Restaurant Review: Vintage Kitchen, Dublin 2

WE have been to smaller restaurants but usually they’ve been located in much larger cities than Dublin — hideaways in side streets and alleyways in Paris and New York spring to mind. 

But we have yet to visit one as downright charming and quirky as Vintage Kitchen (which can seat at an all-too obvious squeeze, 30 people, who will by the end of their meal, have few secrets from each other).

Describing itself a “pop-down-to” restaurant (as opposed to what other type we’re unsure) might be something of a misnomer, but we reckon it’s because of its homely, if ever so slightly odd, nature. Certainly, for such a small restaurant it packs a great punch in the areas of ambience and food —and the fact that it chooses to justifiably boast about its Bring-Your-Own-Wine policy ensures that it clocks up even more brownie points. An added bonus is the non-charging of corkage — provided you order from the set menu (or two courses from the dinner menu).