Discover Culinary and Artistic Delights at Kilkenny Design Café & Store in Shanagarry

Discover Culinary and Artistic Delights at Kilkenny Design Café & Store in Shanagarry 

We made an unexpected lunchtime visit to the Kilkenny Design Restaurant & Store in Shanagarry the other day.

It is in the heart of East Cork, just a few miles from

KILKENNY CAFE (SHANAGARRY)

KILKENNY CAFE (SHANAGARRY)

Left Ballymaloe Cookery School Gardens on Tuesday, feeling hungry. A bit ironic, isn't it? But the famous school doesn't have its own cafe. Not to worry and we headed for the Kilkenny Cafe in the village, in the former Stephen Pearce emporium.

Walked through the shop. The cafe, indoor and outdoor, is at the far end. We were warmly greeted and took a seat outdoors overlooking the local fields and looking out towards Ballycotton. With a dinner arranged (fresh hake from the English market) for the evening, we didn't need anything major.

Started with a delicious Potato and Leek soup (€4.50) and a couple of slices of gorgeous freshly made brown bread. Skipped a variety of well priced main courses – tempting salads, burgers, Paninis – and ended with a pot of tea and scones (with all the trimmings, including jam and cream). Total came to just over seventeen euro.

Took a stroll through the shop and bought a few food items. Service, at both restaurant and shop, was first class, very friendly and efficient. So, if you are in East Cork, an under-rated area where there is so much to see and do, I’d recommend you mark this cafe as a stop on your tour.