With all this week's Exclusive offers we have teamed up with Dylan McGrath, and his newest restaurant in the heart of Dublin City - Taste at Rustic. A new food experience by Dylan McGrath, which invites you to explore the idea of flavour, with influences from Japan, Spain and South America.

Omakase is a Japanese phrase that literally means 'I’ll leave it to you.' The Omakase menus are chosen to give you the full experience of Taste at Rustic. For €99 for two people, you can experience a four-course Omakase tasting menu, a bottle of house wine and 2 cocktails before your meal in the Bonsai Bar.

‘’It’s no secret I’ve always enjoyed the idea of a challenge: to look at the five tastes that we as chefs try to understand and then lay them out in a menu and make them as enjoyable for the customers to experience as it is for us to create. In running with this idea, I’ve been heavily influenced by Japan, Spain and South America. I love the flavour release of some these cooking techniques. I find something special in the use of their immediate, quick heat and I hope you do too.’’ 

Dylan McGrath  

Sample Menu:

OMAKASE Tasting Menu

BRICK TEMAKI

A dice of raw fresh fish bound in herbs with avocado and sesame, free standing in a crispy cone shaped pastry.

MISO BROTH

Miso is a wonderful Japanese paste made from soya beans that we’ve used to make seasoned soups and stocks.

NIGIRI x 3

Real hand sculpted sushi with wellseasoned rice underneath. Sometimes we dab on a little wasabi and we’ve played with the temperatures as well as the various tastes.

COOKED OVER COAL

Pork or Chicken

Done in a Peruvian and Japanese style. These are poached meats in various spices on metal rods. Cooked over Japanese charcoal, I’ve kept these large, to retain more flavour and we’ve used the best meat we could find.

LIGHT DESSERT FINISH

It’s often Japanese culture not to finish with dessert, however here we’ve tried to keep them light and take some of their technique to produce flavours that are still relevant.