ALL THE FOOD

It seems that even mid-pandemic the critics can't resist a new opening, with three out of seven reviews this weekend of places brand new to the social distancing scene. In the Irish Times Corinna Hardgrave is first in the door of Kerala Kitchen's second outpost in Ston...

Never one to let a global pandemic get them down, this week sees new openings from established restaurateurs and newbies alike...

Hush, Rathmines

Hush is the latest opening from chef Jules Mak, who also owns Mak at D6 in Ranelagh. During lockdown they experimented with a...

In the Sunday Times this week Niall Toner is telling it like it is after a visit to new "art diner" Dig In, and major respect for not using this pandemic of ours as an excuse to gloss over the meal's less than perfect elements. It's the first bit of negative commentary...

Welcome to a new and slightly condensed version of the critics' reviews. Our last one was back in March, before the world as we knew it was turned on its head, and within days there was nothing to review as everywhere had shut. The reopening has been slow and, for many...

Restaurants were officially allowed to reopen three weeks ago, but many have decided it's just not viable to open their doors yet with such reduced capacity due to social distancing. Others have taken a bit longer to get up and running and figure out how to make their...

And they keep on coming. Here's five more openings we think you should know about this week...

Canteen At The Marlin

After starting in Blackrock market to rapturous praise, then moving to Celbridge, Canteen are now back in the capital at The Marlin Hotel near St. Stephen...