healthy fast food in dublin city center

LegacyUser

personally i love creps, i'm asuming they're healthy, if you don't load em with fatty stuff.

something between €5 - €7, that's tasty.

i've gone to nude, but i find their stuff bland, and overpriced.

so anyone else know any other healthy fast food joints in town?

*not mcdonlads or burger king*

irlrobins

Have you tried the food hall on abbey/liffey st?

Degsy

No because there's no such thing.

Emerson

Simple.

Cornucopia on Wicklow Street, just off Grafton Street.
It's vegan, cafateria style and not too expensive (not Mc Donalds cheap but their costs are higher). Salads & hot meals available as well as deserts and juices.

I go there alot and find it excellent in general.

http://www.vegdining.com/GetRest.cfm?rk=IRE-DUBL-CORNU

Corruptedmorals

O'Briens sandwich bars? They're just about everywhere, the ones I know of are Liffey Street, Mary Street, O'Connell Street and Merchants Arch, Templebar..though there's loads more, you won't have to look too hard.

They do sandwiches/toasted sandwiches, wraps, salads..smoothies etc. Though it's a bit expensive, cheaper to take it away than eat in the place.

Or Subway? There's one on the quays, also one in Crown Alley, Templebar. Much cheaper than O'Briens..Sub of the Day is €2.89.

Crepes...little place in Templebar, also Crwon Alley, but on the left side. They do meal ones, as well as lemon-sugar ones.

Kiera

If you love crepes you have to go here: LemonBest crepes in town!

Femelade

crepes..like pancakes...?

Kiera

Femmy wrote:

crepes..like pancakes...?

Yes.

rob1891

Kiera wrote:

If you love crepes you have to go here: LemonBest crepes in town!

pah! down with lemon. www.halfmoon.ie crepes are way better :-P

Femelade

well they are hardly that healthy so..dont they have to be fried or something to cook them...Wraps or something would be healthier..

Jotter

ok so I wouldnt call it healthy healthy but its not the worst - vegetarian kebab in zaytoon? Wagamamas off stephens green is healthy and quick and although it will cost you a tenner for a main course instead of the 7 its worth it - great kids menu instead of bringing em to mcdonalds and costs the same as a happy meal!or the bagel factory yum!

rob1891

Govinda's (Augnier (after capitol bar) & Abbey (beside easons) Street) is great for a veg. feed. It's canteen food, so not very fancy, but the small plate is cheap (6/7 euro) and very filling. It's a Krishna run place, so I'm sure it's healthy!

damnyanks

Dublin doesn't have it. Tis quite annoying, not that I'm a health freak but don't fancy KFC type stuff for lunch.

I hadn't been to nude for 2 years. Went back other day. It's crap!

Kintarō Hattori

Subway?

Kiera

rob1891 wrote:

pah! down with lemon. www.halfmoon.ie crepes are way better :-P

Lies!!!

Lemon make savoury pancakes YUMMY!!

sioda

Irlrobins is rite the epicurian food hall on abbey street caters for all food types and is fairly reasonable

stovelid

I concur although its sometime extremely hard to get a seat.

Emerson wrote:

Simple.

Cornucopia on Wicklow Street, just off Grafton Street.
It's vegan, cafateria style and not too expensive (not Mc Donalds cheap but their costs are higher). Salads & hot meals available as well as deserts and juices.

I go there alot and find it excellent in general.

http://www.vegdining.com/GetRest.cfm?rk=IRE-DUBL-CORNU

frobisher

Degsy wrote:

No because there's no such thing.

Huh?! When did it close down?

Dragan

Wagamama's just across from the Gaeity.

Degsy

frobisher wrote:

Huh?! When did it close down?

Nah,i didnt post in time..i meant to say there's no such thing as helathy fast food.I may have been hasty though.:o

Vokes

eo980 wrote:

Subway?

But they're not really healthy unless you buy the <6g of fat (6-inch) subs on non-white bread rolls with no sauces.

All that said though, at least twice a week, i still manage to buy the footlong steak n' cheese, on honey-oat bread, topped with all the salads + bbq sauce. Not healthy at all

homogay

pancakes are rank, thanks.

Isn't healthy fast food an oxymoron?

Vokes

Don't think so. You could get healthy stir frys which only take a couple of minutes.

Kiera

Deleted User wrote:

Isn't healthy fast food an oxymoron?

Healthy junk food would be more of an oxymoron.

homogay

Deleted User wrote:

Isn't healthy fast food an oxymoron?

buying an apple only takes a minute

BendiBus

Regarding O'Briens/Subway/sandwich bars in general, I'd be more concerned about the bread than the fillings. Watch out for high levels of transfats & sodium.

Wrapido's mmm!!

*\leaves

Southern Man

I too love crepes and have just found a creperie thats the real deal. The name of the joint escapes me but its at the corner of Camden St & Kevin St right next door ro the Corner Stone Pub.
Its run by two French girls and the crepes are spot on. On the savoury front there are three categories roughly trasnlating to simple, superior and exquisite (€4-€8 approx). Fillings are fresh and very tasty. On the sweet front how about chocolate and banana.... Great coffee and nice atmos too

JaysusMacfeck

Cup of water in McDonalds and a book - ye can't get healthier than that!

Perty

Cafe Fresh on the 2nd floor of the Powerscourt townhouse centre is a great place to go for the healthy option. It's vegetarian and also caters for vegans, coeliacs, diabetics etc. They are really creative with their menu and the portions are really big.

LegacyUser

thanks for the feed back........

vegetarian/vegan
interesting, but i like meat in my food, so they wouldn't realy apeal to me on a regular basis.

o'brians
it's a sandwitch bar, yes it can be healthy, but i'm looking for more of a feed, somthing hot.

subway
they're ok, bit sick of em, bit sloppy, they're not that healthy either, you can't realy sit down and eat your food either, some have seating but not much.

epicurian food hall (food hall off abby street)
never realy liked this place, alway v busy, nothing realy that healthy, not that i remember anyway.

Wagamama
not bad, yes the food is healthier than other fast foods, somtimes hard to get a seat, plus don't find it that filling for €10+

LegacyUser

Kiera wrote:

Lies!!!

Lemon make savoury pancakes YUMMY!!

agree, i've been to both, and lemon is nicer, more choice.

LegacyUser

Femmy wrote:

well they are hardly that healthy so..dont they have to be fried or something to cook them...Wraps or something would be healthier..

they're done on a hot round slab. they're not greesy/oily at all.

i'd say the crep it's self is not v fattening, just depends on what you want to add.

Drummerboy2

Wasn't O'Briens in Dun Laoghaire closed for a while by the Department of Health recently.

rob1891

Southern Man wrote:

I too love crepes and have just found a creperie thats the real deal. The name of the joint escapes me but its at the corner of Camden St & Kevin St right next door ro the Corner Stone Pub.
Its run by two French girls and the crepes are spot on. On the savoury front there are three categories roughly trasnlating to simple, superior and exquisite (€4-€8 approx). Fillings are fresh and very tasty. On the sweet front how about chocolate and banana.... Great coffee and nice atmos too

It's called Fafies!!

The Saint

Nude

mystery lady

are you talking about fast food during the day or at night?
i would say there is no such thing as healthy fast food after 6 o clock.
before 6pm try blazing salads behind george's arcade

LegacyUser

The Saint wrote:

Nude

it's horrible overpriced muck.

had some sort of wrap thing, tasted like a cold chicken whopper (anyone that's eaten in burger king after 2am will know what this tastes like)

then i had some sort of healthy pasta meal thing. it was a tv dinner, served up in a cardboard box, tasting like cardboard.

The Saint

Isn't that what health food is supposed to be? Recycled cardboard and wood chippings.

LegacyUser

mystery lady wrote:

are you talking about fast food during the day or at night?
i would say there is no such thing as healthy fast food after 6 o clock.
before 6pm try blazing salads behind george's arcade

hmmm, where abouts? on georges street?

6pm closing's a bit early though, i don't finish work til 6, work in donnybrook.

if i'm meeting people in town, and want a quick healthy bite, it's gotta be open til at least 7/8pm.