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Portaferry Hotel Restaurant in County Down is a great place to try out some delightfully tasty dishes. The best of the local produce is utilized in creating these dishes. The local produce consists of the beef of Ulster, Mourne lamb and game from the surrounding counties. Portaferry Hotel Restaurant is internationally renowned for its seafood dishes. The seafood arrives fresh every day from the fishing villages of Portavogie and Ardglass. Shanks Restaurant is also a great place to sink your teeth into uniquely delicious tasting food. This splendid food is cooked using meat, poultry and seafood that are produced locally. The availability of local produce is never the same so expect menu changes from time to time.
January 5th, 2007
There are many great restaurants in County Monaghan. However, the restaurant located in the 400 acres estate of Castle Leslie is one gem of a restaurant that is unfortunately not known to the lesser informed people. Nevertheless, the restaurant is visited by many influential and high class members of society. All the credit for the popularity of the restaurant among the elite class goes to the award winning chef Noel McMeel who prepares food from the freshest local produce and cooks it in a manner that truly endears the food to everyone’s palate. The drinks can be taken in the drawing room in a very relaxing atmosphere that makes it hard for the customers to leave its cosy environment. A la carte menu and a special vegetarian menu introduce the valued customers to dishes that are quite easy to indulge in because of their excellent taste and flavour.
January 4th, 2007
The Old Schoolhouse Restaurant in County Kerry is a splendid place to discover some unique Irish dishes that will not only satisfy your palate but also invigorate you with a sense of euphoria. The restaurant’s primary ingredients are simple cooking and a warm, friendly atmosphere. The staff here is quite willing to fulfil the custom wishes of groups, families and vegetarians. If you want something cooked a little differently, this is the place where your wish will be heard and given due consideration. This restaurant is quite popular on the Ring of Kerry. Some of the delicacies of this restaurant include fine wild salmon, fine chowder, plump mussels and irresistible desserts.
January 3rd, 2007
Rinuccini in County Kilkenny is often regarded as the premier Italian/Irish restaurant of Ireland. The restaurant specializes in Irish seafood which is delivered daily to the restaurant. Crabs, prawns, lobsters, mussels and wild Irish salmon are some of the aquatic creatures you can enjoy munching at this fabulous restaurant. Dishes made from locally produced veal, poultry and steak are also quite popular among the patrons of this restaurant. Homemade pastas like spaghetti, Fettuccine Alfredo, Lasagne al Fomo etc. are also appreciated greatly by the customers.
December 29th, 2006
The Salmon Leap in Coleraine is a great place to taste the best of the salmon dishes. The selection of wines is amazing and makes dining at this place a worthwhile experience. The Sandwich Company in Derry City will introduce you to some of the best hot and cold sandwiches in the province. Homemade cakes and excellent coffee greatly enhance the pleasure of this satisfying dining experience. If you love the taste and texture of fresh fish, there’s no better place to go than Reggie’s Seafood Restaurant. They feature an exclusive selection of locally caught fish. The taste of the food is enhanced by imaginatively created delicious sauces. The Little Tea Shop is very popular with the locals and the tourists. Smoking is not allowed here and the menu offered is pretty extensive. The afternoon cream tea is a favourite of many visitors here. A nice selection of simple and well-prepared family dishes is offered for lunch.
December 28th, 2006
If you are curious about the real taste of Ulster food, Stockman’s Restaurant in County Tyrone is where you need to be to satiate your curiosity and acquaint your palate with the heavenly taste of fine Ulster cuisine. This restaurant is famous for its tasteful home cooking which ensures that important nutrients are not destroyed by overheating and the food is as healthy and delicious as possible. The diligent staff makes sure that all these goals are met and fulfilled without fail. The food is presented in a style that makes it extremely appealing with the result that the mere sight of this wholesome food manages to increase the appetite of the customers. House specialties like bacon, cabbage and champ will leave your mouth watering and virtually begging for more. Bread and butter pudding is an amazingly enjoyable dessert available here that truly complements the awesome dinner experience at this marvellous restaurant.
December 27th, 2006
Weaver’s restaurant is a nice place for eating out. It opens every evening during the summer. Off season, it is open only on weekends. Fresh fish dishes are the forte of this restaurant. It also serves mouth watering steaks that will have you wanting more. McGrory’s is a fine restaurant where they claim the quality of their service is second only to their excellent cuisine. Customers can look forward to the culinary delights of traditional and modern Irish dishes in this restaurant. Seafood, steaks and vegetarian dishes are also proudly served. Yellow Pepper Restaurant enjoys great customer approval. It is always busy and humming with activity. The restaurant caters to all tastes with an extensive selection of dishes. The meat and fish dishes are especially recommended. A special menu is also prepared for children, making this a great family restaurant.
December 26th, 2006
The Castle Kitchen in Birr Castle in County Offaly is a restaurant where you can rest assured that the cooking of dishes will always deviate from the norm. This provides you with unique tastes that will simply stimulate your taste buds with more joy and pleasure than they can handle. In regular restaurants and coffee shops, potato salad is offered with mayonnaise. But in Castle Kitchen, you can enjoy this potato salad with olive oil vinaigrette that tastes much better. Pepper salads and homemade soups prove to be nice indulgences. The stuffed pancakes prepared here are some of the best you will ever eat. The irresistibly delicious and sumptuous marinated venison with juniper berries is prepared from game acquired from the castle’s own estate grounds. The desserts offered here are mouth-wateringly tempting, especially the praline cake which simply must not be missed if you visit this fantastic restaurant.
December 22nd, 2006
The Rustic Inn in County Longford is a fine place to enjoy a variety of unique dishes that will leave your mouth watering. This restaurant can seat about fifty people. People with wheelchairs are warmly welcomed here. A function room is also available where almost 400 people can be catered at the same time. The food is cooked delicately from fresh local produce with an emphasis on preserving the nutritious elements for the health benefit of the customers. Modern Irish, traditional Irish, vegetarian and steak dishes served here are greatly appreciated by the customers.
December 21st, 2006
The Rafters Restaurant is a gem of a restaurant in County Wexford. This restaurant is recommended by many reputable food and tourist guides. The restaurant’s staff is very friendly and dutiful. They go out of their way to ensure that the customers enjoy dining at this restaurant in a peaceful, calm and serene atmosphere. The cooking can almost be described as impeccable. The menu of the restaurant proudly shows off some rather creative dishes that are created solely to induce maximum gastronomic pleasure in the customers. Among the many delectable dishes available here, you will surely have a hard time forgetting the tender and delicious taste of noisettes of hare with juniper berry and gin sauce. Your palate will also thank you for checking out confit of salmon with lobster butter, thyme and tarragon sauce. The sea foods here are fresh and cooked with the utmost care to give you the true taste of their goodness. The steaks here are juicy and tender and well worth sinking your teeth into. Delightful dishes from the French cuisine are also prepared here.
December 20th, 2006
Penny’s place in County Meath is famous for its home made traditional dishes. At lunch, you can choose to have pies, curries, salads or delightfully cooked meat dishes. The homemade cakes and desserts prepared at this restaurant are delicious to the extent of inducing your mouth to water just by hearing about them. They can actually pose a potential threat to your fitness if you fail to keep yourself from indulging in them too much. The staff of this restaurant is very attentive and provides prompt service to the customers.
December 19th, 2006
Mother Hubbards in Kildare County was once the quiet kind of restaurant where half sleepy travellers and random folks would stop for a bacon sandwich. It happened that the restaurant got a new owner and under the new owner’s auspicious command, the restaurant was transformed into an amazingly busy place constantly overflowing with customers. What are the elements of success that were instrumental in launching this restaurant into superstardom? A simple answer is that they cater to all kinds of tastes guaranteeing that anyone who stops here will leave satisfied and happy. Fresh salmon and roast lamb are only two of the specialties of this amazingly successful restaurant. Soup, salad, steak with onions and chips and sweet delicacies like jelly and ice cream puddings, apple tart, apple crumble and sherry trifle have played a central role in attracting customers to this restaurant much in the same way honey attracts bees. In short, failing to visit this delightful restaurant is simply out of the question for the avid dining enthusiast.
December 18th, 2006
Yeats Tavern Restaurant in County Sligo is a marvellous place to enjoy some great food cooked in a unique way. The taste, flavour and aroma of the food will excite your gastronomic sense to its extremes. This restaurant has become very popular with the locals. Traders passing through the city and tourists are also enamoured with this awesome restaurant. The restaurant was a public house in the beginning but the excellent meals offered here have resulted in attracting food lovers in droves, launching this restaurant into superstardom. The restaurant has won many awards for its combined facilities of a bar and a restaurant. The restaurant is famous for its immaculately cooked traditional Irish cuisine. Sea food dishes here are also quite popular. Vegetarians and vegans need not worry since they are also catered by a nice selection of vegetarian dishes on the restaurant’s splendid menu. Every weekend, you can enjoy some nice Irish music in this restaurant. Summer months are notable for the traditional Irish music sessions held here. Once you have satisfied your hunger with a sumptuous meal at this restaurant, you can head on over to the nearby burial place of the famous poet W.B. Yeats to pay your respects.
December 15th, 2006
Moll Darby’s Pizza Works situated in Limerick City has won multiple awards for its unmatched quality and dedication to customer service as well as for the extremely well cooked food that will have you almost swearing that it tastes like manna. This is a fully licensed restaurant and remains open throughout the week, even on weekends. The restaurant has made a name for itself as one of the best loved restaurants in Limerick. The restaurant provides an international menu offering steaks, poultry, pizzas, pastas, seafood and appetizers as well as vegetable dishes. The homemade ice cream and desserts are especially demanded quite fervently by the patrons of this marvellous restaurant.
December 14th, 2006
Le Bistro is a nice place to dine at in County Fermanagh. It is located in the Erneside Shopping Centre in the city of Enniskillen on the shores of Lough Erne in the heart of Ulster Lakeland. The owner and manager of Le Bistro is the Johnston family. They are no strangers to the catering business owing to their extensive local and international experience. They know the importance of satisfying customers with delightful meals. Food is prepared everyday and only the best local produce is used as ingredients. The meals are delicious and fulfilling. This is the perfect place to relax during a shopping trip or while passing through Enniskillen.
December 13th, 2006
Donnellan’s Restaurant is an excellent place in County Roscommon for enjoying a nice sumptuous dinner with the whole family. This place has the capacity to seat sixty customers at a time. The restaurant is also a good choice for the special occasion dinners like birthdays, homecomings, celebrations etc. The staff is very courteous and attentive to the needs of the customers. The special needs of children are taken into account in this restaurant and they provide a special children’s menu for this purpose. The dishes listed on this menu are not only delicious and agreeable with the children’s tastes but also very healthy and nutritious. All the food in this restaurant in prepared from the freshest ingredients that are locally sourced in most of the cases. The food is cooked without heating too much which ensures that the nutrients in the food don’t get destroyed completely. The restaurant mainly specializes in international cuisine but steaks, seafood and vegetarian dishes are also prepared in order to serve all kinds of tastes.
December 12th, 2006
The Chic Cavendish Restaurant is a great place to dine at in County Monaghan. The restaurant is best described as a place offering the best culinary masterpieces in the manner of a bistro. Once you enter the restaurant, the warm and friendly atmosphere will serve to relax you, giving you a strange sense of intimacy. The cuisine is exceptionally original and unique, providing a taste that you will recall fondly long after leaving the restaurant. The wine list is quite extensive with carefully selected wines representing great quality. The customer service is top notch and one of the reasons for the popularity of this restaurant. The menu offers delicious traditional dishes cooked in a modern way. The Irish breakfast served here is quite hearty and the carvery lunch will also prove to be a memorable meal. An a la carte menu is also available.
December 11th, 2006
Wild Geese Restaurant in the beautiful village of Adare is a restaurant where the focus is on preparing great dishes from the freshest ingredients. The seafood, meat and vegetable dishes are impressively delicious, to say the least. Lobster Linguini is a dish that is savoured by almost everyone frequenting this restaurant. The sauces available at this restaurant are remarkable in that they enhance the natural flavour of the food rather than drowning it. It is also quite difficult to resist the delectable desserts at this marvellous restaurant.
December 8th, 2006
Vivaldi Restaurant in County Meath is a great place for dining if you enjoy Italian cuisine. The dishes have a very authentic feel to them. A wide range of continental dishes featuring chicken and veal as well as steaks are also offered. The selection of wines is impeccable. This is a fully licensed family restaurant with a very appealing atmosphere that will make dining here very memorable. Live music is played here on most Saturday nights.
December 7th, 2006
“Flavour in India” is a restaurant in County Mayo that will captivate you with its deliciously delightful Indian cuisine. It is a tandoori restaurant with many specialties that will leave your mouth watering and your taste buds desiring for more. Chicken and lamb dishes are quite popular here. In addition, beef, pork and seafood dishes are also cooked in a homemade style, giving it a unique taste that will be a welcome breath of fresh air for those who want to try something new. The ingredients are the same as used everywhere but the excellent cooking style is what will endear this restaurant to every newcomer. Bread, rice and vegetable dishes round out the fine selection of dishes on offer here.
December 5th, 2006
Jordan’s Restaurant in County Louth is regarded as one of the best restaurants in Ireland. It has consistently received rave reviews from many famous food guide magazines and food critics. The restaurant proudly holds many national awards under its belt for its excellent cuisine and impeccable service. The owners and chefs of the restaurant, Harry and Marian, are committed to using only fresh local produce to bring their magical dishes to life. A few of the reasons you might want to check this restaurant out are:
- The vegetables are all locally grown
- The herbs are home-grown
- Fish, lobsters and oysters are all brought fresh from Kilkeel
- The deliciously succulent lamb dishes owe their tender meat to the lambs of Slieve Foy Mountain
- A stone water mill in Dunleer is responsible for the flour used to make the soft crispy breads every day
- The irresistible chocolate truffles and the breakfast marmalade use malt whiskey in their secret recipe. This whiskey is distilled in Cooley at Ireland’s only independently owned distillery
With such amazing ingredients, it is no wonder that the excellent food cooked here has spread the fame of this restaurant far and wide. This is, without a doubt, a must visit restaurant. You can reserve a table at Jordan’s Restaurant online.
December 4th, 2006
If you happen to be in County Westmeath, be sure to check out the charming Wineport Restaurant. Everyone seems to love this restaurant. A major contributor to the restaurant’s popularity is the fact that they provide a large variety of dishes that appeal to almost everyone. In other words, their menu can satisfy even the most discerning customer.
Some of the delicious things available here include:
- Duck liver salad
- Cod fillet with basil and pine nut sauce
- Vegetable pies
- Traditional roast
- Steamed mussels
- Panfried sirloin steak
- Stir fried chicken
- Ravioli filled with spinach and cheese
- Ham and mushroom pizza and ice cream cones
Visit our section for Wineport Lodge Restaurant and reserve a table next time you dine out.
November 29th, 2006
One of the most popular places in County Leitrim for eating out is Cryan’s restaurant. Situated on the edge of the city of Carrick-on-Shannon, this restaurant is frequented by the tourists who come to enjoy the scenic view and the myriad of activities available on River Shannon. The atmosphere is very relaxed and friendly in this restaurant and makes dining here simply a joy you won’t soon forget.
The restaurant is famous for its traditional home cooked cuisine. The restaurant’s food is renowned for being good and wholesome. Fresh delicious seafood, mouth watering steaks and hard to resist grills have earned this restaurant a reputation for satisfying the sense of taste in a way that is truly unique and original. In addition to the excellent food, the restaurant also provides traditional impromptu musical sessions to entertain the customers.
November 27th, 2006
An Leith Phingin is a very successful restaurant in Kenmare, County Kerry that’s been in business for over a decade. This place is famous for authentic Northern Italian dishes. The braised beef with rosotto alla Milanese and bruschetta with Mileens cheese, tomatoes and basil oil available here are so good that they will spark hunger in your body every time you think about them. Italian wines like Lungarotti and Pio Cesare will transform an excellent meal into a truly unforgettable one.
You can reserve a table at An Leith Phingin Restaurant from our website.
November 23rd, 2006
When staying at a hotel in Ireland or dining at a restaurant here, it is generally a good idea to appreciate the good service of the staff by giving them a 15% tip, especially if the bill does not include a service charge.
November 16th, 2006
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