MY THIRTY ONE
Sticking
to a list of 31 favourite restaurants again this year. Early on, thought I
might well reach the next prime number up but there were a couple of disappointments
and then a few favourites, including Nautilus and the Silk Purse, who shut
their doors.
It wasn’t
all doom and gloom: the 2010 baby Electric has gone from strength to strength
and La Dolce Vita has taken up the vacancy in Proby’s Quay. And in addition,
L’Atitude has just given us our first wine café.
I have been to all 31 (and others) over the
past 12 months and have been happy enough with the results. Huge differences,
of course, in styles and comfort over the range but I'd have no problem in
going back to any of them. The list below, while roughly alphabetical, is in no
particular order. Just be aware also that there are some really good ones that
I haven't been to in 2011. You may see reviews for all of the 31 in this blog.
Made a
bit of a resolution to get out into the county more often for 2011 and included
Kinsale, Midleton and Clonakilty as targets. Got to Midleton a bit (enjoyed Sage)
and Clonakilty too, not forgetting Timoleague (and Dillon’s). Still haven’t explored
Kinsale to any great degree and, for 2012, now must include it and must
also look north, to Mallow and Fermoy for example.
MY 31
(In
no particular order)
1 Augustine’s
2
Annie’s
3
Blair’s Inn
4
Ballymaloe
5
Bramley Lodge
6
Cornstore
7
Costello’s Malthouse
8
Dillon’s
9
Electric
10
Fenn’s Quay
11
Fota Island Resort
12
Greene’s
13
Hayfield Manor
14
Isaac’s
15
Jacque’s
16
Jacobs on the Mall
17
La Dolce Vita
18
Les Gourmandises
19
Liberty Grill
20
Market Lane
21
Mabel Crawford’s
22
Nash 19
23
Richy’s Bistro
24
Rising Tide
25
Sage
26
Star Anise
27
The Farmgate
28
The Spinning Wheel
29
The Bosun
30
The Castle
31
The Pantry
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