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Il Segreto, City Centre South

 
The original team behind BANG Cafe are back together in the beautiful and comfortable Il Segreto Restaurant. Located just off St Stephens Green on Merrion Row in Dublin 2 , Il Segreto offers modern European cuisine at is affordable and consistent best. On top of our exciting new menu we have re-introduced some of our old favourites such as The Pan Fried Scallops with mousseline potatoes, pancetta and garlic butter and the Scandinavian Iced Berries with hot white chocolate sauce. Along with our award winning head chef Lorcan Cribben, Simon and Christian Stokes have over 10 years experience in the restaurant industry. The concept for Il Segreto is an affordable and professional dining experience using fresh ingredients delivered daily on all our menus while creating a relaxed atmosphere in which our customers can enjoy their meal whatever the occasion may be. The menu whether it’s our lunch or dinner menu, the excellent value pre theatre menu, our wine menu or cocktail menu or it’s that special menu that you have chosen for your party or event, they will always be treated by the team here with the highest standards to ensure that our aim of quality, consistency and affordability are met. We have a fantastic cocktail bar situated on the ground floor where our award winning mixologists can make that perfect pre dinner drink or post dinner cocktail. With live music every Friday and Saturday night the cocktail bar is ideally located to listen and enjoy the music or if you have your dancing shoes on you are welcome to dance the night away! On the first floor we have 2 sun kissed terraces on which you can dine, have a cigar and brandy or simply enjoy the sun while holding a daiquiri. Our terraces are the perfect outdoor spot to unwind day or night. Il Segreto is open for dinner from Wednesday to Sunday night from 5 pm each night and for Lunch on Thursday and Friday from 12 pm. With its open plan design and location the restaurant can cater for any part

 

Il Segreto Reviews

Credibility Score: 78%
Visited: 22/05/2012
Posted: 24/05/2012
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User: lovely
Joined 04/08/2007
30 reviews
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5.0
What a lovely spot and even better to be able to dine outside on one of two lovely terraces. We dined of the earlybird menu both had crab starter with beautiful bread served to table for mains I had shoulder of lamb with parsnip mash melt in the mouth and my guest had the chiclen dish looked beautiful and she really enjoyed as we both did. would recommend for value flavours and surrondings and will be back
Credibility Score: 45%
Visited: 24/03/2012
Posted: 23/05/2012
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User: jimmyg
Joined 03/08/2007
4 reviews
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5.0
Il segreto translates as "the secret" and this little gem of a restaurant has been a secret to me for the past few years. Despite walking by this area on a very regular basis, for some reason the venue never "appeared on my radar". Having been given a voucher as a gift, myself and my wife paid a visit on a lovely sunny Sunday evening late March. We were being offered a table in the restaurant when the outside patio area caught our eye, and with the weather being so pleasant we decided to eat outside. This outside area was absolutely gorgeous - the smokers must be delighted ! With the unseasonal weather, and the pretty patio, we could have been in Italy or Spain. The food was really nice, portions may have appeared a little small, but considering we were planning to have all three courses, they were more than enough. The danger of sitting outside and not receiving attentive service was not an issue, as the waiting staff were very careful to ensure they popped out regularly despite there being only 3 tables of two occupied. Back to the food...for starters one had scallops with pancetta which was a remarable dish, well matched, and cooked to perfection, the other had foie gras, which was excellent. Our mains were a lovely fresh cod dish with spinach and potatoes and a chicken dish with leeks, bacon, mushrooms etc, and was delightful. We finished with a superb creme brulee and cappucinos to end a remarkable meal. One observation (not a criticism) was the heavy French influences on the menu, when we would have expected a more Italian leaning. This was certainly not an issue for us, but maybe others might expect a more Italian menu.
Credibility Score: 54%
Visited: 16/05/2012
Posted: 17/05/2012
Foodie
Joined 14/03/2010
9 reviews
0 hats off
4.5
My boyfriend and I decided to have a romantic dinner outside the house for a change. Excellent choice I have to say. Although the portions may seem small, they are actually the right size to appreciate the whole menu. The starters and main courses were lovely presented, cooked to perfection and well balanced in terms of flavours. If you are not going for a pre theatre menu or have some sort of discount card it can be very steep, specially if you add a nice bottle of wine, like we did. Just two things that made me slightly disappointed. As we chose a more intimate corner, we could see some no so pleasant wine boxes just beside our table. Moreover, one of the reasons we chose the restaurant is because it says to have coeliac options. However, this is not stated on the menu so you kind of have to guess. Which they had some sort of lactose free deserts too, but then again, most restaurants don't catter for people with food intolerances like myself and my boyfriend. Will go back one day (for the pre theatre though)
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Il Segreto
13a/b Merrion Row
City Centre South
Dublin
Telephone:
01 6618700
Opening hours:
Open for Dinner Wednesday through to Sunday from 5pm each night and Lunch: Thursday & Friday from 12 noon
Capacity:
150
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Bistro, Brasserie, Breakfast, Brunch, Cafe, Casual Dining, Cocktails, Coeliac options, European, Girls Night Out, Healthy Eating, Irish, Irish, Italian, Kid's Menu, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Seafood, Steak, Steak and Seafood, Sunday Lunch, Vegetarian

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Accept Credit Card Al Fresco Area Cater for Parties Coeliac options Disabled Access Family Friendly Full Bar Seafood Smoking Area Vegetarian Options

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