Blank celebrating first birthday after clinching LCN best restaurant gong
Belfast’s Blank restaurant is celebrating its first full year in business after clinching a flurry of awards, not least being crowned LCN restaurant of the year.
The Malone Road venue’s unique selling point is the fact it has no menu, instead guests are presented with a list of ingredients sourced only on the island of Ireland and the dishes in the five course meal are kept firmly under wraps until the plate arrives from kitchen to the table.
The award now sits alongside the restaurant’s other early successes, including Best Irish Culinary Experience in Ulster and Vegetarian Menu of the Year at the Yes Chef Awards earlier in the year. Blank is also listed in the SquareMeal Top 100 Restaurants in the UK, another prestigious title.
“Every week we bring food from suppliers across Ireland to the plates of our guests in Belfast in our unique and original concept. The people of Belfast and Northern Ireland have embraced our concept with excitement and enthusiasm meaning no two nights in Blank are ever the same.”
The team has just announced two new additions to the unique service at Blank, an extended nine course dining experience and a special French wine pairing which is set to transport guests from Belfast to Bordeaux.
Looking to the future, Christina added: “By pushing the boundaries of taste and dining, Blank takes the bland and banal out of fine dining and we look forward to our first decade being as exciting as our first year.”
