- Matsukawa have increased the price of their evening tasting menu by a whopping 30% , from €100 - €130. It's hard to see where this is all going to end, but it's not good news for the industry or its consumers  - There's a new Mexican Sunday roast at Suertudo in Ranelagh, which started today. Great timing for our updated feature coming this week on where to get a Sunday roast in Dublin  - Check out the new  lunch menu at Borgo in Phibsborough. €18 for a focaccia sandwich,
-The Ivy are in the press again for all the wrong reasons , and we're spinning from the disclosure that their waiters earn €500 - €1000 a week in tips/service charge on top of their wages. We're hearing that the chefs in The Westbury are also starting to rise up in arms over the same issue  - Chef Adrian Martin's latest venture, the return of failed restaurant Wildflower to Blackrock Market , has closed quietly, with readers telling us the site has been shut for at least a m
While 2025 marked the entry of plenty of great new restaurants to Dublin at both ends of the market, and one or two that opened and shut again so fast they felt like we dreamt them , there’s no doubt it’s been slower going than previous years. But like horse-mounted reinforcements riding over the horizon, here comes the Christmas season and a whole host of glitzy new arrivals to beef up the year’s output. From major chains making their mark in Dublin, to beloved homebirds bra