The toughest zone in the Irish restaurant world is the middle market, that place where the purchasing is done exclusively from the Man-in-the-Van, and where chips come with everything.
But you can make something entirely different with a middle market restaurant, and Galway’s Brasserie on the Corner is showing just how to do it.
Chef Joe Flaherty sources not from the Man-in-the Van, but from the Best-in-the-West and, in doing so, he upends all your expectations. You can tell that this is real, nuanced cooking just by witnessing the energy in the room – the Brasserie is a buzzing place – and when the food arrives, you can see why the punters are so happy. His deli boards are beautifully composed, his organic salmon with sweet potato risotto is right on the money, and the cooking has an earthy, unpretentious tenor: good food cooked smartly and honestly.
The staff are as sharp as the food and BOTC is that rare bird: a middle-market destination that serves its customers honestly and well. Every town and city in Ireland could prosper from a Brasserie on the Corner.
Eglinton Street, Galway
www.brasseriegalway.com
Tel: 091 530333
