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#362 of 2,011 Restaurants in Dublin
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South City Centre
0.3 km from Dublin Castle
About
Busy City Centre Bistro offering all day dining from 12 noon Fully Licensed, great cocktails and extensive wine list Private dining for groups of up to 30 available
PRICE RANGE
C$29 - C$68
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
CUISINES
French, Irish, European
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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Reviewed 5 days ago via mobile

Decor was nice and you do feel like you’ve been transported to France. However, the food is average and over-priced. I ordered soup to start which was nice but came with one tiny slice of bread. For main I had the steak frites & it...was €39 & mediocre with a tiny amount of salad leaves & uneventful bearnaise sauce. Dessert of apple crumble was presented well but bland & lacking in flavour. A mandatory €22 service charge was added to the bill which was outrageous.More

Date of visit: March 2024
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

The atmosphere was very cute though a bit cramped and loud. We LOVED all our food, with the exception of the béarnaise sauce that came with the fries, so we asked for some mayo. Not our server, but another guy came and threw even more...béarnaise sauce on the table and scolded us for asking for mayo. Get over yourself dude! We tried to not let his rudeness spoil our evening.More

Date of visit: March 2024
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Straight off the bat the atmosphere was too loud. My partner and I couldn’t talk to each other without shouting, tables are too close together and it took 15 minutes to get a menu. Our starter was less than satisfactory however we both enjoyed our...main course but it’s very expensive and we didn’t feel like we got any value for money. We won’t be going back and would not recommend to anyoneMore

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed January 31, 2024 via mobile

Absolutely genuine staff so so kind and food is superb.A huge fan Congratulations to the owners and staff ,such a great atmosphere and lots of love and good vibes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed January 27, 2024 via mobile

A group of 10 of us went here to celebrate a Birthday, It was a fantastic experience. The service was excellent, the staff were very friendly and accommodating, the food was delicious. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed all the sublime dishes. The portions were very substantial and...no one had any complaints. We had an array of starters, mains and desserts. I thoroughly recommended this amazing French restaurant and will definitely be back. Thank you for a wonderful day.More

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed January 13, 2024 via mobile

Food is good and atmosphere is pleasant. Pricing is excessive (3 course lunch €45 +12.5% gratuity). Starter of duck spring roll was hard and tasteless and a very small portion. Steak was very good as a mains but with little garnish. Desert was adequate. After...paying the requested gratuity our change was given in coins, with an apology that there were no notes available. Giving c.30-40 in coins (€19) is unprofessional and ridiculous. Needless to say we returned them and a €20 note was given to us, leaving the restaurant down €1. Must improve.More

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed January 10, 2024 via mobile

Thoroughly enjoyed the meal here lastnight. All five of us had three course and all delicious with beautiful presentation. The service was excellent from the minute we walked in. Very impressed and will definitely go back!

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed January 5, 2024

Dublin out of control with pricing for hospitality and this place is a perfect example. Not a restaurant to my mind, we've avoided it for years but had no choice yesterday evening ... everywhere full. The place is scruffy, dirty crumpled menus, filthy toilets etc....Worst part though, what a rip-off!! Two main courses and a bottle of crappy red wine .... €140 including a whopping service charge. The latter imo should be outlawed. Up to you folks but this place is a joke .... how they get away with it in Dublin is beyond me. Thankfully we were only visiting.More

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed December 24, 2023

Traditional Christmas Eve lunch with my daughter, and once again a very enjoyable experience. Food, Staff, Service and ambience very good. It never disappoints and of course I will return

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed December 10, 2023

Very noisy, very small table, we booked in advance for 3 and were given a very small table only suitable for the 2

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed December 4, 2023 via mobile

Lovely food, lovely atmosphere. The Green Hen never disappoints, I have been here a few times for lunch and dinner.... Staff very friendly

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed November 29, 2023

The girls were wonderful but when we requested the sharing Platter on the menu we were told the chef wasn't serving it, as he was expecting to be too busy. Disappointed we thought oh well let's have a main course and the cheese plate to...share for dessert. Our main meal was delicious if not a tad cold but hey we are on a wonderful night out so let's enjoy it. Cheese plate arrives straight out of the fridge - so cold we couldn't really appreciate the flavours but hey life is good........ Until the table across from us is served the sharing charcuterie plate! What 🤨😩. The head waiter didn't even acknowledge what had happened. A free coffee would have been nice. 😋😔. It was our 4th time there - probably our last. ☹️.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed November 29, 2023

We had lunch there last year and returned. Same high standard of excellence. Many of the same staff still present. You can go with confidence in the food, service and wine list as well as the excellent ambience.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed November 22, 2023

What a fabulous place. Superb modern French food with a great atmosphere and delightful staff. The Prawn starter is sensational. Definitely going back.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed November 20, 2023

2 1/2 dots = ok. Charming little French restaurant, decorated with movie posters/photos of actors. The bœuf bourguignon was deliciously tender, but the dish was little more than a slab of meat on a plate. There seemed to be about a teaspoon of the artichoke...purée. Champagne by the glass overpriced/not great quality. No bread was served. An unadvertised 12.5% service charge very much not appreciated.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Response from AliMcDaniel | Reviewed this property |
From memory there were options. I found them very accommodating as I don't eat certain foods & they substituted for me. Check out there online menu or mail them.
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The Green Hen is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4