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Darwins is 'evolving' to its new premise on 80 Aungier Street and is officially opened. We would like to thank our customers for their ongoing support during the last 5 years and we look forward seeing many familiar faces in our new premises! Same delicious food, same phone number and same street! Restaurant Reviews Add Your Review » Your Say Joined Jul 07 23 Reviews 0 Hats Off! loading... Ohjustpeachy (Guru) Credibility Score: 67% Visited: 16 Jul 2010 | Posted: yesterday In these times of financial strife I think the restaurant is overpriced and should consider introducing some special offers. We sat early (before 730pm - no early bird): €114 without tip for three courses with wine for two people seems a tad high these days. Due to the celebratory nature of our night out we didn't worry about it but in future that would put me off. My OH was annoyed by the bad music playing and it's a constant gripe of his - why do they insist on playing weak 80s tracks in the backgorund in so many restaurants?? On a positive note, the quality of the food is excellent and the award for best steak in Dublin is much deserved. Both the 11oz fillet and 14oz dry-aged were demolished! The meat was full of flavour, wonderfully tender and cooked exactly as requetsed. Both the starters and desserts were good too, the staff were friendly & professional and the interior is pleasant. Joined Feb 07 39 Reviews 0 Hats Off! loading... von (Guru) Credibility Score: 87% Visited: 26 Jun 2010 | Posted: last week I went here with a group of girls so we had a set menu which may not paint an exact picture of this restaurant but I was not overly impressed and had high expectations. The starter and dessert were lovely but the main was a let down. To start I ordered a caramelised peach, parma ham and walnut salad with blue cheese dressing, which was delicious, given the fact that I love all the ingredients, but did not blow me away. The tempura prawn starter tasted good also, but again no wow factor. I ordered seabass for main but they were all out which was a bit poor given it was set menu for group they knew were coming. Anyways I had seafood medley but it was so so small - 2 pieces of hake on 4 prawns and 2 baby potatoes (really baby!) in a cream tarragon sauce. It tasted good but so small and really did not blow me away. I had bread and butter pudding for dessert with baileys cream - this was superb. The brownie I tasted though was not great bit burnt tasting and overly sweet. It was €50 a head for the set menu (final cost was obviously more than this) but I guess I expected more. I was hungry at the end, even after dessert! A few nice breads and dips would also have worked well at the start. But the company was good so good night was had by all. I tasted steak and this was excellent. The service was also very good as was the atmosphere - I just wouldnt go back with hubby for the food. '); //--> Joined May 07 50 Reviews 0 Hats Off! loading... trix (Guru) Credibility Score: 86% Visited: 06 May 2010 | Posted: last week Had a lovely meal here last night - the early bird menu is great value, the quality of the food is superb. To start with I had the prawn salad with orange segments and it was excellent - the dressing & presentation was lovely. For my main I had the steak, cooked medium. The last time I was here I had asked for it to be medium rare, and it was far too bloody!! So this time I went for medium and it was gorgeous. The service here is friendly and very professional - the waiting staff really do know their stuff. Great little spot! Joined Dec 07 81 Reviews 0 Hats Off! loading... badabing (Guru) Credibility Score: 84% Visited: 28 Jun 2010 | Posted: 3 Weeks ago You won't be disappointed with a visit to Darwins. The food is presented well, tasts great and plenty of it. Perhaps the veg needs some consideration, but meat wise it is second to none. the service is warm and friendly. The tables are a bit too close, but don't let that put you off what should be a very enjoyable meal '); //--> Joined Mar 08 41 Reviews 0 Hats Off! loading... betsygirl (Guru) Credibility Score: 82% Visited: 17 May 2010 | Posted: last month Without doubt, the nicest food I have ever tasted! Was brought here for my birthday and can't recommend it highly enough. We were the only ones there (it was a Monday evening) but the waitress was great, not too pushy and seemed to know when you wanted her. The food was second to none. Will definitely be going back. Joined May 08 14 Reviews 0 Hats Off! loading... slack (Connoisseur) Credibility Score: 47% Visited: 28 May 2010 | Posted: last month went for the early bird with another couple last friday.Had starters of pate & soup of the day. For main courses two of us had the steak which was cooked as ordered but disappointed that this only came with a small serving of mash. Also two had the Fish of the Day which also came with the same serving of mash. Side orders were extra at €3 (pity this did not come with the early bird by uping the price by maybe 2 or 3 euro) Had desert of Rhubarb fool and Mango Cheesecake which was delicious. Was a bit surprised to discover a service charge of 10% added to the bill as only 4 of us at the table. Thank you for your comments. We are trying to keep a high quality early bird menu at a low cost for our customers- 2 courses for €19.95, our fresh vegetable medly or side salad is only €2 and other side orders chips, onion rings etc. are €3 each and are big enough to share between 2 people so it wouldn't cost that much extra and we are not forceing customers to have vegetables that can go to waste. We put a 10% service charge on tables of 4 and more that go directly to our staff and from that a donation every month is made to the motor neuron disease association. Joined Apr 08 18 Reviews 0 Hats Off! loading... NormanLowther (Connoisseur) Credibility Score: 53% Visited: 28 May 2010 | Posted: last month Brought here last friday evening by some friends & opted for the ' Early Bird' menu.For mains I opted for a steak & my wife had plaice, both plates being served with mash but vegetables only available @ + 3 euro .I thought this a tad sneaky which effectively upped the price for the early bird price advertised ! Joined Jul 07 5 Reviews 0 Hats Off! loading... jlaurila (Newbie) Credibility Score: 43% Visited: 20 May 2010 | Posted: 2 Months ago Great staff, great food & great atmosphere. I was there with a group of 40 people and the service was great. Highly recommend this place. Lovely steaks and the desserts were to die for! << First Page < Prev [Results 1 - 8 of 21] Next > Last Page >>
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