Kirby’s Brogue Inn
Rock Street
Kirby’s Brogue Inn. File Photo
I HAD intended on writing an ‘Out To Lunch’ on tour this week, seeing as I was ‘out foreign’ this week but then I had a change of mind.
It’s not much good to readers of this column to be extolling the culinary delights of a Spanish restaurant that nobody will ever eat in, in a town resort where few Irish people visit.
Instead, before I left for the airport I called into an old favourite; Kirby’s Brogue Inn.
For all the coverage TraleeToday.ie gave to both the news that it was to re-open and of the re-opening itself, I actually realised I hadn’t eaten there yet (I have had a few pints and coffees there though!).
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The lunch hour rush had passed by the time I went in there on Tuesday, but there was still a good few having a bite.
Forgoing the excellent selection of carvery lunches, I felt like a sandwich and the blackboard gave a mighty selection.
Rolls, baps, wraps, toasted sandwiches, open brown ones, closed sambos, slightly ajar (just kidding), whatever you want they got. Not to mention the lasagnes, quiche and salads.
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In the end I went for an open brown with smoked salmon with a choice of four salads for €6.95.
I got celery and apple, pasta salad with kidney beans and chickpeas and potato salad. Fiona brought me the huge feed and I tucked in.
It was delicious and the smoked salmon was great, coming with lemon and red onion on very tasty brown bread.
It was the perfect reminder before I left the country that there’s no place like home for seafood and good hospitality.
4/5
