Eating Out in Dublin: One

There were several days of eating in various establishments In Dublin earlier this week, a few of which were new to me and surprisingly affordable and pleasant. I decided to check out Star Trek on my last evening and owing to the location of the fine cinema, in Dublin's shabby Parnell area, I elected to check out one of the mildly-reputed ethnic restaurants on Parnell Street itself or at least see if such existed.

Chance and time remaining deemed that to be the Mandarin House at 179 Parnell Street: I had a good feeling on entry -the place was clean, the staff supremely welcoming and a quick glance outside revealed the menu to be full of surprising and unusual dishes.

And so it proved: tasty and prepared-to-order dishes, copious and generous. The menu is divided into real food for Chinese diners, Thai food and, at the back, Chinese food for white folks. We ate off the 'real-Chinese section', a mighty feast of 7-spiced beef, roast aubergine in garlic sauce, Hong Kong crispy duck on the bone, Noodles with shredded pork, Yangchai (sic) fried rice washed down with two beers and 1 bottle of wine. 75€ for three.

We'll be back. Maybe next time I'll try the "Husband and Wife sliced lung".

See some other opinions here: http://www.menupages.ie/restaurants/mandarin_house.aspx