Personally I think Rosos is overrated and expensive. used to be the Cube and IMO the food was better then. the dog stadium do a fine meal with an all in price of €43 for attendance, program and 4 course meal. but I imagine its booked up months in advance. theres a bar upstairs with music after the dogs until 12.30 ( last time I attended the music ended at 1am) and its rounds off the evening very nicely.
Stone House in Blackrock is building up a good reputation.
always like the the Brake and the Clermont is quite good.
new Italian in Park Street ( cant remember name ,Mrs Cu had a nice meal there recently).
Quaglinos is good and they have an early bird. pub downstairs is popular.
the park inn hotel out the armagh road is also building up a good name.
heard good reports too on the restaurant in the revamped Imperial Hotel ( cant remember the new name)
No 32 gets plenty of good write ups. but I dont like the location.
the Windsor in Dublin Street is one of my favourites.