The Dome
Top Floor, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2

Situated at the top of St. Stephen's Green Centre with wonderful views over Dublin City this very pleasant open plan restaurant has a large number of tables separated by plants and statues which provide a little cover from the sun, coming through the glass ceiling. Regular live music, especially at weekends, adds to the atmosphere.
The restaurant is self-service, with two counters; one provides hot food and desserts, the other serves salads and cold foods. The variety of food is impressive with a large number of main courses available, as well as breakfast until 12 midday. A wide range of home made pastries and cakes (from their associated bakery, Mardi) are guaranteed to tempt all but the strictest weight-watcher. Coffee and tea are quite basic (black or white only); wine is available by the glass and the usual soft drinks are present with some freshly squeezed juices.
The atmosphere is very pleasant, especially with the music playing - the only drawback is if you're unlucky enough to get a table in full view of the sun, when it can get very hot indeed. The staff are reasonably friendly though not the best I've encountered.
Overall The Dome succeeds in providing a good quality lunch and coffee break venue, though suffers by being a little expensive in comparison to other restaurants of a similar calibre. It tends to be very busy at weekends but is a good mid-morning location.