3 to Try - Al Fresco Dining
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Three to try... Al Fresco Fab
FALLON & BYRNE
People’s Park,
Dun Laoghaire,
Co Dublin
Tel: (01) 230-3300
Style: This pretty, glass-sided Victorian pavilion is perfect for summer suppers
Price: A la carte, €7.95-€26.95. Fixed-price dinner menu Sun-Thurs, one/two/three 1/2/3 courses €19/€24/€29
Try: Roasted monkfish with leeks, pearl onions, brown shrimp and beurre blanc, €24.95
Drinks: Wine from €24. Bubbles, port and cocktails
FARMGATE
Coolbawn, Midleton, Co Cork
Tel: (021) 463-2771
Style: Marog and Sally O’Brien have added a garden room to their fabulous Farmgate. Enjoy the vino and Ballycotton shellfish, and Should raindrops dare to fall, the sliding roof will roll into action
Price: A la carte, €5-€30. Early evening shellfish platter for two in the wine bar or garden room2, €30
Try: Roast loin of spring lamb, summer vegetables, €26
Drinks: Wine from €22. Full licence, bottled beers
OSTERIA LUCIO
The Malting Tower, Clanwilliam Terrace, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 662-4199
Style: Bag a terrace table at Ross Lewis’s new citified Italian eatery. Nibble on cicchetti and follow up with fresh pasta, wood-fired pizzas or house specials
Price: €5-€22.50. Pre-Theatre two-course for two2, €40
Try: Chitarra vongole spaghetti, clams, garlic and chilli tomato, €19
Drinks: Wine from €25
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