la gondola

armed with a voucher from the lovely folk in zomato, myself and himself arrived for lunch after a busy morning shopping. we opted for a carbtastic selection of pizza roma (lovely crispy base, fresh tomato sauce and plenty of topping), the lasagne (piping hot and delicious, served with a side salad), garlic bread with cheese (pure gluttony) andchips(crispy). we finished off with the homemade tiramisu (relatively mild favour but creamy and sweet) and two espressos.

italian restaurants are many in the city centre, but the location just off the main temple bar thoroughfare is very convenient. the dining area is intimate and cosy- a good place to recharge the batteries!

staff were very friendly too. we'll be back!

this is such a fabulous restaurant.  a real gem.  we decided to have a mid week trip into the city for some dinner and had been given a voucher for la gondola which needed to be used.  i have to admit, i had never heard about it before but will definitely be back again.  it was one of the most delicious meals i've had in a while and they haven't fallen into the "we're in temple bar so we'll charge a fortune" trap.  very reasonably priced but the quality is fantastic.

we shared a generous portion of chicken wings to start.  my daughter had the pizza andchips(omg, bestchipsever!!!!), himself had the lasagne withchips(seriously...thechipsare sooooo good!) and i had the chicken venizia.  i can honestly say we were blown away.  my dish was delicious down to the very last pea.  i tried all of the dishes and was equally impressed with each one.  my daughter tends to eat only a fraction of her meal, but last night she ate til she physically couldn't eat anymore and even took the remaining pizza home with her - first time!!  himself had 2 glasses of house red and i had a delicious cappuccino after dinner. 

i would also like to compliment the staff - they were just wonderful.  so friendly and warm.

it's just so good - you need to try it.