Finding the best steak in Dublin is not an easy prospect – there are so many fantastic steakhouses and restaurants serving premium cuts of meat cooked to perfection, that you may have to sample a few before you find your personal favourite. The good news is, you won’t run out of places to try, and you won’t have to limit your companions in the challenge to meat-eaters only. The best Dublin restaurants for steak also offer a range of cracking seafood and vegetarian options, so there’s something for everyone.
Try the offerings of a celebrity chef on Dawson Street for a grill experience to remember, or head to Capel Street for a romantic evening over steaks crafted for two to share. If the kids love steak too, then there’s a spot in Temple Bar with a menu designed for smaller appetites, while Grafton Street is home to a real Irish jewel, serving a menu with a French twist.
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For one of the best grill restaurants in Dublin – check out Marco Pierre White Steakhouse & Grill on Dawson Street
Marco Pierre White’s “simple” means expertly prepared, elegant dishes made with top-quality ingredients by chefs trained in London. The menu focuses on classic dishes, featuring prime cuts and fresh fish, each deserving its place. Marco Pierre White Steakhouse & Grill offers a grown-up, relaxed atmosphere in an opulent yet welcoming setting. Get that characteristic namesake celebrity chef vibe in luxurious surroundings, delivering a dining experience to remember. As a grill restaurant, the steaks are clearly the star of the show – from rib-eye to chateaubriand, porterhouse to sirloin and everything in between, every cut comes from grass-fed Irish cows and is served with beef dripping chips. Taste the ocean for starters with Dublin Bay prawn bisque and dressed Castletownbere crab, or go off-book with a roast rump of Wicklow lamb – the choice is yours.
For business meals at one of the best steakhouses in Dublin – book Hawksmoor Dublin on Dame Street
Treat yourself to a feast Hawksmoor Dublin style – a steak and seafood fuelled evening in a truly beautiful vintage-inspired room. Start with aphrodisiacal oysters or half a native lobster, followed up by a sharing chateaubriand with your choice of sauce and the house’s signature beef dripping chips. For larger events, there are two private dining options at Hawksmoor – the Croom-a-Boo room seating up to 14, and the None the Wiser room seating up to 18 and set up for business meetings and corporate events. Get the VIP treatment all the way with private dining, including the option to have a bespoke cocktail selection curated by award-winning bartenders.
For one of the best steakhouses in Dublin – try FIRE Steakhouse & Bar in South City Centre
The award-winning FIRE Steakhouse & Bar has a long-standing reputation as a purveyor of some of the finest steak in Dublin. The finest cuts are sourced from local butchers Peter Hannan and Irish Hereford Prime and cooked in style over an open grill. Always tender, aged to perfection, and well marbled, while low in saturated fat, these are steaks you can enjoy even if you’re on a health kick. From prime centre-cut fillet to rub-eye, sirloin and T-bone, each steak is served with a choice of sauces, fries and salads, and with optional add-ons including fire oven roast bone marrow, and garlic butter roast tiger prawns stuffed with chorizo and crayfish. All this and more is served up in an historical 19th century dining room, complete with bronze sculptures, stained glass windows and dramatic soaring ceilings for an unforgettable experience.
For some of the best sharing steaks in Dublin – visit Bovinity in Capel Street
Laid-back, warm and free from pretension, Bovinity shuns the traditional, white-clothed tables and instead dives into gritty realism, where what matters is the quality of the food and the joy of the company. Seriously curated cuts of prime, dry-aged Irish beef reign supreme here, from classic fillet and rib-eye to weekly evolving specials including sharing cuts. Add to this some addictive sides, from beef dripping chips to four-cheese mac and cheese, to green mango and pickled shiitake salads, and starters from scallops with coconut and ginger to a sharing butcher’s board of sausages, and you’ll want to stay all day. The vibe is all about sharing, with heartfelt Irish hospitality at its finest. Groups of six or more have the choice of two carefully crafted sharing menus, while those going a la carte will simply have to sample everything that hits the table.
For some of the best Irish steak in Dublin – take a trip to Ryleigh’s in North Wall
Rooftop dining at its finest, Ryleigh’s lets you bask in the panoramic vista of the Dublin skyline, the River Liffey and the Dublin Mountains while you dine. Settle into a comfortable leather booth beside floor-to-ceiling picture windows separated by stunning veined marble columns and take in the sights outside, or focus your gaze inside towards the theatrical open kitchen to watch the magic happen. The fact that you can also get some of the best steaks in Dublin is the icing on the cake. A meat-lover’s paradise, start with duck confit in plum sauce or creamy lamb and Swiss chard ragu, then choose your cut of 100% Irish beef. Try the Tomahawk rib-eye or John Stone’s T-bone for two, or an individual Delmonico, striploin or centre cut fillet for one. Add a topper – lobster butter or duck foie gras perhaps – and choose your sauce from creamy pepper, chimichurri, chipotle veal jus or roast garlic and gorgonzola butter.
For steak at one of the best pubs in Dublin – check out The Black Forge in Drimnagh
The mantra of The Black Forge is to always source fresh, premium ingredients as locally as possible. The kitchen team, under the guidance of head chef Ed Raethorne, then prepares these carefully selected ingredients with skill and passion, delivering mouth-watering dishes to your table including some of the best steak in Dublin. Pop in for breakfast and start you day with a classic full Irish featuring Andarl Farm sausages and Clonakilty pudding, or John Stone aged minute steak with free-range fried eggs. For lunch or dinner, the signature “steak on a stone” is a must-try – rump or fillet, chargrilled and served with all the trimmings, plus your choice of cracked black pepper and Proper 12 Irish whiskey sauce, or roasted garlic and rosemary butter. Whet your appetite with a mosaic of Dublin Bay prawns and Donegal white crab with hot and sour cucumber, dill and celeriac remoulade, or warm Wicklow brie with toasted hazelnuts.
For côte de boeuf and steak frites at one of Dublin’s best Irish restaurants – book your seat at Davy Byrnes in Grafton Street
The original Irish gastropub, Davy Byrnes has been serving some of the best steak in Dublin and more since 1798. One off the most famous restaurants in the city, this old hostelry even got special mentions in James Joyce’s Ulysses and Dubliners – Joyce being a former regular. The art nouveau style includes high curved ceilings and a stunning marble bar top for a contemporary vibe at one of Dublin’s oldest favourites. Seafood lovers will have a hard time narrowing down their choices, ranging from the Davy’s cold seafood platter to beer battered hake, seafood chowder and Connemara oysters. The highlight of the menu, however, is the côte de boeuf – go with a group and be sure to be hungry, as this single cut will serve two to three people easily.
For romantic date nights and some of the best steak in Dublin – cosy on up at Hellfire in Temple Bar
Turn up the heat at Hellfire, serving locally sourced cuts of meat chargrilled over open flames for that inimitable smoky flavour. Premium grass-fed Irish beef, smoked and grilled to your liking, and served with Padron peppers and chimichurri, from 8oz fillets to sharing 26oz porterhouse and Tomahawk cuts. Before you indulge in some of the best steak in Dublin, whet your appetite with tantalising starters – think octopus and prawn ceviche tostadas with chipotle mayo, parmesan and spinach chicken filo rolls, and prawn croquettes with squid ink and citrus aioli. For a truly special occasion, get all this and more in your own private dining room, where you can experience the magic for anywhere from 12 to 60 guests in a choice of three exquisitely appointed, exclusive spaces.
For special occasions – celebrate at Millstone Restaurant in South City Centre
Millstone Restaurant is a heritage steakhouse joint that has been drawing in Dubliners and tourists alike for over 20 years to date. Enticed by the fresh Irish seafood as well as the 100% Irish, grass-fed and expertly aged steaks, each guest experiences not only some of the best steak in Dublin, but also that renowned warm Irish hospitality that makes every visit memorable. The ambience is equally as welcoming, from the charm of the Victorian building to the gentle live music accompanying your meal. Start with the house Irish seafood chowder, a rich and creamy maritime delight, or the stuffed Yorkshire pudding with Hereford beef and a red wine jus. Move on to the petit striploin with frites and a brandy peppercorn sauce, or a winter warmer of slow-cooked beef and Guiness stew with field mushrooms. Book the private mezzanine for up to 30 guests for an experience to remember.
For steak at one of the best family-friendly restaurants in Dublin – take the gang to Thunder Road Café in Temple Bar
American diner-style Thunder Road Café has a party atmosphere that welcomes all ages. Decorated with classic motorcycles and stained-glass lamps, the ambience is welcoming and bright, just like the service. And with a dedicated kids’ menu featuring child-sized burgers, wing platters, pastas and more, the whole family will find something they love. For the adults, think mouth-watering smoked baby back ribs in a tangy barbecue glaze, or Cajun-spiced king prawns with crispy fresh baked sourdough to start. And for the main event, how about some of the best steaks in Dublin – from the 10oz striploin with garlic butter and smoked cherry tomatoes, to the 16oz rib-eye with pepper sauce and house fries. For something non-steak-based, perhaps the Tuscan chicken tagliatelle with parmesan and white wine sauce, or the truffle cheeseburger for a gourmet take on an all-American classic.
For one of the best steak restaurants in Temple Bar and beyond – pull up a chair at Boeuf & Frites in Temple Bar and Boeuf & Coq in South City Centre
Boeuf and Frites in Temple Bar and sister venue Boeuf & Coq in South City Centre specialise in grilled prime Irish beef and chicken, prepared and served up with French flair. Each steak is aged for between 28 and 35 days, and all steaks and chicken are brushed with signature Boeuf seasoning and the finest olive oil, and presented beautifully with sautéed French onion croutons on cast iron plates. Start with fresh mussels in white wine and tarragon cream sauce or duck pate with a pink peppercorn crust, then choose your “boeuf” or “coq” main. From burgers to prime rump to filet mignon, peri-peri half chicken to chicken Kiev – then add succulent sides such as frites hollandaise, cheddar and onion croquettes, garlic mushrooms, and creamed spinach. Finish with a topper – of garlic prawns, crispy Parma ham or Dijon black pudding perhaps – and any one of 12 house-prepared sauces.
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Not much beats a nice juicy steak, made from premium cuts of beef and cooked just the way you like it. Whether you’re a rare, medium or well-done type of person, if the meat is premium and the seasoning is right, this is a treat you can’t deny. It’s hard to say where the best steak in Dublin can be found, but these 11 stellar gems certainly vie for the title. And with seafood, vegetarian and more on the menu, there’s something for everyone.
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