Suites, suets & sweets

THE MET

The new bar and restaurant at the historic Metropole Hotel in Cork’s Victorian Quarter, is serving food from noon to night. Price: Dinner mains €20-€30 Try: Eight-hour braised-beef short rib, soy and ginger glaze, sweet carrot puree, €20 Drinks: The works The Metropole Hotel, MacCurtain St, Cork. Tel: (021) 464-3700 themetropolehotel.ie

RESTAURANT GIGI’S

A delightful extravaganza of colour and fun, coupled with exuberant food to match from head chef Jason O’Neill and team. Price: Dinner mains €20.95-€33 Try: Pan-roasted halibut, mussels, clams, sea fennel, rouille, bouillabaise, €30.95 Drinks: Cocktails, mocktails, bubbles The G Hotel, Old Dublin Rd, Galway. Tel: (091) 865-200 theghotel.ie

HAMPTONS

Busy, buzzy New-York-style bar and grill serving great steaks, seafood from their wood-fired Robata ovens and grills. Price: Dinner mains €18-€36 Try: Dublin Bay prawn scampi, tartare sauce, fries, €21 Drinks: The full monty The Savoy Hotel, Henry St, Limerick. Tel: (061) 609-325 savoylimerick.com