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| - TLDR: Cute small bistro/pub with a great 5 à 7
Firstly, my search for a place that serves Dublin Pub Cider is finally over! Local 75 serves the delicious fruity cider and it made my evening.
We were informed that their 5 à 7 special is that if you order one of their drinks or beers you get one amuse bouche for free. The waitress highly recommended the buffalo style roasted cauliflower, so I followed her suggestion and also got the caesar salad bites.
My 5 caesar salad bites arrived first, and it was crunchy and refreshing. Small lettuce leaf boats with a dollop of caesar sauce, parmesan shavings, and 1 crunchy crouton. Definitely, a fun mouthful to have. The winner was definitely the cauliflower. If you think it is healthy, it isn't as there is a lot of oil despite being roasted. The generous portion of cauliflower is coated with an equally generous amount of buffalo sauce. The tabasco really came through, and I savoured every morsel. As I looked around, their larger dishes looked and smelled equally as delicious.
The server was very sweet, and I would have to say also patient with us even after we stayed a little longer after paying for our receipts. To be fair I was still nursing my sweet cider, but they were very busy and clearly needed the table. It get's very busy oddly after the 5 à 7 even on a Wednesday!
I definitely will be coming back as it's a great place in Monkland village to grab a delicious cider and tapas style pub food with friends or even a date.
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