Well, what a fantastic find this place was! I can't praise it highly enough!!!
We went for a little shopping day to Carrickmacross. The weather was foul, so we sought food and shelter in this pub on the main street and I couldn't believe the...interior of the place! It looks like a nice pub from the outside, can probably be able to get some food here I thought...but...have you ever been to Las Vegas?
Y'know the way in the Paris casino, you walk around the street of Paris inside, they have repoduced the buildings, bridges, houses etc...they've even painted the ceiling to look like the sky?
And Caesars Palace, inside it's like you are walking around Venice?
Well, this to me seemed like a version of this in Ireland. The interior was the best restaurant interior that I've seen in Ireland, for a pub!!! In a little obscure village!!! It was just so unexpected, like walking through the wardrobe to Narnia, like walking into the TARDIS!!!
And, I just wish that I was aware of the place long before now, I think it should be promoted much more...this amazing interior. I firmly believe that people would travel from far and wide to come here.
Anyway...the food. There's pub food and there's a bistro. I fancied something substantial and my wife just wanted a toasted sandwich. There was a delicious smell of carvery roast beef in the air, but on enquiring, the carvery dinners had stopped being served an hour before, but you could still place an order for the joint of the day and they'd bring it to your tabel.
I was hungry enough due to the delicious smell that I thought I'd take a gamble, but I thought I'd be served with whatever was left over from the carvery. Dreary, but a bit tasty. Like so much pub carvery food throughout Ireland.
But now...the food that came was visually appealing, plentiful and absolutely delicious. Check out my photos to see how well prresented it was. My wife really enjoyed her toasted sandwich, twice fried chips and latte, all high quality and really well presented.
The lady who served us, I think her name was Kate, was very friendly and chatty and nothing was any bother for her.
But back to the interior. The detail in the place was really amazing, I really hope this place thrives as I think it is already doing as the phone never stopped ringing for reservations.
So either pop in for a bite, phone early for your large booking, or, if you have time to sit and enjoy, come here for a few pints, some food, good company and enjoy the unexpected wow factor. Do check out my photos.
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