Rewarding Times have once again teamed up with ely wine bar who know a thing or two about matching great wines with delicious food, they've been doing it since 1999 and are recognised every year since then for their wine selection, food provenance and seasonality. Most recently the McKenna Guides Insider's guide to Ireland 'Ireland the Best' wrote "Home to one of the best wine lists in the world...Ely is also home to serious cooking...and drinking something here is one of the great delights of Dublin city" 

To celebrate the summer ely has a 3 course Summer Set Menu using fresh Irish crab and buffalo mozzarella, fresh Irish salmon and organic beef, from their own farm in the Burren, for you to enjoy. They also make their own desserts and select excellent Irish ice creams.

No meal is complete without some excellent wine and ely have selected a red and a white from two of their favourite wineries in Spain. 

The white is a Bodegas Zarate Albarino 2017 in Val do Salnes, Rias Baixas.

Zarate have long been considered the finest producers in Rias Baixas, and their wines show the true potential of the Albarino grape. Perfectly balanced between the lean focused minerality of, say, a good Chablis, and the peach and apricot fruit more commonly associated with this grape, the 2017 is vibrantly fresh and an absolute joy to drink.

For the red ely has picked a Rioja, the ‘Vina Cubillo’ Rioja Crianza 2009 produced by the iconic Vina Tondonia.

This is a Rioja Crianza which surpasses most Riservas for complexity and depth of flavour. A traditional blend of Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano, it shows classic red fruit, aromatic spice, leather and smoky oak, and the palate is deliciously soft and silky. What really sets these wines apart from the crowd is their aging potential, and at almost nine years old, this wine is genuinely sublime.

Choose from the three course Summer Set Menu and decide if you'd prefer a bottle of red or white. Better still you're welcome to enjoy both wines by the glass, ely pours four glasses to the bottle.

Normally this menu plus the bottle of wine would be €120 for two people but it's €85 for Rewarding Times members.

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to start

crabcake, Kilkeel brown & white crab, hake, rocket citrus salad, lime mayo

baked organic Burren Irish ham, melons, lemon dressing (gf)(m)

Caprese salad fresh Irish buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes, cucumber, spinach & basil, olives, PX dressing (gf)(d)

to follow

braised organic Burren beef brisket, summer vegetables, onion oil & oysters emulsion (gf)

poached Irish salmon, new potato salad, bacon, pea & mint Tzatziki (d)(gf)

roast Irish cauliflower, rum raisin, chick peas, walnut dressing, cripsy leek, yoghurt (v)(n)(d)

to finish

chocolate pot, peanut brittle, salted caramel ice cream (gf)(n)

pear frangipane & clotted cream (gf)

selection of ice-creams & sorbet (gf)

All our beef, pork, lamb, poultry and game are from Ireland.

Our organic beef and pork comes from our family farm in The Burren,

Co. Clare, Ireland. Our 'Craggy Island' Lamb from the neighbour.

(gf) Gluten Free (c) Adaptable for Coeliacs (v) Vegetarian (NJ contains Nut (d) contains Dairy (m) contains MustardFull Allergens handbook available on requeston parties of six or more a 12,5% graluily will be applied, which goes directly to all our staff