June Elite Event: Camden Kitchen Tasting

I have been raving about Camden Kitchen to all my friends and some strangers! The food was amazing and anything but simple. The flavours of each ingredient combined to create taste quite unlike any other I have experienced before. The dense garlic duck confit beautifully complimented by the light, fluffy sauce with the refreshing garnish on the side (not sure what this was).
This was just one of the many dishes we had. We sampled so many different foods within such a small space of time, I wish I had the opportunity to taste them all.
Magali and Alan were amazing guides on our camden voyage of kitchen discovery.
As for the event, I enjoyed the relaxed, informal setting. The quaint upstairs of Camden kitchen meant that nobody was lost among the crowd of Unilocalers.
The only complaint I could have is that people should look exactly like their profile pictures! I rarely remember a name but a face I can hold onto in my mind’s eye forever. I can’t believe all these reviewers were present on the night and I didn’t know the half of you!

Such a fun time! Camden Street has all these little nooks and crannies that I’m only discovering now. Thanks Annie L and the staff at the Camden Kitchen for helping me find yet another Dublin jewel.
We were welcomed by Annie L and Annie S of Unilocal!Dublin, and Magali of the Camden Kitchen. The wine flowed, the food kept coming, all helping to oil the wheels of chat and craic between a nice small intimate group of Unilocalers. I was very impressed by the quality of the nibbles and the wine was divine, darling. Alain, who sources the wines there, was very chatty about his chosen wines for the evening.
It was nice to meet some new Unilocalers, and see some old faces of course. A lovely evening, and I’m really looking forward to trying out the early bird menu in Camden Kitchen sometime in the next few weeks.

i love Unilocal for continuing to introduce me to the cute little tucked away places which also happen to be amazing. i feel like there are a lot of them in dublin but nobody knows about them. this is definitely one of those places :)
i rather enjoyed the intimateness (is that a word?) of the event. i thought i’d been to the camden kitchen before but i guess i hadn’t… hmmm… it was really nice to go there for an informal tasting to get an idea of what the place was about. i mean i’d heard it was good, but hadn’t made it in to find out for myself yet. the little nibbles were delicious and now my interest is really piqued.
good job yet again annie and annie!

The tasting event at Camden Kitchen was extremely lovely – and I will be back to see if the dining experience is just as good.
The upstairs space was intimate… small enough to be cozy but easy to mingle a bit. The spacing of the food was good as well and I tried everything I wanted to. It’s obvious that Magali and the folks at Camden Kitchen have their stuff together. The presentation was informative; I like to hear what a restaurant thinks of itself and decide if they are executing their plan. In this case, Camden Kitchen is spot on with the relaxed atmosphere and the simple, high-​quality food.
I can’t wait to try the early menu at only € 18 – took a peek and I’ll probably go with the ravioli because I wasn’t crazy about the pea risotto. I liked the pepitas and crunch of the fresh peas but thought the consistency was weird for risotto. The goat’s cheese croquettes were deliciously rich though and the salmon canapes with the langoustine mayo were out of this world. Loved the many veggie options!
Thanks also to Alain for the attentive refills and being kind enough to explain his imports each season. I’m nosy but he had no trouble detailing his selection process for this curious Unilocaler. It sounds like he cares very much about his work and the wine spoke for itself. Just a lovely evening all around. Thanks Annie!

It was a night of firsts, first visit to Camden kitchen and first Unilocal evert. It was a super evening. All the Unilocalers were so friendly and I didn’t feel like a newbie. It was great to have the wines explained and as for the food, I am still dreaming of the Bayonne ham and the smoked salmon. I will definitely be returning to Canden Kitchen.
Thanks for a great night Annie.
Davinia

Great event, met loads of lovely Unilocalers and the food was delightful. My favourites: the goats cheese croquette and the pea risotto which was literally melt-​in-​the-​mouth.
Camden Kitchen is cute and cosy. Perfect for a date or lunch with friends. The early evening menu — two courses for € 20 sounds like a great deal! Thanks to the guys at Camden Kitchen and Annie for organising this and inviting me! Loved the goody-​bag too. Cute tee!

This was a great event — I never even knew this place existed, but I do now, wahey! It’s a cute place tucked away just off Camden Street… I’m fairly sure I’m going to go back there really soon.
A coupla’reasons why this place is a gem:
1) Cute n’ small (two of my many likes)
2) Nicely lit, not too bright, not too dark
3) Seems very chilled out
4) The food, from what I tasted, is lovely. Kinda like a mix of Irish and French… nice!
5) Nice wine selection
The event was great — but I will have to go back there and taste the grub properly… didn’t get the best idea of what they have to offer from the little food samples. Having said that, what we had was lovely –definitely worth a look.
Another great event — delighted to be able to go along (thanks Annie!!!)
Over and out,
Mary

Great event – that I unfortunately had to leave early – with great food and lots of veggie options!
I’ve never been a fan of the idea of ‘mushy peas’ but their pea risotto was better than I expected based on the image mushy peas puts into my head. The goats cheese croquette was delicious and melted in my mouth while the blue cheese croquette was not as much melt in your mouth, but then again I don’t really like blue cheese…
I’m not a big fan on wine either, but they really seem like they know what they are talking about, and my +1 really liked his wine.
The place seems really cute and I want to go back sometime soon to get a better idea of the entrees! And deserts!

Camden Kitchen mixes casual dining with amazing food. It’s a bit like having a gourmet restaurant attached to your living room. So it was a great choice for the latest elite event.
Magali and her staff put out some delicious samples from their menu. I could eat their duck confit all day. But then I’d look like a French duke and ruffled shirts and guillotines look terrible on me.
Alain from
dropped a little knowledge that I’ll definitely be stealing and passing off as my own. Nice choice of vino too!
A big thank you to Annie L too, for putting this all together, I’m already looking forward to Venu in July!

I really enjoyed this evenings Elite event.
From the moment we went up the stairs to the second level of the Camden Kitchen and met the two Annies (L and S), it was instant chatter and introductions.
I met people I’d met before. I met people I knew only from the Unilocal website. I met people I’d never met before. It was really nice and very pleasant evening. I wish I had mingled more.
Magali and the rest of the Camden Kitchen team played a blinder too. The food on offer were fabulous pieces of taste. It really demonstrated the skills of the kitchen and its staff. I have to admit I have eaten here before and I am a fan. The pea risotto was yummy and was something I had not tried there before. The pork tartine was another highlight. But it was all good to be honest.
The white wine was good too, provided by
. I am sorry to say I don’t know the white wine we were offered. I hope someone else can help on that front. Other commented on how nice the red wine was.
Thanks Annie L, Annie S, Magali and everyone involved in organising todays event.
PS the goodie bag was a lovely surprise. I really love the tee shirt and the tote bag. Both will be used and regularly.

my first Unilocal event I must admit… a very nice welcome to the world of Unilocal; and a chance to meet and talk to each other face to face. Excellent!
The venue is a very cosy and intimite bistro, with warm hearted people behind the scenes, with heart for the business. The taste of their menu was just scrumptious I have to say; I just have to come back and taste more of this…
Thanks Annie for the invite, and Magali for the feast to my taste buds!