Zaragoza Restaurant - South William Street

sinead81

Hi guys, new places opened today and no info to be found on the web (facebook/website etc). There is a girl outside that is holding a menu trying to get people in. Any ideas on it? Can I just add...... ANOTHER eatery on South William Street!!!!

wowy

It's a Tapas place. Run by the guy who originally owned Salamanca on St Andrew Street before selling that a few years ago.

Aard

sinead81 wrote: »

Can I just add...... ANOTHER eatery on South William Street!!!!

I can't tell if you mean this in a good way or a bad way!

Hootanany

I think a failed Politician is involved as well?;)

EyeSight

Aard wrote: »

I can't tell if you mean this in a good way or a bad way!

i think it's a good thing. I like how the street is turning into a place of cool bars and restaurants. Better than centras and "Casinos".
Would be better if pedestrianised

wowy

EyeSight wrote: »

i think it's a good thing. I like how the street is turning into a place of cool bars and restaurants. Better than centras and "Casinos".
Would be better if pedestrianised

There was talk about 18 months ago about pedestrianising it, but it's gone very quiet since. A crowd called Dublin 2 Walk were pushing for it, but it's not clear who organised or ran that group.

Aard

EyeSight wrote: »

Would be better if pedestrianised

Word on the street is that pretty much every shopkeeper on South William wants it pedestrianised too.

Just the Bizz

Was in there yesterday, pretty cool, good layout and up market looking but reasonable price. Especially liked the tapas variety and some good vino selection
Agree the street would be better minus gas guzzlers

WindSock

But then I couldn't do my drive-by-shootings of hipsters outside Grogan's fantasy

Hootanany

I was going to go in this afternoon, no menu outside and staff looking out of the windows as to say where are the customers
Gave it a wide berth.

sinead81

I work on the street and would petition for it to be pedestrianized! Desperately needed..... Jo Macken from Crackbird was campaigning for it to be pedestrianized a while back

schemingbohemia

Just the Bizz wrote: »

Was in there yesterday, pretty cool, good layout and up market looking but reasonable price. Especially liked the tapas variety and some good vino selection
Agree the street would be better minus gas guzzlers

Interesting first post.......;)

Bandara

Just the Bizz wrote: »

Was in there yesterday, pretty cool, good layout and up market looking but reasonable price. Especially liked the tapas variety and some good vino selection
Agree the street would be better minus gas guzzlers

Of course you were in there, you own it

Just the Bizz

Ha Ha !
Certainly not an owner or anything to do with the place!
Just a foodie, and like the street and variety of eateries now on it.

Hootanany

So you went in before you looked at ,what was on offer & how much it was?

NND

Been in. Really good food and wine. Place presented very well. Defo recommend it.
Imagine it will just take few wks to build up custom like all new places. Worth popping into.

discus

NND wrote: »

Been in. Really good food and wine. Place presented very well. Defo recommend it.
Imagine it will just take few wks to build up custom like all new places. Worth popping into.

What did you have?

dissed doc

I was missing a few socks but they have apparently turned up.

EyeSight

why is it the only 2 good reviews of this place were from brand new members?

chopper6

NND wrote: »

Been in. Really good food and wine. Place presented very well. Defo recommend it.
Imagine it will just take few wks to build up custom like all new places. Worth popping into.

What food did you eat?

schemingbohemia

I had a look at the menu and it seemed expensive to me, kind of a weird mix of tapas and normal sized dishes.

Ravelleman

schemingbohemia wrote: »

I had a look at the menu and it seemed expensive to me, kind of a weird mix of tapas and normal sized dishes.

As is the case in basically every Spanish restaurant in Ireland the dishes aren't actually tapas but rather raciones, which are large servings of the same thing. There's absolutely no way you'd pay €10 for a tapa in Spain. Some places give them to you with a drink for less than €2.

Aard

schemingbohemia wrote: »

I had a look at the menu and it seemed expensive to me, kind of a weird mix of tapas and normal sized dishes.

I'm not surprised to hear it's expensive. The refurb of the building can't have been cheap.

Hootanany

Is there a menu up yet?

missmyler

Hootanany wrote: »

Is there a menu up yet?

http://zaragozadublin.com/

liffeylite

Aard wrote: »

I'm not surprised to hear it's expensive. The refurb of the building can't have been cheap.

Which building is it actually in?

I take it one that has been converted to a restaurant?