Every year we try to have a pre-Christmas lunch. This time we went
to Balfes at the Westbury Hotel, Dublin. We have frequented Balfes for
breakfast and brunch before.
We arrived shortly before Midday and were brought to a table near the window.
The staff was totally new to us. All members encountered were friendly, attentive and non-obstructive.
All menus are available online, so we had already checked out what we wanted to have.
Choosing our drinks was easy, but what to have as starter, main course and dessert wasn't so obvious.
We ordered four Chai Latte, two each, one carrot, orange and ginger juice and apple, celery, spinach and kale juice. Later we were told that unfortunately the spinach was not available, but they could make an apple, carrot and kale juice, so I took that. There was no big difference between the juices. Mine was slightly more bitter.
We shared a starter sized chicken salad. It was generous and contained green leaves and guacamole.
Our main courses were two chicken fillets with cassoulet. We were surprised how light the dish was and the meat portion really large, but the chicken was tender and juicy.
A meal wouldn't be complete without a dessert. We had mixed berries with champagne sabayon and Banoffi with hot chocolate mousse. We know both desserts. As always they were delicious. We liked the contrast between ice cold banana and warm chocolate mousse.
The berries with sabayon were delicately flavored and well balanced.
When we arrived the restaurant was empty, but when we left it was nearly full. Having learned this, we might consider booking a table in advance to avoid disappointment.
Noise levels weren't very high, considering how many guests were dining with us.
Overall we had a leisurely lunch and stayed for around two hours.
The cost was 90 Euro (ca. 112.40 USD) excluding tip.
We will be back again.
©2014
We arrived shortly before Midday and were brought to a table near the window.
The staff was totally new to us. All members encountered were friendly, attentive and non-obstructive.
All menus are available online, so we had already checked out what we wanted to have.
Choosing our drinks was easy, but what to have as starter, main course and dessert wasn't so obvious.
We ordered four Chai Latte, two each, one carrot, orange and ginger juice and apple, celery, spinach and kale juice. Later we were told that unfortunately the spinach was not available, but they could make an apple, carrot and kale juice, so I took that. There was no big difference between the juices. Mine was slightly more bitter.
We shared a starter sized chicken salad. It was generous and contained green leaves and guacamole.
Our main courses were two chicken fillets with cassoulet. We were surprised how light the dish was and the meat portion really large, but the chicken was tender and juicy.
A meal wouldn't be complete without a dessert. We had mixed berries with champagne sabayon and Banoffi with hot chocolate mousse. We know both desserts. As always they were delicious. We liked the contrast between ice cold banana and warm chocolate mousse.
The berries with sabayon were delicately flavored and well balanced.
When we arrived the restaurant was empty, but when we left it was nearly full. Having learned this, we might consider booking a table in advance to avoid disappointment.
Noise levels weren't very high, considering how many guests were dining with us.
Overall we had a leisurely lunch and stayed for around two hours.
The cost was 90 Euro (ca. 112.40 USD) excluding tip.
We will be back again.
©2014
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