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Although the tour brochure said that we were to have our arrival banquet at Bunratty Castle, instead the tour guide loaded us into buses and brought us to Knappogue Castle. Possibly the Medieval Banquet was not available that night at Bunratty. It was very interesting and a lot of fun. Although it was far from authentic as to food - as Carson pointed out they had tomatoes, and they also gave us some utensils.
The specifics, copied from their website are spot-on as to what the banquet is like. If it had not been included in the tour, I would have had several thoughts about whether it was worth it, but, as I said, it was a lot of fun.
Favorite Dish: * On arrival guests are welcomed at the Castle door by the ladies and the butler of the castle and the Banquet begins with a goblet or two of Mead in the Dalcassian Hall.
* The Earl’s Butler relates the history of the Castle explaining the ‘Rules of Chivalry’ practiced at the Castle and the dire consequences of breaching them!!!!!!!
* Guests enter the Banquet Hall. The evening is presided over by 4 “Kings of Ireland” who are chosen from the audience – the Kings of Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connaught.
* The 5 course meal is a pleasant balance of Irish Fish and Meat dishes as served during the period and is accompanied with music and song.
* Then follows a 35 minute entertainment programme in music, song and dance that takes you on a magical musical journey from the medieval times through to the 20th century.
Aperitif – Mead
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Smoked Irish Salmon
with Cucumber and Dill Salad
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Tomato & Basil Soup
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Supreme of Chicken in a Verinque Sauce served with
Fresh Seasonal Vegetables & Baby Roast Potatoes (photo 2)
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Rastin (photo 3)
(Lemon Cheesecake)
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Tea / Coffee
Adult: €52.00
Written Jun 23, 2007
Phone: +353 61 360788
Website: http://castlesireland.com/knappogue-castle.html
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Great little place! We walked in and there were tables and sofa chairs available for seating. After picking a spot near the window, we admired the nice woodwork on the walls, floors, and bar area. The service was very fast and very friendly.
Maybe it's just the feel of the place, but it was one of the best we ate at during our entire trip - and all we had planned on was some boring fish and chips - we were pleasantly suprised.
Favorite Dish: THE SOUPS!!! We had a pot of tea, and each a soup with thick slices of brown soda bread. The seafood chowder was one of the best ever we'd ever tasted. The seafood was tender and the broth quite creamy with a hint of spices. The Veggie soup was also devine. It had slight hints of nutmeg and squash mixed with carrorts and tomatoes into a wonderfully creamy dish.
In November 2006 the total came to 11 Euro.
Written Dec 17, 2006
Address: Main Street
Phone: 065 682 5055
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