3 to Try - Almost Nationwide
Monday 19 May 2014
Three to try: almost nationwide
Pier 26
Ballycotton, Co Cork, Tel: (021) 206-1449, www.facebook.com/ pier26restaurant
Style: Bag a table by the window of this waterside eatery, which has a relaxed, simple ambiance. Seafood specials include Ballycotton mussels, scallops, monkfish scampi and steaks
Price: Table d'hote 2/3 course, €20/€25. Some dishes carry supplements
Try: Grilled fillet of Ballycotton hake with crushed baby potatoes, rocket, and a lemon, caper and parsley dressing (€5 supplement)
Wine: From €20
The Loft At Cillin Hill
Cillin Hill, Dublin Road, Kilkenny, Tel: (056) 777-2721, www.langtons.ie
Style: A new, contemporary, daytime cafe, bar and restaurant from the Langton stable, doing light bites, antipasti platters, salads and delicious cakes
Price: €6.50-€9; 2-course carvery lunch menu from €13.50
Try: Crispy, Greek-style filo tartlet – spinach, sun-blushed tomato, black olive, soft feta cheese, basil and olive dressing, €8.50
Wine: From €22
Lord Baker's
Main Street, Dingle, Co Kerry, Tel: (066) 915-1277, www.lordbakers.ie
Style: Lord Baker's serves great seafood and classic dishes, ranging from Dingle Bay prawns to Cromane oysters and West Kerry salt-marsh lamb
Price: Mains, €18-€30; 2/3 course menu, €24/€28
Try: Fresh Cromane mussels in garlic butter, €18
Wine: From €26
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