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• Discovering Irish Heritage Food All Over Again in the Heart of Temple Bar – Gallagher’s Boxty House Review
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Boxty pancakes are best left overnight in a fridge and reheated in a pan in good butter. Drop a ladle full onto an oiled non-stick pan over medium heat and cook on the first side for 2 minutes (depends on how heavy the batter is and how much you use). Check color (should be a nice golden color) on the bottom.

Discovering Irish Heritage Food All Over Again in the Heart of Temple Bar – Gallagher’s Boxty House Review

Yet again there are roasted cherry tomatoes in this dish, as if the chef can’t resist a pull towards Mediterranean cooking. My friend’s chicken and ham boxty is very good, a real plate of comfort eating, the filling smothered in a creamy leek sauce and wrapped in the heavy folds of a potato pancake. I selected two boxty off the menu, a traditional pancake with corned beef and cabbage as well as an indulgent boxty dumpling in a blue cheese and portobello cream. We finished off the meal with a hearty trio of Irish stews served with butter slathered soda bread.

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Great in flavour by itself, the meat fell apart with ease and really brought the whole dish together. I had not yet tried boxty with beef before, and wouldn’t have thought of putting a pancake with fillet beef but this really worked. My guest decided on a vegetarian option to start, and ordered the Irish Mozzarella Salad (€7.50). On arrival, I was very impressed with the colour presented on the plate, with vibrant mixed fresh tomatoes topped with toasted pine nuts.

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Set up by chef Pádraic Óg Gallagher, Gallagher’s Boxty House delivers traditional Irish food that teaches the diner more about the origins of traditional boxty, a potato pancake. “The Humble Spud Made Beautiful” is the ethos of this restaurant, which uses natural ingredients from artisan food producers in Ireland. As we took flight, I stared out the window and waved salut to The Emerald Isle.

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In any case, I love corned beef so I usually order it whenever I see it on a menu, at home or abroad. The dumplings are similar to Italian gnocchi and were served with corned beef cubes in a mustard sauce. The most popular version of the dish is made with grated raw potato, cooked mashed potato, and flour, made into a batter with fresh milk and slow-cooked in a pan until golden brown. Back then it seemed a clever idea to turn boxty, a thick floppy pancake made with grated potato, into a latter-day tortilla. The pancakes were filled with a choice of cream-laden mixtures and served to hungry hoards.

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The duo of boxty loaf had a brilliant consistency and texture, with a crisp crust but a soft centre in the middle. The goat cheese was very smooth and full of flavour, which was well complimented by the herbs and the fresh tomatoes. Though as a starter, two slices are a tad much when you’re trying to keep room in the belly for the next course. Grated raw potato, cooked mash and flour, kneaded into dumplings, simmered for 12 minutes, chilled and sauteed in a little butter. Encased in a very well-baked tart, which kept its structure without any spillage, the two textures truly went hand in hand.

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In the middle of my starter slate was a bucket of delightfully crispy Boxty Fries, served with a rocket and garlic dip on the side. We all know and love chips, but once you’ve had a taste of these boxty fries you’ll think twice about the traditional French fries. Plentiful and crisp, they were very well-flavoured with olive oil and salt – so there’s no need to add any extra, and that is always a plus. The accompanying aïoli was truly perfect, with rocket to compliment that strong garlic punch. Gallagher’s Boxty House is an established Dublin restaurant located right in the middle of touristy Temple Bar. Despite this, Gallagher’s Boxty House is no tourist trap.

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Eat at Gallagher’s for a taste of traditional, and delicious, Irish food. Opposite me, my guest ordered the Chestnut Mushrooms with Boxty Dumplings (€18), a beautiful array of vegetables, topped with freshly grated Corleggy Drumlin cheese. As a vegetarian dish, this was remarkably strong in both colour and flavour, and was also a very filling dish. There was an intense flavour from the added kale, that really added to the sautéed chestnut mushrooms, sweet potatoes, and the boxty dumplings. The contrasting textures of the two potatoes was very good too, and definitely helped to ensure this was substantial main course. We were offered a drink to finish the meal and which I opted for a Baileys (€5.50), served on the rocks.

One pro of the menu (and this is common in Ireland generally), allergins are clearly listed on the menu. Though there were generous shavings of the Irish goat cheese, I found the flavour quite subtle, and enjoyed how it melted with the heat of the vegetables. I do think this a great option for those who don’t include meat in their diet, but also if you’re in the mood for something lighter.

Ordering the Gaelic Boxty (€22), this main course featured medallions of Irish Fillet Beef within the pancake. The chef delivered on cooking the beef to my liking, medium rare, smothered in creamy mushroom and peppercorn sauce. I must admit that I love that this sauce was a combination of the two classics usually served with steak – easily better than having to choose between the two. The stout had a slight chocolate hint to it, the gold ale was more refreshing with a subtle fruity taste to it, and the red ale had caramel notes that reflect its deep caramel hue. Of the three I would say the Gold Ale is my favourite, which also complimented the boxty fries below.

Discussing all of the food we’d just eaten over the digestif, we were in agreement that we had been spoiled with traditional and delicious Irish cuisine. I was delighted to have tasted a variety of potatoes, including the traditional boxty pancake. The service was excellent, the staff are very friendly and informative, and the ambience of this restaurant is very relaxing. I was very much looking forward to my next dish as it consisted of both boxty and my favourite kind of meat.

Temple Bar institution The Boxty House announces indefinite closure after 32 years - Dublin Live

Temple Bar institution The Boxty House announces indefinite closure after 32 years.

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Dan and I first ate here a decade ago and continue to return on every trip. Gallagher’s Boxty House specializes in the potato and almost all of its dishes are potato based. As the name implies, Gallagher’s also specializes in the Irish boxty, or a potato pancake.

The Irish Toonsbridge mozzarella was very creamy but it worked well with the accompanying basil dressing and salad leaves. And the nuts added a good crunch and contrasting texture to the dish, that overall was light and a refreshing start to my meal at Gallagher’s Boxty House. Similar to gnocchi, these were rather addictive and I shamelessly devoured the whole portion.

Shulman’s famous seven-minute exposure captures the house and its sprawling city backdrop. DOBBERNATIONLOVES is an award-winning lifestyle site created by Toronto-based writer and photographer Andrew John Virtue Dobson. It was the eve before my morning departure and after a rather overindulgent early afternoon at The Four Seasons and essential napping stint I was back on my feet. Amiee and I strolled along the cobblestone’s to Temple Bar and swung open the door to Gallaghers Boxty House.

It’s always wonderful to know that in Ireland we are blessed with excellent produce, of which we are very proud when dining out at home but also when abroad. What’s even better is how many restaurants across the Emerald Isle use only the best, often local ingredients that’s then well reflected on their menu and on the plate too. Slowly add 3/4 milk to form a batter of pouring consistency. Depending on the potato, you may not need to use all the milk. Alongside our amazing menu you will find the perfect beverage to accompany your meal.

The twist (because let's face it cupcakes are everywhere) is that these are free from refined sugar. They're baked using agave syrup, raw cacao and topped with a maple syrup chocolate ganache. The project is the final chapter in a book called Thirty Given Days Someday Dreams into Everyday Life, which will be published this summer. Proceeds from the cupcakes will go to the Bone Marrow for Leukemia Trust, St James's Hospital. Gallagher’s Boxty House is doing what many home cooks do, a version of Irish food with added Italian touches. As a mid-range night out you could do worse than dig out an anorak and come into the parlour.