Wrights Anglers Rest is a restaurant and wedding venue in the Strawberry Beds, Chapelizod, Dublin 20, that hosts weddings for up to 110 guests, private Irish music nights for up to 150 and corporate and private functions in an upstairs space. It stands on the banks of the River Liffey, close to Phoenix Park.
Seminars and company events
The venue takes corporate bookings, from team lunches to client entertainment, with tailored menus and table service. The site describes a professional but relaxed setting and a private upstairs space for both small and larger gatherings. It does not describe a meeting room or give presentation equipment, so this is a place for dinners, lunches and receptions rather than a full-day seminar.
The Irish Nights are the most distinctive format for a company group. They can be booked privately for up to 150 guests and combine live traditional music and dancing with a four-course set menu and performances. Traditional music sessions run in the house from Thursday to Sunday evenings, and Christmas parties for colleagues are sold in the festive season.
Weddings and receptions
The venue describes itself as a boutique wedding venue for intimate days and larger celebrations of up to 110 guests. It is a civil ceremony venue approved by the Health Service Executive. It also hosts vow renewals, rehearsal dinners and second-day celebrations. A wedding coordinator works with each couple, and couples planning from abroad can arrange a video call. All-inclusive and a la carte packages are published for 2027 and 2028.
Rooms and capacities
Two rooms are named on the official site. The Collins Room is used for civil ceremonies. It has bare floorboards, sash windows and an open log fire, seats up to 110 guests, is fully accessible and is complimentary when a couple holds the ceremony there. The Phoenix Room is an upstairs room with cream and gold decoration and a private terrace, used for baby showers and other private functions. Weddings are described as taking place across two rooms for up to 110 guests.
Catering
The kitchen serves restaurant menus and catered events. For private functions and weddings the team offers buffet service, full table service and other formats according to the brief. Menus are tailored to each couple or group and use local and seasonal produce where possible. Group menus, a buffet menu and a funeral lunch menu are also published. Funeral receptions can be held for up to 110 people.
History and setting
The building was constructed as a hotel in 1865. Michael Collins is said by the site to have used it between 1919 and 1922 to meet contacts from Dublin Castle, and the Collins Room is named after him. The restaurant has welcomed guests since 1999. Open fires, a terrace for summer meals and the riverside setting give the house a country feel inside the city.
Getting there
The address is 20 Knockmaroon Hill, Chapelizod, Dublin 20. The site places the venue 15 minutes from Dublin city centre, next to Phoenix Park. It is open daily from midday. Enquiries are taken by phone on 01 820 4351 or through the forms on the official site.
