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For Cooking & Service Well Above Average Denotes genuine Irish food culture, ie special Irish food products/companies/producers, and highlights the best places to shop for regional and artisan foods; the selection excludes obvious 'non-Irish' elements regardless of quality, eg ethnic restaurants and specialists in coffee, wine and other drinks, unless relevant to local production or history. Eat & Stay establishments are chosen for their commitment to showcasing local produce and Irish hospitality. Serious About Seafood The "Best of the Best" - Only the very best establishments across various categories have been chosen for this accolade

Pilgrims

Exciting food with daily menus created around whatever is the best in local seasonal food
Seats 35. D Wed-Sat 6pm-9.30pm. L Sun only 1pm-4pm. Daily menu €48/€60, drinks pairing from €27/€37. Reservations strongly advised. Closed mid-Jan to mid-March. MasterCard, Visa. abbreviations

Opened in 2015 by a talented duo, Sarah Jane Pearce and chef Mark Jennings, this flower-decked restaurant is much more than just a pretty face.


Inside the style is simple and rustic - slate floor, a whitewashed stone wall, sturdy country kitchen furniture - but, as with the menus, a lot of thought has gone into the details. Bold artwork includes some with food connections - a magnificent black-faced sheep, a sleek golden apple - while gentler contributions come from bunches of drying flowers, herbs and even seaweed strung across a wall, and carafes of wild and garden flowers on tables. A lovely setting for some very good food.


The welcome is warm, prompt and efficient, with arriving guests settled in nicely with details of specials and everything that's needed to start an evening off well. Menus are changed daily according to what's freshest and best in the area, and the long list of suppliers at the back of the menu will leave you in no doubt about the Pilgrim's food philosophy.


And, on reading the short menu, where intriguing dishes are given as simple listings of ingredients, it will come as no surprise to many guests to hear that Mark has worked with Denis Cotter of Cork's famed Cafe Paradiso. While not a vegetarian restaurant, there's a focus on vegetables and foraged foods and - with at least one of the three dishes offered on each course based on vegetables, grains, nuts and local cheeses -  vegetarians will be very happy here.


Better still, the cooking has a welcome simplicity too. Unlike many other chefs, Mark sees no need to overwork his cooking and his skilfully cooked dishes arrive pleasingly presented to allow the beautiful ingredients to be themselves.


Examples may include a stunning dish of langoustines with seaweed butter sauce (local seafood is hard to beat, especially when partnered with foreshore treats), served with softened leek and potato crisps while meat lovers are sure to enjoy local Angus strip loin with wilted greens, bone marrow butter and Jerusalem artichoke. And the above-mentioned vegetarians are sure to enjoy a dish such as aubergine parcels with beetroot and goat’s cheese with black olive crushed potato and sautéed Savoy cabbage.


Similarly thoughtful side dishes could offer oak-smoked potatoes with wild garlic and mayo in early summer or something completely different like sauerkraut.


Desserts are a little bit different here too, offering Ices and Puddings along with cheeses, which are presented individually - Crozier Blue, for example, may come with Ardfield mountain honey, apple and rye crispbread. Puddings could include a chocolate Baked Alaska with pear and stout ice-cream but the lighter ices may suit very well at this stage and you might have to choose between unusual combinations like Macroom buffalo ricotta icecream and a Bramley apple sorbet.


The short, carefully selected wine list is mainly European, with quite a few available by the glass. For a compact selection there's a good choice of other drinks too, including a Fino, elderflower prosecco, a crémant de Bourgogne, and an Aperol Bicyclette (like an orange spritz), as well as apple/elderflower spritz, teas (including herbals) and coffees.


Service is immaculate - efficiency and menu knowledge all delivered with an unhurried courtesy - and Pilgrim's gives excellent value for a very high standard of food and service in a lovely setting.


Although not a place you can drop into during the day (as it once was), Pilgrims provides another reason to plan a journey around visiting this attractive little place.


 

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Last Updated: 04-11-2022
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