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Black Briar · 04-09-2003, 16:59

Strada in Tullow st Carlow.
Yum yum

Nice decor too , everyone friendly and not expensive.
Also BYO wine is allowed.

mm

**dudara** · 09-09-2003, 15:36

In cork the absolute best is the "Ivory Tower", about 50 yoyo per head, excl wine, but a real foodie experience.

For vegetarians we have "Cafe Paradiso" again at the expensive end of the scale, but great for a special night out. Makes you forget that you are eating vegetarian.

For cheap and cheerful meals, there is "Poco Loco" a mexican on castle street, where you can have a main course and a glass of wine for under 10 yoyo. Also "Ciao Ciao" on Washington street for italian, again under a tenner.

In the middle price ranges, there's Tao Tao, an excellent chinese restaurant on Princes street, cafe mexicana on carey's lane, citron in douglas, the bombay palace and indian palace on princes street. The ruen thai on patrick street is superb as is cassanova, an italian joint in the Triskel Arts centre.

I don't tend to bother too much with italian restaurants in cork as most of them are ridiculously overpriced and simply not good enough. Personally I can't stand Bully as I reckon that they are trading on a name, and I've never seen a restaurant more in need of a good scrub and coat of paint.

sod · 11-09-2003, 11:14

In Wexford, best seafood restaurant ever is The Lobster Pot down near Our Ladys Island (not far from Rosslare), absolutely beautiful food, only open during Summer months and no reservations so you go down and hope for a spot or wait for one.

herbie747 · 10-10-2003, 17:32

Excellent:
Zan Asia - Chinese (Sutton Cross).
The Big Blue (Howth).
Wongs - Chinese (Clontarf).
Casa Pasta - Clontarf.

CRAP:
Little Caesars (Dublin 2). Arrogant staff, crap food.
Oscar Taylors (Malahide). Used to be great. Now it's pathetic.

Mac daddy · 12-10-2003, 02:46

There is a good one in greystones called the hungry monk.
Very good food. There Fillet syeak is massive very tasty.

Another Good one is called Outlawz in dun-laoirghe
quality Grub, There Spare Ribs very tasty

I'm hungry now

**embee** · 03-11-2003, 06:32

Wagamama underneath St Stephens Green Shopping Centre is yummyyyyy

Reasonably priced and its a nice atmoshpere.

Seafood dumplings - oooooooh

Mumha · 26-11-2003, 12:25

Quote:

Originally posted by seveb
what are the best places to eat in cork city & surrounding areas & why?

In no particular order,

The Crow's Nest, Victoria Cross, Cork : Best Steak in Cork (If someone knows better, PLEASE let me know). It is a Cajun Marinated 18oz T-Bone Steak ! Excellent Seafood and other stuff done in a Nouvelle Cusine way but VERY generous portions.

The Wylam, Victoria Cross, Cork : Across the road from the Crow's, Chinese Restaurant. I would rate it in the top 2 quality Chinese Restaurants in Cork. The other being The Ambassador in Marlboro Street (I think).

The Brook Inn, Glanmire, Cork : Don't bother with the lunchtime, try the evening dinner. Really good. Good Variety of options and portions. Good Steak and Seafood.

Scoozis, off Winthrop Street, Cork : A Pizza/Chicken/Steak place. VERY popular. Hard to get a booking but you can just turn up and wait, usually get through quickly. Chicken wings, BBQ Chicken Pizza, Bruschetta, Bacon Cheese Burger and in the evening Steaks are added like the Big Bopper (14oz). Great Pepper sauce.

Luigi Malones, Emmett Place, Cork. : Same square as the Opera House. Part of the chain from Dublin. I've been in the Dublin two, and the one in Cork is nicer. Best Chicken wings in Ireland. I love it ! Hope to try the new LM in O'Connell Street, Limerick, next month.

Speckled Door, Old Head of Kinsale, Garrettstown, Co, Cork : Not sure of the Winter hours but if you are down during the summer, I can heartily recommend it. Superb seafood (John Dory etc)/Steaks/Burgers etc.

Imperial Hotel, Clonakilty, Co. Cork : If you are passing through, they do a High Tea between 6 and 7 in the evening at a very reasonable price.

Courtmacsherry Hotel, Co. Cork: Not sure abot the winter, but in the summer, I can highly recommend it. Loads of nosh !

Gyck · 01-12-2003, 00:15

Now that we're in Cork, how about Casino House, a few klms outside Kinsale? Not just a sublime restaurant, but they have a cottage for rent that is the most romantic place to spend a week, or weekend. Yum and yum!!!

Ichiro · 01-12-2003, 14:15

FAV restaurant has to be
Diep La Shaker in Dublin Pembroke Lane,
Quality though pricey every time I go quality service and brilliant atmosphere.

Recommended to all.
They also have a cheaper smaller place called Diep La Noddle in Ranleagh
which is goo was there recently good fun and cheaper than big sister

Food is excellent

Gillie · 01-12-2003, 14:27

Sligo:

Bistro Bianconi: O'Connell St. Excellent Italian food at a very resonable price! Also have a separate premises for take-away. They specialise in Gourment (spelling!!) pizzas.

Montemarte: Market Yard. French Restaurant. One Word - Quality!

Yeats Tavern: Drumcliffe. A bit outside sligo on Letterkenny rd. Class food at a good price!

Fiddlers Creek: Rockwood Parade. Middle of town, again Quality.

There are also too many Chinese and Indian restaurants to mention. All Quality as well.

There are many more Restaurants in Sligo but the above would be my personal favourites

Mumha · 01-12-2003, 18:11

Quote:

Originally posted by Gyck
Now that we're in Cork, how about Casino House, a few klms outside Kinsale? Not just a sublime restaurant, but they have a cottage for rent that is the most romantic place to spend a week, or weekend. Yum and yum!!!

Gyck, What type of food do they do ?

Gyck · 04-12-2003, 15:37

They cook a broad sweep of dishes with a 'European' slant. The menu is changed regularly. They bake their own bread, which is of course delicious! The best way I can describe their food is similar to what you'd be served in Rolys Bistro, or perhaps Bijou in Rathgar, but with a much more relaxed atmosphere and superior views.
Good selection of wines too.

They're well worth a visit if you're in the locality.

Mumha · 04-12-2003, 22:32

Quote:

Originally posted by Gyck
They cook a broad sweep of dishes with a 'European' slant. The menu is changed regularly. They bake their own bread, which is of course delicious! The best way I can describe their food is similar to what you'd be served in Rolys Bistro, or perhaps Bijou in Rathgar, but with a much more relaxed atmosphere and superior views.
Good selection of wines too.

They're well worth a visit if you're in the locality.

Thanks for that Gyck. I'll be trying it very soon !

neuro-praxis · 06-12-2003, 20:38

Acapulco on South Great George's Street in Dublin is my fave. Mexican fare, great atmosphere and latin music. Superb staff and tasty margheritas. Starter, main, dessert and 1/2 bottle of wine per person comes in under E40. Have yet to eat something there that didn't stun me. Book though, to avoid the queues.

Gotta say, Gilly, I've been to most of the restaurants you've mentioned in Sligo and didn't think any of them were up to much. The only one I've ever gone back to was the Bistro Bianconi...but the decor is just so 80's. Bit of a dated venue, not very good staff. Nice pizza though.

Pinkchick03 · 08-12-2003, 18:34

If anyone is interested in Indian food then I recommend a lovely authentic restaurant in Dundalk:

Punjab House Restaurant

61 Park st Dundalk Louth
(042) 9329980

I was there on the other night! Beautiful food, very reasonably priced - 4 person meal, poppodums and a bottle of wine for €85!Very good value and absolutely beautiful food!

YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

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Pinkchick03 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Louth Posts: 488 Adverts \| Friends	Indian Food If anyone is interested in Indian food then I recommend a lovely authentic restaurant in Dundalk: Punjab House Restaurant 61 Park st Dundalk Louth (042) 9329980 I was there on the other night! Beautiful food, very reasonably priced - 4 person meal, poppodums and a bottle of wine for €85!Very good value and absolutely beautiful food! YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

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04-09-2003, 16:59	#31
Black Briar Closed Account Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 21,884 Adverts \| Friends	Strada in Tullow st Carlow. Yum yum Nice decor too , everyone friendly and not expensive. Also BYO wine is allowed. mm

09-09-2003, 15:36	#32
dudara Category Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 17,350 Adverts \| Friends CMod: Consumer Issues, Fashion & Appearance, Personal Issues, PI Mods, Biz	In cork the absolute best is the "Ivory Tower", about 50 yoyo per head, excl wine, but a real foodie experience. For vegetarians we have "Cafe Paradiso" again at the expensive end of the scale, but great for a special night out. Makes you forget that you are eating vegetarian. For cheap and cheerful meals, there is "Poco Loco" a mexican on castle street, where you can have a main course and a glass of wine for under 10 yoyo. Also "Ciao Ciao" on Washington street for italian, again under a tenner. In the middle price ranges, there's Tao Tao, an excellent chinese restaurant on Princes street, cafe mexicana on carey's lane, citron in douglas, the bombay palace and indian palace on princes street. The ruen thai on patrick street is superb as is cassanova, an italian joint in the Triskel Arts centre. I don't tend to bother too much with italian restaurants in cork as most of them are ridiculously overpriced and simply not good enough. Personally I can't stand Bully as I reckon that they are trading on a name, and I've never seen a restaurant more in need of a good scrub and coat of paint.

11-09-2003, 11:14	#33
sod Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 55 Adverts \| Friends	In Wexford, best seafood restaurant ever is The Lobster Pot down near Our Ladys Island (not far from Rosslare), absolutely beautiful food, only open during Summer months and no reservations so you go down and hope for a spot or wait for one.

10-10-2003, 17:32	#34
herbie747 Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 580 Adverts \| Friends	Excellent: Zan Asia - Chinese (Sutton Cross). The Big Blue (Howth). Wongs - Chinese (Clontarf). Casa Pasta - Clontarf. CRAP: Little Caesars (Dublin 2). Arrogant staff, crap food. Oscar Taylors (Malahide). Used to be great. Now it's pathetic.

12-10-2003, 02:46	#35
Mac daddy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tarren Mills Posts: 2,819 Adverts \| Friends	There is a good one in greystones called the hungry monk. Very good food. There Fillet syeak is massive very tasty. Another Good one is called Outlawz in dun-laoirghe quality Grub, There Spare Ribs very tasty I'm hungry now

03-11-2003, 06:32	#36
embee Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ardee's sinister underbelly. Posts: 2,652 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Parenting	Wagamama underneath St Stephens Green Shopping Centre is yummyyyyy Reasonably priced and its a nice atmoshpere. Seafood dumplings - oooooooh

01-12-2003, 00:15	#38
Gyck Registered User Join Date: Feb 1998 Location: Dublin Posts: 630 Adverts \| Friends	Now that we're in Cork, how about Casino House, a few klms outside Kinsale? Not just a sublime restaurant, but they have a cottage for rent that is the most romantic place to spend a week, or weekend. Yum and yum!!!

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Ichiro Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 415 Adverts \| Friends	FAV restaurant has to be Diep La Shaker in Dublin Pembroke Lane, Quality though pricey every time I go quality service and brilliant atmosphere. Recommended to all. They also have a cheaper smaller place called Diep La Noddle in Ranleagh which is goo was there recently good fun and cheaper than big sister Food is excellent

01-12-2003, 14:27	#40
Gillie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,619 Adverts \| Friends	Sligo: Bistro Bianconi: O'Connell St. Excellent Italian food at a very resonable price! Also have a separate premises for take-away. They specialise in Gourment (spelling!!) pizzas. Montemarte: Market Yard. French Restaurant. One Word - Quality! Yeats Tavern: Drumcliffe. A bit outside sligo on Letterkenny rd. Class food at a good price! Fiddlers Creek: Rockwood Parade. Middle of town, again Quality. There are also too many Chinese and Indian restaurants to mention. All Quality as well. There are many more Restaurants in Sligo but the above would be my personal favourites

04-12-2003, 15:37	#42
Gyck Registered User Join Date: Feb 1998 Location: Dublin Posts: 630 Adverts \| Friends	They cook a broad sweep of dishes with a 'European' slant. The menu is changed regularly. They bake their own bread, which is of course delicious! The best way I can describe their food is similar to what you'd be served in Rolys Bistro, or perhaps Bijou in Rathgar, but with a much more relaxed atmosphere and superior views. Good selection of wines too. They're well worth a visit if you're in the locality.

06-12-2003, 20:38	#44
neuro-praxis Closed Account Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,887 Adverts \| Friends	Acapulco on South Great George's Street in Dublin is my fave. Mexican fare, great atmosphere and latin music. Superb staff and tasty margheritas. Starter, main, dessert and 1/2 bottle of wine per person comes in under E40. Have yet to eat something there that didn't stun me. Book though, to avoid the queues. Gotta say, Gilly, I've been to most of the restaurants you've mentioned in Sligo and didn't think any of them were up to much. The only one I've ever gone back to was the Bistro Bianconi...but the decor is just so 80's. Bit of a dated venue, not very good staff. Nice pizza though.