Butter Road · Smash burgers in Castleisland

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Kerry beef, smashed in Kerry butter on a hot griddle in Castleisland. Order ahead and collect it hot.

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The Turnpike, from the bottom up.

A brioche bun, toasted in butter Cut side down on the griddle, in the same butter as the beef.
Road sauce and butterhead lettuce The sauce goes on first so the lettuce stays crisp.
Two slices of tomato Thick, and salted as they go on.
Kerry beef, smashed and basted Pressed flat until the edges go lacy, then the cheddar melts on top.
Pickles and red onion Sharp enough to cut through the butter.
The top bun Brushed with butter, and down it goes.

The Turnpike assembled: brioche bun, lettuce, tomato, smashed beef with melted cheddar, pickles and red onion (3D illustration)

The Turnpike €13.50

From griddle to counter

At the griddle. A ball of Kerry beef is pressed flat on hot steel beside a slice of Kerry butter, and spooned with it as it foams.

Illustration of a smash burger with melted cheddar in a brioche bun

On the bun. Cheddar melted on the griddle, a bun toasted in the same butter, everything stacked while it is still hissing.

Illustration of a paper bag, two wrapped burgers and a tub of chips on a wooden counter

At the counter. Wrapped in greaseproof paper and bagged, ready at the time you picked when you ordered.

Six things off one griddle

Illustration of hand-cut chips with sea salt in brown paper

Menu

House smashThe Turnpike€13.50
Smaller smashThe Firkin€10.50
Buttermilk chickenThe Exchange€12.00
Mushroom and halloumiThe Long Way€11.50
Hand-cut chipsHand-cut chips€4.50
ShakeSalted butterscotch€6.00

Every dish shows its allergens on the menu.

Full menu and allergens

1747

The road this place is named after.

Sources: The Irish Times and Millstreet.ie.

Castle Island, Mill Street and Cork on a map of Ireland from 1799 — In 1747, John Murphy of Castleisland was commissioned to build a turnpike to Cork, so Kerry butter could reach the market faster.

A butter firkin, in a 1939 American watercolour — The butter travelled in wooden casks called firkins, by horse, over the hills through Millstreet.

The Firkin Crane building in Shandon, Cork — At the other end was Cork’s butter market, which grew into the largest in the world. Its Firkin Crane building opened in 1855.

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Butter Road

Illustration of butter melting beside two smashed beef patties on a griddle

Castleisland, Co. Kerry

Tue to Sun, from noon