la gondola

i've eaten here now a few times and everytime i leave i can't wait to go back! thestaffare so friendly and the restaurant itself is beautifully decorated. the lunch menu for €12:95 is such a bargain and the starter wings are fab! the food is always lovely. couldn't recommend here enough!

they were going to give our table away as we were ten minutes late, we got held up due to heavy rain showers.
this restaurant advertises bookings, yet as we rang to book, we were told that they only take walk in's.
menu on website differs from menu presented at restaurant.
starters arrived at 7 minute intervals.
it took 15 minutes to take dessert order.
deserts arrived 5 minutes apart.
the restaurant is small.
in fairness thestaffwere pleasant but not efficient.
we found it a tad pricey for what we got.

this place has the most amazing risotto in dublin. the location is very convenient, the price is well adjusted for the big portions,the atmosphere is relaxed and thestaffis nice. pizzas, lasagna and pastas are great! but try the risotto zuka, and you won't be able to order anything else again :)

we were 8 and it was already 9pm on a saturday.... after walking half dublin looking for a decent place to have dinner for 8 people we found la gondola, and thank god!
thestaffwelcomed us very nicely, and we got to try a little bit of everything there was on the menu. everything was great and no one left the place hungry!
great alternative to escape busy places 😊

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 and chips (omg, best chips ever!!!!), himself had the lasagne with chips (seriously...the chips are 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 thestaff- they were just wonderful.  so friendly and warm.

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