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Huge portions, small prices

4 Posted on 09 / 22 / 2012

We headed to Govinda's straight from the airport after flying from Weeze in Germany to Dublin.
The restaurant looked clean, the prices were UNBELIEVABLY cheap (compared to what I'd been seeing after many months in Germany,) and the portions were HUGE. I ordered the small size dish and I could barely finish it. The food was fresh, properly spiced/seasoned, and the staff was friendly and happy to answer questions and explain which items were vegan. The food was pretty healthy and appeared to use relatively high quality ingredients as well.

Pros: Prices., Portions., Location.

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BRILLIANT

5 Posted on 08 / 30 / 2012

One of my favourite places to eat! Huge portions and really nice staff. The food is amazing too. Couldn't recommend it more.

Pros: big portions, many vegan options, nice atmosphere

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Dublin Style Veggie Comfort Food:)

4 Posted on 08 / 11 / 2012

Went to find this restaurant on our first day in Dublin. So pleased with the food that we ate there again for lunch. Good location and enormous portions. Could not finish the small plate! Also bought some of their wonderful bread to have for breakfast. Soooooo Good!
Thank You Happy Cow!!!

Pros: Healthy, Comforting, Like Home
Cons: Bathroom

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Tasty!

5 Posted on 07 / 27 / 2012

My trip to Dublin and first dinner in Govinda's - it was tasty! A big plate with moussaka + another dishes and great staff.

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Pros: excellent food

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Veggie-Vegan In City Centre

4 Posted on 09 / 28 / 2011

My wife and I discovered this, quite by accident, when with a little homework, we'd of known about it before we got there. But however we discovered it, this is a very good place for the serious Vegetarian/Vegan to have good food at a reasonable price. Usually three or four main dishes, and be sure and check the allergy alerts. Their right next to the main menu, and list anything to avoid. Enjoyed the food, and

Pros: Good Food , Great Value, Good Staff
Cons: none, none , none

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Tasty vegan Indian food

3 Posted on 08 / 12 / 2011

The food is tasty, filling and nicely spiced. There is usually more than one vegan option, they label the vegan options with a little 'v' on their blackboard. Portions are huge if you sit in, and if you get a take-away box you get to fill it up for €7.50.

Pros: Tasty vegan food/Big portions, Central location/Take-away available, Good value for money
Cons: No vegan desserts

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Friendly, tasty and lots

4 Posted on 06 / 10 / 2011

I dined here with my father on our trip to Dublin, and we were pleasantly surprised!

The setup is simple: there are about four dishes cooked for the day, you choose the size of your plate and it's filled. And I mean filled! I had a medium plate and my father a big one, and we both had to leave some food behind. That's the first time I've seen that happen to my father, so that should be an indication of the portions. Don't try the big plate unless you're starved!

The food was basic, but very well made. Nothing special, but definately dishes everyone can agree with. And the prices are very, very low, especially considering the portions.

Pros: good food, large portions, friendly service

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good affordable food

4 Posted on 06 / 09 / 2011

I like this place. It's also one of the in-eat-out places but its really inexpensive. The constant hare krishna music is too much for me though and I think they could get a lot more people eating there by changing the music

Pros: very affordable, decent food, convenient locations
Cons: constant hare krishna music

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Best Govinda Meal So Far

4 Posted on 09 / 29 / 2010

I can't believe that I don't remember the main dish offered the day that I visited Govinda's (Abbey Street). It was absolutely the best meal I have ever had at any of the sizable number of Hare Krishna restaurants that I have tried thus far.

If you find yourself hungry, north of the Liffey, not far from O'Connell and the Spire, and not wanting to walk to the vegetarian "district" around South Great Georges Street then head to Abbey Street Govinda's. It's cheap, very filling, modestly healthy - you have the choice of what you want on your plate, after all - and usually really, really good.

Pros: Excellent Govinda's, Price, Filling

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Decent food for a decent price.

4 Posted on 02 / 07 / 2010

We went to Govinda's once in 2009 and found only one vegan option out of the - about - six dishes there were. It was a curry with cauliflower in among other veggies plus rice. It wasn't the best thing I've ever eaten but for 8€ in Dublin 1 not bad. The people were very friendly and for a quick, cheap meal I'd go there again for sure.

Pros: decent price, decent food

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Lots of food cheap

4 Posted on 07 / 21 / 2009

My friend took me here while I was visiting Dublin recently. I have generally had good experiences at Hare Krishna restaurants. This was no exception. You got a lot of food, for relatively little money (eating out in Dublin is generally a pricy affair). The food was generally Indian-themed, but everything was spiced relatively mild, and nothing seemed particularly authentic. Sort of westernized dishes, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, they had the worst samosa I have ever eaten. I think mainly that was because it was in a whole wheat dough that was baked rather than fried, so I can't fault them too much for not being able to compete with what is normally an oily mess in an Indian restaurant. Overal, I would go back. Note that they do have vegan options, but they were limited.

Pros: Large portions, Inexpensive

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Not bad at all

3 Posted on 10 / 19 / 2007

Simple hearty fare, again light on the vegan options but what they served me was fine. 9euros for lunch and a ginger beer in the city centre isn't bad at all.

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Good food, Not a lot of choices...

3 Posted on 03 / 09 / 2007

Govinda's features great food and (1) vegan dish a day a long with their regular menu which is quite small. Your choices here will be limited.

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Govinda's (near O'Connell St), Dublin

4 Posted on 01 / 27 / 2007

I ate here this afternoon. Unsurprisingly it's similar to the branch of Govinda's already open on the other side of the river.

As usual I asked what they could serve me as a vegan vegetarian. I was pointed at both soups, 1 of the hot main dishes plus a bunch of salads. I went for the lot and very pleased about it I am too. It all tasted great and my taste buds were sending electrical impulses to my brain giving it a big thumbs up. Typically relaxed atmo as always seems to be the case in restaurants run by those very nice Hare Krishna people. Not unreasonably priced.

Located on the North side of the river just over the O'Connell bridge. Well worth a visit.

Pros: V V options, Tasty decent value food, Central location
Cons: Closed Sundays