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Saba: Award winning Thai restaurant

You will need to make a reservation for dinner in Saba. It's a really popular thai restaurant just off Grafton Street. Saba means Happy Meeting Place in Thai. They have a great cocktail bar and have won several awards for best restaurant and cocktail bar. Open from 12pm to 11pm.

If you also want to take some cookery lessons they cost €175 per person which is quiet steep but many friends of mine who took the course said it was well worth the money. For more information see the following website for more details. www.fabfoodtrails.com

Favorite Dish: Char-grilled marinated asparagus with sesame seeds served with a lime and mustard mayonnaise or aromatic duck wrapped in pancakes with julienne of leek, cucumber and hoisin sauce for starters.

Mains
Pan fried Monkfish with a red curry sauce, fine beans, chilli and sweet basil €23.00
Char grilled Tiger Prawns served with baby spinach and yellow beans €24.00
24.00
Crispy seabass with a garlic and mixed pepper crust €24.00

Address: 26-28 Clarendon Street, Dublin 2

Comparison: more expensive than average

Directions: Luas stop St Stephens Green,

Phone: 353 1 679 2000

Price: US$31-40

Rating: 5

Theme: Pan-Asian and Pacific Rim

Website: http://www.sabadublin.com

Captain Americas: American Burgers Captain Americas Review

If you like huge Burgers and Steaks. This is the place to visit. Typical American food, huge plate fulls of big burgers and steaks, loaded with french fries, and all the trimmings. While your waiting for your table you can enjoy a cocktail and look around with all the plaques, guitars, posters on the walls. Some very interesting stuff.

Favorite Dish: Starters consist of Chicken goujons, potato skins, nachos, chicken wings and breaded mushrooms, starting from 6 to 11 Euro. For the main course you have a huge choice of Burgers, all served with french fries. Prices around 11 Euro. You can also have steak sandwiches, sirloin of beef, or fillet. A little more expensive at around 25.00. If you like chilli con carne, beef lasagne or burritos you can find them on the menu for around 10 Euro. A selection of chicken and fish is also available, as is vegetarian and salads.

Address: 44 Grafton Street, Dublin 2

Comparison: more expensive than average

Directions: On Grafton Street.

Phone: 353 1 671 5266

Price: US$31-40

Rating: 3

Theme: American

Website: http://www.captainamericas.com

Leo Burdocks: Ethnic Irish Leo Burdock Fish & Chips Review

Fish & Chips... if you want to experience what Dubliners have been eating for years on end, check out Leo Burdocks in Werberg Street. This is a landmark where there is always a queue and well worth the wait. It's a take away which means basically no sitting down. However if you go towards Christ Church and on the left of that you will find a small park, more like a big garden where you can sit down as sample this delicious food or why not eat in the grounds of Christ church. Don't forget to ask for napkins as they don't give them to you automatically. Plastic knives and forks are also provided if you ask. This place is so popular that they have opened several sit down restaurants in other locations. Not for those who dislike greasy food although the fish and chips are not cooked in oil but dripping. Average price €4 for chips and from €4 to 7 for fish. One portion is enough for two people. It has been frequented by Cabinet Ministers, Rock Stars, Actors, Poets, Foreign Visitors as you will see when you're waiting in the Q read the plaque on the wall outside which lists the many famous people who have popped in for the famous fish and chips. .

Favorite Dish: Very tasty and not like other fish and chip shops...I can't tell you the secret... because l don't know it.... you have to believe me on this one...

Address: Werburgh Street

Comparison: about average

Directions: %Across the road from Christ Church

Phone: 2 Werburg Street, dublin 2

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 5

Theme: Seafood

Website: http://www.leoburdocks.com

Kelly & Ping: Japanese Kelly & Ping Review

THIS RESTAURANT HAS CLOSED DOWN::Kelly and Ping is located in Smithfield Market. Not far from the City centre. Kelly and Ping is an Asian restaurant with delicious food and a wonderul ambience. They have a lunch express menu, a starter and main for 13.50 and an early bird, which is a three course from 20.00 Euro.

Favorite Dish: A great selection on the starters, with soup, salads, tempura, smoked salmon, baked vine leaves, aromatic duck, Crispy Won Tons, thai fish cakes, prawn toast, and spring rolls, expect to pay from Euro 4 to around 9.00. You can also try the platter for two which is a mixture of the above for 19 Euro. For the main course you have a choice of Lamb shanks, Noodles, Fish, Curries, Lamb, Chicken curries etc, Prawns all served with sauces. prices start from 12 Euro to 20 Euro.

Address: Smithfield Village Dublin 7

Comparison: more expensive than average

Directions: This restaurant is now closed.

Phone: 353 1 817 3840

Price: US$31-40

Rating: 0

Theme: Pan-Asian and Pacific Rim

Meeting House Square: Fresh bread, Meeting House Square Review

.If you're in Dublin on a Saturday morning head to the Meeting House Square in Temple Bar just behind Eustace Street. You can buy freshly baked bread, fresh vegetables and home made cheese or have a made to order pancake or sushi, paella and waffles. Lots of organic, gourmet and imported foods. Well worth the visit if only for the delicious smells. A great buzz about the place. You can also visit the Gallery of Photography which is located in the square and admission is free. During July and August they show free movies in the square on a giant screen in the evening. Start time around 10pm. You don't need tickets just get there early. Take a brolly with you, it is outdoors.

Favorite Dish: Pancakes, home made bread and cheese.Fresh organic fruits and vegetables.

Address: Meeting House square

Comparison: least expensive

Directions: Temple Bar

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 5

Theme: Local

Aya Restaurant: Sushi Aya Restaurant Review

This is Dublin's latest restaurant. The first conveyor belt sushi bar. Inside is very pleasant the staff are friendly even if they have not yet mastered the English language. We were shown to our seats and given a menu whislt we watched the conveyor belt going round with so many delicious dishes on it. The restaurant have a special for 55 minutes you can eat as much as you like for ?24.50 including service charge and a free welcome drink.

Favorite Dish: For 55 minutes you can taste everything.. of course the sushi is catered for the Irish palette. I decided to opt for the Tereki chicken (probably spelt that wrong) and a starter of King size prawns. However l did taste everything my friend had and l must say the all you can eat is a much better option. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes their food and is not on a budget.

Address: 49 Clarendon Street, Dublin 2

Comparison: more expensive than average

Directions: Behind Brown Thomas department store, parallel to Grafton Street

Phone: +353-1-677 1544

Price: US$31-40

Rating: 4

Theme: Pan-Asian and Pacific Rim

Mimo: Internationl Crisine

Inside Powerscourt Shopping Centre off Grafton Street. Piano bar and great coffee. It's great to go here for lunch...

Favorite Dish: For less than ?10 you can have the lunch special. I had Thai chicken curry service with rice.. delicious.

Address: Powerscourt shopping centre

Comparison: about average

Directions: Off Grafton Street

Phone: 353 1 679 4160

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 3

Theme: Other

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Comparison: about average

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 0

Theme: Other

Diep le shaker: Thai, Asian,

Address: 55 Pembroke Lane, City Centre South

Comparison: more expensive than average

Directions: Opening Hours: Lunch Tues-Fri: 12.20pm-2.15pm. Dinner Tues-Wed: 6.30pm-10.30pm & Thurs-Sat: 6.30pm-11.15pm

Phone: 01 661 1829

Price: US$41 and up

Rating: 5

Theme: Pan-Asian and Pacific Rim

Gruel: Bangers and Mash

Gruel is a centrally located popular Dublin café. The signature dish is delicious and called "Roast in a Roll" served daily. Each day diners can enjoy a different roast with some well-chosen garnishes in an ample crusty roll.

Soup, sandwiches and salads as well as the popular "Roast in a Roll" are the highlights of Gruel. Steaming bowls of hot homemade soup with tasty ingredients such as grilled red pepper and prawn soup sweetly spiced and filled with chunks of carrot and aubergine can be enjoyed. Large salads are very popular at Gruel. Diners can choose from an enormous selection of salads placed on a large table in the centre of the room.

A good choice of beverages complements each meal including two kinds of Italian lager, Maeve's Crystal and an impressive choice of healthy fruit juices and smoothies. Gruel offers diners a good choice of teas and popular Italian brand, Illy coffee is available. Gruel is unusual to most Dublin Cafes as it stays open later and can be visited seven days a week.
Opening Hours:
Monday-Wednesday:11.30am-9.30pm
Thursday:11.30am-10.30pm
Friday:11.30am-9.30pm
Saturday:11am-10.30pm
Sunday:11.30am-9pm

Favorite Dish: Bangers and mash

Address: 68a Dame Street, Dublin 2

Comparison: least expensive

Directions: 68a Dame Street,
Dublin 2.

Phone: 353 1 6707119

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 5

Theme: Local