The Hot Stove Restaurant

I brought my lady to this restaurant for a special night out before we headed out on the town.
This is a beautiful place and the staff are very attentive. I would just like to say it’s a bit expensive but the food quality is to a very high standard and it’s definitely the place to bring your better half for a night out. Will definitely be back again thanks.

The hot stove is a bit tucked away, at basement level behind a kind of non-​descript door; we had to ring a bell to get in. Once inside we were welcomed by several very welcoming servers as well as the chef.
The mains we had were fantastic! We had the duck breast and wild boar. Duck was perfectly seasoned, perfectly cooked. It came with boxty and a special thick gravy as well as chestnuts and pomegranates. Ah, sooo good!
The boar was amazing, the whole dish was a symphony of forest flavors. A very flavorful piece of meat served with mushrooms, squash and a blackberry reduction. Yum!
We shared a starter, it was ok.
The service was a bit chaotic, everyone was very friendly, but it was not really clear who was in charge of our table. As a result we got multiple servers coming to our table with the same questions in a very short period of time which was a bit distracting.
Anything that might have been lacking was more than made up for by the amazing food. We’ll be back.

This is such a gem and excellent value for money. The food and service are terrific and I strongly recommend the beetroot mouse starter and white chocolate parfait for dessert — probably 2 of the best dishes I’ve eaten and moving into my personal top 10.
We had the pre-​theatre/​early evening menu at € 38pp plus 2 mulled wines and 2 virgin cocktails and a rather lovely bottle of Cotes du Rhone. All told it came to € 133 and there was no service charge or facility to add a gratuity when we paid by card (but obviously, we left cash).
A wonderful meal and at a bargain price you’d be unlikely to see in another capital city.

It was during the Dublin Theatre Festival that we first visited the Hot Stove, though we weren’t exactly going to The Gate, right across the road, that night. We picked them because of the really good pre-​theatre menus — including a vegetarian and a coeliacs one — and the location, away from the Saturday night crowds that fill everything south of Temple Bar.
Booking was very easy and can be done 24/​7, we just filled a form through their website/​OpenTable. We arrived about 10min earlier than our reservation, rang the doorbell and were warmly greeted by one of their hosts, who immediately made sure of finding out if we had any time restraints that night — which we did, so luckily they were able to take care of us with due diligence, even with an almost full house.
Following this high point of service, we unfortunately witnessed some disorganization and even poor communication skills from some of the table waiters. We were offered the same amuse-​bouche twice, our orders took some time to be taken, no one offered to take away our coats, and other small incidents. Fortunately, the rest of the evening ran smoothly, with a lot pleasantries and plenty of water refills.
Food-​wise, I must say I sort of envied all of the meat dishes that came to the table, as opposed to my not-​so-​awesome vegetarian choices. Well, I say vegetarian, but the first big faux-​pas was when I was brought their delicious complimentary amuse-​bouche — with fennel and. smoked trout. It was great though and I’m not really strict at all about my diet, so I was able to forgive that; it did bring out the lack of attention to detail that I’d expect from a really good restaurant.
For starters, I went for the Cashel blue Arancini — too heavy and a bit uninspired -, which was completely shadowed by my boyfriend’s pick, the Wild Boar Black Pudding. Delicious. I’m not even a fan of black or white pudding, but that was different, with a fresh texture and a nice combination of ingredients. Next came the mains, a gigantic artichoke and pecans salad for me and a buttery, hearty piece of lamb for the boyfriend. I took a deep breath… and managed to eat half of my dish, that while pretty tasty was just completely misguided in terms of portion size — and I hate to see that amount of good food go to waste.
By the time we were done with the main dishes, we were unfortunately too full and too short on time to try the desserts, which looked tempting. We did try some small treats, including some perfect little macaroons, that they were so kind to serve with our espressos.
So this is more of a 3.5 review, given the price tag and the amount of little flaws. I will go back in the future, especially because they have such a nice space and I believe, from some of the things we tasted, that really good things can come out of that kitchen. Maybe on our future visit they’ll be more consistent in terms of food and service.
P. S.: the Zinfandel on their wine list is pretty good!

You enter this stylish restaurant through a charming basement entrance after ringing the bell. The space is airy and rather large. We were seated in the back room.
The meal began with an amuse bouche of onion soup with parsley foam and a chunk of ham tortellini. This was delicious, especially the tortellini — could have had this for the full meal.
Next up was the brown bread — the best part of the meal. It was grainy with a fantastic, crunchy crust with salt. This was so delicious, I had to fight off the server so I could retain it for dessert.
The appetizer was the pork terrine, which came over a frisee salad with a mango sauce. This all worked well together and little pieces of crispy pig’s ear gave it a terrific salty pop and crunch. This was a winner too.
The entrees, however, were a miss. The ribeye was cooked well and was a good piece of meat. It came with red cabbage that had way too much allspice in it, and gave everything a musty taste. Quite unappealing. The other entrée was duck breast. The duck was OK, the quality of the meat was not as good as I’ve had elsewhere. It came served over spinach, which was fine. It was also accompanied by some sort of polenta-​y type cake and a chutney that included citrus rind (which was very astringent), crisped duck skin (which was like lardons) in a jelly-​type sauce. There was just too much going on and everything did not come together.
After a good start, the service also went downhill. After we finished our glass of wine with the appetizer, we were left alone for the next 20 minutes, even though we were sitting right outside the kitchen door and the staff would go by us constantly. We were thirsty and the restaurant could have made more if they had offered to sell us some more wine from their limited list.

You know those lists we all have… places we want to go to, things we want to do? Well I’ve a never ending one of restaurants I want to visit! High up on that list was The Hot Stove. Chef Joy Beattie and the food here is so well spoken of. As soon as I saw a lunch deal pop up a while back, I snapped it up! A 2 course lunch for two at € 30. not bad at all.
Located on Parnell Square West on Dublin’s Northside, it may be a basement restaurant but there is plenty of light flowing through and the décor is fresh and clean. We were seated at a window seat with a nice view of the whole dining area. Being a Friday lunchtime, it unsurprisingly filled up pretty quickly.
A pretty nice day outside, it seemed a shame to skip a chilled glass of wine, but it was a rare occasion where I was driving so stuck to a soft drink and perused the menu. A choice of 3 starters offered Smoked Trout Rillette, Wild Boar Black Pudding with Poached Egg or Wild Garlic Risotto. The Black Pudding won out for my dining partner and I ordered from the Vegetarian menu and went for the carby option of Colcannon with poached egg.
The Wild Boar Black Pudding & Poached Egg went down a treat and portion size was
was the size of my Colcannon cake with poached egg and parmesan foam… presentation was great and the egg was perfectly cooked.
Again 3 choices for mains, Pan Seared Ray Wing, Red Wine Braised Beef Cheek or Bacon & Cabbage with Colcannon Cake. Unsurprisingly, the Beef Cheek was chosen and again, I ordered from the Vegetarian menu (love that they have a whole menu for veggies!) and went for the Wild Garlic Risotto…
Both dishes were divine… I was sure while eating my creamy risotto that I would have garlic coming from my pores for days but it was too nice to leave a single grain on the plate!
I was super tempted to get dessert but I wouldn’t usually eat this amount at lunch so couldn’t fit any more food in and instead had a cappuccino while sitting back and enjoying the atmosphere in the restaurant.
I was really impressed with The Hot Stove and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it… the food, service and restaurant interior were all spot on. Even if you usually find yourself on the South side of the city like me, it’s most definitely worth the trip over the Liffey!

Unreal find by auntie maire. I had never heard of the hot stove before. It was some good eating, I tell Ya that much.
The restaurant is down on the bottom floor of one of the Georgian style houses, on Parnell square. Ya gotta ring the doorbell to gain entry. I liked that as it Gave a great sense of security, while dining. The glassware, table clothes and cutlery, we’re all very much to my liking. Tip top quality. Nudddin better.
I started with a wild garlic risotto… Epic. Next I went with the beef cheeks. Myyy God! Talk about melt in the mouth. Was delishhhh. I ended with the passion fruit wrecking ball which was also unbelievable. Each course was perfection on a plate.
I will 1000% be returning to the hot stove. The staff were all very nice and attentive. And as we left the head chef came out to thank us. Which I thought was SOOO friendly and made the whole experience that much more personal. Fabbbb spot :)

What a fantastic and friendly little restaurant! Mark, the head waiter, couldn’t have been more helpful and welcoming. The amouse bouche was an unexpected taste tickler followed by some beautiful food, all cooked perfectly and presented beautifully, and a few finishing morsels after the scrumptious desert!
We will definitely be recommending this to our friends and family and will also be visiting again on our next trip to Dublin!
Wouldn’t be surprised if there is a Michelin Star on the door next time!!!
Thanks again for a great night!

I went this after reading the mention in the New York Times and I was really impressed with the food. I had the pork croquettes as starter, the red wine beef cheeks as main and chocolate truffle wine jelly and everything was delicious. At € 30 I think it was excellent value. Will come back.

Just enjoyed the early bird three course menu for two with one apéritif and one glass of wine. The total bill came to € 89 ex gratuity.
The food was very good indeed, just a shade less than excellent. I was very pleased with my pork starter and pheasant main course. The vegetarian options were thin on the ground and, while the vegetarian main was tasty and used seasonal vegetables, the beetroot risotto starter was disappointing (as with just about every other risotto on offer as a vegetarian option around Dublin).
Note to Irish restaurateurs: a really good risotto is actually very difficult and time-​consuming to pull off. If you’re not that bothered about getting it right don’t bother putting it on the menu.
The room was lovely and stylish. The staff were friendly and helpful but ultimately lacked that final bit of expertise to really wow.
I predict a good future for this restaurant and we’ll be back.

I’d been looking forward to this for some time — and I wasn’t disappointed. Excellent service and sublime food in beautiful surroundings, it’s a hidden gem on Parnell Square.

Short story: Fantastic food at unbelievable value.
Pros:
Food is amazing.
Doesn’t break the bank and is great value for what you are getting.
Friendly staff.
Cons:
Staff are not of the quality of some of the best restaurants even though they are nice e.g. struggling to get the food on the table
Location, location, location. I was driving so it wasn’t so bad but if I was out for the night I wouldn’t go here.
**Warning — Spoilers**
There were four of us dining.
The amuse bouche was a delicious pumpkin tortellini served in a mushroom broth with a mushroom foam, great light palet cleanser.
For starters I had the oxtail wellington which was delicious, the oxtail was deliciously soft and melted in the mouth. It was served on a bed of mushrooms which were perfectly seasoned accompanied by a horseradish foam which could have used more flavour. My wife had the Pumpkin and feta Lasagne which was delicious and both light and filling and included pumpkin seed that gave it a delicious texture.
There were 3 main courses between the 4 of us. I had the lamb cutlet with braised shoulder, fennel purée and mint boxty. It was to die for, the best dish I have had in a long time in Dublin. The lamb was perfect, there was also some filet. The fennel purée was insane, it set the dish off. I couldn’t fault this dish in any way. My wife had the baked hake with Dublin bay prawn risotto, amazing. The hake was cooked ot perfection with a delicious crispy skin. The Risotto was one of the best I’ve tasted it somehow had a smokey caramel taste to it. My mother in law had the ribeye steak which was delicious, perfectly cooked and seasoned with an intense little Jus, perfect. We also had buttered greens which were perfectly crunchy Kale and broccoli seasoned to perfection. I have to say the duck fat chips were the best chips I’ve ever had. Crunchy skin and fluffy inside with just the right amount of salt. The duck fat gave them a taste of being cooked in a stock. If I could get these after a night on the beer I would be in heaven.
We got two deserts. The first was a Chocolate fondant with a Vanilla ice cream and a berry sorbet with a creamy texture. It was as good as it sounds. I would have liked the fondant slightly more moist but I loved it. The second desert was an apple and berry crumble which was perfectly caramelised on the bottom and crispy on top. We had a couple of delicious bottle of Merlot from Domaine Blomac for 29 €, excellent and the cheapest on the list. Their coffee is great too, I can’t remember who roasts their beans but it was perfectly smooth and the barista knows how to foam milk.
I think this is one of the best value restaurants in Dublin out there right now, the total for 4 starters, 4 mains, 2 deserts, 2 coffees and 2 bottles of wine was 225.
I would recommend to anyone.

Went for dinner, the restaurant is really nice, lots of space, very comfy chairs and theres a nice seating area in the bar. Therefore all was looking well from the start.
Staff were not as sharp as they should be, we were a party of eight and recieved three different menus, one was coeliac friendly so a big plus there for anyone that needs special diet considerations. One was a special dinner deal and the other was teh normal evening dinnner. This is what got things off on the wrong foot as we were then told that we were only allowed order from the regular dinner menu but this was limited with no starter salads unlike the standard menu.
After much discussion I was permitted to order a salad starter from the «Special diet menu» which was excellent BTW. Steak as a main which was average at best. Tasted the Ray wing and that was really good.
Service was slow and for those of us not drinking we were continuously wating for the water glasses to be topped up. At the end we had to go looking for aother coffee and then also had to go looking to pay the bill.
Few people ordered deserts and while they were no complaints there was no rave reviews either.
Overall it has potential but needs to get slicker as the bill for starter, main, side, one desert and two coffees with approx ¹⁄₃ bottle of wine was € 105 when split out.
For that price good food should be a given, based on that varianceand the service I’d say I’ve had better for less. Coupled with the fact that offering a special menu and then excluding people from ordering from it just doesn’t make sense except to annoy the customer.
So it has real potential but let down by silly things that should never be an issue.

It’s lucky the cooking and staff are so lovely. There’s a lamb dish here with some beautiful belly (breast), with the usual cutlet. The sauces are plate-​lickingly good. The crème fraîche ice-​cream is exactly what the fondant requires. And the staff hit the right notes from the last minute reservation and greeting through service. But it’s not all perfect. They need a dimmer switch for the lights — it’s «time please, gentlemen» bright. (Maybe send someone to Isabels for ideas about lighting.) They haven’t got the memo about craft beer either. (Maybe send someone to the Festival next month —
?) Oh, and bring your jumper, as there’s a cheeky draft that tickles through the ever so many doors.