Beef & Lobster - Temple Bar
It’s all in the name…we do two things, beef and lobster; but we do them right! It’s about the best dry aged Irish beef and the best grilled Irish lobsters with great beer, wine and cocktails surrounded by good people and good energy. All this cooked by one of Ireland’s best chefs with a price tag that delivers real value for your hard-earned cash. What’s not to like?!
With fewer distractions we concentrate our efforts on training amazing staff and sourcing the best of Irish beef and lobster, all grilled to perfection over charcoal. Tuck in, dive in, we reckon you’re going to love it.
Popular dishes
Surf 'n' Turf
8oz/227g Black Angus Fillet Steak and 5oz/140g of King Prawns in Garlic Butter
3 reviews
8oz/227g Black Angus Fillet Steak
5 reviews
Hot 'n' Spicy Duck Wings
Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce
2 reviews
Gorgeous food and brilliant service
Lobster was tasty, although i was expecting a bit more for the biggest size. Staff were nice and the place was clean and comfortable.
My first dining out experience after being diagnosed coeliac. Found the waiting staff very informed and attentive. Steak was delicious too!
Service was very good the staff were really attentive and friendly. However the food had a lot of coriander and personally I hate coriander and it wasn’t listed on the menu so it made the food quite inedible for both myself and my friend. I had the crayfish salad which was also dry and needed some sauce or flavouring. My friend had the prawns, mussels and clams in the tomato sauce which also seemed to have a lot of coriander which ultimately just ruined both our meals. Ambiance was good but I wouldn’t return.
Staff were very efficient throughout. Restaurant complied with covid procedures. Very happy with experience. Will be back again
It was OK. Service very good. Price very high for portion size.
First meal out since March. Very comfortable, relaxed environment. Food was excellent. Definitely will be back for more!
Amazing experience for our first time back in a restaurant after the lockdown measures had been lifted. The staff were brilliant and made the evening very enjoyable. The food as great, especially the crab claws!
Dinner for 2 with wife on Friday night; pre-booked with COVID restrictions and had superb meal - starter of calamari excellent, had steak and lobster - steak was probably best had in Ireland - fantastic cut of beef perfectly cooked - and service excellent. Desert for her key lime pie and didn't even get a taste it was that good. Would definitely recommned!
A really enjoyable experience, food was excellent
Super food and exelent and friendley Service
Get the duck wings
Thank you kindly for your great review, we look forward to seeing you again soon!
It was nice food but it did lack flavour and wine was average. Service was very quick and staff are nice.
Thank you for letting us know about this. Your feedback helps us get better.
Great steak! Not quite how I wanted it cooked, but it was still a great steak. Staff are great, I like a place that serves you and lets you be.. a quick check that things are ok and that’s it. To be honest, I ended up booking a table here as the place I usually book wasn’t available, however I would happily return to Beef & Lobster again.
Quality food and lovely staff we will be back
A nice relaxed atmosphere with cracking food and friendly (but not over friendly) staff. Wished we could have stayed longer or come more often.
Lo suggerisco .. carne ottima. Vino nonna livello del cibo .
Servizio ottimo. Gentili e veloci . Insomma un buon posto passare una cena in compagnia con buon cibo
Amazing food and great service. They helped us with our choices and explained to us information we didnt know.
Small steak but tasty
Great spot with excellent food!
We think so too, thanks so much!!!
Surf & Turf as well as Lobster Roll were very good, the service is a bit slow specially during busy hours
Thanks Lucia. I am glad you enjoyed our delicious Surf & Turf recently but please accept my sincere apologies for the slow service, it is sometimes unavoidable. Hope to see you again soon!
Excellent food, great service I have already recommended this restaurant to some friends.
Hi Mick H, many thanks for the great ratings. Glad you enjoyed your recent dining experience with us! I was thrilled to read our super service impressed you guys and will be sure to share your feedback with the whole team. See you next time.
Loved the food!
Great stuff...hope to see you again soon!
Lovely restaurant, it was my partners birthday and the staff couldn’t have been more helpful.
Fantastic experience, lovely food and very professional/attentive service.
Food was lovely, steak was perfect, fairly normal pricing for a steak place. Service was good for food but we spent nearly 20 mins trying to flag down a waiter (in a not full restaurant) to get the bill, eventually went the bar and paid. Wine was also dear, it appeared to be cheaper/as cheap to buy by the glass than by the bottle for the wine we wanted which is unusual (a glass was €8 and a bottle €38)
Hi, thanks for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed our 100% grass-fed, Irish beef! Sorry about the confusion with the payment but I was glad to hear you got it rectified in the end. Our wine starts at €6.75 per glass which we think is fairly reasonable. Thanks again, all feedback is taken on board.
Lovely food, better value than I was expecting! Would recommend!
Thanks for the recommendation Sharon, hope to see you back again soon! The Reservations Team
Always recommend when asked, both city center and Malahide. Service always fast and waiters know there stuff and always good for helping you decide. 3 course set meal is definitely the way to go. And their duck wings would make you never want chicken again
Thanks for the great feedback Louie, I have already passed it onto the team here at Beef & Lobster where it will be much appreciated! See you next time. The Reservations Team
Sehr gutes preis Leistungsverhältnis
Hi There, Thank you for the great ratings, glad you enjoyed your recent visit to Beef & Lobster. See you soon. The Reservations Team
Absolutely fantastic for my partners birthday. Amazing food, good atmosphere!!!
Hi There, Thank you for the great feedback. Glad you enjoyed your recent visit to Beef & Lobster. See you soon. The Reservations Team
Great food and even better service, would definitely recommend!!
Hi There, Thank you for the great ratings, glad you enjoyed your recent visit to Beef & Lobster. I will be sure to share your wonderful comments with the whole team. See you soon. The Reservations Team
Absolutely amazing food, drinks and service !
Hi There, Thank you for the great ratings, glad you enjoyed your recent visit to Beef & Lobster. I will be sure to share your wonderful comments with the whole team. See you soon. The Reservations Team
The duck wing appetizer was excellent. The grilled lobster was as good as Maine. The shrimp with the surf and turf entree was a little small, but good.
Hi There, Thank you for the great ratings, glad you enjoyed your recent visit to Beef & Lobster. The Hot ‘n’ Spicy Duck Wings with Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce are a firm favourite with all our diners so glad you got to try them for yourself! I will be sure to share your wonderful comments with the whole team. See you soon. The Reservations Team
Have been afew times and found this time they went very downhill.. the starters were smaller than usual. The mains were burnt (steak and burger) the presentation on the steak was really bad - no garnish or anything to dress the plate. Honestly the food is not worth the money. €100 for 2 starters, 2 mains, 1 dessert. 2 diet cokes and 2 G&Ts. We got the manager about the poor food and in fairness she gave us a free round of drinks and dessert which was nice but honestly didn’t do them justice cause I won’t be back after that..
Hi There, Many thanks for your very honest feedback. I am very sorry to hear you had a sad experience at Beef & Lobster. Your experience is one which we are not proud of and, as you may see from other reviews quite atypical. We hope you'll visit again soon and allow us to exceed your expectations.
A place to drop in and eat quickly rather than sitting with friends and enjoying good conversation in a pleasant atmosphere.
Hi AineM, Many thanks for the feedback. Sorry to hear you were not impressed with the value or ambience on the day. I hope one day that you will revisit so we can make amends in some way for your disappointment. Thanks again, your comments prove invaluable.
The food was very good. The reassurant was completly booked, which normally is a good sign. But The music was to loud, what makes that people talk louder. All together is was very noisy diner.
Hi Marc, Thank you for taking the time to give us a review! Happy to hear that you enjoyed our location and that the service and food was to your liking. It does get a bit noisy when the restaurant is full and we also like to have music playing in the background for a lively ambiance. Hope it didn't cause you too much inconvenience and we look forward to seeing you again soon. The Reservations Team
Great food and fantastic service! The Wellington was delicious and the price point was very fair.
Hi There, Thank you for the great feedback. Glad the food and service were to your liking on your recent visit to Beef & Lobster. We hope to see you again soon. The Reservations Team
Food was too greasy. Burger was overcooked.
Crab meet toast was tasty as was goat cheese.
Atmosphere was... average.. it was basically empty
We were eating out for my husbands birthday and he fancied steak so we picked here as it's their thing. It was a very busy saturday evening so it was bustling and quite loud. To their credit the waiting staff were great...friendly and super efficient. What let it down was we felt some of the food was a bit disappointing. The prawn and lobster fritters didn't particularly taste of either and my husbands rib eye steak was a bit over charred. On the other hand the duck wings are absolutely delicious, as are the brownie sunday and the profiteroles. Oh and the truffle fries are to die for! Overall we had a,lovely experience which was as much about the lovely staff as the food. I would say the disappointing food may have been due to how busy it was.
Always amazing from the food to the staff who go above and beyond for you. My favourite restaurant in Dublin. Outstanding!!!!
I had the lobster roll with the sauce on the side and duck wings for starter. The wings were nice but the lobster roll wasn't amazing. The next day I woke up with a rash all over my face that still hasn't cleared. It's definitely from the fatty sauce. I would go back but steer away from the roll. Also the waiters were checking in on us every 5 mins which felt a bit too much.
FAQs
Beef & Lobster - Temple Bar is rated 4.3 stars by 195 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting bookings at the moment.