Dining Out

Restaurant Review: Dive into Mermaid in Monkstown for some very impressive food

This casual spot just to the side of Bresson offers classic flavours, generous portions and good value

Mermaid in Monkstown: a small, buzzy space. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Junior looks up from my phone, where he’s been examining the menu at Mermaid, and eyes me suspiciously. “Why are we going here? Do I have to go to the dentist tomorrow or something?”

He’s convinced that there must be a catch around our plans to have brunch at this restaurant in Monkstown in south Co Dublin, because the menu looks like it was written for him.

“They have Nutella cheesecake, and they give you ...