Bottega Toffoli — Restaurant in Dublin

LOVED coming here! We were just walking around, enjoying the city when we walked past this little restaurant. The smell of the pizza was seriously intoxicating. All 3 inside tables were full so we took the two seats at the bar. I loved seeing the food be prepared and the care that the chef takes with making the food. My husband and I shared a pizza and it was fantastic! The owner has a few wines available, which is all that’s needed. The blackboard menu states that pasta takes a minimum of 30 minutes, and we saw why, because he does it all himself! Talk about amazing quality control! Another table ordered a bowl of the pasta and it was piled high and looked amazing. It is such a chill spot for a great meal. It’s not fancy, but rather casual and welcoming. The owner runs the show on his own. He was the chef, the prep-cook, the waiter, the bartender, cleaner & manager. We were very impressed with the entire operation and the warm welcome and...

We had dinner here before going to the theatre as we were looking for somewhere away from the madness of temple bar and found this place on Google. It wasn't what I expected at all. Its a very small, modest, authentic Italian pizzeria. The first impressions were not great, as it doesn't match my typical dublin expectations but then you take it in and its like so many little spots in Italy with family photos, mis-matching furniture, it's authentic and interesting. the wine menu is written in biro and there's 2 reds and 1 white - its all you need as they're very tasty. Then comes the main event which is the pizza, excellently crafted, authentic, traditional thin crust pizza. No fads or trendy pizza here. The host is a gent and the chef, who could have been new, was great too and boy can he make pizza! If you're open minded, I highly recommend going and trying...

The food was delicious! You can tell they really care about using fresh ingredients. I was surprised to walk in and find an empty small restaurant with little to no atmosphere, but don’t let that deter you! We ordered the Italian deluxe pizza and the only pasta they were serving which was a seafood pasta and OH MY HOW DELICIOUS! Fresh seafood, perfectly cooked pasta, and the pizza had a perfect thin crispy crust. Our waiter was the friendliest man who also seemed to be a chef and possibly the owner? He kept running back and forth from serving to cooking. Was a bit slow service because it was just him and one other cook but he was so sweet that we didn’t mind. Definitely check this place out if you are a foodie looking for some authentic and fresh...