Wineport

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 1:22pm

Was there last week and was surprised with the vegetarian choices.... Had to pay €30 for a bit of past and one - ONE mushroom!!!!!!

John_Rambo · 30-01-2015 3:52pm

Martha_Mae wrote: »

Was there last week and was surprised with the vegetarian choices.... Had to pay €30 for a bit of past and one - ONE mushroom!!!!!!

That's odd. What did you ask for?

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 4:14pm

John_Rambo wrote: »

That's odd. What did you ask for?

Sorry I meant pasta... I paid €28 for the Fresh Tagliatelle which was a very small portion of pasta as much as you can fit in a cuppa and just only single mushroom. Never again!

John_Rambo · 30-01-2015 5:04pm

Martha_Mae wrote: »

pasta as much as you can fit in a cuppa

That's about the right portion of fresh pasta for an adult in fairness. What sauce was on it?

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 6:57pm

John_Rambo wrote: »

That's about the right portion of fresh pasta for an adult in fairness. What sauce was on it?

Well that's definitely not enough for me :P And that's not the portions you usually get in all the other restaurants around here. Didn't taste a sauce.. and I definitely don't think that €28 is a fair price for a portion of pasta..

John_Rambo · 30-01-2015 7:50pm

Martha_Mae wrote: »

Well that's definitely not enough for me :P And that's not the portions you usually get in all the other restaurants around here. Didn't taste a sauce.. and I definitely don't think that €28 is a fair price for a portion of pasta..

I know, portion control is a nationwide problem.

I don't believe you paid €28 for dry pasta with one mushroom and no sauce.

Zubeneschamali · 30-01-2015 8:15pm

There is a dish on the Winter menu (online) described as:

Fresh Tagliatelle
Glasson field mushrooms & white truffle oil

Yes, it's a main course, and costs €28.

There's no doubt that if you are looking for a big feed for not much, you're in the wrong place.

scrgirl · 30-01-2015 8:34pm

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

There is a dish on the Winter menu (online) described as:

Fresh Tagliatelle
Glasson field mushrooms & white truffle oil

Yes, it's a main course, and costs €28.

There's no doubt that if you are looking for a big feed for not much, you're in the wrong place.

can you link that menu, I cant find any menu online for the new owners, the villager or whatever it is to be called now.

Zubeneschamali · 30-01-2015 8:36pm

scrgirl wrote: »

can you link that menu, I cant find any menu online for the new owners, the villager or whatever it is to be called now.

No, I was looking at the Wineport menu, which is the subject of the thread.

scrgirl · 30-01-2015 8:38pm

ah sorry we had been discussing the fatted calf, assumed you were taking about that.

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 8:40pm

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

There is a dish on the Winter menu (online) described as:
There's no doubt that if you are looking for a big feed for not much, you're in the wrong place.

I was looking for a good feed... which was far from what I got..

Zubeneschamali · 30-01-2015 8:45pm

scrgirl wrote: »

ah sorry we had been discussing the fatted calf, assumed you were taking about that.

There is no Fatted Calf at the minute.

scrgirl · 30-01-2015 8:45pm

I always feel Irish restaurants over feed us, so when I dont feel stuffed at the end of a meal I think thats a good thing.

scrgirl · 30-01-2015 8:46pm

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

There is no Fatted Calf at the minute.

Is Cathal Moran not in yet?

John_Rambo · 30-01-2015 9:16pm

Martha_Mae wrote: »

I was looking for a good feed... which was far from what I got..

If your looking for quantity over quality you'd be better off going to a pub carvery. Like scrgirl a lot of people nowadays like to leave a restaurant without feeling bloated. Some portions are a joke.

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 9:24pm

John_Rambo wrote: »

If your looking for quantity over quality you'd be better off going to a pub carvery. Like scrgirl a lot of people nowadays like to leave a restaurant without feeling bloated. Some portions are a joke.

Are you working there or something? I never said I prefer quantity over quality but when I'm paying €28 for pasta I'm expecting something more than two mouthfulls and one mushroom. I would mind the portion if there was actually something there to make it up for the price

John_Rambo · 30-01-2015 9:35pm

Martha_Mae wrote: »

Are you working there or something? I never said I prefer quantity over quality but when I'm paying €28 for pasta I'm expecting something more than two mouthfulls and one mushroom. I would mind the portion if there was actually something there to make it up for the price

No, I don't work there, but when I go to somewhere like the Wineport I know what to expect. Look, if you can't taste truffle oil in fresh pasta, you don't want to pay a lot of money and you want huge portions the best place for you is the carvery. They are great value, they are cheap and you "get a great feed".

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 9:39pm

You're hopeless - Wineport is overpriced. Great location but I the food is mediocre

Guess we're spoiled by The Locke here in town. Great chef, gorgeous food, excellent service.

Sunny Dayz · 30-01-2015 9:46pm

Martha_Mae wrote: »

You're hopeless - Wineport is overpriced. Great location but I the food is mediocre

Guess we're spoiled by The Locke here in town. Great chef, gorgeous food, excellent service.

Apparantly the Locke has closed up.

Keithmc40 · 30-01-2015 9:47pm

The Locke is closed down !!!

John_Rambo · 30-01-2015 9:47pm

Martha_Mae wrote: »

Guess we're spoiled by The Locke here in town. Great chef, gorgeous food, excellent service.

Meh.... average fair, uncreative, low quality produce. Beef and Salmon diner. Cracking building though.

John_Rambo · 30-01-2015 9:48pm

Keithmc40 wrote: »

The Locke is closed down !!!

No surprise there, pity though, hope it's only for Jan and Feb and it improves if it reopens.

Rasmus · 30-01-2015 10:34pm

Martha_Mae wrote: »

Well that's definitely not enough for me :P And that's not the portions you usually get in all the other restaurants around here. Didn't taste a sauce.. and I definitely don't think that €28 is a fair price for a portion of pasta..

Agreed. That amount of pasta is extremely cheap to mage and the costs should be passed on accordingly. Why did you choose such an expensive pasta dish though?

John_Rambo · 30-01-2015 10:44pm

Rasmus wrote: »

Agreed. That amount of pasta is extremely cheap to mage and the costs should be passed on accordingly. Why did you choose such an expensive pasta dish though?

Disagree, that amount of pasta is exactly what you'd get in Italy. Where they invented pasta. It's a processed food designed to be a side or mixed with fish, veg, or meat. A good Italian restaurant will give you enough pasta that will fit in your cupped hand. I don't believe there was just one mushroom.

But, in fairness to Martha vegetarian dishes seem to be an afterthought throughout Europe. I find this unsurprising as, in my view (and, it seems, most chefs view) vegetarianism is unnatural. If you're not a hardcore veggie I'd advise anyone to order a normal main without the meat and ask can the veg be added to supplement. Shouldn't be a problem. I have asked for starters to be enlarged as a main in the Wineport... they are fairly flexible.

Rasmus · 30-01-2015 10:48pm

John_Rambo wrote: »

Disagree, that amount of pasta is exactly what you'd get in Italy. Where they invented pasta. It's a processed food designed to be a side or mixed with fish, veg, or meat. A good Italian restaurant will give you enough pasta that will fit in your cupped hand. I don't believe there was just one mushroom.

But, in fairness to Martha vegetarian dishes seem to be an afterthought throughout Europe. I find this unsurprising as, in my view (and, it seems, most chefs view) vegetarianism is unnatural. If you're not a hardcore veggie I'd advise anyone to order a normal main without the meat and ask can the veg be added to supplement. Shouldn't be a problem. I have asked for starters to be enlarged as a main in the Wineport... they are fairly flexible.

But they wouldn't charge 28 euro for a pasta in Italy! The point is, in Ireland they serve pasta as a main dish and charging that is taking the p's.

John_Rambo · 30-01-2015 10:52pm

Rasmus wrote: »

But they wouldn't charge 28 euro for a pasta in Italy!

They certainly will!!

Zubeneschamali · 30-01-2015 10:53pm

Unfortunately, unless it's a specialist place, anyone ordering the vegetarian main course in a restaurant is asking for trouble. It's like saying you want a Medium steak.

Saint_Mel · 01-02-2015 8:35pm

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

Did Athlone Crystal move from St Mary's Square?

Yep,moved in beside the Westmeath Independent offices

Saint_Mel · 01-02-2015 8:37pm

John_Rambo wrote: »

I was happy to pay the price for above quality restaurant food in a bar like scenario. I really thought it was a big deal! I genuinely thought the menu was creative, I loved the locally sourced food and booze.

That's the things though, I didn't think it was anywhere near above quality restaurant food.

By any chance did you work there before? Not getting at anything btw with that but your talk about the place comes across (to me anyway) as someone with a past/vested interest in the place.
Although that could just be me being a suspicious Aloysius :-)

fergal.b · 01-02-2015 9:16pm

I have to say I love the food in Wineport it's one of my favourite stop off points after a day on the lake, the service is always very friendly and welcoming and when I'm short a few quid the bar food is just as tasty

I would have no problems recommending the place to anyone.

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