N Square Steakhouse and seafood

AshAdele

Has anyone eaten here yet??
Drove by on saturday night and the place looked busy


https://www.facebook.com/NSquareCork
no menu on their facebook page, any idea of prices? or deals going on at the moment?

Milly33

Is this the one before lets say if you took the next right you would be heading up towards Blackpool.. Would love to know also if it is any good, we were just saying that Cork City has no nice Fish restaurnat

AshAdele

Ya the restaurant is the the quays opposite the Opera House,

Havent seen any advertisments for the place yet and there is little or no detail on the facebook page.

Anyone been here?

Faith

All I know so far is that I stared at their name and had no idea what it said until I saw it here. The design doesn't make it the easiest thing to understand. Granted, it was at night, but still.

I'd be interested in hearing experiences.

It's only a stones throw from Patrick Street but it's a woeful location I think, horrible, gloomy, sh1tty part of town.

evilivor

RoverJames wrote: »

It's only a stones throw from Patrick Street but it's a woeful location I think, horrible, gloomy, sh1tty part of town.

I agree - it's a terrible location.

Owen

Location could possibly kill it, but I love my steak, so will be interesting to hear feedback from people.

AshAdele

Faith wrote: »

All I know so far is that I stared at their name and had no idea what it said until I saw it here. The design doesn't make it the easiest thing to understand. Granted, it was at night, but still.

I'd be interested in hearing experiences.

Ya I wasn't sure of the name myself, took a while to find the facebook page.:o I thought is was just called steakhouse and seafood till I went searching for it.

Markcheese

Sarah86 wrote: »

shilling ....

Wow such enthusiasm, and indepth knowledge of a business that's not yours.... anyway welcome to boards since you've just joined and that's yr first post.....

Owen

Sarah86 wrote: »

shilling

You're probably well intentioned, but coming on a thread to promote a business that's clearly yours isn't the best move. It's what's known as Shilling, and it's really obvious.

Been driving past the place for the last few days though, and really thinking of popping in for a Steak!

deRanged

trimmed a bit of shilling there. report the posts please people, we'll get to them faster that way.

aoife1991

Hey guys, yeah it's really nice! Staff are friendly and the food is good It's lovely on the inside as well, very good fish menu What did Shilling say? I'm curious

Owen

aoife1991 wrote: »

What did Shilling say? I'm curious

Usual shilling - they're brilliant, check out their Fb page, here's their opening hours, and their phone number, and did I mention they're brilliant?

parsi

Faith wrote: »

All I know so far is that I stared at their name and had no idea what it said until I saw it here. The design doesn't make it the easiest thing to understand. Granted, it was at night, but still.

I'd be interested in hearing experiences.

I was stopped opposite yesterday morning trying to decipher the name because I still hadn't figured it out since the morning two weeks ago when I first saw it.

The typeface is all over the place and I'd be concerned at how good a steakhouse could be that also does seafood and tapas. Lot of specialities rolled into one.

AmeliaO

Went there Friday night, had the early bird deal, the steak was gorgeous, my boyfriend, had some sort of fillet sea bass, he loved it aswell and we're both quite picky! Would recommend booking though if you're thinking of going on the weekend tbh - twas packed! staff were sound aswell! tricky location so close to Brannigans and all but sure, the food made up for it!!

parsi

If we were stuck could you get us in ?

wheresmybeaver

Was there Saturday night, great steak and rack of lamb, some interesting complementary north African starters and a smashing creme brulee. Didn't wait long for the food and the table service was excellent. Surprisingly diverse menu too. We left more of a tip then we normally would so I suppose that says a lot. The restaurant itself is nicely done inside, I just hope the slightly out of the way location doesn't hurt them.

Cadyboo

wheresmybeaver wrote: »

Was there Saturday night, great steak and rack of lamb, some interesting complementary north African starters and a smashing creme brulee. Didn't wait long for the food and the table service was excellent. Surprisingly diverse menu too. We left more of a tip then we normally would so I suppose that says a lot. The restaurant itself is nicely done inside, I just hope the slightly out of the way location doesn't hurt them.

What are the prices like? Hoping to go in some eveing this week.

wheresmybeaver

Cadyboo wrote: »

What are the prices like? Hoping to go in some eveing this week.

fillet steak with chips, veg, optional sauce was €26, this was the most expensive thing on the menu I think! The creme brulee was about a fiver, and there were some great value starters as well if I recall. Glass of wine less than €5, that sort of thing

Oafley Jones

I was tempted to try this place and I'm usually fairly good at putting the word out for positive experiences in new places, e.g. Seamo's, Bierhalle's - excellent value brunch I should add - but the shilling has put me right off. It's a dishonest practice and raises further questions about a business in my mind.

the beer revolu

They are not helping themselves by not having menus printed outside.
Who goes into a restaurant for the first time without having a look at the menu?!

Regarding the illegible sign, I'm pretty sure that the 'N' part of the sign was put up upside down. The logo here looks like an 'N' but on the wall of the building it doesn't because it is upside down!!

gimmick

Oafley Jones wrote: »

I was tempted to try this place and I'm usually fairly good at putting the word out for positive experiences in new places, e.g. Seamo's, Bierhalle's - excellent value brunch I should add - but the shilling has put me right off. It's a dishonest practice and raises further questions about a business in my mind.

Get over yourself FFS.

An eager owner trying to get some customers into their new business shocker :rolleyes:

parsi

gimmick wrote: »

Oafley Jones wrote: »

I was tempted to try this place and I'm usually fairly good at putting the word out for positive experiences in new places, e.g. Seamo's, Bierhalle's - excellent value brunch I should add - but the shilling has put me right off. It's a dishonest practice and raises further questions about a business in my mind.

Get over yourself FFS.

An eager owner trying to get some customers into their new business shocker :rolleyes:

Well then why not be open about it and say "hey folks we've just opened for business" ?

gimmick

It was an error of judgement. Not everyone is very internet savvy.

Certainly should not stop someone from giving a new place a try.

parsi

Shilling existed long before the internet.

Faith

gimmick wrote: »

It was an error of judgement. Not everyone is very internet savvy.

Certainly should not stop someone from giving a new place a try.

Shilling is not an 'error of judgement' :rolleyes:. I agree with Oafley Jones that it's a completely dishonest practice. If you have to pretend to have satisfied customers, it doesn't bode well. A good restaurant doesn't have to make up its own reviews.

aoife1991

aoife1991 wrote: »

Hey guys, yeah it's really nice! Staff are friendly and the food is good It's lovely on the inside as well, very good fish menu What did Shilling say? I'm curious

AmeliaO wrote: »

Went there Friday night, had the early bird deal, the steak was gorgeous, my boyfriend, had some sort of fillet sea bass, he loved it aswell and we're both quite picky! Would recommend booking though if you're thinking of going on the weekend tbh - twas packed! staff were sound aswell! tricky location so close to Brannigans and all but sure, the food made up for it!!

wheresmybeaver wrote: »

Was there Saturday night, great steak and rack of lamb, some interesting complementary north African starters and a smashing creme brulee. Didn't wait long for the food and the table service was excellent. Surprisingly diverse menu too. We left more of a tip then we normally would so I suppose that says a lot. The restaurant itself is nicely done inside, I just hope the slightly out of the way location doesn't hurt them.

Three very positive reviews in this thread so far

Nonoperational

The shilling is annoying (if a bit understandable), but jesus have a sample menu online we can look at. I want to try it but I'm not until I can see a sample menu. If you can spend the time writing fake customer experiences online you scan surely scan a menu and put it on facebook.

SandStone

Faith wrote: »

Shilling is not an 'error of judgement' :rolleyes:. I agree with Oafley Jones that it's a completely dishonest practice. If you have to pretend to have satisfied customers, it doesn't bode well. A good restaurant doesn't have to make up its own reviews.

Agreed. Another dodgy practice they've engaged in is sticking flyers to bus shelters.

AmeliaO

SandStone wrote: »

Agreed. Another dodgy practice they've engaged in is sticking flyers to bus shelters.

Jesus lads, would ye chill out! If you were opening a restaurant you'd be advertising in any way ye could aswell! stop being so critical over petty things. the shilling shouldn't have went about it that way - guaranteed but ye're being unnecessary!

Milly33

Take a Chill Pill indeed.. Im delighted this place is getting good reviews hoping to take a trip in there next week perhaps at some stage.. If the seafood is nice well defo go there more often. cant wait..

wheresmybeaver

The food is good, the restaurant itself is good, the prices are good. Just seems like they need to get their marketing strategy in place! Plastering bus shelters with ads is not the classiest way of going about advertising a nice restaurant. If their website was more than a giant JPG screenshot of their facebook page it might generate more foot traffic...

SandStone

AmeliaO wrote: »

tricky location so close to Brannigans and all but sure, the food made up for it!!

Tricky in what way?

Nonoperational

AmeliaO wrote: »

Jesus lads, would ye chill out! If you were opening a restaurant you'd be advertising in any way ye could aswell! stop being so critical over petty things. the shilling shouldn't have went about it that way - guaranteed but ye're being unnecessary!

Milly33 wrote: »

Take a Chill Pill indeed.. Im delighted this place is getting good reviews hoping to take a trip in there next week perhaps at some stage.. If the seafood is nice well defo go there more often. cant wait..

All I want is a sample menu...

AmeliaO

SandStone wrote: »

Tricky in what way?

Ah just the crowd it can gather sometimes on the weekend is all - i wouldn't go parking my car by there, one of my friends drove up there to try the place out and she parked outside the place - (Thursday night) and they kicked her window in! So the only annoying thing is like finding a parking space!

Also, don't complain about it on Boards - why not just ring and be like 'oh, when will you have a sample menu up?'

wheresmybeaver

AmeliaO wrote: »

Ah just the crowd it can gather sometimes on the weekend is all - i wouldn't go parking my car by there, one of my friends drove up there to try the place out and she parked outside the place - (Thursday night) and they kicked her window in! So the only annoying thing is like finding a parking space!

Also, don't complain about it on Boards - why not just ring and be like 'oh, when will you have a sample menu up?'

I've been parking in the multistory around the corner (literally next door). Not free, but relatively secure.

Nonoperational

AmeliaO wrote: »

Ah just the crowd it can gather sometimes on the weekend is all - i wouldn't go parking my car by there, one of my friends drove up there to try the place out and she parked outside the place - (Thursday night) and they kicked her window in! So the only annoying thing is like finding a parking space!

Also, don't complain about it on Boards - why not just ring and be like 'oh, when will you have a sample menu up?'

It's not my job to go out of my way to be tempted into going to a restaurant. Especially when it's new. That's their job. There are some cracking restaurants in Cork and it's going to be a tricky market to break into. Best of luck to them. It must just be me but I'd like to get some flavour for the food and the prices before I go there. We'd go out for a meal once a week or so and there's fantastic food and value in Cork now.

It's not my job or place to ring them up and tell them to put some sort of sample menu up. At the end of the day I'm just one customer and it's quite possible I'm being odd about it but that's how I feel. Their success or otherwise won't be influenced in the slightest by me going there or not anyway.

Ludo

gpf101 wrote: »

It's not my job or place to ring them up and tell them to put some sort of sample menu up. At the end of the day I'm just one customer and it's quite possible I'm being odd about it but that's how I feel. Their success or otherwise won't be influenced in the slightest by me going there or not anyway.

Not just you...I would always check out sample menus on a website before deciding where to go unless I have got a recommendation from someone I trust.
The lack of one is a very basic oversight. I guess they will get around to it though...they are new after all.

the beer revolu

Ludo wrote: »

Not just you...I would always check out sample menus on a website before deciding where to go unless I have got a recommendation from someone I trust.
The lack of one is a very basic oversight. I guess they will get around to it though...they are new after all.

As I said, not even a menu posted outside the restaurant. There is such thing as passing trade. They need to help themselves.

I'd also forgive the shilling thing. Lots of people just don't understand online protocol. I'm sure they do now!

AmeliaO

https://www.facebook.com/pages/N-Square-Steakhouse-Seafood-Restaurant/375324579146933

there ye go guys, checked it earlier to see if there had been any update on the menu, and they're after saying there's technical problems or something.

Owen

Are you working for N Square Amelia? You've 5 posts on boards, and 4 are on this thread. Just curious like

AmeliaO

Owen wrote: »

Are you working for N Square Amelia? You've 5 posts on boards, and 4 are on this thread. Just curious like

I'm not, I'm from Carlow but college-ing down here. Working as a barmaid up in Carlow on the weekends I had a different account but I had to delete it - and this is the first post since I got a new one that i've bothered to follow :P

SandStone

the beer revolu wrote: »

I'd also forgive the shilling thing. Lots of people just don't understand online protocol.

That's only an explanation if they make it clear that they're representing the restaurant. If they pretend they're an ordinary customer, it's (attempted) deception.

Nonoperational

Good stuff. Not sure what technical difficulties you'd have uploading something to facebook but anyway I'll try them out if I like the look of the menu (and I'm sure I will).

Fair play to someone taking a chance the way things are at the moment.

Ronan cork

i went there for lunch just after it opened and got roast lamb with the usual veg and spuds for €9.99. couldn't complain about the price and it really hit the spot!

i know this is an old thread but they gave me a copy of their dinner menu to take home which i can post pictures of if that's not bad form?? it may well have changed a bit but would give an idea of prices and stuff

Owen

I wouldn't mind seeing it anyway, but you'd be as well off to ask a Mod for permission.

Nonoperational

+1

quietsailor

Mandatory disclaimer :P I'm no financial interest in the place nor do I have friends working there.

I went in there with 2 friends last night and all of us came out both stuffed and extremely happy.

I had;
Starter
tomato salad =~ €4.50. Damn nice, I usually leave bits of salad plates behind me, this one I wanted to wipe with bread to get evey last bit.

Main course
surf 'n turf (seafood and fillet steak) = €29.50. Most people would call this pricy but for that price I got;
2 pieces of steak ( roughly 4&1/2" X 2" or a little bigger)
2 prawns
2 scallops
There was more steak alone than I'm used to getting with a normal steak dinner so I would have been happy with that alone without the seafood for that price


Drink
Glass of wine = €4.50, verryyy nice and a decent glassful

Dessert
Baked Alaska - I can't remember the price but say €5 +/- 50c on averge. Again very nice and something I haven't seen on any restaurant menu in years.

Wait-staff/Serving times
While we were waiting the kitchen sent out a small plate of samosas and mini-quiche and a bread roll each which was unexpected and very nice, it gave us something to nibble on while we waited (very briefly) for the starters (we were famished after slabbing a room all afternoon as we hadn't stopped to eat all day)

The waitresses were attentive, asking if we needed anything without being annoyingly so.

The Chef came out to all the tables during their main meals to make sure everything was okay
The lads had fish cakes, soup then chicken wrapped in bacon and ................ I can't remember finishing with Baileys & Malteeser cheesecake plus choclate cake. They were happy with all 3 courses.

Complaints
None really, just our own stupidity - We couldn't find the main door, it's on the side of the building where the lane is (not the main dual lane road) and you do have to twist a handle which I never spotted so when I pushed the door it didn't open like other restaurant doors so I thought it was an emergency exit and walked away. Although I did see a couple make the same mistake later in the night so I didn't fel too bad

Faith

the beer revolu wrote: »

They are not helping themselves by not having menus printed outside.
Who goes into a restaurant for the first time without having a look at the menu?!

Regarding the illegible sign, I'm pretty sure that the 'N' part of the sign was put up upside down. The logo here looks like an 'N' but on the wall of the building it doesn't because it is upside down!!

I've gone past a few times in the last week, and I'm pretty sure you're right about it being upside down. The unnecessary squiggly bit is in a different place on the sign on the wall.

I just saw on their facebook page that someone complained that they sat random couples together at tables for 4, even when there were empty tables available! I'd be appalled if they sat me on top of strangers at a restaurant!

54kroc

Faith wrote: »

I've gone past a few times in the last week, and I'm pretty sure you're right about it being upside down. The unnecessary squiggly bit is in a different place on the sign on the wall.

I just saw on their facebook page that someone complained that they sat random couples together at tables for 4, even when there were empty tables available! I'd be appalled if they sat me on top of strangers at a restaurant!

Myself and the misses were looking at that sign yesterday and couldn't figure out what the letter was.

Has there been a reply on facebook to the random couples at a table complaint? We were going to go there but if they're doing that I sure as hell wouldn't be going in there.

54kroc

54kroc wrote: »

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Has there been a reply on facebook to the random couples at a table complaint?...........

I can't seem to find that comment.
I'd pay more heed to the reviews on here than a comment on facebook anyway tbh.