The East Room Restaurant | Plassey House — Restaurant in Limerick

Beautiful restaurant. We dined at the East Room which is a Michelin guide rated restaurant but could easily earn a star or two one of these days.

Ambiance was old school, elegant and ornate without being garish. Service was friendly, hospitable, knowledgeable and efficient.

Food offerings were excellent. Right from the North County and sourdough breads made in-house served with house churned butter to the after dinner petit-fours. Everything in between was thoughtfully prepared, artistically presented demonstrating mastery of the arts.

Standouts were the lobster ravioli appetizer that had a unique citrus quality that complemented the protein. The stand out entrée was the beef short rib. Delectable, tender and generously portioned. This was accompanied by lovely roast baby potatoes and a charred cabbage wedge that had been previously fermented like a kimchi or a sauerkraut.

Dessert didn’t let down either. Passion fruit soufflé was text book. My chocolate bar was creamy chocolate mouse topped with a ganache sitting atop a crunchy base that had notes of chocolate and browned butter. This was accompanied by a cereliac (?!) ice cream which somehow worked.

Our head server suggested an amazing 2021 Rose that we shared at the table. It was complex, cool and crisp. The bottle was priced at a very reasonable price point as well.

The restaurant unfortunately doesn’t do cocktails but they crafted a lovely drink for our daughter made with cassis cream and Prosecco that was lovely.

Overall, highly recommend the meal...

Five stars for the food. Went for graduation lunch and while the menu was lacking in choice (2 options!?!) everything that was brought out was delicious. Would have loved some more variety though and a simple option for kids. Very inflexible in that regard. My eldest basically ate potatoes and nothing else. Surely a bowl of pasta could have been thrown together without much fuss?

The food is of Michelin standard but the finer details and service required for that star are lacking. For instance, tables being left filthy for ages after patrons left, or waiters just not serving with proper fine-dining etiquette (ladies first, serve from left etc).

Having said all that we will definitely be back for dinner, the food...

Celebrated a special occasion with a delicious and luxurious lunch. Will go back for dinner. Lunch exceeded our expectations with food quality, service and convenience. We made an online reservation the day before for 12:30 Sunday. Received confirmation immediately. Sunday was quiet at the University as they are shutting down next week for staff Annual Leave break. Vincenzo and Holly took care of us. Both were so warm and personable that we felt at ease and so relaxed in this historic setting. Pace was perfect. Menu changes daily but offered 3 choices for each course from vegetarian, fish and meat. This restaurant is a gem. Go early and you may be lucky like us to initially have the restaurant and staff...