It is my dish of the evening, a delightful melange of textures and bright, fresh, crisp flavours, perfect for the evening that’s in it. SpouseGirl doesn’t eat red meat and instead receives a slice of lightly smoked, roasted aubergine topped with purees of roasted red pepper, romesco, tahini, and walnut and micro-greens. The aubergine slice at Rare 1784, Kinsale It is a fine dish albeit more of a winter warmer, the class of comfort required when splendid summer nights such as this have faded into the realms of myth and the chill has returned to the bones. A potent jus is poured over and the entire schemozzle dusted with a powdering of dehydrated lamb fat. Delicious and tender lamb sits on a bed of bulgar wheat and is topped with a miniature pillowy soft flatbread. The earlier dishes carried subtle spiced suggestions of Mansoor’s Indian heritage but here it is most pronounced. ![]() It is followed by a luscious plump scallop with a silken, rich puree of romesco cauliflower, dusted with sumac. Next is a quenelle of sumptuous lactic Ardsallagh goat’s cheese, draped in a mantle of beetroot jelly, followed by a spoonful of beetroot chutney, topped with a disc of roasted beetroot pulsing with notes of star anise, the beetroot troika adding earthy-sweet sugars to the tart cheese. Miniature baguettes have a lovely chewy crust and focaccia is excellent, airy and crisp. We are having the tasting menu with wine pairings and first out of the blocks is house bread, served with creamy country butter and glossy, light tapenade. SpouseGirl continues with the fizz while I have a very pleasant Mexican Rabbit from the cocktail list, of aged tequila, agave, mango, a reduction of the local Black’s Brewery IPA and a spritz of absinthe to finish. Lighting is subtle, tables lit with downlight lamps, completing a comfortable speakeasy vibe. ![]() Though refinements are still afoot, it is a lovely space, an elegant room that steps up to the rear where a suitably swish kitchen is visible through a glass wall. I’ve always had a soft spot for the easygoing nature of the bijou little hotel in the heart of town having put head to pillow here several times down through the decades and tonight we are checking out a new addition to its hospitality offering: Rare 1784, a fine dining restaurant and cocktail bar under head chef Meeran Mansoor.Īny true Gael is three-fifths rainwater, generally loath to relinquish the rarity that is a genuine heatwave but head inside we must and the first impressions of Rare are good. It may be quiet but it lends the charming little seaport a blissful serenity as we bask in the glorious weather, sipping al fresco fizz on a streetside table outside the Blue Haven hotel.
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