kilgraney country house and herb gardens
		The cooking is creative and contemporary with generous flavours, combining the best of Irish produce with influences from our extensive travels around the globe. There is a strong emphasis on fresh ingredients from local and organic producers and we make great use of our own home-grown fruits, herbs and vegetables throughout the season. At Kilgraney the pace in the dining room is always leisurely and the culinary style is distinctly fresh and light. Pre dinner drinks are available in the drawing room from 7.00 pm. Dinner is served at 8.15pm. Wed. to Sun. evenings (July and August), Thur. to Sun. evenings (remainder of season). Breakfast is served between 8.30am and 10.30am.
		Dinner, a lavish six course seasonal menu, is served in the cherub-adorned main dining room. In the tribal art dining room, up to twelve guests can experience communal dining around an impressive Kilkenny limestone table (subject to minimum numbers and availability). Both traditional and healthy options are available for Breakfast. Please do let us know of any allergies or dietary requirements that we should be aware of in advance of you stay. Sample breakfast and dinner menus are provided below, dinner menu changes nightly and is designed to accommodate, whenever necessary, any special dietary requirements requested by guests.
		Breakfast Menu	Sample Dinner Menu A			Sample Dinner Menu B
		Fresh Orange Juice Selection of Cereals Fresh Fruit Salad and Organic Yoghurt • • • Orange and Raisin Pancakes with crème frâiche • • • Timbale of Scrambled Egg and Smoked Salmon or  Baked Egg with Spinach or  Traditional Irish breakfast or Fibre and Fruit Platter • • • Toast and Breads with Home-made Marmalades and Local Honey • • • Tea, Coffee or Herbal Infusions	Amuse-bouche • • • Knockdrinna, Spinach and Cherry Tomato Tarlet baby leaf salad • • • Butternut Squash Soup with a nutmeg crème fraîche • • • Geranium Leaf Sorbet • • • Tranche of Hake with a Herb Crust tomato fondue and mushroom duxelles white wine and dalkey mustard sauce • • • Chocolate Mousse Cake with spiced pears or Irish Artisan Cheese Plate with quince jelly • • • Tea, Coffee or Herbal Infusions			Amuse-bouche • • • Cushions of Smoked Salmon with caper and parsley dressing garden leaves • • • Bloody Mary Soup with vodka • • • Buttermilk and Thyme Sorbet • • • Roast Breast of Guinea Hen with Char-grilled Vegetables tapenade sauce • • • Lemon Posset and Berry Compote honey and anise tuile or Irish Artisan Cheese Plate with medlar jelly • • • Tea, Coffee or Herbal Infusions
		Kilgraney house. Country house accommodation, with spa facilities, overlooking the barrow valley, situated halfway between kilkenny city and carlow town.