A slightly jaded welcome in Dalkey’s Jaipur

Staff warmly greeting customers they knew, but were noticeably less attentive to those that they didn’t

Jaipur has won several awards for its food, but it could do with paying more attention to its newer customers Pic: Maura Hickey

Jaipur

1 Castle Street, Dalkey, Co Dublin

01-2850552, jaipur.i e

Chef: Kuldip Kumar

The six-year-old is badgering me to take him to Howth. The rain is pelting down outside, and I think I can hear thunder in the distance, yet a walk on Howth Head must be undertaken immediately, he claims. Why? Because that’s where Pigín lives.

Who is Pigín, you might ask? He is, according to the publishers of the new book ...