Carluccio's - Dublin

Unfortunately they didn’t have the vegan croissants when we visited so we had the vegan breakfast. It was good although the courgette was a bit too salty.

The availability of the vegan croissants can be a bit touch and go but when they have them they are fabulous! Really authentic, flakey pastry but nice and soft in the middle as a good croissant should be. I know they have some vegan meals too but I can't comment on those as I only frequent this place for my morning coffee before work. Just wanted to raise awareness to the croissants so they keep making them!!!

Great service and food. They also have a specific gluten-free menu

We went here as a treat, but were somewhat disappointed. The food came down quickly with no bread as standard which is what we would expect from an Italian restaurant. When we did ask for focaccia, what arrived down was a measly excuse unfortunately. The service was good and the flavours were nice but it was quite expensive given the zero carbohydrate presentation. Portions were small too. Typical Italian. A lot of it looks like tomatoes and bread, but in this case there was very little bread. Oh, and one other thing. There was no olive oil or balsamic. One had to ask for these separately and they came down in tiny little dishes. I would consider this somewhat mean spirited and not what one should expect from an otherwise good Italian.

Nice staff. Reasonable price. Platter for 2 (or 3) is good but could do with a few more olives