The Commons Restaurant is a former restaurant

Restaurant

A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...

 that was located in the historic Newman House on St. Stephen's Green

St. Stephen's Green

St Stephen's Green is a city centre public park in Dublin, Ireland. The park is adjacent to one of Dublin's main shopping streets, Grafton Street, and to a shopping centre named for it, while on its surrounding streets are the offices of a number of public bodies and the city terminus of one of...

 in Dublin, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. It was owned by Michael Fitzgerald.

It was a quality restaurant

Restaurant rating

Restaurant ratings identify restaurants according to their quality, using various notations such as stars or other symbols, or numbers. Stars are a familiar and popular symbol, with ratings of one to four or five stars commonly used. Ratings appear in guidebooks as well as in the media, typically...

 that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1994-1997. The Michelin star was again awarded in 2002, but lost in 2003 due to closure of the restaurant. The restaurant later reopened on a more modest level but is still providing high quality food.

Head chef of The Commons Restaurant during the last "Michelin period" was Aiden Byrne

Aiden Byrne

Aiden Byrne is head chef and owner of The Collingwood, a bar and restaurant in West Kirby. and of The Church Green in Lymm, Cheshire. He also runs the British Grill in the Craxton Wood hotel near Chester....

. The headchefs Gerry Kirwan

Gerry Kirwan

Gerry Kirwan is an Irish head chef. He was the head chef of the Michelin starred restaurant The Commons Restaurant on St. Stephen's Green in Dublin, Ireland. He was responsible for earning the star in 1994....

 (1994), Michael Bolster

Michael Bolster

Michael Bolster is an Irish head chef. He was the head chef of the Michelin starred restaurant The Commons Restaurant on St. Stephen's Green in Dublin, Ireland...

 (1995) and Malone (1996 & 1997) took care of the first period.

Dylan McGrath

Dylan McGrath

Dylan McGrath is an award-winning Irish celebrity chef. He was the owner of the now defunct Michelin star Mint Restaurant in Dublin. He recently opened 'Rustic Stone Restaurant by Dylan McGrath' on Georges Street in Dublin's City Centre and has been announced by RTÉ One as the Judge on the new...

worked under Aiden Byrne as souschef.