The Hungry Monk, Greystones

The Hungry Monk
Church Road, Greystones, Co Wicklow
Telephone 01 2875759


Participants: U, F, R

Rating

• Food: 5/6
• Drink: 4.7/6
• Toilet: 4/6
  
• Ambience: 5.3/6

Price: Menu for 30€, including coffee

Food

• Terrine of Chicken
• Black pudding
• Smoke salmon platter
• Leg of Lamb, with mint sauce
• Stuffed chicken breat with mashed potatoes
• Tarte Tatin
• Plum crumble with Greek yoghurt
• Strawberry white cheesecake with amaretto

"Also good selection of bread - the first soda bread I liked in Ireland!"
"Salmon was average good."
"Mash was exceptional, with garlic."
"Lamb: tasy meat, excellent flavour. Very strong mint sauce, but I think that's the way it should be."
"_Lots_ of vegetables, potatoes, mash, ..."
Tarte: "Desert was a bit so-so-ish."

Drink: Faustino 1, Rioja

"Very distinctive bottle"
"Huge, ambitious wine list. Whiskey choice was less exciting. Good prices. Ask waiter to recommend a wine."
"Extensive wine list, but finding a nice one under 30€ can be a challenge. Some wines in the triple digits."

Toilet

"Gregorian Chant excellent fit for the theme."

Ambience

"consequently appled monk theme, cozy place."
"Great, very comfy! Open fire, monk pictures throughout and atmospheric chant on the toilet. Great place for a day out."