Achara

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   Dan

   London

   10 reviews

   2.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   When a place has middle of the road food they really need to make up for it with the service. Conversely if the service is terrible the food needs to stand out. Our trip to Achara was a major disappointment on both fronts. The food was okay, though nothing to write home about. Between four of us we tried three different started and three different mains, none of which were terrible but none were great. The real issue was the service. The disinrerested disorganised experience spoke of a real problem at the heart of the place. We were served by up to four staff with no cohesion and long delays. At one point when explaining the huge delay between our starters and mains the server blamed us for ordering small plates as starters as “usually we serve things together” - fair point, if we had been told that when ordering! They must have realised we we’re disappointed as a complimentary round of drinks showed up on the bill, but that’s the only way we knew, they never told us or apologised. Overall a real shame, we really wanted to enjoy our meal and make a repeat trip but after the huge disappointment we won’t be back. Instead we will stick to Crudo, its streets ahead!
   

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   John

   Dublin

   1 review

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   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Incredible food and wine, perfect for light bites or a full meal. Great atmosphere. Staff are also very helpful and attentive. Will definitely be back.
   

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   Caitriona

   Dublin

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Really excellent dining experience. Servers were really helpful, suggesting dishes and drinks. The aubergine large plate is a "must have"
   

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   Sahil

   Dublin

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Really enjoyed the food and the service. The people serving us were so nice and funny. Loving this new addition to Dublin.
   

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   Michael

   Dublin

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Excellent experience, slightly spoiled by the kitchen "losing" part of our order. Noise level very high
   

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   Gerry

   Dublin

   24 reviews

   3.0

   24 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   A bit chilly at our table. We were in window table. Very few customers lunching. Service good , food tasty .
   

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   Milena

   Dublin

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Still can’t over the food and the incredible/amazing/ ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS aubergines!!! Also a special thanks to Laura and Niall for the 10/10 service! It was lovely! 🧡
   

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   Una

   Dublin

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful food in a great setting, couldn’t fault it!
   

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   Gavin

   Dublin

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Wine on the list that I ordered was not the same as I was served. I asked for 3 rios , I got a different wine from the same wine producer. No big deal it was fine . But at leat get your wine menu right. Small plates were fine , but really dull . Main , seabass was really good full of flavour and enjoyable. Other main, short rib , was beyond a joke , salty ...really salty ...to the point of not edible. Main. Gripe , we addressed the awful beef dish to staff . Acknowledged but zero sign of the manager to address the issue, nothing . We had to request the dish be removed from the bill , it was . But really bad service , rare night out , disappointing main , zero interaction. Will not return or recommend, it's not that hard to address customer complaints, but at the very least, approach your clientele and look after them.
   

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    Avryll

    Dublin

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Four of us went out for a birthday meal.We had a lovely time.All of us really enjoyed our cocktails the wine and each of our meal choices .The team in Achara are really helpful and pleasant and despite it being a busy night we got really excellent service A birthday dessert was presented to our friend without us asking or prompting. There was a lovely atmosphere.This is a very special place and is now my favourite restaurant in Dublin.
    

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