Best date spot in dundrum was cosy with alcoves, candles and dimmed lighting. The food was sensational great tapas. We ordered patatas bravas, chicken wings, beef cheeks, chickpeas, a mini burger and scallops. The scallops were definitely the best of the lot coated in a cream and bacon sauce with breadcrumbs.
Went here on Sunday for some fuel mid shopping. I love this place. The food is always good and it's really cosy. We had a lamb stew, oxtail stew with mash, hummous and aubergine tempura, mixed croquettes and bread. Brian had a glass of red. Everything was just delicious. Oxtail stew was defo the star of the show. Bill came to 33.70.
Carol @ Gin & Griddle
+3.5
Been many times to The Port House Ibericos, always love their food, although each item doesn't seem expensive I'm sometimes surprised at the bill. Tables are small / close together and it's dark inside, I like the atmosphere but wish there was more room at the tables. In the Summer sitting outside on their back terrace area is a good spot. Lovely desserts and nice wine list too.
I met a friend here for a catch up. Nice meeting place as tables are not on top of each other and there is also a small decking area outside to eat. Average pricing, it cost me €23 for three tapas and my friend two tapas for €18. The chicken wings were a little over cooked but the prawns were top class!!! The goats cheese salad was fresh with a crunchy spin on it of almonds. The service was slow however, we were left waiting 25 minutes to order (got hangry)!
Have tried all of the port houses now and this is probably my favourite of the 3. We had a late lunch on a Sunday so was just their usual dinner menu! Between us we had 5 tapas dishes and 2 glasses of wine and was reasonable at €38, however borther of is was full with food, we went for ice creams after! So could become more expensive if you ate until you were full! But delicious food and a great variety on the menu!
The port house restaurants are great and this is the nicest one of all. Lovely cosy location with dim lighting to set the mood. Delicious tasty tapas and very nice wine. Best for a date night or nice meal after hitting the shops.
5 or 6 tapas to share for 2 people and both of you will be nicely fed. Would recommend trying as much as possible on the menu on different visits as there is a lot to try, the lamb stew is gorgeous and wings very tasty. I always order the patatas Bravas also.
1 minor complaint is depending on where you are seated you may be too close to another table but that's the con of having the intimate cosy setup.
Price is good for high quality I never mind paying the bill.
Love The Port House for tapas, it feels really authentic and tastes amazing! I would recommend about 3 tapas per person and their Sangria is a must! The atmosphere is lovely, dark lighting, candles and small tables - great for first dates ;)
Some of my favourite dishes are the Plato De Carne Caliente - it's a board of black pudding, Spanish sausage and breads. Patatas Bravas - potato pieces with a spicy tomato sauce and they do this lovely deep fried aubergine dish with cheese and honey!
You can easily be full on 15-20e and the Sangria is reasonable priced coming in different sizes, filled with fresh fruit!
The Dundrum one does a really great lunch value menu for €10.
I've been to the Port House Ibericos dozens of times and it's probably my favourite spot in Dundrum. Great setting (but be warned, a little squished), great atmosphere, wonderful tapas, great service and great value for money! They don't take reservations, so be prepared to wait, but I've never waited too long for a table and it's totally worth it once the tapas arrive! My favourite dishes are the Vieras a la Gallega (scallops), Frango Piri Piri (chicken wings) and Tetilla Templada (fried cheese), but the fun of tapas is trying new things and stealing everyone else's food! Brought my sister here last week and she loved it so much we stayed for Churros for dessert. Every visit I have been pleasantly full without being stuffed and pleasantly surprised when the bill arrives! Definitely recommend a visit!
Lovely spot perfect for a date night or a catch up with friends. The setting is gorgeous and has a real authentic Spanish feel. It is great value and the food is delicious. The portion sizes are perfect not too big and it enables you to order a few more dishes and taste different things. I have so many favourite dishes here from the lemon and garlic chicken to the patatas bravas to the gambas pil pil to the chickpea and black pudding mix.
There is a nice terrace outside in Dundrum which is lovely to sit out and have tapas and wine on a sunny evening.
I love tapas the portions are perfect if your going out because I always find a full meal is way too heavy. The food came pretty quickly and we didn't have to wait to long to be seated, however this was mid week. They don't take reservations so not ideal for a larger group, but I would definitely recommend it all the same because the wine was delicious.
Kate Barry @ Kateskabin
+4
Another week, another review of a Dundrum restaurant! The Town Centre is where I spend a fair amount of time catching up with my Mam… me wandering around Penny’s, her dragging me around M & S … it usually ends with a bite to eat somewhere so we both go home happy :-)
There’s been a few new additions in the past year but one spot that’s been here for a while and a firm favourite with us both is The Port House Ibericos in the Pembroke District. I’m a MASSIVE fan of the Port House on South William Street. The menu in the Dundrum restaurant is the same, a huge selection of tapas dishes both hot and cold, cheese and cured meats and desserts…. Food heaven for me! I love to get a few dishes and share them around so you get lots of different tastes – I hate to miss out and have food envy of my fellow diner’s dishes!
It was a Sunday lunchtime when we popped by and thankfully it wasn’t overly busy. This is a popular spot and I’ve often visited and it’s absolutely packed. The seats in all of their restaurants are pretty close together so you can end up having a not so private chat over your tapas! However on this occasion there was enough space for us to get a table without people beside us. The interior is so nice with beautiful stonework and plenty of candles. I know that the restaurant on South William Street is very dark and romantic while this one is a bit lighter and more casual.
There is SO MUCH choice on the menu here, I literally want a bit of everything on the menu so find it hard to choose. Most dishes are from about €3.50 up to some specials in and around the €8 mark, but mostly about €5 – €6.
One of the dishes I almost always get is the meatballs which are fabulous. We got about 5 large meatballs in a beautiful rich tomato sauce, well priced at €6.95.
Next was the croquetas filled with chicken, €3.75. Another generous sized dish with 3 croquetas filled with such soft chicken.
Mam’s a big chickpea fan so we got the chickpeas with black pudding, spinach, raisins and pine nuts, €5.75. This was a big pile of chickpeas to dig into… I will say that I didn’t taste much black pudding in this dish though!
Last up was the skewered chicken marinated in paprika and oregano, €4.95. We got a few skewers of beautifully succulent, fresh chicken.
If I’m out for dinner in the Port House I’d usually finish this all off with the most amazing dessert that I’ve ever tasted – the churros. Deep fried Spanish style doughnuts served with a little pot of chocolate dipping sauce. I swear to you they are to die for. On this occasion though, I had some willpower and skipped dessert! Instead we had a coffee and a lovely cappuccino.
With 4 dishes, a coffee, a cappuccino and a glass of white wine, the bill was a reasonable €32. If you have yet to try tapas or have already fallen in love with it but not yet been to any of the Port House restaurants you should definitely give them a shot – they don’t disappoint!
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