Cork Restaurants

philipm

Visiting Cork City next weekend and was wondering could anyone reccomend one or two restaurants?

Thanks

Vinta81

philipm wrote: »

Visiting Cork City next weekend and was wondering could anyone reccomend one or two restaurants?

Thanks

A new one we went to recently was "Kudos" in the Clarion, gorgeous. It's Thai and Asian food, fantastically priced and the food is divine! My new favourite restaurant in the city.

mik_da_man

What type of food are ya after?

www.menupages.ie is a good place to look for reviews.

mik_da_man

Vinta81 wrote: »

A new one we went to recently was "Kudos" in the Clarion, gorgeous. It's Thai and Asian food, fantastically priced and the food is divine! My new favourite restaurant in the city.

I'll second that
Was there on sunday for lunch and food was really tasty and well priced.

philipm

Mexican, Thai if I am honest I would eat any type. Just trying to make the most of my few days.

I am staying in the Clarion, so thanks for the Kudos recommendation. The one in Limerick is very good aswell.

Vinta81

philipm wrote: »

Mexican, Thai if I am honest I would eat any type. Just trying to make the most of my few days.

I am staying in the Clarion, so thanks for the Kudos recommendation. The one in Limerick is very good aswell.

Mexican - Cafe Mexicana, down a side street called Carey's Lane just off Patrick St. - wicked! We're pretty regular diners there lol.

philipm

Thank you all for your help!

I have it sorted now, Kudos on the Friday and Cafe Mexicana on Saturday!:cool:

Thanks again

Vinta81

Very welcome! Let me know how you find them

namaimo

Eco in Douglas village is about 5mins from city centre and well worth the trip. Food is yum, huge portions and really good value. Pastas/stirfrys/currys/burgers Booking advised!

Bill-e

namaimo wrote: »

Eco in Douglas village is about 5mins from city centre and well worth the trip. Food is yum, huge portions and really good value. Pastas/stirfrys/currys/burgers Booking advised!

Bit to cramped in there for me.

kingtut

Vinta81 wrote: »

A new one we went to recently was "Kudos" in the Clarion, gorgeous. It's Thai and Asian food, fantastically priced and the food is divine! My new favourite restaurant in the city.

That's the hotel on South Mall ye? Thai food....yummy!

mik_da_man

Nope, it's on Lapps Quay, just near the end of south mall

run_Forrest_run

Bill-e wrote: »

Bit to cramped in there for me.

you're right there, place is an over-heated match box with only average food.

D-Generate

Don't go to Cafe Mexicana. I can never get the love affair that some people have with it. I think its pretty atrocious in a very cramped atmosphere. What they term Mexican food can also not be further from the truth.

Try Isaacs on McCurtain Street or Liberty Grill on Washington Street.

Trojan911

You could try the Boardwalk next door to the Clarion. Great food & service.

kcb

D-Generate wrote: »

Don't go to Cafe Mexicana. I can never get the love affair that some people have with it. I think its pretty atrocious in a very cramped atmosphere. What they term Mexican food can also not be further from the truth.

Try Isaacs on McCurtain Street or Liberty Grill on Washington Street.

I'd second that.

Cafe Mexicana is awful. Maybe it used to be ok before.
Eco terrible too.

Isaacs is quality, as is Greene's behind it.
Kudos is good.
Cornmarket place is supposed to be good.
Cafe Bar Deli is decent too.

GardenerGirl

The Boardwalk is very good food. But is pricey and I found the service really really slow. They seemed to go out of their way to avoid even looking in our direction when we were there which meant us having to get our own menus and not being able to get a second bottle of wine as there was just no one to ask. Shame though as the food (when it arrived) was really good.

Illkillya

Kudos is appalling, I would never go there again. Les Gourmandises is the best in the city in my opinion. Some other good evening options are Jacobs on the Mall and Star Anise.

For lunch, you could try upstairs in the English Market, or the cafe in the Crawford Gallery.

dahamsta

mik_da_man wrote: »

www.menupages.ie is a good place to look for reviews.

No it isn't.

http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q=menupages+site%3Aboards.ie

adam

partyguinness

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

you're right there, place is an over-heated match box with only average food.

The g/friend loves it (Ecos that is) and we have been there 3 times. I am not fussed TBH...a bit like Scuzzys...overrated.

Now she is English and this is French cuisine at its best compared to the tripe you get in most places in England so her standards are very very low...:(

Heisenberg.

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Pompey Magnus

Scien wrote: »

How i long for a trip to my favourite; 'Amicus'. Its delicious, reasonable, stylish, friendly and in a great location.

Seconded, I've always enjoyed Amicus.

kmick

Great vegetarian place (best in Ireland apparently) out by the college on Washington Street. Cafe Paradiso. Go for lunch its cheaper than in the evening. Its very different and very good. Not at all what you would expect a vegetarian place to be.

overmantle

I didn't hear such great reports about The Boardwalk. My recommendation would be Scoozis or Amicus for middle of the road but good restauraants with a bit of atmosphere.

Max001

IMHO Cafe Paradiso is the most hyped thing since Jordan's cleavage.
And like dating a woman with a substantial decolletage,
with Cafe Paradiso, the novelty soons wears off and only
an empty feeling remains. That'd be your stomach.

rebel.ranter

overmantle wrote: »

I didn't hear such great reports about The Boardwalk. My recommendation would be Scoozis or Amicus for middle of the road but good restauraants with a bit of atmosphere.

Scoozis is not one I would recommend for a meal out, it's more of a grab n' go kind of place. Nothing special really.
Amicus always leaves me let down as a venue, the food is OK but they just pack in the punters there. The seating arrangement in the Douglas one is a bit better than Paul St one. It would not give you the same sense of occasion as going to the likes of Isaacs for example.

rediguana

Did anyone mention The Ivory Tower? Bit pricey, but a good experience. Here's a review I did of it earlier this year:

http://pauljkiernan.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/ivory_tower/

Cafe Mexicana is rubbish. I completely agree that Ecos is too cramped as well. Lose a table or two, guys!

philipm

Thank you all.

On foot of your reccomendations, I am unable to make my Café Mexicana Reservation.

geffkane

Hillbillies on the Parade. open late too. Dress to impress

philipm

Thank you all for your reccomendations an excellent weekend was had by all, Cork was brilliant!

Summary of week gastromic weekend:

Friday, Kudos Restaurant in the Clarion:

I was very dissapointed and having eaten and stayed in the Clarion in Limerick felt let down big time.

Saturday Lunch, Scuzzi's: Very nice food and the highlight was the Mars Bar Cheesecake, we bet queue thankfully but I have never seen anything like it great to see in these depressing times:)

Saturday Night Market Lane: I loved this place and the food, atmosphere and service was brilliant I would highly reccomend this place.:D

Thanks again for all of your suggestions.

mik_da_man

Glad to hear that most of it went well.
Sorry to hear about Kudos though - I've always got great food there

Mr. Gruff

Vinta81 wrote: »

Mexican - Cafe Mexicana, down a side street called Carey's Lane just off Patrick St. - wicked! We're pretty regular diners there lol.

I'll vouch for Café Mexicana, great food, pretty reasonable.
I love thier enchiladas ; )

taram

Cafe Mexicana have delicious nachoes, all wet and cheesy, nom nom. But their enchildas are nice, but not exactly filling, and the two bits of salad and microwaved rice you get with it are dissapointing, would feel ripped off eating there at night for what 16 euro an enchilda?

Vinta81

I'm going to Market Lane soon, glad you liked it! My work night out won't be disappointing