Head chef at the Greenhouse is Mickael Viljanen originally from Finland. He first become noticed (as a chef to watch) when he was head chef in Gregans Castle Hotel in Co.Clare before moving to Dublin. It was only matter of time before this very talented chef would gain a Michelin star which he did and as was expected, two Michelin stars in 2019 of which there’s only two other restaurants in Ireland with this accolade.
We had dined on two previous occasions at the restaurant, once for lunch and also for dinner – both times the food was fantastic, so we had pretty high expectations and we hoped not to be disappointed.
Once seated at our table, the menu was in a envelope for us to read over, there were two options, the short menu and the long menu, no prizes for guessing which we went for 🙂
To start, we went with our usual kir royals, on a side note, usually restaurants of this calibre offer wine pairing but they don’t seem to offer it as we weren’t asked and it wasn’t mentioned on the menu.
Our first nibble arrived, oyster with pike roe, followed by two more, wild salmon and watercress and truffle comet – all were fantastic.
Sourdough bread and butter arrived at the table, the bread was really tasty. Then it was on to a few more courses. I let the pictures do the talking…..
So did the Greenhouse meet our expectations, yes, it certainly did. The food was tasty, well presented, innovative and the staff were fantastic. The only minor criticism were the desserts, they were works of art on a plate but perhaps they pushed the boundaries a little too much, the miso and chocolate desserts, for us at least was, while not unpleasant, not as good as previous courses.
We very much look forward to the next time we’re dining at the Greenhouse
Until next time,
C&J
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