Hemmingways Restaurant Clontarf — Restaurant in Dublin

REALLY DISAPPOINTED Went here for an Anniversary dinner, went based on reviews.. Oh how things have changed. Staff pleasent enough.,but food was terrible. We waited over 40 mins for our starters, the kitchen had missed our docket it was left behind another. mine was just okay.. But my husband ordered a seafood chowder.. Can only say it wasn't a chowder, small portion, did not contain any smoked fish or any veg... Brown bread was not artisan bread. We both ordered the Safood Medley as a main, smallest mussels ever, August is the season for mussels, prawns tough, and fish not nice, totally over salted, we tried to eat but gave back more than half, but I wonder was the salt hiding something, as we were both feeling extremely nauseous the next day. We complained at the restaurant, but they were trying explain it away, gave us desert and small processco on the house. It didn't really cut it. They kept trying to distract us with nice talk. Plus they did say it wasn't the main chef as he was on holiday, then the chef you had needs to learn...

Four of us had a great evening at Hemmingways in Clontarf tonight. There was a good balance of meat (steaks, chicken, duck) and seafood dishes on the menu. No vegan or vegetarian options that I noticed, but I may have missed them. Plenty of variety in both starters and mains. The wine list is unremarkable but adequate for a neighborhood restaurant. Beer by the bottle ia also available.

Service was prompt, attentive, and efficient, and all the food was tasty, perfectly prepared and well presented. The dessert menu is very small (4 items, plus ice cream) but sufficient for most people. . Some complementary after dinner liqueurs and chocolates were a welcome surprise.

The owner, Michelle, is hands-on, and clearly enjoys her work. She took over an already established restaurant in 2017 and has made it her own with great success. We’ll definitely be back, and look forward to trying the Stillorgan branch too. Overall a very...

Hemingway’s, a small restaurant by the sea in Dublin, knows what it’s doing. You walk in, and the salt air clings to you. The place feels tight, but warm, alive with conversation. You sit down and order the chowder because that’s what you do by the sea.

Then it comes. A dark, speckled bowl, full of something that doesn’t pretend to be more than it is. It’s hearty, rich, full of life. You taste it, and it’s the best chowder you’ve had in years—maybe ever. They don’t drown it in cream or overplay the spices. No, it’s simple, and that’s what makes it good. The bread on the side, soft and dense, pairs like old friends with the butter.

There’s something honest about the place. They don’t overdo it because they don’t have to. Hemingway’s makes a meal that sticks with you, makes you want to come back. Maybe it’s the sea air or maybe it’s the way they know just what to put in the pot. Either...