The Dylan restaurant has rebranded as the Tavern and along with it came a makeover. Or makeunder, depending on which ever way you look at it… ie they removed the white table cloths and made it a little less stuffy. I will cut to the chase here and say I didn’t love it. We had the 5 course tasting menu and not a lot appealed. The dishes were all very heavy, portions too large and the pork mixture plate which is supposed to be the star was greasy and verging on stale,. As the other half so eloquently put it… it smells of chipper in here(he probably would have preferred a chipper at that stage in fairness) I have heard people raving about the exact same menu so not sure how it all went so wrong. We were there on a fairly empty Wednesday so maybe it was the head chef’s night off? Saving grace though was the Fairground for two. Ok so it’s candyfloss on a cart and wasn’t the best dessert I have ever had, but it’s a novelty and I still think I’m 10 so it was right up my street. Not sure however what the 5 star hotel goers or business men would make of it. They might just have to loosen their ties and get stuck in.
Katie-Ann M.
Rating des Ortes: 5 London, United Kingdom
Dylan Restaurant offers magnificent service and rousing cuisine. Arguably the pinnacle of modern dining in the city, self-indulgence in Dublin’s premier boutique hotel is the name of the game. The Restaurant serves contemporary, lavish Irish food. For starters I relished in Pan Seared Duck Foie Gras with Muscat grape, brioche and croutons for € 14.00 followed by an utterly sumptuous Slow Roasted Rare Breed Pork Rack featuring Savoy cabbage, pumpkin purée, apple and calvados sauce for € 28.00 — not cheap but the quality is downright lip smacking. With shimmering lilac and dark purple dining chairs, white and lilac ceilings and muted, inviting candle light at night this really is a lavish place to enjoy a lip smacking meal. The restaurant is adjacent to the chic hotel bar where the well-to-do, local Dublin glitterati loiter, meet their friends and drink the night away. I really love the interior furnishings of both the restaurant and adjoining bar and think that all of the bespoke furniture works to make Dylan even more differentiated from any other hotel in the city. However, such custom daintiness comes at a price and to keep pace with the Dublin elite — certainly so pre-recession, you would be required to fork out € 165.00 for a bottle of Louis Roederer Vintage Rose 2000. If you’re like myself and try and keep it as easy on the pocket as possible then you can purchase a cocktail for € 12.50. I went for the sumptuous ‘Gin/Ger’ — Muddled Blackberries and ginger, shaken over Plymouth Gin and Apricot Brandy that was like an inferno of plush flavours in my mouth! Panache, individuality and style describe this unique establishment where you will relish in an unforgettable meal.