1520 Bar, a jewel in the Heart of Galway’s Latin Quarter has just launched a mouth-watering new food offering. Combining the best of local produce into their new tapas style menu that embraces it’s the Latin theme, and Ideal style for Head Chef Nicolas Betts who has recently returned to Galway having worked in Spain for over 20 years. With Pinchitos, Gambas Al Ajilio, Croquetas de Jamon Serrano, Tortilla con Chorizo to name a few delicious additions to the tapas style menu.
The team at 1520 aim to embraces the best of Galway’s local producers, with a nod to the medieval history of the building and incorporate traditional Irish dishes with a Mediterranean influence. The menu embraces a variety of innovative small plates, perfect for sharing and showcasing the best of West of Ireland produce, coupled with a wide choice of non-meat and vegan options as well as a firm favourite the “Tequila Lime Chicken Sandwich and the “Estafado a braised slow cooked Irish beef vegetable stew”.
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Head Chef Nicolas Betts
Head Chef Nicks flair for food started at a young age, growing up in the Yorkshire countryside. On completing his formal studies he worked as a personal chef and catering consultant then later began his adventure abroad in Argenton-sur-Creuse, France. He continued on to the Canary Islands where he settled for over 20 years with his young family, learning about the Spanish way of living and eating while cooking for visitors from all over Europe, as well as teaching cuisine techniques to catering students from Northern Europe.
Nick and his team are passionate about tasty wholesome food and seeking out the finest in regional and local produce (to add his Spanish influence to ) as the essence of his dishes; he enjoys the challenge of creating great food experiences and is excited with the wide variety that Galway has on offer.
1520 Bar which is known for its fantastic craft cocktails and brilliant atmosphere, is the ideal place for a leisurely lunch or night out in the heart of the Latin Quarter.
The new menu is now available seven days a week in the heart of the Latin Quarter.
