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The Green Onion Cafe
The Old Town Hall
Rutland Street
Limerick

One of the most colourful restaurants I've been in recently, with good sounds and friendly staff, were my initial impressions.
We had booked a table but it really was not necessary as the restaurant was about two thirds full (this was a Tuesday).
However, I'm told that things get hectic on weekends so a reservation is best.

Now onto the food:
As we were perusing the menu we got the usual basket of bread which is always handy. I tried the savoury walnut bread and it was tasty, fresh and kept stomach tame whilst we awaited our starters, what more can I say about bread?

For starters I decided upon the Clonakilty black pudding with a red onion marmalade and my dining partner decided upon the chicken caesar salad.
My Clonakilty black pudding arrived with a filo pastry "skin" to keep it together and was delicious, quite hot (spicy). The sweet red onion marmalade was the perfect partner, providing just the right clash of flavours.
I tried some of the caesar salad and it was nice too, but nothing about it was remarkable, just like any other caesar salad I've had.
It was perhaps a fraction too big for a starter.

Main courses; I decided upon the sirloin steak (medium) with a port wine and shallot jus and she had some more chicken, in the shape of fajitas.
The steak was done just as I asked and was of good flavour and quality, accompanied by mash and nice crunchy greens.
I did not try some chicken fajita but there was certainly plenty, two huge fajitas brimful of breast, peppers and onions with a side dish of salsa and sour cream, which she was unable to finish.
I'm told they were "delicious".

Being the pig that I am, I had to have the heaviest dessert on the menu, sticky toffee pudding. I was very impressed, particularly with the butterscotch sauce, scrumptious!
Madam had the ever so boring ice cream selection as she was afraid of bursting out of the size 8 party dress if she ate anything heavier

The bill came to exactly €70 with a brandy and ginger ale and a bacardi and coke but no wine.
No service charge so I left a tip (as I always do).

All fairly positive with one minor exception, one of our young waitresses did not know the difference between fillet steak and sirloin steak, I was brought a main course belonging to someone else which caused a bit of flapping when they realised what they had done (just as well I had not started tucking in!).
I think she was new to the game as I got the impression she was unsure when I was asking her about the steak sauces, so I'm prepared to put it down to inexperience.

To summarise, well worth a visit if you are living in or visiting Limerick and I'll certainly be back.
8 out of 10.