Hopping and chopping at The Chop House

The Chop House, 2 Shelbourne Rd, Dublin 4; tel: [phone]; thechophouse.ie

THE Celtic Tiger may be dead, but a very similar beast is prowling about The Chop House, a gastro-pub serving steaks from €26 a cut on Dublin’s Shelbourne Road.

Arriving at 8.30pm on a midweek evening, we found the joint absolutely hopping. Every seat in the lounge, terrace and sun-splashed terrace was taken, with second sittings perched in anticipation at the bar. That’s remarkable in this day and age, and I got the feeling most customers were regulars.