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Modern Irish dishes in a vibrant, vintage-style restaurant that has eclectic artwork.
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Reviews — 8
Awesome Restaurant!! We went there for our Anniversary and had the best dining experience. The food was out of this world, the service was great too and the Restaurant design is just so wee thought through. Would recommend 10/10.
What do you get when you cross a small town diner with a michelin star restaurant? The Vintage Kitchen!
That may sound like a bit of hyperbole but I assure you it is well warranted. The restaurant is cozy and intimate with eclectic pieces of art representing music artists from the 60s-80s all around the walls. Half of the restaurant is the kitchen itself with just a small amount of tables (maybe enough to seat 20-30 people at once). If you are lucky to count yourself among those 20-30 then you are in for a treat! Why? Because the chef is in full control of this menu and will bring you foods that are not only in season but are quite unique. In fact, this menu is so seasonal and unique that it changes weekly! This is the first restaurant I've been to that changes their menu that often. How can they do it? Because the chef owns the restaurant itself. No management that doesn't understand food. The food that comes out of this kitchen is a labor of love and harmony. The menu is designed with the season and ingredients in mind and it really shows.
Do note this is a tasting menu, if you are not comfortable with those, I definitely recommend you still give the vintage kitchen a try. Maybe you have heard that tasting menus give you small portions? Not so here! Each dish was quite substantial and we were stuffed even before desert!
I'll tell you some of the things my partner and I ordered. However, don't fall in love with these dishes because they might not be around when you go! My partner and I tried out different items as we often do. For our starters we got scallops served with a butternut squash sauce and caviar and a goat cheese with vegetables and fruit. Both dishes were so delicious with the scallops being perfectly cooked and balanced with the sauce and the goat cheese pairing well with the citrusy tones of the fruits and vegetables. For our mains we got irish mussels with a filet of sole and a duck breast dish. The sole was cooked perfectly, moist and flaky with a crispy skin and the mussels tasted deliciously of the sea with a beautiful sauce to go with it. The duck was cooked the way I like, mid rare in the center with crispy skin.
Would we go back? Certainly! If you do happen to go and don't have a reservation (like we did), I recommend trying to go at around 5-5:30 pm on a weekday to squeeze a table in before their 7pm seating as they can fill up with reservations quick!
That may sound like a bit of hyperbole but I assure you it is well warranted. The restaurant is cozy and intimate with eclectic pieces of art representing music artists from the 60s-80s all around the walls. Half of the restaurant is the kitchen itself with just a small amount of tables (maybe enough to seat 20-30 people at once). If you are lucky to count yourself among those 20-30 then you are in for a treat! Why? Because the chef is in full control of this menu and will bring you foods that are not only in season but are quite unique. In fact, this menu is so seasonal and unique that it changes weekly! This is the first restaurant I've been to that changes their menu that often. How can they do it? Because the chef owns the restaurant itself. No management that doesn't understand food. The food that comes out of this kitchen is a labor of love and harmony. The menu is designed with the season and ingredients in mind and it really shows.
Do note this is a tasting menu, if you are not comfortable with those, I definitely recommend you still give the vintage kitchen a try. Maybe you have heard that tasting menus give you small portions? Not so here! Each dish was quite substantial and we were stuffed even before desert!
I'll tell you some of the things my partner and I ordered. However, don't fall in love with these dishes because they might not be around when you go! My partner and I tried out different items as we often do. For our starters we got scallops served with a butternut squash sauce and caviar and a goat cheese with vegetables and fruit. Both dishes were so delicious with the scallops being perfectly cooked and balanced with the sauce and the goat cheese pairing well with the citrusy tones of the fruits and vegetables. For our mains we got irish mussels with a filet of sole and a duck breast dish. The sole was cooked perfectly, moist and flaky with a crispy skin and the mussels tasted deliciously of the sea with a beautiful sauce to go with it. The duck was cooked the way I like, mid rare in the center with crispy skin.
Would we go back? Certainly! If you do happen to go and don't have a reservation (like we did), I recommend trying to go at around 5-5:30 pm on a weekday to squeeze a table in before their 7pm seating as they can fill up with reservations quick!
We had a WONDERFUL time here. Highly recommend. They have 3 nightly dinner seatings with a 3 course menu for 65€. Lovely and kind staff. An intimate setting where it felt like we were having dinner with old friends. Our meal was well paced and delicious. Thank you! ❤️🫶🏻
NOTE: Important to read the booking info and understand that you cannot sit for hours finishing your drinks. We had to listen to an entitled group before us berate the staff for reminding them that their time was up AFTER 2 HOURS. Shameful! 😡
NOTE: Important to read the booking info and understand that you cannot sit for hours finishing your drinks. We had to listen to an entitled group before us berate the staff for reminding them that their time was up AFTER 2 HOURS. Shameful! 😡
The food was really tasty especially the desserts. They did incredible fish dishes. Chill and casual atmosphere. :) we really enjoyed our meal.
Cozy and cute little restaurant with great service and delicious food! We went there to celebrate my birthday and we had an amazing time. You get a super tasty 3 course meal. Service was very good, toilets were clean. Loved the place and highly recommend it!
This was one of the best meals I've eaten in Dublin. We had the surf and turf and it was stunning. I've been waiting years to get a table here and it was worth the wait. Really good service too. And the nosy part of me enjoyed watching the kitchen in action. I also really liked that there's an option to have Irish coffees instead of desert. Nice touch.
A fine dining restaurant that combines sophisticated original fusions with Irish flavour. Everything was very tasty, it was an interesting taste journey!
It is definitely an original place. A cramped restaurant with a few tables, lots of paintings, and an open kitchen from which the smells and hot air from cooking come.
I was surprised when the waitress brought the bill when we were still eating and said we had 15min left to leave, as they had another reservation after us. In a restaurant of this class, where prices start at 60eur per person, this is unacceptable. It is certainly not a place where you can sit, talk and quietly enjoy the cuisine.
All in all, it is a place of a very high culinary standard that lacks space and time comfort.
It is definitely an original place. A cramped restaurant with a few tables, lots of paintings, and an open kitchen from which the smells and hot air from cooking come.
I was surprised when the waitress brought the bill when we were still eating and said we had 15min left to leave, as they had another reservation after us. In a restaurant of this class, where prices start at 60eur per person, this is unacceptable. It is certainly not a place where you can sit, talk and quietly enjoy the cuisine.
All in all, it is a place of a very high culinary standard that lacks space and time comfort.