d’Vine Wine Bar & Restaurant

This place is a great little find in Drogheda. Very friendly staff which is backed up with excellent food. I always get the steak for mains but they have some great Tapas for starters (I was a little hesitant about the Tapas as drogheda wouldn’t be know for it’s cuisine but it looked and tasted amazing). Can be difficult to get a table on the weekend so book ahead. One thing I didn’t care for was the live music– made it difficult to converse with the people at our table. A part form that it was a 5 star experience.

Drogheda doesn’t seem like it’s exactly buzzing with interesting places to eat, and it was by pure luck that we came across d’Vine on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
The two connecting dining rooms are amazing and cozy, with a big bar counter at the back, wine racks and a huge assortment of whimsical objects or artwork around the place.
Upstairs there’s a terrace where you can fully enjoy their tapas menu and maybe even go for a cocktail.
There’s a set dishes menu, a smaller tapas menu and also the specials of the day, written on a big blackboard — that our hostess kindly perched on a chair in front of our table, improptu style. In both fixed menus there are many vegetarian and/​or gluten free options.
The wine list was interesting enough, though not perfect. I managed to find a beautiful spanish Verdejo there, so that must count for something.
We were served delicious food and the only thing I can point is that my vegetarian stuffed zucchini had a bit too much cheese, but other than that everything was good and their special of the day, salmon, was cooked perfectly. Unfortunately we were both too full to try the desserts, but at least we got to to wrap our lunch up with a nice espresso.