Cliff House is superb
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Macguire food is top notch but rooms are… meh.
Gregans has a good rep for food. Not sure about rooms.
If it’s only for 1 night done be killing yourself driving.
Cliff House looks and sounds fantastic.
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This.
Where are you coming from?
Limerick i’d guess.
Easier get to Dublin than Waterford from Limerick
It’s about 4 hours from limerick to blacklion
If it was, he could go all out and fly Shannon to Heathrow, head to either the Waterside Inn or Fat Duck in Bray, only 20 mins from the airport. Organise a private transfer.
Expensive but worth every penny. Might even spot the non celeb Michel Roux.
We’d be going from Limerick city, Nevens is a trek but it has come very highly recommended by somebody else who took a similar trip, we’d be leaving in the morning, stopping for lunch and a bit of shopping somewhere, listening to good music (which we can’t do with the kids), I quite enjoy driving so it’s not a huge deal.
Same on the way back, we have considered the UK Mac but there’s a fair few places in Ireland that we haven’t got to.
If you’re gonna splash out and really mark the occasion with something you’ll never forget the UK option should be considered. They do it properly over there. You can go to Dublin anytime and you’ll probably have some roaster at the table next to you who has no appreciation for proper food (not saying I do) and will probably complain at the standard of chips on offer.
Either way, enjoy it. 20 years is some milestone.
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Cliff house was not up to expectations when I was there. Nice hotel but food was only ok for what I cost. Possibly caught them on a bad night which can happen to be fair.
So many good spots in Dublin I’d head up there. Guilbauds is nice but stuffy. Forest Avenue or Greenhouse decent alternatives.
Last meal on earth I would go to Forest Avenue personally. Casual enough as well
The Cliff House is superb, and the restaurant is absolutely top notch. You’d want to be getting one of the suites though to get full value for your stay
Having said that the Merrion is a super spot as well. I could take or leave Guilbauds to be honest. The prices for dinner are taking the piss. 45 euro for a starter would start to eat into anyone’s enjoyment fairly quickly. You’d be better off having a leisurely stroll to the Greenhouse or Forest Avenue or getting a taxi to Chapter One, if you could get a booking.
Mate I would highly recommend the Roxford Lodge in Ballsbridge. Book the executive suite, it’s expensive but it’s fucking class. A jacuzzi & sauna in the room. The other rooms are ok, but you’d really want the suite to mark the occasion.
You’d be only around the corner from the chophouse and a few other top notch restaurants.
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Jaffa restaurant, 10 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 The closure order was issued on 27 April and lifted a day later.
Anu’s Kitchen restaurant, Unit 3, Glen Abbey Complex, Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24 The closure order was issued on 21 April and lifted 6 days later.
Asian Spices Food Market grocery, 12 Moore Street, Dublin 1 The closure order was issued on 05 April and lifted two days later.
Buffet 79 restaurant, 10 Moore Street, Dublin 1 The closure order was issued on 05 April and lifted 3 days later.
Chill Out Break Café restaurant, 11 Moore Street, Dublin 1 The closure order was issued 05 April and lifted 6 days later.
Three further closure orders were issued under the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) regulations, 2010.
The businesses were:
Relish restaurant, Unit G8 & 9, Dundrum Village Centre, Dundrum, Dublin The closure order was issued on 22 April and lifted 11 days later.
Wok Inn Chinese Take Away, Lower Main Street, Ferns, Wexford The closure order was issued on 19 April and lifted 8 days later.
Lotus restaurant, 70 South Main Street, Wexford.
Is anywhere in Dublin 1 safe to eat 
A few for the Wexicans to be wary of as well @Bandage
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Saw that earlier, pal. I’d never be eating in Ferns but Lotus House is a longstanding Chinese restaurant and takeaway.
Ate in San Lorenzos few weeks ago - very big meh. All style no substance.
A well respected grubber has claimed the best steak in Dublin is to be found in Nicos on Dame St. One for the notebook.
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Thats an interesting one, have passed it many times and you wouldn’t put it down for being a top restaurant thats for sure.
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It’s not a top restaurant. But it is as old as the hills. It’s the first place I ever brought a young lady to dinner. We both had minestrone soup followed by spaghetti Bolognese washed down with a bottle of Mateus Rosé. That would have been considered a classy night out in those times.
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Nothing wrong with it mate.
No - me neither. The owner is minted and nearly runs it as a hobby apparently. Don’t think they bother opening for lunch either.
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That sounds lovely Fagan, did Lady Gregory enjoy her night out?
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Featherblade does a fine steak.
It fits in with the new style of Dublin eatery which only seems to want to cook one thing but at least in this case it happens to be steak.
Extremely competitively priced (€13 for a 12oz) and then 3.50 for sides…
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