Dublin’s first organic raw vegan restaurantSseduced in Temple Bar is a brave and interesting new venture in raw foodSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00
Among the Trees: Plot to plate in ten minutesSome good home cooking here but a bit more kitchen craft would make it even better: Among the Trees at the Phoenix Park Visitors’ Centre, DublinSat Oct 12 2013 - 01:00
Zaragoza: Tired and tasteless tapas on South William St.You can see where they spent the money on this venue. Sadly you can’t taste itSat Oct 05 2013 - 01:00
Pho Viet: Streets ahead in Dublin 1You’ll get cheap-as-chips but very good Asian street food in this northside gemSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Michelin’s real surprise is leaving the Greenhouse out in the coldChef Mickael Viljanen’s Dublin restaurant has been passed over for a second yearFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:00
Marcel’s: Hey good looking in Dublin 4The food at this handsome new place lives up to its looksSat Sept 21 2013 - 01:00
Isabel’s: Striking a high note on Baggot StMany restaurants have occupied this Baggot Street spot but the latest, under chef Niall O’Sullivan, looks as if it is here to staySat Sept 14 2013 - 01:00
Okayu: Raw talent on the North StrandThe Okayu Japanese take-away on Dublin’s North Strand is a real starSat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00
China Sichuan: Felicitous Chinese foodAuthentic dishes for New Year celebrations at China SichuanMon Sept 02 2013 - 15:17
McGettigans: Dublin’s North Star hotel gets the Dubai treatmentMcGettigans Cookhouse and Bar in Dublin does better-than-average bar foodSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
Seaweed raptureReview: Source Sligo has found clever ways of putting goodness into crowd-pleaser dishesSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Oh brotherBrothers in arms . . . or pistols at dawn? What’s life like for brothers who work together in the food business?Sat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Clever food at Cleaver EastThe decor may be macho, but the food at this new Temple Bar restaurant is anything butThu Aug 15 2013 - 16:36
Review: Frères JacquesThe restaurant may be cartoonishly French but there’s nothing funny about its pricesSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Les frères Jacques: Grand prix for dated cuisineLes Frères Jacques may be cartoonishly French but there’s nothing funny about its pricesSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Wild food in the fjordsIn Denmark, food is the latest experience to be given the Viking treatment. Catherine Cleary eats her way through the menuSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Boteco Brazil: The new face of the Ormond Wine BarWell-priced, pleasant bar snacksSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Bunsen Burger: Gastrosexual satisfactionDirty burgers come to Dublin to feed the foodie cousin of the metrosexual in Tom Gleeson’s new burger barSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
The inside track on New York Restaurant Week so you don’t miss the real dealsThe best of the 300 restaurants book out fastSat Jun 22 2013 - 00:00
Brasserie Le Pont: A summer lunch spotBrasserie Le Pont, stumbled into as plan B, rewarded with sure-footed French food in a pretty patioSat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
Nede: Getting things backwardsNede, in the old Eden premises, needs work to live up to expectationsSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Castlebar’s Cafe Rua puts Mayo’s best on a plateThis brother and sister team proves that good food at the right price will attract the hoardsSat May 25 2013 - 01:00
The Winding Stair: Stairway to food heavenThe reinvented casual cafe <b> at the Winding Stair </b> has cornered the market in feel-good Irish foodSat May 18 2013 - 01:00
10 people, 10 success storiesEach person was trying something they always said they’d do some day. Catherine Cleary helped them harness the power of nowSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
L’Ecrivain:Top scores at old favouriteThe Dublin restaurant withstands the test of time and still excites the palateSat May 04 2013 - 05:00
A carnivore’s delightEye-to-tail credentials earned as FergusStock hits DungarvanSat Apr 27 2013 - 05:00
New Belfast restaurant Ox puts brilliance on a plateOther chefs could learn from how Stephen Toman cooks vegetables in his new Belfast restaurantSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
The Oarsman, Carrick-on-ShannonAfter a morning at the coalface Catherine Cleary finds a Leitrim pub that’s a real crowd pleaserSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
The table: PortobelloWell executed and imaginative takes on bistro classics brighten up canal bank landmarkSat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00
Fine dining fit for a lady at Kilkenny’s Mount JulietThe Lady Helen Restaurant takes hotel food to a different levelSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Jolly nice lunch in BrayPizza made with focaccia might upset the purists, but there's lots to like about this tiny spaceSat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Felicitous Chinese foodAuthentic dishes for New Year celebrations at China SichuanSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Don't Instagram your entree. Stop Facebooking your fishThe urge to pick up our phones before our forks has led to restaurants clamping down on snap-happy dinersSat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
Wuff: From no-go to bohoWuff is a beacon of light in a formerly run-down area of inner city DublinSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Whitefriar Grill: Delicious down to the marrowEAT OUT: Whitefriar Grill has perfected its meaty offerings, especially the divine bone marrow starterSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Berirut Express: Tweaks needed on Express routeEATING OUT: The staff are excellent and food is almost there, Beirut Express just needs a few tweaks to become a cosy neighbourhood…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
And the kids came tooIf you’re bringing the kids out to eat during next week’s midterm break, here are some suggestions that should keep them amused…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
A very tasty diversionEATING OUT: It’s well worth a detour off the main road as The Kitchen more than delivers on its promise of a lunch less ordinary…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Our verdicts on the starsSMALL PRINT: HOW DO RESTAURANTS win Michelin stars? The picture is no clearer after the news of Dublin’s first new star in five…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Vagya: Spicing things up in D9Vagya, a Nepalese and Indian restaurant in the Sunnybank Hotel on Botanic Road, is as hidden as gems getSat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Bridge Bar and Bistro: A grand night by the canalEATING OUT: SOME BRIDGES ARE beautiful. The one at the start of Dublin’s Grand Canal Quay isn’tSat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
A chance to get on our bikes for the school runWe have a cycle-to-work scheme – now it’s time to encourage a cycle-to-school culture to give kids exercise and unclog traffic…Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
Cafe stars at the LyricI had one thing in mind when I visited Belfast’s Lyric Theatre: on-site cafe operator Craig Nash’s friandSat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
A buzz about the Wild HoneyEATING OUT: Word of mouth has already established the Wild Honey Inn as the perfect place for a pub lunch in Clare and yes, …Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
The resurgent restaurant sceneIn the throes of recession, new eateries are turning up all over Dublin, as restaurateurs streamline their offerings and people…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
A perfect piece of FranceEATING OUT: Close your eyes in Waterford’s L’Atmosphere and it’s not too hard to imagine you’re sitting in a sun-soaked Languedoc…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
A classic corkerEAT OUT : A smart way to test a restaurant is to try its version of a foodie classic – and in Isaac’s, the beetroot and goat…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
