To celebrate Galway being the European capital of culture in 2020, the chefs at Merrow restaurant in the Pálás cinema launched the first of their menus for this year — inspired by European cuisine, using local Irish produce.
Throughout the year chefs Liga and Bronagh will be curating menus inspired by European dishes and, in keeping with the ethos of the restaurant, using all locally sourced ingredients from Galway and the west of Ireland.
For the first of the seasonally shifting menus you can expect a mix of local and European dishes, such as Latvian pork skewers made with Andarl velvet pork from Glenamaddy, west of Ireland smoked haddock croquettes with slaw and chilli mayonnaise, and German inspired apple strudel.
As Merrow restaurant is located within the Pálás cinema, it has also recently launched a new pre-theatre pintxos menu running from 4pm to 6pm every day. Consistent with the European focus of 2020, the diverse pintxos offering ranges from bruschetta with chorizo and melted brie, to curry spiced cauliflower with almonds and herb dressing. The pintxos menu at Merrow is the perfect light bite before seeing a film.
The food offering will change throughout the year depending on what is seasonally available from local suppliers, details of which you can find listed on www.merrow.ie or in the restaurant in Pálás cinema, 15 Lower Merchants Road, Galway.
