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Essence Bistro Swords
Essence Bistro Main Street Swords County Dublin
Early Bird Menu
Two Courses €19.50 Three Courses €24.50
Tuesday–Friday 5.30pm–10.00pm, Saturday 5.30pm–7.00pm
Sunday
2.00pm-9.00pm
(c) – suitable for coeliacs (ac) – adaptable for coeliacs (n) – may contain nuts or traces
of nuts
STARTERS
Soup of the day (c)
Chicken liver paté, with Cumberland jelly & toasted brioche(ac)
Classic Caesar salad with bacon, parmesan & croutons(ac)(n)
Baked goats cheese, candied pecans,
marinated beetroot & micro leaves (n)
Howth smoked salmon & black olives, celeriac
remoulade, sweet caper dressing(c)
MAIN COURSES
Sweet potato and nut Wellington
ratatouille, cabernet sauvignon dressing (n)
Roast chicken supreme, gnocchi, chestnut mushrooms,
purple broccoli, lemon & truffle dressing (ac)
Howth smoked haddock, Baby potatoes, spinach,
poached egg & wholegrain mustard cream (c)
Aged Irish rib-eye steak with fries, salad & your choice of
pepper sauce or Café de Paris butter (c) €5.00
supplement
DESSERTS
Lemon panacotta, raspberries (c)
Crème brûlée with almond biscotti (ac)
Strawberry & chocolate chip cookie knickerbockerglory (ac)
Hazelnut chocolate tart with milk chocolate ice-cream
If you suffer from any allergies or have any special dietry needs please
let us know and we will try to accommodate
you
ESSENTIAL DINING
Lunch Menu
10 Delicious Dishes €10 per person for any 2 dishes served in 10 Minutes*
(c) – suitable for coeliacs (ac) – adaptable for coeliacs
(n) – may contain nuts or traces of nuts
Soup of the day
Chicken wings (c)
with blue cheese dip and celery
Boston prawn cocktail (c)
with Marie-rose sauce
Classic Caesar salad (ac)
with bacon lardons, parmesan & croutons
Deep-fried Brie
mixed leaves and cranberry compote
Spiced mixed bean stew (ac)
In tomato sauce with crusty bread
Penne pasta
with beef bolognaise & parmesan
Pumpkin ravioli
With sage butter
Beef & mushroom stew
In a red wine sauce
Grilled chicken bap
With bacon and salad
SIDES
Fries €3.50 Mixed leaves €3.00 Vegetable of the
day €3.50
If you suffer from any allergies or have any special dietry needs please
let us know and we will try to accommodate
you
* We endeavour to ensure that all dishes are served within ten minutes from ordering- subject to business levels
DINNER MENU
(c) – suitable for coeliacs (ac) – adaptable for coeliacs (n) – may contain nuts or traces of nuts
STARTERS
Soup of the day (c)
€5.00
Seafood chowder, Pastis creme fraiche (c)
€7.50
Baked goats cheese, candied pecans, beetroot & micro cress (c)(n) €8.20
Ham hock & smoked beef terrine, pickle salsa, brioche (ac) €8.20
Chicken liver paté, with Cumberland jelly & toasted brioche(ac) €8.20
Thai fish cake, pickled radish & ginger, tomato fondue (c) €8.00
Howth smoked salmon & black olives, celeriac remoulade, €8.50
sweet caper dressing(c)
Chicken wings in hot sauce, blue cheese dip, celery (c) €6.50
SALADS
Caprese salad, baby mozzarella, tomato, basil (c) €6.50
Smoked duck and apricot salad, cherry balsamic dressing (c) €7.70
Classic Caesar salad, bacon lardons, parmesan & croutons (ac)(n) €6.20
MAIN COURSES
Roast Skeaghanore duck breast (c) €22.00
fondant potato, savoy cabage, spiced
plums
Roast chicken supreme (ac) €16.80
Gnocchi, chestnut mushrooms, purple
broccoli, lemon & truffle dressing
Howth smoked haddock (c) €17.00
Baby potatoes, spinach, poached
egg & wholegrain mustard cream
Pan roasted stonebass €18.00
Barley “risotto”,
purple broccoli , tomato fondue
Braised beef daube Bourguignon (c) €16.80
fondant potato, green beans
Aged Irish rib-eye steak with fries and salad (c) €21.50
choice of pepper sauce or Café de
Paris butter
Aged Irish fillet steak (c) €24.50
fondant potato, confit carrots
& onion puree
Homemade Irish beef burger (ac) €13.50
toasted Waterford blaa, with fries
& salad
topped with bacon & either Dubliner cheddar or Cashel blue
Slow roast BBQ beef short-ribs (c) €17.00
garlic bread, corn on the cob &
rocket salad
Essence daily pie special (please ask your server about today’s pie) €14.50
Served with
baby potatoes and vegetables
PASTA & VEGETARIAN (please ask if you require Gluten free pasta)
Chilli & garlic prawns linguini €16.20
cherry tomatoes & spinach
Roast cajun chicken tagliatelli €15.70
tomato pesto, rocket
Mushroom & Barley “risotto” €14.50 parmesan, poached
egg & truffle dressing
Sweet potato and nut Wellington €16.50
ratatouille, cabernet sauvignon dressing
SIDES
Fries €3.50 Mash €3.50
Mixed
leaves €3.00 Vegetable of the day €3.50
Sauted onions €3.50
mid-week special
Two Courses €15.00
Tuesday–Thursday 5.30pm–7.30pm
(c) – suitable for coeliacs (ac) – adaptable for coeliacs (n) – may contain nuts or traces of nuts
STARTERS
Soup of the day (c)
Classic Caesar salad with bacon, parmesan & croutons(ac)(n)
Chicken wings in hot sauce, blue cheese dip, celery (c)
Tomato & mozzarella salad, Caper dressing, baby leaves (c)
MAIN COURSES
Beetroot & Barley “risotto”, fivemiletown goats cheese
Apple & sage sausages, Colcannon mash, red onion compote
Goatsbridge Seatrout, with roast baby potatoes, caper & lemon butter (c)
Aged Irish Rump steak steak, with celeriac & swede chips, pepper sauce (c)
At Essence Bistro, we are commited to using the freshest quality ingredients and we believe that North County Dublin
has some of the best farming land and producers in this country. We always try to source the majority of our fruit and vegetables
locally. We also believe in sourcing our meat and fish from Ireland.
Some of the local growers and suppliers
inlude:
Leaves, cress, vegetables & potatoes - Brendan Guinan, North Co. Dublin
Fruit & vegetables
- Iona Fruit farm, North Co. Dublin
Beef – Lambay Island & Carlow depending on availability – Ray Collier
butchers
Duck – Skeaghanore, Co. Cork – Vanilla Ventures
Chickens – Co. Monaghan – Artisan Foods
Fish
& seafood – Wrights of Marino
If you have any allergies or have any special dietry needs please let
us know and we will try to accommodate you.
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