BANG is a restaurant at 11 Merrion Row in Dublin, just off St Stephen's Green, with private dining spaces for groups of up to 38 guests. The official site offers them for group dinners, weddings, parties and meetings. It suits an organizer who wants a seated meal for a team or a family in a central Dublin restaurant rather than a conference hall.
Seminars and company events
The private dining page is titled for groups, weddings and events, and lists meetings among the occasions. The format is a hosted meal in the restaurant's private spaces, not a day of plenary sessions. It fits a client dinner, a team celebration, a leaving party or a lunch that follows a meeting held elsewhere. The site shows a guest testimonial about a corporate booking, which points to this use, but it states no screens, projection or meeting equipment. Ask the team what can be set up if you need to present.
Weddings and receptions
The private spaces are also offered for weddings and parties. With a ceiling of 38 guests, the venue suits a small wedding breakfast, an engagement dinner or a family celebration, not a large reception. The site describes the spaces as versatile and the atmosphere as exclusive and personalized, and a guest testimonial describes a private family and friends birthday held in one of the rooms.
Rooms and capacities
The site speaks of spaces in the plural and gives one figure: they accommodate up to 38 guests. It does not publish a floor plan, individual room sizes or separate capacities for standing and seated events. Request the layout when you enquire, especially if you want a reception before the meal.
Accommodation
BANG is a restaurant and has no bedrooms. Dublin city center hotels are within reach of Merrion Row, but the site does not recommend any, so organizers should book guest accommodation separately.
Catering
Catering is run by the restaurant itself. The kitchen cooks with Irish produce and ingredients from the Iberian Peninsula, with food made for sharing and cooked over fire. The private dining page presents a family-style menu for groups, built around bites to start, several favorites to share, grilled dishes such as aged striploin, piri piri chicken and monkfish, desserts such as a burnt Basque cheesecake, and vegan or vegetarian options on request. A separate Christmas menu runs from late November, with lunch and dinner sittings and set times for tables to be returned, so book early for December groups. The drinks offer includes house-made cocktails and a short wine list from family-run vineyards in Spain and Portugal. Allergies should be reported to the team or by email to the address on the site.
History and setting
The site says BANG has been part of Dublin's dining scene for over two decades. Richard Barrett now runs it with chef and business partner Eric Matthews, who are reworking the restaurant in their own style with an Iberian-inspired direction. The same owners run Kicky's on South Great George's Street, which opened in 2023.
Getting there
The restaurant is at 11 Merrion Row, Dublin, D02 KW61, a short walk from St Stephen's Green. The site gives no transport or parking details, so confirm access for guests when you enquire.
