Juanitos at Mercado 52

Name: Juanitos at Mercado 52
Address: 52 South William Street, Dublin, Dublin Co., Ireland, Republic of, D02 PX38
Telephone: 087 716 8731
Price range: €30 and under
Rating: 4.3

4.3

190 reviews

€30 and under

Soul food

Top tags:

Welcome to Juanitos, we serve soul food, LA style in the heart of Dublin with an Asian fusion twist! Amigos, enemigos and lovers welcome!

We also have a brand new TAPAS dining area called EIVISSA - IBIZA - in our beautifully decorated laneway serving delicious hot and cold TAPAS and PINTXOS.

We are a very popular, busy, fast-paced restaurant.

We would love to give the dining opportunity for as many guests as possible that is why we have to cancel your booking after 10min of the appointed time in the case of a no-show.

Thanks for your understanding.

The Team of Juanitos

Not bookable

This restaurant is temporarily offline. Please contact the restaurant directly or check back shortly for availability.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Soul food, Contemporary Mexican, Korean
Hours of Operation
Tue, Wed, Sun 12:00 pm–10:30 pm Thu 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–11:30 pm Breakfast Tue–Sat 9:00 am–11:30 am
Phone number
087 716 8731
Website
http://mercado52.ie/
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Lee Doyle

Location
52 South William Street, Dublin, Dublin Co. D02 PX38
Area
South City Centre
Parking Details
None
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan

Steamed Daily Dumplings€9.95
Chili peanut oil, ponzu, spring onion, sesame seeds
Fried Empanadas
Changes daily (salsa verde)
- 3 Pieces€9.95
Pork Belly€9.95
Soy & honey, spring onions, sesame seeds & red chili
Tequenos
Fried cheese in pastry & salsa verde
- 4 Pieces€9.95
Nachos€9.95
Cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, jalapeños & sour cream
Loaded Nachos€12.95
Ground beef, cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream & jalapeños
Adobo Brisket Nachos€13.50
Pulled beef, cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream & jalapeños

Tostadas

Fried tacos (2 Pieces)

Crispy Prawns€13.50
Mango salsa, pickled cabbage & lime mayonnaise
Grilled Chorizo€13.50
Guacamole, tomato salsa, coriander, radish & sour cream

Soft Tacos

Adobo Beef Brisket
Vintage cheese, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, coriander, & sweetcorn
- 3 Pieces€13.50
Roast Spiced Squash
Feta, guacamole, pico de gallo, lime mayo
- 3 Pieces€13.50
Pork Belly Taco€13.50
Chiplote mayo, guacamole, grilled pineapple, crispy onions, pickled cabbage, corinader

Burgers & Baos

Halloumi Burger€14.95
Guacamole, chimichurri, gems, tomato, roasted peppers & lime mayo
Satay Fried Chicken Burger€15.50
Chili, shaved cucumber, gems, coriander, crushed peanuts & lime mayo
Braised Adobo Brisket Burger€15.95
Vintage cheddar, chipotle mayo, tomato, lettuce, gherkins, crispy onion
Fried Prawn Bao€14.95
Cucumber, sambal, kewpie mayo, pickled cabbage, coriander & sesame seeds
Pork Belly Bao€14.95
Bulgogi, pickled cabbage, crispy onions, kewpie mayo & sesame seeds

Bowls

Poke Bowl€14.95
Avocado, edamame beans, radish, cucumber, pickled cabbage, squash, jasmine rice, sesame, vegan Kewpie mayo
Grilled Chicken Salad€15.95
Chimichurri, tender stem broccoli, squash, feta, fried tortillas, pico de gallo, mixed leaves
Korean Popcorn Chicken€16.95
Steamed rice, pineapple, peanuts, chillies, sesame seeds, spring onions, coriander & gochujang
Korean Popcorn Cauliflower€14.95
Steamed rice, pineapple, peanuts, chillies, sesame seeds, spring onions, coriander & gochujang
Pulled Beef Brisket Bowl€15.95
Rice, chili beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream & jalapeños
Fried Halloumi Bowl€14.95
Rice, chili beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream

Sides

Asian Slaw€4.95
Steamed Rice€4.95
Tenderstem Broccoli & Edamame Beans€6.95
Sweet Potato Fries€5.95
Lime aioli, sriracha, spring onions
Chips€5.50

Desserts

Churros€7.50
Milk chocolate sauce & cinnamon sugar
Dessert Special€7.50

What 190 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.4Service
4.3Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

190 Reviews

DB
DeclanB
Dublin
7 reviews
4.0
7 reviews
Dined on 23 September 2023
overall4food5service4ambience3
Great place. Excellent food full of flavour and fresh ingredients. Couldn’t tell the difference between aperol and Campari. Small thing Service was great and the prices good value. A tad noisy and a strong smell of cleaning fluids. But the positives heavily outweighed my picky negatives so will def go back.
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maurah
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 21 September 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
My daughter and I had a wonderful experience in Juanitos..food fab and excellent service…only downside was that we had limited time as we were heading to a show…will definitely make a return visit very soon.
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CharC
Dublin
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 15 September 2023
overall4food5service5ambience4
Really lovely food and drinks. Great service, friendly staff, so attentive with a serious food allergy at the table.
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OpenTable Diner
Dublin
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 14 September 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Absolutely fabulous work night out food was stunning waitress was so helpful will be back
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HughF
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 11 September 2023
overall4food4service4ambience4
Nice atmosphere and very tasty food. Overall good value for money
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Rebecca
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 9 September 2023
overall1food1service2ambience3
Not happy, food had no taste two different mains got and both distasteful
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JohnF
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 19 August 2023
overall3food3service3ambience3
More of a bar then a restaurant. Limited Menu, not classic Mexican by any means. Good for cocktails and casual dining.
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EmmetW
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 12 August 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Nice food and friendly staff. Good casual dinner date spot
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Dublin
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 5 August 2023
overall3food2service3ambience4
Ambience is great and staff, but food and menu is not the most tasty and lack consistency in my opinion. Price is too high for what is served
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 29 July 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Three of us went out for a meal and got a range of starters and plates to share! Everything was so good and full of flavour! The margarita was amazing! Will deffo be back
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DF
DublinFoodie15
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 28 July 2023
overall2food4service1ambience2
The food was fantastic but despite having an 8pm reservation we had to wait for a table. We were sat at the bar, where the bartender ignored us. Once we were seated it took an hour and a half for our starters to arrive. The waitress was nice and apologetic but there was no compensation, no complimentary breadsticks or anything while we waited. Would go again for the food but NEVER on a Friday night. The restaurant should know how many customers it can handle and turn away walk ins if they are already at capacity. By the time we finished eating, it was after 10pm and a lot of people were drunk. We were working in the morning and had just wanted a nice dinner out. It was quite a disappointing experience.
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MartinB
Dublin
5 reviews
3.0
5 reviews
Dined on 15 July 2023
overall3food5service3ambience4
I have mixed feelings about this place. We loved the food but service was poor. I find it difficult to write a review like this, but I think this place has a lot of potential. We were disappointed at the service we got from the waiters, it took so long to bring us the orders, they forgot twice our cocktails, and they were not friendly at all. Lastly, after we all paid, we got chased by two waiters outside the place saying there was a balance due from our bill (we had even tipped them extra, apart from the "gratuity" that was automatically charged as we were 6 people) then they did the math and saw that actually we had paid more and apologised. Very awkward moment.
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Raya
Dublin
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 30 June 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Had the best night, wine and food was amazing 😍 thank you so much, we will come back again sometime soon x 💖
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Aoife
Dublin
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 30 June 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely food and cocktails, brilliant service and friendly staff
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Carrie
Dublin
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on 30 June 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Highly recommend! Food was delicious. Staff were lovely. Really enjoyed it
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StephenB
Dublin
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 24 June 2023
overall3food4service3ambience3
Food was good quality, the waitress that met us and took our orders was really nice and attentive. One negative note was a bartender who wouldn't talk to me when I went to ask him something.
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Jonny
Mexico City
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 2 June 2023
overall4food4service5ambience4
Food is solid but not quite five stars. Great service, clearly customer focused.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Frankfurt
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on 27 May 2023
overall1food4service2ambience4
Came with a party of 4 which should give you 2h to have dinner there. However, after 50 minutes they essentially kicked us out saying that they had „their next table coming in“. Pretty disappointing as we all had to down our drinks to leave. Wouldn‘t recommend.
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AstaK
Dublin
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 20 May 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Had great family lunch. Staff were very friendly and professional . We came with a 4 month old baby and everyone made sure they were helpful and accommodated us with a buggy. Definitely coming back!
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DavidK
Greater Boston
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on 12 May 2023
overall4food4service4ambience4
Great meal with the family lovely food and service
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Dublin
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on 4 May 2023
overall4food5service4ambience5
The fusion confusion bowels are fab. My boyfriend ordered the tacos which were also really yummy. Bar man makes a great Aperol spritz and the overall vibe was nice. The service was quick too. Highly recommend getting churros the portions are massive we actually ate 10 small churros each lol Only negative note would be the available space.. if you have long legs you might struggle getting in and out of your table!
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OT
OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 29 April 2023
overall3food5service4ambience3
Great food. Terrible drinks. Good waiting staff but understaffed.
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CalinM
Romania
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 28 April 2023
overall4food5service5ambience5
The food has an unique taste, we had the Gyoza with vegetables, Beef Brisket Burger and sweet potatoes with popcorn chicken. Would definitely recommend and go back there ASAP.
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Maria
Dublin
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 22 April 2023
overall4food4service2ambience3
Reusarant was very dark and noicy. Staff was not really friendly. The guy who took our order made a very rude comment over us being 4ppl and ordering 3 drinks, even tho I tried ordering 5 different drinks. After repeating 3 times I just agreed with him. They spilled my coctail didnt even want to change it. Food was great tho.
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HappyDaze
Dublin
11 reviews
vip
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on 21 April 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Thanks for a fantastic night. Delicious food and great service.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 15 April 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
All very good. The service was great. Great food served without delay.
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Ibanex99
Dublin
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 10 April 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely spot for food and catching up with friends! We popped in for an afternoon treat and shared the loaded nachos and pork belly. They are both delicious. , also we had prawn tacos! Savage! The cocktails were awesome! spicy margarita & Cosmo The staff was friendly and attentive. Overall the restaurant's vibe is very relaxing and I would highly recommend it!
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Jane
Dublin
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 5 April 2023
overall5food4service4ambience4
Great atmosphere, lovely food and very good price. We'll repeat for sure!
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FoodieK
Dublin
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 30 March 2023
overall3food3service4ambience4
I got a chicken burger for €15 and it came with no sides at all! I assumed it would come with chips for that price. Menu could have been clearer that they weren’t included. The burger was standard, nice but not worth 15€ on its own. For this reason I would probably not recommend to a friend, or recommend just for drinks. Otherwise though everything was good. Good service and ambience.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Dublin
5 reviews
2.0
5 reviews
Dined on 21 March 2023
overall2food1service4ambience3
The food was shocking! The started we had gyozas , the chicken one was fine but the veg one was mushy veg, just gross. The heel brisket for taco night was unavailable and they said they had a chilli beef , what they actually meant was a scoop of bolognese in a taco, honestly avoid! Over the food menu is confused and doesn’t know what it wants to be, all the food is bland and not seasoned enough, even the churros only had a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar on them, just overall not good enough.
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DeirdreM
New York Area
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 15 March 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Delicious food, friendly staff. Good atmosphere, can’t wait to go back soon.
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IrinaD
Dublin
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 10 March 2023
overall3food2service4ambience4
Everything was good except for the pitchers. We had two different ones, and the first one was OK, but the second one was not good, and the 3 of us who shared it all felt very ill the next day. For their price, I would have expected better quality - both in taste and certainly of not making people unwell.
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MiriamO
Dublin
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 7 March 2023
overall4food4service4ambience4
The staff member that dealt with us was lovely, have up plenty of time to make up our minds, have ha recommendations and let us know any deals that would suit us. The food is quite tasty so I will be back soon!
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Dublin
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 5 March 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Was amazing, the food, the place, the wine, everything. And the waitress is very very kind, she’s so lovely. Thanks for the experience
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Dublin
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 25 February 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great spot, lovely food, fresh flavours. Will definitely be back
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Nolandez
Dublin
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 18 February 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Julio was very accommodating he brought us to a really nice table beside the bar, we had a few drinks and nachos, food was amazing! we will be back to try tacos soon thanks service was class
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ClaireN
Dublin
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 18 February 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was incredible. We enjoyed every bite. In a convenient city centre location and servers were lovely and very helpful. The cocktails and wine were also delicious. Will be back again!
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ErickC
Dublin
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 18 February 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food, service and atmosphere! Definitely recommend.
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RobertC
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 15 February 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing blend of Mexican and Korean cuisines; everything on the menu was fab!!
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GiseleB
Dublin
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 11 February 2023
overall4food3service4ambience4
It is a very nice place to go. The space between tables is small and the food is ok. The service and the ambiance are great.
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising
- Surfaces sanitised between seatings
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners

FAQs

Juanitos at Mercado 52 does offer delivery in partnership with Deliveroo. Juanitos at Mercado 52 also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 087 716 8731.

Juanitos at Mercado 52 is rated 4.3 stars by 190 OpenTable diners.

Not bookable

This restaurant is temporarily offline. Please contact the restaurant directly or check back shortly for availability.

Order delivery or takeout

52 South William Street, Dublin, Dublin Co. D02 PX38

Dining areas

Additional information

Area
South City Centre
Hours of Operation
Tue, Wed, Sun 12:00 pm–10:30 pm Thu 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–11:30 pm Breakfast Tue–Sat 9:00 am–11:30 am
Cuisines
Soul food, Contemporary Mexican, Korean
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Parking Details
None
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Lee Doyle
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan

Website
http://mercado52.ie/
Phone number
087 716 8731

Juanitos at Mercado 52

Not bookable

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Starters

Steamed Daily Dumplings€9.95

Fried Empanadas

Pork Belly€9.95

Tequenos

Nachos€9.95

Loaded Nachos€12.95

Adobo Brisket Nachos€13.50

Tostadas

Crispy Prawns€13.50

Grilled Chorizo€13.50

Soft Tacos

Adobo Beef Brisket

Roast Spiced Squash

Pork Belly Taco€13.50

Burgers & Baos

Halloumi Burger€14.95

Satay Fried Chicken Burger€15.50

Braised Adobo Brisket Burger€15.95

Fried Prawn Bao€14.95

Pork Belly Bao€14.95

Bowls

Poke Bowl€14.95

Grilled Chicken Salad€15.95

Korean Popcorn Chicken€16.95

Korean Popcorn Cauliflower€14.95

Pulled Beef Brisket Bowl€15.95

Fried Halloumi Bowl€14.95

Sides

Asian Slaw€4.95

Steamed Rice€4.95

Tenderstem Broccoli & Edamame Beans€6.95

Sweet Potato Fries€5.95

Chips€5.50

Desserts

Churros€7.50

Dessert Special€7.50

Overall ratings and reviews

Cleaning & sanitising

Physical distancing

FAQs

Does Juanitos at Mercado 52 offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is Juanitos at Mercado 52 restaurant rated?

Not bookable

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information