Suesey Street — Restaurant in Dublin

A very contrasting experience!

The ambience and decor is excellent - low lighting and old-worldy at the front. The terrace is a beautiful setting too. We had a warm welcome, with good COVID protocols (sanitiser, masks etc).

Pre-dinner cocktail (and mocktail for my pregnant wife) was delicious. As was the post-prandial white Russian!

Everyone we encountered was super friendly and professional. Even before my wife (pregnant) could ask about the burrata the waiter knowingly told us it was pasteurised. Very on the ball.

My starter - foie gras - was incredible. A genuine 10/10. MY wife's - the burrata - was OK. Not oozey, gooey as you might expect, but flavoursome nonetheless.

Now the main... and where the contrast comes in. I got the lamb and, I'm sorry to say, but it's possibly the worst main I've ever eaten. The lamb was devoid of any flavour, and was chewy. There couldn't have been more than a tablespoon of mash smeared along the plate. The accompanying veg just about on the acceptable side of al dente. My wife had the lobster, which was OK. She didn't have the right tools (a pick) and didn't want to ask, so used her fork as best she could.

When someone came to clear our plates and asked how it was, I was honest and said that the starter was incredible (didn't want him thinking I was a moany fool), but the main was tough and bland, and there wasn't enough mash. He said something along the lines of "OK, I'll pass this on to the kitchen".

Or desserts were both great. (mine was chocolate/praline delice, my wife has the apple tart fine).

I would have liked/expected someone to come to take feedback on the lamb or offer some sort of explanation on the comments we made, but that was it.

If the mains had been good it would have been a great evening, but the lamb was so bad it really dominated the whole experience to be honest.

Worth €210?...

I organised a party for my wife for 40 people here recently and everyone at and everything about Suesey street were so good I wanted to leave a review. We were looking for a stylish, upmarket venue and tried a number of restaurants we knew and that were recommend to us. I hadnt eaten here before so we went in a couple of months ago for lunch and mentioned to the manager John about our plans. He was excellent, giving us straight forward honest advice about all sorts of things to consider, he allowed us to try a few wines and didn't try and upsell, recommending good value wines which were excellent. The venue has real style from the bar set up to the lighting and even the bathrooms. It gave us what we were looking for and so we booked it a week later. In the lead up the team contacted us and went through various details and then on the night it simply could not have gone better. We were introduced to the team looking after us who were professional but also fun. We had drinks on the terrace, lit with fairy lights etc then moved into a curtained off area for dinner that worked perfectly. We have a friend with mobility issues and they worked around him without making a fuss. The menu offered was varied and the food was excellent coming out quickly. Much better than I expected considering the number of people ordering steaks - and I'm fussy. They put out extra sides and nobody went hungry. We were left to party well into the early hours after everyone else in the restaurant had left. In summary the staff, food and venue were excellent and I can highly recommend Suesey st for an occasion or just for lunch. I haven't been prompted to leave a review or have anything to do with Suesey st but felt they deserved the...

Dining at Suessey Street, once known for fine culinary execution, was nothing short of a disaster. To begin with, the lamb, a dish that should have been the highlight of the meal, was overpowered by an aggressive and unrelenting assault of garlic. I am still trying to remove the overpowering taste from my mouth.

The subtlety and balance one expects from a well prepared lamb were completely absent, drowned in a marinade that showed no restraint.

The starter of prawn risotto was an even greater disappointment. Risotto, at its best, should hold a delicate balance between creaminess and texture, but what arrived at the table could only be described as a sloppy, liquid mess. The prawns, which should have been tender and succulent, lacked any vibrancy, both in taste and presentation, reducing the dish to an insipid bowl of soggy rice.

Credit must be given where due, the staff were swift in removing the lamb from the bill after we expressed our displeasure. But the half hearted apology we received in return only added insult to injury. I noted that the staff requested support from their manager, who refused to come to the table and apologise, waving them off within our line of sight.

It was clear that the kitchen had either lost its way or simply didn’t care enough to correct its glaring mistakes.

A once nice establishment has evidently fallen from grace, and any semblance of a fine dining experience has vanished along with its standards.

Naturally, we didn’t stay for dessert.

Sadly, I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant unless you’re curious enough to see its decline...