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Genoa Café

4.5 (2 reviews)

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Fifty4

Fifty4

4.5(6 reviews)
0.0 km

There food here taste very pale and the feeling of the whole room makes you have a feeling that…read morehave a sour throat and I had a allergic reaction there because I asked them about and they were not careful so two stars

Fish restaurant places like this just make me sing. Aside from great food here this restaurant is a…read morelesson to anyone who wants to go into the hospitality industry to easily learn how to get it right. Start, as they have, with top notch, fresh ingredients. Next cook the very best ingredients simply, and with passion. I could see the other happy diners receive their dishes and the food just looked so delicious. Be sure you complement the key ingredients on the plate with the supporting cast for instance I had Dublin bay prawns pil pil (€11). These are the best cold water prawns and they are just top notch; as warm water prawns don't ever come close in taste. This place served them up with finely sliced fresh red chilli (green chilli wouldn't pair as well) and a garlicky oil that delivered a delicious spice kick with a tangy after-burn mouth feel. The spicy balance was just right and what I really liked here too was their judicious use of garlic oil. I've had prawns pil pil in places where the prawns were over-cooked to dry, hard lumps swimming in copious vivid bright red pimento peppery oil. Here they served me up two types of bread - one seeded & lightly toasted that I used to dip into the chilli garlic oil so giving me a bit of crunch and light, wonderful wheaten bread that I heavily buttered with salted butter and a side salad. My wife opted for their seafood chowder which was crammed with fish and delicious. She also got the delightful wheaten bread. We are so used to 'white' potato based chowder - it was tomato based here so viva la difference. We also had very good cappuccinos (€3) and these came with a little home-made shortbread on the side and this too was a really nice touch. Service was friendly but not overbearing. I've two observations; the raw sliced red onion with the salad on my plate was acrid and as a result it clashed with the other tastes. This is easily resolved though - just soak the fresh sliced onion in cold water (or vinegar) for 10 minutes - or if you want to be posh instead soak them in lime or lemon juice for 10 minutes. The second observation: I didn't notice sea salt on the table, but perhaps it was there and I we were too engaged in my dining experience. In short this place is wonderful and well worth finding even if you are only passing by this town.

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Monasterboice Inn - Cappuccino

Monasterboice Inn

3.7(18 reviews)
6.9 km
€€

Myself and my husband went out to Donnegan's lastnight and even though there was salt and pepper on…read morethe table the waitress who wasnt wearing black could have been manageress was adamant we could not sit at the round table across from the bar because she did not have enough staff on to attend the table outside the restaurant.She could however sit us at the bar for food which was four steps away from the table .Happy to see they can turn away custom on a Wednesday night .....very disappointing.

We will give The Monasterboice Inn the benefit of the doubt…read more. My wife, daughter and I went there for the first time between Christmas and the new year . We had previously booked so did not have to wait long for a table. Staff were very pleasant order was placed for drinks and the meal. Buffalo wings were superb and then everything went south. The quality of the steaks was not great. We had purchased steaks from the Centra in Tullyallen the previous week and the quality of the meat in the Monasterboice Inn was nowhere near as good. I ordered a medium rare steak and my wife ordered a medium steak... My wife's steak came and it was rare ... there was blood on the plate. She should have sent it back but didn't.. Our fault... The waitress was excellent, she saw my wife had hardly touched her steak and without prompting her, she deducted the steak from the bill. So for service 10/10 ... for the quality of the meal 4/10. It could have been an off day for the chef ... so I might give them another try on my own before I take guests there again.

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