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Shack Restaurant
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4 reviews for Shack Restaurant
4 reviews in English
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Review from Courtnee P.
5/12/2011
I had a great experience here. I ordered a couple hot whiskeys, which were wonderful, and the Guinness pie, which was also extremely tasty. The atmosphere and service are as mentioned in previous reviews, attentive and pleasant. The seats are cushioned, the music is well selected, and the place is warm, thank freakin' god, cause Dublin is fucking cold in December, and I can't tell you how many places I stopped at during my 4 hours walking around the city in order to warm up that were fucking freezing. I'm surprised to find lukewarm reviews and I hope my experience will be repeated with the friends I'll encourage to come here.
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Review from Jurgen D.
12/3/2011
If you are looking for simple meal in nice surroundings in the temple bar area this may be for you.
rather too large a menu, i say too large as well I have always worried about the freshness of food when you see 30 odd main meal options in a place that sits maybe 50 people.
In any case mussels in a cider broth and a pile of fresh bread hit the spot on a cold wet windy Dublin night! Follow that with a Dublin cheese board and I was a happy man.
Only issue for me was the house red wine was awful! Why anywhere would put a bad wine as their house wine has always confused me!!! -
Review from Erin H.
19/8/2011 1 Check-in Here
What a disappointment. It was a charming environment, the wait staff were pleasant and attentive, and the menu looked promising. Sadly, my dinner was simply a big bowl of beef. Perhaps if I had ordered something different...
On the menu the Beef Ireland (I think, or it could have been Irish Beef?) looked delicious. It sounded like a stew, with onions, peppers, and a potato pancake. How could that be bad? What came out was simply a bunch of beef in a sauce, rather than a true stew with vegetables. The beef tasted ok (the sauce was actually good), but was a bit on the tough side. The potato pancake was a thick serving of dry mashed potatoes fried up. Really, had there been some vegetables, and maybe more sauce, the dish could have been ok. As it was, it was just way too much beef - way too much of one flavor. For lunch that day I had the Guinness beef stew at the Guinness Storehouse and it was delicious. The Shack could learn something from that dish. Surprisingly, I saw many bowls of beef come out while I was eating. So, either everyone else was fooled by the menu like I was, or perhaps people liked it??
My friend got the filets of beef with pate on top. I am not a fan of pate, but she gave me some bites of her steak and it was delicious. Again, leading me to wonder if maybe I chose poorly. But, the Beef Ireland also seemed to be their signature dish.
Given it to do over again, I would not return to the Shack. I found even common pub food in Dublin more satisfying. In fact, I had a toasted sandwich at a pub down the street later that night. -
Review from v. m.
9/11/2010 1 Check-in Here
visiting from the states! place had nice cozy ambience and great service. i liked my bacon and cabbage but the guys were not impressed with their steak casserole.
