The Old Storehouse Bar and Restaurant — Restaurant in Dublin

The Old Storehouse Bar and Restaurant Went in on a Sunday night between Christmas and New Year around 730pm. The restaurant is downstairs and you wait to be seated on the stairs. We probably waited 10 mins before we got a seat for 2. It was busy but it’s a large dining hall and people move through. We were seated right in front of the stage and a local musician was playing a mix of Irish songs and popular acoustic cover songs. We ordered the seafood chowder as a starter and we were going to share it but while we weee deciding on our mains I noticed the tasting dishes sign… this is the best idea! It’s an appetizer size of their 3 most popular dishes, the seafood chowder, Guinness casserole with mash and the ours lamb stew. This was perfect for me as I was struggling to choose. We also ordered the fish and chips. Seriously. The fish and chips were the best we’ve ever had! Perfect batter, great flavor, fresh oil, cooked perfectly. The tasting dishes were great! But if you know you like lamb stew, that was the BEST out of the three and I could’ve eaten a large serving of that! The soda bread is also perfect to soak up all of these. The servers do stay on you, to order and finish up which is why I guess the line doesn’t wait too long to be seated. They did automatically add a 10% service fee to the bill that I didn’t notice and then when I went to pay, the server wanted me to double check the bill and agree to the service fee which was a bit strange. Other than that, the meal was amazing, the music was wonderful for the atmosphere, and the whole vibe of it, was that of a perfect old Irish pub which is what we were looking for. I would go back when we are...

I was meeting a friend I have not seen in what seems to be a life time. He and I were stuck as to find a place to eat. Cathal suggested to go to Temple Bar and given my prior experiences with overpriced pints and under portioned slop, my anxiety only grew.

We so happened to come across The old Storehouse and upon walking in, I was pleasantly greeted by a staff member by the name of Courtney. Just those 5 or 6 seconds of welcome really put my anxiety at ease and from then on I knew myself and Cathal were in welcome hands.

Given the atmosphere of the venue, a table was quite hard to come by (no complaint there) and we were beckoned to sit at the bar by Courtney and I was glad to have been told so, a storm of tourists rushed in.

I ordered my pint of Guinness whilst Cathal had his Carlsberg and it was if we were on our holidays. Starved and distracted, I didn't know what to order. Courtney poured the pints for the customers and quickly rushed over to ourselves and wondered what we were having and as stuck as we were, we relied on herself. I trusted her order and we received a portion of Fish & Chips.

Simple and subtle, this is exactly what the Doctor ordered. Perfectly crisp fish and the chips were fluffy and had a satisfying crunch. I was so pleased for the time I was there as was Cathal and I shall personally be making a return to enjoy my time...

Ordered the beef casserole and Irish cottage pie, both very good. Service was awful, specifically our waitress Jasmin. She took our order and that’s about all she did for all her tables. A gentleman delivered our food and we still didn’t have our drinks. Had to literally wave Jasmin down to ask her for our drinks. She never checked in with us. Had to wave her down again for the check, tried to give her my card right then since it was a nightmare to get her attention. She said no I’ll be back with the machine. Then proceeded to check in with other costumers (for the first time) and then took an order. On the check it had recommended gratuity 10%, SHE filled out that number and rounded up 0.90 to the next euro. I would’ve given her 5% because of her service, definitely not over 10%. She finally comes over with the machine, points to the check and says “top number is the total, bottom number is recommended gratuity, which number.” I was stunned, just when I thought she couldn’t be more unprofessional she took it up a level. What a shame, every other employee there appeared to be hustling and providing a great experience. Not Jasmin, she let all her coworkers pick up her slack. They need to cut the dead weight in...