Gallery
Twenty years of French bistronomy beside Dublin Castle: the plates, the dining room, the Paris-mural patio and our little red terrace on Palace Street.
Food
These are the plates that come out of our kitchen on an ordinary week: soupe à l’oignon under its lid of melted Emmental, bœuf bourguignon left to soften all morning in Burgundy red, moules marinières with frites « maison », and the crème brûlée we crack open to order. Nothing here is styled for a photo shoot — every dish was shot on the pass, mid-service, exactly as it reaches your table. You will find each one, with its price and its allergen numbers, on our menus.
The Restaurant
Chez Max sits at 1 Palace Street, in the small red house wedged against the gates of Dublin Castle — the narrowest street in the city and, we think, the best address in Dublin 2. Inside: closely set tables, mirrors, blackboards and the noise of a proper bistro. Outside: a heated terrace on Palace Street and, behind the dining room, a sheltered patio painted with a Paris mural where we serve lunch and coffee whenever the weather allows. The photographs below were taken across twenty years of service, from quiet weekday breakfasts to full Saturday nights and group dinners.
See it for yourself
The best seat in the house is still the one with a plate in front of it. We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 11 PM, brunch and dinner on Saturday from 10 AM to midnight, and Sunday from 11 AM to 11 PM.