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What foods must I try in Ireland?

Any suggestions of places to eat the local fare in Dublin? One person has told me to get fish and chips from Leo Burdock's. Any other suggestions?

I will be traveling all around Ireland, so I am open to food/restaurant suggestions in Waterford, Limerick, etc.

Thank you.

Have lots of salmon - its delicious there -especially smoked. And Dublin Bay prawns. And brown bread (not whole wheat or pumpernickel - I'm not sure what it is but its wonderful). Chicken sandwiches - that sounds ridiculous but they're wonderful - a real chicken sandwich (of sliced roast chicken) - not chicken salad or grilled chicken - real chicken sandwiches like your mother used to make. And if they ask if you want "salad" on your sandwich that means lettuce (usually multiple greens) and tomato.

Seafood, for sure. I thought the seafood chowders we had were especially good. I also loved the bacon that was served at breakfast. And, as nytraveler said, that wonderful, wonderful brown bread!

Breakfast! Our B & B's breakfast was so big that we didn't find ourselves hungry until late in the evening.

And those potatos, in all their many forms.

I you like lamb, you can't beat it in Ireland. Many restaurants feature a "joint of the day", which is usually roast lamb or beef. It's typically very good. You have to be careful, though. If you tell someone not from Ireland that you went to a place with good crack (craic) and had the joint of the day, they mistake your meaning.

I prefer Beshoff's fish and chips myself. On Westmoreland Street, heading from O'Connell Bridge toward Grafton Street, on the right.

I had lovely salmon in Galway as well.

Quick opinion on Burdock's. Greasiest food that I have ever had. It's right next door to Jury's Christchurch. It is truly a hole in the wall with no place to sit. I've had a LOT of fish and chips in Ireland and these were easily the worst. Actually ended up having a sandwich at the hotel restaurant instead.

OK, now for food you should try. Have some banoffee which is a banana/toffee pie. It's fantastic. Do the Guinness and beef also. The seafood is usually very fresh. The seafood chowder at Gus O'Connor's in Doolin was fantastic. Lots of good stuff to eat there.

Bill

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I am leaving on Friday, so I am still looking for suggestions.

A nice restaurant for traditional Irish food is Gallaghers Boxty House in Temple Bar, Dublin. See http://www.boxtyhouse.ie/

a good site for Irish restaurant reviews, prices, etc is http://www.adlib.ie/

enjoy :)

Try the fresh MUSSELL's!!!!!
Go to Kinsale for THE BEST food!!!!
Enjoy and have a fabulous trip!
MB

Pastries. Not especially Irish, unless you're talking fruitcake, they are in fact likely to be French recipes. The thing is that fresh dairy products in Ireland are wonderful quality, and that translates into great baked goods, especially cream pastries. Stop into a bakery on any high street and prepare to be pleased.

Mmm the brown bread ...the kind you get for breakfast at the B&B's. It's so good.
Also the scones with clotted cream adn jam.
And for dessert, Pavlova. I hope that's how it's spelled, and the Banoffee. so good!!!

I did buy some great salmon up in Lisdoonvarna. It was prepackaged and I wish that I would have bought more. I liked to picnic a lot when I was there and have fairly simple tastes. Pub food is pretty much the same everywhere. good soup or stew, decent food. Just watch out if you want mustard and are not used to spicy or hot.

enjylife:

When you get to Ireland, buy the Bridgestone Guide, at any large bookstore. We have used it for years; it has never steered us wrong:

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I haven't had Leo Burdock's fish & chips for at least ten years, so I can't tell you if the food is still as good as its legend. I CAN tell you that it does NOT travel - you would not believe the amount of grease that comes off it.

Its not Irish fare anyway - go for FRESH fish, simply cooked. If you are there in early spring, the lamb is the best, but after that it turns into hoggit and then mutton - not so nice. If you can find a good restuarant that serves decent Corned beef - that is a REAL treat. The bacon and saussies are superb, so eat your heart out at breakfast. "Pub-grub" can be pretty foul - be careful; it is often better to order a sandwich, than do the buffet lunch.

Have a great time.

Best regards ... Ger

Porridge with cream! I have to go back to Ireland just to find out if it is really as good as I remembered.

enjoy,

Should you be in Dingle town, and if your budget allows for a splurge, make a path for Beginish, one of the Republic's longstanding consistently excellent restaurants. From service to seafood, decor to desserts, Beginish makes for a memorable dining experience.

Best of luck.