Dublin's Original MPW Steakhouse
51 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 · Open since 2008
15+ years of rich tradition
Open Table
Best Steakhouses in Ireland,
Dublin
Trip Advisor
2025 Travelers' Choice
Best of the Best
The Standard Was Set Early
Marco Pierre White became the youngest chef in history to be awarded three Michelin stars — earning his third at Harvey’s in London at the age of thirty-three. Before Gordon Ramsay spent three years in Marco’s kitchen learning the foundations that would later earn him his own stars. Before Heston Blumenthal. Before the era of the celebrity chef. There was Marco — and the standard he set in those kitchens became the benchmark for an entire generation of British and Irish fine dining.
His philosophy was always the same. Proper ingredients, properly handled. Classical technique, executed without compromise. A menu where every dish earns its place — nothing decorative, nothing superfluous. Simple, in the way that only the best things are simple.
That philosophy is what MPW Dawson Street was built on. And it is what the kitchen runs on every service, fifteen years later.
Marco's First Irish Restaurant
In 2008, Marco Pierre White Steakhouse & Grill opened at 51 Dawson Street — the first MPW restaurant in Ireland, and the beginning of a relationship between the brand and Dublin that has held for over fifteen years.
Dawson Street was the right address from the start. One of Dublin city centre’s most significant streets — parliament, embassies, the Shelbourne Hotel a short walk away, the finest shopping in Ireland around the corner on Grafton Street. A street that has always attracted people who take their food, their wine, and their evenings seriously.
The room reflects that. Warm lighting, deep green banquettes, lush greenery, white tablecloths. Opulent without being stiff. The kind of setting where a business lunch becomes a long afternoon and a birthday dinner becomes the story people tell for years.
Over fifteen years later, MPW Dawson Street remains the benchmark steakhouse in Dublin city centre — rated consistently among the top restaurants in Dublin 2 on TripAdvisor, Google, and OpenTable by guests who came once and kept coming back.
Trained in London, Cooking in Dublin
The chefs who cook your meal at MPW Dawson Street trained under Marco in London. That is not a marketing line — it is the actual standard by which the kitchen operates. Classical French technique. The same approach to sourcing, preparation, and execution that earned Marco his reputation and shaped the careers of the chefs who passed through his kitchens.
Prime Irish beef aged on the bone. Wild Atlantic seafood landed fresh. Seasonal produce from Irish suppliers that earns its place on the plate. The menu is deliberately short. Every dish on it is there because it belongs there — not because it fills space.
The sauces are made from scratch. The stocks are proper. The simplicity on the plate represents a significant amount of work behind it — which is exactly what Marco always meant when he said simple.
At the Heart of Dublin City Centre
51 Dawson Street sits at the geographical and social centre of Dublin. Two minutes from Grafton Street. Five minutes from Trinity College Dublin. Steps from St. Stephen’s Green, the Shelbourne Hotel, and the Dawson Luas stop on the Green Line.
A five-minute walk from the Gaiety Theatre — making MPW Dawson Street the natural choice for dinner before a show or supper after one. Whether you’re visiting Dublin for the night or working five minutes away, this is the easiest table worth booking in the city.
2008
The year Marco Pierre White Steakhouse & Grill opened on Dawson Street — Marco's first Irish restaurant and the beginning of over fifteen years of service in Dublin city centre.
3
Michelin stars earned by Marco Pierre White — the youngest chef in history to achieve that distinction. The standard set in those London kitchens is the foundation every MPW restaurant is built on.
15+
Years serving Dublin city centre from the same address, with the same kitchen standards, without compromise.