Delahunt

We came here for dinner on NYE.
So walking in here is a little like stepping back in time. That’s hardly surprising considering its housed in an old Victorian building.
There, however, is nothing old fashioned about their food!!!
Great selection of wine by bottle and glass. They’re not badly priced either. We had the French cremant to start. They brought out bread which included an extremely addictive Guinness bread.
For my starter I chose the smoked salmon which came with more Guinness bread and pickled cucumber. Delicious. I also tried some of the Sika deer carpaccio and the toast with bone marrow.
Onto main course. I chose the pheasant which came with parsnip, sprouts and white pudding. I gave my sprouts away lol but the rest was absolutely fantastic!!!
Dessert is almost always my favourite part of a meal. I went for the chocolate fondant which comes with an incredible salt caramel ice-​cream and a praline.
The food was outstanding.
The only reasons for this not being a five star review are:
The service was OK but our main waiter wasn’t great. He spilled water on the table when he was pouring it out and had to be asked on his way back to mop it up as he just walked away!
I didn’t particularly like our table. I had the bad luck that the table behind me were a tad obnoxious and kept banging my chair as they walked to get to their seats. They were entirely unapologetic. I know you can’t account for other customers but unfortunately the same thing happened when some of the staff were trying to get by to serve the table. I think I just would have preferred to have had a table at the side. Just a personal preference.
With all that being said I would certainly recommend this place to everyone and will definitely try to visit again!
What a great way to finish off 2015!
They truly deserve their Michelin Bib.

The food was faultless It now has a Michelin bib and I can see why I love the feel of the restaurant as it’s reminiscent of 1920s not that I am that old.
Excellent wine list by glass and we’ll priced by bottle. The beef cheek special was so well cooked that it almost melted on my plate and my deer starter was perfect.
Our waiter wasn’t the best sadly and if he was on top of his game it would have been a 5. He spilled water and never noticed so called him back to wipe up. He seldom topped water up after that as he was clearly scared.
Nice champagne to start. Nice wine and good desert and desert wine. A 4 might be picky but service played a big part when your at this end of the spectrum.
I did notice the other staff and they were much more fluid and far more pleasant.
The Guinness bread is addictive so be warned.
All said I will one back and bring along others.

Definitely one of the best restaurants in Dublin, and one of the most memorable restaurants I’ve been, period. Every staff member was incredibly friendly and accommodating, and the food was outstanding and fresh. The cheddar cauliflower soup was perfect and the beet root salad with goat cheese was also as good as it gets. Everything else was top-​notch from the desserts, to the fresh bread and salty butter brought to the table.
Can’t wait to hit this place again next time I’m in Dublin.

Love the décor. Food is delicious but I thought the portions were very modest for the price. We enjoyed ourselves but weren’t blown away. Worth a visit if you’re in the market for a fancy meal out.

I totally agree with Emily and Linn.
Along with Etto and Forest Avenue, this is my favourite restaurant in Dublin. We will go back again and again and again. It was that good.
I called at 5 pm on a Thursday and get a table for 8 pm. I don’t think that will be happening much longer, once everybody finds out about this place.
It’s lovely inside — we sat towards the back beneath two framed jung koch quentell botanical posters — and the service is friendly and relaxed. There was a (very) long gap between our starters and our mains, but once dinner arrived, that was quickly forgotten.
To start, we had:
WHITEBAIT — vey tasty
Rouille
SALAD OF DATTERINO TOMATO — a kind of re-​imagined insalata tricolore
Broad bean and buffalo mozzarella, fried bread and aged balsamic
For dinner, we had:
GUINEA FOWL — divine
Roast breast and crisp leg, potato cake with Morteau sausage, pea, baby gem and buttermilk
POTATO DUMPLINGS — sublime
Summer vegetable, pea broth, Fivemiltown goats cheese
BABY GEM, ANCHOVY AND PARMESAN DRESSING
For dessert:
CHERRY AND ALMOND CAKE — excellent
Amaretto ice-​cream
The dumplings were… I’m not even sure how I could begin to describe them, other than that it was one of the most perfect plates of food I’ve ever eaten. And beautifully plated.
Well done, Delahunt.

Warm and welcoming. Sat at bar for solo dinner. Bartender knowledgeable and patient. Solid wine list with some very good values which he recommended. Whitebait then guinea fowl and cheese as a savory. Exactly what I wanted. If I lived nearby would be a regular place for me.

Greatest restaurant in Dublin so far. Hake for main course was so soft and carefully cooked that it almost fell apart just by lookIng at it.
Went for team dinner — and yes I picked the place after hearing fantastic experiences from here. It turned out to be all true. Had the group menu which is a mix of starters and then main + dessert. Starters included salmon, goat cheese salad, and pigs ears. First time I’m eating pigs ear and truly enjoying every bite — without at first realising what it was. I knew it was delicious, and that was it.
For dessert, I tried the blood grape tarte with mascarpone cream. At this point though I was so full I could have been without. But instead i also tried some of the warm chocolate cake with ice cream from my friend — and that bite turned out to be life changing. Omg. It might have been the greatest chocolate cakes in Dublins history.
The ambience super cool but slightly loud. Very cozy though. Will be back sooner than later, and I can’t wait.

I have been hearing a lot about this place. I used to live nearby and I loved to pop in when it was Carvills off licence and get a bottle of wine. They have done a great job inside. We were booked in at 6.00 which is when they open. We were only 2 people and they gave us the window table which is a lovely table.
The menu is fairly small– four starters, four mains, fours desserts, four cocktails and a short wine list. I thought the menu a little restricted as two of the mains were game– venison and pheasant– with the other two comprising fish and vegetarian.
We opted for a Picpoul de Pinet which was reasonably priced at € 30.
We chose smoked salmon with guinness bread– all delicious and pear and celeriac soup which was equally good. We both went with the hake option and it was also excellent. we shared two sides of glazed carrots and champ which were tasty.
I chose the blood orange tart which was fantastic along with a great espresso. My pal had the trifle which she loved.
Our server was a lovely American woman who was very helpful and chatty. Everyone we dealt with was very friendly. The place isnt huge but it filled up by 7.00– not bad on a Wednesday night!
Overall I would say we had a great evening and the food was lovely. I am rating it 4 instead of 5 stars as I did feel it was quite pricey for what we had. We paid € 127 for three courses with a bottle of wine excluding tip. I would certainly recommend Delahunt for a visit if you want to treat yourself.

Went along to Delahunt for a Christmas lunch with the work crew. We were surprised that when we turned up at 2pm that it was very very quiet — I had assumed the place would be crazy, but it seems that not that many people are aware of this little hideaway — all the better as far as I’m concerned, we can have it all to ourselves!
Really really loved it.
The décor is really special. They’ve kept a lot of the wood fittings from the original place by the looks of things which gives it all a sense of time, and history, but then they’ve added some really nice touches like contemporary prints and luxurious place settings to really up the ante.
The food was superb. Excellent value at 22 euro for two courses. Really beautifully presented and the combination of flavours was excellent. I got the pear and blue cheese salad for starter and the potato cake, with hen’s egg, kale & capers for main. I would say, like some reviewers before me that the portions definitely are pretty small. You do need to get some sides with it unless you aren’t hungry at all.
The service was attentive but not overly so, and very knowledgable about the food and wines.
Winner all round, will definitely be back.