This place is set in the County Louth countryside. It's been a very long time since we dined here and it was just as we remembered; really friendly staff, comfy booths to sit in and darn great Sunday lunch food.
We all enjoyed our food. I opted for their seafood chowder to start with. It was piping hot, very tasty and packed with fish including salmon and cod.
It came served up in a shallow iron skillet pan. The chowder was sprinkled with cheddar cheese which was browned under a fierce hot electric grill, a gas grill would have produced a different taste. As I said it was superb but if the cheese was a strong mature cheddar instead it would be sublime.
I had the catch of the day for my main as it turned out to be pan fried, thick Icelandic cod. This is an exceptional fish and the chef produced an exceptional dish. Perfectly fresh, chunky milky white cod on a bed of mash in a light sauce.
As a tv food presenter says 'cooking doesn't get much better than this.' It just doesn't. The roasted chunky vegetables were mostly the supposedly humble carrot and turnip. These vegetables too were really perfect. They were so tasty, roasted at high heat and perfectly cooked. I remember when we used to boil carrots and parsnips to an inch of their lives and then pour all the goodness out in the cooking water!! Again these vegetables are a great accompaniment whether it's fish, ham or beef.
We couldn't manage desserts so it was perfectly good cappuccinos all round. We hope it won't be too long before we return. read more