At the TableNotebook No 43March 2025
Two stars, forty years in, still doing the longest lunch in Dublin.
Collected by Deborah. Read her editorial perspective
We often return to Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, a Dublin fixture since the eighties. Its enduring two Michelin stars attest to its consistent quality, though for us, the lunch menu truly excels. This remains the most compelling Michelin dining experience on the island, a testament to its particular appeal.
Dublin (Chapter One
When we are seated, we always request a table by the window. The extended three-hour lunch feels less like a meal and more like a gentle, unhurried afternoon. It is an indulgence of time as much as taste.
Patrick Guilbaud offers a sophisticated embrace of its history, where the setting is as refined as the food.
The Ireland Edit Way
Cut the itinerary in half, then cut it again. The letter we send before every first visit.
Every hotel change costs you half a day. Luxury, in Ireland, is staying put.
Six questions we apply before booking any room in Ireland. The November test, the dinner-twice test, the landscape-over-room test.
To understand Ireland, stop looking at the castles and start looking at the kitchen table.
From the notebook
Collected notes. A few times each season.