TimeOut Abu Dhabi – April 24, 2019

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Food

MCGETTIGAN’S IS ONE of those

places that you end up going

back to time and time again.

With a fun, lively crowd, drink

deals and super pub grub, it’s

hard to resist the draw of this

popular Irish watering hole.

We’re here on a Friday evening,

and the place is busy with a jolly

post-brunch crowd, and many

who are just here for a bite to eat.

We’re seated in a leather booth

tucked away by the bookshelves

and beneath the sloping ceiling.

It’s a cosy setting that suits the

menu of comforting Irish and

international dishes perfectly.

We’re pleased to see that even

the dinner menu includes a full

Irish breakfast (obviously it’s

never to late in the day for a fry

up), and there’s also a range of

burgers, salads and classics such

as bangers and mash and hearty

pies. However, as soon as we spy

the Àsh and chips, we know we’ve

made our decision.

It’s not a bad choice either,

and the two large pieces of white

battered Àsh are served with

a wedge of lemon and big pots of

tartare sauce and mushy peas.

The batter isn’t too thick or

greasy, while the Àsh is light and

totally delicious. Our only

criticism is that the chips are

perhaps a tad too chunky.

The pieces are so big that they

taste a bit dry and Áavourless

for our liking, but luckily the

table is well stocked with every

condiment you could wish for.

We also go for a French-

inspired seafood dish, and opt for

the salmon with vegetable and

chorizo ratatouille.

The salmon is simple but lovely,

and a squeeze of lemon Ànishes

McGettigan’s

O Open Sun-Wed 3pm-3am, Thu-Sat noon-3am. Licensed. Al Raha Beach Hotel and

Resort, Channel Street, Al Raha (02 652 4333).

“The fish

is light

and totally

delicious”

WHAT IS IT...

Classic Irish pub

plates with a few

healthy options

thrown in as well

WHY GO...

For the live music and

super fish and chips

it off just nicely. Meanwhile,

the ratatouille is full of fresh

vegetables such as multi-coloured

courgettes, aubergines, peppers

and mushrooms.

We’re pleasantly suprised by

how healthy and nutritious it all

is, and none of the food tastes

like it has been pre-made or

simply banged in the microwave.

This is all proper cooking.

Beneath the salmon we Ànd

a pile of potato champs (Irish

mashed potatoes with spring

onions), and they work brilliantly

with the sweet tomato sauce of

the ratatouille.

The live music kicks in part way

through our meal, and the mix of

indie and rock tunes makes the

whole thing more enjoyable still.

We leave full of praise for the

both the high-quality pub food,

and efÀcient and friendly staff.

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