Sort out your door staff. Large group of professionals refused entry as didn’t fit the door staff’s profile of clients. Door staff unnecessarily aggressive and were off on a power trip. Refused to show their security id despite multiple reasonable requests . A poor advertisement for the Dublin nightlife.will not return.

If I could give 0 starts I would, right of refusal used as a cover for discrimination against race and nationality. Two black women and one Spanish woman refused entry, two black women for no reason and the Spanish due to the bouncers not understanding the speed at which she spoke. When I went to the door to speak to the women I was verbally abused and shouted at to leave. When I re-entered I was chased down the stairs because I gave a “dirty look” and “if I was to give someone a look like that I should speak to them outside”. I took my coat and left . I would not waste my money in Xico again and hope that anyone who has self respect also does not. Unacceptable discrimination.

I went to Xico with a group of 15 friends on Monday 14th March for drinks. The only members of our group not to be admitted by security were the only 3 non white/non Irish women. ‘Over intoxication’ was given as the reason for this, however this was completely unfounded as I had been with my friends all evening and was aware that they had only a small amount to drink before arriving at Xico. I also saw people much more intoxicated admitted entry before and after our friends. I am very disappointed to have witnessed racism/discrimination like this in Dublin and I will not be returning to Xico again.

We had a booking in for a few months for a group of 17 people. The day before my friend told me she walked by and it was closed so advised I check. I called them and they said they’d phone back. I got a call 5 hours later to say they were indeed closed and they had forgotten to tell us. Obviously with a table of 17 this is an issue to find for a weekend without notice and they let us know less than 24 hours before. The young guy on the phone said “Yeah it’s not ideal is it? 🤷‍♀️ ” No. It’s really not. Once I got off the phone I got an email to say the booking was cancelled by ME. Kinda a nightmare to deal with all round.

THIS IS NOT A LATIN BAR. NO LATIN MUSIC. I came here with a friend yesterday expecting latin music like salsa, reggaeton, etc. Unfortunately it was only techno. We kindly asked the dj to put some latin songs and he refused and threatened to call security on us. What is the point of coming to this bar if it doesn’t play latin music? At the end it didn’t stand out from any other bar here in Dublin and left me disappointed.

Booked a ticket for tonight, to buy entrance at the door. Receive an email today notifying me of the cancellation of the ticket and the need to pre-purchase one. Email was received at 15:35. The pre-purchase tickets were fully sold out at least by 15:00. At least give us a chance like.

Went here on a Friday night and the music wasn't good... dance floor was completely empty. Hope they sort out the music by getting a decent dj as everything else was fine

This place is in the middle of two famous gardens in the city center, among to the other pubs, restarted and nights. The place could be good but was almost empty and the music is ok. Nice bar and theatrical bartenders ( he made our cocktails dancing and doing freestyle gestures) prices in averages

Good place for drinks but the food is below mediocre. We ordered tapiopas, shrimp tacos, and ceviche with Mexican rice and beans. The ceviche was just unpalatable! It was not well balanced and it was extremely sour and salty. That was the sadly the highly recommended dish by their server. The Mexican rice and beans way not what I expected. It was just coloured rice with a couple of beans. The tapiopas which is chips with salsa, guac, and cheese dip was and the tacos were just all right. For drinks we ordered jalapawny which was nice.

Great mexican bar and restaurant, next to Stephens Green. Great variety of drinks, cocktails and food. Good atmosphere. Booking recommended

Was half full at 22.00 but filled up by 23.30. Good music but not really spanish. Overall enjoyed it very much and they had some very cool deals on alcohol.

Please mind that they don't serve food anymore! I went with my friends for dinner & drinks, but we found out this when we were already there & the service equally dissapointing. Although the music was very good, I think the DJ starts too late.

Really great margaritas however its a very small place which makes it very cramped once it gets late. Would not return for the nightclub element again.

Really great food and nice staff!

Love Xicos. The staff are very nice. Always accommodating and the music is amazing.

What an amazing fun place! I went to visit my son (Brian!!!) in Dublin last month who is working at Xico. The people and management working there were so friendly and accommodating. Music was fun, and this momma closed it down! Haha! A definite place to visit to have fun while in Dublin.

One of the nicest places in Dublin for Mexican food. An 'underground' location but a gem in Dublin. From the fabulous decorations, great food and super tasty cocktails.

Nice place to catch up with friends.

Food is ok, ceviche was amazing! Other things... Not so much. Place becomes a disco late night with great music.

My fav Mexican restaurant in Ireland. The food is top class, the tacos and tostados are to die for!! The staff are always really friendly and welcoming. Great drinks as well, some top class cocktails. I have been here several times and will be back many times more.

Astro world round 2, had to wait 30 minutes for a drink and bouncers pushing me in all directions.

You gotta love this place. One of the coolest pub/bar/lounge whatever you want to call it. And it gets crazy fun as the night goes on. And yes you have the area to dance off the alcohol in you. Good snack to munch. Cocktails are a little expensive. Smoking zone upstairs helps.

That was amazing place and we had a quiz... for Charity raising.. enjoyed every moment with fries, nachos, tacos and drinks too

I just simply don't like it. The narrow stairs, the bad customer service. They make good margarita and that's all.

What a night with friends

Nice place but they removed my favourite tacos crabs 😢sweet fries still good

One of the best late bars in Dublin. This place is awesome, there's good music, drinks, food, nice people. And I need to talk about the staff, they are the best!

I loved there! Good food good service good music

What a disappointment I've heard so much about this place bit the staff just let me down forgot my order and was left over an hour waiting. When I asked about my food was given a rude response by staff. DO BOT GO HERE.

Couldnt organise a pissup in a brewery let alone an organised queue. People almost crushed trying to get into the place.

Surprisingly not a lot of mexican music Asked the DJ to put some on and nothing Kinda expected a mexican themed joint to have some latino rythm going on, got the same dublin bar experience as just any other night club. Not worth the pricey drinks without the spice

One of the young bouncers on a Saturday night kicked me out as he said I was too drunk, I had only had about 4 drinks at the time. I was following him out because there’s no point arguing when he started to try grab my drink from my hand after I had just paid 8 euro for it at the bar. I obviously refused to give it to him as I just paid for it and he started getting really aggressive and looking like he wanted to fight me so some one of the other big bouncers on the door was trying to calm him down. Even one of the polish bouncer guys inside apologised for his behaviour. One of the strangest situations I’ve experienced in a nightclub.

Decent spot, but check you’re being charged the correct amount where you’re doing contactless😐 only received the notification the following day as the connection is very poor in the venue. Definitely was NOT impressed.

Last night a black leather jacket (from Mango) was taken and some keys were in the pocket. If someone took it by mistake, please return the keys to the pub.

Great night out here, moderately priced drink and really friendly staff (super fast and up for the craic)

Great bar ,perfect service , brilliant atmosphere, super cocktails .

My friend got his drink spiked with something.... Was good craic but he did end up in the hospital afterwards, which was a bit of a downer. Other than that great craic

Absolute 5 stars, I booked only a few days before my birthday for 15 people. We got an amazing spot, everyone was so nice, the food was great, they stored our balloons when the DJ started blasting tunes etc. They put my birthday cake in the fridge and then at 12 helped us get it and got me a glass of Prosecco. Some of us also had food, it was really good! Thank you so much guys!!! I really appreciate it

Nice place where to eat. Nachos with beef are very tasty. Margaritas are cool and nice. Mexican food is good.

Still smelling a bit weird after years not going there, not sure why, but the smell still there. It's a space with a good number of tables and different ambients. The bar staff really quick and no problem at all. Recommended

Love it! Reliable, fun and great music! Smoking area is a bit horrible but it’s good in that it keeps people quick when smoking and return to the dance floor quickly. We paid €10 in which included a shot of choice at the bar. Love the food, drinks and music! Open late too

Love Mondays at Xicos. Great value on a Monday for dinner and tasty cocktails!

Don't remember much but had a laugh!

Too busy on Saturday night. They shouldn't let people go in when its already busy

Good Mexican food !!!

Great atmosphere and overall a good night guaranteed

Good

Worst experience! Avoid this place

Very bad experience!! I don’t recommend this place at all..

DJ said he didn't do Latin songs.....at a Mexican themed night club...

Looked nice inside, only in there for 2 minutes when my friends didn't get in(over 23s). Said this to the bouncer and he gave me the entrance price back without fuss. Nicest club experience I've had in 3 minutes.

Good atmosphere and friendly staff

Amazing place, foods and drinks are wonderful. I went with my friends and was funniest.

Good food

Great Mexican food and a really fun, cool vibe. Bit pricey but it's a nice place to go to every once in a while

Went for the Early Bird menu on a Friday night. We were going to be delayed on our way to the place so we decided to ring to see if it was okay to push our reservation forward. Eight calls later and there was no answer. Despite this, the place wasn't busy so we were able to be seated. The food itself is good and filling, with the enchiladas in particular being nice. The staff were friendly although were not very attentive and were often seen hanging around the bar talking to the bartenders. The staff's level of English is also not great and many things that did not involve the food on the menu or asking for the bill had to be further explained.

Good spot but very busy and fairly packed on a Friday and Saturday night go early is my advice. Got served no problem at all great staff doing a fantastic job under pressure.

Great venue, visit on Monday (half price!) it’s better to book in advance.

Nice looking food and place, food quite spicy but a little bland

love the food, always coming back.

Great Margaritas and delicious chicken wings.

Lovely Mexican restaurant. The main entrance omis in street level and you descend a stairs to a lovely subterranean world. The food was very good - the wings in particular were excellent. The drinks were also very good with a selection of Mexican beers and cocktails. Be warned however, if you are of limited mobility this is not a good place to go due to the several internal stairs required to get into the restaurant and to access the bathroom.

We always go here for girlie drinks. Mix and match some taquitos and have a margarita! It turns into a club after hours for those great nights out!

Good music vibe, bartender is a little slow could take up to half an hour to get a drink.

Absolute disaster. A group of 8 of us for a going away party. Sat there for an hour before anyone took our order. Every aspect of our order was wrong on multiple occasions. For Mexican food it was bland and cold. The drinks were the only upside and they were free because of the mess up on the order.

(Translated by Google) Xico only on Mondays: D (Original) Xico tylko w poniedzialki :D

(Translated by Google) A place full of energy and a new world ready for everything !! The food delicious and the service very good. (Original) Χώρος γεμάτος ενέργεια και νέο κόσμο έτοιμο για όλα!! Το φαγητό νόστιμο και η εξυπηρέτηση πολύ καλή.

Frozen margarita is not made for you at the moment, instead, they have a like a granita dispenser. Paying 10€ for that is not worth it.

Always a nice place to have some fun

Excellent place, food and drinks

It was fine

Great place for a boogie, only downside is it can get very packed

Ok

Top food

Far enough

top place a bit packed

Been to Xico’s two other times prior to today and had an amazing time. This evening, I do not what happened but we were treated poorly. Reservation for 9pm, wasn’t seated at the table until 8mins past 9, no problem. We were waiting for a few others to arrive, no one approached us at the table to give menus or ask if we wanted a drink. It wasn’t until 9:43pm before menus were given and this is because I had to go ask the hostess for menus. I was told the kitchen is closing😑 I had to point out we were not informed of this and was left sitting at a table for nearly 40mins. When we finally got the menus, it wasn’t even a full minute the waitress came to take our order (her name was Stephanie, Well that was the name on the receipt), we told her we need a minute, again, we were informed the kitchen was closing soon and she just stood there. We felt so pressured and uncomfortable. We ordered and she asked if we wanted water for the table, said yes and the water never arrived. I’ll summarize-drinks order were taken, 2 of our friends did not get their drinks order taken, another waitress said they couldn’t order. Food came out, we ate and not long until after the last bite was taken, the bill was brought, we had to pay and to top it off we had to leave the table as someone else booked it after us. WORST customer service EVER! Only 1 nice staff one of the guys in the white shirt. After today I can’t recommend Xico’s.

Good times from a visitor from London