Some princely dim sum at a pauper’s price

Happily for those of us who are still feeling a little financially challenged after Christmas, at Lucky Tortoise you’ll get a very good meal for not a lot

The Lucky Tortoise on Aungier Street, Dublin 2: a substantial helping of good food for not a lot of cash Pic: Fergal Phillips

Lucky Tortoise

8 Aungier Street, Dubin 2

luckytortoise.com, no phone

Chef: Thom Lawson

How often do you leave a restaurant in Dublin these days saying: “Well, that was great value”? And by great value, I don’t necessarily mean cheap.

As I’ve said in this column many times before, I’ve spent substantial amounts of money on meals that have been wonderful value, but have also shelled out small quantities of cash on food that ...