THREE TO TRY - COOL BASEMENTS
Friday 06 June 2014
Three to try: cool basements
Pearl Brasserie, 20 Merrion Street Upper, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 661-3572. www.pearl-brasserie.com
Style: Since opening in 2000, the Pearl Brasserie has always moved forward with elan, serving contemporary French food. "Gourmet theatre meets edible art" is on Wednesday and Thursday evenings; a dessert is created at your table.
Price: Mains, €22-€32; lunch/early bird 2-course, €25; plat du jour, €14
Try: Halibut with asparagus, potato gnocchi, pata negra, olive and cep jus, €28
Wine: From €28
Oyster grill, Hotel Meyrick, Eyre Square, Galway. Tel: (091) 564-041. www.hotelmeyrick.ie
Style: The Meyrick's famous Oyster Grill, with its relaxed ambiance, has been all "shuck up" and relocated to the lower-ground level. Menu choices range from oysters and crab claws to fish and steaks
Price: Mains, €18.95-€29.50
Try: Pan-seared local scallops with Tournafulla black pudding wontons, potato chive mousseline, noisette butter, and Donegal rapeseed oil, €26.50
Wine: From €26
Faat Baat, 35 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 677-4444. www.faatbaat.ie
Style: Eat and share pan-Asian food "family style" in a New York-type basement, with small and sharing plates, a cocktail bar and resident DJ
Price: €7.95-€22
Try: Peanut beef – Irish fillet with mustard greens, baby pak choi, kecap manis and sambal oelek, €18.50
Wine: From €23
www.lucindaosullivan.com
Sunday Indo Life Magazine
Three to try: cool basements
Pearl Brasserie, 20 Merrion Street Upper, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 661-3572. www.pearl-brasserie.com
Style: Since opening in 2000, the Pearl Brasserie has always moved forward with elan, serving contemporary French food. "Gourmet theatre meets edible art" is on Wednesday and Thursday evenings; a dessert is created at your table.
Price: Mains, €22-€32; lunch/early bird 2-course, €25; plat du jour, €14
Try: Halibut with asparagus, potato gnocchi, pata negra, olive and cep jus, €28
Wine: From €28
Oyster grill, Hotel Meyrick, Eyre Square, Galway. Tel: (091) 564-041. www.hotelmeyrick.ie
Style: The Meyrick's famous Oyster Grill, with its relaxed ambiance, has been all "shuck up" and relocated to the lower-ground level. Menu choices range from oysters and crab claws to fish and steaks
Price: Mains, €18.95-€29.50
Try: Pan-seared local scallops with Tournafulla black pudding wontons, potato chive mousseline, noisette butter, and Donegal rapeseed oil, €26.50
Wine: From €26
Faat Baat, 35 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 677-4444. www.faatbaat.ie
Style: Eat and share pan-Asian food "family style" in a New York-type basement, with small and sharing plates, a cocktail bar and resident DJ
Price: €7.95-€22
Try: Peanut beef – Irish fillet with mustard greens, baby pak choi, kecap manis and sambal oelek, €18.50
Wine: From €23
www.lucindaosullivan.com
Sunday Indo Life Magazine
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