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Reservations, Street Parking, Free off-street parking, Mastercard, Visa
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Reastaurant set in a beautiful location ,beside the river at the steps of the majestic castle . Serving a varied menu of high quality local produce .Family friendly yet has a good buzz at weekends and later in the evening .full bar available
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Dinner
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Reservations, Street Parking, Free off-street parking, Mastercard, Visa
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4.0
606 reviews
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Very good
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C K
1 contribution
Apr 2024 • family
No finesse to the food I chose, plenty of it though. my crostini was deconstructed, mixed leaves on a plate drizzled in pesto& SD a whole ball of cold mozzarella uncut on the plate with thick slices of cold tomato the bread un-toasted and cold on the side 😂 9.00. Nothing even warmed under the grill😂 my duck mains was prepped in advance two good sized pieces a little dried out in places from the reheat stuffing seemed to be the main accompaniment with a couple of green beans as vegetables thrown in a bit pricey though @ 26.95 for a reheat. It does seem a good grill meat joint for burgers chips steaks etc it seems I chose the wrong food off their menu.
Written 31 March 2024
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Mary C
Trim59 contributions
Oct 2024 • couples
We had a Lovely evening here, We were met and seated in minutes despite not having a reservation. We were brought a bottle of filtered water and bread for the table whilst we read the menu. The Bread was so good Homemade focaccia well seasoned with seasalt and rosemary. We shared a started of Lousianna wings, very moreish.
Mains were steaks, Mine was cooked exactly as I asked and was served with good sides of fries, Mushroom and vegetables. We will return, There is a wood fired Pizza oven to be tried!
Written 8 October 2024
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g53536
59 contributions
Sept 2024 • couples
Food was generally very good. Burger, lamb shank, and the Mongolian Beef all received high reviews. The chicken was on tough side. One of the six meals came out excessively late, well after the others. Paying the bill was a problem since they were unable to get their card machine to work. We walked a half mile to an ATM to remedy this problem. When we returned, our driver was waiting as we had called him. But the owner and manager were too busy caring for another customer to attend to us. I was quite put out and let her know that we had gone out of way to settle our bill and didn't appreciate her chat time with an employee and serving drinks while we waited. Our food was very good, except for the chicken dish. The staff was apologetic about their service problem in bringing out one meal about the time the rest of us were finishing. It was, overall, a disappointment for our final evening in Ireland.
Written 21 September 2024
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Celine S
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • couples
Myself & my husband went to Flambé on 3rd August for dinner. It was very disappointing. The food was dreadful. We were sat at our table & given our menus, my menu was covered in dried food particles a staff member noticed this while passing me & gave me a new one. The glasses & glass water bottle on the table were very badly stained from what looked like the dishwasher. The starters were not too bad but my smoked salmon starter had way too much vinaigrette on it & this mixed with the capers made it very tangy. My husband ordered the lamb cutlets thinking at €34 for them they must be something special, I ordered the feather blade beef. The lamb cutlets (4) were way overdone, (when my husband ordered them he wasn’t asked how he would like them cooked, which in hindsight should have been a red flag) and in his words, “tasted like they had just been thrown on a pan with vegetable oil” my feather blade beef was nice and tender but was so dry I had to get more sauce. The mash & the veg was not only cold but totally bland & tasteless, it’s like nothing was seasoned. This cost us €94 for 2 staters, 2 mains & one 330ml bottle of beer. The food here couldn’t possibly be cooked by a fully qualified chef, it was really bad & very very expensive. The only good thing about flambé is the staff are nice & friendly. I would not recommend flambé.
Written 19 August 2024
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Sean H
Dublin1 contribution
Mar 2024 • family
The food was quite good and plenty of it. I was a bit disappointed to see that the menu hasn’t changed much but maybe it’s a work in progress. A number of typos on the menu which isn’t very reassuring including one which indicates €18 odd for a prawn cocktail starter! Otherwise, a disaster purely down to the fact that the staff haven’t had sufficient training. They’re doing their best but running around like headless chickens and nobody seems to be in charge. We were at our table for 3 1/2 hours and not a single used glass was taken away. Wrong drinks or no drinks, wrong wine, no menu listed accompaniments, missing orders and no one checked to see that everything was ok after our dishes were served so numerous trips from our table trying to rectify mistakes. As I stated the food was quite good but at the prices asked the service and staff training require urgent attention if Franzinis is going to be a success.
Written 4 April 2024
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ClaireRowley
Ireland49 contributions
Apr 2024 • family
Am local to Trim and was excited to hear Franzinis got new owners and a new menu. However we are disappointed with our first (and likely last) trip there. This restaurant is in a great location, has great decor and should be so popular but it just isn't. The place was practically empty on a Sunday afternoon. I appreciate the staff might be new but we were waiting 30min for starters. And ended up asking for them to see what's up. Lots of apologies and "we'll find out what happened" but no info came.
Dinner was ok time wise, but unfortunately not tasty. Four meals. Noone came to say "sorry there was a problem with the kitchen" or "sorry the system didn't register your order" or anything. Yet the host spent 10min to the table beside us welcoming them to trim and chatting away. And then we waited 15min for dessert (just scoops of icecream) and had to ask for them to check again what was the hold up! They were all apologetic again and "we'll find out". But then no circling back to us with any info. When the bill came from a different server and we were asked "so, how was everything" I couldn't believe it. I told her of the two hold ups and no feedback to us. We were there for 1hr and 40min in total! They then comp'd the starter and our sides but overall we won't be back. I'd say it's the only place I've left no tip. I hope the flow improves and will wait to hear. I recommend they split the zones by server so there's one point of contact who knows what's going on. It's so close and we eat out a lot. Disappointing this won't be one of our stops as it is so local
Written 20 April 2024
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sephora552
County Meath33 contributions
Oct 2022 • family
Arrived upon opening and were “greeted” by staff that clearly didn’t want to be there. We ordered 2 starters and mains from the Early Bird Menu and also 2 kids meals- the usual sausage and chips and homemade burger.
Starters were ok, nothing out of this world. Small portions considering the early bird is €26.50 for two courses. The kids meals were served with our starters and I cannot fault the sausage and chips but the homemade burger was most definitely not homemade. It couldn’t have looked more processed. Awful.
Don’t understand why say homemade on the description if it’s clearly not.
My salmon was ok, but looked like a frozen fillet from a supermarket. My husband ordered the ribs and they were grey looking with very little meat and a lot of fat. They weren’t marinated and again looked microwaved. Not once did a staff member come to the table to check everything was ok. This was throughout the meal. My husband couldn’t eat the ribs or anything on the broken chopping board it was served on. When the manager served the kids desserts I commented on the ribs and how disappointing they were to which he replied he was surprised considering they’re “so famous”. He did apologise however and said he wouldn’t charge for them. Upon paying for the dinner the card machine reset in the middle of the transaction so manager ran the card again and realised we have been charged twice for the meal. He said he won’t be able to refund the amount for a few days and blamed my husband for it duplicating. Began to argue with my husband at the table and made faces. The most unprofessional service and so disappointing. There is a reason why no reviews are replied to- good or bad. No respect for their customers whatsoever. Avoid - plenty more places who will value your custom and will serve delicious food.
Written 31 October 2022
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Ronan M
1 contribution
May 2024 • family
Completely ruined what used to be a great local restaurant. New decor has zero atmosphere, new menu is a serious step backwards and the food is not good. Stale nachos and a burger that could have been twinned with a hockey puck it was so tough. Brought to the attention of the staff but still charged full price. Heard of another incident of stale nachos from a friend since. Used to go to Franzinis regularly but won't be going back.
Written 7 June 2024
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deirdreog1
Dublin2 contributions
Jul 2024 • couples
Was really looking forward to visiting, unfortunately did not live up to expectations. Staff nice but very casual. Food was delivered one plate at a time, rather than together. Food only ok. Gave feedback but disappointed that the receiver was defensive & did not seem to understand we had a poor customer experience.
Written 22 July 2024
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Sharon L
27 contributions
Jul 2023 • couples
Staying in Trim for just one night, went for an evening stroll and came upon this fabulous restaurant. On a Tuesday evening we didn’t expect it to be busy especially before 6 but it was buzzing. We opted for the early bird menu and we could not fault it, we had the ribs and garlic mushrooms to start and they were stunning, I then had the fish and chips and my other half had the ribs for main course and they literally fell off the bone. The service was impeccable from Sinead and Franco, our only complaint is that we’re not staying longer but we will definitely be back.
Written 25 July 2023
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Claire N
6 contributions
Aug 2024 • family
Very poor food and service, completely overpriced and lacking in atmosphere.
A Saturday evening for a family members birthday and such a disappointment. Food was pretty tasteless with steak chewy and chips undercooked. Needless to say we will not be returning.
Written 1 September 2024
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Barbara G
Dublin10 contributions
Aug 2024 • couples
Very poor quality food. My husband's beef was tasteless and full of fat. My vegetarian curry was just laced with spice, the chef must not taste as they cook, onions peppers and a few courgettes does not constitute a good vegetarian dish. Even the chips were bland! We did tell the staff but they were just two young people working there. Not their fault. 50 euro for 2 mains and one small bottle of water. Overpriced and not good.
Written 23 August 2024
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MM C
9 contributions
Apr 2023 • friends
Order fillet of steak poor quality and returned half. Complained to staff who said management will speak to me but did not happen until when paying my bill again complained and management arrived and said new supplier and did I want money back which I refused. Restaurant was quiet on Saturday evening and management should have dealt with prior to I having paid the bill. Disappointed and won't be back.
Written 30 April 2023
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hugh w
5 contributions
May 2024 • couples
The name of the restaurant may have changed to Flambe, but the highly recommended slow cooked feather blade of beef is still on the menu: I gave it 10/10 for flavour and texture. My wife was equally pleased by her seabass. Pleasant and efficient staff and nice decor made for an enjoyable meal in a great location.
Written 24 May 2024
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mark a
3 contributions
Apr 2024 • couples
Came on Friday evening with my husband as we heard it was under new ownership.
Wow, the place is looking amazing. The food had improved just as much as the look we had the slow cooked beef it was fabulous. The service was friendly, fast, and efficient.
Thank you, and well done to the new team. I looked forward to returning under the new rebrand of the restaurant.
Written 28 April 2024
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