Our Latest Great Place To Eat - McLaughlin's Restaurant @ The Castletroy Park Hotel
Monday 16 June 2014
McLaughin’s prides itself on only serving patrons the freshest seasonal ingredients to ensure the highest quality of food possible. On my visit, the innovative menu had starters which included grilled monkfish with smoked salmon and crab, served with wok fried kale and a red pepper coulis; pan fried tiger prawns were being offered with pineapple and mango salsa and lime aioli; and their roast pork belly was being served with a sweet potato and apple salad with a ginger jus. I went for their baked goats cheese which came wrapped in filo pastry with plum and taragon chutney and it was simply delicious. The pastry was light as could be whilst the plum and tarragon chutney contrasted beautifully with the piquant goats cheese. My dining companion opted for the confit of organic chicken and black pudding roulade with bacon lardons and a demi glaze dressing which looked as good as I’m told it tasted!
I really liked their food pairings, the use of anchovy butter and caramelised lemon with grilled sea bass served on a warm south Mediteranean salad; pork fillet stuffed with black pudding on sauteed cabbage with sweet potato cream; and also a wild mushroom parpadelle with shaved aged Parmesan, extra virgin olive oil and watercress.
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