicey although the chicken was most definitely frozen. The portions are quite big so we all left stuffed to the rim ready to snooze for the rest of the afternoon. read more

A really good Chinese takeaway. They are generally quite quick with the delivery times. One thing I like is they will cater for substitutions (for example I'm not the biggest fan of onions and they will happily make my dish without it). They don't have a minimum spend to order for delivery, which is handy for nights you are just ordering in for one person. They will also accept card payment over the phone. The beef satay, honey and chilli chicken are favourites. Or if having a fat day their chicken balls with a 3in1 is also really tasty! Prices are reasonable too! read more

I really want to like Crystal Boat, but it's becoming more difficult every time I go there. When I first ate here, I liked the quality (compared to the other Chinese place nearby, Starry Night) and the responsive staff. Since then, however, it has usually taken them 30-45 minutes to get my takeaway order. It's become so bad that I wait that long before even going to pick it up and they often still don't have it ready. The food itself is okay, although it seems to change with each visit. I usually order a chicken dish, with the sweet & sour being my old standby, and sometimes it comes so overly cooked I swear I can taste the grill. And that's not even mentioning the sauce, thick as molasses that if you ate this outside on a summer day, a fly would have no hope of flying away once it landed in it. Still it gets the job done and fills you up. And maybe I need to diversify and try a different dish. All that said, Crystal Boat is still a good spot to get something on the way home if I've been working late and I'd pick it over the other Chinese options nearby. I'll just stop being a creature of habit and try a different dish. read more

Worst experience, worst service of all time. Would give negative stars if I could. Just like all the negative reviews below, they treat customers like crap. Avoid at all cost. read more

A great option for a pre-theatre meal. Two courses, reasonably priced, fast service, tastes good and right next to the Bord Gais Theatre. What more could you want? read more

Food is very good! Deliver was not only speedy, but also polite. Both the delivery man and lady over the phone were courteous and made sure that they deliver to the right place. read more

Manager / owner needs to work on her people skills! Complained about the Thai green curry to the waitress told her that the chicken wasn't nice and that it was very rubbery, she didn't seem to think that there was a problem, I didn't eat any of the chicken and sent the full dish back ( now in any other restaraunt would have asked was everything ok with the food when it's not touched going back ) We asked for the bill and were charged for the dish, so when I explained to the waitress that I wasn't paying for the dish the Manger/Owner came over so I explained what was wrong, WELL WHAT A SURPRISE MYSELF AND MY MOTHER GOT!!!!! We were told that she served 200 of this dish up tonight and hadn't had a complaint and didn't care WHAT we thought!!!! IMO that's not good!!! read more

Ordered here via just-eat.ie. Took them an hour and a half to deliver (only because I called them after an hour), and they forgot the drinks. These were delivered after another 30 minutes. The food was passable, prawns and squid were good but meat was tough and rubbery. read more

Went to The Crystal Boat today for one hour lunch at 12 o'clock, waiting up to 20 minutes for our order to be taken at which stage we requested that starter and main be brought out at the same time. This unfortunately did not happen, Our Starter came out and was very nice, a further twenty minutes after and two requests for our main and we still had not received our food. People that we're there after us were served their food after us. Two of our party of four got food at 12:47 and two had to go without food as the service was so slow. At no stage was there any explanation to why it took so long or any apology. This is not the first time we have gone there but it will be the last read more