Restaurant Review: Superb bread and black sole outshine the Easter lamb at Blackthorn in Galway
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Restaurant Review: Superb bread and black sole outshine the Easter lamb at Blackthorn in Galway
The new restaurant at The Twelve hotel in Bearna has a parrilla grill as its 'weapon of choice'
Marie-Claire Digby
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Blackthorn at The Twelve in Galway. Picture: Andrew Downes/Xposure
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