After all the great reviews, I was expecting a lot more. This wasn't even an average restaurant experience, much less one that has 4 plus stars.
After 4 days in Ireland, this was by far the worst meal we had. Granted I do usually look up restaurants before a trip but I choose my restaurants carefully because I recognize I have a limited number of meals and don't wish to waste any. This was a waste.
We came in at 8:30pm, so I understand it's late, but service was terribly slow. I confirmed the kitchen closed 9:20, so it's not like we were holding them up. We sat upstairs, and I think the waitress just wanted to leave. No refills on water, she was visibly annoyed with our various questions on the menu, just overall really wasn't welcoming. We were a party of 3, and when we ordered a 4th dish, her face was one of disbelief and just almost disgust.
We ordered 4 dishes- rack of lamb, beef stroganoff, beef lasagna, and fillet of sea bass.
Rack of lamb ordered rare- received at best medium rare - it was good, but rack was 3 ribs so super tiny portion for the price
Beef stroganoff- super salty, worst dish by far. The beef was pretty hard, not tender. And the description was tender beef. What a joke
Sea bass filet- well cooked but could not compensate for the rest of the meal
Beef lasagna - maybe this is how they make lasagna here. One little layer of noodle. Too much cheese. Cooked fine. Came with fresh fries on the side. That's a filling meal.
My expectations were high, I know. But this was just a disastrous meal. Really wish I went somewhere else.
Usually I can forgive a place for average food of service is good. The service was exact opposite. I wish they had sat us downstairs. We would have had a better atmosphere and probably a better server downstairs.
I started writing this review as soon as I finished the meal that's how strongly I feel about this dining experience. read more