[Corsendonk]

Originally Posted by briankeating

Went to Ollies myself last night, been searching for good wings locally for years. Have to say the wings are top notch.

Had a mighty tasty burger as well, washed down with 2 pints of Fishers Helles which is mighty tasty too.

Good to hear, good chicken wings are a rarity. Whats Fishers Helles? Anyone asked yet if they use Irish Chicken? Irish as in the 26 counties.

[The Hill Billy]

Hell is a golden coloured beer.
More info here.

[Martron]

Originally Posted by Corsendonk

Good to hear, good chicken wings are a rarity. Whats Fishers Helles? Anyone asked yet if they use Irish Chicken? Irish as in the 26 counties.

surely the location of the source of chicken would not influence the opinion of the taste of the wings.

did anyone go down to the thatch?

[Corsendonk]

Originally Posted by Martron

surely the location of the source of chicken would not influence the opinion of the taste of the wings.

True, but I prefer the chicken to be Irish than Thai or Brazilian which is frozen then imported into europe, minimal processed and then called Dutch, GB or Irish. It might also help out the chicken farmers here who have there margins screwed down to nothing. Its not just ethically shopping at farmers markets, good to ask when dining out if the establishment sources locally. Sorry for going slightly off thread there.

[PaulD77]

I can confirm that the chicken is 100% Irish as are all meats used. Purchased locally from a butcher who gets them from either Monaghan or Kerry depending on pricing at the time

[sassychick]

Ive been to the jade palace restaurant in applewood...it has an 8 euro all u can eat menu and the food is delicious:DIts a 3 course set menu with a variety of starters,soups and main course...i went last week with the oh and 2 friends we all had 3 courses 3 cokes n 4 beers and it came to 52 euro!!!!!Cant recomend it enough

[RobFowl]

Originally Posted by Hill Billy

Hell is a golden coloured beer.
More info here.

Forget hell try straight Satan..

http://www.satanbeer.com/frame1e.html

Good strong beer BTW

[RobFowl]

Originally Posted by BroomBurner

The OH had a takeaway from the relatively new Indian restaurant/takeaway in Balbriggan, called Moti Mahal. The ingrediants used tasted fresh and the vindaloo was as hot as can be expected!

Myself and Mrs Fowl tried this tonight

Sheek tandoori and prawn puri starters with chicken tikka masala and chicken vindaloo mains. All absolutely gorgeous.

Would definitely recommend it strongly

[Michael B]

Has anyone been to Sale e Pepe in the Diamond in Malahide? Going out for dinner tomorrow night and want to try somewhere different to our usual haunts. Is it any good?

[The Hill Billy]

Myself & Mrs Billy brought the boys to Caroline Lacey's "Grill@Ollie's" in Skerries this evening. It was brill. Great menu with pretty much a dish to suit any taste.

The four of us had a portion of her legendary wings to start & there were still enough left over for a doggy bag.
IMO - The wings were better than Elephant & Castle's ever were. And they used to be gooooood.

Mrs B's burger was savage, as were the kids's meals. And the best homemade chips I've had in a long, long time.

I have to give a special mention to the mountain of baby back ribs. Sweet Jebus - they were so tender it was amazing & the homemade BBQ sauce delicious but could have done with an extra 'kick', then again I like it quite spicy. (Another doggy bag for the leftovers here too.)

It was also funny to see Mrs B & HB Jr I decline dessert because they were too full.

Looking forward to going back again. Good spot for an early evening dnner with the kids too.

[mirtos]

The Thai Gourmet Restaurant in Balbriggan is excellent; both food and service. Portions were well sized (we couldn't finish ours) and they now do take-away, with prices cheaper than the restaurant, even though the restaurant is already very good value . Check out the wood carvings inside, they look really cool. We will definately be back .

[mirtos]

Originally Posted by Jimdagym

Was in Cruzzo's Malahide last night. Place was absolutely jammers, but the food was very disappointing. Would not rush back.

I agree with you there. I brought my parents to Cruzzo's and was terribly disappointed with the quality and cost of the food. Could have cooked a much nicer meal at home. It's over-rated and I would not recommend it!

[HuckaBucka]

I had the wings in Ollies last week and didnt think they were great at all - the sauce was not nice and the wings were covered in it.

Far from Elephant Castle's standards - or even Blue's!

[The Hill Billy]

I have to disagree. I was only in E&C two weeks ago (for the first time in years) & was disappointed with the wings. They weren't as spicy as I remember & the skin was too fatty & the flesh too dry.

On the other hand, the wings in Ollie's were spicy, the skin crispier & the flesh tender & moist.

The wings in Blue are good, but not as good as Ollie's.

Sorry about that John.

[PaulD77]

Originally Posted by Hill Billy

Sorry about that John.

Was just about to reply something similar to that, jokingly of course

Huckabucka,
All feedback is welcome and we do appreciate it. I suppose its a matter of taste if you are saying you just dont like the wings like that rather than there actually being something wrong with them. I hope you let the waitress know when you didnt finish them!

Im a little bit disappointed that you felt the need to create an account and make your first post on boards about how bad they were, I preume that is all you had since you didnt comment on anything else?