O'Briens

mloc123

I'm I the only person to have the 'poops' after eating in o'briens in the college? Is it the worst run sandwich bar/cafe you have ever eaten in?

My Complaints:

1-The queing system?? Queue for for sanwich and then queue again with people getting coffees to pay?

2-"I'm sorry, we have no chicken, bacon, butter or bread. What would you like in your triple decker instead?"

3-The 'poops' for a day after eating there.


Has anyone else something to ad to the list?

Edit: forgot we can't use bad words >> poops

Trix

i really hate o briens. A euro to get your sandwich toasted and cheese is 75 cent or something crazy like that.seemingly its a meat now. a total rip off. i agree with the queueing or lack of it. also they always charge different prices for the same thing. i think it depends if the boss is there or not. needless to say i dont get lunch there anymore.ggr!!!!!

mloc123

every few weeks I go back to them, forgetting had bad it is. I like o'briens in general, there is a very nice one in the dublin tourist centre but the one in college sucks.

trekkypj

I don't mind the queues that much...

Not even the expensive cheese and toasted sandwidches...

No, for me it's the bread. It's gummy and not 'proper' bread. I hate the bread. Dunnes Value Sliced Pans taste better!

Though I will say the Hot Wrappos are nice (if overpriced)

Unstoppable PoO

For me it's the damn dirty scangers that serve you cuz you know they don't give a ****.

The food ain't that good and for the money it's really not quality. not that the speakeasy is much better. All speakeasy meats are the lowest quality. It's a ****in joke, what the hell is the point in having sandwiches 50cent cheaper than everywhere else if its crap?

The Mad Hatter

Four things seem to link all O'Briens stores:

1. Bad food;

2. Worse hot drinks;

3. High prices;

4. Popularity

Mr Rivers

I heard someone had their 1 year anniversary in an O'Briens, cheap bastards!

FunkyChicken

O'Briens > Rolls made by Ricky the Rookie in Dunnes

pisslips

MAke a ****ing sandwich.
Damn yuppies with yer bottled water and Double-expressos.
Also you can get a huge wrap in the canteen for bout 3.65
I mean, you have to eat for about 10 minutes before you can fold it.
good times..

The Mad Hatter

pisslips wrote:

Damn yuppies with yer bottled water and Double-expressos.

Espressos. It's Italian, see. Makes people who drink 'em feel cultured.

FunkyChicken

pisslips wrote:

MAke a ****ing sandwich.
Damn yuppies with yer bottled water and Double-expressos.
Also you can get a huge wrap in the canteen for bout 3.65
I mean, you have to eat for about 10 minutes before you can fold it.
good times..

pover

fletch

Eaten there once and NEVER again....rip off prices and the I nearly exploded in the queueing system.....if I order a toasted sandwich I like to eat it while its hot, not have to wait a further 5 mins to pay for it by which time the bread will have gone soggy and the melted cheese hardened again.....
AVOID!

NotWormBoy

fletch wrote:

Eaten there once and NEVER again....rip off prices and the I nearly exploded in the queueing system.....if I order a toasted sandwich I like to eat it while its hot, not have to wait a further 5 mins to pay for it by which time the bread will have gone soggy and the melted cheese hardened again.....
AVOID!

Ah, quit your whinging Fletch.

O'Briens is way overpriced. And the keeping one topping out of another persons sandwich thing is a bit dodgy. But I'll say this - it does make damn nice sandwiches. Chicken and Bacon triple decker toasted is great, when they have all the ingredients (it annoys me too colm). Could be a good euro if not two cheaper though.

mloc123

well I went back...AGAIN. I was impressed, got a chicken, bacon and lettuce wrap it was very tasty. As for the price, anyonw who has ever worked in the city will realise that Obriens is good value. Mannings on thomas street(and in blanch shopping center too, i think) puts it in perspective.

markf909

O'Briens is a disaster, the few times I have to eat there they never have the ingrediants you want and when they do, the sandwiches still taste bland. I wish something like Subway had gone in instead. The food on campus is a joke compared to other universities.

fletch

markf909 wrote:

The food on campus is a joke compared to other universities.

Agree I only ever eat in Dunnes now cause it's the only affordable place.

markf909

Agree I only ever eat in Dunnes now cause it's the only affordable place.

I have the luxury of the staff common room thankfully but spent too many years eating out of the canteen.
The ironic thing is that the staff get to eat good food there slightly cheaper than the students have to pay in the canteen or O'Briens :eek:
If anyone is in any doubt about how bad things are here in Maynooth, pay a visit to the canteen in DCU which is light years ahead of whats on offer here.

ghostdancer

markf909 wrote:

I have the luxury of the staff common room thankfully but spent too many years eating out of the canteen.
The ironic thing is that the staff get to eat good food there slightly cheaper than the students have to pay in the canteen or O'Briens :eek:
If anyone is in any doubt about how bad things are here in Maynooth, pay a visit to the canteen in DCU which is light years ahead of whats on offer here.

yeah, we've got a Starbucks, first one in the republic

NotWormBoy

ghostdancer wrote:

yeah, we've got a Starbucks, first one in the republic

Woop de hey. Well done.

The Rye is affordable, and its good wholesome food. Can get crowded, however.

Dunnes is decent, the hot food counter can usually sustain you for a fiver at lunchtime.

markf909

yeah, we've got a Starbucks, first one in the republic

Corporate whores

fletch

ghostdancer wrote:

yeah, we've got a Starbucks, first one in the republic

Starbucks has been in Micrsoft in Sandyford for over 2 years now....so I don't think your's is the first

Beau

Unstoppable PoO wrote:

For me it's the damn dirty scangers that serve you cuz you know they don't give a ****.QUOTE]

Ah now thats not right. I think they`dead nice. Particularly that guy with the short black hair, he is unbleivably nice!

mloc123

So a top 10 of places to eat in Maynooth:

1, The Rye
2, Dunnes
3, Rebel Pizza
4, Roost/Caufields
5, The Mill
6, Mizzonis?
7,
8,
9, O' Briens
10, The Canteen

Opinions/ideas?

Foodfetish

People seem to get cheap and good value mixed up, 60% pork pre cooked bacon, belgian reconstituted chicken and lifeless bread may cost you less but doesnt reflect value for money. If someone sold edible faeces sambo's for a € cheaper than the sandwich shop down the road that cooks their own Irish meat would you still go for the cheaper deal, or would it depend on portion size?? And what is alright to drink if coffee is pretentious?? any other drinks I should know about?? id hate to give the wrong impression

pookie82

Can't agree with liking the Rye. Reminds me of an old granny's kitchen from the seventies. Which wouldn't bother me but once I got egg shells in a sandwich there and another time I got a hair in my lasagne. YUCK!!! it's a greasy manky dive.

It really annoys me too the way o'Brien's have lovely looking wraps and sandwiches on their boards and pictures but when you go to ask for it they're missing three of the ingredients that day. i remember one year I was writing my thesis and went in there every day for two full weeks. Not one day did they have onion, a listed ingredient for various sandwiches on their board. I mean, what sandwich bar doesn't have ONION???? An essential ingredient for me.

Plus 7 euro plus for a sambo and a coffee is a joke.

JBoyle4eva

I've only had one bad experience when I've gone to O'Briens, and that was the day we were told "We've no Bread"

But in general, o'Briens is way too expensive for a student to dine there regularly. And their bins; Why don't they empty them?

Rozabeez

...They confuse smoked salmon with tuna.

John

Ok, random filling interlopers in a sandwich I can understand, the occassional piece of sweetcorn making a desperate escape attempt into a neighbouring food container but I once got a lump of bacon in my hot chocolate. WTF?

Of course I had bought it to go and had left campus before I got that little surprise.

And while I complain about it, when it's good, it's really good. It's just that it's ****e most of the time.

moggins7

John wrote: »

Ok, random filling interlopers in a sandwich I can understand, the occassional piece of sweetcorn making a desperate escape attempt into a neighbouring food container but I once got a lump of bacon in my hot chocolate. WTF?.

Rozabeez

I lol'd.

mp3guy

I do like the odd O'Briens, in particular an ingenious creation of my friend, the "Manwich". Triple decker with cheese, chicken, bacon and brown sauce. Costs €6.45 or something, but it's worth it.