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Best pub grub in the city?

  • 10-12-2014 5:27am
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    DVDM93
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭DVDM93


    Not a restaurant thread :P or a man passionate about his grub :D Any recommendations? Simplistic stuff like soup and a sandwich (nice soup and good brown bread) Nothing fancy. Just a good hearty meal. I'll be in Galway Friday. Have heard good things about the likes of The Cellar, Buskers, The Front Door, Cafe Express and The Kings Head. Can anyone vote for one of these or recommend somewhere else? I'm a food lover :) Thanks in advance!


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  • #2
    JillyQ
    Registered Users Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭JillyQ


    Personally I lIke the front door, but McCambridges is also worth a try.


  • #3
    DVDM93
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭DVDM93


    JillyQ wrote: »
    Personally I lIke the front door, but McCambridges is also worth a try.

    Thank you, keep them coming :)


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    feargale
    Registered Users Posts: 8,636 ✭✭✭feargale


    McSwiggans, Eyre St..


  • #5
    DVDM93
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    feargale wrote: »
    McSwiggans, Eyre St..

    That's the spot with the big tree up through it isn't it? Beside The Hole in the Wall down Woodquay side? Thank you :)


  • #6
    JillyQ
    Registered Users Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭JillyQ


    DVDM93 wrote: »
    That's the spot with the big tree up through it isn't it? Beside The Hole in the Wall down Woodquay side? Thank you :)

    Yes it is


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  • #7
    JillyQ
    Registered Users Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭JillyQ


    DVDM93 wrote: »
    That's the spot with the big tree up through it isn't it? Beside The Hole in the Wall down Woodquay side? Thank you :)

    Yes it is


  • #8
    kevthecelt
    Registered Users Posts: 261 ✭✭kevthecelt


    Massimos.


  • #9
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,963 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    kevthecelt wrote: »
    Massimos.

    Easily the best.


  • #10
    muppetkiller
    Registered Users Posts: 5,199 ✭✭✭muppetkiller


    An Pucan has great grub these days..Chicken Wings are fantastic too.


  • #11
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    For me, Kelly's.


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  • #12
    flynn2426
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭flynn2426


    The cellar, easily for me lovely food and prices not to bad, only thing depending what time u go it's usually very busy


  • #13
    DVDM93
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭DVDM93


    Thanks so much for all the replies, as usual the people of Boards are as helpful even with silly questions like mine :D wouldn't have actually thought about Massimos to be honest, nothing to do with it being a little further down the town but have only ever heard of it being a good pub for Chelsea football fans or nice for a pint the odd time, as random as it sounds but that's been my only association with it :) I'm curious and interested now, and two of ye have recommended it. Not surprised to see The Cellar mentioned as I've heard good reports in the past. Funnily enough I've always been meaning to try the pub grub in An Púcán since it was done up, liked the look of the new menu, how silly it sounds but it completely slipped my mind as I only had a pint or two there Saturday for the start of my work party :D


  • #14
    wowee
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭wowee


    Blakes on Eglington St is the best-no doubt about it. Great staff too and lovely open fire


  • #15
    ArtyC
    Registered Users Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭ArtyC


    Dàil bar and Blake's do so a steak and pint for €17... Can't be beaten for me...,


  • #16
    charlie_says
    Registered Users Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭charlie_says


    wowee wrote: »
    Blakes on Eglington St is the best-no doubt about it. Great staff too and lovely open fire

    Blakes and Massimo hands down. None of the places you mentioned OP, they aren't bad but they aren't great either. :)

    The Atlantic seafood board in Blakes is sublime. They do traditional but excellent bar food. Massimo is a more modern but great ingredients and lunch deal is superb there, soup and very good sandwich + tea/coffee for 10 bucks.

    edit: I hear the new bar in the Meyrick is quite nice food, lovely inside but haven't tried it myself yet.


  • #17
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Ach sure I remember when pub grub was a pickled egg from the jar behind the bar.
    None of this gastro-pub nonsense.


  • #18
    DVDM93
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    Thanks for all the suggestions :)


  • #19
    DVDM93
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭DVDM93


    biko wrote: »
    Ach sure I remember when pub grub was a pickled egg from the jar behind the bar.
    None of this gastro-pub nonsense.

    Moe Szyslack eat your heart out :P


  • #20
    ger vallely
    Registered Users Posts: 766 ✭✭✭ger vallely


    I was going to say Blakes on Eglington Street too. Great food and awful nice staff. Any food myself or my family have eaten there has been extremely tasty, always love going there.


  • #21
    DVDM93
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    ger vallely wrote: »
    I was going to say Blakes on Eglington Street too. Great food and awful nice staff. Any food myself or my family have eaten there has been extremely tasty, always love going there.

    Blakes is edging it at the moment friends. Who will be the winner by Friday? Chicken soup with nice buttered brown bread, a sandwich made up of chicken, cheddar cheese, stuffing and a bit of mayo in the nicest bread is taking my fancy at the moment. Nommmmm.


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  • #22
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,963 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    biko wrote: »
    Ach sure I remember when pub grub was a pickled egg from the jar behind the bar.
    None of this gastro-pub nonsense.

    No anti recommendations please.;)


  • #23
    feargale
    Registered Users Posts: 8,636 ✭✭✭feargale


    biko wrote: »
    Ach sure I remember when pub grub was a pickled egg from the jar behind the bar.
    None of this gastro-pub nonsense.

    Most places have moved on. You can get a packet of Taytos now,


  • #24
    beardybrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭beardybrewer


    feargale wrote: »
    You can get a packet of Taytos now,

    Many pubs you can't even get that. Pringles for €2? They're reformed potato saw dust. Down with that sort of thing!


  • #25
    El_Dangeroso
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    Blakes is easily the winner here.

    I know we're not allowed to anti-recommend so I will only say that my experiences in trendy hipster style gastro-pubs in galway have always been really disappointing, the menu looks great but then the service is painfully slow (over an hour for a burger) and the food shockingly bland and overpriced.


  • #26
    BigBadRob83
    Registered Users Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭BigBadRob83


    The Oslo out in Salthill, great place for lunch and the match at the weekend


  • #27
    beardybrewer
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    BigBadRob83 wrote: »
    The Oslo out in Salthill, great place for lunch and the match at the weekend

    Try their steak sandwich! I'm a connoisseur and the last time I had one there (2 months ago?) it was one of the best.


  • #28
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    beardybrewer wrote: »
    Try their steak sandwich! I'm a connoisseur and the last time I had one there (2 months ago?) it was one of the best.

    Krcma steak sandwich. For a few moments I saw beefy Jesus.


  • #29
    The Lost Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    I really like kings head but...

    And if ever a thread needed a poll. Can OP/Mod put one in??


  • #30
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,963 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    El_Dangeroso wrote: »
    Blakes is easily the winner here.

    I know we're not allowed to anti-recommend so I will only say that my experiences in trendy hipster style gastro-pubs in galway have always been really disappointing, the menu looks great but then the service is painfully slow (over an hour for a burger) and the food shockingly bland and overpriced.

    Thankfully Massimo isnt like your description, great and friendly service, fairly priced food and amazingly tasty. Want their Pork Belly Bap right now, dang.


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  • #31
    El_Dangeroso
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    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    Thankfully Massimo isnt like your description, great and friendly service, fairly priced food and amazingly tasty. Want their Pork Belly Bap right now, dang.

    I'm making no further comment but needless to say that has not been my experience the several times I've been there. But the fact that you immediately mentioned one of the places I was referring to says a lot I think.:)


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