And the following night I headed into Canteen, a newly opened restaurant in the Marlin Hotel, squeezed into a tidy wedge on Bow Lane in Dublin 2. It’s what interior designers would call “distressed”, so you’re not staring at yourself like you’re still in Zoom mode. This is food I could not dream of making at home – yes, I really am out in a restaurant. Chocolate cremeux feuilletine, cherriesNew season strawberry tart, yoghurt, elderflowerHotel restaurants, with a few notable exceptions, are normally a bit meh. Dinner for two with a bottle of white and glass of red wine was €158.

Source: The Irish Times July 11, 2020 05:15 UTC