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Elephant & Castle - Churchtown, Dublin, Co. Dublin

Elephant & Castle - Churchtown

3.9
3.9
1046 Reviews
€30 and under
American
Our restaurant is a bright and airy, designed dining space lying at the very heart of Churchtown. It is a local gathering place for family and friends, neighbours and colleagues. The menu will feature the same great dishes that make Elephant & Castle a firm favourite. From the fluffy omelettes, caesar salads and juicy burgers, and, of course, those crispy, spicy wings. We’re focusing on friendly, laid-back service; tasty as ever food and a relaxed atmosphere - everything Elephant & Castle lovers have come to expect from a visit to our place.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 22 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    American, Contemporary European, Mexican

  • Hours of operation

    Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–9:30 pm Fri 12:00 pm–10:30 pm Sat 10:00 am–10:30 pm Sun 10:00 am–9:30 pm

  • Phone number

    (01) 683 3790

  • Payment options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Neighborhood

    Churchtown

  • Parking details

    Street Parking

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 1,046 people are saying

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Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.9
3.9 based on recent ratings
  • 3.9Food
  • 3.9Service
  • 4Ambience
  • 3.7Value

NoiseModerate

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  1. TracyG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Lovely food and very friendly service. A joy to spend time there
  2. DMPD

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall2food2service3ambience3
    Food was cold. And there was no sauce with burger. Interior is comfortable but there is always cold air no matter where you sit. Ribs were tasty but slightly dry. Mains choice is v limited. Chips are nice. Overpriced for quality of food.
  3. MarieB

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service and food is always top class … a bit pricey so it’s a treat to go there. Noise level is sometimes too loud but overall a great experience
  4. JohnD

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Great atmosphere for family dining. Friendly and attentive staff.
  5. Anastacia1207

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Thoroughly enjoyable and delicious experience celebrating Mother's Day with my mum and daughter - we all agreed a repeat visit is on the cards.
  6. EmmaA

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Went for a mothers day brunch and found everything to be fantastic. Our waiter was brilliant and so attentive to a large group, and nothing was too much hassle.
  7. PatH

    Dublin

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall4food3service5ambience5
    Service was excellent, very friendly, helpful and efficient.
  8. Kevin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our new favourite restaurant. Food was delicious. Waiter was very friendly.
  9. Dylan

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Drink service was slow got our first drinks after our starter but the day that was in it its understandable the food was very nice and live guitarist made the atmosphere much better had a good time
  10. sheilad

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 14, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Good local place to eat. Great parking. Staff always pleasant. Nice feel to the restaurant.
  11. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall1food1service5ambience5
    We both got the steak and unfortunately it wasn’t nice at and the 3 under cooked chips on the plate was disgusting..
  12. CarmenC

    Dublin

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience3
    Both the ordering of the food and delivery of our order took a long time. I had to get the waiter's attention before we could order. When it did come, we had to ask for knives, which were missing from the table. The food itself was only ok, the experience soured by the service. I won't be returning.
  13. Simone

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Food was lovely, over an hour for food to arrive so toddler wasn’t impressed but food was lovely when it arrived. Very busy day so probably the reason
  14. rebecca

    Dublin

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall3food4service1ambience1
    Not enough service staff, left waiting for ages for coffees, we had finished our meal by the time they arrived. Servers were doing the best they could. Restaurant was also freezing and I had to keep my coat on my lap. Food delicious
  15. ConP

    Dublin

    17 reviews

    4.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on March 10, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Excellent food, good service .... a great venue for a meal on any occasion
  16. myles

    Dublin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 7, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    hi first time in elephant and castle, churchtown, and from the time we arrived we were treated with courtesy and efficiency, food was really nice, and overall a most enjoyable occasion. will definetly be back
  17. Aldo

    London

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 7, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience3
    The food was good, we just found the we were waiting at least 30 minutes for our food to arrive. There wasn’t enough staff on to cover all the tables
  18. OpenTable Diner

    Dublin

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience3
    Slow service, understaffed, wrong drinks served to tables
  19. KenO

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 27, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Lovely staff nice ambience good lication easy parking
  20. DebbieB

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service was brilliant. Food was amazing and the portions are huge!!! Will definitely be back - staff are very friendly and helpful x
  21. EmmaA

    London

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    Service was good but some of the food was a bit cold/lukewarm when it arrived
  22. Omeletto

    Dublin

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 25, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience4
    Service was great as usual, they have the friendliest servers. The food was good as usual except for the club sandwich that tasted a little of curry mayonnaise but nothing else. No chicken. No bacon. No nothing. A very sad sandwich. Btw I don’t know if you can do this but it would be nice to get able to have this on something other than mass-produced white or brown toast. Assuming it tasted of something :-)
  23. CarolynS

    Dublin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 24, 2023

    overall4food5service2ambience4
    Food was fabulous and very fast out of the kitchen. Service was fair. Had to ask 2 different people for water and 2 different people for desert menu and then after delivering it, nobody came back to take our order. I noticed though only had to ask once for the bill and it was over within a minute
  24. BarbaraW

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Really nice for a family meal with young kids. Great service too.
  25. Doogs

    Czech Republic

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience4
    The food was good but the service was mixed; we ordered our drinks and were waiting for approx. 20-25 minutes to get two. Other customers who arrived after us got served their food before us. It was quite confusing but as said, the food was tasty.
  26. MarkB

    Dublin

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall3food4service4ambience2
    Staff are lovely, food is good but the premises felt grubby, the upholstery in the booth we were in was tied, stained and dirty
  27. OpenTable Diner

    Dublin

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Arrived for a 12 o'clock booking. Restaurant hadn't opened yet. That was OK. About 12.05 someone started putting out the outside chairs. When we approached and said we'd a booking for 12, he said that they weren't open yet and not all staff were in yet. He wasn't sure how long it might be until they opened and suggested at least 10 minutes. There was no apology and we were just told to wait around. We said we'd cancel the booking and go elsewhere.
  28. Mariners

    Dublin

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 12, 2023

    overall3food4service1ambience4
    We really like going to the Churchtown branch. As I mentioned every time the table service is terrible. The staff are. Busy but never come to the table to take orders , see if alls ok , dessert menus , drinks. We are left waiting and waiting and then we have to call someone all the times we need something or to order. ! When the staff come over they are lovely band nothing is a problem. They all seem to be busy but management need to remind them customers are first. Check in and see if they are ok. Also take their orders in a timely fashion. We then waited 1 hour for our food. Ordered approx 5:45. Food 6:48 and then part of the order was missing. ! Shame could be a much higher score.
  29. ESfoodie

    Dublin

    8 reviews

    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall3food3service1ambience5
    Despite being friendly the service was a mess.

    Elephant & Castle - ChurchtownResponded on February 13, 2023Hello ESfoodie, Thank you for your recent review. We are sorry to hear your visit wasn't the best. Would you mind emailing us at churchtownmod@elephantandcastle.ie so we can discuss what went wrong during your visit. Kind Regards, E&C Team

  30. NoeleenK

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fab good . Really good value . Service very attentive

    Elephant & Castle - ChurchtownResponded on February 13, 2023Hello NoeleenK, Many thanks for your recent review. We are delighted to hear you had a great visit with us. We hope to have you back again real soon. We have live music every Thursday and Friday 6:30-8:30pm. Kind Regards, E&C Team

  31. MaryH

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall2food3service1ambience1
    We visited elephant and castle on the 11th of February. After arriving at 5 and getting our food. By 6 we were approached by a female manager and told the restaurant needed the table back. When looking around there was plenty of empty tables and my husband had a full drink in front of him. She left and then our waitress approached with the same request. It ruined our dinner out and we left by 6.15. The booking policy states the tables are for at least 90mins. I think it was rude to approach us after only 60 mins. It ended our meal in a rushed get out the door manner. We have had our issues with this restaurant before. Very reluctant to ever return again.

    Elephant & Castle - ChurchtownResponded on February 13, 2023Hi MaryH. Thank you for your recent review. We are sad to hear you didn't have the best visit with us. Could you email us with more detail on your visit so we can discuss this further? churchtownmod@elephantandcastle.ie Kind Regards, E&C Team

  32. Veron

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 10, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    Nice staff friendly but forgot some drinks orders and starter. One desert was poor and never offered change or refund. Other food was nice and nice atmosphere.

    Elephant & Castle - ChurchtownResponded on February 13, 2023Hello Veron, Thank you for your recent review. We are sorry to hear you didn't have the best visit. We will be discussing this with the team and managers to ensure that proper response to our guests is given. We hope you can give us another shot. Kind Regards, E&C Team

  33. LouiseP

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 10, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Fantastic atmosphere last night and live music was fabulous very talented player and singer and level was just right. Food was amazing we had wings and elephant burgers so tasty! Desserts also amazing we will be back

    Elephant & Castle - ChurchtownResponded on February 13, 2023Hello LouiseP, Many thanks for your recent review. We are delighted to hear you had a great visit with us. We hope to have you back again real soon. We have live music every Thursday and Friday 6:30-8:30pm. Kind Regards, E&C Team

  34. OpenTable Diner

    Dublin

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 9, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience1
    Closed at 9.30 and felt like we were being ejected. Not enough variety on menu eg no salads. Music was nice addition but very loud. It's a local restaurant as Churchtown is not a destination. I know its a chain but could it be more adapted to the customer

    Elephant & Castle - ChurchtownResponded on February 11, 2023Hello, Thank you for your recent review. We are sorry to hear you didn't have a great visit with us. We do offer a few different types of salads to choose from such as our mexican salad, ceasar salad and house salad. We always try to have a menu that caters to all of our guests. We hope you can give us another shot. Kind Regards, E&C Team

  35. EmmaO

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 6, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Very disappointing experience - wait staff were incredibly slow to take our order. Once our order was placed including drinks it took 45 mins to receive our drinks at which point we were told that there were no burgers left so we would need to resubmit our order. We were there with young children who also waited over 45 mins and did not receive their meals. After this very disappointing experience and lack of any action from staff we left the restaurant having had no food or drinks.

    Elephant & Castle - ChurchtownResponded on February 8, 2023Hi EmmaO. Thank you for your recent review. We are sad to hear you didn't have the best visit with us. Could you email us with more detail on your visit so we can see where we went wrong? churchtownmod@elephantandcastle.ie Kind Regards, E&C Team

  36. CarolineB

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 5, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    Consistently good food. Not the cheapest but then where is these days?

    Elephant & Castle - ChurchtownResponded on February 7, 2023Hello CarolinaB. Many thanks for your recent review. We are delighted to hear you had a great visit with us. We hope to have you back again real soon. Kind Regards, E&C Team

  37. TeresaO

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful evening celebrating my brothers 50th. We had extra guests which we hadn’t included as unaware they were coming and the staff did their best to accommodate. Food was quick to arrive while cooked perfectly and tasted delicious. Staff very courteous and prompt. I enjoyed the live music while some of our party thought it was a little hard to have conversation. Overall a lovely evening

    Elephant & Castle - ChurchtownResponded on February 6, 2023Hello TeresaO, Many thanks for your recent review. We are delighted to hear that you had a great visit with us. We hope to have you dining with us again real soon. Kind Regards, E&C Team

  38. Colin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 4, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Food was lovely, nice service. Lovely clean restaurant! Staff were very friendly

    Elephant & Castle - ChurchtownResponded on February 6, 2023Hello Colin, Thank you for your recent review. We are happy to hear you had an elephantastic time with us. We hope to have you back again real soon. Kind Regards, E&C Team

  39. Ginny

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 4, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    Nice polite staff. Food was ok. (I think I just picked the wrong dish) My friend enjoyed her choice. Manager noticed and gave us free coffees. 👍 I will be back.

    Elephant & Castle - ChurchtownResponded on February 6, 2023Hi Ginny, Many thanks for your recent review. We are sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your meal with us but happy to hear that manager tried to rectify this. We hope you can give us another shot. Kind Regards, E&C Team

  40. OpenTable Diner

    London

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 3, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience4
    Waiter with great personality turned it from an ok evening to a really fun evening. Thank you!

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
    • Contactless payment available
  • Physical distancing

    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
    • Staff is vaccinated
    • Contact tracing information collected

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You can order delivery directly from Elephant & Castle - Churchtown using the Order Online button. Elephant & Castle - Churchtown also offers delivery in partnership with Deliveroo and Just Eat. Elephant & Castle - Churchtown also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (01) 683 3790.

Elephant & Castle - Churchtown is rated 3.9 stars by 1046 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 22 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Other options

  • Order online
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Google Map for Elephant & Castle - Churchtown

96-98 Churchtown Road Upper, Dublin, Co. Dublin D14 EW68

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighborhood

    Churchtown

  • Hours of operation

    Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–9:30 pm Fri 12:00 pm–10:30 pm Sat 10:00 am–10:30 pm Sun 10:00 am–9:30 pm

  • Cuisines

    American, Contemporary European, Mexican

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking details

    Street Parking

  • Payment options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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