Belfast’s most expensive dinner..?

The Merchant Hotel, Belfast is set to serve what’s being tipped as the city’s most expensive menu next month, with a lavish seven-course Cristal dinner in its Great Room Restaurant.

For £195 per person, you can enjoy the ultimate fine dining experience with a sumptuous seven-course meal alongside matching luxury wines and Louis Roederer Cristal champagne. The exclusive menu, which is being offered for one night only on October 9, has been created especially for Belfast Restaurant Week, which runs between October 4 and 11.

Dishes from the luxurious menu include pressed guinea fowl and rabbit terrine with hazelnut and vanilla pear accompanied by a glass of Brut Vintage 2007; lobster thermidor matched with a glass of Cristal 2006; wild turbot, salsify, caspian beluga caviar with a glass of Cristal 2000; and a dessert of Brillat savarin, spiced black fig and candied pistachio paired with a glass of Louis Roederer Rose Vintage 2009.

With demand for tables at the exclusive dinner set to be high, culinary and wine aficionados are advised to book early by calling The Merchant on 028 9023 4888.

Gavin Carroll, general manager of The Merchant Hotel, said:

“At The Merchant, we pride ourselves on offering our customers the highest quality dining experiences, alongside first class service. Our luxury Cristal Dinner is the latest in a series of exciting and novel one-off culinary events.

“Our award-winning chefs have devised a delectable seasonal menu that pairs the finest culinary offerings with the best fine wines and champagnes. We’re proud to offer this exciting menu during Belfast Restaurant Week – at a time when all eyes will be on the culinary offerings of our great city.”

For further information, or to book a table at any of The Merchant’s special Belfast Restaurant Week events, call 028 9023 4888.