Recently reopened as Silken Thomas @ Browns Barn. I had the carvery dinner, tasty, middle of the…read moreroad fare. Limited bar menu, sandwiches, one pasta option, wings nothing elaborate. I still think the place lacks ambience. For those of you hungry not a bad place to stop off as it is handy and has good parking. Nuff said.

Not really worth the time and effort to get to!…read more Had a family meal here (pub grub) last Saturday. I've had a few drinks here before and knew to expect it not to be busy or have much of an atmosphere, as it was a Saturday and we wanted a pub grub meal so this actually worked in our favour! W sat at 1930 for a our meal and ordered away, I had the bruschetta & goats cheese for starters, was't great at all, I then opted for the steak sandwich, which to be honest was't any better! I know, I know, what do I expect for pub grub but it really was below average for pub grub. The staff, were, for the most part attentive and helpful. What really annoyed me was at 21:00 music started playing from the function room above! we all had to start shouting across the table to hear each other! when I looked around at the few other people eating I could see it on there faces too! WTF is this all about expression! Not great at all! We won't be back for drinks or food again unfortunately..

I had read several glowing reviews of the Arch Bistro and was looking forward to checking it out,…read morethen I came across the one on here and I was even more intrigued by the reviewer... So I decided to book a table and see who was right. I have to say I was really impressed with the decor. The 1st impression from looking at the thatched pub's exterior is that is gonna be a bit "homely". But once you go up the stairs to the restaurant its really contemporary and comfortable. I was there with 3 girlfriends to celebrate a birthday. We were given a really nice booth table, cushioned seats with loose scatter cushions, very comfortable. The restaurant was busy (it was a Saturday night) but I did notice the tables were well spaced, not everyone squashed on top of one another. Once we were seated the waitress came and took our drinks order and left us to peruse the menu. It was a cracking menu with 7 choices of starter, 10 mains plus the specials. I had the seared mackerel to start and the others had the goats cheese and 2 went for the seared scallops. Everything was delicious, I sampled some of the goats cheese and it was fantastic too, the starters were on the table really quickly but we were left enough time to digest and get ready for our mains. I have to admit we all ordered fillet steaks!! They were on the daily specials list and sounded irresistible. One companion had ordered the Roast Poussin but it was sold out, she wasn't disappointed when the steaks arrived. They were HUGH, perfectly cooked and with so many accompaniments we really didn't need to order any extra side dishes - but we did - the green beans with smoky bacon had to be sampled. It was excellent, I normally have my steak medium rare but as I'm expecting had to order medium, I was so impressed with the cut of beef and the cooking, I do like my steak and am quite fussy about the cooking so I have to say 10 out of 10!! We all decided that as it was a special occasion we'd have deserts, despite the fact we sent back 4 empty plates!! We ordered more drinks and enjoyed the atmosphere while we tried to make room for the deserts. I had the apple and bramble berry crumble with homemade custard. It was so light and delicious I was sad when it was finished :-). The others had the Orange posset, the chocolate brownie and the sticky toffee pudding. The only plate that went back not almost licked clean was the sticky toffee pudding...She was not as much of a savage as the rest of us!!! The service was excellent throughout. We were served fast, but given enough time to savour each course before the next arrived, the drinks were replaced as soon as needed and everyone was really warm and welcoming. I would have no reservations about recommending this restaurant to anyone and can't wait to go back myself. I think Gilli S was more focused on being "funny" than giving an honest review of a great bistro. Oh and excellent value for money too!

I happened to be in the area doing some research and I was recommended to the 'pub' round the…read morecorner and yes I made the mistake of going upstairs to the Restaurant. I will state that the restaurant has absolutely nothing to do with the pub downstairs...or rather the pub has nothing to do with the restaurant upstairs. Good bit - there is a car park but if you happen to notice a little old man in a green car he is a very bad driver so park well away. Good bit - good graphics on the sign outside. I climbed the stairs debating about going to the pub and thought no I can always write a review for Yelp....the suffering I do for you! Nice enough restaurant and the toilets were clean apart from having a fake plant in there (why do they do that?). I am led to a table right down the end of the restaurant passing much nicer tables where there is another single man sitting at a nicer table. I did think about asking for another table but decided to see how it paned out......the things I do.... There was roast of the day...beef....lovely I thought I am hungry. I was never offered a drink although water was put on the table. A male person took my order - no smiles - I asked if I could have the chips instead of mashed potato. Beef arrived, big chunky chips, some mashed up veg and squeaky green beans. You know the type as you eat them they squeak when you eat them? A little longer cooking stops this. I asked for some horse radish with extra cream. Well I got horse radish. I started to cut in to the food carefully as I was wearing a white T' shirt and I had a little fear about gravy (sorry jus) ending up on my chest. Cut into the beef - sorry tried to saw into the beef like trying to cut up a pair of old boots. Tried chewing the beef good job I have my own teeth. I have never had such tough beef in all my life. Left half the meal. Waiter wafts over. 'Everything all right for you?' he says. Me looking at half a meal left on the plate 'no i said that was the toughest beef I have every had may I have my bill please?' off he trots. Eventually the 'front of house man' arrived and gave out to me for saying the beef was tough...how he had tried it off my very plate....how the chef had tried it off my very plate.....how it was topside you know....not sirloin....what did I expect for the price (€8.50)....you must lead a very (charmed?) life never eating tough beef ....he said. All I could do was sit and smile politely at him thinking of the review I would be writing later. To be honest serving tough meat at a cheap price is no excuse. That is like saying 'Here have some beef infected with BSE..its cheap'. I have eaten different cuts of beef but I have NEVER had beef so tough!! Got my bill - paid my bill and left for the pub downstairs for desert...I was still hungry. Would I go back? Only if I was dragged kicking and screaming with my lips stapled so I would not have to eat their awful tough beef. ...the jus was quite nice. Dreadful service and not very nice to be spoken to like that.

I've known about this place theoretically for over a year, but never got around to going there…read moreuntil this week. I thought it was just some random cafe in a business park and was actually surprised to find that it is quite a lovely place. It's right at the end of the business park, but the elevation means that there's quite a nice view - far nicer than you would expect. You can get sandwiches here and hot food. I went for the sweet chilli chicken and it was pretty good. They do some more traditional irish food as well so it's quite hard to categorise the type of food here. The general consensus is that its quite good too, but its not cheap and certainly not an everyday place. My meal, a coke and a tea cost about 16 euro. Not for everyday but a nice treat now and then!

I really enjoyed my lunch here. Apparently it's been recently re done so you order at an…read moreappealingly laid out counter and get your food straight away - this should resolve some other reviewer's concerns about service and also is I think ideal for lunch where you might not have time to linger and want to pay upfront. The chicken pie looked magnificent with a huge pastry top and although I was initially slightly disappointed to realise there was no pastry base (apparently there is actually a very heated debate about whether it can therefore be a pie at all, of which I was previously unaware!) I thought it worked brilliantly with the slightly soupy insides, into which I bashed down the topping anyway. So not a classic pie certainly - perhaps a pot pie? - but in any case I'd recommend it, especially because it comes with a great selection of vegetables and salad. They are really flexible about what you get which was awesome because I fancied a combination the hot and cold options as so many looked so good. They were also really unusual - purple potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes and greens with beetroot puree. All very tasty, and from Irish farms, and in fact I think quite a lot of it from the Airfield estate itself. Hot chocolate was good too and there's a water tap where the cutlery is. Given the old country estate setting this is an ideal place to come if you'd like to experience a bit of nature, and it's very close to Ballaly Luas stop and the Dundrum shopping centre.

What a great location for lunch!? your on the grounds of an old farm and a house that has been…read morepartof dundrum for hundreds of years. the restuarant here is a kind of self service one that does lots of nice food including hot foods. they are a bit pricey but if you have children this does not matter because children get to eat free! not an offer you see in many places these days eh? there is an outdoor eating area here too which is perfect for a summer lunch and then you can walk around the grounds after, something great for a lazy weekend!

Love it here, my new favourites have to be beef burger with jalapeños or their pulled pork Sambo…read more Great out door area, even in the winter. Lots of seats heated and screens. 2min walk from the botanic gardens. Also the cemetery which you can now enter through the gardens. Great spot lunch or dinner, or booking a table for a small get together. Children are OK till usual 9, once they are behaved. Nice big fires in the winter too. Many screens available! A large projector up front for many sport, but they are happy to put on what ever your looking for on a screen closer to you :)

You would go out of your way to go to the Tolka House, but if you live in Glasnevin it will do…read more Situated beside the Botanic Garden, this pub is one of many family orientated bar. During the day, parents can bring their children and enjoy a nice carvery lunch for a very reasonable price. Sundays are pretty much taken over by screaming children so if you don't have a little one then give it a miss this day. The beer garden is popular with all ages both day and night time. You can hear the Botanic stream near by so for once the term "garden" applies. It's a nice change to be in a quiet residential area where you don't have to listen to too much traffic. In my opinion, one of the best times to visit the Tolka House is around Christmas time. Everyone in the neighbourhood seems to congregate here to celebrate the holidays. I have some very fond memories of meeting up with old friends and having a grand old time.

Good wholesome food, nothing fancy, tasty well cooked, friendly staff and reasonably priced as…read morecarverys go. Their breakfasts are not too shabby either. Would I recommend it yes!

Guy was handing out a flyer for a hot main and dessert for a tenner and that's exactly what I got…read more Nobody's is going to call it haute cuisine but it certainly wasn't bad and there was lots of it!! I had the shepherds pie with carrots and baby potatoes followed by apple tart and custard. The place is full of auld ones but that's exactly what the place is catering for so as I'm sure they would say, it's a grand spot to get off your feet for 10 minutes.

Bit expensive. They don't keep to the price promotions as advertised. When questioned, they dismiss…read moreit.

The family that eats together, Yelps together…read more Now THESE are the chips that you would eat out of a young wans knickers. Thank GOD for the great snowdown of 2010. I decided to take an early flight from Donegal to Dublin a day before I was due to fly back to the US and was staying with my loverly Yelp sister Edel N. who lived a street away from this place. We ran out and did some last minute essential provisions shopping for me to take back to the US (Tay Bags, Bisto, OXO cubes) and on the way back to hers spied this place, open. Dinner!!! Standing at the counter of this regular chippie I commented that I haven't had a real Eyetalian/Dub fish and chips since I left Ireland when I was a pup, or was that when Methuselah was a pup. In any event, it was a long time ago. This place was SPOTLESS. Immaculately clean. And they have a vast menu with a little something of everything. Course, the eyes were bigger than the belly and I ended up with TWO smoked cod and chips and a battered sausage for good measure. I was sorely tempted to order a spice burger but my Ulsters (as the auld wans at home would say about indigestion) would have been giving me a hard time on the plane the next day. So I'll have to save that for the next trip. Well, the chips were delicious and so cleanly fried in fresh oil and fluffy, and the smoked cod was HUGE, hanging over the plate and also fresh and delicious. Like an eejit I underestimated and ordered way too much. The first bite of the battered sausage surprised me too cos I forgot that they don't cook them first before battering them, so its kinda like a boiled sausage, but then it was lovely. Well, standing there waiting for "the feed" I cracked me arse laughing at the woman who came in beside me and her and her fella asked for the "special". Hamburger and chips and a can for 5 Euro. Then she looks up at at the menu board and spies the Dublin Bay Prawns special and turns to her chap and says "here, would ya not go fancy with tha?". Ahh Dublin.

I'm biased in a way because this lovely establishment was my first 'chipper' ever. In my 3 years in…read moreIreland now this is still my favorite. I've been to a few more over the years, but somehow there is still something more special at this place. Is it that it's nestled in a cozy neighborhood out here in Clondalkin? Is it because the lads who work there take the time to know your name and ask about your family? Is it because everything is battered and fried with love? All of the above are more than dear! I like the donner kebab if I go for dinner, but after a proper session of drinking the night before chips smothered in vinegar and a battered sausage just can't be beat. If you're feeling properly healthy, try the fish and chips and don't be shy with the vinegar. I'm all about healthy eating and fine dining, but every now and again don't we all need a little chipper in our lives? :D Treat yourself to the best!!