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Kielys of Donnybrook
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Overall:Average of 4.0 out of 24 reviews

Credibility Score: 95%
Visited: 04/04/2011
Posted: 17/05/2011
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User: Argot
Joined: 14/10/2008
48 reviews
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4.5
Met some clients here for lunch and enjoyed a cracking Cajun chicken pitta sandwich. They buy their meat from a craft butcher in Blessington so you can be sure of fantastically fresh Irish meat! They also do a low fat menu and coliac friendly options. Great warm atmosphere and the encouragement is always there to forget the car and have a few pints! Very hospitable staff, good, wholesome dependable Dublin pub fayre.
Credibility Score: 84%
Visited: 10/09/2010
Posted: 16/09/2010
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User: Anne-Maria
Joined: 27/11/2009
54 reviews
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3.5
Stopped in here for a quick lunch with a friend and enjoyed it. I had the goats cheese salad which was delicious.The cheese was served on bread and the salad was varied, full of flavour and a decent size. I would have liked it if the menu had given the option of having this meal as a main course as it was too big for a starter and yet too small for a main course.It was certainly excellent standard for pub food though it wasn't cheap.It was very quiet during Friday afternoon so there wasnt much atmosphere but it was very relaxing.The staff were efficient and very helpful when I asked about the nearest internet cafe (In Ranelagh).The pub is very modern inside and spacious with comfortable seating.The toilets were clean and well maintained.
Credibility Score: 63%
Visited: 19/08/2010
Posted: 30/08/2010
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User: yoko
Joined: 22/11/2006
18 reviews
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3.5
The Pub Grub here is quite good if a little slow to arrive. We ordered the Burger and chips and it was large but a small bit overpriced. They used to some with homemade chips but these have been replaced with frozen variety. Burger itself was well cooked and large and homemade. Staff couldn't have been nicer
Credibility Score: 68%
Visited: 13/03/2010
Posted: 27/04/2010
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User: upmeath
Joined: 09/03/2009
22 reviews
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2.0
The made-to-order sandwiches kept us going back to Kielys whenever we found ourselves in or around town and wanting a bite to eat. Four of us went for an early Saturday lunch, and the pub grub was top notch, on a par with previous visits. Drinks were slow to come - we'd to put in a request for a pint of Guinness three times before it landed on our table. Worse still, a customer from a neighbouring table in Ciss's came over as soon as we finished eating. He informed us that he and a group of his friends had reserved our table for the purposes of watching a Six Nations game which was due to start a couple of hours later. We thought the bar staff could have at the very least informed us of this arrangement before we were seated. We didn't want to cause a fuss or seem put out by the grown man's childish request, but we thought it bad form of the staff not to give us advance warning, and left not wanting to give them any further custom. As a frequent customer who lived in the area for the previous four years, I was annoyed by the customer service and it will be a while before we return.
Credibility Score: 85%
Visited: 03/02/2010
Posted: 09/02/2010
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User: p.tulio
Joined: 11/03/2008
77 reviews
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3.5
good pub-grub, - great place to watch the rugby. adequate service. The lighting was a little dim though we found. would come back to watch sports.
Credibility Score: 85%
Visited: 03/02/2010
Posted: 09/02/2010
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User: p.tulio
Joined: 11/03/2008
77 reviews
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3.5
good pub-grub, - great place to watch the rugby. adequate service. The lighting was a little dim though we found. would come back to watch sports.
Credibility Score: 80%
Visited: 09/01/2010
Posted: 11/01/2010
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User: yvonne hedderman
Joined: 07/02/2009
59 reviews
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4.0
Great pub grub, always reliable. Chicken pitta is great. Great atmosphere on match days only problem is getting a seat.
Credibility Score: 87%
Visited: 07/01/2010
Posted: 08/01/2010
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User: fishfinger
Joined: 03/02/2008
37 reviews
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4.5
Popped in on way home for a bite to eat. I had lemon sole goujons and Mr FishFinger had a ham & cheese sandwich. Both were delicious, came with stacks of chips and side salad. Service was fabulous. Excellent value. Great local pub for food, drinkies and fun.
Credibility Score: 90%
Visited: 21/11/2009
Posted: 24/11/2009
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User: Kate
Joined: 17/11/2006
55 reviews
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3.5
In contrast to the other reviewers, I didn't find the choice on the menu to be very good. I found it quite limited. However, my chicken caeser salad was quite tasty. The tomato soup was not good - it tasted like a cup a soup and I would definitely expect better than that. Having said that. the atmosphere and the staff are both great.
Credibility Score: 81%
Visited: 25/10/2009
Posted: 27/10/2009
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User: loulovesfood
Joined: 13/05/2009
86 reviews
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2.5
Was out visiting a friend in Stillorgan so we decided to head into Donnybrook for some food. We were here on Sunday evening so there was a mix of people in watching football and having a chat, not jam packed for the bank holiday weekend. Nice choice of Pub Grub on the menu. I had the goats cheese salad and my friend had the club with chips. There was enough to feed a small army! quite good value and nice relaxed atmosphere in the pub. Would go again if I'm out that way.
Credibility Score: 88%
Visited: 28/03/2009
Posted: 28/03/2009
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User: smurfette
Joined: 29/11/2006
47 reviews
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5.0
Kiely's is my favourite place for pub grub, tasty and great value. My favourite are the chicken goujons. Instead of the typical chicken in breadcrumbs they are strips of chicken fried in chili & garlic and served with salsa, tortilla and salad on the side. This comes with a portion of chips for under a tenner-bargain! Have also tried the chicken pitta, bangers and mash, steak sandwich and fish and chips, all of which were great. Great food, good value, and staff are friendly too
Credibility Score: 79%
Visited: 02/10/2008
Posted: 17/12/2008
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User: markc
Joined: 09/09/2008
25 reviews
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3.5
This is a nice place for meeting up with friends, the food is nice and the atmosphere is always good too.
Credibility Score: 66%
Visited: 20/10/2008
Posted: 12/12/2008
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User: angua
Joined: 16/07/2008
26 reviews
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3.0
I always liked this place for a nice quiet lunch, as long as someone else was paying (!) but when I went in there recently they had changed the menu. Unbelievably they had neglected to include a vegetarian option, which was all the more startling in a place that previously housed one of the best risottos to be found in Dublin, as well as a perfectly lovely cannelloni dish, which was admittedly a little heavy on the bechamel. I was furious when I discovered this, and asked the barmaid what was going on. She was quite sharp with me until one of the older barmen noticed, and offered me a pasta dish with a stir in sauce since I was a regular customer. I declined and went across the street to another place. It seems a little backward for a gourmet pub grub place like Kiely's to exclude such a huge demographic in Dublin 4. If you're health conscious this is no longer the place for you. Sorry!
Credibility Score: 88%
Visited: 08/12/2008
Posted: 08/12/2008
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User: naine
Joined: 17/12/2006
65 reviews
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4.0
First time in here, looked well Christmas decorations being put up and the fire on. Great cosy feel to the place. Menu is good and varied, decided on the Chicken Pitta and chicken gougons. The Chickn Pitta had massive chiunks and chicken and great mexican spices in side and cheese on top. I think I'd just go there for this, so satisfying. Chicken gougons were good and plenty. Looks like a great place to sit back and watch a match, I'm sure there is a good crowd in here on a rubgy match day.
Credibility Score: 89%
Visited: 28/10/2008
Posted: 29/10/2008
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User: ashy84
Joined: 18/09/2008
56 reviews
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4.0
Kielys is always a good place to go for a match or just to catch up with friends. It has a great atmosphere especially when rugby is on, and they do great food. I am not stuck for choice as a vegetarian and their spinach and ricotta stuffed pasta is brilliant! All in all, Kielys is a great pub, with good food!
Credibility Score: 34%
Visited: 01/10/2008
Posted: 21/10/2008
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User: lessley
Joined: 22/09/2008
13 reviews
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5.0
This pub is the PRFECT location for a social lunch a quick bite to eat or a nice formal evening meal. Aside fron the Carvery & the lunch menu it has a fab a la carte menu with plenty to choose from. I have eaten here loads of times. The service & staff is very good and of high standard too :)
Credibility Score: 87%
Visited: 31/05/2008
Posted: 10/07/2008
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User: eatsoutlots
Joined: 12/02/2008
40 reviews
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2.5
Went here for an early lunch one Saturday hoping to get some nice pub grub. The large rug below our table was filthy and the bar looked like it could do with a good clean. We checked out the carvery and it looked awful. One person in our party deceided to have the roast pork which looked like it had been around for a while they didn't eat it as they said it wasn't great. I had salad which also looked like it was made the day before. The staff were very friendly which is a real pity as the food was awful. Nobody finished their food as it just had a stale look off it. I would imagine carvery food is quite easy to make but this was very poor quality. The whole pub had a dingy look about it.
Credibility Score: 48%
Visited: 27/04/2008
Posted: 28/04/2008
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User: netty
Joined: 16/02/2007
7 reviews
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4.5
I have never thought of Kielys in Donnybrook as a food place, however I ended up here on a sunday evening. I had a Chicken Pitta, really casual food but just yummy and tasty.. I would highly recommend if you fancy something casual, tasty and good value head for Kielys..
Credibility Score: 90%
Visited: 27/12/2007
Posted: 20/03/2008
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User: SUSANJ
Joined: 28/01/2008
165 reviews
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3.0
Always found the staff very friendly and accommodating here. Your never sitting down long when a waiter arrives. My one big grip about the place is that its always so dark. The curtains are always pulled across and I can't understand why. Had toasted sandwiches there with my kids and hubbie at Christmas and it was very pleasant. They also do the nicest Tia Maria coffee I have ever had.
Credibility Score: 33%
Visited: 12/03/2008
Posted: 16/03/2008
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User: Leilak
Joined: 16/11/2007
5 reviews
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4.0
I popped in for lunch one day during the week and had lamb from the carvery with plenty of veg and a gorgeous big fruit salad after. The chef was friendly and service very good. I will be back to Kielys because of good service and value - I was also able to have a beautifully cooked meal at 4.30 one afternoon with plenty of veg, something which I couldn't get in a well known Dublin hotel - well done Kielys!!
Credibility Score: 80%
Visited: 05/09/2007
Posted: 05/09/2007
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User: derac
Joined: 01/07/2007
53 reviews
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4.0
Had dinner here last weekend and I have to say I couldn't fault the place. Food was excellent and I recommend the Italian meatballs - perfect. Overall I would highly recommend.
Credibility Score: 37%
Visited: 17/05/2007
Posted: 17/05/2007
Foodie
User: Guido
Joined: 15/05/2007
6 reviews
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4.5
Excellent original pub feeling in the little bar on the side. Food is served in the main area at a canteen style counter. The food is good and reasonably priced. Unfortunately the main room lacks atmosphere. Stick to the small room and will meet interesting people and an extremely friendly and knowledgeable bartender.
Credibility Score: 56%
Visited: 14/05/2007
Posted: 14/05/2007
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User: Jensuperstar
Joined: 03/04/2007
20 reviews
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3.5
Great value and really nice bar food. Be careful there are no rugby matches on or you won't be able to breath in there! The staff are possibly the friendliest and most efficient staff I have ever come across though. Nice for a Sunday lunch or quick evening meal during the week.
Credibility Score: 82%
Visited: 27/03/2007
Posted: 27/03/2007
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User: SJ
Joined: 24/03/2007
65 reviews
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3.0
Kielys is a friendly little pub and a great place to go for a sandwich. They also have a carvery lunch that I have never tried. I had one of the best Tia Maria coffees that I ever had there this Christmas. Definitely going back for more! However, its really rugger bugger place so during matches, I avoid it like the plague.


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