Restaurants in Portlaoise

Sonic_exyouth

Anyone name a decent Restaurant in Portlaoise... not too formal.. where a certain sonic_exyouth can bring his mother to celebrate her 50th?

adser53

If she's into indian food the kingfisher is fantastic.
Egans pub does lovely food aswell but its mental busy for sunday lunch.
The mile bush pub at fairgreen does one of the best sunday lunches I've ever had.
The chinese take away on the mountmellick rd, oriental city, has a restaurant too. Ive never eaten in there but I've never had a bad take away.
Eh, what else, the indian prince up in kilminchy (turn right at the very first roundabout up at the texaco)is gorgeous and the pub around the corner from it does fantastic food too.
Spago's italian restaurant and the foundry steakhouse (both at the heritage hotel) do great food too but sometimes the service in the foundry can be a bit and miss- sometimes its great and other times you can be waiting ages for a drink and your food.
Thats all i can think of. I'd love to hear other peoples recommendations too cos I'd love to try out some new spots with the missus

Sonic_exyouth

adser53 wrote: »

If she's into indian food the kingfisher is fantastic.
Egans pub does lovely food aswell but its mental busy for sunday lunch.
The mile bush pub at fairgreen does one of the best sunday lunches I've ever had.
The chinese take away on the mountmellick rd, oriental city, has a restaurant too. Ive never eaten in there but I've never had a bad take away.
Eh, what else, the indian prince up in kilminchy (turn right at the very first roundabout up at the texaco)is gorgeous and the pub around the corner from it does fantastic food too.
Spago's italian restaurant and the foundry steakhouse (both at the heritage hotel) do great food too but sometimes the service in the foundry can be a bit and miss- sometimes its great and other times you can be waiting ages for a drink and your food.
Thats all i can think of. I'd love to hear other peoples recommendations too cos I'd love to try out some new spots with the missus

Wow.. thanks.

Ever heard of Seasons?
http://www.findarestaurant.ie/restaurantfoodbeverage.asp?restID=2558&foodID=42011

My mother hates Indian, and will be going to a chinese with her other offspring - so it's something else I was after. But thats still great!

Diamond007

Hi, were you intending to go mid-week or weekend?

I think the Seasons would be great for a 50th meal.
It offers the usual choices, i.e. steak / fish, and also offers an exotic choice, last week it was zebra or rabbit!

For a more relaxed mid-week meal I would recommend Egans, it wouldn't be busy at all, they only have a mad lunch time rush!

Last suggestion would be O'Gormans in Kilminchy, it does traditional food but has a better atmosphere than Egans.

Essentially what I think is:
Weekend - Seasons (If its a small group)
Mid-week - Egans
Anytime - O' Gormans (Better for a bigger group)

Sonic_exyouth

Diamond007 wrote: »

Hi, were you intending to go mid-week or weekend?

I think the Seasons would be great for a 50th meal.
It offers the usual choices, i.e. steak / fish, and also offers an exotic choice, last week it was zebra or rabbit!

For a more relaxed mid-week meal I would recommend Egans, it wouldn't be busy at all, they only have a mad lunch time rush!

Last suggestion would be O'Gormans in Kilminchy, it does traditional food but has a better atmosphere than Egans.

Essentially what I think is:
Weekend - Seasons (If its a small group)
Mid-week - Egans
Anytime - O' Gormans (Better for a bigger group)

Wow.. It's weekend, frida evening to be exact.
It'll only be two of us.
Each of her kids are taking her out for a one on one meal, and there will be a suprise BBQ from her family in my back garden this very Saturday..

.. I'm not getting home till 10.30 because of overtime atm, and looked out last night at the wilderness that is my garden, and decided last night that it was probably going to be the last chance I would have to cut it before the secret guests arrived, well that or tonight. So, despite the pending twilight, I decided needs are as needs must and decided to get it cut.
Wow I'm an idiot.
One neighbour reminded me of the lateness, so I stopeed.
Another knocked at my door to be sure I'd finished because I was upsetting her children.
Another called from their window, as I was putting out the recyle bin before hitting the hey, if I was finished.
I apologised to them all, but if my manic mowing at midnight (well, close enough to it) offended anyone else, I apologise.
Now I've got to BBQ on a semi-cut garden.. could be fun.

adser53

Diamond007 wrote:

Last suggestion would be O'Gormans in Kilminchy, it does traditional food but has a better atmosphere than Egans.

That's the place I was talking about and couldn't remember the name Thanks diamond

I never heard of seasons.....must give it a go. Might surprise the missus tomorrow night

moose112

Def recommend seasons little bit pricey but def wort it for your mam:)

rosepetal

Yeah Seasons is fab, went there a few weeks ago and had a lovely meal.

Sonic_exyouth

Back from Seasons - Had the chicken breast.

Wonderful! Absolutely beautiful. Yeah, its a bit pricey, but seriously worth it!

Silent Partner

I had a delicious meal in The Kingfisher last night. I can't speak highly enough of the place. Great food & great service. However Indian food is not to everyones taste.

I used to like Spagos but every time I rang to make a reservation I was told they're full. They also don't like it when you just turn up. So despite their good food, I've given up on them.

The Royal China, opposite the cinema, is a very nice Chinese. Very reasonable too.

I actually have little experience of any restaurants in Portlaoise that aren't of some ethnicity!!

rosepetal

Sonic_exyouth wrote: »

Back from Seasons - Had the chicken breast.

Wonderful! Absolutely beautiful. Yeah, its a bit pricey, but seriously worth it!

Glad u enjoyed it!

Sonic_exyouth

OK.. so it's not actually a restaurant.. went to get chips last night, but the chippers were closed.
The only fast food place in that little strip was ZamZams, so, I bought a Kebab.
Tastiest Kebab I've had in some time!

budhabob

Sonic_exyouth wrote: »

OK.. so it's not actually a restaurant.. went to get chips last night, but the chippers were closed.
The only fast food place in that little strip was ZamZams, so, I bought a Kebab.
Tastiest Kebab I've had in some time!

Really, i got one a couple of weeks ago (after reading reviews here) and i didnt think twas great. Granted, i was after a fair bit of liquid, but that should only make it tastier no? I always say though, give a place a second chance.

Ashlynn

Ok im probably having a blonde moment but where abouts is Season's? H2b's birthday is coming up & we could do with a night out (for me too I wouldn't have to cook ).

moose112

Top square in portlaoise behind the shrine there is a pub on the left called Donaghues, it's just over the pub entrance is on the left hand side of the building.

druminch

in the mile bush today had a 6 ounce steak wife had a chicken fillet + a pot of tea for 2 total cost 35.40 euro chicken fillet 16.95 6oz steak 15.95 tea 2.50 a rip off

adser53

:eek: that's pretty pricey for, essentially, barfood. You'd pay that in a proper restaurant. In fairness to the furry bush though, anytime I've eaten in there the food has been delicious!

Ash Blake

Its 1 of the best indian I have ever had n with a great service (very friendly staff) 10/10

sandrat

I think Mayur is a far superior Indian to Kingfisher to be honest. Absolutely love seasons. ate in Spagos once after finally getting a table and it was horrible I had Pizza and the base was burnt but topping was cold - disgusting. I like the food and service in the mile bush but it is a little pricey. Ate in Kelly's foundry twice first time was lovely 2nd time was terrible. Best italian in laois is the one at the heritage in killenard Sol oriens i think it is called

MickShamrock

sandrat wrote: »

I think Mayur is a far superior Indian to Kingfisher to be honest.

+1.

sandrat wrote: »

ate in Spagos once after finally getting a table and it was horrible.

Same. Although, I've eaten there twice. Horrible both times.

sandrat wrote: »

Ate in Kelly's foundry twice first time was lovely 2nd time was terrible.

Same.

joe_dunne

Before the weekend I was in Kelly's twice, the first time was good the second was crap.

After a few drinks in the town we went again and had a really good meal, it was pricey but the service and the food was really good.

I guess this means out next visit will be rubbish.

JoeSamurai & Ninja Martial Arts in Portlaoise

miss5

I was in the lemon tree with my boyfriend over the weekend and we both really
enjoyed it. Exellent service.

fona

Bit of a distance out but myself and the bf tried Sol Oriens(Heritage Killinard) recently.

I love italian and he loves steak, previous we'd tried Spage and Kelly's but one of us is always sort of let down, so an italian restaurant and steakhouse was perfect :-D

Food was excellent. Lovely looking place. Friendly efficient staff. All win!

It's our new favourite restaurant and we'll be making the effort to travel that bit further from now on.

In portlala town I guess Kelly's still wins for me

Crann na Beatha

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Antilles

Hate Spagos so much. Horrible, horrible food. Sol Oriens is the way to go.

r011ingthunder

sandrat wrote: »

Absolutely love seasons.

Had a really delicious meal here last night. Cannot rate the grub highly enough. Service was excellent, and whilst very friendly wasn't intrusive. Price was reasonable, roughly €35 per head for 2, not including a nice bottle of red. My first time there, and definitely will not be my last.
I had:
Veg Soup (of the day): Generous portion, and really delicious.
Sirloin 10oz: This was just superb, no other word for it.
Rhubarb Compote: Perfect ending.
Large appetite sated without wallet being emptied.... nice.

Seasons Restaurant
24a Market Square
Portlaoise
057 868 0809

Apologies for doubling posting but couldn't decide which thread it was best posted in.

MickShamrock

Tried Seasons recently having heard all the hype. Have to say I was very disappointed. No better than anywhere else in Portlaoise.

gogo

Personally think Seasons is rotten, been there a few times now with different groups and its never been nice, i think if you go there as a couple people seem to rave about it, in a large-ish group it tends to be rank. Last time ordered Salmon, it arrived on bed of cous cous and thats it. Nothing else, fork ful of salmon, forkful of cous cous, hhmm bored of it now. Also as its small and groups tend to get split up at two tables, they serve one table first and every time so far, one table is finished long before the other will have even recieved their desert. Hate that.

Love spagos, but its so hit and miss it drives me crazy, when its good its excellent, when its bad it terrible, last time we were there we walked out as we were waiting over an hour for a desert menu, when it finally arrived after asking for it for the third time, they never came back to take the order, this was when two staff members were sitting down chatting with other diners. Not to mention that it took 45mins to get our dinner in the first place. Saying that the time before that everything, food,service was amazing. You cant win.

gogo

Antilles wrote: »

Hate Spagos so much. Horrible, horrible food. Sol Oriens is the way to go.

Is Sol Oriens an Italian? If so where is it?

blondie7

Has anyone been to Spagos lately? Went there with the OH a few weeks ago and was disgusted with the service. We asked for water when we sat down and the waiter was to busy flirting with the pretty girls sitting beside us, we got to order 25 mins after we arrived and then the food all came on top of each other. Also the noise level in the place was shocking, came out with a head ache!

MickShamrock

gogo wrote: »

Is Sol Oriens an Italian? If so where is it?

Yes. It's in the Heritage Killenard.

Crann na Beatha

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MickShamrock

Obaraten wrote: »

Whats the Japanese restaurant like beside the FAS office?

I've only eaten there once, but it wasn't too bad.

Philthy

MickShamrock wrote: »

I've only eaten there once, but it wasn't too bad.

Do you mean Emperor's House? I've been a few times, great staff but as seems to be the norm in Chinese restaurants, there's about 15 of them dotted around the room. I don't know how any of them make money. I know I've went to this spot during the day mostly and only a few times in the evening but I've never seen anyone else in it. Everytime I've eaten there, we've been the only table

The service is good, the food is fab and quick. I'd say they spend more time carving the carrot into a bird than anything else. I used to like the chinese in the top square before it changed into the Irish Kebab House or something. Horrific decor but beautiful food. I miss them:(

sashafierce

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Philthy

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26euro? That's fairly decent. I must trek out there sometime. Is it a decent menu?

laois gael

Ninos has a sit down area again so is good if you want an old fashioned sit down chipper meal.

I like the square Meal on main street its plain but very clean and the grub is tasty.

Kingfisher is a nice indian.

Kellys is very hit and miss but I have to say Seaons was nice any time i was there!

Crann na Beatha

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3hn2givr7mx1sc

I've never had a bad meal in O'Gormans, been there a good few times.

MickShamrock

Obaraten wrote: »

How do ye find O'Gormans in Kilminchy??

Bad.

laois gael

OK but ain't nothing to write home about....

Scan Man

O'Gormans is grand, but nothing special. The homemade burger goes down a treat!

3hn2givr7mx1sc

So good, bad and indifferent.:pac:

Agree, the homemade burgers are savage.

Philthy

Obaraten wrote: »

How do ye find O'Gormans in Kilminchy??

They are fairly alright, a bit slow sometimes. Their omelettes are fab, chips are nice and chunky but if you have a few people, get the bar platter with chicken goujons (generally huge) mozzarella sticks (addictive) and garlic mushrooms (to occupy everyone else while I eat the mozzarella sticks ). It also comes with prawns or seafood of some kind but we always ask them to swap them for more of the others, just not our thing.