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SOLE Seafood & Grill, Dublin, Co. Dublin

SOLE Seafood & Grill

4.6
4.6
2826 reviews
€51 and over
Seafood
SOLE Seafood & Grill encapsulates the true taste of Ireland in the heart of Dublin, offering the ultimate dining experience for any occasion. A restaurant like no other; the chic interior is complemented by a stylish bar and tasteful food and drinks menu. Enjoy a warm Irish welcome in this stylish restaurant where the pleasure of fine wine and great food meets. From shore to soil, provenance is paramount in producing a menu full of show-stopping dishes such as the Captain’s Seafood Platter; a two-tier shared tower of grilled Irish lobster and steamed Roaring water Bay mussels, plus fresh oysters, prawns and Howth smoked Irish salmon, served with Guinness brown soda bread and traditional seafood accompaniments and sauces; or the Sole Meunière; a whole Dover sole, which is filleted at the table for you. Whatever the occasion, whatever your needs, we can assure you a memorable night of luxury and laughter at SOLE.

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2 people

19:00


Booked 92 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Seafood, Steak, Irish

  • Hours of Operation

    Lunch Sat, Sun 1:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Wed 5:00 pm–9:15 pm Thu, Fri 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm–8:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (01) 544 2300

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress Code

    Smart Casual

  • Executive Chef

    Richie Wilson

  • Catering

    The menu at SOLE is full of show-stopping dishes such as the Captain’s Seafood Platter; a two-tier shared tower of grilled Irish lobster and steamed Roaringwater Bay mussels, plus fresh oysters, prawns and Howth smoked salmon, served with our Guinness brown soda bread & traditional seafood accompaniments and sauces; or the Sole Meunière; a whole Dover sole, which is filleted at the table for you.

  • Private party facilities

    SOLE Seafood & Grill offers the ultimate group dining & private dining experience for any occasion. Enjoy premium dining at its best at our Captain’s Table. This beautifully-designed private dining room is perfect for an intimate evening of food & wine for groups of 12 – 18. A long-table experience gives it a wow factor and the inclusion of your own private bar and dedicated bartender ensures the ultimate private Dining experience. Whatever the occasion, whatever your needs, we can assure you a memorable night of luxury and laughter at SOLE. Contact imelda@mansionhouse.ie for more details.

  • Area

    South William Street

  • Cross Street

    South William Street and Coppinger Row

  • Parking Details

    We have 24 hour car parking facilities within a 5 minute walk to the Restaurant St Stephen’s Green Car Park Drury Street Car Park Dawson Street Car Park

  • Public Transit

    SOLE Seafood & Grill is situated in the heart of Dublin in the city centre’s. Just a 2-minute stroll from Grafton Street, St. Stephen's Green and Trinity College. Accessible via multiple public transport links, including LUAS, DART and Dublin Bus.

  • Additional

    Gluten-free Options

Popular dishes

What 2,826 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Diners' Choice Awards

  • Dublin

    Most Booked

  • Dublin 2

    Good for special occasions

  • Dublin 2

    Most Booked

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  1. LanceJ

    Naples

    8 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    Great interior design. Sole was great but not best ever.
  2. MaireadFC

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Food was delicious, waitress could not have been more helpful with menu selection. Sea food was beautifully cooked and they provided vegan food on request. We will be back very soon.
  3. OpenTable Diner

    Dublin

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Great food and very friendly staff. Highly recommended!
  4. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    Good meal. Desert was a bit disappointing but the mains were incredible- I had the sole and it was out of this world. Service was good- not a cheap meal.
  5. MichaelM

    Pittsburgh

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Quality seafood. Excellent Mussels! Would definitely eat here again.
  6. OpenTable Diner

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Lovely, service is amazing…food was a little rich but still beautiful
  7. AngelaD

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very professional and friendly service. Great for any occasion and early bird menu is great value.
  8. StephenW

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    As we entered chloe was extremely welcoming and nice ro myself and my girlfriend aine. We were offered a choice of tables what suited us best. I want to especially point out our waiter Lucas was extremely kind and had great conversation. They wished my girlfriend a happy birthday and a happy birthday desert plate came out. Words can't describe how delicious the food was. We can't wait to go back.
  9. Janiebob

    Angus

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Lovely fish restaurant, great food and service., recommend the seabass!
  10. MaryMurphy

    Dublin

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent quality excellent service lovely ambiance Will definitely be back
  11. MarieD

    Edinburgh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing service, went above and beyond. Terrific environment to meet friends and enjoy great food
  12. RoseD

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Great food and service and a lovely busy atmosphere in city centre
  13. MitchG

    Baltimore

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Kind, friendly staff. Great location would definitely come back again.
  14. RomainC

    Dublin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall4food3service5ambience4
    My impression was the shellfish is not so fresh on Monday as it is o Friday (for having been here on both days) especially for the shrimp...
  15. sirius

    San Diego

    66 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    66 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Kasia provided wonderful service - friendly, helpful, professional. Seafood chowder was excellent; sea bass with curry/Thai seasoning very good. Desert cheese plate has great selection. Nice choice of chardonnays to compliment seafood. Lively, full house.
  16. ARYF

    Brazil

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 28 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    excelent food. excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.excelent food.
  17. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 28 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Unbelievable experience! Some of the best food I’ve ever had!
  18. Konachowhound

    Los Angeles

    9 reviews

    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 28 May 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience3
    Decent food, but service was slow and forgetful. Price was way too high given the quality.
  19. BrianR

    Orlando

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on 27 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great restaurant, great food, and great service. Loved it!
  20. CORAL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Where to begin, this resturant surpassed my expectations. The food was full of flavour, the portions were decent and the staff and service was really good. I only wish I lived locally . If you are thinking of booking this reaturant do it, believe the hype!! We had scallops, tuna tarter ans sea bass followed by a really good selection of cheeses.
  21. JoshuaM

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 May 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Everything was very good. But nothing was truly spectacular. Not the best bang for your buck. Still,very good
  22. Turkanpasi

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We enjoyed fantastic dinner with a group of 6 and everything went really well. The food was excellent, especially the scallop starter was by far the best I've ever eaten. Also service was excellent, thank you Martin & co! So yes, it was worth it in every way, looking forward to seeing you again soon :)
  23. BecJonyc

    New York Area

    31 reviews

    5.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on 27 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very pleasant ambiance, outstanding food and staff could not have been more accommodating and nicer!
  24. ReginaS

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 27 May 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience5
    Service was not very good, slow, long wait even for water. To put order even longer. From the dishes served the only negative feeling was about tuna tar tar, seams not fresh enough. The rest of fish was superb, monkfish and sole whole fish were very tasty
  25. FrediA

    Dublin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 May 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Overall the restaurant was great. Food was decent and then staff were friendly and very helpful. Although I found the menu option overwhelming but all in all, it was good.
  26. OpenTable Diner

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 27 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Thank you it’s great food,we have nice dinner.back definitely
  27. KarenH

    Dublin

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 27 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a late lunch on 26/05/2023, the restaurant was busy but not overly so; lovely atmosphere and the service and staff were faultless, in particular Martin and Niamh who were excellent. We had a pre starter course of a selection of eight oysters, perfectly shucked and fresh; delicious. My scallop starter was lovely though my personal preference would not include the roe. The chowder was lovely and a meal in itself. The fresh bread was warm and so good. Our mains of sea bass and fish pie were similarly good. Overall a lovely lunch and we’ll definitely be back.
  28. FrankF

    Leicestershire

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 27 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wow! Outstanding service from all was surpassed only by the delicious, fresh seafood! Oysters and mussels and sea bass were incredible. Really nice atmosphere, great wines, highly recommend!
  29. Mulletneck

    Dublin

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 25 May 2023

    overall4food4service2ambience4
    Food and atmosphere was as good as usual. The issue was the service. It just wasn’t good. I was first to arrive and was asked if I wanted water 3 times in the space of a couple of minutes. Even by Dublin restaurant standards this is overkill. The main issue though was taking away my companions plates and empties while I was still eating. This included taking a bowl of green beans which I was not finished with and had to ask them to bring back. There was a rushed vibe at the beginning as if they were trying to fit in another cover but this relaxed as the night went on. Just little things that might just be inexperience but I expect better from Sole.
  30. LouLeahy

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 25 May 2023

    overall5food4service4ambience4
    Really lovely graduation dinner. We arrived with half our party of 8 running 45 minutes late.... staff were really friendly and accommodating. Antonio was super nice and we were given a little extra time to enjoy dessert. Highlights were the oysters, mussells, beer battered fish and chips. Great kids menu too. Thank you so much.
  31. SeanP

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 24 May 2023

    overall2food2service4ambience3
    Most of the food was fine but the €50 Sole was rubbery and overdone. The mussels were also verging on gone-off.
  32. GarethC

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 24 May 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Booked in for our Anniversary meal, overall food was very good no complaints, if all honestly having been around the world and SOLE being voted best restaurant I was expecting more….from a Seafood restaurant… Didn’t go the extra mile to make us feel like we was celebrating but if that’s the way the restaurant operates then that’s there obligation
  33. KellyS

    Yorkshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 24 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Staff & food absolutely amazing came for my birthday and it did not disappoint so booked again night after same experience again .. When coming back to Dublin I’ll be booking again.
  34. PaulK

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 24 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Not my first time here, but as usual Amazing food and amazing service. All 7 of us went for the tasting menu and it was amazing. Food was delicious and the service was so great. Very relaxed and friendly, will definitely be coming back again! Thank you!!!!
  35. JohnB

    N. Ireland

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 23 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had the tasting menu and it was one of the best meals we have ever had in dublin if not ever. We will be back to check out some of the rest of the menu... The place has a great atmosphere and the staff can not do enough for you. Brilliant experience.
  36. JoeB

    Orlando

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 23 May 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    The food was outstanding. Ambiance and volume levels good. Waiter had issues taking drink orders bit overall would highly recommend.
  37. lisa

    New England

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 23 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food and Bruno was our outstanding waiter.
  38. TravelingVanessa

    London

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 22 May 2023

    overall2food2service3ambience3
    Renowned seafood restaurant in Dublin downtown, but it ranked below our expectations: the tower mix (oysters, mussels, lobsters and fish) was just average.
  39. Davmunster123456789012345

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 22 May 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience3
    We found this place a bit pretentious. Our waiter was inexperienced and did know how to use his electronic device. We were sat at the bar. This made serving us from behind difficult and awkward. The restuarant was full (on a Monday evening) and everything took longer than we would have liked. The cold starters we had were tasty but more bread would have been nice. The main courses were just all right but not amazing. Worth €180 for a meal for 2 with a basic bottle of wine? Not in my opinion
  40. NickP

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 22 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    One of the best restaurants in Dublin. How a restaurant should be run with knowledgeable and friendly staff plus fantastic food and a buzzing atmosphere.

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers
    • Contactless payment available
  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

SOLE Seafood & Grill is rated 4.6 stars by 2826 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people

19:00


Booked 92 times today
Google Map for SOLE Seafood & Grill

18-19 South William Street, Dublin, Co. Dublin D02 KV76

Additional information

  • Cross Street

    South William Street and Coppinger Row

  • Area

    South William Street

  • Hours of Operation

    Lunch Sat, Sun 1:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Wed 5:00 pm–9:15 pm Thu, Fri 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm–8:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Seafood, Steak, Irish

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress Code

    Smart Casual

  • Parking Details

    We have 24 hour car parking facilities within a 5 minute walk to the Restaurant St Stephen’s Green Car Park Drury Street Car Park Dawson Street Car Park

  • Public Transit

    SOLE Seafood & Grill is situated in the heart of Dublin in the city centre’s. Just a 2-minute stroll from Grafton Street, St. Stephen's Green and Trinity College. Accessible via multiple public transport links, including LUAS, DART and Dublin Bus.

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive Chef

    Richie Wilson

  • Additional

    Gluten-free Options

  • Phone number

    (01) 544 2300

  • Catering

    The menu at SOLE is full of show-stopping dishes such as the Captain’s Seafood Platter; a two-tier shared tower of grilled Irish lobster and steamed Roaringwater Bay mussels, plus fresh oysters, prawns and Howth smoked salmon, served with our Guinness brown soda bread & traditional seafood accompaniments and sauces; or the Sole Meunière; a whole Dover sole, which is filleted at the table for you.

  • Private party facilities

    SOLE Seafood & Grill offers the ultimate group dining & private dining experience for any occasion. Enjoy premium dining at its best at our Captain’s Table. This beautifully-designed private dining room is perfect for an intimate evening of food & wine for groups of 12 – 18. A long-table experience gives it a wow factor and the inclusion of your own private bar and dedicated bartender ensures the ultimate private Dining experience. Whatever the occasion, whatever your needs, we can assure you a memorable night of luxury and laughter at SOLE. Contact imelda@mansionhouse.ie for more details.

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