Wallace’s Taverna

The staff were very nice and overrun. They needed more as the only 2 were rushed off their feet covering inside and outside. That said they were lovely although it took ages to order. They don’t have your usual soft drinks just a selection of artisan suggestions and they were great so it made a nice change from your 16 spoons of sugar coke. We all had starters there were only 4 to choose from we had all but the soup and they were lovely. I had the buffalo mozzarella and it was fabulous. Then we had 2 different types of pizza one was a fancy name for pepperoni and it was just pepperoni. I had the parma ham, it was normal packet ham. The base was perfect, thin and as it should be. The tastes were great.
The house wine, crap crap crap. We tried a few and yuck. The coffee lovely well my espresso was anyway.
I would definitely go back if I was passing but I wouldn’t make a special trip. Id hate to see it full as the wait was too long.
Hire more bloody staff.

My first time going to this place and I really liked it. The portions are not huge, but they were really nice. I ordered a seafood risotto which was delicious. Pizza is nice, but that’s something that you can get anywhere. They had a great selection of local Italian beers and wine. They also have spritz!! The atmosphere was very cozy as well and the service good.

Stopped by with the family for a quick lunch. For 15 euro my wife and I split we an average Margherita pizza. My son asked for no mushrooms on his calzone and it was loaded with them. To their credit they offered to make him a new one, but the rest of us were already eating and we didn’t want to wait around. Some other dishes I saw looked pretty good, but for pizza and calzones I thought this place was over priced. I recommend crossing the river and going to the Temple Bar area where there are a lot more good options if you are just looking for a quick lunch.

I hadn’t been here in a few years as last time I ate here I ordered an aubergine parmesan, which was dripping in oil and put me off completely for a long, long time. Anyhow, I thought to give it another go (staying well clear from that dish)
My seafood risotto was okay… bit too tomato-​y, a bit too undercooked and not a whole lot of fish (apart from 2 prawns and few mussels and 2 tiny pieces of squid).
My friends pizza was actually really good. And only 12 euro. Their early bird is only 18 euro for 2 courses, so value wise it’s pretty good.
Service was friendly enough
There is nothing wrong with this restaurant at all. It’s just that it’s one of those places I wouldn’t rush back to.

Delicious pizza. The crust is awesome and the sauce excellent. Try the Regina sauce! The ingredients were very fresh and the staff happy to customize. Italian is their first language so be clear when ordering. They offer a very good selection of reasonably priced Italian wines.
I would recommend this restaurant for families with older kids but maybe call ahead for a reservation if there are more than 4 in your party. We liked it so much we went a second time.

Really great pizza, when you feel the lack of italian food, no doubt, choose Wallace’s, the best place in city where go and enjoy italian taste.

Alors au départ, j’avoue qu’on a eu un peu peur, il est 13h et il n’y a aucun client.
Mais soyons fous allons-​y ! Et nous avons bien fais !
Bön en tant que français arrivé dans le restaurant l’affiche de l’Italie vainqueur de la France en coupe du monde 2006 ça piqué mais autrement le reste de la décoration est globalement assez classique.
Au niveau du service rien à dire excellent, agréable et avec quelques mots de français en prime !
En enfin côté cuisine nous n’avons pris qu’une pizza, mais nos pizza étaient les deux excellentes, la pâte parfaite, parfait.
En bref, un RÉEL plaisir :)

Ah it’s a hard one this one.
The staff in here are so lovely. So I want to give them full marks. But they were just all over the place. The service needs a good once-​over. We must have waited for every.single.thing. we wanted. The menu. The drinks. The bill. But they were so short staffed that it really wasn’t their fault.
The food was really delicious. Very authentic Italian and great value.
The other reason I’m not gonna quite bump this up to a 4 is that to be honest the interior is a bit meh. It’s just not massively comfy. I mean there’s nothing totally bad about it, it’s just not somewhere you could see yourself spending a long time.
I think I’d definitely come in here for a lunch, but just not for dinner.

The food is amazing. The stuff is nice and make you feel welcome and at home. They have 2 floors. This is good because you can go as a group for a night out. I high recommend fish. Some of my group had a pizza and they said that pizza con patate is superb. They have an offer Monday Tuesday — defo I’ll come back for the dessert which I didn’t try yet!

The carbonara was delicious. The house wine was a nice surprise. The service was super fast and courteous. Definently worth checking out if you are the italian quarter. Also they have italian craft beer, didnt even know that was a thing!

Nice cozy restaurant on the Millennium Walk. It’s not huge so the tables are a bit close together. We were at one against the back wall on the lower level so we didn’t have people squeezing to get past us. We had a good Italian wine and a shrimp anitpasto. We had a pizza with Tuscany sausage that was amazing and carrot cake for desert. We were there on a Sunday evening so they weren’t super busy and the service was average.

Love italian cuisine? Come here. Want excellent service? Take your chances. May get and my not.
Is this restaurant popular? Yes it is. This means waiting staff is super busy and customers have less proper attention than they should.
Oh, you came by during quiet time — good for you. If during busy time — don’t expect perfect service. But you may expect great food quality. Just don’t order tiramisu. I think competitors swapped the cake for us so we won’t give five star rating.
Table for two was a choice for us and we got table number 10. I’d say one of the «go for» tables for couples. Good lighting, no one passing you, have a wall to lay back if stomach needs some rest :)
Downside is a lack of waiting staff. Our waiter disappeared and we waited for about 15 minutes until someone approached us. As our plates were empty and deserts were finished, we waited for 15 minutes only to say «bill, please».
After complaint about terrible tiramisu, waiter just nodded and not a word about it. Then brought a receipt. I can tell, that he was too busy to deal with complaints. Well, be warned — don’t expect anything by complaining. Oh, you may expect one thing, waste your time.
Apart from that, I’m coming back to try some other nice dishes.
Canolo was not authentic. Was a close taste to a real one, but not the real deal.

The food quality of Wallace’s earns itself 4-​stars, but because of the high price i think 3 stars is warranted. The food is good, but not worth the money.
To start I had mussels in a red wine broth. They were quality mussels and the broth was flavorful, but I was not blown away by them. For my main course I had spaghetti with Shrimp in a white sauce (with garlic and herbs). The pasta and shrimp were both well cooked and seasoned, but after awhile I felt like it was missing something and it began to get a little dull.
I do applaud this place for service. They were very attentive (especially for European standard of service), and got us a table with no reservation on Valentine’s Day.
Overall, Wallace’s provides good, flavorful food for a premium price.

Popped in here on a snowy tuesday for a casual dinner with my boyfriend. We weren’t sure at first which of the Wallace restaurants to go to, but ultimately our love of pizza persuaded us to try Taverna (Enotecta doesn’t have pizza). We had no reservations but it wasn’t a problem on a Tuesday; we got a lovely, cozy window seat so we could watch the snow fall swirl around outside. The restaurant interior is unique and inviting, with two levels and wine bottles along all the walls. Upon opening the menu, I knew my karma must be doing ok because there is a deal Mon-​Tues where you get a free pizza with any bottle of wine you buy! Wine list is extensive (although I am woefully ignorant about Italian wine). We picked a bottle of Sangiovese that was excellent. The menu seemed to indicate would receive free bread, but it did not materialize.
The food came out quickly however, so we didn’t starve for long. We ordered the baked rigatoni, which was simple and yummy but could have used a bit more cheese in my opinion. For pizza, you have the choice of a «classic» or «modern» (more adventurous toppings– like potatoes!). Boyfriend is a traditionalist when it comes to pizza so we got a classic with ham, mushrooms, and olives. It was delicious. Unlike some authentic Italian pizzas, they don’t skimp on the toppings. Crust was a little soggy in the very centre (pet peeve of mine) but the flavour was so good I could overlook this. Note that they do not slice the pizza unless you ask them to (weird), so he had to take it back to the kitchen briefly. I suppose a normal couple could have been completely satisfied with just the pizza, as it was not a personal-​size one as I was expecting– it was pretty big!
Now for the downside– the service was somewhat cold and brusque. An italian man and woman were both working but they barely spoke to us. Not friendly at all. A table next to us had to return a dish because it was not what they ordered. Then we got to watch the female server berate the man for his mistake. I can typically accept lacklustre service if the food is good, but right before we left, a group of 4 Italian customers came in and the servers were all smiles, conversing in Italian with them, and generally ignoring all the other customers. Maybe they were friends but that doesn’t excuse it. Such a shame because the food was so enjoyable here. Maybe I’ll see if Enoteca has better service…

This place is consistant. I have enjoyed every diner there and the same goes for last night.
I came in with a group and the service was great, the food came quickly (not too quickly!) and it was very nice.
I had the antipasto plate, with a selection of meats, cheese and vegetables. The vegetables consisted of marinate peppers and were succulent.
I went for the pizza, while it wasn’t the best I’d ever had it was very close to being perfectly good.
We went for the house red, also quite nice after you let it breathe for a while.
I will definitely be back in a group setting.

The Millennium Walk was a lovely addition to Dublin 1 and I am glad to see it still looking well and apparently doing good business. I regularly visit Wallace’s Taverna. The wine list is impressive and well priced. The staff are always friendlyand unpretentious and always willing to offer advice, if asked. It has a nice selection of nibbles to accompany your wine, if you don’t want a big meal. The platters are not quite Fallon & Byrne standard but the bruschetta, my favourite being the prosciutto version, and side of olives has never disappointed. Lovely place to visit after the cinema or for a liquid lunch!

We stopped in for a nice lunch on a day out in the sun, it’s a lovely place tucked into a nicely refurbished but sadly rarely seen part of the city for me!
I liked the décor and the place and the staff were lovely, we had a platter between the three of us which nicely filled the stomach but I wouldn’t consider a hefty feed, my only real issue with the place would be the pricing. While the quality of the food is lovely it’s hard to justify the hefty price tag!
I wouldn’t write this place off for a second visit; but I’d make sure I had plenty of cash and wasn’t too hungry before I arrived!

On a sunny summer’s day I enjoyed some delicious Italian food on a lovely patio in Dublin’s Italian Quarter. Wallace’s was it’s name and pasta and wine was its game.
Alright, so I didn’t even know Dublin had an Italian Quarter until I came to this place.
My roomie and I enjoyed some lovely rosé and I chose the olives as a starter. There were enough olives to be served at a cocktail party in that bowl. I couldn’t eat them all, but they were delicious! For my meal I moved onto the mushroom ravioli with a rich truffle cream sauce. One word: HEAVENLY. I thought angels were descending upon me as I took the first bite. Or maybe I was confused because of the biblical-​inspired mural across the street at Caffe Cagliostro… I ended lunch with a delicious double espresso.
This place was a great place to stop and recharge before an afternoon of shopping!

Great place for a long al fresco lunch and a bit of people watching when you sit outside on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

After being neglected by Romano’s (read below for more information on my bizarre encounter) I still had a yearning for pasta. It made sense then to go to the Italian Quarter.
It’s very homely inside, I liked the décor. Staffed by Italians albeit Italians that are in no rush at all, which I have to admit was annoying as the restaurant was not packed. So I can relate to Alison C.
Very limited menu. I ordered the sausage stuffed pasta in tomato sauce, I can’t remember it’s correct name.
Bear in mind I was starving and this was priced at € 12 I was expecting a hefty portion — no such joy. I am not a savage but I have a good appetite and this dish came out on an appetizer sized plate, I was not happy.
I also find the dish tasteless, so much so that I had to douse the pasta with salt. Thank God the glass of house white was nice, tinges of honey and it diffused my disappointment. Espresso was fine. Service was slow and pleasant.
Would not rush back.

Pretty good Italian place, but not great. 3.5 stars. I ordered some garlic bread, which was about as standard as garlic bread gets. I also got carbonara, which I think is a good dish to judge the overall quality of an Italian place by. Again, good but not great. The sauce and pork were both good. The noodles were a little more al dente than I like.
So overall a slightly above average Italian restaurant.