The Brake 11-19 Main Street, Blackrock, County Louth A91 H9X3

"Lovely food and good service"

"Busy restaurant. Make sure to book prior if you can. Great views at sunset from the upstairs balcony. Food is delicious and servings are large. One of my favorites when I am in Dundalk / Black Rock."

"One of the worst restaurant experiences I’ve had in a long time. I ordered the fillet steak medium-rare, which came with chips. The sides of mushrooms, onion rings, and pepper sauce were extra, which was fine as it was clearly identified on the menu. The chips were cold and had that congealed fat texture. The mushrooms were wrinkly and cooked badly while the onions rings were soft, and batter taste was raw flour, and the pepper sauce was lumpy and did not taste good. The worst piece of my dish was by far the fillet streak, it was burnt on the outside and completely raw in the inside. I regularly have steaks when I eat out, always request medium-rare, and I generally get it properly cooked. This was not the case here. I ate some of the steak around the edges, but not much. The quality of the steak was definitely on the lower end of the scale in this case. I left the food largely uneaten, as I knew from what had been served up that any replacement would have been similar poor standard, both quality and cooking. When we asked for the bill, one of the servers asked how it was, I pointed to the raw steak, she apologised. I understand mistakes can happen in service, so I was willing to chalk it down to a bad experience and move on. However, what really annoyed me was the following interaction: The original rude server who had taken our order returned and in a very confrontational manor asked me did I have a problem with my steak. I informed her that it was burnt on the outside and completely raw on the inside. She responded with “That’s how we do medium-rare here!” I then informed here I regularly eat steak out, and get medium-rare, and never have I been served raw, uncooked steak. She repeatedly repeated “That’s how we do medium-rare here!” about 5 of 6 times in an increasingly aggressive manner. A night we had been looking forward to, was completely ruined by the bad food and the attitude of this person. Suffice to say, we shall not be returning to this establishment. I would not recommend The Brake to anyone."

"Lovely food! The burger was fab according to my boyfriend, fried Brie and garlic bread also fantastic,would 100% be back :)"

"Excellent salmon, excellent Toffee Pudding. Beautiful place with careful staff. Congratulations!"