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    Da Mario

    4.9 (8 reviews)
    ModerateGluten-Free, Italian
    Closed 3:00 pm - 10:30 PM

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    Much better than da vincis and is much better value. If only they were allowed deliver in Leixlip

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    Michelangelo Restaurant - Veal Pizzaiola

    Michelangelo Restaurant

    (12 reviews)

    Had a quick dinner here after a walk in the nearby Castletown Park. Family-vibe restaurant with a…read moremenu consisting of Italian dishes and a variety of Irish beef steaks. Both the owner and the waitress were friendly and attentive. Went straight to entree and ordered the veal Pizzaiola, a sauce consisting of tomatoes, chopped garlic, and oregano. It also came with vegetables (broccoli and cauliflower) and potatoes (ordered grilled garlic potatoes). Regrettably the veal was too dry even for two thin pieces, the texture tasted a bit like jerky. However, the pizza sauce was well made, packed with garlic and oregano flavor, and had rich, buttery, refreshing tomato dices. Could stomach the veal with the sauce. The vegetables were nicely done, especially the cauliflower temperature was spot-on. The potatoes were even better, skin fried to a crisp while the texture remained creamy. Also had a combo of three flavors of ice cream for dessert. The flavor overall was good, not overly sweet. Overall: 3-3.5 stars. Had to say the star of the dish, the veal, was disappointing. Surprisingly the sauce, the veggies, and the potatoes were great, and the ice cream was fine.

    It was a quiet, rainy night and there were only two other occupied tables when we came into…read moreMichelangelo for dinner. I'm so glad that we decided to dine in despite the weather. The server, manager, and owner were all attentive and encouraged us to take our time. They also thanked us for coming in on such a gloomy night. Our table was next to one of the windows. There was a lit candle on our table and fresh flowers on the windowsill, which made for a cozy feel as we watched the rain pouring outside. I ordered the carbonara with cream. It was delicious, but I liked my sister's pasta primavera better for its flavor. This is a lovely spot for date night or treating visiting friends.

    Bistro 53 - House red wine and bread

    Bistro 53

    (25 reviews)

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    I recently visited and had the black sole, which was absolutely delicious. The service was…read moreexceptional, with attentive and friendly staff. Overall, I had a wonderful experience and truly enjoyed every aspect of this place.

    A fine dining bistro with comfortable seating and exquisite décor located in the lovely town of…read moreMaynooth. Came here during my Sunday walk of Royal Canal Way, but the lunch seating was full at around 2:00 pm so the staff told me to come back at around 5-6 pm for dinner. Came back at around 5:20 pm and was instantly offered a table. Service was friendly and attentive. Starter: foie gras. Came with two slices of intact foie gras with berry sauce, veggies, and sliced apples. Rich, gamey, savory flavor of goose liver, no foul taste at all, literally melting in the mouth, perfect to be enjoyed both stand-alone and with the crispy bread. The berry sauce and the sliced apples helped offset the fattiness of the foie gras and added succulent refreshing and fruity taste to the dish. One of the best foie gras dishes I've ever had. Entrée: 10 oz dry-aged rib eye steak, medium, with mash potato, green beans, and a bit of house green sauce. Steak came with beautiful grill marks, temperature was spot-on, packed with beefy flavor, and the beef fat part were kept intact to add more flavor and texture to the steak. The house green sauce had pleasant spiciness and rich grassy flavor, a great companion for both the rich flavor of the steak and the creamy mash. This steak dish was probably better than many of the steakhouses out there. Drink: I am more of a whiskey guy, but I asked the staff to recommend a house red wine to go with my steak. A bit less sweet than I had desired, but very complex flavor of toasted oak, leather, pepper, pear, orange peel, and a bit of subtle sweetness of ripe red grapes or grape juice. Very nice. Dessert: house tiramisu. A bit on the sweet side, but the texture was silky smooth, and the melted black chocolate on plate provided yet another layer of appetizing flavor. Overall 5 stars. Worth every cent of the money, and the high rating on Yelp is well deserved.

    Spago Italian Bistro - Tiramisu and profiteroles both with chocolate sauce and fresh cream

    Spago Italian Bistro

    (2 reviews)

    We were in the Heritage hotel on a two night deal. Our deal included food in their Italian Spago…read morerestaurant (see photos). A ciabatta with olive oil, cheese, tomato and tasty as well as a generous portion; a duck leg main and a sirloin steak main. I asked for the steak to be medium. It was. It was a good thick tasty steak. It had a good pepper sauce on the side. I asked for English mustard - best mustard in the world too - no problem. Mashed potatoes, chips and a mix veg of turnip, green beans & carrots. All perfectly tasty, all perfectly cooked. Desserts of profiteroles and a tiramisu - both liberally dosed with chocolate sauce and cream. Phew. The cocktail waiter cheerfully conjured up two cosmopolitans (€10 each). The staff were attentive and efficient.

    Spago is one of the two restaurants owned by the Portlaoise Heritage Hotel. I'd visited previously…read moreon my hen weekend last year and enjoyed it so when we came back to Portlaoise (ironically enough on a voucher for a free night given to me due to a horrible experience in Kelly's Foundry, the other restaurant) we decided to go back, big mistake. Spago do, what appears to be, a good value dinner menu, 59 euro for a 3 course meal for two and a bottle of wine. When we arrived we were told the lamb shank was gone but we could have chicken instead, off to a bad start. I ordered the baked ricotta for my starter which came out cold, I'm not sure this chunk of ricotta had ever seen the inside of a microwave never mind a real oven. My main of chicken supreme was actually quite nice, the chicken was really tender and the chicken pasta himself got was apparently lovely. The white wine was fine at the start but it needed to remain ice cold to be drinkable, even the slightest hint of warmth turned it to vinegar. The service, as in all my 1 star reviews, was where our night really started to go downhill. Our table was tucked away in a corner so we were virtually ignored for most of the night, for periods of 10 to 15 minutes at a time. Our starter arrived quickly, then there was a long gap until the main arrived and then a huge wait to even get a dessert menu. After sitting with our menus in front of us for ages (well I did manically wave mine in the air a bit to try catch some attention) himself got up, walked over to the other side of the room where our server WALKED RIGHT PAST HIM and gave our order to one of the three waitresses standing around. The other staff seemed much more concerned with setting up for the next day than attending to the remaining patrons. After dessert came and went (my "variety of icecream" consisted of 3 scoops of vanilla and one chocolate, all of which tasted like they'd been melted and refrozen at some point) we got tired of waiting and got up to pay the bill at the register. This is where I got really annoyed. The supervisor (I think?) apologised a few times for the slow service across the night. If you knew the service was slow why didn't tell your staff to get their finger out? Apologising to us now is not really any use. Then she asked me several times was it ok, glancing at my darkening face with a pleading look as if asking me for forgiveness and to reassure her that everything was going to be ok. With every question I got more and more quiet and more and more angry until she eventually figured out it was time to shut up. This is the second time I've had a horrible experience in a restaurant owned by the Heritage Hotel, as the biggest hotel in the town you'd think they would realise that they play a key role in enticing tourists to visit and revisit the town? Clearly not. They asked me to give you another chance when they messed up the last time and I came back to experience the exact same thing again, nice job.

    Da Mario - gluten_free - Updated May 2026

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