NEDE

I always found it a bit strange that they simply reversed the name of Eden, and originally thought it was a joke, No it’s true, Eden is now Nede and I have to say I was more than a little disappointed.
Staff as before in Eden were great, it was the food that was so disappointing. This is the first time I have ever gone for dinner and wanted to go for something to eat straight after. We opted to share the Hick’s Meat Platter for starter as there were no Oysters which was what my friend had hoped for. Strange that they didn’t reprint the menus as they just seemed to be run off on a standard laser printer anyway.
Some of the meat platter was just pure fat which is what we were told it would be, but it still wasn’t to our taste.
I found the menu quite lacking for my taste but I am sure it would fit others. We both had the baby chicken, which was somewhat flavoursome, but boy they weren’t lying when they said baby. I hate to have to work for my food and I felt trying to get the meat off the bone was hard work and it felt like I didn’t have a single proper mouth full.
The chefs are all apparently Ex Noma in Copenhagen, so you would have really expected amazing things.
Alas no!
It’s as if they haven’t really found what they want the food to be. Or maybe as we decided last night that it just wasn’t to our taste as the people behind us seemed to enjoy it.

It’s a little bit exciting. This is emperor’s new clothes territory (bye-​bye EDEN, hello NEDE). Three, four ingredients smile at you from the plate. That smile; it might have been my reflection. Irish sourced food, treated with respect and elegantly plated. Baby turnip, radish and beet with whipped cheese, clams with horseradish snow, cod cheek with legumes — all moreish. If you are after generous portions, better look elsewhere. This can be dainty stuff. Mind you, the excellent sourdough and crème fraîche butter add bulk. Dessert stole the show. Toasted barley with dark chocolate atop a sour yoghurt mousse with coffee icecream. The rhubarb with pine granite edged it close for dish of the day. This menu will change, frequently, so your mileage may vary. That’s the beauty of seasonal terroir (and trouble for the kitchen). It’s not structured as you might like. You’ll want three courses, at least, if only for variety. You leave feeling better than you arrived and a little lighter in your pocket. That will run you close to € 35/​40, making the tasting of five courses for € 45 a worthy treat option. The drinks menu is growing, expect 8 degrees craft beer and homebrew in the near future. You’ll want to add this to your list.