First off, please forgive the photos. I'm not a photo person when it comes to dinners.
Aniar-Great food and service. Very farm to table they really drove home. The shrimp rhubarb and then the lamb belly stood out. Second best desserts under Lignum. Decent wine list but nothing crazy. I might have illegally brought home the menu they gave me haha. My only complaint was that they allowed someone in the dining room to take 2 calls at the table but that's also on the loud guy who felt it to far to walk away
Lignum- Amazing looking dining room and pretty far out from Galway but worth the drive. Hunting lodge feel. The mackerel and skeaghanore duck were seriously some great dishes but they made these filled Pacchero lasagna course that I wanted 10 of. Great wine list and great whiskey list.
Chapter One- Great experience all around. Caviar dish and the turbot stood out amongst the others. The bread was also up there, the kind you keep all night. Great wine list but what really stood out was the be whiskey collection and the Middleton room. I was amazed honestly. Ended up talking to the owner for awhile and tried to get him to open up the 1988 very rare but I don't think he ever will. Said someone tried to buy the bottle and he turned down 36k. So I settled on a few others and ended the night with a flight of 5 Middletons.
D'Olier- Of all the one stars I would give them a second. Great service for not only myself but you can see it around you. The foie gras with pineapple alone could be a breakfast dish I'd have everyday. They also made a white asparagus dish I actually enjoyed and their bread was honestly something I wanted to take home.
Patrick Guilbaud- Not going to go into too much detail here but service was very cold and seemed absent or new. Front parlor was very nice but the dining room had a more modern feeling. Food was ok really, nothing stood out very much as memorable. They did have a great wine list but they should really publish it online if you're going to have a Bible size list but that's my personal opinion on big lists. Wasn't worth it in my opinion and curious how they got a second star.
by Historical_Stay_808