restaurants dublin 2

For many people, the Gotham produces the best pizza in the city, a fact which few would dispute, but which rather obscures the other fine things they do in here. Their recent empasis has been in the direction of Cal-Ital food: goat's cheese crostini; chargrilled chicken with peanut sauce; penne with chilli and creole sausage; warm spicy prawn salad. It's a buzzy, funky space, with good vibes....

Beautiful, Oriental and intimate atmosphere. Specializing in Cantonese, Szechuan, and Peking Cuisine - special set lunches, and Pre-Theatre specials. Extensive a la carte menu. Noted for it's famous clients from the world of entertainment. Private Dining room, for parties etc....

The cooking, for the main part, tends to the familiar notes of Chinese cooking for Western tastes, and whilst the dishes are always expertly executed - the steamed sea bass with ginger, the beef and black bean sauce - perhaps the best time to see the Imperial at its best, at its most relaxed, is to go on a Sunday lunctime for the special treat that is their sublime Dim Sum. Then, the joyous, dazzling skill of the food and its enchanting flavours reveal the capacious, incisive culinary skills...