bull and castle - f.x. buckley

fx buckley is a very reliable bet for dinner.  their meat comes from their own farm and it alwaysgreatquality.  i don't think i've ever had a bad steak over the years.  it's more often than not the place i bring my parents when they come to town because you know exactly what you're getting.   this location isgreatfor after work or pre gig dinner in town and the early bird is from 500-700pm, two courses for less than €20.  and if you want to be a bit healthier you can have a baked potato instead of chips with your steak.  i'm a big fan of their butchers too in town.  alwaysgreatdeals on produce.

so the last time i came here was a couple of years ago. i found the restaurant to be very cold and the seats were hard. i'm so so glad we decided to come back. the restaurant has had a make over. we were seated in a booth. it felt so so cosy and the leather covered seats were so comfortable!!

i ordered a half bottle of sangiovese / merlot red wine.

three of us for dinner. we shared the breads n dips and the charcuterie board for starters. that hummus is immense!!! the pesto was really nice but for me the star was the white soda bread.

for my main course i ordered the steak and seafood - a 6oz fillet steak cooked medium rare with some prawns. lovely char on the steak from the type oven they use. perfectly cooked and the prawns were delicious too. fab bearnaise sauce to dip them all in too!

i am not a potato fan and i asked if i could swap the spring onion mash for the mac n cheese. this was done without issue although the waiter wasn't sure it could be done. very impressed!

the mac n cheese was creamy and had a lovely crust on top. am sure it was calorific but so so worth it.

for dessert i ordered a french martini cocktail. lovely way to finish.

i couldn't give less than a five for this visit.greatfood that is well worth the price tag!!