Made it down to Fishy Fishy in Kinsale for the first time on Friday evening - parents were down visiting. I've heard they pumped a lorra money into new premises, and it shows - really attractive space. And obviously popular with locals, there was a nice buzz as people at several tables stopped and chatted on their way in and out.
Our experience with the food was mixed. For starters M had a small bowl of chowder which included a herb she couldn't identify (v. unusual for M) and felt it didn't work. I had scrummy scampi, presentation was sweet with the tartar scauce in an oyster shell on the plate. For mains D and I had the sea bass with fennel and lemon cream, very tasty. M had the organic sea trout, which she enjoyed but didn't find exceptional.
They need a bit of work on the desserts still. M's passion fruit pavlova was simply meringues with whipped cream and passion fruit coulis. D's tiramisu was a little too heavy and cheesy. My creme brulee (and I've had a few) tasted yum but the texture was off, inclined to a little runniness.
They've this impressive physical space, the staff are professional and efficient, but with the food they seem to be trying for very good restaurant standard and not quite making it, perhaps top notch cafe-style would be better to aim for. Don't want to be harsh, cos I will definitely go back for the scampi.
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