Hartley’s Restaurant

Came here for my sons birthday, certainly didn’t disappoint. The chicken wings to start were great and then I had the surf and turf which was delicious. Really nice building too, atmosphere was nice and relaxed. Definitely coming back. We split a few desserts between, the sundae was glorious.

Amazing experience! Everything was perfect. Great location with great staff. The food was delicious and honestly the best meal we had in Europe! Can’t wait to return to Ireland for the people and this restaurant!

4 of us went there for dinner. Our guests are regulars there it was my first time.
I got the impression that this was a fairly popular place back in the boom times. Still overflowing with people but I got the sense they were all reminiscing about the good auld Celtic Tiger days. I wondered if Charlie Haughey or Tony O’Reilly were going to walk in at any second.
Way over priced for the food that was on offer. And what was on offer was hard to understand. I couldn’t figure out from the menu what was going to be a garnish or what was a part of the entre.
One bottle of wine, two non alcoholic beers was all the booze we had. Maybe if I’d had more to drink I wouldn’t be as harsh in my feedback.
Only two had starters. Three mains were fish, and one classic burger.
Now all the food tasted fine, nothing special but ok. Served hot and quickly. And the servers were friendly and cheerful.
But I’d have expected the bill to be about 33% less than what it was.
I wouldn’t return nor would I recommend it.

Hartleys is an unsuspecting chic restaurant just by Dun Laoghaire harbour.
I went for the vegetarian burger which was absolutely sublime. Really very tasty. The staff were great and a bit of fun too. They do a good value house wine in a litre caraf which helps add a bit of value as it is more expensive than usual.
Not sure it’s a young scene there and I missed the ability to cross the road into a funky bar or head into a nightclub. Too out of the way for me personally, but if that’s your local then your in for a treat.

One of my favourite restaurants. The food is beautifully cooked. Steak is to die for. The prawns in the surf and turf are always perfectly cooked. I will definitely be back for more and finish the night off with an espresso martini!

Hartley’s has just re-​opened after being recently renovated. I decided to try the place out of curiousity, even if it was going to be a bit more expensive than what I would normally pay for lunch.
I strolled in and was quickly greeted and seated. Décor is very elegant, if not a little sterile with all the white. I ordered one of the lunch specials, «roast in a roll» served with pumpkin soup. Very tasty! I was very impressed. That and a coffee came to € 12, not too shabby!
I probably looked a little out of place there. Hartley’s was fancier than I expected. I was there on my lunch from work so I was wearing old jeans, a work jacket and scruffy shoes. Coupled with the fact that the roll was a little messy to eat due to the sauce, I am sure I was a sight to behold.

Was here for a Confirmation lunch one busy Friday. First time ever here. Large-​ish group of us — about 14 including all the childer. Was very impressed and will return.
We were in for Lunch. The room is lovely — high ceilings, bring, feels very welcoming and grand to be handing out in. Staff were great — very pleasant, efficient and helpful throughout the ever-​busy lunch schedule and across all our varying demands!
I had fish and chips as my main course, and started with whitebait. Both were genuinely delicious, and it was lovely to see the whitebait on the menu (as it’s rare enough outside of Tapas bars to see that). Would recommend it and will look forward to returning.

On a beautiful sunny Sunday evening after a day of rain we went hoping to sit outside for a drink and a snack pre-​movie. We also hoped we would not run into the silly seater who gave us such a hard time on our last visit. Success! No silly seater in sight. When we arrived inexplicably no one was sitting outside, but a very helpful person said it would be no problem for us to sit there and offered to clean off a table and chairs for us. She could not have been nicer or more welcoming. We ordered some wine and a few appetizers — beef ribs and fried calamari. The beef ribs were delicious. They fell off the bone at the hint of a touch and they had a sweet, but not cloying sauce. The calamari was tender and the Thai dipping sauce was nicely spiced. Wine, good food, great company, and a beautiful view of Dun Laoghaire Harbor made for a five star experience. I look forward to going back.

Like the food here, not big portions but very California style clean (with out the Cal sun).the service is a let down, once your order is taken it is very difficult to get their attention again and didn’t like that we had 4 different servers at our table. it was late afternnon and quite so no excuse for it.
Like the ambience, view and food but service a big let down

Have been here a couple of times. It’s next to the dart station and has views of the harbour, so I didn’t know really what to expect. The service has been great each time, and so has the food.

I have been here before and paid another visit — taking my mother as a treat for her birthday.
It is still good. The food is great. The staff are excellent. I hope to go again.
Picky bit: Paper napkins!

Dun Laoghaire is just such a romantic place when the weather is right like tonight and you are treated to dinner as I was. I felt like Julia in Pretty Woman except without the whore element.
Loads of folks ate alfresco on the patio area of the restaurant, we opted for inside. The place was really busy so we got a spot at the bar. Very bright and airy.
After reading both Gilbert & Gilli’s reviews I found myself agreeing with them on several of the points they raised and hence struggled with the stars.
I did find the manager aloof and rather judgmental in a materialistic way. I know when people scan your threads to see if you have money, usually people who don’t have money and like to think they do, do that. Not that we were wearing rags and obviously we passed his ‘test’ but I picked up on it all the same.
Pretty awkward eating at the bar. Bartender was fantastic, I was driving so no drink-​poos for me so I can’t judge the beer, he looked a dab hand at the cocktails.
We went for the starter & entrée for 25. I got the Waldorf to start with chicken for main in… Damn can’t remember the sauce. It tasted wine based, check the pics. Portobello mushrooms were good, side of mashed potatoes were ok. Gilli is right though about the chips — they are great, I nicked a few ;)
The view of the sea did it for me. It is a well heeled crowd that go there, I see nothing wrong with people dressing up as long as people who are dressing down are not made feel inferior for it, and with that manager around you will be.
General compliant… Why the hell does nonalcoholic beer cost 5.50?! Seriously get a grip.

I have eaten twice at this restaurant. Once with a friend (after which I swore myself not to return) and once with a big group of colleagues for whom I broke my vow.
The first time I found the staff rude, the food expensive and the portions very small. Being only 2 people we were seated reluctantly and the waitress didn’t say a word. We had the feeling we were keeping important people from some big business.
The second time I liked the food and the service was nicer. Prices are still too high. They didn’t have beer from the tap and when they served me my beer in a glass, they didn’t bring the bottle. I like my bottled beer arriving in a bottle. Otherwise what do I know what’s in the glass?
I like that they have a lot of space in their, unfortunately they try to be classicistic with their fake ancient Greek statue, the triglyphs and columns. In the end it’s just kitsch.
Bottom line: Go there if you want to impress your wanna-​be bourgeois friends, if you have too much money and little appetite, if you don’t care too much about beer and if you don’t mind the occasional moody staff. The food is good.

Visited Hartley’s as a special night out to celebrate the end of a fabulous weekend trip to the Dublin area from the UK. We had stayed at the Royal Marine in DL (lovely hotel, great staff) and took the DART into Dublin for ease of travel — excellent!
Sadly, our visit to Hartley’s on the Sunday evening proved to be less than perfect. Its setting is lovely — right by the harbour in the middle of town. The building has character from the outside and some of this has been retained within. The clientele clearly have a nautical sway to them (note the number of «deck shoes» under the tables!) The place looks clean and presentable with some nice touches.
The staff were pleasant enough, if the service was a little slow. The food, however, was not good. My wife had a fillet steak that was not at all tender. I ordered a very rare t-​bone because I had an appetite and fancied something good and juicy. When it arrived it looked painfully thin and dry and this was confirmed when I cut into it and found that it had actually been prepared «well done» and even then, not well. When I complained, the steak was replaced, this time a bit more juicy but still not excellent and it still looked a bit scraggy.
Considering the cost (it is expensive, both for food and wine) and the setting, this proved to be our most disappointing visit to a restaurant in years. I suppose its an OK place if you like to «pose» but the food is not even average and over-​priced.