Season 8

01 Episode 1 Episode 15th January 2023 Mateo and the team return for series eight, as more hopefuls keen to find romance enter the First Dates restaurant. 02 Episode 2 Episode 212th January 2023 Eight more hopefuls enter the Restaurant of Romance, under the watchful eyes of Mateo, Alice, Pete, and Neil. 03 Episode 3 Episode 319th January 2023 A fresh sitting of daters arrives to sample the food of love, but now the tables are intimate and the masks are off. On hand, as always, is Maitre'D Mateo. 04 Episode 4 Episode 426th January 2023 A fresh sitting of daters arrives to sample the food of love, but unlike last year, the tables are intimate and the masks are off. On hand, as always is Maitre'D Mateo. 05 Episode 5 Episode 52nd February 2023 06 Episode 6 Episode 69th February 2023 Phil, 65, is hoping to repeat the success that her daughter Carla had two years ago in the restaurant. Carla matched with Shez and is now engaged. Phil is hoping to be as engaged by Stan, 69, from Galway. 07 Episode 7 Episode 716th February 2023 08 Episode 8 Episode 823rd February 2023 Mateo, Alice, Neil and Pete meet a new bunch of daters and watch romance blossom in the Restaurant of Romance. 09 Episode 9 Episode 92nd March 2023 Aisling, 23, from Galway meets her date Lochlainn, 23, from Armagh while former `Ireland's Got Talent' contestant Gary, 35, from Tipperary meets model Cherry, 32, from Cavan. 10 Episode 10 Episode 109th March 2023 A Thursday night special as the Restaurant of Romance reopens, serving up spice and sizzle. 11 Episode 11 Episode 1116th March 2023 12 Episode 12 Episode 1223rd March 2023 Strongman John, 34, from Mayo enters the restaurant with his guns on show trying to impress Renata, 37, from Galway who's an artillery gunner in the Irish Army Reserves. 13 Episode 13 Episode 1330th March 2023 Maître d' Mateo, assisted by Alice and Pete, and cocktail maestro Neil are ready to go back to some of the most memorable matchups of 2022. 14 Episode 14 Episode 146th April 2023 It's a special date night in the restaurant of love as Mateo welcomes back some of the successful couples from previous years.