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The Station House
Blennerville
LIVING on the west side of town near the canal, I really missed The Station House over the past few years.
It was nice to stroll over the bridge for a bite to eat and a pint in the evenings before a picturesque walk home.
I was delighted then with the opening of restaurant in late May and I got a chance to go there for lunch on Friday to see how Nick Wang and Jane Liu are doing in the venture.
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They’ve done a fine job with the decor giving a very welcoming feel and the staff are very attentive to diners.
I sat down and perused the menu which devotes an entire page to breakfasts, where you get everything from the full Irish to fruit pots.
There was lunch specials of roast pork, fillet of plaice and roast chicken while the menu had lamb burger, lasagne, fish and chips and more, priced between €9.50 and €14. I was feeling like something lighter and I spotted The Stationhouse Open Seafood Platter for €9.50.
The price aroused suspicion in me, as most seafood platters are priced well above €9.50 in my experience. I ordered and asked for brown bread to come with it, as I expected a couple of prawns and a crab claw for that price.
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Happily, I was totally off the mark. Within minutes the cold platter arrived with four large tiger prawns in marie rose sauce, a very decent portion of smoked salmon, four good-sized crab claws, a small bowl of cold mussels, haddock and salmon and a salad.
This is fantastic value and it was good stuff too. A couple of minor gripes; the salad was underdressed and the meat stubbornly stuck to the crab claws rather than sliding off, but otherwise this was delicious food and plenty of it.
The brown bread was also excellent. The Stationhouse was nearly full when I was there on Friday and no wonder. The bill, with a cappuccino, came to €12.25. I foresee many enjoyable walks home over the next few months.
