Lounge Menu From our Bakery Tea & Coffee Selection Lounge Dining Evening Finger Food Afternoon Tea Wines by the Glass Cocktails Drinks Selection
From our Bakery Warmed homemade Buttermilk Scone served with Butter, Cream and County Down Preserves 3 Chocolate Cake with Cream or Toffee Sauce or Ice Cream 3 Tea Selection Since 1896 the Thompson family have been buying and blending the world s finest teas. The third generation of the Thompson family stay true to this tradition, blending award winning teas in Belfast to bring you a better cup of tea. We hope you enjoy our selection. All our teas are served with Ballygally homemade Tray Bakes. Irish Breakfast 3.50 Earl Grey 3.50 Green Tea 3.50 Peppermint 3.50 Decaffeinated 3.50 If you would prefer to take a little longer to relax over your tea why not try our loose leaf teas which are an exciting blend of luxury loose leaves and herbal infusions. These have been specially selected for Hastings Hotels.
Hastings Speciality Loose Leaf Teas 4 Hastings Signature Loose Leaf Blend A wonderful blend of Assam and Kenya s finest tea Lemon Smoothie with Apple and Blackberry Ultra Fresh taste of Lemon Meringue Earl Grey with Flowers Delicately scented with natural Bergamot Turkish Apple Amazing. Sweet, elegant & authentic Luxury Everyday Loose Mount Kenya meets Assam Valley White Tea Sweet Seduction With real Cranberry pieces Rolled Jasmine Green Pearls Sundries China Green Tea Black Tea Orange Cookies With Orange, Cinnamon & a little Cardamom Green Tea Angels Kiss Elegant Citrus Rose Rhubarb Spritzer Rhubarb Crumble without the calories! Scent of a Rose Garden Flowers & Rosebuds
Coffee Selection All Hastings Hotels coffee is sourced from Bewley s, who have been exploring, sourcing and roasting the world s most delicious coffee for over a century. Our speciality coffee selection is prepared using Bewley s Special Reserve Estate Blend, a handcrafted blend roasted exclusively for Hastings Hotels in Dublin. All our Coffees are served with Ballygally homemade Traybakes Filter Coffee 3.50 Single origin Colombian Excelso, medium bodied, nutty. Perfect for all day drinking Decaffeinated Coffee 3.50 Our South American blend, the Coffee has a rich roast flavour without caffeine Espresso 3.50 Small but potent, characterised by an intensely sweet flavour Macchiato 4 A shot of Espresso, topped with Foamed Milk Americano 4 A shot of Espresso topped with hot water, for a longer Coffee Cappuccino 4 Espresso smoothed out by silky Steamed Milk with a Foamy Milk top Café Latte 4 A shot of Espresso combined with silky Steamed Milk Mocha 4 Espresso and real Chocolate combined with silky Steamed Milk
Lounge Dining Served Monday - Saturday 12pm - 6.30pm and 3pm 6.30pm on Sundays Ballygally Classic Sandwiches 5 All Sandwiches are served on your choice of Irwin s White or Wholemeal Bread and are accompanied with locally produced Tayto Cheese and Onion Crisps and mixed Leaves. Gluten Free Bread also available. Suggested Fillings: Roast Irish Beef, Horseradish, Rocket Salad and Red Onion Relish Irish Ham, Irish Cheddar and Pickle Egg, Spring Onion and Mayonnaise Thyme Roasted Chicken with Lemon and Sun-dried Tomato Mayonnaise Tuna with Spring Onion and Citrus Mayonnaise Smoked Salmon with Celeriac and Apple Remoulade Wraps 8 Classic Caesar/Chicken Caesar Wrap Chicken Tikka, Red Onion and Baby Gem Leaves Roasted Butternut Squash, Baby Spinach and Feta Cheese Wrap All wraps have the option of being toasted. Paninis and Melts 7 Toasted Paninis with a range of delicious fillings suggestions: Chorizo, Olive Tapenade, Goats Cheese Boilíe Panini Tuna, Red Onion Marmalade and Smoked Cheese Melt Sweet Chilli Chicken, Coriander and Jalapeno Melt Brie, Bacon, Caramelised Shallots and Pear Chutney Panini All Sandwiches, Paninis and Wraps are accompanied with locally produced Tayto Cheese and Onion Crisps and mixed Leaves. Feeling Hungry? Soup and Sandwiches Combo 8 Soup and Panini/Melt Combo 10 Add Hand Cut Chips 2
Starters Seafood Chowder 8 Creamy seasonal Seafood Medley served with a Signature Wheaten Scone Green Cous Cous Salad 12 With Broccoli, Peas, Charred Leeks, Spinach Leaves, Pumpkin and Sesame Seeds with a Basil and Mint Dressing Chicken Liver Pâté 7 Served with toasted Soda Bread, with Rocket and Red Onion garnish and Spiced Pear Chutney From our Grill Hannan s 7oz Chargrilled Steak Sandwich 16 Served on Yellow Door Ciabatta with a Creamy Mushroom and Garlic Sauce and accompanied by Onion Rings, Cress and Hand Cut Chips Hannan s Glenarm Shorthorn Beef Burger 7oz 14 100% Irish Beef Homemade Burger, on a locally baked Buttermilk Roll, with Lettuce and Tomato, served with Tomato Chutney and Hand Cut Chips Add a slice of Irish Cheddar or Irish Dry Cure Bacon, or 2 French Fried Onions as an upgrade 1 each of all 3 for 2 Other Favourites Paula McIntyre s Homemade Chicken and Leek Pie 14 Traditional Pastry Pie served with Creamy Mash and Seasonal Vegetables and a rich Pan Gravy Homemade Fish and Chips 15 Haddock (in season), lightly battered and served with Pea Purée and Hand Cut Chips Classic Chicken Curry 15 Irish Chicken Breast and Roasted Vegetables cooked in a rich creamy Masala Sauce, served with Boiled Rice, Flatbread and Coriander Yogurt Crunchy Pappardelle 13 Pappardelle Pasta with Wild Mushroom Cream Sauce, grilled Baby Leeks and toasted Panko Breadcrumbs
Sides 4 each / Choice of 2 sides 6 Hand Cut Chips with Truffle Aioli and Parmesan Causeway Chips Champ Sautéed Onions & Mushrooms Rocket and Parmesan Salad Seasonal Vegetable Medley Beer Battered Onion Rings Sauces Peppercorn Sauce Garlic Butter Red Wine Jus Bushmills Whiskey Jus 1 each Desserts Bramley Apple and Salted Caramel Sponge 6 Served with Vanilla Crème Anglaise Clandeboye Yogurt and Honey Cheesecake 6 Served with Fresh Cream Sticky Toffee Pudding 6 Served with Toffee Sauce and Glastry Farm Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Irish Cheese Slate 8 or 14 to share Kearney Blue, Smoked Gubbeen and Fivemiletown Goats Cheese served with Ditty s Oat Cakes and Pear Chutney
Evening Finger Food Served Sunday Thursday 6.30pm 9pm and Fridays and Saturdays 6.30pm 10pm Baby Burgers 7 Two mini Hannan s Glenarm Shorthorn Beef Burgers with Baby Gem, Plum Tomato and Tomato Chutney Salt and Chilli Chicken Wings 7 With Sesame Dipping Sauce Handcut Chips 3 Lightly salted, wrapped in newspaper and served with a choice of Dipping Sauce Haddock Fingers 8 In a Light Batter served with a Citrus Mayonnaise Irish Cheese Slate 8 or 14 to share Kearney Blue, Smoked Gubbeen and Fivemiletown Goats Cheese served with Ditty s Oat Cakes and Pear Chutney
Afternoon Tea Served Monday Saturday 2 5pm and 3 5pm on Sundays Only 20 per person. Add a touch of sparkle with a snipe (20cl) of our finest Italian Prosecco for only 10. Menu Chef s Selection of Finger Sandwiches served on Irwin s Fresh Breads Please discuss any dietary requirements with your server. Free Range Egg With Spring Onion and Mayonnaise Irish Chicken Breast With Sundried Tomato Mayonnaise Irish Baked Ham and Irish Cheddar Cheese With Branston Pickle Smoked Salmon With Celeriac and Apple Remoulade Vegetarian Fillings available on request *** Warmed Freshly Baked Scones With local Fruit Preserves and Fresh Cream Toasted Irwin s Fruit Loaf *** A Selection of Sweet Pastries *** Ballygally Signature Dessert Cup Gluten Free Afternoon Tea is available on request with 24 hours notice.
Wine By the Glass Selection White Wine 150ml 250ml Glass / Carafe / Bottle Moreau Directors Blanc (Terret Chardonnay) - France 5.00 / 7.20 / 21.00 Fresh and crisp, this white offers aromas of citrus fruits with a touch of pineapple, finishes clean and dry Miguel Torres San Médin Sauvignon Blanc - Chile 5.50 / 9.00 / 25.00 Zesty and rich with a delicious mouthwatering finish Deakin Estate Chardonnay - Australia 5.50 / 9.00 / 25.00 Powerful ripe melon flavours, rich, concentrated and exceptionally easy drinking Vaja Pinot Grigio delle Venezie - Italy 5.50 / 9.00 / 25.00 Youthful and fruity, it is dry with a good balance of fruit and acidity and a long finish Red Wine 150ml 250ml Glass / Carafe / Bottle Directors Rouge (Cabernet Merlot) - France 5.00 / 7.20 / 21.00 Ripe plummy Merlot fruit married beautifully with the blackcurrant flavours of the Cabernet Sauvignon Moreau Merlot France 5.50 / 9.00 / 26.00 Delicious Merlot character with ripe fruit and soft rounded Tannins, leaving an easy finish Torres Iberícos Crianza - Rioja, Spain 6.00 / 10.00 / 29.00 The genius of Torres... Toasty vanilla oak balanced with sumptuous strawberry and red cherry notes Wakefield Estate Shiraz - Australia 6.50 / 10.50 / 31.00 Enticing berry fruit flavours are accompanied by persistent chocolate, mocha, cigar box oak influences 150ml 250ml Glass / Carafe / Bottle Rosé Wine Torres de Casta Rosada Spain 5.00 / 8.20 / 24.00 Soft and round on the palate with plenty of fruit and a crisp, clean finish. Michael Torres is a winemaker of genius (Oz Clarke) Sparking Wine Teresa Rizzi Prosecco Snipes - Italy (20cl) 10.00 Delicately fruity, slightly aromatic bouquet with hints of flowers. Well balanced & light bodied
Cocktails Vodka Cocktails Ketel One Cosmopolitan 9 Ketel One Vodka, Grand Marnier, Freshly Squeezed Lime and Cranberry Juice Smirnoff Cosmopolitan 8 Smirnoff Vodka, Grand Marnier, Freshly Squeezed Lime and Cranberry Juice French Martini 8 Smirnoff Vodka, Pineapple Juice and Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur Armagh Crumble 8 Vanilla Smirnoff, Armagh Apple Juice, Cinnamon and Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur Rum Cocktails Mojito 9 Bacardi Rum, Fresh Lime, Garden Mint and Soda Water Strawberry Daiquiri 9 Captain Morgan s Rum, finest call Strawberry Purée and Fresh Lime Gin Cocktails Tom Collins 8 Tanqueray Gin, Fresh Lemon and Soda Water Tanqueray Bramble 9 Tanqueray Gin, Fresh Lemon, Sugar Syrup and Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur Others Margarita 8 Tequila, Citrus Juices, Cointreau Amaretto Sour 8 Disaronno, Lime Juice, Sugar Syrup Irish Smile 8 Tia Maria, Brandy, Mint Chocolate Liqueur and Cream Float Big Easy 8 Captain Morgan s Rum, Southern Comfort, Orange Juice and Ginger Ale
Shortcross Gin Northern Ireland First Premium Craft Gin Shortcross Gin Northern Ireland First Premium Craft Gin At Rademon Estate Distillery are proud to be Northern Ireland s First Craft Distillery. Their small batch philosophy ensures that every aspect of Shortcross Gin meets their exacting vision, from foraging for botanicals in the surrounding country estate to labelling and signing every bottle - everything is crafted and perfected by hand. Created by husband and wife team David and Fiona Boyd-Armstrong, the Rademon Estate Distillery was established in 2012. David formerly an engineer from East Belfast, and Fiona, formerly a quantity surveyor, decided to rekindle the distilling tradition that spans back centuries in Ireland. The very first batch of Shortcross Gin was released in April 2014 and Shortcross has gone on to win a series of prestigious international awards. The name Shortcross came from the Gaelic for Crossgar, An Chrois Ghearr, meaning the short cross. The penny symbol on the bottle is in fact a Shortcross penny, the first coin to be minted in Dublin. Shortcross Gin Perfect Serves 9 Shortcross Gin, served with Tonic or Slim Line Tonic with a slice of Orange. Shortcross Cocktails 10 Shortcross Bramble Chambord Liqueur, Fresh Lime Juice, Raspberry Puree Shortcross Mojito Shortcross Martini Dry Vermouth
RubyBlue Vodka Small batch potato vodka produced in Northern Ireland Stuart & Barbara Hughes manage everything first hand in their small-batch Spirits business, producing their growing range of Award Winning RubyBlue Spirits in the most delicious flavours. RubyBlue Liqueurs taste like real fruit, because they re made with real fruit in small batches from quintuple distilled Irish grain spirit & authentically infused with natural Blackcurrants, Wild Blueberries, Cranberries & Chilli Peppers. RubyBlue Premium Vodka. Ireland s First Potato Distilled Vodka, Smooth ultra Pure Vodka with subtle notes of vanilla and crisp apple. Buttery & well-rounded with just a little earthiness. Perfect for those that like to enjoy Vodka Neat but also an excellent base for cocktails. Honoured with many International Awards including Global Vodka Master Gold, New York World Wine & Spirits Silver & International Liqueur Master Perfect Serve RubyBlue Vodka........ 9 RubyBlue Potato Vodka, served with a slice of green apple, handpicked Thyme from our herb garden and a dash of Lemonade.
Drinks Selection Spirit Selection Spirits are served in 35ml measures. Apéritifs are served in 50ml measures. Liqueurs are served in 25ml measures unless otherwise stated Vodkas Smirnoff Vodka, Russia 4.40 Original Ketel One Vodka, Holland 6.80 Handcrafted and available in Original or Citrus flavour Gins Gordon s Gin 4.40 Triple-distilled, this Gin contains Juniper Berries, Coriander Seeds, Angelica Root, Liquorice, served with a wedge of Lime Tanqueray 4.80 Distilled 4 times for exceptional purity and smoothness Tanqueray No. 10 6.80 Fresh Botanicals and hints of Citrus give this Gin its unique flavour and smooth finish Hendricks 6.80 Scottish Gin - Bulgarian Rose & Cucumber with traditional Juniper Infusion Shortcross 6.80 Irish Gin - Forged with Wild Clover, Elderflowers and Elderberries. They combine to create both uplifting floral notes and smooth sweet flavours Jawbox 6.80 Jawbox Classic Dry is a single-estate gin made at Echlinville distillery near Belfast. Made using 11 botanicals including heather, liquorice, cubeb and grains of paradise. Bombay Sapphire 4.80 A premium London Dry gin. Its recipe carefully balances ten botanicals from around the world - almond, lemon peel, liquorice, juniper berries, orris root, angelica, coriander, cassia, cubeb, and grains of paradise. Rums Bacardi Blanco 4.40 Captain Morgan s 4.40 Spiced or Dark Rum, Jamaica
Whiskeys Irish Blended Whiskeys Bushmills 4.40 Bushmills Black Bush 4.80 Jameson 4.80 Powers 4.80 Quiet Man 4.80 Irish Single Malts Bushmills 10 Year Old 6.80 Bushmills 16 Year Old 9.60 Bushmills 21 Year Old 17.00 Middleton Very Rare 15.00 Quiet Man 8 Year Old 9.50 Redbreast 15 Year Old 13.50 Scotch Blended Whiskies Bells 4.80 Scottish Single Malts Glenfiddich 12 Year, Speyside 6.80 Laphroaig 10 Year 8.00 Highland Park 12 Year Old 8.00 Bourbon / Rye Whiskeys Jack Daniel s, Tennessee 4.80 Bulliet American Whiskey 6.80 Cognacs Hennessy V.S. Cognac 4.80 Remy Martin V.S.O.P. Cognac 7.00 Apéritifs Tió Pepe Fino Sherry, Spain 4.70 Harvey s Bristol Cream Sherry 4.70 Pimm s No1, England 4.40
Ports Ports are served in 50ml measures Dow s Fine Ruby Port 4.70 Churchills Reserve Port (20cl bottle) 16.00 A very bright young port with plenty of natural acidity but also balance and pedigree denoting its grade A vineyard origins. Perfect to share with our locally sourced artisan cheese slate. Liqueurs 4.40 Pernod, Malibu, Irish Mist, Drambuie, Sambuca, Southern Comfort, Galliano, Peach Schnapps, Crème de Menthe, Cointreau, Tequila Blanco, Tia Maria, Grand Marnier, Benedictine, Amaretto, Crème de Cassis Bailey s Irish Cream (50ml) 5.00 Bottled Beers Beck s 4.10 Budweiser 4.30 Corona 4.50 Menabra 4.50 Beck s Alcohol Free 4.00 Draught Beers Half Pint Pint Beck s 2.50 4.80 Tennents 2.30 4.40 Roundstone Irish Ale 2.30 4.40 Magners 2.50 4.80 Guinness 2.50 4.80 Heverlee 2.50 4.80 Clonmel 2.30 4.40 Bottled Ciders Magners Pint Bottle 5.10 Magners Strawberry & Lime 5.10
Soft Drinks We have a full selection of carbonated Soft Drinks. 200ml bottles 2.70 Schweppes Tonic, Schweppes Slimline Tonic, Soda Water, Ginger Ale, Bitter Lemon, Lemonade 330ml bottles 3.30 Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Sprite Zero, Fanta Orange, Brivtic 55 Orange, Lucozade Still and Sparkling River Rock Mineral Water 330ml 2.70 Mineral Water 750ml 4.50 Red Bull 4.00 Pineapple Juice, Orange Juice, Cranberry Juice, Apple Juice, 2.20 Tomato Juice and Grapefruit Juice
ENJOY Here at Ballygally Castle we want you to have the perfect experience. If you have any questions or special dietary requirements please don t hesitate to contact a member of staff. hastingshotels.com