The Global Village Restaurant

Lovely food in a very adult restaurant. The food presentation was spot on and the food tasty, albeit slightly underseasoned. The main drawback was the service and atmosphere which was stiff and formal. No friendly, laid back Dingle town vibe here!
The food reminded me of Masterchef with everything plated up and beautiful. The crab trio was tasty and the crab meat flavoursome. I also had the John Dory (with more crab!) which was also good. The portions were big so don’t over order!
My partner had the beetroot and goats cheese salad which was by far the prettiest plate that arrived at our table.
Overall a good meal. The service and atmosphere were the main drawback. The waitstaff were polite and efficient but not friendly or warm. I guess they are aiming for a certain amount of formality but this felt overly drawn out and not in line with current restaurant trends. It just felt slightly snobby.
We had a good meal but if I come back to Dingle, I would not come back unless they loosened up a bit. Relax!

VERY poor service detracted from our evening…
We visited with some local friends and were looking forward to dinner, but from the moment we walked into the restaurant the whole service experience was a let down.
There was confusion as our booking had been recorded for 2, but it we had requested a table for four. The soul male waiter who proceeded to explain the situation did not handle the matter well, but we were assured that a table that could accommodate us would soon be available. When we eventually saw a table was laid up, we had been waiting outside, we walked back in to find the table lacked 2 chairs. A waitress indicated that she would bring two, but after 5 minutes two of our party were still standing, so we simply took two unoccupied chairs from an adjacent table. Could the staff not have done this?
On this Saturday night they had a party of 15 ladies in celebrating an event, and as the evening progressed this booking caused the whole restaurant to become overwhelmed with noise, inefficient service and generally a poor level of customer care. We were left waiting for bread, and only got some when I got up and asked at the service counter, after our starters were served. I had to ask three times in total. One of the more mature waitresses did inform us that due to the large party our main courses would be a little delayed and she was alone in trying to handle the issue. Other staff members seemed over whelmed.
We reflect that the restaurant should not have accepted our reservation after such a large party had been seated, as the kitchen was having an issue serving 14 main courses at once. This might be expected but for the first hour of our visit to the restaurant no one attempted to engage us with the problem. A complimentary glass of wine and a sorry might have changed our entire view of the situation.
The food when it arrived was very good and we would happily recommend the chef.
So would we return, yes… but we would question what other reservations the restaurant had accepted.

Absolutely the best restaurant in Dingle. I’ve eaten a few times here since we moved down and every time it gets better and better.
Anthony who waits the tables here is a gentleman. It’s royal treatment from the staff.
Now, the food… € 29.50 for a 3-​course meal. It’s not just soup/​main/​apple tart. Finely crafted plates, delicious, mouth-​watering. Each plate is a work of art.
I will be back many many times!

Very good gourmet food … If you want to feel fancy, go here. Service was impeccable.