Reviews
Review of Idás, Dingle – Published Food & Wine Magazine, June 2016
Idás John Street Dingle Kerry Tel: +353(066)9150885 www.idasdingle.com On a recent summer’s evening, with the sun setting over the Atlantic, we visited Idás in Dingle, on a picturesque peninsula in West Kerry. We chose the tasting menu, entailing six courses for €60 (there’s also a set menu option for €45). With a Friday night […]
Review of Azur, Limerick – Published Food & Wine Magazine, May 2016
Azur Restaurant 8 Georges Quay Limerick Tel: +353(61)314994 www.azurrestaurant.ie There are few pleasures in life more enjoyable than dining beside the water on a gloriously sunny day. We recently experienced this rare Irish treat, in Limerick. Azur Restaurant is perched alongside the River Shannon, on George’s Quay in the medieval part of the city, […]
Review of Le Petit Pois, Galway – Published Food & Wine Magazine, March 2016
Le Petit Pois Victoria Place Galway Tel: +353(91)330 880 http://lepetitpois.ie Le Petit Pois is a restaurant that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Tucked down an alleyway in Galway city centre, the old white-washed building is transformed inside: the ceiling is strung with multi-coloured lights and the walls, signs and menus are festooned with colourful […]
Review of Da Vincenzo, Limerick – Published Food and Wine Magazine, January 2016
Da Vincenzo Food and Wine Hall Shannon Street Limerick Tel: +353(61)460400 www.davincenzo.ie Styled as a ‘food and wine hall’, Da Vincenzo is a relatively new dining experience in the heart of Limerick. It is fundamentally an Italian restaurant, spread across the first floor of a large city-centre development. However, it also encompasses a full […]
Review of Son of a Bun, Cork – Published Food and Wine Magazine, February 2016
Son of a Bun 29 MacCurtain Street Cork Tel: +353(21)4508738 www.sonofabun.ie Son of a Bun doesn’t look like a burger joint. Located on MacCurtain Street in Cork, this new restaurant is beautifully designed. The airy space reaches all the way up to a pitched roof, bolstered by wide wooden beams. The décor is one […]
Review of Zamora, Cork – Published Food and Wine Magazine, October 2015
Zamora 11/12 Academy Street Cork Tel: +353 (21) 2390540 www.zamora.ie Asking Cork-based friends for lunch recommendations is always an easy exercise – each week seems to bring a new, exciting restaurant to Ireland’s second city. This time, the chorus spoke as one, resounding with the name ‘Zamora’. Located on Academy Street (just off Patrick […]
Review of 56 Central, Galway – Published Food and Wine Magazine, August 2015
56 Central 5 Shop Street Galway Tel: +353(091)569511 www.56central.com Tucked behind a storefront on Galway’s Shop Street, lies a set of stairs. At the top, the entranceway opens to reveal 56 Central; an expansive, well-lit space with a covered outdoor patio. The décor is largely upcycled, in an urban industrial style, featuring rusty scaffolding, […]
Review of Harry’s, Bridgend – Published Food and Wine Magazine September 2015
Harry’s Bridgend Co. Donegal Tel: +353(074)9368544 www.facebook.com/pages/Harrys-Restaurant/287755862602 It’s rare that you’ll find me standing outside a restaurant, phone in hand, double-checking the address, but that’s just what I did upon reaching Harry’s on the Inishowen Peninsula. A grey, nondescript building by a busy road, we weren’t sure we’d found the right place. Stepping inside, […]
Review of The Black Pig, Kinsale, Cork – Published Food and Wine Magazine June 2015
The Black Pig 66 Lower O’Connell Street Kinsale Cork Tel: +353 (021) 477 4101 I think I might have found the hardest-working restaurant in Ireland. It’s The Black Pig, a tiny wine and tapas bar in Kinsale, Co. Cork. Situated on the ground floor of a newly renovated building, seats are arranged (and […]
Review of Loam, Galway – Published Food and Wine Magazine April 2015
Loam Geata na Cathrach Fairgreen Galway Tel: +353 (091) 569727 www.loamgalway.com You could be forgiven for passing by the entrance to Loam. We certainly did. We wandered up and down the street, looking for soft lighting, a menu board, perhaps even a note or two of elevator music. This restaurant, however, is decidedly different. […]
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