Before going to Dingle earlier this month we had watched a TV programme presented by John Torode the “Masterchef Presenter” on BBC. There was a feature done on the programme about this Tapas Bar in Dingle. I was interested in what the chef had to...say about his ingredients etc. We booked a table there one evening and found it to be a busy place full of foreign visitors to Co. Kerry. The menu was difficult to understand, the item that I particularly wanted to have was Porcini mushroom croquettes as featured on the TV programme. They were not on the menu, when I asked, I got told that the menu was changed regularly. I had Solas Tomato Confit with Sourdough, Olive Juice @ €12, this might as well have been a stewed tin of chopped tomatoes reduced. I also had Fig Tempura Angie’s Dingle Goats Cheese & spiced Honey which was more like a desert it was SO sweet and was €16 My husband had Chorizo & Manchego Cheese croquettes with Ramson Aoili €8 for 2 (half the size of a ping-pong ball) though tasted ok. He also had a lamb and lamb kidney kebab (if I remember correctly) which would have been about €16 also. Glasses of wine were €10 a glass. You could go to a 5-star hotel in Dublin and pay little more than that for a glass of wine. The whole thing was very disappointing, particularly as the chef had really charmed me by his foraging etc on the TV programme. The noisy music belting out on to the street from pub across road was AWFUL and didn’t make for a pleasant experience while dining, particularly if you were outside. Foreigners all complaining of expensive food not just here but in most of Dingle.More
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