Went here last night as part of a deal. Two starters and two mains for €22 and with every adult meal a child eats for free. So basically we fed four people for with two courses each for €22. I felt guilty getting it that cheap but we left a decent tip. The kids portions are very generous and include a nice ice-cream to keep them happy. Adults meals were also very generous and the steak was cooked with perfection. Plenty of pepper sauce too. I dont like ordering pepper sauce and getting a dribbles of it on the plate. This was not the case in Kandu. They know what a customer wants. For deserts we had death by chocolate and it was probably the nicest desert we have ever eaten; we eat out once to twice a week since we started going out together three years ago so thats plenty of desert experience. The pub itself is spotless with a warm and welcome atmosphere and the service was excellent. We paid €15 for the extra drinks and deserts that was not included in the deal which was still very cheap. We will deffo go back here even if they dont have a meal deal on offer.

My wife and I visited Kandu and were surprised that it was part of a pub. We had purchased a Grab One voucher some two months previous and it was a three course meal based on the a la carte with an extra €2 for a 10 oz sirloin and €4 off the filet steak surf and turf. We were given a set meal with a considerably reduced choice from the deal we had purchased. It seems that as further Grabone vouchers were issued, the offering became less and more restrictive. When I drew this to the waitress's attention after several discussions the deal which we had purchased was fully honoured. This is a cautionary experience for would be voucher purchasers. Apart from this issue which could have dampened the meal the only other issue was that the wine list choice was quite limited and suprisingly they did not have the first wine we chose. The waitress was ver profficient and the food was extremely good. My prawn starter was excellent and my steak was very good and cooked exactly as requested. My wife had a salad for both courses and was very happy. This restaurant is quite understated and with such good quality food should do well. I would recommend it but again if you are using a voucher you need to know in advance what you have committed to. The deal may change.

Response:
Hi , have just read your review , many thanks for your comments on food, but i need to clarify some facts for you , the grabone deal offered did not change mid sales , it was a mistake on grabone's site , they put up on their site a previous deal that we had done ,and not the one we were offering for €25 , when this mistake was noticed we had it changed to the deal we were offering, which i might add is listed on our website @ www.kanducatering.ie and is still incredible value for money . Also it clearly states on the grabone website that we are a gastro pub , in saying that you bought your voucher thinking you were getting a different deal, we apoligise for the mistake which grabone made on their site. As the waistress diddnt know about this mistake , i think she handled as best she could , by offering to fulfill your voucher as described , again i am really sorry that this has happened , and hope to see you again in the future. Many thanks ken@kandu

Posted by: Kandu Catering @Sandyford House Cafe Bar on 08/12/2011

We were here on the city deal and the service was fantastic as was the meal. We will definitely be back again! It was quiet on the evening we were here but the food and service was brilliant. Will be back again for food without a doubt!