Ait Eile – Enniscrone – Eire Visit Review: 11

Too many mistakes

- Anne O’Dowd

First stop of our stay in Ireland and I must recognize that the County of Mayo is not particularly provided in restaurants of high quality. It is therefore without asking me many questions that I select the restaurant No. 1 on TripAdvisor in Enniscrone.

Ait Eile Carafe

The cocktails are quite rustic, with pieces of broken ice that make the tasting difficult and some small ice balls that get stuck in the straw. The taste is not exceptional.

The Killary mussels with Italian Pinot Gris, shallots, garlic cream and lemongrass are superb. A simple dish but well seasoned.

Ait Eile Moules

The shrimps were largely over fried 30 seconds. The breading is too brown.

Ait Eile Crevettes frites

The legend of Enniscrone’s black pork makes a dish with a filet mignon. Unfortunately, even if it tastes good, this one is a bit dry. The accompaniments are a bit rustic.

Ait Eile Filet migon de porc

The parmesan mussels are good but something acid I do not know what spoiled the dish.

Ait Eile Moules au Parmesan

The beer bread is a marvel.

Ait Eile Pain

Cheesecake pretty good but the glazing is completely missed, completely dull.

Ait Eile Cheese cake

The last bad point will be for the wine list which is composed of bottles too weak for the pretended status. I first choose a Pinot Noir from New Zealand which was not “open”. The waitress then guides me with confidence towards a Chilean Malbec which turns out disastrous. We get back to Pinot Noir …

Ait Eile Vin

To summarize, this is a restaurant whose chef has skills but lack perfection on many points of detail. It’s a shame because it is an establishment that has certain pretensions in terms of decor and service. This explains the rather bad note because it plays in the classification “Red” without the necessary qualitative follow-up. Less pretentious, in “Blue”, the note would have been better.