Bewley's Grafton St Review

I remember this place from years ago! Cherry logs, almond rings and SO much more. Place was packed but loads of room! And its still as great as years ago if not better! Lad serving was so nice. And funny.

It's a historic place...the quality of the food is excellent ..their is a nice view of the Grafton street if you choose the seating upstairs and it's good to go with family and friends ...I really enjoyed their desserts you will fall in love with the very first morsel in your mouth ...my favorite place for some authentic desserts in the streets of Grafton Dublin

Slow service and food not prepared as ordered but gave stars because hubby's grandparents dined there decades ago.

We went for an Irish breakfast. Everything was very good and very fulfilling! The quality of the food is very good! And the place is also very charming! Very friendly service!

Absolutely the slowest service I have ever encountered (+45min for a coffee). Morning or night they seem to be incredibly understaffed. Shame that such an old name is going to waste.

Beautifully refurbished but not cheap. 13 for gluten free cake and almond milk latte. You are paying for prime Dublin location and the beautiful ambiance. They do afternoon theatre too but as I worked I haven't seen it although hear it's very good.

Worth the visit. The crossaints are bloody huge haha

Must see on a visit to Dublin. Beautiful historic cafe. Good snacks but quite expensive.

A Dublin institution...every European capital has one cafe which becomes the place to go to, a meeting place and a second home to its citizens..it's immune to big chains..there could be 25 or 250 Starbucks around it yet Bewley's remain the favourite by Dubliners

Absolutely lovely place, hadn't been there since I was a child in the 70's. Had a very tasty lunch there which was very good value considering it was table service. Food was very fresh and staff impeccably dressed. I would highly recommend the Winter salad.

The food there is tasty, and the restaurant is spacious. I love their decoration, they all look trendy and luxurious. Unfortunately, I accidentally found out everyone in the restaurant had a glass of water expect us. I asked the waiter for water, and still had waited for over ten minutes. Besides, everything was perfect, we quite enjoyed our dinner.

Elegant cafeteria, exquisite service, full downtown commercial street. Cozy.

A must for both Dubliners and visitors to the city. It's not just a cafe but 'an experience'. All waitress table service but costing no more than Costa/Starbucks. Do try the sticky buns for which Bewleys is famed. Best tea and coffee in the city. Lunch options too if you're not just in for tea and buns. Ideal for adults and children. Ideal for adults who want an adult cup of coffee. A gem.

it was a warm atmosphere with lots of staff and great service though coffee did not test so good

Beautiful old fashioned place to eat lunch or just a coffee with beautiful creative cakes....Lovely attentive staff

Wonderful tea and fantastic treats. A great memory - as a sovereign - from a country that amazes you.

Nice place....but expensive...could be a lil bit cheaper

Great food, service and atmosphere, done the Irish way.

Lovely cafe, very nice interior good service lovely food

Great Service, lovely windows, brilliant cakes and fantastic coffee

Took 6 mins to order a coffee when it was quiet but lovely espresso never the less.

Good cafe, setting is good and coffe is okay, there is definitely better coffee elsewhere in Dublin.

I got their special- mary cake and Danish pastry. I loved the Danish pastry. It's easily the best part I've had . The mary cake is so rich in flavor, you would be overwhelmed after a few bites. It tastes just like chocolate souffle cake from San Fransisco's tartine bakery

Friendly waiters however, ordered a Cappuccino, got a latte. No napkins provided, when asking for it, the waiter brings only 1 single napkin considering we are 3 people. Coffee is tasteless to be honest you are better off getting it to butlers at the corner of street.

Huge selection of delicious looking cakes and pastries. I can vouch only for the fruit scone, which was excellent. Good coffee to. The building itself has some magnificent stained glass windows, worth a visit just to see those.

If you can ask to sit on the ground floor, the atmosphere is great. Good selection of food and pastries.

A historic place on Grafton Street is worth shopping experience and its sudden price measure on its history is considered very cheap in Starbucks possible paying more

Brilliant brought back some lovely memories
Lovely food good all round

Lovely place, great seating, wonderful staff, tasty food

Great food, the pastries, coffee, and drinks were excellent. The place is big, so it's not crowded and not too loud, and there was a real wood fireplace keeping us warm.

I am sorry to hear that Bewleys is having to close it's doors for good. I know I gave it a very bad rating due to its appalling foreign staff who were entirely inappropriate to work here. I'm sorry for the Irishman welcoming and seating guests as his behaviour was entirely appropriate for Bewleys. It's a pity Bewleys had lost what it was famous for - traditional coffee and treats and good old fashioned service. Lovely old building had changed little from its origins but I was horrified by the behaviour of the waitresses and others (mainly foreign) 'working' there when I visited recently.
Enough said! Different management, properly trained staff could have saved Dublin's best known cafe. Unfortunately it didn't happen!

Much nicer experience now that they've gone to sit down only. Like the French influence on the cakes and food. Still think it's finding its feet a little bit again but overall definitely worth a visit if only to see how things have changed compared to their old tray service

This place is an "institute" in Dublin, apparently. The place looks nice, but that's all. There's often a queue, which is completely ridiculous for a mediocre tea or coffee. The shrimp-cocktail sauce sandwich was dry and tasteless. When I asked for more sauce or butter "it wasn't possible because it's made downstairs" - no clue what that means, but it doesn't sound good and didn't make it better.
Besides that it's terribly overpriced too. Do not go.

Fantastic place to stop in for a bite to eat, a sip of tea or a catch up with a pal. Their heated scones are delicious and tea is always on the button. Can be busy but you will never have to wait too long.

Great to be able to use this historic landmark.

Looks lovely but almond bun was dry and it was very expensive 7euro for bun and coffee

Nice place for a cuppa. Fires were lit and scones delicious

Just how I remembered it.. retained its charm, always busy

Good food, nice atmosphere. Just a bit too noisy during the weekend.

Fantastic experience. Lovely cosy atmosphere. Staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. Coffee and blueberry cheesecake were delicious. Amazing place.

It's a OK place to have coffee. Not big difference since they renovated that place. Need to queue for sit up. Very busy place.

Cold food, inept staff. We were kept waiting in a line for a seat even though half the restaurant was empty. Very poor indeed. We ask for a small dish of baked beans for an 11 month old and they tried to charge us EUR5.50 for it. When the cold food was replaced they did not give us cutlury. No one apologized for the cold food. Overall a very disappointing experience. On the plus side the coffee was nice but really over priced at Eur 4.20. Sort out the service guys really not becoming of such a Dublin institution.

Cozy place, ideal to go with children, groups, accompanied or just .. the different cozy corners invite you to spend a long time, especially if it is cold. In one of the most commercial areas of Dublin.

We enjoyed the food. We were a group of four and had a great time, eating, drinking coffee and tea. Nice family place. Cozy and lively at the same time. I remember that the chocolate cake with the expresso was very good! One of our group member is vegan and was able to eat with us.

Special experience delicious food very friendly efficient staff

A perfect place to enjoy a great cup of coffee and a great scone at the James Joyce balcony. This is defiantly a place to come back to.

Refined and welcoming place. Quality pastry and excellent coffee

Visit here regularly for breakfast. Consistently good food and coffee in a beautiful building with an open fire down the back!

The best cafe in town. Wide range of coffee and desserts, pleasure staff. Occasionally, it is full. Do not forget to try a luxury toilet in the basement :)

A must...but can be quite busy. Expect to wait for about 15 mins. for a table for 4. A little taste of luxury makes it worthwhile.

Lovely coffee and hot chocolate but food was a bit overpriced for value

Elegant and refined place in the center of Dublin. It offers an excellent variety of coffees, hot drinks and herbal teas accompanied by excellent pastry desserts. Excellent Mary is the tradition of the place. Also available some dishes for a quick lunch. Friendly staff and prices in line with the premises of the center.

It was delicious. Totally worth it. One of my favorites places in Ireland :)

Great place and always a pleasure. Lovely ambience. Expensive coffee. But great!

Turned up 1220 with my wife and son ,my son and myself choosing egg and avocado breakfast sharply due to them only serving till 1230 for breakfast leaving my wife who is vegan to choose.After several conversations with waitress we were informed they had no vegan options what so ever which in this day of age is pretty scandalous unless she waited 30m for them to start serving lunch where she may get a salad zero effort made and seemed surprised we canceled our order expecting us to eat and let my wife have nothing.it would have taken very slight effort to sort the situation but none was forthcoming so very poor show.

Gorgeous location and one of the nicest chai lattes I've had in a while. Looking forward to coming back! It's a lovely place to meet for a casual bite to eat or a quiet coffee.

beautiful place, fabulous stainglasses. amazing pastry and good coffee. nice service as well.

Most of the staff was very nice except one guy who was quite rude. Wouldn't recommend going during busy times. Over all the place was nice.

Food was slow and they said they would call me after complaint but they didn't