Echoing what Steinunn has said, Bocca looks a lot better than it actually is. Admittedly, I am very picky when it comes to Italian food because I know what it's meant to taste like, and when you have some really good Italian restaurants in Dublin to chose from the food has to be pretty good to be able compete.
The calamari fritti- my starter- were pretty tasteless and that's pretty hard to do with an essentially spicy dish. The cannelloni fiorentina were a lot better though, the spinach and ricotta filling was delicious. I was pretty stuffed after two courses as well, so apart from the starter, dinner was A-ok, but pretty expensive at just under 30 Euro. read more