1838 Club

My first visit to this, ostensibly the swankier, side of DCU dining, was like a visit to a film set that’s a cross between Hogwarts and Dead Poets Society. It’s an old-​school dining hall bedecked with leather chairs and sturdy wooden benches that are so wide you might need to shout to your eating companion over the din.
The food is served outside in the entrance hall, and supposedly it is a higher standard than the rest of the campus and aimed to flush lecturers and staff more than broke students. I thought the food was good but not of a hugely higher standard than what is on offer across the courtyard at the main student restaurant, and there is a much smaller choice. I also found it pretty expensive, like up close to € 10 range, so if I was on campus full time I wouldn’t be eating here every day. But for an occasional visit it is grand. Maybe get your lecturer to take you ;-)

The 1838 Club, located beside the main restaurant in the centre of campus, is a recreational facility and meeting point for staff and postgraduate students.
The canteen here sells food of a much higher quality (and surprisingly, actually cheaper) than the student restaurant next door. The dining area is much more pleasant too, with high ceilings, dark wood floors and tables, and high-​backed leather chairs. The water filter offers two different waters to choose from to accompany your meal — plain, or citrus infused. Nice touch.
The building also has shower facilities (in case you cycle to college or something), and a recreation room, The «Seed Room», with leather couches where you can sit for a chat or to discuss projects etc.