Gillian Nelis on dining out: A still-blooming Wildflower has yet to settle into its habitat

At Adrian Martin’s Wildflower restaurant, recently opened on Richmond Street South, a Thornhill duck main course hits the high notes, but some other courses are rather underwhelming

Wildflower, recently opened on Richmond Street South. Picture: Fergal Phillips

On a wet, windy night in Dublin, a young couple a few tables away from us are most definitely living their best life.

We are in Wildflower, chef Adrian Martin’s new restaurant on South Richmond Street, and the romantic atmosphere is certainly doing the trick for our fellow diners, who are drinking Champagne and looking happy as Larry.

It is a very cosy space, in fairness: the middle room in a property that includes a ...