7 Delicious Set Menus For Less Than €20 In Dublin City Centre

Liz

While eating out can be quite expensive, if you play your cards right you can get a great meal without breaking the bank.

A lot of restaurants in town have stiff competition and as a result offer great deals. There are quite a few places where you can get a starter and a main course, and still have change to spare from your €20.

Here are some places where you can get great value.

1. Metro Café – South William Street

If you like classic hearty Irish food, look no further.

The pre-theatre menu at the Metro Café offers two courses for €14.95 and three for €18.95. The mains choices are Irish beef stew, chicken, chorizo and chickpea stew, and bangers and mash. The menu is served 5-7pm.

2. Old Music Shop – North Frederick Street

This cute café/restaurant built out a converted music shop has a great set menu offering two courses for €17.95 and three courses for €21.95.

There’s a varied selection with casserole, Caesar salad, cod goujons, steak, and pizza for mains.

3. La Cave Wine Bar – South Anne Street

With decor evoking old Paris, La Cave is a classic restaurant serving dishes like mussels and confit of duck on its early bird menu, which comes in at €18.50 for two courses.

It’s available every day 5-7pm.

4. Bagots Hutton – Ormond Quay

Bagots Hutton recently opened their new premises on Ormond Quay and have a ‘neighbourhood menu’ which includes two courses and a glass of house wine for €19.50.

Neighbourhood Menu starts in 1 hour enjoy our early menu with a complimentary glass of wine from 5pm. €19.50 for 2 courses / €22.50 3 course pic.twitter.com/sIMK9EZPv9

— Bagots Hutton (@BagotsHutton) January 17, 2017

5. Bow Lane – Aungier Street

As well as great cocktails, Bow Lane also do an early bird, available all day Monday to Wednesday and until 6pm from Thursday to Sunday.

For €19.50 you can get two courses, and three courses for €24.50. You can choose from chicken, hake, a spiced squash, aubergine, lentil & chickpea dahl, or steak with a €4.95 supplement for your main course.

6. Whitefriar Grill – Aungier Street

You’ll probably need to make a booking in order to eat here, but you can get great value with the early bird option of two courses for €19.50 and three for €24.50, with main course options like prosciutto rolled stuffed pork fillet and wild mushroom lasagne.

The menu runs all night Monday to Wednesday, 5-6.30pm on Thursday, and 5-6pm on Friday and Sunday.

There’s no early bird on Saturday.

7. Beeftro – Balfe Street

One for the meat lovers.

For €19.95 you can get a starter and a main, which includes the options of steak, chicken, salmon and cheeseburger. The menu is available every day until 6.45pm.