Dublin Traditional Irish 3 Course Meal Walking Tour with Local

About This Tour

Irish food has a better story than most people expect, and this three-hour walking tour tells it properly. You’ll eat a full 3-course meal spread across three traditional Irish eateries, with local beers and ciders at each stop, guided by someone who knows the food, the places, and the people behind them.

The groups are kept to a maximum of 16 people, so it stays personal rather than feeling like a convoy through the city. Dietary requirements can be catered for with advance notice - just let the team know when you book. The tour ends with a surprise that might send you home with a new skill.

Private tours can be arranged on request.

What’s Included

• Local professional guide
• Food tasting across 3 venues
• Full 3-course meal
• Local beers and ciders at each venue
• Irish Coffee making experience
• Dietary requirements catered for with advance notice

What’s Not Included

• Specified food and drink alternatives (cost extra)
• Gratuities

Itinerary

1. The tour starts at Powerscourt Townhouse, a beautifully restored Georgian town house in the heart of Dublin 2. (5 min)
2. You’ll pass through the Temple Bar district. (pass by)
3. A short stop at the Molly Malone statue on Suffolk Street, near Trinity College - a semi-historical, semi-legendary figure whose story is worth knowing. (3 min)

Meeting point: Flavour Trails, Unit 2b, lower ground floor of Powerscourt Townhouse Centre. Come up the Georgian Steps on South William Street, pass through the flower shop, walk by the oak staircase, head down the next set of steps and we’re on your left.

Good to Know

• Wheelchair accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Public transport is available nearby
• Specialised infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Groups capped at 16 people
• Conducted in English
• Tips are not included; if you feel you had great service, please tip
• On bank holidays and public holidays, the shop is closed - the meeting point is the main entrance steps to Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, 59 South William Street, Dublin 2

Local Tips

The meeting point at Powerscourt Townhouse takes a minute to find the first time. Follow the instructions carefully: up the Georgian Steps on South William Street, through the flower shop, past the oak staircase, down the next set of steps, and Flavour Trails is on your left. It’s worth reading this before you arrive rather than navigating it flustered on the day.

Tell the team about dietary requirements when you book, not on the morning. The eateries on this tour work ahead to accommodate vegetarian, vegan, and allergen needs, but they need notice. Last-minute requests on the day can limit your options at individual stops.

The Irish Coffee making experience at the end is the thing people talk about. Coming after a full 3-course meal with local beers and ciders, it’s a great way to round off the afternoon - and if you’ve never made one properly, the technique (cream poured over the back of a spoon, sugar dissolved first) is a genuinely useful skill to bring home.

The Powerscourt Townhouse itself is worth ten minutes of your own time before or after. The Georgian architecture of the atrium, the mix of independent boutiques inside - it’s one of the more underrated spots in Dublin 2. If you arrive a little early, it’s a pleasant place to wait.

On bank holidays and public holidays, the meeting point shifts. The main entrance steps to Powerscourt Townhouse Centre on 59 South William Street is where you head instead. It’s clearly signed, but it’s the kind of detail that saves you stress if you’re visiting around Christmas or a bank holiday weekend.

Nearby on IrelandMe

• Dublin - the city’s food scene has grown enormously over the last two decades, and this tour roots you in the traditional side of it before you explore the rest
• Dalkey - a short DART ride south for some of Dublin’s best coastal restaurants and a very different pace to the city centre