Locally landed at Port Oriel, Clogherhead our seafood is fresh, healthy and mouthwateringly delicious. Why not sample a selection of local delicacies with our light bites menu.
Our Menu
Lite Bites
Smuggler’s Seafood Chowder … €8.00
locally sourced hake, smoked haddock, salmon, mussels, fish stock, white wine, cream and fresh herbs served with soda bread (4,5,6,8,9,14)
Smuggler’s Half Scampi … €13.00
our famous panko coated Dublin Bay prawns cooked to perfection and served with rustic chips and homemade tartare sauce (1,4,5,7)
Dunany Crab Claws … €12.00
pan fried Clogherhead crab claws tossed in garlic chilli butter and finished with lemon juice and flat parsley (4,5)
Dunany Crab Tacos … €12.00
open corn tortillas filled with crab meat, avocado and salsa fresca (4,5,7)
Baby Back Pork Ribs … €10.00
slowly cooked until it falls from the bone, all smothered in our whiskey and BBQ baste served with grilled corn on the cob (4,14)
Sticky Chicken Wings … €8.00
100% Irish chicken wings fried until golden crispy all tossed up in either BBQ or hot sauce and served with blue cheese dip (1,4)
Almond Crusted Goat Cheese Salad … €9.00
almond crusted goat cheese, baby leaf, pickled beetroot and crostini served on apple and raspberry puree (1,3,4,11)
Crispy Calamari Rings … €9.00
salt and pepper coated fried squid rings served with lime aioli (1,4,6,7)
Classic Moules Mariniere … €10.00
delicious mussels cooked in white wine sauce with parsley and cream served with crostini (1,4,6,14)
Main Event
Smuggler’s Scampi … €21.00
our famous panko coated Dublin Bay prawns cooked to perfection and served with rustic chips and homemade tartare sauce (1,4,5,7)
Clogherhead Crab Linguine … €18.00
a delicious bowl of pasta dressed in fresh zesty crab meat, cream, garlic, white wine, fresh chilli, coriander, parmesan served with garlic sour dough bread (1,4,5,14)
Baby Back Pork Ribs … €16.00
slowly cooked until it falls from the bone, all smothered in our whiskey and BBQ baste served with grilled corn on the cob and rustic chips (4,14)
The Captain’s Fish & Chips … €15.00
made from the freshest fish available locally cooked in either beer batter or panko breadcrumbs and served with rustic chips and homemade tartare sauce (1,4,7,8)
Spanish Style Braised Chicken … €14.00
traditional Spanish braised chicken thighs with red peppers, onions, chilli, white wine and Mediterranean herbs served with one side of your choice (4,14)
Sticky Chicken Wings … €12.00
100% Irish chicken wings fried until golden crispy all tossed up in either BBQ or hot sauce served with blue cheese dip and rustic chips (1,4)
The Burgers
The Beef Burger … €13.00
tomato relish, lettuce, tomato, gherkin, red onion, smoked applewood cheese, served on a brioche bap accompanied with hand cut rustic chips (1,4,11)
The Scampi Burger … €15.00
crispy panko Dublin Bay prawn, ice lettuce, lime, marie rose sauce served on a brioche bap accompanied with hand cut rustic chips (1,4,5,7)
The Chicken Burger … €13.00
southern fried chicken fillet, ice lettuce, gherkins, caesar sauce served on a brioche bap accompanied with hand cut rustic chips (4,14)
The Veggie Burger … €13.00
curried puy lentils, carrots, onion, celery and gram patty, spicy garlic broccoli and feta cream on a brioche bap accompanied with hand cut rustic chips (1,4,9)
Kid’s Menu
All €5.50
Chicken Goujons
with fries or mash (1,4,7)
Fish Goujons
with fries or mash (1,4,7,8)
Slider Burger
with fries or mash (1,11)
Pasta
in tomato sauce (1,9)
Garlic Bread … €3.00
(1,4)
Sides
Sides … all €4.00
Hand Cut Rustic Chips (1,4)
Skinny Fries (1)
Panko Onion Rings (1)
Baby Leaf Salad (11,14)
Mash Potato (4)
Garlic Sourdough (1,4)
Garlic & Herb Potatoes (1,4)
Book A Table
Allergens
1. Celery | 2. Cereals Containing Gluten | 3. Crustaceans | 4. Eggs | 5. Fish | 6. Lupin | 7. Milk | 8. Molluscs | 9. Mustard | 10. Nuts | 11. Peanuts | 12. Sesame Seeds | 13. Soya | 14. Sulphur Dioxide (sometime known as Sulphates)
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