The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

whatever76

Friends from Clare hitting Baltimore for New years eve - any recommendations for food within walking distance from Casey's hotel ? Trying to decide if better off staying in hotel for dinner that night .

BailMeOut

whatever76 wrote: »

Friends from Clare hitting Baltimore for New years eve - any recommendations for food within walking distance from Casey's hotel ? Trying to decide if better off staying in hotel for dinner that night .

always excellent pizza in the place right next door to Bush's pub.

BurnsCarpenter

BailMeOut wrote: »

always excellent pizza in the place right next door to Bush's pub.

Seconded. Top quality, and can be ordered in the pub as well.

roundymac

Just make sure they are open. New Years eve and all that..

Rebel1987

Ten of us went to Brook Inn in Glanmire last Saturday night. Fantastic food, nobody had any complaints.

I went for the wings for starter, rib-eye steak for main, both were absolutely delicious.

nerwen

Saw what used to be bierhalle/indian place has a new menu and name again; Thali. Anyone been yet?

The menu has some really interesting dishes on it: https://thalinepal.com/

sporina

had Brunch in The Parlour Cafe on the coal quay recently; oh soooo good - i had eggs royal - so good - and +1 had eggs benedict; lots and lots of proper carved ham.. and 3 slices of sourdough toast...
part of me does not want to share this as its small and i wanna be able to get a table on sunday afternoons but they deserve to be busy..

dudara

sporina wrote: »

had Brunch in The Parlour Cafe on the coal quay recently; oh soooo good - i had eggs royal - so good - and +1 had eggs benedict; lots and lots of proper carved ham.. and 3 slices of sourdough toast...
part of me does not want to share this as its small and i wanna be able to get a table on sunday afternoons but they deserve to be busy..

Have to agree with this - 5 of us had brunch there a month or two again when I was down here. I had mushrooms on toast and it was very good.

northgirl

Top class meal again at ORSO over the weekend. The most delicious pulled beef and a wonderfully flavoured chicken dish with some lamb sfeehas and sides of crispy chilli bread - to die for!

Nonoperational

sporina wrote: »

had Brunch in The Parlour Cafe on the coal quay recently; oh soooo good - i had eggs royal - so good - and +1 had eggs benedict; lots and lots of proper carved ham.. and 3 slices of sourdough toast...
part of me does not want to share this as its small and i wanna be able to get a table on sunday afternoons but they deserve to be busy..

They do lovely sandwiches at lunch time too.

pwurple

Doughnut place has landed. It was only a matter of time...

Huckleberry donuts on sawmill street (yeah, i know, but that's how they spell it). Have not been in myself yet, but reports are good. Rolo doughnut...

Linky
https://www.facebook.com/HuckleberrysDonuts/

Malari

I see there's signage up now for a place called 12 Tables in Douglas (where Nakhon Thai used to be). I've heard nothing else about it though. At least it doesn't sound like fast food :P

run_Forrest_run

Had a meal in the Cornstore as part of a work night out two weeks ago, must say I thought the food was excellent. Staff were on the ball despite our manager getting the size of the team wrong so they had to re-set another table for us. The place was jointed too.

H8GHOTI

Anyone hear anything about Elbow Lane reopening? It's been about 4 months since the fire.
Hope it does reopen soon, one of my favourite spots.

BailMeOut

H8GHOTI wrote: »

Anyone hear anything about Elbow Lane reopening? It's been about 4 months since the fire.
Hope it does reopen soon, one of my favourite spots.

Interested in this too. We go to the Market Lane next door a lot and it is sucks that they do not have Elbow Lane beer while closed.

Nonoperational

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

Had a meal in the Cornstore as part of a work night out two weeks ago, must say I thought the food was excellent. Staff were on the ball despite our manager getting the size of the team wrong so they had to re-set another table for us. The place was jointed too.

Always found it an enjoyable lively place to spend an evening. Food nice without being anything special.

mik_da_man

H8GHOTI wrote: »

Anyone hear anything about Elbow Lane reopening? It's been about 4 months since the fire.
Hope it does reopen soon, one of my favourite spots.

Passed it the other day and refurb looks well advanced - hopefully open again soon!

JackieChang

I went to Nosta last night and if you are a fan of grilled meat / Lebanese / Turksih / Mediterranean style dishes get your arses in there NOW!

I got the grilled lamb dish and the missus got the adana dish. Hers was delicious but I preferred my lamb one. Lovely tender meat. Perfectly seasoned and has that faint "cooked over the coals" flavour, nice dish overall - comes with chips, bulgur rice, dipping sauce, salad, Lebanesey bread. The interior is dark enough and stylish. Could be good for a date too. The menu isn't just grilled meat though there are a good few other options (seafood & pasta) that I haven't tried. But that grilled meat holy bejaysus it's yum.

ncmc

^^^ I want that now!!! Looks gorgeous!

JackieChang

The interior lighting was low so not very camera friendly. I "boosted" the photo a bit which might make it look a bit unnatural. Anyway do give it a go. It's quite a big serving too, I regretted buying a starter. I was well satisfied and I'm 6 foot 1.

Nonoperational

I'm 6 foot 1 too. I use it regularly to excuse my gluttony!

pwurple

Is the circle thing the bulgar wheat?

Chips look frozen and undercooked, but the meat looks good alright.
Cheap and cheerful? How much was that?

JackieChang

pwurple wrote: »

Is the circle thing the bulgar wheat?

Chips look frozen and undercooked, but the meat looks good alright.
Cheap and cheerful? How much was that?

The circle thing is the bulgur wheat yeah. Kind of a tomato flavour..

Chips were definitely not undercooked, they were delicious and crispy. It's probably the lighting. No idea if they're frozen. That doesn't bother me anyway.

€14.95 for the dish. Not cheap not expensive. It's worth it for the meat though. I believe it's cheaper at lunchtime, around €11 or €12-ish.

sporina

I like the idea of grilled meats but when ever I have been to nosta I found the sides v v poor (compare with sides in similar places like ORSO and The Sultan).. the meat was good.. but meat is not dining experience alone,..

also the place is soo draughty.. and dark and staff v disinterested..

Pity as I like grilled meats.. wish we had more middle eastern places in town - but would not go back to Nosta.. sadly...

Different folks though.. I don't mean to criticize you - but I would go to back..

kingtut

JackieChang wrote: »

I went to Nosta last night and if you are a fan of grilled meat / Lebanese / Turksih / Mediterranean style dishes get your arses in there NOW!

I got the grilled lamb dish and the missus got the adana dish. Hers was delicious but I preferred my lamb one. Lovely tender meat. Perfectly seasoned and has that faint "cooked over the coals" flavour, nice dish overall - comes with chips, bulgur rice, dipping sauce, salad, Lebanesey bread. The interior is dark enough and stylish. Could be good for a date too. The menu isn't just grilled meat though there are a good few other options (seafood & pasta) that I haven't tried. But that grilled meat holy bejaysus it's yum.

Perhaps I'll be the odd one out but nothing on the plate looks tasty to me! Nevertheless it is always nice to try new places and if I'm in the area I'll give it a shot.

Anyone tried the white rabbit on McCurtain street?

pwurple

JackieChang wrote: »

The circle thing is the bulgur wheat yeah. Kind of a tomato flavour..

Chips were definitely not undercooked, they were delicious and crispy. It's probably the lighting. No idea if they're frozen. That doesn't bother me anyway.

€14.95 for the dish. Not cheap not expensive. It's worth it for the meat though. I believe it's cheaper at lunchtime, around €11 or €12-ish.

That's about right for it I'd say.

rob316

pwurple wrote: »

Doughnut place has landed. It was only a matter of time...

Huckleberry donuts on sawmill street (yeah, i know, but that's how they spell it). Have not been in myself yet, but reports are good. Rolo doughnut...

Linky
https://www.facebook.com/HuckleberrysDonuts/

Had a couple today. Tasty, not amazing maybe I was expecting more. €3 a pop so not cheap but they seem to be doing really well for their first week.

I'll try a few more flavours over the coming weeks.

pwurple

rob316 wrote: »

Had a couple today. Tasty, not amazing maybe I was expecting more. €3 a pop so not cheap but they seem to be doing really well for their first week.

I'll try a few more flavours over the coming weeks.

3 each! For a doughnut. They would want to be good in fairness.

sporina

Memories from when I was a poor student in Dublin; walking up O Connell Street I would frequently have to pass a donut street vendor (well it was a kind of shop but you ordered through the window from the street, if you know what I mean - Like Leonidas on OP street)... awe the smell use to drive me crazy.. sugar and grease hmm... but they were out of my food budget,.. (the cheapest bread and cheese sarnies in my lunch box no doubt).. awe... memories..

bee06

sporina wrote: »

Memories from when I was a poor student in Dublin; walking up O Connell Street I would frequently have to pass a donut street vendor (well it was a kind of shop but you ordered through the window from the street, if you know what I mean - Like Leonidas on OP street)... awe the smell use to drive me crazy.. sugar and grease hmm... but they were out of my food budget,.. (the cheapest bread and cheese sarnies in my lunch box no doubt).. awe... memories..

There used to be a place like that on Paul street next to the Gingerbread Hoise (now Amicus). 10 small doughnuts for 2 euro or something. It was heaven!