Geisha Restaurant in Malahide

I was saddened when Cruzzo's restaurant closed at the end of 2011. It was a nice restaurant in a fantastic location. Popular, as this article says, for "christenings, birthdays and weddings" (not to mention Communions and Confirmations).

So it was nice to hear that Geisha opened there a short while ago and my wife and I went for a meal to see what it was all about.

The unfortunate truth is that we were not all that impressed.

There are a lot of restaurants in Malahide. And a lot of them are VERY good. So it is a competitive environment.

While the good was fine, Geisha falls down in a number of specific areas:

1. The menu is too small and too familiar
2. The waiting staff are not experienced enough and the service suffers as a consequence

The food seems to have a strong Thai inclination (something of a surprise given the name), which puts the restaurant head-to-head with Siam Thai. And Geisha suffers by the comparison, I'm afraid.

I'm afraid Geisha will not be around for very long.