Sunny Day Lunch at Walton Court
Thirty degrees plus in Ireland! My Mama never told me there'd be days like this. Maybe she did but I didn't hear her as she plastered on the oil, you know, the one that ensured you burned a nice even brown! Big boy now, so had my hat on as I took my seat at the outdoor table in the Courtyard Cafe at Oysterhaven's Walton Court yesterday. Moments earlier, Christine Girault, who runs the cafe and also the Garden Room, the weekend restaurant, had taken our order.
Soon, we were tucking in. The colours of the food matched the mid-day
sunshine and Christine herself was in sparkling form, even throwing in a cúpla focal as we chatted. CL thoroughly enjoyed her Smoked Salmon while my Hummus,
with a wee bowl of tapenade added, matched it for quality. You can see the
current lunch menu below.
Wine
is available here but I enjoyed a bottle of traditional French lemonade while
CL supped her sparkling Elderflower Cordial. Lots of drinks here, including Dungarvan
Brewing Company’s beers and a locally roasted coffee.
The
menu is augmented for the weekend evening meals (Tapas and Casual Dining) in
the larger Garden Room. You'll have catch of the day and do watch out for the artisan Aldudes Valley ham,
Chorizo and Urepel Brebis Cheese, (also from the Pyrénées) and, from closer to
home, the tapas menu may well include Apple Wood Smoked Prawns from the local
Oysterhaven Bay Smokehouse.
Opening times
Courtyard Cafe: Tu-Su 11.00am to 5.00pm.
Garden Room: Fr-Su 6.00pm to 9.00pm
(021) 477 0878
