We attempted to go to Oktoberfest on Friday but the queue was absolutely mental!!!
Our first stop of the night was Brew Dock on Amiens Street - the place was absolutely hopping and had a great atmosphere. We managed to grab two stools at the bar. I had some Macivors cider which they have on tap. The Keogh's salt and malt vinegar crisps I ordered went down well too... Sean had some 8 Degrees Ochtoberfest and some dunkel I can't recall.
Brew Dock are currently celebrating Docktoberfest...
From Brew Dock we walked to Mao on Chatham Row.
Here's the menu...
I'm Mad for Mao... Isn't that the radio ad? Well I'd totally agree with that! We had decided we'd try somewhere we hadn't been before and why not choose somewhere that's been around for a couple of decades??
Great menu. For starters I chose Wasabi prawns - butterfly prawns in a spicy wasabi sauce served with a mango salsa. It had a little kick but not overly spicy. Really yum!
Sean had the chilli squid and he let me try some so I had my first taste of squid here. It was OK but much better when dipped in the accompanying sweet chilli sauce.
For my main course I had the Thai green chicken curry. This has got to be the best one I've had yet - the sauce was spicy, plenty of chicken and I actually liked all the veg etc they added to the curry (yellow peppers, red peppers, red onion, fresh chilli, spring onion & button mushrooms)
Sean popped his ramen "cherry" ha! He chose the Chilli Chicken Ramen which was spicier than he expected - to be fair the server warned us about this and it has three chillies on the menu!
For wine we chose a Pinot Grigio - lovely peachy flavour and I loved the glasses.
There's a very nice feel to the place. Awesome tuneage from the DJ in the corner :)
The only reason drawback about here was that I was far too warm!!!
After there we stopped in at P. Macs for one drink after dinner. Place was hopping as I think it is most weekends.
I was delighted to find they were serving Lindemans Framboise - it's rare enough in Dublin itself but they have it on tap! Brilliant :)
Yes it is a little dark and quite hipstery but so what? If you're after a decent beer selection, great vibe, nice friendly staff & good service then this is the spot.
Will definitely have to try another visit!!!
Saturday morning we went to Dundrum Centre for a search for a new winter coat. Stopped at Frango's world cuisine for breakfast. Huge selection of food here but I chose a Nutella crepe at their La Creperie... Served with mini marshmallows this was decadent and delicious!!!
For dinner on Saturday evening I had chicken Wellington and Sean had veal croquettes served with yams. All from Fallon & Byrne. So so good!
Sunday we took a trip to the People's Park Farmers market in Dun Laoghaire.
Loved wandering around in the late September sunshine. Picked up treats at The Baking House stall - got six muffins for €5 because we couldn't choose flavours to buy!
After that we stopped at the Llewelyn's orchard produce stall. Here we bought some apple cider vinegar and a bottle of their medium cider to try that.
We didn't get any of it but you could have got "Christmas in a cup" here - warmed apple juice with spices and a shot of whiskey!!
Took a quick coffee break at Fallon & Byrne. Sat outside and enjoyed the coffee. Such a nice day.
After there we explored the market some more. Got some hummus and sundried tomato pesto from the Lilliput Trading Co.
Last purchase here was sourdough bread from the piece of cake bakery.
This is a great spot to while away a Sunday afternoon. Great choice of produce and craft products from all the vendors. The smells are incredible!!
Once we left Dun Laoghaire we drove to Farmleigh Estate and visited the farmers market there. The only thing we bought here was some Compte cheese but it was lovely to have a wander around here too in the Autumn sunshine.
