One of the highlights of the festival is ‘THE TASTE TRAIL’ that takes place throughout the town in pubs, cafes, restaurants, art galleries, shops e.t.c. It takes place between 1pm & 5pm Saturday & Sunday. Look out this year for places with extended hours. TASTE TRAIL TICKETS – Tickets Only, no cash!
YOU MUST BUY A BOOK OF TICKETS TO TAKE PART IN THE TASTE TRAIL
Festival goers purchase a book of ‘taste trail tickets’, containing tickets you exchange for a taste of food or drink at the many outlets. A book costs €20. Each book contains 9 tickets worth €2 each with €2 going to the successful running of the festival. For 1 token you receive a tasting at any of the venues. Buy as many books as you like. Over 70 venues take place. There really is something for everyone.
See the tickets section on the website to see where to buy the books.
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DINGLE FOOD FESTIVAL TASTE TRAIL 2019
Dingle Record Shop
Truffles Yummy truffles!
Wines Direct @ Global Village Restaurant
Wine Tasting
Wines from Boutique Vineyards
Up In Smoke Foodtruck @ An Conair Bar
Bloodshot
Seriously spicy bloody mary shot with chilli vodka tomato and horseradish
Crispy pork belly and kimchi tacos
Crispy pork belly with kimchi in a soft corn tortilla
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Up in Smoke Foods @ The Surf Shop
Dish 1: Crispy Buffalo Chicken and Cauliflower Wings
Crispy chicken or cauliflower wings tossed in a spicy buffalo sauce with blue cheese dip
Dish 2: Blacks fizz
Foraged blackberry ,gin and prosecco cocktail
Tripster (Travel Retro Irish Posters)
Dish 1: Homemade Raspberry Liqueur Dish 2: Salted Caramel Gin Liqueur
Thyme Out Café & Delicatessen
Vietnamese Vermicelli Noodle Bowl (Vegan) A slow cooked fragrant broth, fresh greens, rice noodles, lime, toasted sesame seeds.
The Little Cheese Shop
Available Sat & Sun 1pm-6pm
Raclette with Irish Cheese and Pickles
Melted Irish Farmhouse Cheese with Homemade pickles and Bacus Bread
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The Fish Box
Dish 1: Homemade Sweet Potato & Parsnip Crisps
Lightly Salted Sweet Potato & Parsnip Crisps
Dish 2: Prawn Caesar Salad Bites
Bite-Size Prawn Caesar in a Baby-Gem Leaf Resting on a Toasted Slice
The Dingle Pub
Smoked Mackerel Pâté
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The Diner
Dish 1: Chicken Goujons served with Sweet Chilli Mayo
Dish 2: Cajun Chicken Burger
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The Boatyard Restaurant
Micro Seafood Platter
Mussels Langoustines and monkfish
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Terra Gourmet Foods and Wines Ltd @ Original Kerry Crafts
Selection of Spanish Tapas and Wines
Gran Reserva Serrano Ham Bruschettas, Tuna & Potato Spanish Salad, Cottage Olives in Brine, Crackers & Nuts Cocktail mix, Roasted & Salted Spanish Almonds. Selection of Red and White Wines.
Sweet Pea
Available only on Sunday
Win a Cake Charity for Cara Project
Guess the weight of cake to win and get a bun too!
Strand House
Pig on a Spit
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Solas Tapas Bar
Dish 1: Chorizo
Char Grilled Chorizo Sausage
Dish 2: Chickpeas
Paella (seafood & Chorizo)
Paddy Bawn Brosnans
Sat 11am-6pm & Sun 11am-5pm
Skeaghanore Duck @ Paddy Bawn Brosnans
Dish 1: Glazed Duck Wings
2 Confit glazed duck wing
Dish 2: Duck Wrap
Shredded duck with salad in wrap with sauce of choice
Cloudberry Bakery @ Siopa Ceoil an Daingin
Confectionary with Cloudberrry Bakery
Simply Toasted @ Original Kerry Crafts
The Classic Twist
Home cooked ham, local brie, homemade chutney on homemade bread, then toasted.
Bbq pulled pork slider
Bbq pulled pork, red onion, mature cheddar and homegrown lettuce on homemade bread-toasted.
Sheehy’s Spar
Sunday 12-3
A Taste of Sheehy's Spar
A selection of tastings from Sheehy's and the Spar range.
All proceeds to Cystic Fibrosis Ireland
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Sheehy’s Fish and Chip Takeaway
Sheehy's Fresh Fish Goujons with Homemade Tartare
Strips of white fish in a beer batter
Sheehy's Crispy Cajun Spiced Calamari
Squid rings in our own homemade spice
Sheehy’s Anchor Down Restaurant
Dish 1: Sheehy's Famous Seafood Chowder
Seafood chowder consisting of a mix of fresh fish
Dish 2: Sheehy's mouthwatering fishcake served with homemade sweet chilli mayo.
Mix of fresh seafood, breaded and deep-fried
Reel Dingle Fish
Cone of Chips with Smoked Haddock with Tartare Sauce
Random Restaurant
Taste of Mark O'Callaghan Dish 1: Pulled Ham Hock & Mature Irish Cheddar Cheese Croquette, Mustard Aioli Dish 2: BBQ Monkfish & Gubeen Chorizo Skewer taste trail ticket seller
Paul Geaney’s Bar
Dish 1: Seafood Chowder
A medley of seafood in a creamy based chowder
Dish 2: 4oz Burger
Chargrilled homemade 4oz burger - all proceeds going to Dingle GAA
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Pantrí Café
Natural Wine Tasting
Pascal Rossignol & Colm McCan of Le Caveau Specialist Wine Merchants showcasing the world of organic, biodynamic & natural wines.
Jerry Kennedys Lamb Curry / Veggie Curry / Cocktails / Dj's both days
Delicious warming curries with papadoms, raitas & chutney
Out of the Blue
Saturday Only Out of the Blue "Amuse Bouche"
O’Sullivan’s Courthouse Pub
Available Saturday & Sunday from 4pm-7pm
Saturday's Dish: Green Chili Pork Stew
Sunday's Dish: Blackeyed Peas Texas Style
O’Cathain Fish Shop
Saturday Only Dish 1: Dingle Seafood Chowder Locally sourced seafood soup Dish 2: Seafood BBQ Prawns + scallop Bbq
O Connor’s Fruit & Veg
1: Chicken Croquette & Aioli 2: Spiced Beef, O Connors Slaw & Bread Roll
Novecento Pizzeria
Open Saturday 1pm-11pm & Sunday 1pm-9pm
Slice of pizza:
One slice of salemi trevisano and mushroom pizza
Neligan’s Bar
1: Sausage on a Stick:
Spiced hand made chorizo sausage
2: Pig in a Bun:
Pork cheek, pickled fennel & romesco sauce
My Boy Blue
Saturday & Sunday 12pm-5pm
Fish Tacos:
Locally caught fish, authentic corn tortillas, & chipotle mayo
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Murphy’s Ice Cream
1: Murphy's Ice Cream Bon-Bon
A ball of Murphys Ice Cream wrapped in luxurious chocolate
2: Murphy's Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich
Murphys Ice cream sandwiched between 2 homemade cookies
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Muiris Dan’s
Available Saturday Only
Fine Wines:
Selection of Wines
Micilin Muc The Bacon & Sausage Maker @ Fitzgerald’s Centra
Available Saturday from 10am-5pm & Sunday from 10am-3pm
Micilin Muc's Brunch Box
A variety of Micilín Muc's award wining produce with rosemary and garlic fried potatoes.
Mia Pizza @ O’Flaherty’s Bar
Available Saturday & Sunday from 1pm-10pm
Option 1: Woodfired Pizza
Option 2: Homemade gourmet sausages
McCarthy’s Bar
Taste of McCarthys Signature Cocktails A taste of two of our signature cocktails
Marina Inn
1: Lemon Cheese Cake infused with Locally Produced Dingle Gin 2: King Scallop with Mccarthys of Kanturk Queens Black pudding on a bed of honey parsnip purée
Lord Bakers
Oysters Fresh Dingle Bay Oyster with Lemon and Tabasco and Black Pepper
Little Italy Restaurant & Pizzeria
Focaccia A type of bread baked in the wood oven with fresh spices and tomato sauce
Derry Clarke of L’Ecrivain Restaurant @ Liam O’Neill Art Studio
Derry's Dingle Pie prepared by Michelin Star Chef Derry Clarke, L'Ecrivain Restaurant, Dublin.
Land to Sea Restaurant
1: Wild Rabbit & Black Trumpet Mushroom Terrine 2: Honeycomb and Sea Salt Ice cream
Kool Scoops of Dingle
1: Irish-Made Scoop of Ice Cream Large scoop of ice cream (16 flavours to choose from ) 2: Hot Waffle Hot waffle with scoop ice cream or whip ice cream
Kennedy’s Butcher
Meere's Award-Winning Sausage Rolls A variety of multi-award winning sausage rolls from our friends at Meere's Pork Products
John Benny’s Pub & Restaurant
1. Baked Glenbeigh Oysters
Baked Glenbeigh Oysters on Kale, Leek & Smoked Bacon glazed with Guinness Hollandaise
2. Glass of Guinness
Half Pint of Guinness
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James Long’s Bar & Restaurant
2 Food Fest Dishes available 11am-5pm both Sat & Sun
The Micilin Muc Pig on a Stick
"The Miclin Muc Pig on a Stick". .. black n white pudding, pork sausage and rasher on a kebab with a drizzle of bbq sauce.
Tuna Loin or Wild Mushroom and Truffle Oil Risotto
Wild Mushroom & Truffle Oil Risotto Bon Bons Crispy Panko Crust & Tantalizing Tomato Sauce. Tuna Loin, Encrusted With Black & White Sesame Seeds Set On Asian Slaw & Wasabi Drizzle
Harrington’s Family Restaurant
2 Taste Trail Options
Open Sat & Sun 9am-9pm
Option 1: Mini Fried Mars
Option 2: Fried Twix and icecream
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Hannie Agnes’
1: Homemade Water Kefir, flavoured using Local Foraged Fruit 2: Spiced Bloody Maire made with Dingle Vodka, Fresh Horseradish & Candied Bacon
Grey’s Lane Bistro
Fish Cake
Fish cake with pea purée and aioli
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Global Village Restaurant
Crab Bon-bon with Chimichurri 1. West Kerry Beef Sausage,sour cream and onion, 2. West Kerry Lamb pithivier 3. Ballyhar farm organic pasture rared Chicken wings
Garvey’s SuperValu
Supervalu Own Brand Tastings
Various Tasting of Different Products
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Fenton’s of Dingle
Available Sat & Sun from 1pm-4pm
Dingle Dexter 'Mini Burgers' with Cúl Dorcha Onion Relish
Dingle Dexter Beef , grass fed , from our Family Farm.
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The Dingle Dog
Ashes Local Sausage wrapped in a Courtney's floury bap, onions strings, pickles & mustard
The Dingle Vegi Dog
A Vegetable Sausage wrapped in a Courtney's floury bap, onions strings, pickles & mustard
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The Dingle Whiskey Distillery
Open Sat 1pm-6pm
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Dingle Gin and Tonic Taster
A sample of Dingle Gin and tonic made with the World's Best Gin!
Dingle Sushi @ Uisce Saddlery
Maki or Nigiri Sushi The best of maki & nigiri sushi prepared with locally sourced crabmeat or fish, 2 pieces Glass of Hakutsuru Plum Sake - Japanese Rice Wine Hakutsuru Plum Sake - Japanese rice wine
Dingle GAA @ Paul Geaney’s
Fishcakes
Dingle Fudge @ Dingle Goldsmiths
Available on Saturday Only
Chocolate fudge with a taste of Dingle Peninsula!
Irish Stout and Irish Liqueur Fudge & Dingle Gin and Lime Fudge
Dingle Crystal
Orange & Rosemary Infused Dingle Gin Dingle Gin infused with Orange Peel & Rosemary
Dingle Coffee House
Macchiato Shot of esspresso with milk foam
Dingle Chocolate Shop
Wilde Irish Milk Chocolate Rocky Road Slice Handmade honeycomb and marshmallow filled milk chocolate slice
Dingle Benners Hotel
Slow Cooked Spiced Shoulder of Kerry Lamb
2 Dishes
Dish 1: Slow Cooked Spiced lamb Shoulder, Baba Ganoush, Cucumber-Mint Slaw, Homemade Flatbread
Dish 2: Choice: Homemade Mini Eclair filled with Salted Caramel and Praline Creme Patisserie. Wines by Classic Drinks and Christys Wines
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Dingle Bay Hotel
West Cork Distillers
West Cork Distillers showcasing West Cork IPA Cask, West Cork Stout Cask and Garnish Island Gin
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Dingle Ahoy! Fish & Chips
Open Saturday 1pm-9pm
Open Sunday 1pm-7pm
Option 1: Grilled Hake Bites
Fresh Dingle Bay Hake, grilled with lemon & chilli
Option 2: Mini Fish & Chips:
Fresh Fish & Chips from Dingle Bay
Dick Mack’s Brewhouse @ Dick Mack’s Yard
Open Saturday & Sunday from 1pm-10.30pm
A Taste of our Award Winning Beers
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Crinkle Stores
Homemade Meringues Homemade meringues with passion fruit / raspberry cream served in a chocolate cup.
Classic Cupcakes @ La Bohème Boutique
One cupcake with a selection of flavors to choose from for one ticket
Chart House Restaurant
Available on Saturday only
Chicken Caesar Croquette, Garlic Aoili
Chicken caesar croquette, garlic aoili, Crostini of slow roasted West Kerry lamb shoulder, red onion marmalade, Kallams, rhubarb and ginger bavarois
Ceann Sibeal Hotel @ Barr na Sraide
Ceann Sibeal Mutton Pies Traditional West Kerry Mutton Pie served in a Lamb Broth
Blenders @ Currans Pub
Available Sunday from 1pm-4pm
Taste of the Sea
A taste of local seafood
Seafood Plate
The Beast Woodfired Pizza @ Dick Mack’s Yard
Open Saturday 1pm-10.30pm & Sunday 1pm-7pm
Homemade Woodfired Pizza
A slice of our woodfired pizza
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Bean in Dingle
Option 1: Bean's Uniquely Roasted Bean
Try a new unique coffee hand roasted by us especially for the Dingle Food Festival!
Option 2: Aeropress Martinis
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Ballyhar Farm Produce @ Kennedys Bar
Kerry Organic Rosé Veal kofta on a Bacus Pita
Bácús Bhréanainn
Available Sunday 10-5
Mini Pastries & Sourdough Pizza
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Bacus Bakery
Gaelic Escargot, Garlic Butter Free-Range Gaelic Escargot,Garlic Butter, Sourdough Bread
Ashe’s Seafood Restaurant
Bloody Mary Oyster Shot | Wine | Taste of Ashes
Dingle Vodka, Glenbeigh Oyster Shot
Guinness & Oyster | Prosecco
1/2 Guineas & Glenbeigh oyster
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An Olivia Chocolate @ An Capall Dubh
Available on Sat & Sun from 1pm-6pm
Award Winning Chocolates
Choose 3 chocolates from a variety of Blas na hEireann award wining chocolates
Hot Chocolate Pot or Bar of Chocolate
An Droichead Beag
Available on Saturday & Sunday from 1pm-6pm
Taste of South West Kerry with an Eastern European Twist
Adh Danlann
Vegetarian / Vegan: Aubergine Curry. Borsch. Carrot Cake.
Adams Bar and Restaurant
Seafood Vol-au-vent: Wild Style Fish Cake, Sweet Chilli & Coconut Dressing. taste trail ticket seller
Grogans Pharmacy
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Moran’s SPAR
Home Baking & Spar Products Morans Kitchen Baking & a Selection of Spar Products Saturday Only - 12pm-5pm
Franciscan Well @ Barr na Sráide
A Selection of the breweries craft beers Powered by a dedicated team of expert brewers, the Well is a creative power-house when it comes to quality Irish craft beer.
