Cafe En Seine, Dublin

The name of this establishment, spoken out loud, makes me giggle, but this restaurant/watering hole was a fun find in downtown Dublin on Dawson Street. It's overdone, French elegance was quite foreign to the standard pub fare, as it should be, but sitting in one or another of its rooms was comfortable and quite satisfying. It's one of those places that inspires one to linger. As in most establishments serving cafeteria style food, the vegetables were overcooked thanks to the steam tables and the roasts were served mostly well done too, but the price was right for such an expensive city and I would go there again, especially for cocktails and during the evenings for the bar scene.

Being transfixed by the interior, I completely forgot to take a photo of the exterior that has sidewalk dining.

We selected entrees of beef ribs, which were merely boneless slices of roast beef by anyone's definition, and sausage in onion gravy. Chips and mashed potatoes were available, but we both selected potato croquettes for our starch. Tasteless, overcooked vegetables were also provided to round out the meal. This was a lot of food for 10-11 euros.

40 Dawson Street

Dublin 2 Ireland
Tel: +353 (0) 1 6774369