"I visited Token this past Sunday after its long-awaited reopening, and I honestly can’t believe how disastrous the experience was. Token used to be my favourite bar in Dublin — great food, quick service, and a brilliantly laid-out arcade space. I was genuinely excited to see it return in a new location. Unfortunately, this is Token in name only.

The food was sub-par and wildly overpriced. I ordered the vegan tenders, which were clearly frozen — a huge step down from the fresh, house-made food the original Token was known for. Ordering is now done through an app, where you’re required to pay upfront and are immediately prompted for a tip, despite the poor service that followed.

Food service overall was awful. A friend ordered the three dips for €5 and was served the wrong ones. After waiting over 10 minutes for the waiter to return, we noticed him standing around and had to approach him ourselves, only to be told “oh, we have none left” — after the order had already been paid for. No reimbursement offered. To make matters worse, we also saw a waiter eat a fry off a customer’s plate while trying to find the correct table, which completely turned us off our food.

The bar service was genuinely some of the worst I’ve ever experienced. I waited 10 minutes for a pint of water, with only one customer ahead of me. It took them five minutes just to serve her two shots of sambuca, despite there being six staff members behind the bar at the time. They’d also already run out of Token beer after being open for just two days, which is honestly laughable.

The arcade layout is atrocious. There’s no space to move past people playing games, meaning if you’re seated at an adjacent booth you’re effectively trapped. On top of that, nearly every machine we tried either swallowed tokens or refused to accept them at all. We didn’t even manage to play a single two-player game together. It feels like the machines were pulled straight from storage and installed without any testing whatsoever.

What makes all of this worse is that this visit took place on a relatively quiet Sunday afternoon. If this is the standard when it’s calm, I can’t even imagine how bad it would be on a busy evening.

Overall, an absolutely horrendous and deeply disappointing experience. Token is not back. Calling this the same bar should be a crime. Based on what I saw, I’d be shocked if this place lasts six months."

James Keegan

"Our group went mainly for the karaoke. In terms of booking it and the cost, this was really good and easy. But we had issues with the microphones not working properly. We had to countless times ask an employee to help fix our problem and they all seemed also pretty clueless on how to fix the issue. Most of our time was spent trying to find a solution to this issue, so it wasn't as great as it should have been. Eventually they did comp the bill. It was a very nice, big room. If there weren't tech issues I expect that we would have had a great time and I would have given a better rating."

Linda Kim van der Burgh

"An amazing selection of arcade games, dartboards and karaoke. The menu for food and drink is also very good. The staff are very kind and supportive. It’s incredible to have this place brought back and in such a convenient location."

Mark Tonna