This pleasing riverside restaurant just a short distance along from the landmark Clayton Hotel is run by chef Thomas Fialon who is from Strasbourg, and and his Limerick-born wife Deirdre, who looks after front of house.
It's an airy and spacious place, with stylishly pared back decor given warmth by a handsome wooden floor and tables simply laid with the essentials - quality cutlery laid neatly on crisply folded white napkins, generous glasses, salt and pepper mills.
The views over the river from this Limerick Restaurant add to the calm ambience, and welcoming staff are quick to make arriving guests feel at home - a sense of order prevails, in preparation for the serious business of enjoying a good meal.
Set menus are available at both lunch and dinner offering a choice of one, two or three courses. Both menus offer excellent value – lunch may offer their French Table fishcakes, for example, while Sunday lunch has the excellent chicken and smoked bacon salad.
Although Thomas Fialon sounds the odd rustic note, he really likes to take classic French dishes and interpret them with finesse, so - with the likes of duck foie gras royale, with smoked duck, Granny Smith apples and chestnuts, the French Table Cassoulet with roast Toulouse sausages, confit of duck leg, pork belly and stewed white beans, French charcuterie, and a selection of French cheeses on offer - Francophiles will be in their element here.
Details, such as salad dressings, are exemplary, and desserts also focus on the classic treats that the French do so well - crème brulée, Nougat Glacé, fruit tarts and chocolate mousse with Chantilly cream.
Excellent service too – efficient, informative and courteous.
Wine events are regularly held here and the all-French wine list is of special interest, containing some real bargains, and a decent number of wines available by the glass.
Open in the evenings and for lunch, when their short menu remains the best value meal in town.
