Out to lunch, Monday

Day Lewin

Hi boardsies of Dublin

I've got to meet someone in the city centre and take them out to lunch.
I'm not usually your ladies-who-lunch type - really no idea where people go these days. Cite centre maybe, but not necessarily.
I thought of taking a short train ride to maybe Blackrock and finding something there - it's a scenic journey to show a tourist.
Somewhere nice where we can sit and chat, not more than around 20 quid a head.

Ideas, anyone? :-)

spurious

If you're prepared to travel....Howth?
The trouble with the city centre is they are almost always looking to get other people in during the busy times.
Le Bon Crubeen maybe?

imme

Is time an issue op?

That might dictate distance etc

National museum at Collins barracks has a fine cafe in a fine location.

The ifi on Eustace street is a bit of an oasis with an outside inside feel, a covered indoor courtyard style restaurant, an indoor indoor, or an outside element.
All the time with a decent quality.

A trip on the Dart as you have mentioned.
Howth or dalkey or dunlaoghaire.

Day Lewin

spurious wrote: »

If you're prepared to travel....Howth?
The trouble with the city centre is they are almost always looking to get other people in during the busy times.
Le Bon Crubeen maybe?

Thank you Spurious - as it happens, we had the same date last year and went to Le Bon Crubeen! (very nice, too: but, I want someplace different this time)

Day Lewin

imme wrote: »

Is time an issue op?

That might dictate distance etc

National museum at Collins barracks has a fine cafe in a fine location.

The ifi on Eustace street is a bit of an oasis with an outside inside feel, a covered indoor courtyard style restaurant, an indoor indoor, or an outside element.
All the time with a decent quality.

A trip on the Dart as you have mentioned.
Howth or dalkey or dunlaoghaire.

Thank you imme ~~

Not sure how much time we'll have but the Collins Barracks idea is excellent - a short LUAS ride from city centre.
Or else, a DART to Blackrock and look along the main street.

Or Monkstown? Just past Blackrock and more restaurant choice. The view from DART/Seapoint/just past the Purty nice too and you could stroll up to Dun Laoghaire station for the return trip.

Twee.

Brother Hubbard is a nice spot.

Assetbacked

If the food is important;

Etto on Merrion Row do 2 course lunch for €23 which is incredible value http://www.etto.ie/midweeklunch

Hugo's, across the road, also great value for lunch https://www.hugos.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/LUNCH-MAY-2019.pdf

Day Lewin

All these excellent recommendations have been noted...for future explorations!

Thank you, all.

In the event today, my friend's flight was delayed and so the lunch was too.