Restaurant Name:Rock Lobster
Location: Donnybrook, above Kielys
Website: www.rocklobster.ie
Price Range: €€
New restaurant in Donnybrook opened since the start of December I believe. After reading this review which probably sums it up better than me
http://lovindublin.com/brasserie/the...ter-in-dublin/ I decided it was time to give it a try.
Now anywhere that's USP is a full lobster, salad and chips for €20 is going to be on to a winner if the food is half decent, and it's better than that it's excellent. We started with mussels and some potted shrimp, both were great but are completely overshadowed by the main course.
For €20 I wasn't expecting much of a monster Pinchy but what came to the table was anything but small. The lobster was served split which reduces the work involved and tasted great accompanied by some melted butter, a green salad and nice bucket of chips (fyi for €2 you can upgrade to the likes of truffle&parmasen fries etc). The lobster tasted fantastic and I would have willingly paid a lot more for it.
The service throughout the meal was good and we also had two cocktails which certainly didn't lack alcohol. On a Tuesday night at the beginning of January, the fact that the place was 2/3rd's full speaks for itself. Definitely need to book for weekend nights which can be done on the phone/twitter.
The bill for 2, cocktails, starters and lobster came to €72.30.