Can anyone recommend a restaurant with a full licence around the Grafton Street/Dame Street area that's not too pricey. There used to be a restaurant called Als on Andrew Street. Is that still open?
cafebardeli on both grafton street and georges street has a full license as do most restaurants, you can't book and may have to wait a bit for a table but the food is really nice - pizza/pasta/salads
Al's is gone now, I just walked by there yesterday. Maybe try Trocadero, Salamanca. THere are also a few Italian restaurants on the street off Grafton st, think it's Clarendon St, Monsoon is on the corner. Also try menupages.ie
so you can see the menu's and prices of places.