Cafe Novo restaurant, City Centre South, Dublin
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Café Novo, a chic international bar and brasserie. This fun and flirty eatery will woo diners with a carefully selected menu that offers traditional favourites with a twist - making it the perfect brunch stop for peckish shoppers or evening dinner and drinks spot for city slickers. Conveniently located on Harry Street, just a few steps from Grafton Street, Café Novo offers informal style drop–in dining, whether you want to grab a tasty bite or to simply sip on a cocktail. The décor has a distinctly retro feel, created with floor to ceiling concertina windows opening on to Clarendon Street, comfy brown leather chairs, vibrant orange sofas and a print homage to 50’s Americana adorning the wall. The menu consists of playful and nostalgically modern options that will have your mouth watering – but
without your jaw dropping at the price.
Café Novo’s wine list includes over 35 quality wines, all moderately priced, with something for every palate. The cocktails menu is sure to be a hit with fun and quirky cocktails.
without your jaw dropping at the price.
Café Novo’s wine list includes over 35 quality wines, all moderately priced, with something for every palate. The cocktails menu is sure to be a hit with fun and quirky cocktails.
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Facilities
Address:
Cafe Novo
Harry Street
City Centre South
Dublin
Area Code :
Harry Street
City Centre South
Dublin
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Opening hours:
Mon 7:00am - 10:00pm
Tue 7:00am - 10:00pm
Wed 7:00am - 10:00pm
Thu 7:00am - 10:30pm
Fri 7:00am - 10:30pm
Sat 7:00am - 10:30pm
Sun 7:00am - 10:00pm
Tue 7:00am - 10:00pm
Wed 7:00am - 10:00pm
Thu 7:00am - 10:30pm
Fri 7:00am - 10:30pm
Sat 7:00am - 10:30pm
Sun 7:00am - 10:00pm
Capacity:
100
Website:
Cuisines:
Bistro, Brasserie, Brasserie, Cafe, Girls Night Out
Cafe Novo restaurant, City Centre South, Dublin Reviews
4.5 Cafe Novo 4.5 star review:
Went here for the first time with my boyfriend for out Valentines's meal and had a wonderful evening. It happened to be very quiet when we were there, so service was excellent. We had three courses, each one as tasty as the next. Had the lamb for starter which was served in an artisan style and was bursting with flavour. We were also given a complimentary bread board with a delicious warm selection of breads. For mains we got the tuna steak and the cajun chicken. Both were presented beautifully and although portions weren't very large, they were very adequate and left us feeling very satisfied. For desserts we got the berries with ice-cream and the chocolate brownie - both were amazing! We had a lovely white wine to accompany our meal which went very well with our food. Overall we had a great dining experience and look forward to returning again soon!
Visited: 15/02/2013
Posted: 25/02/2013
3.0 Cafe Novo 3.0 star review:
I had a quick lunch here with a friend two weeks ago. She had a mojito to start with, but there was too much ice in it, and very little mint or lime. Both of us decided on the chicken burgers which were tasty but we were waiting about a half an hour for them. I got a smoothie to finish off. For €5.75 for a smoothie I was expecting something spectacular but it was as if they just poured a packaged innocent smoothie into a tall glass and voila!
Service wasn't the best, with wait staff just wandering around the empty café, trying to avoid eye contact with customers.
Service wasn't the best, with wait staff just wandering around the empty café, trying to avoid eye contact with customers.
Visited: 21/04/2012
Posted: 09/05/2012
2.5 Cafe Novo 2.5 star review:
very disappointing, Service was always with a smile but a vacant one,one of the waitresses who unfortunately visited our table far too often was clueless. Couldn't get our drinks order right in fact it descended into farce, we asked her for 2 apple juices for our older kids but instead she quickly picked up the babies juice cup,whisked it away and filled it instead, no apple juices came for the older kids, the baby didn't need juice, just weird?? Ceasar salad was pretty bad, really cheap bought in mayo type dressing definitely not fresh no flavour at all other than blenders type plain mayo. lettuce was ice cold like it had been taken from the freezer. but the most amazing thing was what they did to my husbands bangers and mash!It takes a lot of 'pan frying' to make a sausage turn into a crispy crunchy pork scratching type thing(no meat left). really really bad.It looked like it had made a visit to the surface of the sun. It must have been left in a Deep Fat fryer for a really really long time. My husband complained and the waitress asked 'oh what else would you like from the menu? it took a while to explain he wanted the same thing just cooked properly. Truly awful. Nice dining room bright & airy . There is no need to give your hard earned money to this place when so many hotels and cafes do the same kind of menu 100% better and for less money
Visited: 05/04/2012
Posted: 11/04/2012
4.0 Cafe Novo 4.0 star review:
Made a booking for Sunday night (7.30pm). Turned up and it was clearly obvious that a booking wasn't needed. We were the only diners in the restaurant for about 20 minutes so the atmosphere wasn't the best. Had the scallops and spring roll for starters. The scallops were bland. Virtually no flavouring. The spring roll was quite tasty. I had the cod to follow, which was delicious. It came with a small side salad and chips which were in a little bucket thing. I generally find cod really tasteless but this was lovely. My friend had the seared salmon which she said was lovely, but wasn't really gone on the potato. We shared the chocolate brownie with ice cream. This was really nice, if a little heavy. Service was excellent. Would definitely go back.
Visited: 04/03/2012
Posted: 06/03/2012
3.0 Cafe Novo 3.0 star review:
Very disappointing. I took my friends here for dinner last Friday night and we both had the chicken parfait to start. The two of us were served completely different sized portions and also different bread. I actually got brown bread served with mine which was not what was said on the menu. We both got the catch of the day which was completely tasteless and also smaller portion that the size of a cigarette box. Which is very measly for cod. Very expensive for nearly €20 too. I felt robbed after eating there which doesn't normally happen with me. The staff were very friendly though.
Visited: 24/02/2012
Posted: 27/02/2012
4.0 Cafe Novo 4.0 star review:
I visited Café Novo for the first time on December 28th 2011 after recommendation by a colleague. I booked the table, for 10, on Dec 26th, confirming that the Early Bird menu was available on this date and that a complimentary bottle of prosecco would be included, as advertised on their website. We arrived at a very busy restaurant at approx 6.20pm and were shown to our table promptly. After the entire party had arrived we were each given a complimentary glass of prosecco and handed our menus. We all chose from the Early Bird menu, which was fantastic value and ordered a couple of bottles of wine. I had the fishcakes to start, which were topnotch, followed by the risotto which was cooked to perfection. Another member of the party commented on the quality of the pork. We then ordered dessert and after some confusion and delay the waitress produced a beautiful dessert for another member of the party and I. Overall the food was very well received. My only issue with the night was the delay between courses and confusion among the waiting staff which I would attribute to understaffing. Despite the fact that a member of our party had rang ahead to arrange the birthday dessert there was incredible confusion over this on the night, which was slightly disappointing. However, for the food and general courtesy and professionalism of the staff, I will be returning to Café Novo
Visited: 28/12/2011
Posted: 04/01/2012
2.5 Cafe Novo 2.5 star review:
booked today for lunch for 6 Adults and 2 kids,
Place was buzzing, lots of families. Interiors are excellent, very industrial, brickwork on show, great images on the walls, funky lights and comfy seating.
No kids menu which is silly considering the amount of families there today.
Waited 1/2 hour to get served, we had to go find someone to take our order. Another 40 mins to get Main course(no one ordered a starters) All Food was luke warm. I ordered Steak, Onion rings were very greasy, Steak as I said was luke warm but delish, French fries were very similar to Mc Donalds fries(yuck). When we had finished we waited another 20 min to get our table cleared and get dessert menus (again I had to make a fuse to get waitress attention to do both).
Need to work on service and timings, Shame considering the Steak was so tasty!!!
Place was buzzing, lots of families. Interiors are excellent, very industrial, brickwork on show, great images on the walls, funky lights and comfy seating.
No kids menu which is silly considering the amount of families there today.
Waited 1/2 hour to get served, we had to go find someone to take our order. Another 40 mins to get Main course(no one ordered a starters) All Food was luke warm. I ordered Steak, Onion rings were very greasy, Steak as I said was luke warm but delish, French fries were very similar to Mc Donalds fries(yuck). When we had finished we waited another 20 min to get our table cleared and get dessert menus (again I had to make a fuse to get waitress attention to do both).
Need to work on service and timings, Shame considering the Steak was so tasty!!!
Visited: 11/12/2011
Posted: 11/12/2011
3.0 Cafe Novo 3.0 star review:
Booked pre-theatre menu through menu pages. On arrival told time had changed -latest booking now 7pm on Fri. As this was not reflected on menu pages we were allowed avail of it. However, then told menu had changed - very limited selection now on offer - and no burger!!! Very disappointing as I had been raving about it to my friend, who had travelled from Kildare to meet me & was dying to try Cafe Novo. We opted for the fish & chips - only to be told they had run out!!!! At 7.30pm on a Friday night - with a very limited menu - not good enough. Starter of pate disappointing - tasteless & 2 slices of bread not very fresh. Main course of chicken on bed of mash with mushrooms not much better - mash lukewarm & dish very bland. Dessert of brownie nice - but at that stage we were fed up. Only positive I can say about this meal was the waiter who served us- professional and friendly. I have been a regular customer in Cafe Novo but can safely say this was my last visit. Have a feeling management won't really care - as no sign of anybody ever in charge when I've been there. Already mentioned in last review that name on front of restaurant almost invisible - still remains the same. And please update your profile on Menupages - i.e. new time for pre-theatre menu and new pre-theatre menu - as it stands it's very misleading.
Visited: 02/12/2011
Posted: 07/12/2011
5.0 Cafe Novo 5.0 star review:
Booked for three at .00pm on Saturday night. We ran a little late but there was no problem and staff held our table for us. The sevice was fantastic . Very attentive without hovering . My sister was served the wrong main course due to misunderstanding but the staff responded promptly and graciosly did not charge her for her meal.The menu was varied and the food was absokutely delicios .The atmosphere was "buzzing" Wiill definately will return and would recommend it without hesitation
Visited: 03/12/2011
Posted: 05/12/2011
4.0 Cafe Novo 4.0 star review:
Had a birthday celebratory lunch here yesterday with family & grandson.Good food & service----a tad pricey however for what is now available nearby. Ah well, it is part of The Westbury Hotel after all !
Visited: 27/11/2011
Posted: 28/11/2011
