Bastion - Kinsale

Had one of the best meals of my life at Bastion on the occasion of my 10th wedding anniversary. The tasting menu and wine pairing was simply superb, and the ser... read more Had one of the best meals of my life at Bastion on the occasion of my 10th wedding anniversary. The tasting menu and wine pairing was simply superb, and the service was stellar. Thank you Bastion for an unforgettable experience!

We very much enjoyed our evening at Bastion. Inventive food, excellent wines, wonderful service from Helen. We look forward to our next visit! read more We very much enjoyed our evening at Bastion. Inventive food, excellent wines, wonderful service from Helen. We look forward to our next visit!

We booked Bastion last minute, normally not being a fan of long tasting menus, finding that they can be padded out with just average dishes however that is the... read more We booked Bastion last minute, normally not being a fan of long tasting menus, finding that they can be padded out with just average dishes however that is the complete opposite of my experience here. Every single dish was delicious and had something unusual or remarkable about it (while still being delicious no fancy techniques for the sake of it here! Highlights for me were the mushroom meringue; the poached monkfish in champagne sauce; chargrilled broccoli with aged parmesan foam; venison and the dessert of plum that had been injected with umeboshi. The service (thank you Pierre and Helen was attentive but not overbearing, and the wines (including a 2015 Sequoia Grove Chardonnay and a botrytised dessert wine from New Zealand were excellent and good value. We loved our visit here and very glad of our last minute reservation!

We came for the set menu on a weekday and the restaurant was relatively quiet. Overall I enjoyed the meal and my personal favourite was the langoustine course,... read more We came for the set menu on a weekday and the restaurant was relatively quiet. Overall I enjoyed the meal and my personal favourite was the langoustine course, which was light and the langoustine was super fresh. The courses that I didn’t enjoyed was the fish with the prawn broth (v salty) and the main paired with the beetroot sauce and Szechuan pepper somehow it over complicates the dish and the combination don’t work. One of the course was a round croissant served with some beautiful Irish butter but again I’m happy with a simple good warm bread that could highlight the flavour of the butter .. instead of putting butter on a croissant that’s already made with a lot of butter.

An amazing experience, superb tasting menu and paired wines. Impeccable service. The culinary highlight of our 10 day trip to the south and west of Ireland. read more An amazing experience, superb tasting menu and paired wines. Impeccable service. The culinary highlight of our 10 day trip to the south and west of Ireland.