South Street, Italian food and steak in Dublin

I went to South Street twice during my visit in Dublin because of this crazy craving for steak. Maybe it's the cold weather working up my appetite or the crazy walking or the shopping... beats me. But the place is pretty decent albeit a tad pricey. Now, this place has no halal sign and it serves alcohol and some of the dishes do contain alcohol (described in the menu) but it was reputedly own by a Muslim guy who also owns the kebab shop next door and it serves no pork. I guess he was trying to cater to a larger market. The halal standard is somewhat different or uncontrolled here, because I've even seen a restaurant with a halal sign but serves pork ball soup, and even the shop with halal signs will serve alcohol. Lots of Muslims seem to be eating here too. So you be the judge.

Nothing special about deco, seen better. Service was ok, the Asian - looking waitresses were able to serve decently. Fast too. Crowd is mild and quiet.

So we had the sirloin steak, medium, with black pepper sauce served with salad and spaghetti in carbonara sauce. Steak was decently done, juicy, good portion, and sauce just nice though it struck me as something between brown sauce with black pepper added into it. The carbonara is a tad bland though but I suppose it's meant to not overpower the steak flavor. Plus, by end of the meal, had the carbonara been any stronger, I'd probably push it away.

The tortellini stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese in creamy sauce with basil was wonderful. It may look like a small portion but the whole picture is actually a deep bowl so the portion is actually quite big. There were about 20 pieces of tortellini.

Ok this was supposed to be a starter but we ordered at near end of the meal. It's button mushroom deep - fried in breadcrumbs accompanied with tartar sauce. The puff of mushroom - smelling steam when you cut into a piece... I still salivate at the thought :D

A bit pricey, a dish can range from 10 - 20 euro. Total for above was nearly 50 euro. Limited choice of non - alcoholic drinks.

Address: South Street Restaurant, South Great Georges Street,City Centre South,Dublin 2, Ireland (South City Centre)
Phone: +353 (0)1 475-8971 (reservation available) 
Opening hours: 12.00 pm - 9.00 pm