When you enter this beautiful Restaurant you realize that when it was being built the Engineer put a lot of thought into the design. We appreciated it as we enjoyed the wonderful food and conversation without any noise interruption from other areas of the restaurant. The acoustics were well planned. Eugene Gillespie owner, has brought a little bit of Ireland to Parsippany N. J. The warm welcome we received by Eugene, his wife Rosemary, daughter’s Karen, Laura, and son Eugene Jr. was delightful and with the extra effort they gave we knew we were in for a special evening. Chef Joseph Labita who had training while at Tavern on the Green, New York and other well known restaurants had the skills of a master which showed when we started sampling the food. We started with The Blackthorn Combo, ($12.99) this is a favorite appetizer for all to sample…potato skins, chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings and onion rings. I enjoyed the Spinach Artichoke Dip, ($8.99) baby spinach, artichoke hearts and roasted peppers, topped with Irish cheddar and Parmesan cheese served with warm chips. The Donegal Style Mussels, ($10.99) are very special, New Zealand mussels sauteed in olive oil, chopped shallots, white wine and a touch of cream. For Veggie enthusiast they have a Southwestern Veggie Roll, ($7.99), portebello mushrooms, zucchini, carrots and caramelized onions rolled in a herb tortilla and deep fried with a spicy red pepper sauce. The soup, Potato Leek, ($4.99) was delicious and the Irish Stout Onion Soup, ($5.99) was to die for. It was difficult to choose an Entree as they all looked so appetizing. Lennie (Ch 7) had the Gaelic Steak, ($28.95) 200z prince steak rack of lamb served with mince jelly. I had the Blackened Chicken Alfredo, ($14.95), Cajun skillet seared chicken served over fettuccine in our homemade creamy Alfredo sauce. Blackthorn is the name of the wood that makes the Shillelagh, (a wooden walking stick, typically made from a stout knotty stick with a large knob at the top, that is associated with Ireland and Irish folklore, and also the name of an Irish Pub from County Clare, Ireland. Eugene has brought his part of Ireland to America.
Posted on January 12, 2011 by Sylvia Harte
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