Raglan Road - What's good?

[grinningghost]

Any recommendations? I'm sort of considering the Sod whatever it is stew.

 

[grinningghost]

bump

 

[Robert P]

the Planxty and Kevin's Kudos were both excellent. next time I may have to try the 'not' chowder or the stew.

for dessert, the baileys cream pot is similar to tiramisu, and very good, w/o being too heavy.

 

[LiteBrite]

I love the Colpuccino soup and the "Heaven on Earth" baby back ribs appetizer, but the best thing by far is the Bread and Butter Pudding. Amazing! It's a really good bread pudding, but what puts it over the top is the little jugs of vanilla cream and caramel they bring to pour over it.

 

[dash]

I can only comment on the Shepherd's Pie (my meal) and the Bangers and Mash (DH's). Both were excellent!

 

[lbrutledge]

The mushroom risotto was very good, and even though I am a self proclaimed chocoholic, i had to try the bread and butter pudding after reading the reviews and it did not disappoint. It was delicious! By the way, we really enjoyed the atmosphere at Raglands, it is a beautiful restaurant.

 

[CharmedLife]

A third vote for the Bread & Butter Pudding dessert - I'm getting hungry just thinking about it!

I also LOVED the ribs appetizer - next time I'm ordering a plate just for myself and have it for my meal. We also liked the scallop "forest", which was cleverly served with scallops speared onto forks, and the forks were sticking straight up out of a board. Cute.

The only thing I was disappointed in was my fish 'n chips - very soggy, fish was not very good. I wouldn't get it again.

 

[grinningghost]

What, exactly, is shepherd's pie?

 

[akalittleeva]

Is Kevin Kudos like Canadian back bacon or ham? I think I've seen a pic of Dunbrody's Kiss - can anyone describe that?

Glad to hear the risotto was good - I'm debating that, too...

This was the last ADR we chose and now I'm very excited about it - everything sounds so good!

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Does anyone know what time the entertainment starts and if they do it every night?

When I had Kevin's Kudos it was like a think slice of ham. The portion was very small, but delicious (although a bit on the salty side).

 

[disneyde]

I've read some where on the boards that entertainment starts at 9pm which is kind of late for my family with litttle ones.

 

[disneyde]

calypso cool painting of disneyland. I might have to look for one of those a little magic all year round!!!!

 

[LiteBrite]

Is Kevin Kudos like Canadian back bacon or ham? I think I've seen a pic of Dunbrody's Kiss - can anyone describe that?

Glad to hear the risotto was good - I'm debating that, too...

This was the last ADR we chose and now I'm very excited about it - everything sounds so good!

Here's the photo of the Dunbrody's Kiss that I posted on the food porn thread:

It was very good, very rich and chocolatey. It was sort of like a big chocolate truffle, with a chocolate shell and some kind of dark chocolate mousse inside. The only thing I didn't like about it was the texture of the bottom of it. It had something in it (never could figure out what) that was hard little pieces of something, and it kind of ruined it for me. It wasn't nuts, it wasn't coconut, but something along those lines. However, I'm really picky about food textures, so it was probably just me.

I still liked the bread and butter pudding much better, though. Normally, I'd go for the chocolate thing every time, too, but that bread pudding was just outstanding.

 

[UKDEB]

What, exactly, is shepherd's pie?

A British dish of minced lamb, onions and carrots topped with mashed potato. The Raglan Road version is a bit bland, albeit presented very nicely.

The bread and butter pudding is one of those desserts which seems to be able to absorb a greater quantity of filling than its own mass. You make a hole in the top and pour in the caramel and custard. It is absolutely delicious.

I have to say I make both better.

 

[o2bacelt]

We ate their twice this past March and they were the best meals we had at Disney. The first night my DH had bangers and mash and I had Kevin's Kudos, both were wonderful. We had the smoked salmon spred appetizer and something chocolate for dessert. Incredible meal start to finish.

The second time we had the scallop appetizer and I had the braiser lamp chop, it was amazing, I'm not sure what DH had but it was good. We didn't get dessert that night, we had to leave our little DD got sick so we had about half our dinner but it was amazing.

Definitely one of those places we'll go back to again and again.

 

[kaytieeldr]

LiteBrite: maybe those were bits of crushed toffee? Just a guess, but from the looks of that dessert, I may have to change my ADR and just not get as much 'value' from it as I'd planned

UKDEB: Does it have to be lamb? Is there any chance the Raglan Road version is ground beef?

 

[UKDEB]

Shepherd's pie is lamb; if it's made with ground beef then, technically, it becomes Cottage pie.

 

[perdidobay]

I love the Bangers and Mash, DH loves Kevin's Kudos... we both love the Bread and Butter pudding for dessert! And of course, a Guinness!

 

[akalittleeva]

Thank you so much for the pic Litebrite - I knew I had seen it! I did a search and think I found the recipe! It comes from a web article about Irish chefs in Boston - not sure of the date, but can't help but wonder if it is Chef Kevin. BTW - in this recipe, the crunchy base is Mars bar and cornflakes. After seeing the pic and reading the recipe, this chocoholic is definitely ordering it!


Dunbrody Kiss

-- "It is an intensely chocolatey experience and never fails to impress," says Chef Kevin Dundon of his signature dessert at Dunbrody House Hotel and Cookery School, Wexford.

For mousse:

1 pound plain chocolate bar, broken into pieces

5 eggs, separated

2 3/4 cup cream

For crunchy base:

1 fun-size (small) Mars bar, chopped

1/4 cup cornflakes, lightly crushed

For chocolate shards:

4 tablespoons plain chocolate, broken into pieces

4 tablespoons white chocolate, broken into pieces

For chocolate ganache:

6 tablespoons plain chocolate, broken into pieces

1/4 cup cream, plus a little extra if necessary

Small strawberries and raspberries, halved, to decorate

Line six small, teacup-sized cups with plastic wrap. Melt the 1 pound of chocolate in a heatproof bowl, set over pan of simmering water.

Leave to cool a bit. Lightly beat the egg yolks, then whisk into melted chocolate. Whip the cream in a bowl until you have soft peaks, then whisk into the chocolate mixture. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff, then fold into the chocolate mixture. Divide among the plastic-wrapped lined cups and chill for at least 2 hours or, preferably, overnight.

When the chocolate mousse has set, melt the Mars bar in a small pan. Remove from heat and fold in the cornflakes. Leave to cool a little, then add a layer to each chocolate mousse to form a crunchy base. Place in the freezer for at least two hours (may also be frozen up to one month).

To make chocolate shards, melt both plain and white chocolate in heat-proof bowls and set over pans of simmering water. Line baking sheet with plastic wrap. Spoon on blobs of both chocolates and then cover with cling wrap. Gently roll to form one even layer. Place in the freezer for at least 10 minutes (or up to a month, if required).

To make chocolate ganache, heat the chocolate and cream for 1-2 minutes until melted, stirring constantly. The consistency should coat the back of a wooden spoon. If you think it is too thick, add a little more cream.

Invert the cups onto a wire rack set over a clean tray and carefully peel away the plastic wrap. Ladle a little of the chocolate ganache over each chocolate cup, until completely coated, allowing the excess to drip onto the tray below. Using a spatula, scrape the excess chocolate ganache into a pan and reheat gently. Leave to cool a little.

To serve, transfer coated chocolate mousses to serving plates and leave to defrost at room temperature for 10 minutes. Then decorate with berries and drizzle around the cooled chocolate ganache.

Finally, working quickly, remove the sheets of chocolate shards from freezer, peel away cling wrap, break into shards and stick two into top of each Dunbrody Kiss.

 

[wee-haggis]

Don't get the fish and chips they are awful. Very soggy like minced fish from the frozen food aisle of the supermarket. We were not impressed it was pretty much inedible.