Taste at Rustic is an exciting and uber stylish new restaurant in the heart of Dublin City. The new food experience by Dylan McGrath explores the idea of flavour and tastes with strong influences from Japan, Spain and South America.
The principal idea at Taste at Rustic is to explore the five tastes: sweet, salt, bitter, sour and umami. Most of us are very familiar with the first four, but it’s in the recent years that Japanese cooking has introduced us more to the fifth taste – umami. There really is nothing else like this taste, and if you have yet to experience it you will be sure to on a visit here.
On the menu expect things like sushi, broths, skewers served on a miniature grill, steaming pots of rich flavoured stock and sake, champagne, wine or delicious Japanese style cocktails to sip on.
“One of the menus I have designed for Taste is dedicated to brilliant sushi, but it’s definitely not what Taste is all about. Sushi is just one aspect. We have so many different avenues for choice; of meat and fish dishes that customers cook themselves at the table, and many other elements that are completely unique to Taste.” Dylan McGrath
To be in with a chance of winning a €100 voucher for Taste at Rustic, simply comment below with what you would most look forward to when dining there! Competition closes on Friday November 20th at 5pm. *Competition is now closed and the winner has been notified.
I recently dined at Taste at Rustic and had the Omakse set menu, check out my thoughts on it here!
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November 18, 2015
I would really look forward to Blow Torched Scallops to start, followed by poached duck breast, with crispy wasabi potato on the side, while sharing a coconut and lime stock pot with my husband. Dessert would have to be doughnut sticks.
November 18, 2015
Salmon sashimi, glazed sticky pork…chocolate pepper mousse!!!! 🙂
November 18, 2015
I’d be looking at taking in the atmosphere and sampling all the delicious sounding seafood dishes! Especially the blow tourch scallops!
November 18, 2015
I would really look forward to char grilling my own wagyu Sirloin over charcoal, while sipping down some Sake cocktails!!
November 18, 2015
start with Warm Broth of Dashi or Baby Artichokes and blow torched scallops to share
coal roasted asparagus and wasabi potatoes on the side with mains of Beef Sukiyaki and Cocnut & Lime veg.
finish with two teas and a peach and aperol sake
November 18, 2015
Most of all I’d look forward to a night in the city with my girlfriend filled with cheeky aperitifs, gorgeous food & wine topped off (somehow) with dessert all with the help of €100. Let’s be honest, who doesn’t love an extra €100 to spend on food, especially when it’s @ Taste at Rustic!!
November 18, 2015
All the menu looks amazing so it’s hard to choose, I love sushi & Japanese cuisine? It’s one of my favs! I would start with the blow torched scallops, then the beef sukiyaki, and for dessert the cereal pannacotta, and if I won would return again to try all new stuff ha #looksamazeballs!
November 18, 2015
I would try pretty much everything vegetarian! Fantastic to see so many creative vegetarian options. In particular, I’d love to try the baby artichokes, the coconut and lime pot, and the crispy wasabi potato. My partner would love all the fish and seafood options. I’d have to try the peach sake too!
November 18, 2015
It would have to be the salmon sashimi and then the wagyu sirloin over charcoal. This would be a perfect way to spend anniversary date night with my boyfriend. We would definitely have to sample some of their famous cocktails also!
November 18, 2015
Anything and everything 😊
November 18, 2015
I really want to have their waygu and lobster nigiri! THE SEABREAM NIGIRI TOO! ALL THE NIGIRIS BASICALLY!!
November 18, 2015
Omg and their green tea creme brulee is the best dessert ever!!!!!!!!!
November 18, 2015
If I could get an intravenous supply of their truffle chips I would be the happiest man on earth.
November 18, 2015
I’ve wanted to go to here for for so long!! My perfect meal would be the crispy soft shell crap to start followed by the glazed sticky pork. To finish I’d have to give in to temptation and indulge in the doughnut sticks. I’d definitely be sampling some of the yummy looking cocktails too. 🙂
November 18, 2015
would love to go for the great tastes and flavors in their food.. their Fab cocktails also! 😉
November 18, 2015
I’ve been wanting to dine in Taste at Rustic for ages now! I’d be looking forward to the night as a whole – the Japanese-influenced menu (my favourite cuisine), the atmosphere and the company I’d share it with. Highlights would definitely include the soft-shell crab and blow-torched scallops. Although looking at the menu, there is nothing I wouldn’t choose!
November 18, 2015
The coconut and lime broth and the smoked Japanese cheesecake! So many lovely options though!
November 18, 2015
This place is really exciting; eating and allowing yourself to pick apart and explore your 5 tastes is a dining experience you don’t often comes across as a package in Dublin. Getting to know whether your palette prefers something salty, sweet, or umami and learning through each bite makes this place different for each individual and an exploration of the senses…that’s why I look forward to dining here.