Is The Winding Stair worth it on a budget?
DependsOn a budget
The Winding Stair can strain a tight budget. Go only when it is a priority.
Mid-range; set lunch is good value
Snug, bookish and unmistakably Dublin, with hearty modern-Irish plates and a river view at dusk. It feels like a local secret even though everyone knows it.
- Price
- Mid-range; set lunch is good value
- Time
- 1.5–2 hours
- Last verified
- 2026-06-17
Is The Winding Stair worth it…
How we verified
- Sits above the former Winding Stair bookshop at 40 Ormond Quay Lower, overlooking the Ha'penny Bridge; named after the W.B. Yeats poem and revived as a restaurant in 2006 by Elaine Murphy. · winding-stair.com
- Champions seasonal Irish produce and traditional dishes (e.g. Dublin Coddle, smoked haddock in milk) from island-based artisan producers. · discoverireland.ie