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Celebration Dinner Recommendations

Hello!

My family and I are doing the Heart of Ireland tour beginning June 2. We actually arrive in Dublin on May 25. Our best friends from Southampton, England are arriving May 26 and will be with us until May 30. Our group is two couples and two 14 year old girls.

Our 20th wedding anniversary is May 4. Due to our daughter’s volleyball commitments, we are very busy in May so we have decided to celebrate our anniversary while in Ireland. I’ll preview our schedule below, and would love recommendations on a great place to have a celebratory dinner. Not looking for somewhere fancy....just want a great overall experience.

During the time our friends are with us, we’ll be basing ourselves out of Dublin but planning day trips to places like Howth, Belfast, etc (unfortunately they misunderstood us and thought our tour began in Dublin, and they booked a non refundable room). For the dates below between June 2 and June 9, I’m listing the city we’ll be at along the tour where there is no planned group dinner.

May 25 through 29 - Dublin or any surrounding area with easy drive/train return to hotel
May 30, 31 - Donegal
June 1 - undecided, but maybe Galway
June 4 - Dingle
June 5 - Kilkenny

Thank you!! 💚🧡

Thank you in advance for any suggestions!

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In Dublin consider 101 Talbot located conveniently at 101 Talbot. It’s in North Dublin so not chic and trendy although close to the theaters and seemed to cater to theater goers. We had a lovely, low key and very well prepared meal there. For a pricey seafood restaurant in Howth with a killer view go to Aqua. Excellent service and very good food. Extensive wine list.

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We have heard really good things about Oscar's Seafood Bistro in Galway and plan on dining there when we are in Ireland.

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One of our favorite meals in Dublin was at Matt the Thresher. http://mattthethresher.ie/

Easy to find, a few blocks from St. Stephen's Green and Merrion Square. Nice atmosphere; excellent food (they specialize in seafood, but offer some alternatives); overall a good value. A few positive comments on this Forum triggered our interest (and we followed the advice on making an on-line reservation in advance of our trip).