Places that are good to eat on campus ?

danmurf

Hi,

just wondering where is good to eat in UCD not a fan of junk food is there anywhere on campus that sells good food ?

Kevo

O Brien's in the Medical Building. Elements is pretty good too IMO.

Ruski

Elements.


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cozzie55

O'Briens in Richview is far better than the one in health sciences. It generally has a smaller queue and plenty of spaces to sit. Pity its in the middle of no where though:D

Always find the forum bar not too bad.. they give you plenty of food which is always a plus.

LC_ugh

Restaurant has lovely soup

cozzie55

LC_ugh wrote: »

Restaurant has lovely soup

pity thats about all they do good;) And don't get me started on the portion sizes.......

Improbable

Forum Bar usually has good hot food. Elements is good for some stuff and really bad for others. Seems particularly bad this year for some reason.

El Siglo

Make your own. It's all shite on campus.

HavingCrack

El Siglo wrote: »

Make your own. It's all shite on campus.

He speaks the truth....the only place that's halfway decent is Centra and thats just a newsagents with a deli, nowhere to sit down.

Victoria.

Had nice food in elements yesterday

Improbable

What was it? I had the thai green curry the other day which I normally love but it was watery slop.

rainbow kirby

I was always rather fond of Insomnia soups (usually went to the one in the Conway building).

The Night Fox

Elements in cience is good, but can be a bit pricy if you get a full on meal. 911 beside the library is good for a cheap roll. Also, the place under the restaurant does really fresh rolls.

ya-ba-da-ba-doo

The Night Fox wrote: »

Elements in cience is good, but can be a bit pricy if you get a full on meal. 911 beside the library is good for a cheap roll. Also, the place under the restaurant does really fresh rolls.

:eek:

Cheap roll? what do you normally buy your rolls for? a tenner? They're like a fiver in 911 on a good day!


Elements is probably the best place for food.


SU centre does rolls with whatever you want on it for 3 quid/3.50?... cold tho but still delish..

El Siglo

Elements is great but you need the money. I don't think I bought anything more than cup of coffee in there. Although, credit where credit is due it probably does the best food in comparison to the other places. Then again, that wouldn't be hard when your competition is like that fast food tripe from the student centre.

1968

Elements is probably the best quality/price. For example

Soup (Selection of 4 different types) with roll & butter - €3

Hot Chicken Fillet Roll with lettuce/tomato - €3.50

LauraLuck

1968 wrote: »

Elements is probably the best quality/price. For example

Soup (Selection of 4 different types) with roll & butter - €3

Hot Chicken Fillet Roll with lettuce/tomato - €3.50

I should have gone to Elements, I got a chicken fillet roll, only had cheese on it and was shabbily presented and cost me €4.95 in the restaurant.Rip off.
But saw today in the SU shop under libray get a 'sambo/roll, galaxy or aero bar and pack of crisps for €3.99'

Most days i bring my own lunch and sit by the lake with my lil picnic.That way i have more (much needed) money for other things.

errlloyd

Spar in Roebuck is better then centra. But ****ing trek.

O'Briens in Health Sciences is now gone btw. Get a mate on campus with an oven/cooker, and learn to cook some easy quick meals that can be made in large portions. Get your mates to split the cost you can be eating well for like 2 euro per person.

vicecreamsundae

don't forget there is a microwave in the main restuarant which is really handy if you do bring food from home!

i think the zumo in the quinn building ain't bad, their smoothies are a lot cheaper than they charge in town.

i keep seeing advertisements for student meal deals from 3.50 euro at the student club, but when i go in the meals are all ridic prices. i paid 5.50 for chips and a breadcrumbed chicken thing the other day. though i do think their chips are AMAZING. the centre club is supposed to have these 3.50 meal deals too, but i'm not sure where that is or if they ACTUALLY do.

where/which is the forum bar? is that the one in the student centre?

i'm disappointed with the chains, like o'briens and insomnia. they're overpriced, would rather there was a subway, at least they do cheap deals.

alan4cult

Centra with €3.50 chicken roll and water does it for me. Also the Student Bar is ok but you sort of get bored of the food as the menu is repetitive.

Joneser

Another awesome Centra deal is Pizza with 3 toppings + bottle of water for €4, there is also the grind in the student centre, huge roll/sandwich for €3.50

danmurf

Thanks all, I was walking through the sport centre yesterday and I seen a food place there, what's the story with that place ? I was in a rush so did not have time to stop and look.

mossychica

there's a great place in the sports center. homemade burgers are yum! and you can eat as much of the self service salad bar as you want. chilli with salad only 5.50.

mossychica

i just found out that the sport cafe have these loyalty cards, when if you buy 6 lunches you you get the next lunch FREE ! i love that 4 letter word!!

HavingCrack

€2.00 for a ham and coleslaw brown bread snadwich in Centra

The restaurant in the student centre has a buffet that serves food by weight and it works out very cheaply.

€5.70 today for a plate of curry and a can of coke today. It's quite tasty too.

parker kent

errlloyd wrote: »

Spar in Roebuck is better then centra. But ****ing trek.

O'Briens in Health Sciences is now gone btw. Get a mate on campus with an oven/cooker, and learn to cook some easy quick meals that can be made in large portions. Get your mates to split the cost you can be eating well for like 2 euro per person.

No it's not. I've had lunch there a few times in the last few weeks. They were planning on expanding it so it might close for a few days, but it is definitely there. They seem to enjoy continually redesigning the layout of it

For anybody craving O'Briens, you can go to Richview too.

Also, most on-campus accommodation don't have ovens.

RandolphEsq

I would love a Jimmy John's on campus. Yum!

bnt

I'm fortunate in that I live nearby, and only have a full meal on campus for social reasons. Apart from that, I'm liking the sandwiches in the SU shops, especially the Sweet Chilli Chicken baguette.

(The title of this thread still cracks me up: trust me, none of the places on campus are good to eat, not even the Clinton Memorial Auditorium. :pac: )

RandomName2

bnt wrote: »

(The title of this thread still cracks me up: trust me, none of the places on campus are good to eat, not even the Clinton Memorial Auditorium. :pac: )

Really? You can get a great meal for E6 in a number of places.

For E3 or E4 though you will be hard put to eat a good place to eat out... anywhere really.

fullstop

errlloyd wrote: »

O'Briens in Health Sciences is now gone btw.

Since when? It was there last week...

bnt

RandomName2 wrote: »

Really? You can get a great meal for E6 in a number of places.

Um ... am I only one who spotted the grammar mistake? Some university this is ...

mossychica

bnt wrote: »

Um ... am I only one who spotted the grammar mistake? Some university this is ...

get a life

RandomName2

bnt wrote: »

Um ... am I only one who spotted the grammar mistake? Some university this is ...

If I were you I really wouldn't get into a competition with me on grammatical or literary grounds. You really wouldn't stand a chance.

And If I were you I wouldn't start attacking the subsidised nature of campus food. Enough funding has been withdrawn as it is.

parker kent

RandomName2 wrote: »

If I were you I really wouldn't get into a competition with me on grammatical or literary grounds. You really wouldn't stand a chance.

And If I were you I wouldn't start attacking the subsidised nature of campus food. Enough funding has been withdrawn as it is.

You never know, he may be the grammar and literature king. Also, I can contribute to this debate due to my 1.1 in English

The restaurant charge far too much for what they serve. I'd rather bring my own food to UCD and have the money go to the library, but that is an argument for another day. Making your own food is cheaper anyway. Plus you get to sit down in somewhere like O'Brien's when your friends are standing around in a queue!

bnt

mossychica wrote: »

get a life

Got one, thanks. What just happened? Did I neglect to decorate my contribution with the requisite surfeit of smileys? The only time I ate a place was when I did a faceplant off my bike, and I don't want to do that again ... :cool: