Places to eat in Thurles

hinault · 02-09-2011 9:50pm

Cerbera wrote: »

There's more to this than can, or will, be posted on here.

Basically the previous proprietor got your money, took it and ran.

Face it, he screwed you.

:eek:

As I said earlier I hope the previous owner doesn't cross my path.

JMLB94 · 05-10-2011 4:22pm

macjohn wrote: »

Depends on what you are after - there is a little place in the homevalu hardware store, in by the ford dealership, on the Nenagh road that I have poped into a few times. Wraps baps that kinda stuff nice cakes and gateau but for me if on the road they do lovely coffee.
The last time I was in they seemed to know most customers names - often a good sign that have a lot of regulars which often indicates a nice place

That place is called The Runnerbean, fab coffee in there and the desserts are all home made which is a nice touch. Alot of places tend to bulk buy their desserts but this place obviously makes everything in house. Must head up there again soon. I think they also do outside catering for wedding, christenings etc!!

Sigma Force · 05-10-2011 8:17pm

Agree with JMLB the Runner bean has nice desserts and lovely sambos and smoothies, wasn't fond of the soup though but I'm fussy. So many places have bought in desserts but these are made afaik there.

Treated ourselves to Mitchel House recently not something we get to do often but they are really really good value now esp. the early bird and the food's tasty, not sure if the desserts are bought in but they don't taste or look bought in they just look really well made and they're yum!

Imo if going for a nice breakfast or a nice soup or a tasty traditional dinner the Tara wins hands down, if going for relaxing early evening or evening meal Mitchel House, if going for a nice sambo or panini Runner Bean.
Shimla I love, staff are so friendly and I love their food.

Would love to try the New st. one, never got a chance to go to SLV but would like to try New St. I'd give them the benifit of the doubt.

Kambos is ok but I do think it'd be nice to have a really good Chinese in the town. Jumbo food is so bad even I couldn't eat the stuff bleah. It used to be grand years ago what happened??

Hungry now.

19-01-2012 2:17pm

well New Street in place of SLV didnt last long, has been closed since before Christmas

Jockey123 · 26-03-2012 4:17pm

I am from the Thurles area and have always found the Horse and Jockey the best place to eat.Fair enough the place is heaving at times but that is only a testament to how good the food and atmosphere is.Good bar,friendly locals and one of the only hotels in the country not under NAMA I heard recently.
Wouldn't dream of eating in Thurles.Maybe Shimla though..

tippguy · 31-03-2012 3:05pm

new Italian (run by polish) gone into new street/ sou le vent/ nearbuy/ ryans...what next

Rabies · 01-04-2012 10:46am

Jockey123 wrote: »

I am from the Thurles area and have always found the Horse and Jockey the best place to eat.Fair enough the place is heaving at times but that is only a testament to how good the food and atmosphere is.Good bar,friendly locals and one of the only hotels in the country not under NAMA I heard recently.
Wouldn't dream of eating in Thurles.Maybe Shimla though..

Very average food and mediocre service.
Normal pub dinners, nothing special.

frankz · 01-04-2012 3:39pm

Rabies wrote: »

Very average food and mediocre service.
Normal pub dinners, nothing special.

+1
very normal, or sometimes mediorce at busy times.
Whether its in nama hardly relevant to this thread.
Bit unfair to compare very standard hotel/pub grub to an entire town??

frankz · 01-04-2012 3:58pm

tippguy wrote: »

new Italian (run by polish) gone into new street/ sou le vent/ nearbuy/ ryans...what next

Always good to see new business trying, hope they do well.

Was driving but had they some notice in the window about cashcards? Couldn't see it properly - hope they didnt open before ready, like to pay with card.

Any indication of (i) Opening hours? (which seems to be a regular letdown in this venue no matter who is running it)
(ii)what market they targetting? Formal-ish sit down like the previous crowd or more cafe/bistro style?

flanders1979 · 02-04-2012 11:54am

Shimla is nice, and the restaraunt in the shopping centre do a nice fry up.
Townhouse deli used to do lovely sausage rolls if you need a quick fix, dunno if they are still open.

jprboy · 04-07-2012 9:55pm

Anyone been in Buon Giorno?
Was (formerly New Street and Sous le Vent before that)

04-07-2012 10:56pm

jprboy wrote: »

Anyone been in Buon Giorno?
Was (formerly New Street and Sous le Vent before that)

been there twice, the first time the food was barely lukewarm and nasty. Second time I got food poisoning as did other members of my party

Cerbera · 04-07-2012 11:44pm

jprboy wrote: »

Anyone been in Buon Giorno?

I was there last weekend and the food was fine, nothing spectacular but nothing wrong with it.

The cold plates were the only thing I could fault them for.

jprboy · 20-12-2012 10:30am

Anyone been to Le Frene?
This is where Buon Giorno, New Street and Sous le Vent traded from in the past.

Cerbera · 20-12-2012 9:29pm

jprboy wrote: »

Anyone been to Le Frene?
This is where Buon Giorno, New Street and Sous le Vent traded from in the past.

A mate was there and said they have a tidy waitress.

He may have mentioned the food but I sort of lost him after the first bit.

jprboy · 22-12-2012 11:30pm

Cerbera wrote: »

A mate was there and said they have a tidy waitress.

He may have mentioned the food but I sort of lost him after the first bit.

Thanks but I don't think I can sell the place to the OH on this basis :pac:
Anyone else?

13-01-2013 10:44pm

jprboy wrote: »

Thanks but I don't think I can sell the place to the OH on this basis :pac:
Anyone else?

not a bad place to eat at all but service very slow

jprboy · 15-01-2013 4:17pm

Littlefinger wrote: »

not a bad place to eat at all but service very slow

Thanks.
What are the prices like?

14-05-2013 8:14pm

jprboy wrote: »

Thanks.
What are the prices like?

As you are probably aware La Freine is now gone the bridge cafe is the new place there. Its run by Louise that runs the RUnner Bean down in Stakelums. I've eaten there twice and and the food is great, they are only open til six so do more of a breakfast/lunch time trade but anytime i've passed it there always seems to be someone in there. I would highly recommend it

chris2008x · 16-05-2013 2:22pm

In the past 20 years that place was over 40 different restaurants. I can remember it was a newsagent back in 1992/3 it must hold the world record as every few months it has a new name and owner

tipptom · 16-05-2013 2:35pm

chris2008x wrote: »

In the past 20 years that place was over 40 different restaurants. I can remember it was a newsagent back in 1992/3 it must hold the world record as every few months it has a new name and owner

That could all change now with this new tidy waitress in place.

Rabies · 16-05-2013 3:49pm

chris2008x wrote: »

In the past 20 years that place was over 40 different restaurants. I can remember it was a newsagent back in 1992/3 it must hold the world record as every few months it has a new name and owner

This is the place beside the CBS primary school?
I term ever it as a news agents too. Went to school there in 1988, not the news agents, but the school

sticksman · 17-05-2013 10:02am

Had a wrap in Naomi's there a few weeks ago at Westgate. You'd go far to get nicer and very reasonable too.

chris2008x · 17-05-2013 1:50pm

sticksman wrote: »

Had a wrap in Naomi's there a few weeks ago at Westgate. You'd go far to get nicer and very reasonable too.

Hello Naomi

05-06-2013 2:59pm

Anyone know what's going into where abrakebabra was in the square

lisasimpson · 07-06-2013 11:31pm

heard lar corbet along with someone else is opening an Italian in what was the park avenue soon

joey2d · 08-10-2013 2:16pm

Anyone try the new Ginos diner thinking of going there at the weekend

frankz · 08-10-2013 8:25pm

joey2d wrote: »

Anyone try the new Ginos diner thinking of going there at the weekend

Hi Mr. Gino.
Nice first post!! :-)
Hope the new biz goes well for ya.

jkmanc1974 · 09-10-2013 5:54pm

Any suggestions for somewhere for dinner in Thurles on Sunday evening?

Cerbera · 10-10-2013 2:04pm

jkmanc1974 wrote: »

Any suggestions for somewhere for dinner in Thurles on Sunday evening?

Mitchel House

mrsbyrne · 11-10-2013 1:56pm

Cerbera wrote: »

Mitchel House

or Puccinis in Friar street.

Cerbera · 14-10-2013 11:23am

mrsbyrne wrote: »

or Puccinis in Friar street.

I'd find it hard to recommend there :eek:

Although the food is nice the portions are tiny and the service is so slow it's unvbelievable.

Mitchel House would be a far better bet .... unless the poster wants to spend Sunday evening and most of Sunday night there and head home via the Mona

anmhi02 · 14-10-2013 5:45pm

Cerbera wrote: »

I'd find it hard to recommend there :eek:

Although the food is nice the portions are tiny and the service is so slow it's unvbelievable.

Mitchel House would be a far better bet .... unless the poster wants to spend Sunday evening and most of Sunday night there and head home via the Mona

Have to agree with this. We spent over an hour waiting for the starter. Over priced too. But there's always the entertainment in the form of the kitchen staff and chef and head waiter having lots of very heated words with each other.
Id have to recommend Star of India, lovely food and staff.

Cerbera · 15-10-2013 8:00am

anmhi02 wrote: »

... But there's always the entertainment in the form of the kitchen staff and chef and head waiter having lots of very heated words with each other...

There's absolutely no entertainment if you're stuck upstairs :mad:

xXxkorixXx · 17-10-2013 10:25pm

Hi, me and my hubby will be in thurles for a few days the second week of november, can anyone recommend a good indian? thnaks

anmhi02 · 17-10-2013 11:52pm

xXxkorixXx wrote: »

Hi, me and my hubby will be in thurles for a few days the second week of november, can anyone recommend a good indian? thnaks

There are 2 Indiana in Thurles...Shimla and Star of India. I personally much prefer the Star of India. Both are within walking distance from the town square.
Enjoy your stay.:-)

xXxkorixXx · 18-10-2013 5:30pm

anmhi02 wrote: »

There are 2 Indiana in Thurles...Shimla and Star of India. I personally much prefer the Star of India. Both are within walking distance from the town square.
Enjoy your stay.:-)

thanks a mil. do you know what pubs do good guinness? the hubby will be happy to know

digzy · 18-10-2013 7:40pm

xXxkorixXx wrote: »

Hi, me and my hubby will be in thurles for a few days the second week of november, can anyone recommend a good indian? thnaks

Hope you're not doing a groupon in the anner!

xXxkorixXx · 18-10-2013 7:52pm

digzy wrote: »

Hope you're not doing a groupon in the anner!

we are staying in the anner but booked it through their website. not into groupon at all and know very little about it

digzy · 19-10-2013 9:37am

xXxkorixXx wrote: »

we are staying in the anner but booked it through their website. not into groupon at all and know very little about it

I know it's off topic, but I stayed there last February. 'Twas an experience! I'd take the advice given about restaurants given already. It's some hole.

xXxkorixXx · 19-10-2013 11:03am

digzy wrote: »

I know it's off topic, but I stayed there last February. 'Twas an experience! I'd take the advice given about restaurants given already. It's some hole.

the hotel is a kip?

digzy · 19-10-2013 8:31pm

xXxkorixXx wrote: »

the hotel is a kip?

Sorry now but it's woeful. The dust, ancient bedroom furniture etc...
The coup de grace being the "leisure centre' with the Lino peeling back off the wall and the mould growing behind it. My wife was pregnant at the time and I felt awful for dragging us there.

Make sure you're up early for breakfast cos they can't cater for the crowd that usually appear around 930!

Par kings free though:D

xXxkorixXx · 20-10-2013 2:59pm

digzy wrote: »

Sorry now but it's woeful. The dust, ancient bedroom furniture etc...
The coup de grace being the "leisure centre' with the Lino peeling back off the wall and the mould growing behind it. My wife was pregnant at the time and I felt awful for dragging us there.

Make sure you're up early for breakfast cos they can't cater for the crowd that usually appear around 930!

Par kings free though:D

it looks nice on the website, im thinking of cancelling now

tuxy · 20-10-2013 4:27pm

xXxkorixXx wrote: »

it looks nice on the website, im thinking of cancelling now

Maybe this will give you a better idea, loads of (mixed) reviews here.
http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Hotel_Review-g319786-d659721-Reviews-Anner_Hotel-Thurles_County_Tipperary.html

Cerbera · 20-10-2013 4:38pm

You could always cancel your booking there and book the Horse & Jockey Hotel

It's not too far from Thurles and will cost you about €10 in a taxi to get to Thurles for your Indian.

It'd be a far better quality place than The Anner (yeah The Anner is a dump, the previous owner seemed to syphon off as much money as possible from the place and really let it go down big-time before NAMA got the job of trying to make the place survive)

lisasimpson · 20-10-2013 4:48pm

could also try Inch House on the opposite side of thurles a few miles out the Nenagh rd. fab restaurant there too

lisasimpson · 20-10-2013 4:52pm

Cerbera wrote: »

You could always cancel your booking there and book the Horse & Jockey Hotel

It's not too far from Thurles and will cost you about €10 in a taxi to get to Thurles for your Indian.

It'd be a far better quality place than The Anner (yeah The Anner is a dump, the previous owner seemed to syphon off as much money as possible from the place and really let it go down big-time before NAMA got the job of trying to make the place survive)

pitty the anner was let go down. Thurles would do with a decent hotel in the town. Its in a good location plenty of parking, between matches and the events in the colleges if ran right could get decent enough business. Templemore Arms is able to keep decent rooms in a town where feck all is going on

Pacifico · 20-10-2013 7:47pm

xXxkorixXx wrote: »

Hi, me and my hubby will be in thurles for a few days the second week of november, can anyone recommend a good indian? thnaks

Shimla is one of the best indians in Ireland imo

Early bird is great value too!

xXxkorixXx · 26-10-2013 11:11pm

cancelled the anner and booked the horse and jockey hotel, that looks lovely

anmhi02 · 27-10-2013 10:34am

Ahhh the horse and jockey is lovely....enjoy....you made the right decision there :-)

Places to eat in Thurles

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