What did not go well. We are exhausted after a whirlwind 8-day bus trip through this incredible country of Ireland and we needed a delicious meal, quiet date night. We have had good food all week, and were wondering if we should try an Italian restaurant in Ireland. Well, this place which serves Sardinian food, is a gem. There are no other restaurants I near the hotel, but, of course, the hotel does have a restaurant. We ate there last night, but our server literally disappeared and left us without checking out and I gen the staff could not find him. We wanted to eat somewhere else, and the food was fantastic. Yummy, hearty, flavorful, and as the menu said, with a Sardinian twist. We have never tried Sardinian food and we were not disappointed. Hubby had lasagna, and the sauce was definitely a gravy. I had the bus atino which was creamy without being moist and swimming in a sauce. The staff was super friendly. Highly recommend this restaurant. read more

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Great pizza & pasta joint near croke park pizza very tasty.. takeaway Also available

This was an amazing find. A Sardinian restaurant with imaginative, fresh preparations, excellent service, great wine and beer. It's the best food I've had in our European trip to date. read more

Ate at Wallace's Asti at the suggestion of a tour guide, and it was absolutely amazing. Well off the tourist path. Started with bruschetta which was light, fresh, and flavorful. Very good. We both had pizzas. Wife had margarita pizza and I had the calabrase, both were Neapolitan style. Speaking for myself, the calabrese was phenomenal. Very very flavorful. I loved it! My wife was very happy with hers too. We also had a great bottle of wine, and the entire meal was very inexpensive relative to what we expected. I wish I remembered our waitress's name, but I don't. I know she was just in Florence, so if you read this thank you!! read more

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Great place near the Croke Park Hotel. Large wine selection. Pizza was great. Have a small outside patio which was great. Excellent service. If your looking for a quiet place outside city center would this is it. read more

First visit to Ireland. My wife and I were looking for a nearby place to eat in Mountjoy Square Park; little did we know we were about to order the best pizza we'd ever tasted. We arrived around 9pm to a full house. The waiter (turned out to be the owner) asked if we had a booking, and when we told him no, he had gone forward and created a space for the two of us in the back. Wait staff were attentive and so personable. We started our meal with drinks, a caprese salad, and followed with the Black Pinsa (Asti) pizza. I can only speak for myself, but this food was unreal. Absolutely unreal. There were no words to describe how amazing this meal was. I couldn't believe we were in Ireland. I am so happy we walked into this restaurant. The entire experience was perfect. The ambiance as well. After food this good, we had to try the dessert (tiramisu and cheesecake is what we ordered). Both are made in-house. Both were amazing, to no surprise. Best experience I can remember having in a restaurant. I seriously doubt this will be overshadowed any time soon. I was not prepared for the food journey I was taken on tonight. Thank you Andrea et all. Tonight was memorable for sure. You gotta eat here! read more

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Delicious Sardinian Italian food. Came here 2 nights while staying at croke park hotel.I had zuppe de pesce tonight and fregole al frutti de mar 2 nights ago. Both were excellent. Servers are really pleasant and nice atmosphere. read more

So tonight i wanted pizza... Again... but was sick of that generic domino's and four star take away crapola., plus i wasn't around the Aungier st. area so i couldn't visit my regular spot Hell for a bready feast, instead i decided to try the take out pizza from Asti. and it did not disappoint! Usually i like my pizza the way i like my bank balance... Fat... but tonight i tried the Asti pizza, which is thinner than a siza 0 supermodel (those i also like), and it was GUUUUUD! and a 12" pizza with mushrooms and pepperoni that is only 8euro is not a bad thing (They make a profit on this?????)!!!! Happy days for me and my bank balance (although that resembles more like Asti's pizza's)! Cheap delish eats for less then a tenner. I love this place!!!! read more

€10 for a three course lunch, with top quality food and massive portions: what's not to love! The location is a little out of the way and the service, while fine, wasn't overly friendly or welcoming, but the value for money and quality of the meal more than made up for this. The decor of this restaurant is gorgeous, cosy and interesting with lots of photos and newspaper clippings all over the walls. The pizza oven and kitchens are visible from the seating areas which I always find reassuring. Definitely try this one out if you're in the area! **having been back here again, the service was fab so must have just been an off day! I'll add another star when they get consistent! read more

Great local restaurant for Drumcondra, and north city centre. - fresh & interesting choice of starters and mains. Pizza's are amazing and cooked in a proper pizza over - love the choice of wine too. Waiters are really, really friendly ( although one criticism is that they can err towards taking olives and food off your table before you have fully finshed). Overall, I would highly rate this as a fab local eatery. read more

Nice atmosphere in this restaurant, with kitchen and pizza ovens visible when you walk in, but not too obtrusive once you're seated. Large windows, so its bright and airy. Very friendly and helpful staff (gave us a complimentary glass of wine when my partner asked about the lovely house red we had as part of a set menu). Starters: Insalata Caprina - goats cheese in pastry, with lovely sweet sauce and rocket salad with walnuts, really delicous. Breasola, dried beef with salad - very small portion as one would expect, but very nice. Mains: Pollo ai funghi - grilled chicken, succulent and moist, with a spicy tomato sauce and salad. Spaghetti al Ragu - mince meat with tomato sauce and Parmesan. Nicely cooked spaghetti, rich sweet sauce. Would probably be classed as relatively expensive if one went for the regular dinner menu, but the set meal of starter, main and glass of wine for €16 was reasonable. Should say that our portions were quite small, as mentioned by other reviewers... but quality over quantity as I have oft been told:-) read more

The pastas were truly excellent. It is not a spaghetti and meatballs and tiramisu place. We had a pasta with roe and a ravioli with mushrooms and truffles. We also had some great affordable wines. The cuisine is from Northern Italy, the home to some world class wines and Michelin star restaurants. We were in the Asti region several years ago and never thought we would find the same quality of the cuisine in Dublin. The antipasto was good, but not as great as the pasta. Maybe it was because we were there in the winter so it was hard to get high quality fresh produce that time of the year. Was still great to have some vegetables, which we could not find much of in Ireland. It is across the street from Croak Park stadium, which is not near the big tourist areas. If you want a change from the local fare and and don't mind a little bit of a trek, check it out. You probably want to avoid days there is a game or an event at the stadium. Or if you are already at the stadium and want some Italian food, definitely check it out! read more

Living in Drumcondra, this has become a regular stop. Part of the Wallace group, who have several Italian spots around town, it offers Italian food, wine, and beers. Menu is simple - with a selection of Italian starters, main courses, deserts, and recently, pizzas. I like their take on the basics - simple starters like breseola, bruschetta are done well, relying on the quality of the ingredients (bread here is always good), and the pastas are a typical mix of the classics (arrabiata, carbonara, etc.). Was delighted to see when we were in here the other week that it was hopping (Friday night). Wine selection is good - you can buy any of the wines in the place to either take away or have with your meal. We've had great advice wrt the Italian wines and found a few new favourites along the way :-) read more

We finished our stay in Dublin with dinner at this lovely restaurant. A quick stroll down the road from the Croke Park Hotel, Wallace's Asti is a delightfully homey restaurant serving amazingly good Italian food. We started with a round of appetizers--Frittura di calamari and salad, with a fantastic bottle of wine--they have a great menu of wines, beers and Italian soft drinks. That let us know we were in for a great meal. For entrees we had the Linguine ai frutti di mare--so, so fresh!, and bowls of thick hearty Bolognese, which they were kind enough to serve over penne for us. Having recently been to Italy, we felt as if we'd been transported back! If you're looking for an authentic Italian meal in a relaxed atmosphere, you will not do better than Wallace's Asti! read more

This restaurant was recommended by the hotel and since it's the closest to the hotel we decided to try it. Unfortunately our experience was not as good as the others. Perhaps the tourist thing - I don't know. Anyway, it definitely seems to be a place with faithful regulars who are devoted to the food and the owner. In the latter case the devotion appears reciprocal, even for those he doesn't know. Except us. Specifically, he massaged the shoulders of the lady sitting next to me first (who he knew) and then the one who followed her (who he didn't) - that was a bit strange. Bigger problem came when I ordered the Insalata Caprini. I didn't like it - both the goat cheese and tomato jam were too sweet for me. My companion told him of this - we both felt this way and asked for something else. It was brought but he made me feel bad by putting me on the spot - "you don't like it?? But everyone loves it!!" I don't doubt it but there was no need for that. It was repeated more than once during the dinner. Aside from that, my risotto (really small portion) was good. My mom's pasta (yes, she should not have gotten the arrebiata) was way too spicy, even though she's used to spice. One bite was all she ate. I felt bad. I think he came again questioning why she didn't like it and he may have even offered a change but I'm not positive. It was too much at that point. We had the special and while others consider the prices reasonable, for us from the U.S. it still seemed like a lot, even had all the food been eaten and not wasted. When I go out and pay for it, I don't like feeling excluded and like a target. Not fun. read more

Amazing pizza. We were tired of pub food while in the UK for 2 weeks- I was craving pizza and got the charcoal crust. So interesting but delicious. Also got a free pizza with purchase of a bottle of wine- fantastic deal! We also had pasta with an asparagus cream sauce- wow. Delicious!! The tiramisu was also amazing. It's been months and I still think of this pizza - who'd have thought, considering my proximity to nj/ny pizza!! read more

Stopped in for a quick meal, a welcoming open kitchen atmosphere. Most of the servers are Italian and this adds to the authentic Italiano vibe. We ordered from the fixed price menu which was a real value. Had a nice red house wine, Caprice salad and a Tuscan Jackrabbit Ragu. The motzorella was fresh, and the rabbit was tender and taste served in a delicious red sauce with pasta all for 17 Euro. I'll be back to test some of the other Entrées!! read more

4.5 stars for excellent Pizza! Thin crust, quality ingredients, and the black crust is not to be missed. It has a slightly bitter yet robust (umami?) quality that I really liked. All the toppings were well conceived, the sausage being some of the best I've had. The only issue and hence the lost half star was that the red sauce was a little one note, and so didn't add much to the flavor; I think needs to be a little more robust. Other than that as good as most pizza's you'll get in Napoli or Roma! Our salad had valerian leaves in it which were tender, almost a little buttery and apparently have a soothing quality to them. We sat outside, and while there isn't much atmosphere on the street this restaurant is on, it wasn't a bad spot until the smoker brigade descended. Most of the Dubliners we met told us that smoking has gone down a bit but I guess its still not at the low levels we have in Northern California. Oh well, thats not Asti's fault. They did their best and really are a find in that area. Brava! read more

the food is good. sometimes spectacular. you can tell they really care about what is coming out of the kitchen. good wine list. i've had a variety of apps, pastas, pizzas and entrees here, all fantastic. waitstaff is hit or miss. my husband went with his brother to get a table while i met my friend, they sat down and ordered a glass of wine while waiting for us. when we walked in, my friend was talking a little loudly, but wasn't anywhere near intoxicated and the waiter said, "we'll serve you food, but no alcohol," to both of us, although the only thing i did was walk in with her. last time i checked, i was in dublin, and drinking is allowed. we all left. i've been here at least 10 times and was shocked b/c i've never encountered that type of attitude before. to be fair, there was a concert at croke that day, so perhaps they were making assumptions based on the the previous diners? there have been other times i've had to chase the waitress down for my check, but that's better than it being shoved in my face 1/2 way through an entree. they do like to clear the table before you're ready to give the bread/olives/dinner up. staff is knowledgable about the wine list and don't try to oversell. trust them. read more

The food is good and a very short walk from the Croak Hotel. The issue is being served. They'll seat you but we waited, no joke, 15 minutes to even be acknowledged for drinks, food, etc. Later, the same thing happened when it was time to leave. Another wasted 15+ minutes. read more

The special of two course plus wine was a nice option for a Saturday night. However, we didn't really enjoy the food. It didn't taste very fresh. The atmosphere was nice and the people were kind but I'm not sure we will return. read more

Perfect! I didn't belive, that I will found one of the best, real Italian restaurants in Ireland! The dinner menues are great in price and quality. 15.99 for a starter+menue (pasta or 9inch pizza) and a glass of great italian housewine is unique in Dublin! The meals are very dilicious and good looking. We didn't try all, but the restaurant is also a wine bar with a wide selection of good italian white and red wines. Five Points! read more

13 of us had a great meal here yesterday, even after the kitchen had meant to close for the afternoon! Delicious vegetarian gnocchi followed by tiramisu and all washed down with a great red wine (I never got the see the bottle!) read more

Delicious! And what a surprise in a neighborhood that to newly arrived visitors might not look that inviting. Delicious food and wine, a friendly atmosphere. If you're staying at the Croke Park Hotel, I recommend having dinner here. read more

Just visited this superb restaurant opposite Croke Park stadium food is superb and wonderful value I highly recommend this Italian restaurant. read more

Very disappointed wih the food . I went for soup it didn't tast of anything, two went for garlic bread one with cheese one without , the garlic bread was pizza base with burnt garlic. For main I had the chicken it was nice but just enough for a sparrow. One had spaghetti carbonara fairly bad. The other had tomatto and chilli way hot. They really need to work on the menu it is simply not up to standard. Nice atmosphere but poor food, they could learn a lot from there competitions da Minos in north strand. I don't normally review but if they wish to survive they have to up there game read more