The House Restaurant
Our one Michelin-starred hotel restaurant in Ireland is simply named The House Restaurant at The Cliff House Hotel.
This lack of pretension underpins chef Martijn Kajuiter’s award winning Irish cuisine and the way he sources the maximum possible amount of produce grown on Irish land and fished from Irish seas. Yet his exploratory, confident style results in explosively interesting dishes combining modern progressive and straightforward Irish cooking.
The fine dining experience is open for dinner from 6.30pm, and comprises both a tasting menu as well as à la carte options enjoyed in our ocean-facing, glass-walled dining room with a sea-coloured carpet, silvery velvet banquettes and plush tweed chairs.
To ensure availability of the Tasting menu we would recommend that you select it upon reservation.
The adjacent private dining room features a fire and dramatic, 20ft-long oak table.
AN EVER-EVOLVING MENU
Menus change as regularly as the team’s explorations, with Kitchen Chefs Stephen Hayes and Darren Mulvihill helping to ensure standards are always high.
Stephen has recently returned to Cliff House Hotel after almost two years at the three Michelin-starred Dutch restaurant, De Librije.
Darren is originally from Limerick and worked at the 5-star Doonbeg Resort before joining the team at Cliff House Hotel in 2012 and working his way through the ranks.
Sample Menus
Menus change as regularly as the team’s explorations of new ideas, and Ireland’s growing seasons. Below are samples of our signature dishes.
– Four-course cost €88
– Four-course wine-tasting menu cost €42
– Tasting menu cost €110
– Tasting menu wine flight cost €62
– Tasting menu wine flight with champagne cost €80
Bantry Bay Organic Salmon
Heritage Carrots, Codium, Black Toast, Salmon Ice Cream, Smoke
Irish Wild Venison
Marinated, Green Cabbage, Apple Kombucha, BBQ Mayonnaise
Garden Beetroots
Champagne Vinegar, Shallot Compote, Blueberry, Salad leaves
Squab Pigeon “Label Rouge”
Chervil Root, Black Rice, Grapefruit, Herb Coulis, Pigeon Jus
Seafood Cocktail
Sea Lettuce, Pomegranate, “Cocktail” Hollandaise
McGrath’s Black Angus Beef
Garden Spinach, Celeriac, Kilbeggan Whiskey, Beef Tea
Irish Rose Veal
Lismore Morels, Potato, Kohlrabi, Red Wine Jus
Corvina 'Italian Seabass'
Garden Leeks, Ravioli, Brown Shrimps, Saffron , Butter Sauce
Organic Chocolate 65 %
Olive Oil, Sea Buckthorn, Sea Salt, ‘White’ Coffee Ice Cream
Rhubarb 2018
Vanilla Mousse, Ginger, Brown Sugar, Meringue
Starter Collection
Helvick Cod– Cod & King Crab Brandade, Squash, Maracuja
Atlantic Halibut – Beetroot, Dill , Quail Egg, Gin
Duck Foie Gras – Garden Carrots, Blueberry, Cracker
West Cork Scallop
Avruga Caviar, Codium, Black Garlic, Ham
Main Course
Irish Beef ‘McGrath’
Irish Truffle, Onion, Garden Lovage, BBQ Oil
Guinea Fowl
Garden Turnips, Gnocchi, Tarragon Gel, Smoked Jus
Dessert Collection
Organic Chocolate 65% – Apricot, Olive Oil, Gold, Sea Salt
Seabuckthorn – Rice, Cream, Meringue
Parfait “Nougatine” – Rhubarb, Popcorn, Caramel
The House Restaurant is also where houseguests can enjoy an à la carte breakfast until 11am — the price included in your room rate. Dishes include a full Irish breakfast, as well as local oatmeal porridge or smoked salmon with spinach, egg and tartar sauce.
The menus provided below should be treated as samples only. Wine pairings – including tasting menus – are provided by our cellar.
In summer, House Restaurant is closed on Sunday and Monday nights. In winter it is closed on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights. There are exceptions in weeks with bank holidays.
Book a table
If you want book a table with us, please use our online booking engine below. This works for any table at The House Restaurant booked on the days we are open to the public, highlighted below, but not at weekends when preference is given to resident guests.
In the case of a weekend booking by a non-resident, please contact us directly by email or calling +353 24 87800.
Please note that resident guests are advised to make advance bookings at the time of their bedroom reservation.
