28 Restaurants Great For A Group Dinner In Dublin

One of the most common questions we get asked every week by ATF Insiders is "where should I book for a group?" There's usually a caveat - we have veggies/vegans, need gluten free options, have older family members who can't handle too much noise, a fussy eater who needs plainer options - group dining isn't for the faint of heart. There are our top choices for private dining rooms, set menus to satisfy a wide range of tastes and budgets, and big splurges for serious celebrations...

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Achara

Thai-inspired Achara on Aston Quay was created with groups in mind, the plates designed for sharing, the drinks so good you won't want to move on. The family-style group menu will keep everyone happy at the purse friendly price of €45, for five small plates, five large plates and dessert - a relative bargain in Dublin these days. We've never had service that's been anything less than lovely, and it's a buzzy place where you won't be concerned about noise levels getting too high.

Floritz, St Stephen's Green

If your group is looking for a special room to get dressed up for, Floritz on St Stephen's Green have four different tasting menus priced from €65 - €120. For the big spenders you can go all out with bluefin tuna, Lambay Island lobster and Wagyu steak, or keep it simple (and less expensive) with chicken sesame skewers, pork belly bao and rice chips with Dragon sauce. The room at the back can be configured for all kinds of table layouts, and the floral-covered, plant-filled, gold-dripping room is a dream to spend a few hours in.

Coppinger, Coppinger Row

Coppinger don't advertise a group menu, but one of our ATF Insiders booked her post-wedding lunch there with a group dining option of €55. It's a brilliant, buzzy space in a prime city centre location, and the tastiest plates of handmade pasta, BBQ fish, and those now legendary garlic and chilli gambas will have you licking your fingers to make sure you've got it all - just make sure any white dresses are well covered with napkins.

Hawksmoor, College Green

Hawksmoor have two private dining rooms, both named after award-winning cattle. 'None the Wiser' sits eighteen, while 'Croom-A-Boo' sits fourteen, and there's Wi-Fi and an AV system if you want to bring your own tunes. Group evening menus are priced from €50 - €80 depending on how many courses you're having and whether you want meat, fish or the veggie option, and the space is like nowhere else in Dublin. This has work dinner all over it, and will taste even sweeter if someone else is footing the bill.

Hang Dai, Camden Street

Hang Dai is available for private hire (with up to 60 downstairs in the main restaurant), but for smaller groups the Gold Bar upstairs can seat up to 30. If the weather is temperate it's hard to beat the terrace looking out over Camden Street, but otherwise you can sit inside surrounded by red leather, brass fittings and a gold ceiling. Their set menu is priced at €60pp and includes dishes like Iberico pork dumplings, seabass with ginger and spring onion, and those cheeseburger spring rolls you can't visit without trying.

Library Street, South Frederick Street

Library Street's downstairs PDR seating 6 - 10 people is group dining goals. There's a minimum spend of €100 a head for food and drinks, and chef Kevin Burke will design a menu just for you featuring no end of delicious dishes from the kitchen (and you can make adjustments if needed). There's a full sound system and record player and it's completely private. We did it, and we loved it, then we did it again.

La Maison, Castle Market

La Maison on Castle Market have five areas that they can box off for private events and group bookings, for anything from eight people up. They offer a set three-course lunch or dinner for groups on request, with all the classic French dishes like Coquille Saint-Jacques, moules-frites and duck confit, and you can't get a more central location if people are coming from different parts of the city.

Dax, Pembroke Street

For fine dining group style, Dax have a couple of cavernous areas in their basement dining room that you can take over. They do a set menu with three courses for €92, featuring all of chef Graham Neville's classic, French/Irish dishes, and it's a good option if there are older members of the group who like a low noise level and no surprises.

Mister S, Camden Street

The semi-private space down the stairs at the back of Mister S takes bookings of up to 18 people across three booths, and it's the perfect laid back setting for plate upon plate of fire-cooked food, like their burnt end rendang spring rolls, scallops with smoked beurre blanc, and short ribs with chimichurri. Just get your booking in early because the crowds don't let up in here.

Big Fan, Aungier Street

BIGFAN can cater for groups of up to 15 in their outside space at the front, and up to 75 indoors. Their group menu is €45pp with a choice of bao, a banquet of dumplings, all the BIGFAN classics and dessert - who wouldn't be thrilled with that. Staff are the loveliest and the drinks will keep on flowing - read our once over here.

The Pig's Ear, Nassau Street

The Pig’s Ear turned into Lotus Eaters last year, but has now gone back to the original, with a clever menu bringing traditional Irish dishes right up to date. They have three rooms overlooking Trinity College's playing grounds, seating 10 - 55 guests, who can dine on pork potato farls with bone marrow gravy; boxty pancakes with Cais na Tire cheese and truffle; and a Dublin lawyer lobster omelette.

One Pico, Molesworth Street

The upstairs Polo Room in One Pico seats 12 - 43, with your own special menu and private entrance around the side. The evening set menu is €98, with supplements for pricier ingredients, so this is one for the bigger spenders where the budget's out the window,

The Saddle Room at The Shelbourne

For groups of up to 20, The Saddle Room offers privacy and five-star elegance if you and your gang feel like splashing out. If it's the right time of year you can start in the Champagne Terrace upstairs for an aperitif, before coming down for chef Gary Hughes' €72 three-course Table d’Hote, featuring dishes like Shelbourne whiskey-cured Castletownbere salmon; slow-cooked shoulder of Kildare lamb; and smoked Knockanore cheese ravioli with Green Spot cream.

Brookwood, Baggot Street

The club room is located on the top floor of Brookwood on Baggot Street if a PDR focused on steak and seafood is your thing. They can cater for groups of up to 16 for €65-€90 for three courses, and there's a personal music system and flatscreen TV in case you want to listen to or watch something. It also gets our votes for one of the prettiest chandeliers in Dublin.

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Bar Italia, Ormond Quay

Bar Italia can host groups of up to 37 in their downstairs enclave, working with you on a menu and drinks to fit your group, and offering extras like a prosecco reception or homemade cake. There's pasta, pizza, risotto, fish and meat specials, so it won't be difficult to please a wide range of tastes, and we'd crawl along the quays for their carbonara.

Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen, Parnell Square

For the ultimate, no expenses spared group night out, Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen, has a few choices for private, or just more secluded dining. The Chef’s Table, in the kitchen, seats up to six, the (semi-private) Demi-Salle seats four - six, and The Middleton Room seats up to 10. As far as experiences with family or friends go, this is one you'll never forget.

Krewe, Capel Street

'NOLA-inspired' Krewe on Capel Street is great for groups where no-one wants to spend too much, and diners are of the fried chicken/burgers/brightly coloured cocktails variety. Downstairs can seat a few long tables, while upstairs is made for a full takeover, and it's easy to get in and out for around €50 a head.

Mr Fox, Parnell Square

Mr Fox can cater for groups up to 65, the full capacity of the restaurant, or a smaller number. Groups are usually seated in the back room, and their set seasonal menu is €93 per person, so this is very much special occasion territory.

The Woollen Mills, Ormond Quay

The Woollen Mills is tailor-made for private dining, with a whopping four options seating up to 80 people, and access for wheelchairs - surprisingly hard when it comes to private dining rooms that are generally up or down stairs. The Riverrun room overlooks the Liffey, as does the smaller Joyce room, and the fully heated and covered room terrace can take up to 80 people.

M&L Chinese

Our go-to place for Sichuan food, upstairs in M&L Chinese off O'Connell Street there’s a private room that seats 10-12. You can BYO for €5 a bottle so it's a great value option if you like drinking the good stuff (just consider bringing your own glasses), and if you've yet to try the handmade dumplings, Szechuan green beans and deep-fried fish, your next group outing is the perfect excuse.

South Dublin

Lena

What was Locks in Portobello is now Lena, the newest opening from the team behind Uno Mas and Etto. Lena hit the exact same heights as its siblings from the second its doors opened, and their two private dining rooms upstairs seat groups of 8 - 24. The food is neighbourhood Italian on another level, with the sage and anchovy fritti; wild seabass crudo; and osso bucco some of our 2025 dining highlights, and a three course set menu will cost your gang €69pp, including bread, sides and dessert, which is pretty good value for an experience this special.

Shaku Maku, Rathmines

Shaku Maku (from the same people as Umi Falafel) is an easy going Middle Eastern diner, perfect for pulling up at a long table with your friends or family and ordering all the mezze. There are grilled meats, tagines, Manakeesh (Middle Eastern flatbreads), and this is pick and mix dining at very fair prices.

The Old Spot, Beggar's Bush

The Old Spot have two spaces upstairs for groups of up to 20 or 50, with their largest single table seating 12-14. They do a three-course set menu which is €55 for lunch or €70 for dinner, with a choice of starters, mains and desserts, including their deep-fried truffle mac and cheese; and a Ridgeway Waygu beef burger. Bear in mind though that you're paying a premium for the set menu at dinner, with the same dishes considerably cheaper when eaten off the à la carte - if your group isn't too large you might be better off trying to get a regular table downstairs.

Bresson, Monkstown

The first floor private dining room in Bresson, Monkstown, can seat 20-46 people, with a bar, sound system and dedicated staff to serve your party. Their four course dinner menu is €80 and for the very hungry - it includes bread, Hors d'Oeuvres, sorbet and Petit Fours on top of your starter, main and dessert.

North Dublin

Sister Seven, Smithfield

Big Fan's Northside debut came inside Fidelity Studio in Smithfield, and the two together are a food loving, craft beer drinking, audiophile's dream. They take groups of all sizes, and their set menu features baos, bites, jiaozi, and meaty mains like pork char siu and Fidelity fried chicken for €40pp.

Slice, Stoneybatter

When you think of Slice in Stoneybatter you might think of brunch with a side of mimosas, but you can also book the space for evening meals of 15-30 guests. They'll work with you on a menu, drinks and pricing, and you can ensure that all the Irish produce will feature heavily. Prices start from €45pp including a welcome cocktail, canapés and three courses, and taking over a space that's opening just for you really puts the private in private dining.

Shouk, Drumcondra

Shouk in Drumcondra is tailor-made for groups, with a 'feasting menu' available for tables of 10 or more. For €40 a head you'll be laden down with mezze, salads, dips, arayes, shawarma and schnitzel. There's even hot drinks and baklawa to end - who could argue with that.

Old Street, Malahide

Old Street in Malahide cater for groups of all sizes in their sunlight-flooded first floor, and we recommend a walk by the sea afterwards. A three-course lunch for a minimum of 10 people is €45 with dinner €55, and you can see menus on their website.