Milkshakes...

Sonz

Anyone know of a place that sells proper milkshakes not ones like you get in the chippers in limerick?

talkingclock

The Golden Arches (aka McD) or Eduard Roquette (aka Eddie Rockets)?

kebris

Try the "Moody Cow" ... just opened in Roches St. close to the O'Connell St junction - teen daughters are "raving" about it.

Chong

Apparently there is a place in town now across from the Chicken Hut that does them.

Jofspring

A new place opens in Roches Street that sells Milkshakes of all different kinds and somebody comes on asking if there is anywhere that sells proper milkshakes. Suspicious? Surely not

In saying that ive seen Moody Cow pretty busy a few times ive passed so must be good.

Sonz

Heh, I'm in no way connected with them, had a taste of a real milkshake in temple bar Dublin at the weekend so trying to find one down this side of the country. :pac:

phill106

I have been to moody cow with herself last weekend. was yummy!
I had a reeses peanut butter cup milkeshake, and she had a terrys chocloate orange hot chocolate.
I henceforth pronounce it my fave weekend treat, destined to be repeated!




I did feel a little old in there, but dammit i dont care!

Insect Overlord

Will have to bring the girlfriend in there next weekend so! Might not be as romantic as other local dining locations ( :pac: ) but it sounds nice and different to what we're used to in town.

Sonz

Sounds awesome! will go there after college me thinks :P

phill106

Well mr overlord, the whole back wall of the shop is 20 feet long shelves full of different chocolate bars! Macaroon bars, snickers, mars, m and ms, kit kats, ferro roches, anything you can think of. Any of them can be a milkshake or hot chocolate!
There was also some specials which i didnt pay much attention to, or you could get some add ons as well, like oreos on top etc.

Insect Overlord

Thanks for the list, Phill I'd seen a few ads in the local papers, but none of them mentioned exactly what was on the menu.

We'd usually go to Butlers for hot chocolate on days out in Dublin, so it should be interesting to see how this place compares from that p.o.v.
I like BBs as well, but their range of flavours is fairly limited.

LB6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU98nbYymjs



passed that place today - front of shop looks very eye-catching! :eek:

MissHoneyBun

Dying to try this place! Sounds exactly like Shakes milkshake bar on Dame Street in Dublin, which was all sorts of ridiculous niceness (:

metamorphosis

MissHoneyBun wrote: »

Sounds exactly like Shakes milkshake bar on Dame Street in Dublin, which was all sorts of ridiculous niceness (:

Man if i lived in Dublin id be a mega fat head - every time im in Dublin i always make an excuse to go to dame street to get a shake (or 2). And the queue there is always so fecking long.

MissHoneyBun

ULstudent wrote: »

Man if i lived in Dublin id be a mega fat head - every time im in Dublin i always make an excuse to go to dame street to get a shake (or 2).

Uh-huh, why stop at one? "Them bones, them bones neeed -cal-cium!" :pac::)

bigpink

Theres another one opening soon aswell guess it will be like juice bars

RVN10

very nice now I must say equally as good as the one on dame street in dublin

Berty

The difference between a milkshake and a real milkshake is using fresh milk / ice cream instead of UHT crap.

Most milkshakes sold in shops / takeaways are UHT because I sold them to ALL of them for years. The product is ok but very bad for you. Very high in fat and sugar.

BB's make milkshakes from the New Zealand Ice Cream company(ok product) so its quite nice if you pick the right flavour.

Honestly get a good blender and buy a nice HB ice cream of choice, Avonmore milk FULL FAT and away you go.

Ninja edit If you can pick up some Movenpick ice cream (like the display case in Arthurs Quay) then you are going to have an amazing milkshake. 100% organic and exceptional quality.

Insect Overlord

+1 on Berty's home-made recipe.

HB vanilla ice-cream, milk, Nutella and a banana would be my usual.

Sabre0001

Moody Cow is amazing! Not long opened so I presume they are still learning the ropes - a little slow but worth the wait.

kenoconnell

LB6 wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU98nbYymjs



passed that place today - front of shop looks very eye-catching! :eek:

Ok, hate to be so observant but why did the bull have pink underpants on and the cows were pantiless!!! Don't think I'll sleep tonight....

electron

BB's is indeed good and very drinkable. not like the awful thick stuff that you get from the mc's and mac's.
but for a home-made milkshake you won't even need a blender. just an empty coffee jar with a screw-on lid will do. put in some ice-cream and add some juice/milk (you can heat the juice up a little first if the ice cream is all too frozen). then just screw on the lid and give it a good shaking - and you're done

phill106

Wow, went there sunday again in the afternoon, had to leave after 10 minutes or so, was taking way too long. Even though there was only a few people ahead of me at the time, none of us got to order while i was there.
They seem to have each person making the milkshake that they take the order for. Wonder would it work better if one did the orders, one did the ingredients, one do the mixing and last one to do the cleaning.
And i had my heart set on a reeses peanut butter cup with extra oreo milkshake

highlydebased

An expensive fad, had one, thought it was nice but I doubt I'll be getting them regularly tbh.

Azphyxi8

McDonalds milkshakes for the region were made with fresh milk in the Dawn/Golden Vale factory on Clare St. Not sure if they still are but the were a few years ago.

There are additives so that it will keep longer than fresh milk but its not made from UHT milk.

LB6

Neon-Circles wrote: »

An expensive fad, had one, thought it was nice but I doubt I'll be getting them regularly tbh.

how much are ya talking about for the shakes?

phill106

LB6 wrote: »

how much are ya talking about for the shakes?

2.90 for medium ones, 3.30 for large ones. Doesnt seem to bad, compared to price of tea/coffee etc.

highlydebased

Thats only for one flavour, 70 cent extra for an extra flavour.

Nothing beats a coffee sometimes though!

Berty

I was about to go in selling my wares earlier at 5pm but the place was packed out the door.

Funny thing is that the place has a waiting area. That says a lot.

Time consuming really. Those blenders dont clean themselves after each shake I guess.

elspecia

Hey all, has anyone here tasted a milkshake in that new store "Moody Cow" i've passed it about 5 times over the last 3 days and its been packed all 3 times.

Was just wondering if its nice and worth waiting around to get one?

RonMexico

Was going to stop for one three times in the past few days. Line out the door each time. Screw that, no milkshake is worth a ten minute wait (or longer).

Insect Overlord

RonMexico wrote: »

Was going to stop for one three times in the past few days. Line out the door each time. Screw that, no milkshake is worth a ten minute wait (or longer).

25 minutes I waited there last Saturday. Ended up missing a bus I was supposed to be getting. Still haven't decided if it was worth it or not.

Berty

I called in the other day and they were busy making small samples which they were giving out for free in the Bank of Ireland 125 O'Connell Street.

The place looks nice and inviting. Too much variety really.

I see this happening a lot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEwVpWFyy3M

overthebridge

Brought my 2 kids in there Saturday and it was well worth it. They can't wait to go in again next week.
Great tasting milkshakes and a great variety on offer too. The coffee was mucho tasty too...
One bad point is the size of the waiting area. If the place gets busy at all everyone is up on top of each other. A bigger premises is probably needed I reckon.

elspecia

had one of those Moody Cows yesterday, i got a Turkish and White Hersey...Unreal...num num num num num num num...:D

Berty

Apparently Im heading there on Saturday. I like the sound of the Turkish Delight Milkshake. My boring aul missus will probably just ask for a plain vanilla milkshake or some crap.

I'm gonna go mad and treat myself to something really calorie destroying.

elspecia

Berty wrote: »

Apparently Im heading there on Saturday. I like the sound of the Turkish Delight Milkshake. My boring aul missus will probably just ask for a plain vanilla milkshake or some crap.

I'm gonna go mad and treat myself to something really calorie destroying.

Try the toblerone and mint crisp my mate at one of those and i tasted it and it was good real good

Sabre0001

Went there today and no queue! Fantastic

phill106

Think ill open one in cruises street or something, or the crescent, would do mad business!

Berty

phill106 wrote: »

Think ill open one in cruises street or something, or the crescent, would do mad business!

I said it before and I will say it again. Its a fad. It wont last. I was one of those bastards who rode the Juice bar craze and sold one to anybody who would listen and made good money out of it and then boom it was gone.

I forsee the same thing happening. Keep your money under the mattress.

phill106

Berty wrote: »

I said it before and I will say it again. Its a fad. It wont last. I was one of those bastards who rode the Juice bar craze and sold one to anybody who would listen and made good money out of it and then boom it was gone.

I forsee the same thing happening. Keep your money under the mattress.

I dont actually have any money. Can i sleep on your money?

Berty

phill106 wrote: »

I dont actually have any money. Can i sleep on your money?

Can you sleep on negative equity these days?

morningbright

Moody cow is unreal, golden crisp milkshake. lovely. I give it a big recommendation. It got me thinking, something limerick needs are city centre entertainments. When I was a teen we would hang out window shop, go to the cinema, buy milkshakes etc etc. Attracting groups into the centre like that would give the place a bit more of a buzz. Probably not realistic the way things are economically. But places like that are good cause it gives people a reason to go into town rather then the usual shops one would find anywhere.

GodlessM

The place is great. Waiting is annoying now but is fine on the weekend when it isn't packed with the Ard Scoil and Laurel Hill gangs.

highlydebased

I think they need a bigger shop!

badboyblast

phill106 wrote: »

I dont actually have any money. Can i sleep on your money?

I think Subways went the same way...