Nice places to eat in Maynooth

dillo2k10 · 22-09-2011 9:24pm #1

Hi,
Can anyone recommend any nice cafe for breakfast or lunch in Maynooth town?

Thanks

Michellenman · 22-09-2011 9:26pm

Coffee mill for breakfast, although it's a little expensive.

Twist for lunch, can't beat it!

LeixlipRed · 22-09-2011 9:27pm

Steve Buckley is your man :pac:

http://archive.maths.nuim.ie/staff/sbuckley/eat.html

Michellenman · 22-09-2011 9:32pm

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Steve Buckley is your man :pac:

http://archive.maths.nuim.ie/staff/sbuckley/eat.html

Wow. That's all I can say.

LeixlipRed · 22-09-2011 9:34pm

Maths dept. have a seminar each week and think he started it to send to the foreign speakers who would come. But it's out of control now :pac:

22-09-2011 9:35pm

i used to live in the coffee mill

How so Joe · 22-09-2011 9:36pm

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Steve Buckley is your man :pac:

http://archive.maths.nuim.ie/staff/sbuckley/eat.html

That's actually pretty awesome, I've never seen that before.
To add to what Steve has to say:

the Bagel Factory is closed, it's been replaced by an Abrakebabra.
Esquires in Manor Mills has closed and not been replaced.
There's an O'Brien's in Manor Mills shopping centre, an O'Brien's in Tesco car park and an O'Brien's in NUIM North Campus (John Hume Building).
NUIM SU bar does food at lunchtime.
NUIM SU café Chill does food all day and does delicious crepes, and also sandwiches.
NUIM Canteen, Phoenix, does food AFAIK all day.
The Coffee Mill (last shop before the bridge next to manor mills) does quite good lunch specials and does some epic pancakes for breakfast
The Café BonBon (Mill Street, right hand side as you're heading towards the North Campus) does a selection of sandwiches etc. as well, but is too new to have any real opinions formed on it yet.

Also, my favourite place for lunch is O'Neill's on Main Street - excellent sandwiches, excellent service, normally a good soup and they do a special of a full meal every lunchtime as well.

dillo2k10 · 22-09-2011 9:40pm

Any of them do a good fry for breakfast?

LeixlipRed · 22-09-2011 9:40pm

Yeh, should add it's a tad out of date.

LeixlipRed · 22-09-2011 9:40pm

dillo2k10 wrote: »

Any of them do a good fry for breakfast?

Freshman 15 :pac:

dillo2k10 · 22-09-2011 9:44pm

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Freshman 15 :pac:

Is that a place?

Rowley Birkin QC · 22-09-2011 9:44pm

Can't look past Carton House for lunch or dinner to be honest.

LeixlipRed · 22-09-2011 9:47pm

dillo2k10 wrote: »

Is that a place?

Google it

How so Joe · 22-09-2011 9:52pm

Who does be awake early enough for a fry anyways? I'm lucky if I'm up in time for a late lunch/early dinner!
Postgrad life... =D

dillo2k10 · 22-09-2011 9:53pm

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Google it

Oh! Il be fine, sure the Gym is free now :P

I had already googled it but with cafe and restaurant after it, couldnt find anything

LeixlipRed · 22-09-2011 9:56pm

Hehe, too easy. I put on far more than 15 pounds over the course of my undegrad, took me 2 more years to quit being a fatty. Be warned :P

dillo2k10 · 22-09-2011 9:59pm

How so Joe wrote: »

Who does be awake early enough for a fry anyways? I'm lucky if I'm up in time for a late lunch/early dinner!
Postgrad life... =D

Im in at 9am on Fridays and then my next lecture aint til 1pm. So I have plenty of time :P

TouchingVirus · 22-09-2011 10:02pm

dillo2k10 wrote: »

Any of them do a good fry for breakfast?

The Rye man, the Rye

*sniff*

LeixlipRed · 22-09-2011 10:04pm

That place was the biggest dump I've ever been in. Homer and Bart got all their grease there.

How so Joe · 22-09-2011 10:05pm

That was the greasy spoon where Greene's is now, wasn't it?
Wow, you people are old, that's been gone for at least four or five years now!

22-09-2011 10:24pm

yeah well, maynooth didn't used to have all those newfangled traffic lights and pedestrian crossings, or manor mills.

every road crossing was a run for your life! :pac:

TouchingVirus · 22-09-2011 10:29pm

How so Joe wrote: »

That was the greasy spoon where Greene's is now, wasn't it?
Wow, you people are old, that's been gone for at least four or five years now!

It sure was, quite the greasepit. And ease up there - I might be older than you, but I'm not old

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Homer and Bart got all their grease there.

The best comment about the Rye I have ever heard :P

lordgoat · 22-09-2011 10:36pm

bluewolf wrote: »

yeah well, maynooth didn't used to have all those newfangled traffic lights and pedestrian crossings, or manor mills.

every road crossing was a run for your life! :pac:

someone on my level. Can you go back as far a roost with marble and dodgy red carpet?

LeixlipRed · 22-09-2011 10:39pm

Easily. Heard new Roost sucks balls.

How so Joe · 22-09-2011 10:44pm

TouchingVirus wrote: »

It sure was, quite the greasepit. And ease up there - I might be older than you, but I'm not old

Well considering you're working in the college and you did a four year degree which you finished nearly three years ago, if you started college at the age of 17, you'd have to be at least 24, which, to be fair, is pretty ancient.

Duddy · 22-09-2011 11:18pm

I swear, I'm not on commission here, but you can get nice grub in BonBon cafe opposite the coffee mill for cheap enough, seen a Croque Monsieur Croissant in there that looked lovely, and the Panini and Ciabattas come with a walfdorf salad ^_^

23-09-2011 7:21am

lordgoat wrote: »

someone on my level. Can you go back as far a roost with marble and dodgy red carpet?

I think so - we were caulfields people though. Chess & go in there on a wednesday night, oh yeah :cool:

Seren_ · 23-09-2011 8:53am

TouchingVirus wrote: »

The Rye man, the Rye *sniff*

I ate in their on my first ever day of college, oh the memories

XxMCRxBabyxX · 23-09-2011 8:57am

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Easily. Heard new Roost sucks balls.

So I've heard. Didn't go last night but my friends were telling all about it. Sounds a bit awful alright. Glass everywhere and moving everything around

Alt_Grrr · 23-09-2011 9:32am

dillo2k10 wrote: »

Any of them do a good fry for breakfast?

the mega breakfast is Twist is one of the best fries in town (Its enough food to keep you going for a week at least)

TouchingVirus · 23-09-2011 10:57am

How so Joe wrote: »

Well considering you're working in the college and you did a four year degree which you finished nearly three years ago, if you started college at the age of 17, you'd have to be at least 24, which, to be fair, is pretty ancient.

Do you know me? :pac:

Also, if that's your idea of ancient then you're in for some surprise later in life

How so Joe · 23-09-2011 4:39pm

TouchingVirus wrote: »

Do you know me? :pac:

Also, if that's your idea of ancient then you're in for some surprise later in life

Nah, I've seen a couple of your posts on boards is all. And I'm terribly ageist.
How close was I on your age?? Come onnnnn, spill!

orl677 · 23-09-2011 5:49pm

I had a savage bagel in the bagel factory part of O'Briens in John Hume this morning, sorted the head right out. Having said that though, Im going to try and bring my lunch in next week. Where do people go who bring in their own lunch, the common room? Is there a microwave to be accessed anywhere?

I would also like to know one or two nice places maybe in the village to go to the odd time, so I might start checking out a few places mentioned.

LeixlipRed · 23-09-2011 5:52pm

If you're going village has to be Twist. They're the only place in town who constantly change their menu. It never gets boring and the waitresses are all so pweety :P

Jellytotsx · 23-09-2011 6:40pm

You actually can't beat Riverside...I was lucky not to become obese after the amount of time I spent in there last year!lovely fry or breakfast bagel and then pretty much anything on the lunch menu!!best place ever!

lordgoat · 23-09-2011 9:14pm

bluewolf wrote: »

I think so - we were caulfields people though. Chess & go in there on a wednesday night, oh yeah :cool:

Ah i remember Caulfields before twas done up too!

TouchingVirus · 25-09-2011 1:06am

How so Joe wrote: »

Nah, I've seen a couple of your posts on boards is all. And I'm terribly ageist.
How close was I on your age?? Come onnnnn, spill!

Off by a year, I turned 25 last month

Started in NUIM having just gone 18, could have been 17 only I took a year out after the LC

How so Joe · 25-09-2011 8:27am

TouchingVirus wrote: »

Off by a year, I turned 25 last month Started in NUIM having just gone 18, could have been 17 only I took a year out after the LC

Seeeeeeee?? annnnnnnnnncient.
I say this despite being 21 myself. You're not that old, I guess. But don't tell anyone I said that.

thebman · 26-09-2011 8:25pm

Brady's burger is good

Also Roost fry or whatever they call it.

That twisty place for fry is great.

And Rebel Pizza Meat Mountain.

And Mizzoni's meaty mizzoni.

I swear I eat healthy at home but if your going to eat trash, might as well go all out

26-09-2011 8:34pm

TouchingVirus wrote: »

Off by a year, I turned 25 last month Started in NUIM having just gone 18, could have been 17 only I took a year out after the LC

good lord, someone i knew at maynooth that was actually younger than me

Michellenman · 26-09-2011 8:46pm

What did you study bluewolf?

Tombomb7 · 28-09-2011 10:00pm

I don't think anyone has mentioned O'Neills? I always find that place great for lunch. Last time I check you can get a panini for €4.50. That's pretty darn good. The food is great for the price, I always eat there.

The Twist is great for breakfast which you should be able to get all day too.

29-09-2011 12:55pm

Michellenman wrote: »

What did you study bluewolf?

thphys & maths

UnLuckyAgain · 29-09-2011 8:25pm

Can't beat Cafe Twist on Fagan's Lane, just off Main Street. Lovely fry with tea or coffee for 6 euro! Delish.

LeixlipRed · 29-09-2011 8:27pm

Someone didn't read any of the thread

lordgoat · 29-09-2011 8:29pm

Twist.

How so Joe · 29-09-2011 8:39pm

Tombomb7 wrote: »

I don't think anyone has mentioned O'Neills? I always find that place great for lunch. Last time I check you can get a panini for €4.50. That's pretty darn good. The food is great for the price, I always eat there.

AFAIK, it's cheaper than €4.50 for the sandwiches/paninis, etc.
I think they dropped their prices when the VAT reductions came in, so they're slightly less than that. Something like 4.35, I dunno.

DB10 · 29-09-2011 8:51pm

What is Pugin Hall like? Hot food stops serving at 2pm though...

westdub15 · 30-09-2011 1:28pm

Pugin's ok if it didn't close so early. Have to say the new canteens quite good and cheap. in the village Brady's do the best carvery and twist for breakfast.

sionnachrua · 01-10-2011 10:25am

BonBon is really nice. I don't know about for breakfast or lunch, but they give you a mother of a scone with jam and cream for 2.50, and all the tea comes in different little pretty teacups. Also, all the food looks extremely nice.
Chill do amazing crepes too!

Duddy · 02-10-2011 12:53pm

Chill's new menu looks awesome, great veggie salads.

Nice places to eat in Maynooth

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