The Port House

We discovered The Port House Ibericos in Dundrum Town Centre a couple of months back. Dolores had mentioned it to me one day at the gym and we decided to try it one late afternoon. It's situated in the "Pembroke Cottages", across from Hamleys. They've knocked together two of the old buildings, and it's all exposed brick inside, and quite cosy, if a bit cramped if you get one of the really small tables for two.

It's essentially a tapas bar, though I have to say we didn't try the wine. But the food is good - perfect if you want a light lunch or an early dinner but you don't want to feel too full afterwards. We enjoyed the spanish omelette, sardines on a nice chunk of toasted bread, chickpeas with black pudding, fried potato cubes with "mojo" sauce, and - the best part to my mind - a platter of Spanish cheeses with olives, grapes, honey and quince jelly.

There was a great buzz about the place.We tried to go back there one evening, but we couldn't get a table. I'd say it would be the perfect place to meet a few friends over a glass of wine.

PS: picked up the pictures from their Facebook page, which they need to update - their last post was in January. Maybe they're too busy!