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I Monelli Authentic Italian Restaurant, Dublin, Co. Dublin

I Monelli Authentic Italian Restaurant

4.2
4.2
189 Reviews
€30 and under
Italian

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 1 time today
  • Charming
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Romantic
Head Chef and owner of I Monelli, Ivano is a passionate and truly Italian chef with many years of international experience.

Before settling here in Dublin Ivano worked in various Michelin star restaurants and 5 star hotels around the world​, preparing exquisite recipes in Italian, French, Spanish, African and Irish cuisines.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    €30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Mon, Wed–Sun 5:30 pm–10:30 pm Mon, Wed–Sun 4:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (01) 454 6057
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    owner chef ivano addabbo
  • Neighborhood
    Portobello
  • Cross street
    on the canal
  • Parking details
    in front the biciclet is free
  • Public transit
    Nearest bus stop South Circular Roadluas stop challemont
  • Additional
    Banquet, Cafe, Cocktails, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 189 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.1Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseModerate

189 Reviews
  1. Attila

    Dublin

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Christmas special looked good on paper. 45 Euros per person. Calamari was good and decent portion. Bruschetta was a piece of bread with cherry tomatoes, nothing special. Main pasta portion was tiny. Chicken leg looked like a pigeon leg. Tiramisu was excellent. They forgot to bring bread to the table, neighboring table got some. It was a pricey meal, left hungry.

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  2. C

    VIP

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was okay. A bit pricy for what you got, but it was Christmas, so that was okay. Service was kind, but very slow. Again it was Christmas so that was fine too. They added a service charge which is not customary in Ireland. Not cool. I was going to tip because again it was Christmas, but I don’t appreciate when it’s added already. We didn’t have a large group.

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  3. Ernest

    Des Moines

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    The appetizers were lovely. The rest of the food was a disappointment. The mushroom pasta was paste like and over cooked. The advised us they could not sell wine because of Christmas. However, they would bring us red wine. They brought out the wine in small tea cups about 4 ounces each. They then proceeded to charge €13 for each tea cup. The profiterrole desert was basically food service purchased puffs and nothing special. The tiramisu had extremely dry pastry on the bottom and lacked flavor. Given it was Christmas night glad they were open. However, we would have been better served getting sandwiches from Spar.

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  4. Emilia

    Dublin

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 20, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great authentic Italian food! Staff is super friendly. You can also have a lovely after dinner walk along the canal. Will definitely come back.

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  5. Cameron

    VIP

    New Orleans

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 18, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing food, great service, cute place. We recommend to all of our friends

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  6. Jen

    Dublin

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 5, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    I am extremely disappointed with my experience. I explained that it was a birthday celebration and asked for happy birthday to be put on the dessert. The restaurant was so busy that we were given a table that was for four and they just split it. We had to hand The plates over the head of other customers to the waiters and the dessert came out without my Happy Birthday request. This restaurant focus seems to be on taking in as many people as possible and not caring about the quality of service and customer experience.

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  7. Sean

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 5, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    We were waiting on stairs for 44minutes for our table. This is the third we have been kept waiting for our booked table There is no pace to wait but the stairs

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 16, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely Father’s Day lunch! Great atmosphere, lovely food- and nice wine all at reasonable price. Will be back again

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    VIP

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great restaurant - very authentic Italian food at reasonable price. Restaurant can be a little noisy. Lovely attentive staff.

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  10. OisinM

    VIP

    Dublin

    20 reviews

    3.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on April 6, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    I Monelli is very atmospheric, and used to be a much better place to dine. On this occasion, the service was chaotic and disorganised, and the dishes, particularly the main courses, sea bass (reluctantly filleted) and chicken in a mushroom cream sauce, were nowhere near the standard you would expect in a Dublin restaurant in its price category. We were hungry but neither of us cleared our plates. Perhaps the experience would have been better if we had stuck to pasta?

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FAQs

I Monelli Authentic Italian Restaurant does offer delivery in partnership with Deliveroo. I Monelli Authentic Italian Restaurant also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (01) 454 6057.

I Monelli Authentic Italian Restaurant is rated 4.2 stars by 189 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 1 time today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for I Monelli Authentic Italian Restaurant

1 Portobello Road, Dublin, Co. Dublin D08 E0C0

Additional information

  • Cross street
    on the canal
  • Neighborhood
    Portobello
  • Hours of operation
    Mon, Wed–Sun 5:30 pm–10:30 pm Mon, Wed–Sun 4:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Price
    €30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    in front the biciclet is free
  • Public transit
    Nearest bus stop South Circular Roadluas stop challemont
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    owner chef ivano addabbo
  • Additional
    Banquet, Cafe, Cocktails, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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