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 Mario's
Ranelagh, is located in a small village in a very
central location with a pub across the road. It opened in
1991.
Mario's was originally a delicatessen owned
by Declan Muldoon. Declan was not happy with the delicatessen
and wanted to change. With the help an advice of Caroline
Gillespie and other friends he decided on a restaurant.
The
original design was the brainchild of designer Angela
Murphy who achieved a lovely cozy atmosphere
with an Italian accent. Seating is for approximately for 50
people. The next thing to consider was the staff. The original
chef is son of the owner of the well known"Quo Vadis" restaurant
and with his help the original menu was conceived. Declan wanted
to produce good, fresh, reasonably priced food with a
distinctly Italian flavour coupled with good reasonably
priced Italian and new world wine s.
The menu has been revamped on a number of occasions but in
essence has changed little from the original. In the beginning
the staff consisted of 6 people, they now employ 20. In
1998 the Wine Bar (designed by Sinead Moore of
Moore Interiors) opened. This was to facilitate customers waiting
for tables who did not wish to wait in a pub. The end result
is a really popular haunt for locals and visitors alike.
In
1996 Declan with his brother Stephen decided it was time
to replicate the success of Ranelagh and set about finding
a similar location. They found what they wanted in Terenure.
Mario's Terenure is once again located in a village, central
location with a pub across the road. It opened in april 1997.
It is totally different from Ranelagh being larger
and more modern, yet it achieves the same cozy atmosphere.
Once again the design was conceived by Sinead Moore. Seating
accommodation is for 60 people. It started with key staff from
Ranelagh and went from there. Originally it employed 10 people
it now employs 31 the menu is the same as Ranelagh which has
stood the test of time. Wines are again  very
similar. The Wine Bar opened in August 1999. Mario's
Restaurant in Terenure situated
in a village of restaurants is one of the most popular restaurants
in Dublin (See reviews).
In
1999 Stephen and Declan once again went Looking for a location
for a restaurant and found another site in a village
with a really central location and pub the next door. This
time, however they started from scratch. They bought the premises,
demolishing the original building and came up with a gem. The
architects were Mahony Architecture and the
design, down to cups and saucers came from Sinead Moore. This
time the Wine Bar was incorporated in the restaurant. Mario's Sandymount
opened in August 2000. Key original staff come from
Terenure and Ranelagh. The number of staff for first week was
18, they now employ 35. The menu and wines once again are the
same as both other restaurants. Mario's Restaurant in Sandymount
has proved extremely popular in an area that badly needed a quality
restaurant.
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