Design

Powerscourt’s new Sally Gap bar makes the most of its stunning location

Replacing the traditional-style McGills pub, the €2.5 million bar and brasserie is has large window sections and bi-folding doors designed to bring the glorious Wicklow outdoors inside

The new €2.5 million Sally Gap Bar & Brasserie at Powerscourt Hotel Resort & Spa in Co Wicklow offers a bright, modern and stylish dining space overlooking the estate’s treetop canopy and boasting an exciting menu of local produce

Over the past several months, a corner of Level One at the Powerscourt Hotel Resort & Spa in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow has been abuzz as the exclusive hotel’s former McGills bar has undergone a transformation to the tune of about €2.5 million.

An homage to the idea of what a traditional Irish gastropub entailed, the dark and cavernous room had been filled with the obligatory dark timber floors, timber panelled walls, high chairs, dusky lighting, ...