Authentic French food at a fair price. Some examples: the duck egg mayonnaise with celery salt and watercress, the slow roast pork belly with choucroute and Lyonnaise potatoes. For desserts have a devilishly childish touch to them—passion-fruit cake with white chocolate sauce.
One Pico
Dublin's luxe eateries, the right-priced lunch and pretheater menus offer great value. Try the incredible organic golden beetroot with Ryefield goats cheese or roast rump of veal with fricassee of girolles, pearl onion, and truffle, and pomme sarladaise (mashed potatoes) then a mango cheese cake with mango and lime foam.
Enoteca Delle Langhe
A charming little Italian quarter in Ormond Quay with down-to-earth Italian food. Italian-owned and -operated, Langhe serves up the full enoteca experience: quality, affordable Italian wines, more than 75% are from the Langhe district; a limited selection of appetizers, like the perfect bruschetta with scrumptious toppings such as sundried-tomato pesto and sautéed zucchini. Warm, friendly, family-style service.
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
Also known as "Dublin's finest restaurant," A French restaurant, but chef Guillaume Lebrun's genius lies in his occasional daring use of traditional Irish ingredients. Some of the BEST dishes such as, Clogher Head lobster ravioli, veal sweetbreads and licorice, or the slow cooked pork with pomme puree, lemon star anise and licquorice. After that, try the assiette au chocolat. The ambience consists of a lofty, minimalist dining rooms and Irish modern art. A 70-page wine list and the view of the Merrion's manicured gardens, incredible.