Shan - Dublin

My husband and I shared a late night meal of chicken curry with dal, special fried rice (egg and peas and spices , garlic naan, masala chai, and some popadum. (It was probably 12:30 in the morning. Everything was delicious. The chicken dish had large chunks of perfectly cooked white meat, tender yellow dal, and a tasty red sauce. The masala chai was the only weak point in the meal I'm used to intensely spicy, even spicy hot, chai in the states, and what we had here was pretty weak warm brown milk, essentially. Service was very nice, and for the late hour, I'd say the restaurant was still pretty hopping about 1/3 to 1/2 full at any point in our meal.

I'd been craving Indian food something fierce on my recent trip to Ireland. Finally, on our last day I'd had enough. It was Indian food or bust! While walking through Temple Bar, I saw a human directional pointing to Shan's. Sold. I was torn between 3 or 4 stars... The food was good, but it took forever to come out. Being vegetarian, I'm used to my meals coming sooner; especially when I eat Indian food. I think they may have forgotten about us! The chutney's and papadam were really good and very different from what we're offered in the States- I especially liked the picked onions. I had the Aloo Mutter and vegetable samosa. The starter came with the meal and the Aloo Mutter was not spicy like I had ordered it, but both were still tasty. My sister had the Saag Paneer. Getting the check was also difficult as we never had the same waiter twice and once our food was dropped off, we were ignored. Even when they finally took our plates, it took another 10 minutes to get the check. Maybe that's why the couple next to us dined and dashed! I liked the atmosphere and the late hours, but I will probably check out another restaurant next time I'm in country.

I found this restaurant whilst wandering around Temple Bar wanting something different than typical touristy Irish pub fare. It's a charming restaurant, clean and quiet. I had the special of the evening and chose the chicken tikka and poppadoms, delicious lamb korma and rice. Service was really good and the food awesome. I'd definitely visit again and would recommend if you're in the area and want good Indian food.

I'd been to several places Indian restaurants until happening into Shan on the recommendation of a friend. For a long time I've been on a quest to find the best mater paneer in Dublin, or any mater paneer for that matter... To my dismay I arrived at Shan to discover that the dish is not on their menu. I got something else instead (I cannot remember what at this point) but it was tasty and I figured I'd add the restaurant to my acceptable repertoire. Fast forward a few weeks and an intervening conversation with my friend who'd recommended Shan wherein he suggested that I just ask them to make it for me. I was skeptical, but after a night out on the liquid courage, I was able to do just that. Low and behold they were happy to oblige my probably obnoxious self. The dish arrived steaming and delicious everything I could hope for! The next time I came in to the restaurant the waiter immediately recognized me and asked if I'd like the mater paneer again. I was sold on Shan before that moment and now I can't even contemplate cheating on them with anyone else. Bottom line: friendly, pleasant service, great food, good price.

Real indian food without the fuss, a super hard working team (family ? and charming discreet service. Let's add that these guys aim to be the kings of the night (I think they are open til 3 AM ! , best quality meal you can get after 10 PM. I recommend the place for a nice group dinner or a late exploration of Asian food. Oh, forgot the very cute continuous Bollywood show on video, love it !