Dressy but not madly pricey City Centre (or close enough on bus) restaurants?

skyscraperblue

Hi there,

My boyfriend and I are hoping to go out for a nice dinner the weekend of the bank holiday - we're both having crazily busy summers and would like one special night for just us.

Our old favourite restaurant was a major disappointment last time, so we need somewhere new. We're looking for somewhere we won't look out of place if we wear nice clothes (a dress and heels for me, trousers and shirt for him). But also we'd like somewhere that fits within a price range of maybe €60 each (cheaper is better!)

Can anyone offer any advice?

Also, if it matters, we'd be going Bank Holiday Monday.

Thanks

Bandara

skyscraperblue wrote: »

Hi there,

My boyfriend and I are hoping to go out for a nice dinner the weekend of the bank holiday - we're both having crazily busy summers and would like one special night for just us.

Our old favourite restaurant was a major disappointment last time, so we need somewhere new. We're looking for somewhere we won't look out of place if we wear nice clothes (a dress and heels for me, trousers and shirt for him). But also we'd like somewhere that fits within a price range of maybe €60 each (cheaper is better!)

Can anyone offer any advice?

Also, if it matters, we'd be going Bank Holiday Monday.

Thanks

Cleaver East in the Clarence

It's superb

spurious

Hammertime wrote: »

Cleaver East in the Clarence

It's superb

Is it open?

krooney

skyscraperblue wrote: »

Hi there,

My boyfriend and I are hoping to go out for a nice dinner the weekend of the bank holiday - we're both having crazily busy summers and would like one special night for just us.

Our old favourite restaurant was a major disappointment last time, so we need somewhere new. We're looking for somewhere we won't look out of place if we wear nice clothes (a dress and heels for me, trousers and shirt for him). But also we'd like somewhere that fits within a price range of maybe €60 each (cheaper is better!)

Can anyone offer any advice?

Also, if it matters, we'd be going Bank Holiday Monday.

Thanks

Story of my life. I do be coming from work, fairly well dressed and she like to get dressed up too and then anywhere within my price range is not really the place to be all dressed up.

I actually bought this voucher the othe day. €69 (not too far outside my budget) For us a meal and a bottle of wine is what we like in a NICE restaurant.

http://www.thediningroom.ie/enjoy-an-amazing-3-course-a-la-carte-dinner-for-2-including-a-bottle-of-wine-at-ely-bar-brasserie/

Hope this helps. I'm going next saturday

BeerNut

I'd suggest Darwin's, Trocadero or Nico's, though you might need to check if they're open.

liffeylite

www.meupages.ie


great site for this...

few ideas though:

Chatham brasserie
777
Brasserie 66
Havana
Fade street social
La tapas de lola
Alfies
Saba
Damson Diner
Izakaya
Ciao Bella Roma
Butcher grill Ranelagh
Dillingers Ranelagh
Asador Ballsbridge - www.asador.ie
Ely - any of the branches but especially GCD and CHQ


Dublin is absolutely teeming with restaurants. it always amazes me how many there are. Outside of London there cant be a city in the UK and Ireland with more. What is quite interesting is that there are probably more restaurants in the city centre now than there are pubs and bars....who would have thought that would ever be the case in Dublin

Bassfish

I would highly recommend Pichet. With the full a la carte menu, you'd be talking €50 each for three courses.

skimpydoo

Fallon & Byrne, and I am surprised it has not been mentioned yet.

lazygal

LaMere Zou on Stephen Green. Never disappointed there and early bird or set menu is good value.