Bang

For a milestone dinner in Dublin where sharing plates and wine matter more than ceremony, Bang is a sensible yes. The fit is strongest for a celebratory meal that wants Iberian-inspired cooking, Irish produce, and cocktails in the mix, rather than a formal tasting-menu commitment.

Iberian sharing plates give the meal a social shape

The current chapter is led by Richard Barrett alongside chef and business partner Eric Matthews, with the cooking reworked around Iberian influence and food made for sharing. That matters for the decision: this is better suited to ordering across the table than to anyone looking for a rigid course-by-course format. The visual cue is likely to be the spread itself, with multiple plates doing the work of the meal rather than one centrepiece dish.

The strongest reason to book is the combination of Spanish-leaning cooking and Irish produce. That pairing gives the room a clearer identity than a generic city-centre dinner spot, while keeping the format accessible for an event, work meal, or polished evening out.

The wine angle is the practical reason to choose it

Wine list has Star Wine List approval as a White Star, which is the clearest trust signal here. For diners choosing between a cocktail night and a wine-led dinner, the restaurant makes more sense when wine is part of the plan. Some wines by the glass contain sulphur dioxide and sulphites, so anyone managing sensitivities should factor that into ordering.

There is no useful basis to call this a late-night play without stated hours. Treat it as a dinner booking first, with cocktails as part of the evening rather than the main reason to go. The clean recommendation: book for an event when the party wants shared Iberian-style food, Irish ingredients, and a wine list with outside recognition.