BUY OFFER
The philosophy at Essence is to create an experience that brings you fantastic food, superb wines and exceptional service together in comfortable, contemporary surroundings.
Our Great Offers
2 Course Lunch for 2 only €14.95
2 Course Dinner for 2 with Cocktails only €35
About the Chef/Restaurant
Chef/Proprietor Robbie Burns is a local man who has honed his culinary skills over 15 years in some of Ireland’s finest establishments such as Fallon & Byrne, Mount Juliet and Bon Appetit. His menu is inspired by the seasons and the locally sourced ingredients that are abundant from both land and sea around North County Dublin.
At Essence, the primary objective is to exceed both the customers’ and their own expectations. They continually evolve and strive to improve upon what they have achieved to date.
Highly Recommended by Leading Irish Critics
Winner in the 2013 Irish Restaurant Awards (See Photo)
“Essence has all the elements of a great neighbourhood restaurant; talented and committed chefs, a fine line in local and seasonal produce and a range of dining options that mean that some fine dining, or reasonably priced mid-week treats are on the menu.” – Taste of Ireland
“No wonder it has become the local bistro of choice for many North Dublin diners” – Georgina Campbell Guide
“Together with his mindful eye to affordable dining, and a sassy space in which to showcase that, we reckon Robbie Burns’ Essence is only set to rise as a benchmark dining room for others to follow” – Good Food Ireland
“Essence Bistro was such a hit that I am considering moving to Swords myself!” – Hotel Reviews Ireland
www.essencebistro.com
Click below to view the menus for Essence Bistro in Swords
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu
Cocktail Menu
Soup of the day (c)
Chicken wings with blue cheese dip and celery (c)
Classic Caesar salad with bacon lardons,
parmesan & croutons (add chicken +€2.00) (ac)
Deep-fried Brie mixed leaves and cranberry compote
Gnocchi with roast courgettes, basil pesto & red pepper relish
Garlic & chilli Boston prawn linguini (ac)
Penne pasta with beef Bolognaise & parmesan (ac)
Toasted Tuna, cheddar & red onion wrap
Fivemiletown goats cheese & courgette foccacia, red pepper relish
Grilled chicken bap with bacon and salad (ac)
STARTERS
Soup of the day (c)
Chicken wings in hot sauce, blue cheese dip, celery (c)
Marinated Mackarel, Potato salad, curried Aioli (c)
Classic Caesar salad with bacon, parmesan & croutons(ac) (n)
Fivemiletown goats cheese & beetroot salad, candied pecans (c)(n)
MAIN COURSES
Roast Chicken breast, Almond potatoes, Broccoli, Lemon Dressing (c)(n)
Sweet potato & nut Wellington with ratatouille, baby leaves & cabernet sauvignon dressing (n)
Goatsbridge Trout, Chickpeas, sunblushed tomatoes & spinach (c)
Confit Duck leg, Pak choi, Potatoes, Chilli & Palm Sugar Dressing (ac)
Aged Irish rib-eye steak with fries, salad & your choice of pepper sauce or Café de Paris butter (c) €6.00 supplement
DESSERTS
Crème brûlée with almond biscotti (n) (c)
Iona farm Apple crumble tart, vanilla ice cream
Sticky toffee pudding, honey-comb ice-cream (c)
WHISKEY
New Yorker – jack daniels, grenadine & lime
Old Fashioned – Jack daniels, orange bitters & sugar
Robbie Burns – Scotch whiskey, benedictine & martini Rosso
GIN
Iona Farm Apple Collins – Gordans Gin, apple sours, apple juice, soda
Negroni – Gordans Gin, Campari & martini rosso
French 75 – Bombay gin, lemon, grenadine & prosecco
VODKA
Cosmopolitan – Finlandia Vodka, Cointreau & cranberry
French Martini – Finlandia vodka, raspberry, Pineapple
Apple Martini – Finlandia vodka, apple sours, triple sec
Woo Woo – Absolute vodka, peach schnapps & cranberry
White Russian – Vanilla infused vodka, kaluha, cream
CACHACA
Caipirinha -Sagatiba cachaca, lime & sugar
Fruit Batida – Sagatiba cachaca, lime & choose either Passionfruit, cherry or strawberry
RUM
Hot Passion – Havana rum, midori, passionfruit, chilli
Hurricane – Bacardi, dark rum, triple sec & fruit
Knickerboker Knocker – bacardi,raspberry liquor, triple sec & pineapple
Mai Tai – Bacardi, Havana rum, Orange, grenadine & pineapple
TEQUILA
Margarita – Gold Tequila, Cointreau, lemon & lime
Tequila Sunrise – Gold Tequila, Grenadine & Orange
Cherry Picker – Gold Tequila, Cherry Brnady & Apple Juice
Mojito – Bacardi, mint, lime & sugar
Add a twist to your Mojito, Choose Strawberry or chilli
Frozen Daiquiri’s
Choose from Strawberry, Passion fruit, Peach or Cherry
Dessert Cocktails
Multiple Orgasm – Tequilla, Amaretto, Kaluha, baileys & cream
After Eight – Creme De Menthe, Creme De Cacao & cream
Brandy Alexander – Hennesy, Creme De Cacao & cream
Terms & Conditions
Voucher valid until 31st July 2014
Valid Tuesday to Friday
Booking made by email only with voucher code in Subject line
Voucher must be presented on arrival
Max 2 vouchers per table
Any overspend paid directly to the restaurant on the night
24-hour cancellation policy
Voucher valid on food only
Voucher may be purchased as a gift
Not valid in conjunction with any other offer
Menu subject to change
Other rules may apply
Location
53.455715-6.222151
Essence Bistro
75 Main Street, Swords, Dublin
T: 01 895 6811
E: reservations@essencebistro.com
W: http://www.essencebistro.com
Address:
Essence Bistro,
75 Main Street,Swords,Dublin