Taste of Ulster (WPFG Edition) - Discover Northern Ireland

80www.nigoodfood.com | Guide 2013The Famous Grouse RestaurantDEALOn Thursday nightyou can get a 10ozsirloin for £12.95££Just like the game bird and whisky it’s named after, this place hasbeen around for a fair while. They’ve been in business for a quartercentury now. The venue is hugely popular for weddings andparties, but plenty pop in for lunch and dinner too.Head Chef Martin McCormick and his team love mixing traditionaland European cooking with the best local ingredients. The Kilkeelmussels in a garlic and cream sauce are a great choice for a starter.We cleaned our plates of crab cakes and halloumi salad.That slow-cooked lamb shank is as meltingly tender as you wouldimagine. Why don’t more places have this on the menu? Theirsteaks are all fully traceable back to Irish farms. The Angus Sirloinwhich has been aged for 21 days is a real stunner.It’s a cliché that we love our potatoes, but if you are a spud fiend,you will think you’re in tattie heaven here. They have no less thanTEN different side orders of potato.Get there: Ballyhagan Road, Loughgall, Co Armagh, BT 61 8PXGet in touch: t: 028 38 891 778 e:famousgrouserestaurant@gmail.comw: www.thefamousgrouserestaurant.com