"Asheesh Dewan's Michelin-listed Dundrum kitchen, partnered with Atul Kochhar, plates saffron-fennel lamb and a Railway Journey tasting menu."
Ananda brings ambitious modern Indian cooking to Dundrum, in south Dublin, from a first-floor room above the town centre reached through the cinema building. It is a partnership between Asheesh Dewan, owner of the Jaipur group, and Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar of Benares in Mayfair.
The restaurant has been recognised by the MICHELIN Guide consistently since opening in 2008, carrying a €€ designation.
Executive head chef Asheesh Dewan leads a kitchen that treats Indian cooking as fine dining: saffron and fennel scented braised lamb, tandoor lamb shank and refined seafood plates run €26.50 to €35.50 on the carte. The signature route is the multi-course "Railway Journey" tasting menu.
Cooking is original and assured, paired with attentive service that lifts the whole package above the standard Dublin Indian.
The dining room is a calm, contemporary first-floor space — a deliberate contrast to its shopping-centre location — with the polish of a destination restaurant rather than a neighbourhood curry house.
Best for an anniversary or a special dinner south of the city: the Railway Journey tasting menu makes a leisurely event of the evening. For a city-centre tasting alternative, compare The Greenhouse.
Not for curry-house traditionalists or anyone after a quick bite — Ananda is a composed fine-dining Indian room with tasting-menu ambitions and prices to match, sitting above a shopping centre.
Executive head chef Asheesh Dewan leads the kitchen. Ananda is a partnership between Dewan, owner of the Jaipur group, and Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar of Benares in Mayfair.
Ananda is listed and recommended in the MICHELIN Guide and has been recognised consistently since opening in 2008, carrying a €€ price designation, though it does not currently hold a star.
The multi-course "Railway Journey" tasting menu is the signature experience. From the carte, the saffron and fennel braised lamb and tandoor lamb shank are standouts.
On Sandyford Road in Dundrum Town Centre in south Dublin, on the first floor reached through the cinema building, with the centre's parking on the doorstep.
À la carte mains run €26.50 to €35.50, with set and tasting menus available. It sits in the upper-mid bracket for Dublin dining.
Book direct via Ananda; ask about the Railway Journey tasting menu when reserving.
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