Just up the hill from the harbour, this characterful and delightfully old-fashioned little pub has been a special home-from-home for regular visitors, especially sailors up from the harbour, as long as anyone can remember. The premises was bought by John and Bride D'Alton in 2003 but, although Kitty Newman is missed, the old bar remains muc ...
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Beautifully located on the shore of the New Lake, which is a special area of conservation, the mill was the home of Susan Alcorn’s grandfather and, as they are a family of accomplished painters, the walls are hung with wonderful watercolours. Susan and her husband Derek, who is the chef, have earned a dedicated following here, as the ...
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Saba, meaning 'happy meeting place' in Thai, offers a combination of Thai and Vietnamese cooking and this has become one of Dublin's most popular restaurants. The décor is black, modern and sophisticated, but staff are friendlier than such backdrops often deliver. There's some real culinary adventure here like the smoked trout mieng ...
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In an attractive stone-fronted building in the village George's Patisserie and Poet's Rest restaurant sit next to each other. Renowned for his baking and wedding cake creations, chef/owner Georg Heise's patisserie/café has a small amount of seating and offers a tempting daytime selection of freshly baked breads, cakes, buns and specialit ...
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Noel McCarron’s popular daytime café and evening restaurant is easy to find, just off the High Street. A small interior porch leads in to a large room warmly decorated in yellow and terracotta giving it a sunny, Mediterranean feeling. The house style is colourful and punchy, showing international influences but based on the bes ...
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Golfing breaks are a speciality at Terry McCoy's renowned restaurant with accommodation in the characterful fishing port of Skerries. The restaurant is in a converted banking premises, which adds to the atmosphere (even the old vault has its uses - as a wine cellar) and Terry is an avid supporter of local produce, with fresh seafood from Sk ...
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In a line of pretty shops with ample parking, Mulberrys is one of the newer restaurants in the busy Barna suburb of Galway. Its contemporary black and cream shopfront is both inviting and welcoming, with clear signage declaring its Italian and Seafood style. Friendly staff welcome arriving guests in the spacious contemporary bar/reception ...
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One of the best reasons to venture out from Kilkenny city to nearby Bennettsbridge is to visit the Nicholas Mosse Pottery in their old mill which is located in a lovely rural setting on the banks of the River Nore. The restored mill is beautifully situated and very spacious, with three floors of pottery, including a large seconds area where ...
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This northside branch of Stefano Crescenzi and Davide Izzo's popular Bar Italia, across the river on Essex Quay, bears all the hallmarks of this talented team: sassy Italian waiters offer attentive service, quickly seating new arrivals, and the banter lends a relaxed atmosphere - matched by colourful, flavoursome food, simply presented. The ...
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Although it is in the Kildare Village designer shopping outlet, this outpost of the small chain of high quality Italian restaurants run by Dunne & Crescenzi (see Dublin entries) is the only Italian restaurant in Kildare town and attracts diners who may not necessarily be on a shopping spree at all. Warmly lit and with lots of wood, the ...
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