Monday 10 August 2015

Nothing Ugly about this Duckling

You may have noticed from recent blog posts that I'm a bit of a fan of the prawn po'boys at Ugly Duckling in the Epicurean Food Hall so you can imagine my delight when they invited us along to a preview evening at their George's Street Arcade branch.


The menu... 


The sega mega drive and Nintendo 64 on their counter... Total childhood throwback - I love it!



The preview included wine, craft beers from 8 degrees brewing company, Sam Adams, Galway Hooker & Little Creature. I think the cocktail was a fancier G & T - the nicest one I've tried!


As good as the alcohol was the main event was obviously the food! Sample platter included mini (not very!) versions of  the Brisket, Pittsburgh, Po'Boy, Shredded Chicken & the new addition - Grilled Halloumi!

The crispy onion strings on the brisket were sooo moreish! The gravy on the brisket was finger licking good.

I loved the BBQ pulled pork and coleslaw. I actually don't like potato but their fries are fast becoming a new addiction! 

Of course my favourite was still the Po'Boy and this little slider version was the perfect introduction if you've never had it before! 


I really REALLY want to bring home the Cajun Mayo that they use on the Po'Boy and same goes for the BBQ sauce!!! Derek might've mentioned something about them bottling and selling this - I hope that's true! Will definitely be picking that up.

When Derek asked about more food I prob v cheekily asked for another Po'Boy (don't ask, don't get!) but when they brought out this tray I was v reluctant to share! :)


Great hosts, brilliant food, the drinks flowed and good chats in a really fab setting.

I'm so so glad these sort of sandwiches are available in Dublin. I can't criticise anything about my Ugly Duckling experiences so far. Darragh & Derek should be v v proud. Keep reaching you guys! 



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