Restaurant review: This Galway gem has some of the finest fine dining in Ireland

Lignum's chef-proprietor Danny Africano’s cooking harks from the minimalist school: ‘bass notes’, those deep, plangent flavours, are used sparingly; mid-range and treble, his most preferred area of expression

Joe McNamee: "And if you’re already licking the stamp for the envelope addressed to Pseud’s Corner, let me state it in plain terms: Africano cooks quite superbly; delicious, balanced, singular dishes, of real character and originality, some of the finest fine dining to be found in the country."

Lignum, Slatefort House, Bullaun, Co Galway

Our rating: 9.5/10