The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

rob316

sporina wrote: »

what was in this premises previously?

I think it was the shop/cafe on popes quay

sporina

rob316 wrote: »

I think it was the shop/cafe on popes quay

can't place it - must walk that way sometime

SteelyDanJalapeno

Was in Orso the weekend, gone very Tapas heavy, food was amazing.

Highlights

Arancini
Pork filled calamari
Chicken schwarma
Blackened cauliflower

Ginger Whiskey

sporina

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

Was in Orso the weekend, gone very Tapas heavy, food was amazing.

Highlights

Arancini
Pork filled calamari
Chicken schwarma
Blackened cauliflower

Ginger Whiskey

oh i didn't know it was open again - fantastic

Dbu

3 of us went for a coffee yesterday afternoon in Nash 19. €11.85 total bill or €3.95 per cup for a standard size americano
I was shocked at the price, or is it standard in the city centre?

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Dbu wrote: »

3 of us went for a coffee yesterday afternoon in Nash 19. €11.85 total bill or €3.95 per cup for a standard size americano
I was shocked at the price, or is it standard in the city centre?

I find Nash 19 pricey enough. Food is nice there though. They used to charge for a side portion of relish that came in a little ramakin with your sandwich. Even if you said you didn't want it, they would still give it and charge around 80 cents for it. I haven't been there in months now, so I don't know if they still do it.

sporina

Dbu wrote: »

3 of us went for a coffee yesterday afternoon in Nash 19. €11.85 total bill or €3.95 per cup for a standard size americano
I was shocked at the price, or is it standard in the city centre?

sounds extortionate.. i hope ye at least got a bickie with your coffees..

have been there a few times - food is good but found staff not so nice so never became a regular

so many places in town with good food and nice staff - would rather give them my money

rob316

Dbu wrote: »

3 of us went for a coffee yesterday afternoon in Nash 19. €11.85 total bill or €3.95 per cup for a standard size americano
I was shocked at the price, or is it standard in the city centre?

Its always been very pricey in there. I honestly haven't been in about 10 years

Dbu

sporina wrote: »

sounds extortionate.. i hope ye at least got a bickie with your coffees..

No, No bickies.........

Dbu

Dbu wrote: »

3 of us went for a coffee yesterday afternoon in Nash 19. €11.85 total bill or €3.95 per cup for a standard size americano
I was shocked at the price, or is it standard in the city centre?

I paid €3.30 for a medium takeawy Americano is a CircleK in Monaghon.
That aside Nash19 were always pricey.

opus

Samhain wrote: »

I posted a review a few pages back. Was good, would like to try again but haven't had a chance.

Was at the Four Liars for lunch today with a few friends, everyone was happy with the food. Kid's mini pizza wasn't that mini so would probably feed two. Was glad to send a bit of business their way as live fairly close by.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Lunch in Union Grind this afternoon. Nice cajun chicken toasted wrap. Wrap, side salad, a coke and a cappuccino to finish for just over a tenner.

The outdoor seating is fabulous.



Plenty of council folks there talking about expanding it all the way down the quayside when the other pubs open there.

Bring it on I say!

Be right back

sporina wrote: »

sounds extortionate.. i hope ye at least got a bickie with your coffees..

have been there a few times - food is good but found staff not so nice so never became a regular

so many places in town with good food and nice staff - would rather give them my money

I found the staff were lovely, depending on who you are!!

Seamai

sporina wrote: »

sounds extortionate.. i hope ye at least got a bickie with your coffees..

have been there a few times - food is good but found staff not so nice so never became a regular

so many places in town with good food and nice staff - would rather give them my money

I've paid as little as €2.50 and up to €3.30 for americanos in the last few weeks. €3.95 is pretty steep for a basic coffee but then Nash 19 was always expensive and lacks atmosphere.
I'd rather support somewhere else like Gusto on Washington Street.

SusieBlue

I’ve heard that the woman who owns that place is an absolute nightmare to work for and that there’s a very high staff turnover as a result. Wouldn’t be a place I’d give my business to.

jojofizzio

SusieBlue wrote: »

I’ve heard that the woman who owns that place is an absolute nightmare to work for and that there’s a very high staff turnover as a result. Wouldn’t be a place I’d give my business to.

Was only ever there once,and had first hand experience with just that....put me right off ever going back tbh....
Staff were lovely by the way...

sporina

Be right back wrote: »

I found the staff were lovely, depending on who you are!!

so are you saying you are someone special?
in any event - it should not matter who you are.. all customers should be treated equally..

SusieBlue wrote: »

I’ve heard that the woman who owns that place is an absolute nightmare to work for and that there’s a very high staff turnover as a result. Wouldn’t be a place I’d give my business to.

awe maybe that explains it.. i firmly believe that unhappy staff is a result of bad management.. unhappy staff = poor morale

Seamai

SusieBlue wrote: »

I’ve heard that the woman who owns that place is an absolute nightmare to work for and that there’s a very high staff turnover as a result. Wouldn’t be a place I’d give my business to.

In a former life I had business dealings with her and I'm being extremely polite when I say that she's quite the handful. Certain customers from the South Mall are fawned over while mere commoners barely get a look in.

limnam

sporina wrote: »

awe maybe that explains it.. i firmly believe that unhappy staff is a result of bad management.. unhappy staff = poor morale

Hard to believe with the amount of places that go under in Cork that business owners don't get this.


Treat them fairly, pay them fairly. They'll treat your customers right and the custom will return.

sporina

Dbu wrote: »

No, No bickies.........

i suspected as much - well i hope the coffee was good (my bro doesn't actually like the coffee there)

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

Lunch in Union Grind this afternoon. Nice cajun chicken toasted wrap. Wrap, side salad, a coke and a cappuccino to finish for just over a tenner.


The outdoor seating is fabulous.



Plenty of council folks there talking about expanding it all the way down the quayside when the other pubs open there.

Bring it on I say!

thats looks quality - fresh salad too - and v good value - Nash 19 could do with seeing this..

Be right back

sporina wrote: »

so are you saying you are someone special?
in any event - it should not matter who you are.. all customers should be treated equally..



awe maybe that explains it.. i firmly believe that unhappy staff is a result of bad management.. unhappy staff = poor morale

I'm not special but I think the management there shows preference to certain customers over the likes of me!!

sporina

Be right back wrote: »

I'm not special but I think the management there shows preference to certain customers over the likes of me!!

but you said you found staff lovely there.. sorry I don't follow your posts.. no offense

Be right back

sporina wrote: »

but you said you found staff lovely there.. sorry I don't follow your posts.. no offense

Depending on who you are!! Business people definitely get preferential treatment.

sporina

Be right back wrote: »

Depending on who you are!! Business people definitely get preferential treatment.

funny you mention that - I know that Nash's are big into the cork small business association or what ever the name of it is - I am NOT a business person..

so i guess you are a business person - thats ok

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sporina wrote: »

funny you mention that - I know that Nash's are big into the cork small business association or what ever the name of it is - I am NOT a business person..

so i guess you are a business person - thats ok

Neither am I.

Water John

He has a suit.
A someone I know in manufacturing business said once, A man in a suit and tie with a briefcase, is called a consultant.

You really need to treat all customers as equal, and staff fairly. I don't support places that don't.

pwurple

Water John wrote: »

You really need to treat all customers as equal, and staff fairly. I don't support places that don't.

Fair enough, but be sure you are objective with that too, not just basing it on some random rumours.

Nash19 has some staff in there that have been there for years, which is some going for any cafe, as servers and catering staff tend to be mobile by the nature of the business. Not everyone is going to be a waitress as a long term career, it’s often a step to something else.

Maybe this ‘handful’ reputation is because you almost need to have the personality where you take no bull, when running a small business through a couple of recessions successfully. Jamie Oliver’s nice guy schtick got him absolutely nowhere, 1000 jobs down the drain.

And sorry lads, but we all know sometimes the public are a royal pain in the hole. Don’t we?

That said, There is definitely a bit of a new customer learning curve there in that place too, which is intimidating. It used to be (still is?) so busy with a heap of people who go there every single day and know exactly what they want. Dawdling at the counter kinda drives the other customers bonkers. That’s probably what makes it feel cliquey , when the regulars in the queue are being greeted by name and you can feel the eye rolls behind your back while you try to figure out what you want. It’s like a tiny cork version of a busy pastrami place in New York, where you get physically ejected if you don’t order in 5 milliseconds. Let’s call it character!

JackieChang

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

Lunch in Union Grind this afternoon. Nice cajun chicken toasted wrap. Wrap, side salad, a coke and a cappuccino to finish for just over a tenner.

The outdoor seating is fabulous.

Where is the seating? Across the road? P.S. the Dunnes stores cafes from the 90's called, they want their chicken wraps back.

rob316

JackieChang wrote: »

Where is the seating? Across the road? P.S. the Dunnes stores cafes from the 90's called, they want their chicken wraps back.

Nowt wrong with a decent chicken wrap

Curb Your Enthusiasm

JackieChang wrote: »

Where is the seating? Across the road? P.S. the Dunnes stores cafes from the 90's called, they want their chicken wraps back.

Yes, directly across the road by the water.

The wraps were tasty and had a nice, fresh side salad. With a drink and coffee for a tenner I found it to be good value for a quick bite for lunch. Mightn't be your thing, and that's okay too.