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Our menus
Breakfast is served Tuesday to Sunday, lunch Thursday to Sunday, at our restaurant at Kilbride Cross near Ballon, a few minutes from Altamont Gardens. Our lunch and Sunday menus change every week — see this week's dishes on Facebook.
Breakfast
- The Forge Full Irish€14.95
Bacon, sausage, black and white pudding, tomato, beans, mushrooms and fried potato, with Ballon egg and homemade O'Hara's stout soda or toasted sourdough. With tea or black coffee.
Allergens 2, 6, 14
- Smashed Avocado€11.50
Fresh avocado on toasted sourdough with 2 poached Ballon eggs and grilled tomato.
Add 2 bacon €2.50 · Add oak smoked salmon €4.00 · Allergens 2, 7, 14
- Scrambled Eggs€10.50
Freshly scrambled Ballon eggs with buttered toasted sourdough and basil-infused grilled tomato.
Add 2 bacon €2.50 · Add oak smoked salmon €4.00 · Allergens 2, 6, 14
- The Forge Hash (gluten free)€11.50
Pan-fried sauté potato with red onion and wilted spinach, 2 poached Ballon eggs and hollandaise sauce.
Add 2 bacon €2.50 · Add white pudding €2.50 · Allergens 2, 6
- Three Egg Omelette (gluten free)€10.95
Spring onion, diced tomato, Ballon eggs and cheddar cheese.
Add 2 bacon €2.50 · Allergens 2, 6
- Eggs Benedict€12.95
2 poached Ballon eggs on a toasted breakfast muffin with crispy bacon and warm hollandaise.
Allergens 2, 6, 14
- Eggs Royal€13.95
2 poached Ballon eggs on a toasted breakfast muffin with oak smoked salmon and hollandaise.
Allergens 2, 3, 4, 6, 14
- Eggs Florentine€12.95
Toasted breakfast muffin with wilted spinach, 2 poached Ballon eggs and hollandaise.
Allergens 2, 4, 6, 14
- Warm Buttermilk Pancakes€11.95
With cinnamon sugar and a choice of crispy bacon and maple syrup; Nutella and berry compote; salted caramel, apple and mascarpone; or banana, toffee sauce and chocolate flakes.
Allergens 2, 4, 6, 14
- Brioche French Toast€12.50
Fluffy brioche coated in Ballon eggs with cinnamon, with crispy bacon and maple syrup; Nutella and berry compote; or salted caramel, apple and mascarpone.
Allergens 2, 4, 6, 14
- Homemade Granola€7.95
Slow-roasted with dried fruit, walnuts, sesame seeds, coconut and maple syrup, topped with natural yogurt and strawberries.
Allergens 6, 7, 10, 14
- 24-Hour Soaked Porridge Oats€7.95
Slow cooked in cream, with honey and toasted almonds or vanilla and mixed berry compote.
- Freshly Baked Scone€3.50
Ask your server for today's flavour.
Allergens 2, 6, 14
- Kids Pancakes with Nutella€8.95
Allergens 2, 4, 6, 7, 14
Sides
- Grilled tomato, sausage, bacon, pudding or fried egg€1.25 each
- Sauté potato€3.00
- Mushrooms€2.50
- Beans€1.50
- O'Hara's soda bread, toasted sourdough or gluten-free bread€2.50
Lunch Menu
This menu changes every week — see this week's dishes on Facebook
No half portions.
Starter
- Homemade Country Cream of Vegetable Soup€6.95
With homemade O'Hara's stout bread and butter. Gluten free available.
Allergens 6, 14
Main courses
- Beef and Guinness Stew€17.95
Tender local Irish beef slow cooked with onion, celery and carrots, on a bed of mash.
Allergens 6, 8, 11, 14
- Boiled Carlow Bacon and Cabbage (gluten free)€16.95
Carlow bacon loin with cabbage, mash, carrots and white parsley sauce.
Allergens 2, 6
- Golden Fried Breaded Lemon Sole€18.95
With minted mushy peas, hand-cut chunky chips and homemade tartar sauce.
Allergens 2, 6, 14
- Button Mushroom Linguine€16.95
In a creamed mushroom sauce with basil oil and Parmesan, served with garlic bread.
Allergens 2, 6, 11, 14
- All Day Breakfast€16.95
2 bacon, 2 sausages, pudding, beans, fried egg, hand-cut chips and soda bread.
Allergens 2, 14
Salads & sandwiches
- Chicken Caesar Wrap€16.95
Chicken breast, cos lettuce, bacon and baby gem in Caesar dressing, with coleslaw and chunky chips or soup. Gluten free available.
Allergens 2, 6, 14
- Carlow Baked Ham and Cheese Ciabatta€16.95
With melted cheddar, pickles and tomato chutney, coleslaw and chunky chips or soup. Gluten free available.
Allergens 2, 6, 14
- Smoked Salmon Salad€16.95
Oak smoked Irish salmon on pickled salad with tomato and red onion, on homemade O'Hara's stout brown soda bread. Gluten free available.
Allergens 6, 14
Sides & desserts
- Chips€4.50
- Seasonal vegetables€3.50
- Mixed leaf salad (gluten free)€4.00
- O'Hara's brown bread€2.50
- Desserts — see our display fridge€6.95
Sunday Lunch
This menu changes every week — see this week's dishes on Facebook
A sample of recent Sunday dishes.
Starter
- Soup of the Day€6.95
Cream of vegetable soup with homemade O'Hara's soda bread and butter. Gluten free available.
Allergens 6, 8, 14
Main courses
- Roast Topside of Irish Beef€19.95
With rich homemade gravy, mash, roast potato and market veg. Gluten free available.
Allergens 2, 6, 8, 13, 14
- Roast Turkey and Ham€18.95
Sage and onion stuffing and Carlow baked ham, with roast potato, creamy mash, market veg and gravy.
Allergens 2, 6, 13, 14
- Homemade Beef Lasagne€17.95
Irish beef ragu with béchamel, cheddar and mozzarella, with coleslaw, house salad and hand-cut chips.
Allergens 5, 6, 13, 14
- Fish & Chips€18.95
Atlantic cod goujons in lemon and black pepper batter, with hand-cut chips, mushy peas, salad and coleslaw.
Allergens 2, 3, 6, 9, 14
- Chicken and Mushroom Vol-au-Vent€17.95
Slow cooked in a white wine and garlic cream sauce in puff pastry, with coleslaw, salad and hand-cut chips.
Allergens 2, 6, 9, 14
- Vegetarian Sweet Chilli Stir Fry (vegan, gluten free)€16.95
Seasonal vegetables tossed in sweet chilli sauce over turmeric-infused rice.
Allergens 2
Allergens: 1 Crustaceans, 2 Eggs, 3 Fish, 4 Peanuts, 5 Soya Beans, 6 Milk, 7 Nuts, 8 Celery, 9 Mustard, 10 Sesame Seeds, 11 Sulphur Dioxide, 12 Lupin, 13 Molluscs, 14 Gluten. Our chips are not gluten free. Our lunch and Sunday menus change every week — see our Facebook page for this week's dishes. Prices and dishes may change.