5 Dining Experiences in Dublin Worth the Morning

1.Dublin Irish House Party Live Show, Dinner Option Available

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,246 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $42Our pick

Spend about three hours at Dublin’s Lansdowne Hotel for an optional three-course dinner followed by The Irish House Party, with live fiddle, flute, guitar, bodhran, harp, uilleann pipes, Irish songs, stories, and champion dancing. Choose dinner and show, or show only.

“Wonderful evening! Music was great - Lea, the Irish dancer was really something to watch - such leaps! Really fun evening - and dinner was very tasty! So glad we went to this. Highly recommend!”

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2.Belvedere Irish Night Show, Dance and Traditional 3-Course Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,171 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $56

Spend about three hours at Dublin’s Belvedere Hotel with a three-course adult dinner, live Irish music, singing, and dancing. Jim Murrihy created and choreographed the show, whose performers have appeared with Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, and Feet of Flames. Expect audience participation and a chance to learn steps onstage.

“Very enjoyable evening. Musicians & dancers were fabulous. Meal was very tasty. Would recommend to experience a authentic Irish dance and music evening for the family, ideal also for children.”

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3.Skip the Line: Irish Night Show Including 4-Course Dinner Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 216 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $102

You’ll travel independently to Taylors Three Rock in Rathfarnham for a four-course Irish dinner followed by two hours of live folk music, dancing, storytelling, and audience participation. Expect a lively, tourist-friendly night, with vegetarian meals available and drinks sold separately.

“The food was decent and the show was good. There are lots of people up and down so you can’t always see the stage but the show moves at a nice pace. I can’t speak to how authentic it was but felt authentic and there were some locals FWIW. Was a nice experience and evening.”

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4.Grand Canal Cruise with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 143 reviews · from $79

Board an electric canal barge at Mespil Road for a two-hour dinner cruise through Dublin’s Grand Canal. Enjoy a freshly prepared three-course meal, one glass of house wine or a bottle of beer, and access to a full bar. The boat returns to the same jetty.

“The only thing that could be improved is “the Grand Canal”. What a joke. It is a ditch with a few broken down boats parked on the side, and trash on the banks. The cruise itself was fine and worthy of the River Liffey, not this ditch.”

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5.Irish Craic & Cuisine: Cooking Class & Dinner in Central Dublin

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $117Top rated

Join Ann in her Castleknock home for a small, hands-on Irish cooking evening. You will prepare soda bread, leek and potato soup, beef and Guinness casserole, and colcannon, then sit down for dinner, music, conversation, and a Jameson Irish coffee lesson.

“This was hands down The most fun we had in Ireland. The host is so warm and welcoming, the food is so delicious, she does all the prep work so you have more time to really enjoy yourself and focus on the recipes. This activity of limited to a group of eight so it’s very comfortable and you have appropriate support on how you’re executing your cooking.”

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