Colleen C.
Yelp
The service has improved! The service has improved!
On my 3 day stint at The Dean Hotel, I dined at Sophie's twice. Both times were totally on point, delicious food, that excellent view of Dublin and much better service than I was expecting. Maybe it was just those early day jitters, but Sophie's seemed very much in stride and liked they'd started to come into their own a bit.
First, a last minute decision for dinner Monday night. My dining companion called ahead, they assured us they had a table, we showed up, were seated promptly and enjoyed a beautiful dinner overlooking Dublin. Our server was not only attentive (almost overly so!) but sweet and affable. Not what I was expecting given the general chorus on "bad service at Sophie's" -- things are on the up and up, folks!
The food was a delight as well, we split 2 mains (chicken and fish) as well as a few veg sides. A bottle of white wine? Sure! We were pleasantly plump upon departure...
My experience was so great I returned for midday lunch on Wednesday -- while a limited menu is on offer, it packs a quality punch. The cornfed chicken with pappardelle was gorgeous, my pal and I split it and a caprese salad. It was luck grown up mac 'n cheese, sinful and decadent. Yum. If you're going to splurge, might as well be pasta amiright!?
Hopefully they've gotten over those growing pains and the service seemed to be the only thing holding Sophie back. She's got her groove back, give her a go.