Reviews and Press
It’s clear that a lot of thought has gone into selecting a number of dishes in various styles and presenting them in a meaningful way.
Kinara’s aims are serious and it is earning the respect of locals and diners from further afield. Go and try it. —Georgina Campbell (Food and Wine Magazine)
Our starters were very colourful and they receive full marks for presentation. Both main courses were faultless. Prices are astonishingly cheap, far cheaper than the stylish surroundings suggest. —Alan Murphy (Sunday World)
The naan bread was the best we have ever tasted and my wife and I fought over the crumbs. The beef khara masala was melt-in-the-mouth tender beef… It was superb – nicely presented in small earthenwarepots. —Mark Evans (Evening Herald)
An Irish couple own the place and they work front of house making sure the dining experience is perfect. Front of house has an exceptional view overlooking Bull Island. They also offer a range of dishes in which the fat content has been effectively reduced without sacrificing the flavours. Boy, do they think of everything in Kinara. —Aoileann Garavaglia (Evening Herald)
Sean Collender and Shoaib Yunus co-proprietors of Kinara being presented with the award as the winner of Bushmills Malt Irish Restaurant Awards for
Best Ethnic Restaurant 2004
A doorman is there to escort you to the entrance and makes you feel you’ve arrived somewhere where service is taken seriously. Both of our starters were very good … well-balanced flavours accompanying well-cooked food – a combination that’s hard to beat. The best itemised bill I’ve ever seen… I was happy to oblige. —Paulo Tuilio (The Independent)
The furniture décor strikes a good balance between uncluttered modernity and ornate Indian. The Jhinga lasan was a very more-ish and expertly spiced dish. … the food is a welcome change from the usual pastiche served up as Indian food. —Ross Golden Bannon (The Sunday Business Post)
… a very approachable, informative menu, that combines traditional local food with ethnic fare and a very admirable selection of lighter and organic dishes. The rice was stunning … subtly scented with cardamom and cloves … each grain (imported specially from Pakistan) separate, firm and delicious. —Louise East (The Irish Times)
All in all, a very good meal. The service is superb, the room elegant, comfortable and quietly stylish … you should really try it very soon. —Alan Stanford (The Independent)
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