Eden Restaurant – Temple Bar

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Eden is changing hands as of 5÷7÷13! No more little smokies!!!
They will reopen as ‘Nede’ per the website.
A 50% off sale on their meals is posted but there’s just something unappealing about an ‘everything must go’ mentality at a restaurant. May as well post a large sign that says ‘eat up before it goes off’!
Yeah, ‘me thinks not’!

I adore going here for brunch at the weekends.
The bread basket before you get your food is unreal: banana bread, tomato bread and usually a brown bread. All homemade. So delicious.
The eggs benedict and eggs florentine are yum yum yum. Haven’t managed to try anything else because I just like them so much!
While the restaurant is fairly expensive for evening meals, the brunch is very reasonable.

The last time I went to Eden was a work do yonks ago, so long ago I can’t remember but enough about my memory lapse.
Eden is located in meeting house square in Temple Bar, slap back in the centre of town. Location is great unless your driving.
The first thing is figuring out the right door to enter when you go to Eden, don’t worry you will figure it out. As one side of Eden sits on meeting house square, you can see people moving in and out of templebar. There were several people getting arrested the night we were there, this didn’t detract from the meal.
We had a mix of risotto and scallops between us and the scallops were superb and I was duly informed the risotto was tasty too. The portion of scallops were substantial. I went for the stone bass (a version of sea bass where fish resides in deeper water i think), the stone bass was tasty but I was less of a fan of the radish sauce with it, over powered the fish. The fish and veggies superbly cooked. I got dessert but can’t remember what it was, I’m gonna say some sort of chocolate dish, IT wasn’t bad or else I would have remember but not amazing either.
Servers were attentive and knew the menu well and explained the dishes with ease. We had a big long table and the décor inside is nice and simple.
Overall — well worth going and will go again.
Fin.

The best meal we had in Ireland by far, excellent service, great atmosphere. Kind of pricey, but worth it if you’re going to eat pub food for the rest of your trip.
I’d strongly recommend the slow cooked braised beef and beet goat cheese risotto.

We ended up here after our reservation was cancelled by Pichet.
Surroundings were bleak. Interior was shabby without the chic… actually quite tatty.
Service was okay and the food was nothing to write home about.
I believe if you have a kitchen or food prep area on view it should look good and not have plastic containers on view.
NEXT!

Pear and parsley soup. Smoked duck breast salad. Could use more arugula and less duck but I’m weird like that.
One star for the trendy Temple Bar location. A second star for being seated right away even though it was highly recommended in Lonely Planet 2010. (I expected a really long wait.) A third star for attentive and knowledgable service. A fourth star for the price (the prices are good for the quality of food). A fifth star for flavor. And a bonus point for having for your not-​so-​run-​of-​the-​mill items, i.e. leek sausage and smokies.

Wow! We finally found Eden on our last night in Dublin. I wish we had found it sooner, as we probably would have eaten here each night it was so good. My friend’s guide book (Rick Steves) had mentioned Eden, but it was the local reviews here on Unilocal that truly made us decide to give it a try.
We took advantage of the 2 and 3 course menu specials that are from 6 – 7 PM (or pre-​theater). You could get 2 courses for 25 euros or 3 for 29. My friends and I each got 2. She opted for the smokies as an appetizer and graciously shared with me. DELICIOUS! Smoky, creamy, and cheesy. The portion for 1 is generous, so was easily shared. I went with the pan-​fried steak for my entrée. Again, the portion was pretty generous, so I thought there would be no way I could eat it all. It was so tasty I almost finished it all. The steak was cooked perfectly and the pan-​frying gave it a lovely sear. The mashed potatoes with mustard seed and spinach had a nice tangy flavor along with the creaminess. The green beans and carrots were among the best I have ever had. I don’t know what they did to the carrots, but it was delicious. My friend had the chicken with a bean cassolet. She loved it. We finished with the lemon meringue mousse, which was a frozen piece of heaven — tart, yet sweet, and not too heavy. I also had to try the Eden Bellini. Yum.
The ambiance was very calming. There are plants hanging from the ceiling. One wall is windows, looking out on the patio. You can also see into the kitchen and we were very impressed. Not only was our food absolutely delicious and beautifully presented, the kitchen staff was very calm and professional and seemed to work as a championship team. We could see that they cooked everything to order, but everything still came out in a timely manner and they never got rattled. Bravo chefs!!!
My friend and I are now huge fans. Too bad we live in Denver (a bit too far for regular visits). We will be back if we ever return to Dublin.

Our venue for the first meeting of foodie club.
I started my evening of noms with a bellini. I must say it was beautiful. Then on to the food. The cod was so fresh and succulent and Anne L let me taste some of her nettles, which were really good despite my suspicions that they might sting my tongue.
I finished it off with an opera, which thankfully was not people singing but a beautiful combination of belgian chocolate and raspberry. Oh so good.
We were left waiting for the bill as has been mentioned but overall the experience was lovely.
Super noms!

Always one to make an entrance, I decided to enter in through the back door. Pacing up and down as diners looked on perplexed through the windows forced a server to usher me in through a side door. You enter through the main door which is on Sycamore street. Learn from my stupidity.
To start I had the nettle ravioli which had a scattering of pine nuts on it and a drizzling of sage butter. Without doubt my favourite dish. The woody flavour of the pine nuts worked so well with the sweetness of the butter and the nettles had a pesto taste to them but with more lightness and dryness.
For main I had the spinach, pinenut and minted feta parcels with couscous salad & tzatziki. The portions were huge and the parcels did not disappoint, the mint freshened my tongue from the very savoury starter so a nice combo. The couscous erred on the side of dry but that was just a minor thing and it definitely did not take away from the meal.
For dessert I had the sorbets and the presentation was exquisite. You can’t go wrong with sorbets, well maybe you can but you have to try very hard. The flavours were fresh and invigorating but the presentation really was a piece of art. From a pink macaroon to a cookie to a coiled piece of sugar… It really made the table gasp.
Altogether for the pre-​theatre (only Monday & Tuesday) it was € 29 for three courses. Excellent value.
Interior is bright and airy and two separate upstairs area were you can have what feels like a private dining experience with a large group. Scandinavian feel to the spot.
Service was very attentive but as Emily said they were a bit slow at the end in giving us the bill, she actually had to get it but if that is the only «major» compliant then fantastic. At least they were not hounding us or trying to up-​sell us or turn the tables.

I’ve been to Eden a few times over the years and went back tonight for the first unofficial Unilocal event, the Foodie Club.
I had the lovely smokies to start followed by the lamb neck fillet with mini shepherd’s pie which was delicious. There was some lovely bread and I had a decent Americano to finish as I’m not a big fan of desserts — although I did have the cookie from one of the ice-​cream starters!
The service was good (although we did have to ask for the bill after waiting a while).
While we were there we established (thanks Google) that the restaurant’s been there for 15 years — who knew.
Great food, great chats and I’ll definitely back for the 2 for 1 cocktails offer at brunch.

Went there with a group of 7 for dinner. We had amazing service and the food was great.
I highly recommend their homemade lemonade, potato pancake dish and the ice cream.
I agree with another Unilocaler that the place is cool but could use a little refreshing. It just feels a bit worn and not in the right way.
Still — a great meal and exceptional service. I would go again for sure.

I really enjoy my food, good quality food. Love their eggs Benedict :) however I am Irish and my mother raised me saying «always cook the white of the egg fully»…I really feel quizey when the white of the egg is like clear jelly. please please cook it properly! Thats my only complaint! Waiter was attentive and the food was top notch! All at a respectable price too!

I ate brunch at Eden this morning. It’s a beautiful restaurant with delicious, reasonably priced food. My friend and I each ordered the apple cinnamon pancakes, which we quickly demolished. I drank a cappuccino, while she had the homemade lemonade. While the lemonade might be fine when paired with another dish, it tasted lip-​puckeringly sour with our sweet pancakes.
After perusing the lunch and dinner menus, I could definitely be tempted into eating there again.

One of my favorite restaurants in Temple Bar. Excellent well-​prepared European food served in a stark white and trendy atmosphere. I’ve eaten here quite a few times and definitely recommend the smoked duck salad, beef sirloin, and the apple pancakes (the later if you’re there for brunch). My friends always and I do mean always seem to get the smokies and claim they’re the best in Ireland (though mixing cheese and fish isn’t for me). Eden is one of those few places that is great for brunch, lunch, or dinner — really all 3!
For brunch and lunch, Eden’s outdoor patio is the place to be on a sunny day!
Prices are a bit high — definitely one of the more expensive places in Temple Bar, but they do several good 2 and 3 course fixed price menus (starting at 18 euros) that makes it more affordable in these tough times. Regardless you’d be hard pressed to find a better meal and top-​notch service in this neighborhood.

You know that girl? You know the one you really like, but don’t exactly know how to tell her? The one that makes your heart race and your insides funny and you’d love to just spend a day sitting on a cliff looking out to the sea, holding hands and talking to, and share a bottle of wine with before whispering to her «I really really like you» no matter what the cost, the circumstances or the problems are? The one you’d love to do that with but have no idea how to, or how to tell her just how much you like her? Well, Eden is the restaurant you bring her to.
Extremely convenient in Temple Bar, Eden has a couple of great points to it as well as location — the great staff and the great wine list. The food is an added bonus — cooked just the way you like it (if you specify) but with the wine and cocktail list, that doesn’t matter too much, does it?
In truth, the food they source is high quality and you can’t really fault them on much, besides popularity.
It is expensive, that’s true, but hey, isn’t good food and drink worth paying for once in a while? Not to mention how impressed herself will be… if you get the courage to ask her. You should, you know.

Eden receives lots of positive press, and rightly so. Their Eden Smokies appetizer was eye-​opening — smoked haddock with spring onion, tomatoes, crème fraiche & cheddar. I’d go back for this alone. We also tried the lamb with shepherd’s pie and a few other dishes I don’t particularly remember well. I loved my Eden cocktail.
We visited on a sunny Spring evening & they were packed, so we were seated upstairs. Service was okay, but definitely spotty.

A little disappointed in Eden overall. Eden is a pretty fancy restaurant and, along with that, fairly pricey. For an appetizer, meal, dessert, and drink, I dropped € 60. Yikes!
My appetizer was a gnocchi plate, which would’ve been tastier if it had more than 3 gnocchi. Kind of lame. For dinner, I got a duck confit, which was also not as good as I had hoped. The duck just didn’t have a lot of flavor to it (which is tough to do, because duck is normally a bad ass meat) and the outside skin was a little burnt in parts. The place was slightly redeemed by dessert — a very tasty peanut butter and jelly ice cream parfait.
The décor is nice on the inside, however my service was a bit lacking. The waiter, in his defense, was working a very large table nearby. However after I asked for the check it took him nearly 15 minutes to bring it to me, and even then he finally had to have one of the hostesses come and do it. As a former waiter, its fair for me to critique a wait that long as unacceptable.
I wouldn’t go back. You can get more bang for your food buck elsewhere.

On Saturdays, thanks in part to the square’s food market, Eden’s small, but perfectly formed, terrace is a great spot for some serious people watching.
Outside, seats are limited but if you’re lucky enough to score one it’s very much worth a visit (in spite of its frankly overpriced menu). And, it’s a much more refined location than the hideously hectic Temple Bar Square nearby.

Another one of my favorite restaurants for when I’m visiting Dublin. Eden has a great mix of authentic Irish fare, as well as other European classics. The décor is clean, modern and trendy — I like it.
I started my meal with the Bellini cocktail and an order of the Mussels. I can’t describe it, but the Bellini was one cut above what you’d expect anywhere else (see pictures!). It was served with some blueberries for a nice sweet kick. The mussels were cooked perfectly; I wish I could remember what else was in there, but they were certainly good.
My main course was the Halibut with Cous Cous. The portion was a bit small for what I was paying, but the quality was top notch. The fish was pan-​fried with the skin on (bonus points for that!) and served on top of a cous cous salad and seasonal greens. The cous cous was just a little acidic and paired well with the fish. A very well composed dish overall.
My dinner companion had the traditional Irish Beef Stew served with mashed potatoes and a yummy puff-​pastry top. I’m not sure what there is to say here… it’s nice and hearty with generous chunks of beef — perfect for a cold winter evening. The mashed potatoes were great on there own and even better when mixed with the stew. If only everyone could make beef stew this good.
Eden’s a bit pricey, but the food really stands out. If you’re only in Dublin for a short time, stop by Eden to see what good Irish food is all about.

Eden is the perfect treat restaurant. You could bring your granny here for Sunday lunch, or that perfect someone on a romantic date, and both would be equally delighted with the excellent food, buzzing atmosphere and professional service.
The last time I ate here was around Christmas last year, and the lunch menu had a decidedly seasonal feel, but unusual (and most welcome) was the absence of turkey and ham from the list. To start I tried the smoked duck, served with roast beetroot, rocket and hazelnuts. For mains, they had choices like squash and cranberry risotto, or fish of the day, but I opted for the goose with braised red cabbage, which was crispy on the outside and meltingly soft inside. It was my first experience with goose, and a difficult one to live up to since.
I had little interest in the dessert menu when it came round, but as it was included in the lunch deal I ordered the Christmas pud, which was rich without being too heavy, and served with a yummy brandy butter.
It is testament to the quality of Eden that I remember this meal in so much detail nine months on.
When I’m paying this much for a meal I like to be able to linger, but Eden are currently offering a 2 course pre-​theatre menu for € 25, which is a decent saving on the a-​la-​carte.