leinster road bistro

i have been to leinster road twice now, the first time was better than the second. the food is fairly average but it is expensive and i would rather spend this kind of money on something that i would rave about. my husband and i shared a starter, the parfait with crisp toast. we sent the toast back as it was soggy and looked as if it had been sitting around a bit!, but to be honest i don't think the chef did anything to it because when it was returned to our table it was just the same, we did not dare complain again. both our main courses were nice but not memorable. i had no idea that you could take byo this is definately not well advertised, wish i had known as the wine choice is really notgoodand is expensive. having said all of that the waitressing staff are very attentive and did a great job.

oh, man! i had my birthday meal there two years ago. it was verygooddinning experience! i had tasty duck meal! i will have to say it is awesome! friendly service! i enjoyed its quiet environment!

was highly recommended by a work colleague which was in contradiction to some negative reviews. i can confimr that my colleagues assessment matched our experience on feb 23rd. ambience, friendly waitress in ellen,goodwine list and excellent food. we will be returning soon - ray

terrible place to go!
went there with a small group of friends for a drink, manager was really rude. obviously thought his restaurant was far toogoodfor us, despite the place being virtually empty. he critcised us to another customer (with in our earshot) for only purchasing a bottle of red wine to share. would definately not return.
head to chinwag eatthai victoria street, aikmans or number 4 instead.

this restaurant deserves to be busier than it was the night we were there. parking right outside, lovely room, pleasant and professional staff and verygoodbistro food. a straight-forward menu without being boring and cooking that was simple but extremely well done. we had an excellent duck fois gras that could only be faulted for its huge portions (three of us only managed to eat half of the two servings that we ordered - one would have been plenty). this was followed by a fillet of tarakihi that was perfectly cooked with crispy skin, a delicious beef filet, and a rich and melt-in-the-mouth venison daube. the large portions all around left no room to try out the desserts. sure, you can get cheaper bistro food but it can be hard to do simple food well and these meals presented first-class ingredients handled expertly. we regarded it asgoodvalue for money.