Wild Pigeon

We also haven't lived in Dublin for a while but always found Caviston's to be excellent value for money. They have two small restaurants, one at Glasthule (7/8 miles south of Dublin) and one in Liffey St. Caviston's Seafood Bar Epicurean Food Hall Liffey St Dublin 1 Phone 00 353 1 8782289 HTH.

Thanks for the welcome, Andy, I have followed the forum for a while and now feel I can make the odd contribution. As Basildog will no doubt confirm, I like my food! In fact we came to Padstow for a 6-month sabbatical 5 years ago and - two and a half stone later - we are still here. Both wife (Homing Pigeon) and 8 year old son(Racing Pigeon) are also lovers of fine cuisine. There are a number of excellent restaurants in this area now and a few more in the pipe-line. Ones we eat at most frequently include the Stein establishments (out of season), the outstanding Ripleys and the incomparable Basildog's. Of course, Nathan's new Black Pig has now joined the list. There are also a number of other perfectly pleasant restaurants we visit on a less regular basis. Even previous food deserts such as Newquay have exciting plans on the culinary front and are to receive some serious investment from local chefs and entrepreneurs in the near future - I/Basildog will keep you posted as things progress. Am dashing off to Monaco with Racing Pigeon for the Grand Prix this weekend, will post a more detailed description of the Black Pig when I return next week.

Sorry to hear that Tony thought his meal at Black Pig was not up to expectations - I have eaten there twice within the past week, both times I felt were of a very high standard, particularly the second time on Friday lunchtime when Nathan produced for me and a guest the most fabulous off-menu six course meal. I believe from Basildog, whose restaurant I am also no stranger to, that he intends to take the trip across the estuary sometime in the near future. It'll be interesting to see how he thinks Nathan's kitchen has settled in by then. PS The pigeon really was fantastic!