The Unicorn

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1. K

   Kevin

   Leinster

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Superb experience at The Unicorn today. Great to see it back. When the word spreads, I’m sure it will be as just busy as before. KC.
   

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   Merrins1

   London

   9 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   We were looking forward to going “back” to the Unicorn. On arrival we were met with a damp awful smell. Obvious building was not occupied for a long time. Service was good. Menu had limited choices. We had burrata and tomatoes . Tomatoes were tasteless. Bread was cold and dry. We asked to be toasted which it was, then it was nice. We had Risotto and prawn pasta. Risotto was lovely but would have liked more rice. Wine list limited but good quality. Toilets were not clean. Overall disappointing and won’t be going back
   

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   Oliver

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best scallops and beautiful main course. The standard of food was superb. Highly recommended.
   

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   Chris

   Dublin

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great performance from a great team …. A stripped down version of the original… but superb quality. I had Prawns to start good texture … great sauce remember to ask for bread followed by an amazing Hake… perfect! Well priced Italian Sauvignon blanc … great value all round!
   

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   Sinead

   Dublin

   7 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on November 27, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Loved it! Great food, service and fun! Shout out for the Risotto. Perfection.
   

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   Alice

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 22, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our dinner was a joy from beginning to end. The food and wine were sensational but what you can’t get elsewhere is the atmosphere. I put this down to an exceptional staff led by the charismatic and intuitive Zelda. Wow she MAKES the place- loved by all, she is a total pro. Thrilled with the return of this Dublin institution.
   

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   Brendan

   London

   34 reviews

   2.0

   34 reviews

   Dined on November 22, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   I was a frequent customer in the past and was very disappointed on this visit. I was not greeted when I arrived and had to put my coat on the rack myself as did my guest when they arrived after me. I asked three different servers for a non-alcoholic beer before I got one. I ordered bread and olive oil and got bread and garlic butter. We didn’t have starters and our main courses of prawn linguini and ragu of deer were only adequate. My guest asked for desert which took an age to arrive and was tasteless. I ordered a flat white and got an expresso. While I appreciate that it was very cold outside, every time the outer door was opened, we experienced an icy blast of air. When the bill arrived I paid with a card and asked the waiter to add a tip of approximately 10%. He said he couldn’t add it on the card but then brought a different card machine with a tip option pre-programmed. The minimum was 15% which I reluctantly added. On checking my card payment afterwards, I noticed that the merchant was listed as dfcParking Malpensa! Never again!
   

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   Eoin

   Dublin

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Back in the Unicorn just a week after they re-opened. Everything was fantastic. The food and service was as good as ever. I wish the new owners all the best, and I will definitely be returning.
   

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   Mary

   Dublin

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on November 15, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a fabulous night. Food was amazing. Lovely to meet one of the restaurant owner’s Justin. Staff very helpful and friendly. Great memories of times gone my.
   

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    John

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2

    Having been a fan of the “old” Unicorn I was looking forward to a return: unfortunately the experience was far from my expectation. The ambiance was cold and the restaurant felt like a number of tables had been covered with white table clothes and placed in what had previously been a yet to be finished construction site. The plaster on the wall behind our table was still wet and the fire extinguisher on the wall was covered in dust and plaster. The toilets were far below the standard expected with badly fitted fittings. However, the service was good and the food was tasty but certainly overpriced.
    

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