Seafood Pasta was wonderful and i asked for it to be spiced up a bit, and it was done perfectly! The service was wonderful

To start, this is the absolute best restaurant we came across on our first visit to Ireland. Amazing staff, great prices, great place, and delicious food. We got the lunch set - I had the chicken wings and grilled salmon. Chicken Wings were fabulous. Huge portion of crispy wings in a spicy and slightly sweet sauce best described as heavenly. The chicken was great, but the sauce! It made the dish special. Definitely recommended. And then the Salmon. The mashed potatoes soaked up the sauce, the bacon and vegetables provided a wonderful texture, and the tomatoes, which were grilled on the vine, were among the sweetest I have ever eaten in my entire life. And then the Salmon - the skin was crispy and delicious, as was the Salmon itself. Definitely worth a try. Overall, highly recommended. read more

Ouzo's Bar and Grill - Chicken wings - Seafood Near Me - Dalkey, D

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Four of us dined in Ouzo's on Saturday night. We started a night off with a visit to Finnegan's Pub just up the street a bit from Ouzo's. Its still a lovely buzzy pub! Having never heard of Ouzo's, I was a bit unsure what to expect but I loved Ouzo's from the minute we got there. Very friendy staff, buzzy atmosphere, very nice decor and a leisurely pace of service. Seafood is a speciality with fish, crab and lobster coming from their own boat, however there's also a good selection of steaks to choose from if you prefer. The portions were modest, which I prefer, but not everyone likes to see so much of the plate. I can never resist a mussels starter and this was one of the better ones, steamed in white wine with cream, shallots and garlic. My fellow diners were also very happy with the Crab Claws and also the Scallops. For the main course, I had baked fillet of Atlantic Cod. It came with a piped herb potato mash and my first ever portion of "samphire", also known as sea asparagus. Delicious. We can also vouch for the very tasty fish pie and the grilled salmon with herbs and sesame seeds. It was so good that we had to have a cheese board to finish the evening. read more

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Great ambiance with varied menu and great food! Reasonable prices plus a great staff. Portions are reasonably sized! A must do while visiting Dalkey! Who knows you may run into Bono from U2 who has a home here! read more

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Forgot our mussels appetizer The bread used for crab sandwich was too thick and didn't taste right Credit card machine didn't work. Had to run out to get cash. Will not be returning. read more

Had a great meal in Ouzos last night . Goats cheese parcel and surf and turf for €25 great value ! Highly recommended read more

Ouzo's Bar and Grill - Seafood Near Me - Dalkey, D

I brought 5 french lads in here for a fish lunch on a Saturday. Suffice to say they were impressed! :-) The key thing - the fish - was lovely - across the board. Aside from that - home made breads offered at the start were truly delicious. The staff were great - very helpful and welcoming even though we had no reservation. The place seemed neighbourly to me, and I reckon it's a local institution. I'd return! read more

I'm so torn if I should give this 3 or 4 stars, so let's really call this 3.5, shall we? The seafood was incredibly fresh, prepared in interesting recipes (not bad interesting, but good interesting) with my friend trying pan seared crab claws for a starter, while I chose the potted crab and prawn with dill (which is highly recommended!). For main courses, she had the fish and chips while I had the lemon sole stuffed with Irish crab. When mine arrived I thought it was a bit small-portioned, with three small button potatoes and two small sausage-sized fillets but it was incredibly filling! The fish batter on the fish&chips apparently had spicy chillis in them, which my friend adored. It was a bit pricy, but you really got what you paid for in terms on nicely prepared seafood, good service and it being one of the only places to eat this far outside of the city centre. Would certainly visit again after a full day of frolicking at the nearby beaches! read more

If Dalkey a town you must visit in the south of Dublin then the Ousoz is the restaurant try there. It was recommended to me by a local... Are you a muscles , fish & ships or lopters person... they got it all and it is very tasty. Excellent for a diner with friends read more

Ouzo's Bar and Grill - Seafood Near Me - Dalkey, D

Now this place what can I say about that I have not already I think they know I have a soft spot for this lovely eatery Good value wine staff well ..... He'll have to tip them top class never want to leave !! read more

It's Friday afternoon and I've finished work. Walking through a picturesque and bustling Dalkey I see a sign outside Ouzos restaurant, "Lobster and Crab feast for €24.95." My girlfriend is a big lobster fan so I figured this might make a wonderful treat to the start of a long weekend. We arrive into Ouzos without a booking. Downstairs is small, one corridor of booths and a hall sized space filled with 4-5 tables. The colours are white and orange, there's a lovely light atmosphere in the restaurant. The restaurant seems to be full of the more mature diners. There's a little screen behind the service area/bar screening what's going on in the busy, small kitchen. The Waiting staff are very welcoming, all is white shirts, black trousers and ties, very clean and professional looking and accommodating, we're brought over to one of the tables with the request we're to be done by 8.30. It's 6.45 so that gives us loads of time. The menu is a bit confusing. The first page is lined out with the lobster & crab feast and the other side is the early bird. It's not clear if you can mix and match. I suspect probably not. My girlfriend is a little disappointed that it's not the "feast" for 24.95 we were promised. There's a supplement on the lobster for the weight. There is a full menu also but we both decide to try the feast menu. The girlfriend orders goat cheese parcels for starters, me the calamari. For the main we both have the surf & turf. Her starter is very solid and beautifully presented. Crispy pastry parcels stuffed with melting goat cheese on a slice of beetroot . I swap a parcel for some of my calamari. It's delicious. The calamari is a generous portion but it's just deep fried calamari, nothing more. Some seasoning on the calamari or the batter wouldn't go amiss. The calamari is a little hard, though is not chewy. Our mains come with a fine steak with 3-4 crab claws on top. There is plenty of choice for what sauce, I go for the pepper sauce, which is lovely, probably the best component of the dish. The steak is fine, nothing spectacular. The crab claws are tasty. It was a fine dish, but nothing more. I wouldn't be raving about it. We get a dessert to share, the rhubarb and apple crumble. The pie is big and piping hot, too hot for my girlfriend, and the crust is too thick, she has a battle to get the spoon to cut through the piece. The cream tastes watery. My coffee was delicious. I have no complaints with Ouzo's wonderful waiting staff and the entire room gives the air of a proper restaurant with good food. The food is solid, but it doesn't shine, I've been to other restaurants and paid less for better food. It left me with no desire to recommend or return to Ouzo's, I'm sure with the ingredients they use they can do better. read more

Excellent service and wonderful food. What more do you want? Oh yes, great ambience too.

Ouzo's is a an old school type of joint, Booth line of tables with 2 window tables and two facing them at front. Linen napkins. We got a nice window table. Had the 2 course early bird at €20. Great pate with a delicious homemade chutney and nice bread crisps. Had nice crispy haddock and chips, with tartar sauce and mushy peas Only downside was that choice was limited and no option for 3 courses. Very nice house white at €6 a glass. read more

thats was our great find in Dalkey, loved the place, the staff, the food. Went only twice yet... recomended to some friends, they enjoyed aswell. read more

Reading the earlier reviews I'm wondering if I am just particularly picky or if they had an off night. We've seen the takeaway 'shack' they have on Dun Laoire pier which looks pretty cool, smells divine so thought we'd try the real thing on a beautiful summer Tuesday evening. No reservation but the place was relatively quiet. Service was ok rather than oppressive which was fine. We had calamari to share for starters and I thought there was a distinct aftertaste to the batter and therefore probably undercooked. The squid itself was rubbery and tasteless although my companion was happy enough. For main, she opted for an old- fashioned favourite, scampi and chips. To my taste, the scampi were on the well done side of deep fried and the chips were only ok. I had the seafood bake which, again, was ok, nothing to write home about. It consisted mainly of chunks of salmon in a thick white sauce covered in breadcrumbs and baked for a while. Meh. We had a carafe of house Pinot Grigio with a couple of extra glasses at the end. That was ok. Somewhat disappointed and won't be rushing back. read more

Sometime you see a smaller location or cafe and you keep walking looking for that "big" chain. If you're every in the Dublin area. This is a must have. Staff is very friendly, food was amazing (we had a crab and shrimp salad and a cheeseburger) and variety on the menu is broad enough to please all. Again, "must try" read more

Straight up: the staff here could not have been more helpful. My boyfriend and I booked a table here last Friday night for a romantic meal after a few recommendations from friends and we weren't disappointed. We had thought of trying some of the many other lovely restaurants in Dalkey but we're glad that we went to Ouzos. The staff were so lovely when we came in, full of chat and smiles. We didn't have starters but I opted to have the calamari (my absolute favourite) with a side of chips as a main and this was no problem. My boyfriend had the scampi which was very tasty but I think my calamari was even better. It wasn't at all chewy and only lightly breaded. It also came with a yummy sauce, a kind of barbecue flavoured chutney, hard to describe but it was delicious. For dessert we shared a brownie and got coffees. I am a big brownie fan and this didn't disappoint. It had small chocolate bits throughout and was served hot with ice cream. The atmosphere in the restaurant was great; there was a lovely buzz. We met some friends when we came in and we were having good chats with a couple at the table across from us by the end of the meal. I will most definitely be back, it felt like a treat meal but the prices were reasonable! read more

We enjoyed this place. Food was great. Seafood and burgers and salad all delicious. Music was a bit loud and 80s, if you like that. Bottle beer was a bit room temperature, I'd have prefers it chilled. Staff were polite, helpful and friendly. Good for kids. Easy, quick, good value. read more

The bread basket and house wine says a lot about a restaurant in my opinion - Ouzo's attention to detail is superb. My favourite restaurant in Dublin. Their crab claws are divine! read more

I was delighted to see Ouzos opening in Blackrock. I'm a big fan of Ouzos in Dalkey. I went today for lunch and as usual the food is fab. I had the crab claws which are the best in Ireland and as always, the yummy seafood pie. The place looks fantastic and If they run as good a restaurant Blackrock as they do in Dalkey the place will soon be packed. read more

Just returned from an Early Bird in Ouzo's. Very disappointing. Music was the worst of the 80s and played far too loud (and that was after the volume had been turned down following a request by another table), waiting staff constantly addressed us as "darling" - seriously! Also, maybe it was the loud music, but the staff members shouted at customers - I don't mean rudely just spoke in very loud voices. Anyway, on to the food (it is a restaurant review!). I had crab-claws - quite good (5 of them) and my partner had calamari - very good but maybe 8 thin rings of calamari! Then the mains. I had chicken (I know it's a seafood restaurant but felt like comfort food). The chicken was overcooked and pretty tasteless and was surrounded by what looked like a soup-bowl full of cream. Disappointing. My partner had lobster and crab salad. This was a main course that typically costs €20 when not on the Early Bird - it consisted of 5 small crab-claws (same number as in my starter) and a few small pieces of lobster. The crab claws seemed to be frozen as some of the crab meat was cold well beyond chilled. When my partner was asked how everything was, he nicely said that the main was very small. He was told (loudly!) that it was a salad and they used to serve more crab and lobster than that but costs now meant that they couldn't - the waitress then suggested that she would bring the dessert menu. So the only real difference between my starter and his main course was a few pieces of lobster and a couple of slices of mozzarella and avocado. The bill with 3 glasses of Pinot Grigio came to €68. This was not a particularly cheap dinner and having just returned from Dingle a few weeks ago where we had amazing fresh and beautiful seafood for similar prices - it doesn't make sense. Especially if they have their own boat as a previous reviewer stated. We were not the only unhappy people but the staff didn't seem to be that interested in any feedback. We eat out pretty often but won't be returning here anytime soon. Very disappointing for a restaurant on the main street in Dalkey at a time when many other restaurants are producing amazing food for similar prices. read more

Last saturday i went out to dalkey my boyfriend without being sure of where we were going to eat. I had heard about Ouzos but never been in, so we gave it a try. As soon as we went in we were greeted by a smiling manager and quickly shown to our seats, which was upstairs by the window where we could get a good luck at the hussle and bussle outside. They were running a menu called the great crab and lobster feast which sounded amazing. We were able to get two crab claw starters, a sirloin steak with a few more claws and a lobster (the lobster did have a supplement which depended on the weight but it was still a great price for what we were getting). To top it off we went for the lemon cheese cake, which wasnt as firm as other cheese cakes but just as nice. I'll definately be recommending Ouzos to anyone who's looking for friendly service and great food at a reasonable price. read more