We had a short family break near Curracloe, County Wexford, Ireland and were searching for a seafood restaurant to round off our stay.
My daughter & I are big fans of fresh seafood and perhaps naively expected that there would be a good selection of...restaurants. We had been very disappointed the night before in the village of Blackwater which had only a chipper & a Chinese.
It was with a some sense of excitement that we travelled the 23km to Rosslare village. There were 3 of us, Nana,Mum & 5 year old, 3 generations out for a gourmet evening.
We had an early booking and the restaurant was full. The decor is calming & relaxed and tables are well spaced. The service was attentive with 3 servers visiting our table.
Unfortunately the menu did not provide much in the way of variety or thrills.
The only shellfish was crab claws or mussels. The list of starters were unispired. I opted for two starters, smoked salmon & crab claws with a side salad. The crab claws were very fresh & nice.The salad was very lacklustre...a few mixed leaves with a sprinkling of pomegranate seed.
My daughter ordered the special, which was Ray and we got a bowl of veg soup with a bread basket for my granddaughter.
I had water and my daughter a non alcoholic beer.
We did not have desserts.
The bill came to €84.
I felt underwhelmed. I can get Ray,Cod,or Hake at my local supermarket for around 12€ for two. When I go out of my way to seek out a seafood restaurant I really expect something exceptional. The bill was the most exceptional part of the evening.
We luckily found a nice local ice cream parlour to sweeten our evening out.More