Good Lunch in the City?

Energizeer

Hey,
I'm going for lunch with my buddies in town later. Anyone know of a nice but straight forward nothing too fancy place to go?
I'm thinking a mix between Amicus and Hillybillys or somewhere there abouts...

Kold

Café Mexicana or any of the places down French Church St.

One-Day-Juande

Check out the liberty grill on washington st, they do some tasty burgers, not too expensive and nice place.

DJ Hafez

Energizeer wrote: »

Amicus and Hillybillys.

I think the thing that comes closest to being a take away like hillbillys and also has a sit down place with a bit more class than maccy ds and the like is Subway Other than that, i'd go for puccinos or tribes if not amicus

Trojan911

Munching on a foot long Sub right now. Dribble......

BeansMeansHynes

I second Amicus!

Heisenberg.

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jayteecork

Liberty Grill+1

Fast_Mover

Had lunch in Amicus last week..yum!

suppafly

Luigi Malones do a good lunch deal also. its like €10.90 and u also get a free soft drink/beer. Ribs and wings ftw!

BArra

where bouts is amicus

jayteecork

Paul Street. Just directly opposite the main enterance to Tesco.

Illkillya

Where the Gingerbread House used to be. It used to be down the side street but moved "down hill" slightly. Still a decent spot though and should suit Energizeer.

Flamed Diving

Amicus is utter ****e, I really don't see why people like it, ditto Newport My recommendations are:

Market Lane (Wonderful food, great setting)
Starvast (Best Asian food in Cork)
Pizza d'Italia (Still the best pizza in cork)

Fast_Mover

Flamed Diving wrote: »

...I really don't see why people like it, ditto Newport.

Yeah, ate in Newport once before, didn't like it at all! Others with me had the same sentiments.

Illkillya

The Newport is dodgy enough alright. Starvast is great value with the lunch time buffet but you wouldn't eat there for the atmosphere or anything.

Kold

Where did OP go out of interest?

Malari

Amicus has nice food, but they really rushed me out of there on the few occasions I ate there for lunch. I know this doesn't matter much when you have an hour on a working day but at the weekend, having food at about 3pm it really p***ed me off.

They literally cleared the plates AS I lifted the last mouthful and then when we said we didn't want deserts, brought the bill about a minute later. They have done this every time I've eaten there. No mention of coffee or anything. Really rude.

Flamed Diving

Illkillya wrote: »

The Newport is dodgy enough alright. Starvast is great value with the lunch time buffet but you wouldn't eat there for the atmosphere or anything.

Yeah the place is half empty most of the time which amazes me because they really have the best and most genuine chinese food in the city, not that muck you get in other places which is just some coloured goo, chicken and rice. Starvast actually cook real chinese food. Maybe Cork is too small a market for such a venture!

Kold

Flamed Diving wrote: »

Yeah the place is half empty most of the time which amazes me because they really have the best and most genuine chinese food in the city, not that muck you get in other places which is just some coloured goo, chicken and rice. Starvast actually cook real chinese food. Maybe Cork is too small a market for such a venture!

I love proper Chinese food but have given up looking for it in Cork. It's never looked convincing to me but if it's that good I may give it a bash. Cork needs a restaurant that offers Dim Sum.

Flamed Diving

It has dim sum, I cant recommend the place enough. Even the table service is excellent.

sunnyside

Where is this Starvast place? I've only been to China Gold and Pearl River.

Tree

down prince's st. opposite joyce's. Great spot, used to be called tao tao.

Aspiration

Kold, come up to Dublin again and I'll bring you to a really good restaurant that does dim sum

As far as I remember, Starvast only did wontons dim sum style. What else do they do? It's really good and tasty, but I don't know if I'd call it "genuine chinese food". TBH, I don't think you can get "genuine chinese food" anywhere but HK/China but hey that's my opinion.

I like Puccino's on Paul Street and Cafe Bar Deli for lunch. Has anyone tried that organic place on French Church Street? It looks fancy!

Energizeer

Kold wrote: »

Where did OP go out of interest?

I went to the Corner House I think it was called. Down by the bodega. Got myself a savage munch. It was a bit more fancy then I wanted but very nice and not a bad price. I went to Captain Americas yday and enjoyed that very much as well. Got a cheese burger with chips and free coke for e9.50.
Thx!

Femelade

Went to the Pavilion yesterday for food. It was lovely.
just had an open sandwich and it was huge..i couldnt finish it.

CommieBaz

Anyone ever been to Scoozi's? Gone downhill a bit since its glory days of a few years ago.

BeansMeansHynes

Nutmeg is the name of the Organic place on French Church Street. The crowd that own Amicus own Nutmeg as well.

The only thing I like out of there is the Chicken Chow Mein.

I got a BLT Sandwich last week and it wasn’t nice at all. I could have made better at home and I am a crap cook. It cost something mad like €8

suppafly

CommieBaz wrote: »

Anyone ever been to Scoozi's? Gone downhill a bit since its glory days of a few years ago.

yeah ands not good. Don't really like it at all

Kold

I like Scoozis, it's just the fact that it's pretty overpriced for simple, easy to make dishes.

Fast_Mover

I like Scoozi's.

Since I don't go out for lunch that often, I don't mind paying over priced for food I like. Now, if I was eating out everyday day that would be a different story.

all_smilz

Flamed Diving wrote: »

It has dim sum, I cant recommend the place enough. Even the table service is excellent.

it is great and their takeaway is really good value. I've been eating there on and off for a few years and they always acknowledge me.

for a quick and cheap grab grub i like the wraps in falafals.... roast chicken and feta cheese and chilli sauce. mmmmmmm FIVE QUID.....

o briens can shove that where the sun dont shine!

patrick_micheal

cork munch in cork hit one of the chip shops and suport the small comuinity and than get a bottle of kick to keep you running. thats good munching.

taram

all_smilz wrote: »

for a quick and cheap grab grub i like the wraps in falafals.... roast chicken and feta cheese and chilli sauce. mmmmmmm FIVE QUID.....

o briens can shove that where the sun dont shine!

I second that! Got a sandwich in O'Briens today, few lumps of feta, some tomato, some cucumber and one lone piece of lettuce!€5.40. Nearly cried thinking of a stuffed to the brim pita out there with my name on it

patrick_micheal

taram wrote: »

I second that! Got a sandwich in O'Briens today, few lumps of feta, some tomato, some cucumber and one lone piece of lettuce!€5.40. Nearly cried thinking of a stuffed to the brim pita out there with my name on it

i third that what a place to eat at and open till three in the morning to

Fast_Mover

Where's this falafals establishment ye speak of?!

Tree

Fast_Mover wrote: »

Where's this falafals establishment ye speak of?!

Down south main st, by fast al's. just across from the raven.

BanzaiBk

Oh my God falafels. I can't wait to come home now I like Scoozis aswell. A friend and I used go there a lot and I thought it was reasonably enough priced. Never liked Amicus, then again I'm not one who goes to have a pose with my munch:P

Flamed Diving

Oh, I forgot about Joup! in the English Market. Their Chicken Korma is unreal!

Energizeer

taram wrote: »

I second that! Got a sandwich in O'Briens today, few lumps of feta, some tomato, some cucumber and one lone piece of lettuce!€5.40. Nearly cried thinking of a stuffed to the brim pita out there with my name on it

Yes this place is unreal!
e5 and you will be stuffed! The jellapopper peppers are a bit risky. The porcelain bus will be ridden. The asian dude or the guy with the long hair make the best. The chick does a good job but doesn't fill em up as much.
It's messy stuff tho

sound_wave

Flamed Diving wrote: »

Amicus is utter ****e, I really don't see why people like it, ditto Newport My recommendations are:

Market Lane (Wonderful food, great setting)
Starvast (Best Asian food in Cork)
Pizza d'Italia (Still the best pizza in cork)

I know Cork ain't that big but where are these places? Never heard of them.

Flamed Diving

Market Lane is on the lower end of Oliver Plunkett Street.
Starvast is on the same street as Clancy's bar.
Pizza d'Italia is on Grand Parade, next to the entrance to the English Market

Sephiroth_dude

puccinos are a rip off,subway ftw :pac:

castie

Clancys also does a very nice carvery lunch and sell soft drinks in cans which makes it even cheaper.

TheDriver

Ginos! Who in Gods name posted that Amicus was cheap??? It is in me hole, its normal to slightly above normal!

Flamed Diving

TheDriver wrote: »

Ginos!

Muck.

Flamed Diving

castie wrote: »

Clancys also does a very nice carvery lunch and sell soft drinks in cans which makes it even cheaper.

Agreed. Scotts do a good one also.

castie

never really liked ginos myself i must say.

Anyone been to Hardwood?
Its next to the Bierhaus. Bit pricey but the food is extremely good.

Roar

bully's just off rory gallagher place is the job. steak and chips for 11 quid, steak sandwich for 6.50. cant go wrong.

Dave147

Thanks for reminding me of Bully's, ate there about 4 years ago, loved it and then forgot it existed! I can't wait to get home for some proper food. American food is awful! Market Lane is pretty good, can't really go wrong.

Silversprings Hotel is really good too, a little bit out of the city but definitely worth a visit. Again, Barry's of Douglas do great food but not in the city!

Isaac's on McCurtain Street but they are very pricey, there's other places on McCurtain Street I've eaten in but just can't think of the names

castie

Greenes is just behind Isaacs but its pricey too.