I would murder for an Eddie Rockets slap up feast!

fortwilliam

I am currently a (VERY) long way from home, on an island in the south east Pacific Ocean.
Although I am enjoying my time here, there are some things I am craving for after a few months;
KFC/Eddie Rockets,
A (few) pint(s) in a decent pub with the lads,
Heinz Ketchup,
A bit of cold weather (Honestly, when it's +30* ALL THE TIME you miss a bit of a chill)
Some decent TV at night,

So what do you think you would miss if you were stuck on an island far from home?

Hank_Jones

fortwilliam wrote: »

I am currently a (VERY) long way from home, on an island in the south east Pacific Ocean.
Although I am enjoying my time here, there are some things I am craving for after a few months;
KFC/Eddie Rockets,
A (few) pint(s) in a decent pub with the lads,
Heinz Ketchup,
A bit of cold weather (Honestly, when it's +30* ALL THE TIME you miss a bit of a chill)
Some decent TV at night,

So what do you think you would miss if you were stuck on an island far from home?

Lost me here, everyone knows Chef is king.

Chuck Stone

Never bought anything out of there and probably never will on principle.

Heard it's seriously over-priced.

shrewdness

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Lost me here, everyone knows Chef is king.

It is in me arse!

Chuck Stone

shrewdness wrote: »

It is in me arse!

Only inside your arse?

policarp

You must be in a bad way to try to get into prison so cheaply. . .

later12

I haven't been in an Eddie Rockets in 5 years, and right now I live 5 minutes away from one of them.

Trust me OP, you're wearing rose tinted glasses. It's overpriced, greased up garbage for fat people served up by miserable Chinese students on the minimum wage.

fortwilliam

later10 wrote: »

I haven't been in an Eddie Rockets in 5 years, and right now I live 5 minutes away from one of them.

Trust me OP, you're wearing rose tinted glasses. It's overpriced, greased up garbage for fat people served up by miserable Chinese students on the minimum wage.

I know, and you're right, but when you are so far away from your home comforts, overpriced, greased up garbage for fat people served up by miserable Chinese students on the minimum wage is what you dream about.

In fairness, Even when I was back in Ireland, I would only go to ER once every couple of years.

So what would you crave for?

WindSock

Hop on a boat over to Samoa, they have their own brand of KFC like chains.

saywhatyousee

fortwilliam wrote: »

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So what would you crave for?

Barry's tea and sour cream and onion ripples.

zenno

fortwilliam wrote: »

So what do you think you would miss if you were stuck on an island far from home?

potato waffles, carolls premium ham, snackbox/dinnerbox from tony's chipper, chicken wings in barbecue sauce, I could go on but now i'm bloody starving and only have two eggs in the fridge and old el paso box but with no chicken. looks like an omelette.

Sonics2k

Eddie Rockets is fúcking terrible!

policarp

fortwilliam wrote: »

I am currently a (VERY) long way from home, on an island in the south east Pacific Ocean.

So what do you think you would miss if you were stuck on an island far from home?

A pint of Harp. . .

Temptamperu

When I lived in holland and scotland I really missed Tayto and TK red lemonade.

zenno

Sonics2k wrote: »

Eddie Rockets is fúcking terrible!

I asked for a hotdog with everything on it the other day and i got a big massive sausage drowned in ketchup with nothing else, wasn't good at all it was dire.

vicwatson

It is in me arse!

Arse burger :eek::eek::eek: :pac::pac::pac::pac: munch munch

Dunny

vicwatson wrote: »

Arse burger :eek::eek::eek: :pac::pac::pac::pac: munch munch

GTFO

vicwatson

So what do you think you would miss if you were stuck on an island far from home?

Arse burgers

zenno

also i'd miss meanies corn snacks pickled onion flavour dipped in curry sauce. :pac:

vicwatson

GTFO

Eh joke :rolleyes:

Dunny

Oh rly?:D

zenno

Don't knock it till you try it....

haydar

Curry chips, Jambons and fizzy lucozade sport.

Oh and decent spuds for mashing.

Susie_Q

I'm in India and really miss certain foods from home, especially beef, Irish spuds and creamy chocolate. I'd eat them all mashed together if I had the option. Mmm chocolatey beefy mash.

Oranage2

A decent fry up - I dont think I've ever came close to anything nice anywhere else.

Blatter

It's terrible if you don't have a voucher as it is so expensive.

They have a voucher here(you get it in the local newspaper that's free) where you get any 2 Burgers, 2 portions of fries and 2 drinks for €13 which isn't bad at all as the quality if fairly good for a fast food restaurant.

It's over €20 without the voucher though, which is ridiculous.

EverEvolving

As a chain fast food joint the food is alright, they do pretty decent burgers.

suicide_circus

Eddie Rockets chocolate malt shakes are deadly, the rest is meh.

Eroticfishcake

Bulmers/Magners, Bisto, proper crisps

sidneykidney

I havent been in Eddie Rockets in years, are they still robbing c*unt's?

jameshayes

They arent that much of a robbery as people think - compared to McD's they are reasonable... you get a fresh bun, good quality meat and large drinks without have to "go large"!

mmmmmmmmm smokestack mmmmmmm

the groutch

There's a good reason for people calling them Empty Pockets

Uriel.

later10 wrote: »

I haven't been in an Eddie Rockets in 5 years, and right now I live 5 minutes away from one of them.

Trust me OP, you're wearing rose tinted glasses. It's overpriced, greased up garbage for fat people served up by miserable Chinese students on the minimum wage.

I completely disagree.

I was in there last night

I had a Chicken Ceasar Salad (chicken was grilled, no grease).

I sat at the counter and was served (wish I was "serviced";)) by two absolutely stunning girls, who were also extremely nice and customer focused. Both were Eastern European

Balmed Out

I always miss black pudding, bacon, and chedar cheese.

I thought only schoolchildren with blazers and a love for rugby go to eddie rockets. Seems to be a lot of them skipping school. Once I went in got chips with cheese, It was that American licquid crap. Disgusting.

smash

Balmed Out wrote: »

I always miss black pudding, bacon, and chedar cheese.

/Thread

HalloweenJack

Eddie Rockets is ok. The food is nice but I think it's over-priced. I only go when I know someone else is paying.

Right now, I miss Barry's tea (nothing else comes close), Foster's, proper rashers and black and white pudding.

Burger King's are few and far over here. To get to one, I have to get on a bus to a shopping centre twenty minutes out of town. It's expensive but it's worth it. If you want a proper burger from a fast food chain, go to Burger King.

Adamantium

fortwilliam wrote: »

Some decent TV at night

Your on a island in what sounds like paradise and you want to watch TV , MY GOD!

Anyway have a luck at the RTE thread and you'll never want to come back

phasers

you guys all suck, Eddie Rockets is lovely. You can get a meal in there for less than the price of a big mac meal btw

StephenHendry

eddies grand, but a bit too prices. i like going there after a nightclub but when sober i wouldn't generally go for eddies

watna

I miss Eddie's loads too, especially when I'm hungover! I also really miss Itsa Bagel. They have a bagel place here that everyone raves about but compared to Itsa Bagel it's mank.

I also miss sausages, rashers, butter (NZ butter tastes "off" to me), cheese, galaxy minstrels and pretty much anything Marks and Spencer makes.

Feisar

Just make yer own burgers!

BraziliaNZ

fortwilliam wrote: »

I am currently a (VERY) long way from home, on an island in the south east Pacific Ocean.
Although I am enjoying my time here, there are some things I am craving for after a few months;
KFC/Eddie Rockets,
A (few) pint(s) in a decent pub with the lads,
Heinz Ketchup,
A bit of cold weather (Honestly, when it's +30* ALL THE TIME you miss a bit of a chill)
Some decent TV at night,

So what do you think you would miss if you were stuck on an island far from home?

Jesus buddy, enjoy yourself, the lads will be there when you get back, the boozers will be there, and the sh*tty cold weather will be there.
Go and chase some backpacker tail and get a tan or go snorkelling. You'll probably be back on the rain sodden rock sooner or later anyway, longing for the days of 30c heat and ice cold fordin beers!!

kfallon

fortwilliam wrote: »

I am currently a (VERY) long way from home, on an island in the south east Pacific Ocean.
Although I am enjoying my time here, there are some things I am craving for after a few months;
KFC/Eddie Rockets,
A (few) pint(s) in a decent pub with the lads,
Heinz Ketchup,
A bit of cold weather (Honestly, when it's +30* ALL THE TIME you miss a bit of a chill)
Some decent TV at night,

So what do you think you would miss if you were stuck on an island far from home?

Aren't we all :rolleyes:

BuzzFish

Dropped into Eddie Rockets Naas (Newly opened) last Sat. Big mistake.

Gave me the wrong order to take away, which I only noticed when I got home. Took it all the way back and when I got there I asked the manager if she would make me a fresh milkshake as the original would be turned to milk by the time I got home the second time. She laughed in my face and said "Sur it's nicer that way". While I was sat at the counter waiting I was watching the chefs cook and it nearly made me walk out of the place. The work surfaces were filthy and in 1 15 minutes I never saw them once wipe the work area once.

Anyway... OP I'd miss sitting in an (real) Irish pub having a few pints with the lads.

BraziliaNZ

I was in the South Pacific once. How I long for walking around the white beaches on the coast and getting lost on remote islands. Or trying to dig up those huge crabs that burrow into the sand. Or realising how pathetic you'd be if you were stranded there when you try and spear a fish. Not that the lame spear I made would have even taken a scale off them... Seriously as soon as you step into the water they dart off at the speed of light...
I feel no sympathy for ya buddy!

fryup

one thing i notice about eddie rockets its nearly all foreign chicks working there, not that i mind as most of them are hot

imme

I sometimes miss chocolate when I'm travelling, some countries have what they call chocolate, but tastes like cardboard.

Where are you OP, Easter Island?

Logical Fallacy

Sonics2k wrote: »

Eddie Rockets is fúcking terrible!

Oreo Malts.

All they are good for.

I used to do a door in Blackrock and the girls from the ER down the street would always drop us up a malt or two over the course of the night.

Yummers.

fortwilliam

Ye are all correct of course, however there is no reasoning for your cravings..
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't go back home yet, just some things that a person needs...
Proper Coke (Coca-cola) is another one, the stuff they have here is less carbonated and too sweet.
Oh, and a tesco/spar/dunnes.. any kind of supermarket, it's all tiny little grocery stores here that only sell a few bits & peices each, how I long for a shopping trolly !

@Imme; No, I'm in Guadalcanal/Malaita

Mint Sauce

A curry chip from the Four Lights.

fortwilliam

irish-stew wrote: »

A curry chip from the Four Lights.

Just the one ?