Drinking & Dining
at the Dropping Well
Our Menus
We have a delicious selection of Ice Cream Cones, Ice Cream Cups, ‘Sushies’, Soft Drinks, Teas and Coffees available now from our Bank riverside area (in our car park), so if you are taking some exercise along the River Dodder stop by and try one, available from 12pm…
Breakfast is served on Monday to Sunday from 9am until noon (including Bank Holidays)
Please note all menus are subject to change without notice
Allergy note: Our restaurant prepares and serves products that contain peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, milk, egg, and fish. To ensure our guests’ safety, we cannot guarantee any of our products are free of these allergens. If you suffer from an intolerance or allergy please ask your server for a full list of allergens used
Breakfast
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Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
€3.50
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Flahavan's Porridge
With cow's milk or almond milk served with cream, Clontarf Meadow raw honey, mixed berry compote and a cardamom, pistachio & goji berries topping
€6.50 -
Homemade granola
with plum compote & Killowen farm yoghurt
€6.50 -
DW Irish Breakfast
Bacon, sausages, black & white pudding, roast tomatoes, free range fried egg and mushrooms. Served with white or brown soda toast & tea or coffee
€11 -
Mini Breakfast
Bacon, sausages, roast tomato and free range fried egg. Served with with or brown soda toast & tea or coffee
€9 -
Build your own breakfast
Choose 3 items from list below€9
Or Choose 5 items from list below€11
Sausage|Bacon|Mushrooms|roast tomato|black or white pudding|baked beans|fried, scrambled or poached egg served with white or brown soda toast and tea or coffee
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Eggs Benedict
Poached egg with crispy streaky bacon & hollandaise sauce on a toasted muffin served with tea or coffee
€ 11 -
House Omelette
Cheddar cheese, cherry tomato, basil, mushrooms & red onion. Served with tea or coffee€10
Add Bacon €2
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Smoked Salmon & Creamy Scrambled Egg
On a toasted muffin with chives & lemon, with tea or coffee
€11
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Vegetarian Breakfast
Fried free range eggs with roast tomato, mushrooms and Bachelors beans served with white or brown soda toast & tea or coffee
€9 -
Free Range Poached Egg & Avocado
With guacamole & chilli oil on sourdough toast served with tea or coffee
€11 -
DW Baked Egg "Ranchero"
Chorizo, baby potatoes, red onion, peppers, creme fraiche & chilli with sourdough toast & tea or coffee
€11 -
DW Baked Egg "Forestier"
Wild mushroom, Bechamel sauce & Gruyere cheese served with sourdough toast and tea or coffee
€11 -
DW Pancakes
Choose from:
Buttermilk pancakes with berries & creme fraiche
or with butterscotch sauce, nuts & cream
or Chocolate pancakes with toasted nuts & cream
or Pancakes with crispy streaky bacon & maple syrup€11
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Freshly baked Mixed Berry scone
Served with fresh cream and jam
€1.90 -
Extra portions
€2 each -
Teas & Coffees
We also have a range of coffees, teas and loose leaf teas to choose from, these include: Coffees - Americano, Cappuccino, Espresso, Latte & Mocha. Loose Leaf Teas - Earl Grey, Peppermint, Lapsang Souchong, Green Sencha, and Mango & Strawberry Infusion. Teas - Irish Breakfast, Camomile, Vanilla & Wild Berry
Lunch is served from 12pm to 3pm Monday to Saturday and 12pm to 4.30pm on Sundays & Bank Holidays
Please note all menus are subject to change without notice
Lunch Menu
Starters
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Homemade soup of the day
Changes daily - please ask your server for details
€5 -
Chicken Liver Parfait
with homemade fig chutney, apple puree & toasted sourdough bread
€10 -
Spitfire BBQ chicken wings
with Louisiana hot sauce & or classic blue cheese dip
€9.50 -
The Well's Fish Cakes
served with pickled red onion, dressed leaves & aioli
€10 -
Homemade seafood chowder
with Guinness bread
€10 -
Crispy Fivemiletown goats cheese bonbons
with pear chutney, dressed organic leaves & golden beetroot
€10.00
Sambos Etc.
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Hot, roast joint sandwich
served with a side of chips
€12 -
Open smoked salmon sandwich
on homemade brown bread with balsamic dressing
€13 -
DW open chicken & avocado club
grilled sourdough bread topped with crushed avocado & lime, with sliced tandoori crusted chicken fillet. Served with chips
€13 -
Crispy sourdough bruschetta
loaded with chicken chorizo, topped with mozzarella and baked in our Josper oven. Served with your choice of salad, chips or a cup of soup
€13 -
Caesar salad
cos lettuce, grilled bacon, creamy dressing & croutons€13
Add pulled chicken €3
Our Lighter Lunch Options
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Thai green prawn & courgette curry
with lemongrass & ginger, served with steamed rice
€15 -
Wrapper’s Delight
Falafel, sweet potato & harissa mash, shredded greens, feta cheese & tomato in a tortilla wrap, served with mixed green salad & turmeric dressing
€11 -
Juana burrito
pulled chicken, brown rice, black beans, sweetcorn, tomato, kale & avocado in a wrap served with mixed green salad, jalapeños & chili spiced cheese
€12 -
Vegan Earth stew
seasonal vegetables in a tomato stew with chickpeas, omega seeds & quinoa
€13 -
Goodness Bowl
shredded greens & broccoli with turmeric dressing, sweet potato & harissa mash, seeded crackers, quinoa, falafels with lemon tahini, marinated beetroot & avocado€13
Add pulled chicken €3 or fresh salmon €4
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Sunset chopped salad
chopped gem lettuce, pulled chicken, tomato, pea shoots, crumbled bacon, hardboiled egg, herbs & Dijon vinaigrette€13
swap chicken for salmon, add €1
Main Courses
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Today’s Special
Changes daily - please ask your server for details
€12 -
Prime Irish Roast Beef
with homemade roast gravy, potatoes & vegetables of the day
€15.50 -
Second joint of the day
Changes daily
please ask your server for details
served with potatoes & vegetables of the day€14.50
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Fish & chips
fillet of fresh haddock in a crisp 'Bill Chawke's Legacy Lager' beer batter, served with chips & side salad
€14.50 -
Buttermilk chicken burger
in panko breakcrumbs with Cajun sauce, lettuce & tomato, served with chips
€14 -
Vegetarian dish of the week
Changes weekly - please ask your server for details
€12 -
Shepherd's pie
succulent lamb stew topped with creamy mash, baked with parsley butter. Served with side salad or seasonal vegetables
€13 -
100% Irish Gourmet Beef Burger
topped with cheddar cheese & house tomato relish
served with chips€14
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Traditional lasagne
served with dressed leaves & chips
€14 -
6oz Irish minute steak
with crisp onion ring, sauteed mushrooms & onions, chips & bearnaise sauce
€15.50 -
Singapore chicken noodles
with cashew nuts, red pepper, ginger & garlic
€14 -
Grilled Fillet of Plaice
served with homemade tartar sauce, potatoes & vegetables of the day
€15.50 -
Golden fried Fillet of Plaice
served with homemade tartar sauce, potatoes & vegetables of the day
€15.50 -
Catch of the Day
Changes daily - please ask your server for details
€14.50 -
Char-grilled 10oz Prime Irish Sirloin Steak
served with sautéed mushrooms, sautéed onions, pepper sauce & hand cut chips
€24
Our A la Carte Evening Menu is served from 3pm to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 4.30pm to 9pm on Sundays & Bank Holidays
Please note all menus are subject to change without notice
Allergy note: Our restaurant prepares and serves products that contain peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, milk, egg, and fish. To ensure our guests’ safety, we cannot guarantee any of our products are free of these allergens. If you suffer from an intolerance or allergy please ask your server for a full list of allergens used
A La Carte Evening Menu
Starters
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Homemade Soup of the Day
served with homemade brown bread*
€5 -
Spitfire BBQ chicken wings
a medium heat Texas style BBQ sauce, not too sweet, with a smoky backbone and Louisisna heat, this sauce makes any meat sing! Served with blue cheese dip
€10 -
DW Fish Cakes
smoked haddock, fresh cod & salmon fish cakes served with pickled red onion, dressed leaves & aioli
€10 -
Fresh Irish Mussels
Steamed 'Roaring Water' mussels from West Cork in a white wine, cream & chive sauce, served with Guinness bread*
€12 -
Roast pear wrapped in prosciutto
With Cashel blue cheese & organic leaves
€10 -
Homemade Seafood Chowder
Served with Guinness bread
€10 -
Chicken liver parfait
with red onion jam & sourdough toast
€11 -
Goats cheese bonbons
with pear chutney, dressed organic leaves & golden beetroot
€10
Our Salads
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Goodness Bowl
shredded greens & broccoli with turmeric dressing, sweet potato & harissa mash, seeded crackers, quinoa, falafels with lemon tahini, marinated beetroot & avocado€14
Add pulled chicken €3 or fresh salmon €4
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Caesar Salad
Cos lettuce, grilled bacon, creamy Caesar dressing & crunchy croutons€14
add pulled chicken€3
Vegetarian
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Vegan Earth stew
seasonal vegetables in a tomato stew with chickpeas, omega seeds & quinoa
€14 -
Tortelloni
stuffed with ricotta cheese & truffle, served in a creamy sundried tomato sauce, finished with parmesan
€17 -
Grilled Halloumi
With tabbouled salad & spicy almond muhammara
€17
The DW Seafood Corner
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Golden fried goujons of Lemon Sole
with house tartar, side salad & DW hand cut chips
€19 -
DW fish & chips
Fillet of fresh Atlantic haddock coated in a crisp 'Bill Chawke's Legacy Lager' beer batter, served with crushed fresh peas, house tartar sauce and DW chips
€18 -
Grilled or Golden Fried Fillet of Plaice
served with tartar sauce, mashed potato & vegetables of the day
€18 -
Grilled fillet of hake with squid ink linguine
served with surf clams in a saffron sauce
€23 -
Pan-fried fillet of sea bream
with ratatouille and new season baby potatoes
€19
The DW Steaks, from our Josper Grill
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10oz ribeye of irish angus beef
€26 -
10oz sirloin of irish angus beef
€26 -
8oz centre cut fillet of irish angus beef
€28 -
16oz t-bone irish angus steak
€28 -
STEAK SPECIAL: 10oz sirloin of Irish angus beef (not available on Saturdays)
includes a pint of beer or glass of house wine€26
All our steaks are grass fed, Black Angus 100% Irish beef, and are served with DW chips, fried onions, mushrooms sauteed in parsley butter and your choice of DW pepper sauce or bearnaise sauce
Our DW Classics
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Glazed Rack of Wicklow Lamb
served with seasonal vegetables, wild garlic sauce & rosemary roast potatoes
€26 -
DW Josper cooked BBQ baby back pork ribs
with our house coleslaw, corn on the cob & DW chips
€20 -
Grilled fillet of duck with pistachio crust
served with braised red cabbage, Wexford red currant sauce & gratin dauphinoise
€21 -
Buttermilk chicken burger
crisp panko breaded chicken breast in our signature burger bun with Cajun sauce, lettuce & tomato
€16 -
Homemade Lasagne
served with dressed leaves & DW chips
€15 -
House Madras style chicken curry
with long grain rice, mini garlic & coriander naan, and a poppadom
€18 -
6oz Irish minute steak
with onion rings, DW hand cut chips and bearnaise sauce
€17 -
The DW burger
8oz Irish chuck and brisket burger with Gubbeen smoked bacon, crisp onion ring & smoked cheddar cheese served with DW chips
€16 -
Roast Free Range Chicken Forestiere
With a wild mushroom sauce, mashed potato and hearty autumn vegetables
€19 -
Grilled fillet of pork with pappardelle 'Carbonara'
With crispy bacon and creamy parmesan & egg sauce
€18
Side Dishes
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DW chips
€4.50
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Mashed potatoes
€3.50
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Gratin potato
€3.50
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Baked potato
€3.50
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Onion rings
€3.50
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baby potatoes
€3.50
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Seasonal green vegetables
€3.50
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Ratatouille vegetables
€3.50
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Sauteed spinach
€4.50
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House slaw
€3.50
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Mixed dressed salad with cucumber, cherry tomatoes, peppers & red onion
€3.50
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All of the Beef on our menu is 100% Prime Irish Beef as are all of the other meats, we pride ourselves on sourcing as much of our produce as locally as possible to support Irish farmers and producers.
All of our Desserts are made fresh in our ‘In House Bakery’
Please note all menus are subject to change without notice
Dessert Menu
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Dessert of the Week
Please ask your server for details
€7 -
Homemade Bramley Apple Pie
with vanilla ice cream or fresh cream
€7 -
Fresh Fruit Pavlova
served with fresh fruit & cream
€7 -
Chocolate fudge cake
€7 -
The DW ice cream sundae bar
'Smore'licious - Vanilla ice-cream in chocolate and caramel sauce, with whipped cream and flame kissed marshmallows
Merry Berry - Winter berry compote, strawberry ice-cream, fresh cream and cookie crumb topping
'Oreo'tastic - Vanilla and chocolate ice-cream with triple chocolate sauce, whipped cream and crunchy Oreo cookies
Cheesecake-insano - Vanilla ice-cream. Baileys cheesecake and whipped cream in an ice-cream Sundae€7
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Bread & Butter Pudding
with sultanas, cinnamon & vanilla custard
€7 -
Homemade Rhubarb Crumble
€7 -
Chocolate 'gluten free' fudge cake
€7 -
Cheesecake of the week
€7 -
Fresh fruit salad
with fresh cream
€6.50 -
Jelly & ice cream
€6 -
After Dinner Drinks
Espresso Martini€9
Irish Coffee€6.50
Baileys Coffee€6.50
French Coffee€6.50
Hot Port€5.50
Hot Whiskey€5.50
Please note that vintages and prices are subject to change without notice
The Dropping Well's Wine List
Our red wine selection
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Decalogue Merlot
France
glass€7
bottle€27
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Cuna de Reyes Tempranillo
Rioja, Spain
glass€7.50
bottle€28
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Armigero, Sangiovese Riserva
Romagna, Italy
glass€8
bottle€31
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Hope Bay Shiraz
South Africa
glass€8
bottle€31
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De Martino Estate Merlot
Maipo Valley, Chile
glass€7
bottle€27
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Due di due puglia IGT Rosso
Italy
glass€9
bottle€34
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Tor del Colle Montepulciano Riserva
Italy
glass€8.50
bottle€33
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De Martino Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Casablance Valley, Chile
glass€7
bottle€27
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Les Bourgarels Pinot Noir
France
glass€8.50
bottle€33
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Finca Las Morras, barrel select malbec
Argentina
glass€8.50
bottle€33
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Chateau la condamine
France
glass€9
bottle€34
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Zeni Valpolicella Riasso superiore la marogne
Italy
bottle€49
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Les Petites Collines Crozes Hermitage
Rhône Valley, France
bottle€48
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Manoir du carra, montee de la tonne fleurie
France
bottle€45
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Vigna magna, ribera del duero, crianza
Spain
bottle€54
Champagne
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Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial Non Vintage
bottle
€80 -
Veuve Clicquot – Vintage
bottle
€90 -
Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial Vintage
bottle
€100 -
Dom Perignon
bottle
€250
Our White Wine Selection
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Decalogue Sauvignon Blanc
France
glass€7
bottle€27
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Sessolo pinot grigio
Veneto, Italy
glass€7.50
bottle€28
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Les Borgarels Chardonnay
France
glass€7.50
bottle€28
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Picpoul Prestige, Domaine de lauriers
Languedoc-Roussillon, France
glass€8.50
bottle€33
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Domaine les yeuses vermentino
Vin de Pays d'Oc, France
glass€8
bottle€31
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Goose Beret Sauvignon Blanc
Marlborough, New Zealand
glass€8
bottle€32
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Cartin ruta 49, Albariño
D.O Rias Baixas, Spain
glass€10
bottle€37
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De Martino Estate Chardonnay
Casablanca Valley, Chile
glass€6
bottle€24
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De Martino Estate Sauvignon Blanc
Casablanca Valley, Chile
glass€6.50
bottle€24
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Joseph cattin riesling reserve
France
bottle€39
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Chablis Bouchard Aîné & Fils
Burgundy, France
bottle€52
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Sancerre blanc la Marigny, Domaine Gitton
Loire Valley, France
bottle€45
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Pouilly fume premier millesime
Bouchie-Chatellier, France
bottle€55
Rosé Wines
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Du Sud Rosé
Côtes du Thongue, France 2015
glass€6.80
bottle€28
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Rosata Frizzante (Sparkling) Rosé
Italy
glass€6.80
bottle€28
Prosecco
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Casa Defrá Prosecco
Italy
200ml snipe€9.80
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Gran Duca Prosecco Spumante
Italy
bottle€38
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Astoria Corderie Prosecco Spumante
Prosecco Superiore DOGG, Veneto, Italy
bottle€49
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Alsina & Sarda Brut Reserva Cava
Catalonia, Spain
bottle€38
Served during the evenings Monday to Friday only from 3pm to 7pm. Choose two courses and a choice of tea or coffee – €23 per person
(please note all menus are subject to change without notice)
Early Bird Menu
Starters
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Homemade soup of the day
served with homemade brown or white bread
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Goats cheese bonbons
with pear chutney, dressed organic leaves & golden beetroot
-
Caesar salad
with grilled bacon, Cos lettuce, croutons, toasted pine nuts & fresh Parmesan house dressing
-
Spitfire BBQ chicken wings
with our classic blue cheese dip
Main Courses
-
Today's Special
please ask your server for details
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The DW burger
8oz Irish chuck & brisket burger topped with lettuce, vine tomato, mustard, relish, Irish cheddar, slow cooked onion & pickle, served with DW hand cut chips
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Freshly caught fish of the day
please ask your server for details
-
House madras style chicken curry
served with long grain, mini garlic & coriander naan and a poppadom
-
Sunset chopped salad
chopped gem lettuce, pulled chicken, tomato, pea shoots, crumbled bacon, hardboiled egg, herbs & Dijon vinaigrette
-
Vegan earth stew
seasonal vegetables in a tomato stew with chickpeas, omega seeds & quinoa
Desserts
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Fresh fruit pavlova
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Homemade apple pie
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Cheese cake of the week
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followed by tea or coffee
Children's Menu
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½ portion of prime Irish roast beef
with potatoes & vegetables of the day (available during lunchtime only)
€9 -
½ portion of our second joint of the day
with potatoes & vegetables of the day (available during lunchtime only)
€9 -
100% Irish beef burger or cheeseburger
with hand cut chips
€8.50
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lasagne & hand cut chips
€8.50 -
spaghetti bolognaise
€8.50 -
Mini fish & chips
€8.50 -
Sausages & hand cut chips
€7.50 -
Chicken goujons & hand cut chips
€8.50