To eat in Maynooth?

I've never had much of a problem finding veggie food. It's not ideal but as long as you're willing to compromise you can find some good stuff for cheap. Pugin do a vegetarian option everyday, always tasty, or you could just get all the veg from the main dinner that day (mash, carrots, broccoli, parsnip etc) for like €3 and you get a huge plateful.

Roost do veggie lunch too, although it's normally quorn stuff or whatever which I don't personally like.

Twist is nice for lunch stuff too, really nice most of the time (if a little on the more expensive side).

Eh, that all-you-can-eat chinese place on the main street near the barbers is lovely! €8.80 for as much as you could eat and you can go back up for more. They've got a couple of different vegetarian options (I didn't go hungry like) but also when I asked whether the spring-rolls were suitable or not she said they weren't but went in a got the chef to make me some, which was really nice of them

Only place I wouldn't recommend from experience is O'Neills, vegetarian fajitas thats tasted as if they'd been microwaved to warm the cheese, bleugh.

Yeah, your da is handy to have around.

splash137 wrote: »

Ate in Greene's last week for forst time & will definitely return. Staff were friendly and food was divine. Lasange came with chips and large salad side. Friends got sirlion steak, 'rustic' veg (small portion) & chips but options for other sides was very broad.
Drinks slightly pricey for students... glass of wine €5, minerals standard €2.50 however.
Desserts were large enough and delicious.
Place was busy at time but roomy at our table. If dinign as a couple, the choice of single table may be a bit on the small side.
Overall, a nice atmosphere, good price for what you get overall and as I said, will return!
Still can't beat Roost's evening meals... Pan-fried chicken, mash & mushroom sauce never fails!

Pasta dishes are an important aspect in a restaurent such as Greene's and when they are simply Dolmio pasta shapes in a bag it tends to leave people frustrated. Wasn't hectic at all for €25. Staff were methodical and aloof. Contrast this with Mantra where staff are almost too friendly and at least there's some personality in their food even if it cooked from frozen.
Maynooth is still better served by the age old pubs in the town. The new Oriental restaurent has promise though. Fantastic thai meal there recently means I'll head back.

I really liked Kens by manor mills. But I've been to the chinese by Supermacs twice in the last few weeks and though it's not great generally, their shredded chicken with chilli and salt is tres bien <--(Me trying to sound like a con-i-sewer). If I was going there again, I'd get that as a main meal I think.

The Indian above Caufields/piano bar is very nice.

The veg never quite seem to be done in Bradys for whatever reason, though I haven't been there this year. Portion sizes good though! I used to like the LA before it closed - I haven't eaten in Mantra yet.

Where else? Hmm, Londis on the mainstreet do a nice chicken roll and I like that you can sit down there.

Twist has been fabulous anytime I've been, but there's never enough on the plate!

I eat quite often in the Speakeasy now, I like the staff there, the food is always decent (the breakfast rolls are like 3.75 or something - cheaper than lunch rolls??) I used to go to OBriens maybe once a month until I realised exactly how much we were being ripped off (Trinity students get 25% off O'Briens on Westmoreland street - if I used my bus pass I think it would be cheaper for me to go into Dublin, get one of my trinity friends to buy my lunch for me (renumerating him/her of course), and then bus back to Maynooth, than it is to buy a sandwich in John Hume...) I loved our canteen. RIP canteen. Pugin is nice, but I don't really like eating under the beady eyes of long dead bishops...

I do love cheese and curry chips (or cheese and garlic mayo) from Supermacs (very) occasionally. And their muffins with ice-cream aren't that bad really.

If anyone fancies venturing a little further than Maynooth, Celbridge has a pretty good selection of restaurants (which might deliver to Maynooth). The Dehli Darber (India - if you didn't guess that) is really, really good and has a very nice sit-down restaurant. The chinese take-away by the bridge is very good too, and the Macaris chip shop by that-pub-who's-name-I-can't-remember.... It's on your right as you drive into Celbridge from Maynooth, just before the Aldi. Keep an eye out for the winking chip man there

There's a cafe opposite the motor factors on the corner of the main st. Can't think of the name but it looks like a typical poser cafe on the tesco side of the village. Not being from there I can't be more specific but they do nice grub for decent prices!2 coffee, pannini thing and soup for around 10 euro! well sorted

My only reason for not returning is I live too far away

only hearsay so far but the glenroyal does a steak dinner and pint for E12. It is more than likely before 5 or 6 but a savage deal if its true.

They always serve that! My dad had the crocodile there one time and he said it was like leather.
I love eating in O'Neills, I always enjoy the food and love the staff (know them personally!). Great atmosphere there as well.
For a meal, I love the new Orient, was there on Christmas Eve and had a lovely meal there! Heading there tomorrow night and can't wait!
For food in town, there's a little Filipino restaurant just opposite the side of Easons on O'Connell Street. The food is amazing, large portions, really good value and a wide selection of Veggie options! Food is fast and so tasty!
Have yet to go to the riverside but I will be going soon as the reports here make it sound good!

raw fish is nasty. you have been watching too much of sex in the city. get back to your roots.

Is there a nutritionist in the college? I'm fed up going to the chinese and getting chicken yet again. I actually thought getting a chili sauce the other night was changing things up. Someone I used to cook for a lot told me yesterday that if i wanted to cook something fancy I would mash the potatoes.

haven't been there yet but i will bankrupt them soon. "all you can eat", playing with fire there.