The Menu

Another highly promising new hospitality enterprise sporting an arboreal angle is The Wicklow Escape, set in forest land, in Donard, in Co Wicklow, promising a combo of pampering hospitality where weekend breaks are the order of the day and with food at the heart of the offering.

And while the press release may be egregiously littered with the squirm-inducing word, ‘foodie’, much loathed by The Menu, the promise of Danni Barry in the on-site Fiery restaurant kitchen (also open to non-residents) settles utterly any reservations The Menu might harbour: the woman who brought Belfast’s Eipic their first Michelin star is a truly splendid chef, ever uncovering the sublime in her take on rustic fare with fine Irish produce at the heart of every dish.