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Michael’s of Mount Merrion: simple but supremely tasty food Pic: Fergal Phillips

Michael’s of Mount Merrion

57 Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin

01-2780377, michaels.ie

Chef: Gaz Smith

There are few things nicer than arriving into a room of an evening and it immediately becoming obvious that everyone there is having a great time.

In fact, we saw a few people having a great time before we’d even crossed the threshold of Michael’s of Mount Merrion – they were nibbling on antipasti and sipping red ...