Roly's Bistro

Name: Roly's Bistro
Address: 7 Ballsbridge Terrace, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland, Republic of, D04 DT78
Telephone: (01) 668 2611
Price range: €31 to €50
Rating: 4.3

4.3

1352 Reviews

€31 to €50

Seafood

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2 people

16 Feb 2025

19:00

Booked 11 times today

Good for special occasions
Good for groups
Neighbourhood gem

Roly's Bistro first opened its doors in 1992 and has served traditional European cuisine ever since. Lunch is served in the Bistro on Wednesday to Sunday with Monday and Tuesday lunch being served in The Terrace Restaurant. Dinner is served in the Bistro seven evenings a week. The menu caters for most palates with a Goat's cheese and vegetable tart and a selection of meat dishes from Roly's butcher block, such as sirloin steak and rib of prime Irish steak. Roly's Bistro is famous for it's fresh Dublin Bay Prawns Scampi & Chips, Fresh Dublin Bay Prawns with Garlic, Chilli & Ginger Butter and Dublin Bay Prawn Cocktail.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
€31 to €50
Cuisines
Seafood, Steak, Bistro
Hours of Operation
Lunch Daily 12:00–15:00 Dinner Daily 18:00–21:00
Phone number
(01) 668 2611
Website
http://www.rolysbistro.ie/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Paul Cartwright

Location
7 Ballsbridge Terrace, Dublin, Co. Dublin D04 DT78
Area
Ballsbridge
Cross Street
7, Ballsbridge Terrace, Ballsbridge, Dublin D04 DT78
Parking details
On street parking, particularly on the adjacent Herbert Park Road.
Additional
Takeaway

Leek & Potato Soup, Chive & Piedmont Truffle Cream
Roly's Fresh Dublin Bay Prawn Bisque
Glin Valley (Co Cork) Chicken Liver Pate, Spiced Golden Raisin & Apple Chutney, Brioche Toast
Avocado, Pear & Chorizo (Fingal Ferguson, Schull Co. Cork) Salad, Toasted Hazelnut Dressing
Wild Atlantic Fish Cakes, Celeriac & Apple Remoulade, Horseradish Mayonnaise, Herb Salad
Brigitta Curtin's Organic Smoked Salmon, (The Burren Smoke House, Lisdoonvarna) Dublin Bay Prawns Salad, Mary Rose Sauce
€8 Supplement

Main Course a La Carte

€25.20

Roast Breast of Irish Chicken, Clonakilty Black Pudding Stuffing, Chicken Jus
Traditional Kerry Lamb & Vegetable Pie with Roasted Parsnip & Thyme
Confit of Silver Hill Duck (Emyvale, Co. Monaghan) Spiced Haricot Bean Cassoulet, Garlic Creamed Potato, Red Wine Jus
Grilled Fillet Wild Atlantic Hake, Ratatouille, Rocket & Pesto
Roast Vegetable & Goats Cheese Tart (St. Tola's Ennistymon Co. Clare), Rocket Salad, Tomato & Basil Relish
Fresh Dublin Bay Prawns Donal O'Sullivan, Garlic, Chilli & Ginger Butter, Coriander Scented Rice
€11 Supplement
Grilled 8oz Fillet of Irish Hereford Beef (Niall Quigley, Co. Cork) With Cracked Black Peppercorn & Brandy Cream, Garlic & Rosemary Fondant Potato
€11 Supplement

To Finish a La Carte

€9.20

White Chocolate & Fudge Brownie Cheesecake, Chocolate Sauce
Glazed Pear & Almond Tart, Caramel Sauce, Boulaban Vanilla Ice Cream
Hazelnut & Raspberry Meringue Roulade, Lemon Curd
Selection Of Irish Boulaban Ice Cream (Handmade Boulaban Farm, Roserea Co. Tipperary)
Please Choose 3 Flavours: Rum & Raisin - Salted Caramel - Vanilla - Strawberry - Chocolate Warm Caramel or Chocolate Sauce

Cheese Board

€3.75 Supplement

Cheese Board
Served With Spiced Fig And Pear Chutney, Athenry Multi Seed Crackers. Milleens Co. Cork, St. Agur (France), Oak Smoked Gubbeen (Skull, Co. Cork)

What 1,352 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.2Service
4.3Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Dublin 4
Great for brunch
Dublin 4
Good for business meals
Dublin 4
Good for groups
Dublin 4
Healthy
Dublin 4
Good for special occasions
Dublin 4
Lively
Dublin 4
Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Roly's Bistro consistently impresses with "excellent service, food, and ambience." Guests highlight "delicious meals" and a "friendly, attentive staff," making it ideal for casual dining or special occasions. While some mention service delays, the bistro's "high standards" and "great atmosphere" ensure many loyal patrons return time and again.

1,352 Reviews

T
Tanya
VIP
Dublin
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on 2 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent family dinner, lovely service, great food.
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Sylvia
VIP
London
21 reviews
5.0
21 reviews
Dined on 31 January 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great value set lunch with plenty of choice. Attentive friendly service
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Noel
Limerick
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on 25 January 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Excellent evening. Efficiency of waiting staff is to be complimented,
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Gerry
London
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on 25 January 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Very consistent restaurant which we have being visiting for 20+ years.
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John
VIP
Greater Boston
65 reviews
4.0
65 reviews
Dined on 17 January 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Classic place for a business lunch. Good service, good menu with a great selection of options. Restaurant was very quiet for. a Friday which was a real shame, as the atmosphere was impacted. We enjoyed it though and will likely be back.
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Alan
Dublin
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 12 January 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Excellent service, food and ambience. Highly recommended!
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Louise
Dublin
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on 11 January 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Food was good, not amazing. Service was friendly but very slow towards the end. Had to wait a good while to get bill, then to pay for bill. Weren’t offered tea/coffee or asked if we wanted anything else after dessert.
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Sinead
Leinster
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 8 January 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Beautiful steak, however, not cooked to my order, but I wasn't prepared to wait any longer for another to be cooked. Absolutely nothing else on the plate besides the steak and a small potato and a spring of garnish. Anything else is extra, and for €38 one would expect something. However, it was very tasty(perhaps hunger makes good sauce) Staff show little interest, apart from the manager. I would not be rushing back again
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Colin
VIP
New York City
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on 3 January 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Top class service really good local food lovely atmosphere friendly staff especially Niall for his help he’s always so friendly and helpful can’t wait to go back
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Helena
Dublin
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 1 January 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Excellent food well presented . Staff v attentive . I will definitely return
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FAQs

Roly's Bistro offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (01) 668 2611.

Roly's Bistro is rated 4.3 stars by 1352 OpenTable diners.

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

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2 people

16 Feb 2025

19:00

Booked 11 times today

Order delivery or takeout

7 Ballsbridge Terrace, Dublin, Co. Dublin D04 DT78

Additional information

Cross Street
7, Ballsbridge Terrace, Ballsbridge, Dublin D04 DT78
Area
Ballsbridge
Hours of Operation
Lunch Daily 12:00–15:00 Dinner Daily 18:00–21:00
Price
€31 to €50
Cuisines
Seafood, Steak, Bistro
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
On street parking, particularly on the adjacent Herbert Park Road.
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Paul Cartwright
Additional
Takeaway

Website
http://www.rolysbistro.ie/
Phone number
(01) 668 2611

Roly's Bistro

Make a booking

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Menu

To Start a La Carte

Leek & Potato Soup, Chive & Piedmont Truffle Cream

Roly's Fresh Dublin Bay Prawn Bisque

Glin Valley (Co Cork) Chicken Liver Pate, Spiced Golden Raisin & Apple Chutney, Brioche Toast

Avocado, Pear & Chorizo (Fingal Ferguson, Schull Co. Cork) Salad, Toasted Hazelnut Dressing

Wild Atlantic Fish Cakes, Celeriac & Apple Remoulade, Horseradish Mayonnaise, Herb Salad

Brigitta Curtin's Organic Smoked Salmon, (The Burren Smoke House, Lisdoonvarna) Dublin Bay Prawns Salad, Mary Rose Sauce

Main Course a La Carte

Roast Breast of Irish Chicken, Clonakilty Black Pudding Stuffing, Chicken Jus

Traditional Kerry Lamb & Vegetable Pie with Roasted Parsnip & Thyme

Confit of Silver Hill Duck (Emyvale, Co. Monaghan) Spiced Haricot Bean Cassoulet, Garlic Creamed Potato, Red Wine Jus

Grilled Fillet Wild Atlantic Hake, Ratatouille, Rocket & Pesto

Roast Vegetable & Goats Cheese Tart (St. Tola's Ennistymon Co. Clare), Rocket Salad, Tomato & Basil Relish

Fresh Dublin Bay Prawns Donal O'Sullivan, Garlic, Chilli & Ginger Butter, Coriander Scented Rice

Grilled 8oz Fillet of Irish Hereford Beef (Niall Quigley, Co. Cork) With Cracked Black Peppercorn & Brandy Cream, Garlic & Rosemary Fondant Potato

To Finish a La Carte

White Chocolate & Fudge Brownie Cheesecake, Chocolate Sauce

Glazed Pear & Almond Tart, Caramel Sauce, Boulaban Vanilla Ice Cream

Hazelnut & Raspberry Meringue Roulade, Lemon Curd

Selection Of Irish Boulaban Ice Cream (Handmade Boulaban Farm, Roserea Co. Tipperary)

Cheese Board

Cheese Board

What 1,352 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Review summary

FAQs

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How is Roly's Bistro restaurant rated?

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