Coachman’s Inn

Fly back in time
Looking its age (about 200 years old), the Coachman’s Inn fits in with the surrounding motorway and airport like a sausage roll at a Bar Mitzvah. Inside, think ye olde inn. The restaurant is small – this is mostly a bar – and it offers grub for stranded tourists and travelling salesmen. The menu is a collection of bygone dishes that would make Tom Doorley weep bitter tears: deep fried brie, duo of salmon dome, prawn cocktail and so on. We had the bizarre beef and pork marengo (€16.95) – grilled beef and pork served with prawns and a fried egg in Madeira sauce – and breast of chicken Kiev-style, which reminded us of a pre-glasnost era Moscow. Desserts were just as historical, including a kitschy sherry trifle that we loved. Seriously.  Cloghran, Swords, County Dublin. 840 1227

Comments

[Kathy]

This place is an old favourite. The food isn't great and the interior could do with some re-styling but I wouldn't actually want any of this to happen. It's perfect the way it is, like your granny's house. Stop off on your way to the airport.