Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in Rathgar

55 restaurants available nearby

1. Lottie's

4.5

Price: Expensive

• Irish • Rathmines

Booked 11 times today

Friendly, neighbourhood brasserie-style Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant serving modern European cuisine with seasonal Irish produce, a boutique wine list, and signature cocktails. Our bar, "Upstairs at Lottie's," is open at the weekend for a perfect pre-dinner cocktail or to relax on comfortable couches after dinner. Our ground-floor terrace has outdoor dining areas and private rooms available for hire. Head Chef Tudorel Ostache has created some wonderful signature dishes, and on Sundays, Lottie's is the perfect place to enjoy family lunch, including our roast specials throughout the year.We look forward to welcoming you to Lottie's and are delighted to be awarded a Diner's Choice award for 2024 and to feature in the Irish Times 100 Best Restaurants in Ireland, 2023 & 2024.

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2. FIRE Steakhouse & Bar

4.6

Exceptional(5557)

Price: Very Expensive

• Steak • South City Centre

Booked 33 times today

FIRE is located in the heart of Dublin city centre on the popular Dawson St. Offering an unforgettable dining experience in Dublin's most historical dining room along with exclusive private dining options. Soaring 19th-century ceilings, stained glass windows and bronze sculptures are just a few elements of this magnificent dining space.FIRE also offers 'outdoor dining' on our incredible fully enclosed, weatherproof and heated terrace overlooking the beautiful Lord Mayor’s Garden.We pride ourselves on creating menus around locally sourced Irish produce. Firmly committed to supporting sustainable local produce we serve the finest selection of meats and produce that Ireland has to offer. Our concept is very simple, take Ireland's finest raw ingredients and use original recipes to create exceptional dishes.

3. Drury Buildings

4.4

Awesome(1399)

Price: Moderate

• Contemporary European • South City Centre

Booked 7 times today

Drury Buildings is an owner operated award winning Cocktail Bar, Restaurant and Venue in the heart of Dublin city centre.Above the bar is our lounge and dining room. This cosy and relaxing space set over two floors of the building is perfect if you want to escape the hustle and bustle of town and relax with a great bottle of wine, a cocktail and graze on our small plates and boards.Our menu is specially crafted to suit the taste buds of all guests while also ensuring that there is enough variety to cater to different dietary requirements.Our kitchen is a tapas-style cuisine that adds an element of fun and also encourages socializing, with a sharing-style menu.‘We never stop creating, we never stop evolving’

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4. Layla’s Rooftop Restaurant

4.4

Awesome(1869)

Price: Expensive

• Italian • Ranelagh

Booked 14 times today

Flooded with light and surrounded by windows to make the most of the views, Layla’s is vibrant, friendly and delicious. The perfect spot for dining with friends, a hot date, a family celebration – or just because. Layla’s serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner, with brunch every weekend and bank holiday Monday. Head out to the beautiful and spacious terrace for a new perspective of Ranelagh.

5. Richmond

4.8

Exceptional(346)

Price: Expensive

• European • Portobello

Booked 5 times today

Head Chef, David O'Byrne, has been running the kitchen since opening day, back in December 2015. Within two years he had earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand & has retained it every year since. Owner/Manager Russell Wilde has been in the business for over 30 years, so he also has a fair idea of what he's doing.And they both very much look forward to providing you with an enjoyable & memorable dining experience.

6. Isabelle's

4.4

Awesome(2399)

Price: Expensive

• International • South City Centre

Booked 36 times today

Located just off Grafton Street, Isabelle’s Restaurant & Bar guarantees delicious food, excellent cocktails & wine and professional, friendly service, every time. Our menu has been prepared with love, simple but packed full of flavour. We feature fresh ingredients, delivered daily by local suppliers, ensuring everything on our menu is fresh and utterly delicious. Whether you’re looking for a place to meet family for a leisurely lunch, a catch up with friends over dinner or to take a cocktail break from shopping, we look forward to welcoming you to Isabelle’s. Isabelle’s is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, with brunch served every weekend and Bank Holiday Monday.

A photo of Marco Pierre White Steakhouse & Grill Dawson Street restaurant

7. Marco Pierre White Steakhouse & Grill Dawson Street

4.5

Awesome(805)

Price: Expensive

• Steakhouse • Dawson Street

Booked 14 times today

Marco Pierre White’s idea of simple is old school: elegant dishes prepared using the finest ingredients by chefs trained in London by Marco himself. The deceptively simple menu demands every dish earn its place: the choicest cuts of meat, freshest fish, classic sauces. The vibe? Grown up, relaxed, playful. The setting? An opulent room you’ll feel at home in, only better!

8. Fade Street Social - The Main Restaurant

4.2

Awesome(1754)

Price: Expensive

• Irish • South City Centre

Booked 3 times today

Dylan McGrath & his fantastic creative team has captured a menu designed to support the very best of homegrown produce. The food is assembled in an uncomplicated way that relies on its freshness to shine through as the real hero. We are committed to bringing to the plate all that is great from the best of Irish produce, at a time when it is important to support the value, the effort and commitment of our Irish producers and farmers. Fade Street Social THE MAIN RESTAURANT does not have outdoor dining tables available

9. Ryleigh's

4.6

Exceptional(2514)

Price: Expensive

• Steakhouse • North Wall

Booked 26 times today

Located on the sixth floor of The Mayson Hotel is Ryleigh’s Rooftop Restaurant, with outdoor terrace. Take in the panoramic vista of the Dublin Mountains, the River Liffey, the city centre and even as far as Dun Laoghaire on a clear day! Comfy leather clad booths line the windows. An open kitchen and grill adds a sense of theatre to the room. Floor to ceiling windows make the most of the views and the only walls in the room are clad in beautiful veined marble. Ryleigh’s serves breakfast, lunch, Brunch (Saturdays, Sundays and Bank holidays) and dinner. Ideal spot to grab a bite with family and friends. The dinner menu features tasty options such as Sizzling Prawns and Beef Tartare to start. A selection of Irish steaks for main (Striploin, Delmonico, Centre Cut Fillet, Tomahawk Ribeye for two, and John Stone's T-Bone for two) cooked over our charcoal grill, Pan-Seared Monkfish and delicious desserts such as Raspberry & white chocolate cheesecake and Sticky Toffee Pudding.

10. Indo-Chine

4.7

Exceptional(294)

Price: Moderate

• Asian • Leeson Street (D4)

Booked 1 time today

Indo-Chine is a cosy neighbourhood restaurant influenced by Southeast Asian culinary experiences.The melting pot of Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar with flavours of Malaysia interspersed, gives us our culinary heritage, albeit with a minimalist French slant. The food of Indo-Chine is prepared from locally sourced ingredients where possible, married to the robust, exotic flavours and techniques of the East.Head Chef Philip HughesFood Wine Cocktails Fun Smiles

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Niamh
Dublin •1 review
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
Excellent Christmas Eve family lunch. The food was just delicious. Lovely ambience. Lottie’s is a terrific asset to the area.
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Lottie'sPrice: Expensive• Irish• Rathmines
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4.5
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Tim
Dublin •19 reviews
4.0
Dined 1 day ago
Pleasant Christmas eve brunch. Relaxed service and food was good.
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Layla’s Rooftop RestaurantPrice: Expensive• Italian• Ranelagh
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4.4
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Aisling
Melbourne •1 review
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Richmond Restaurant - Portobello Dublin. Last night the team produced the best meal we've had so far in England and Ireland. (Travelling four nations in the Christmas period) Beautiful, confident, bold and complex, all in good measure. The restaurant has been in operation for about nine years and is a well oiled machine. If you're anywhere near Dublin then seek this place out.
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RichmondPrice: Expensive• European• Portobello
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4.8
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Thea
Dublin •1 review
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
Busy time of year, restaurant was packed but the service was great and the food was really good. Would recommend
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Drury BuildingsPrice: Moderate• Contemporary European• South City Centre
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4.4
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Geraldine
Dublin •5 reviews
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
The Festive Lunch Menu at e55 was well thought & varied. Our party of 4 enjoyed the lunch very much. We had 2 bottles of wine. At our spend level I was disappointed when we were put on notice to vacate our table & presented with our bill. Our sitting was at 1pm & at 3.15pm when I was still drinking my coffee we vacated our table as requested. We were asked if we would like a table downstairs in the bar to complete our outing but the moment had passed and we said our goodbyes. It is a very large restaurant & I did not see a line of guests waiting to take our table.
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FIRE Steakhouse & BarPrice: Very Expensive• Steak• South City Centre
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4.6

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55 restaurants available nearby

1. Lottie's

2. FIRE Steakhouse & Bar

3. Drury Buildings

4. Layla’s Rooftop Restaurant

5. Richmond

6. Isabelle's

7. Marco Pierre White Steakhouse & Grill Dawson Street

8. Fade Street Social - The Main Restaurant

9. Ryleigh's

10. Indo-Chine

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