Low/No Carb Restaurants

Lux23

Hey there, does anyone know of any restaurants that actually make an effort to serve low carb meals in Dublin.

I hate being looked at like a freak when k ask for no rice/spuds etc.

I know I could go to somewhere like Elephant & Castle and order Chicken Wings and and an omelette, but I can do that at home!

amazingemmet

Aussie Bbq on south richmond street is your friend.

Theresalwaysone

Yeah Aussie BBQ is king.

They'll even do your burger with no bread filler in the patty (for all the glutards) if you ask.

JimsAlterEgo

just go wherever you are want and ask for extra veg instead of spuds or a burger without the bun and extra salad, if they want you back they wil oblige

irishbuzz

Bison Bar Wellington Quay > Aussie BBQ

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Eddies burger in a bowel.
Gourmet burger burger in a bowel.
Shushi (Shashmi type yum yum) I like yamamori in georges street.
Any steak place, just dont eat the carbs that come with it.

2xj3hplqgsbkym

Charley Scarce Eraser wrote: »

Eddies burger in a bowel.
Gourmet burger burger in a bowel.
Shushi (Shashmi type yum yum) I like yamamori in georges street.
Any steak place, just dont eat the carbs that come with it.

I am hoping that is a bowl!

Lux23

There's a real gap in the market for this kind of restaurant. I was on low carb for over a year, but it was eating out that made me give it up.

I mean a burger in a bowl is hardly work the trip and BBQ sauce is quite sugary.

Alf Veedersane

irishbuzz wrote: »

Bison Bar Wellington Quay > Aussie BBQ

If only for the saddle stools.

Stench Blossoms

Bunsen burger do lettuce wraps.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Faye Steep Respirator wrote: »

I am hoping that is a bowl!

Goes from one to the other

donnbradman

Lux23 wrote: »

Hey there, does anyone know of any restaurants that actually make an effort to serve low carb meals in Dublin.

I hate being looked at like a freak when k ask for no rice/spuds etc.

I know I could go to somewhere like Elephant & Castle and order Chicken Wings and and an omelette, but I can do that at home!

Man, you need carbs to live. Don't bother with these low carb fad diets, doomed to failure and an eating disorder!

Stheno

donnbradman wrote: »

Man, you need carbs to live. Don't bother with these low carb fad diets, doomed to failure and an eating disorder!

Popcorn time

El_Dangeroso

Lux23 wrote: »

There's a real gap in the market for this kind of restaurant. I was on low carb for over a year, but it was eating out that made me give it up.

I mean a burger in a bowl is hardly work the trip and BBQ sauce is quite sugary.

I'm not low carb anymore but low-carb has to be the EASIEST diet to eat out on!

Most all restaurant menus have a protein and hold the potatoes or rice option.

Try being vegan, or low fat or south beach or whatever, you really won't find it easier tbh.

El_Dangeroso

BTW when trying to lose weight it's a terrible idea to eat out a lot. You just end up feeling deprived and caving.

Make most of your own food and you can create really interesting things and most importantly you'll know what goes into it.

Alf Veedersane

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Try being vegan, or low fat or south beach or whatever, you really won't find it easier tbh.

No, try being a coeliac vegetarian.

Possibly the worst combination of all time for eating out.

El_Dangeroso

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

No, try being a coeliac vegetarian.

Possibly the worst combination of all time for eating out.

Yes, you definitely win! Most veggie options are pasta in 90% of restaurants.

Alf Veedersane

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Yes, you definitely win! Most veggie options are pasta in 90% of restaurants.

Thankfully it's not me. Brother's missus.

Was in an Italian with them before and they refused to drop the parmesan from the only main she could order so she had tomato and mozarella for starter and a larger version of the same for main.

Jesus wept.

irishbuzz

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Thankfully it's not me. Brother's missus.

Was in an Italian with them before and they refused to drop the parmesan from the only main she could order so she had tomato and mozarella for starter and a larger version of the same for main.

Jesus wept.

Excuse my ignorance here, but why was she able to eat mozzarella and not parmesan?

Alf Veedersane

irishbuzz wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance here, but why was she able to eat mozzarella and not parmesan?

Parmesan is made with rennet, which comes from the stomach of a calf.

amazingemmet

Mozzarella is humanely slaughter and not stored in cramped conditions while it matures

rubadub

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Most all restaurant menus have a protein and hold the potatoes or rice option.

but you are still paying for them, that's the issue some would have. People suggested asking for veg instead but some might be shy about it, or there could be language difficulties, or just want to know if they can get it without having to go in and ask first, i.e. with a group of people -wanting to be absolutely certain it is policy that they can get it.

This is what I hate about chinese takeaways, they are nearly always set meals automatically including rice/noodles/chips. I often just get starters because of this, they are usually enough for 2 people and enough for me on their own.

You could try the Chinese buffets. I'm surprised there are not more buffets with different foods about.

Dotcomdolly

I tried the Little Ass paleo box yesterday, it was nice but I prefer the Tolteca version I've had before - salad, adobo chicken, salsa & guac.

Magenta

Lux23 wrote: »

There's a real gap in the market for this kind of restaurant.

You can get chicken and beef anywhere!

rubadub wrote: »

but you are still paying for them, that's the issue some would have. People suggested asking for veg instead but some might be shy about it, or there could be language difficulties, or just want to know if they can get it without having to go in and ask first, i.e. with a group of people -wanting to be absolutely certain it is policy that they can get it.

Just don't eat it. If you are doing low carb you probably shouldn't be eating much veg anyway.

rubadub

Magenta wrote: »

Just don't eat it. If you are doing low carb you probably shouldn't be eating much veg anyway.

But you won't be eating much at all then! The carb portion of the meal might be quite small.

April O Neill

In FXB's, you can get your steak with a salad rather than mashed spuds or chips. Sauce choices are garlic butter, pepper sauce or red wine jus, as far as I recall.

For a more lunchie place, you can get burrito or fajita bowls in Boojum and probably other Mexican-type places.

And your chicken wings idea is something I always avail off if I want to low carb it whilst out. Chicken wings at home ain't the same at all! :P

I wish more places offered low carb breakfasts, or a reduction in the price of the meal if you don't get the bread/fried potatoes/etc. that come with.

April O Neill

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

I'm not low carb anymore but low-carb has to be the EASIEST diet to eat out on!

Most all restaurant menus have a protein and hold the potatoes or rice option.

It's irksome to have to pay full price for only half the meal though. (unless they give you extra protein) So I definitely think there's a gap in the market there.

amazingemmet

I think people complaining need to realise very little of what you pay for in restaurants is actually for the food. If you're not taking your potatoes its about 20c of cost to them not a whole other steaks worth.

Mellor

I don't really consider "hold the potatoes" to be enough to qualify as proper low carb meal option. But a lot of places will swap spuds for veg/salad.
A lot of menus in sydney come with low carb options. Especially in cafés for lunch.

April O Neill

amazingemmet wrote: »

I think people complaining need to realise very little of what you pay for in restaurants is actually for the food. If you're not taking your potatoes its about 20c of cost to them not a whole other steaks worth.

I don't think anyone is suggesting a whole other steak worth of protein to compensate. But from the customer's POV, you're paying the same amount of money for less food. So reduce the cost a little.

amazingemmet

And that's what I'm trying to point out what you pay in a restaurant very little is the cost of the food.

rubadub

April O Neill wrote: »

I wish more places offered low carb breakfasts, or a reduction in the price of the meal if you don't get the bread/fried potatoes/etc. that come with.

I expect some hotels might do this, where a buffet breakfast is quite common, not a reduction in price but allow you to get a decent feed of what you actually want. In the airport there is a place that charges per item, or you can pay €10 for X items.

amazingemmet wrote: »

And that's what I'm trying to point out what you pay in a restaurant very little is the cost of the food.

I think everybody knows this. Some will in effect have a cover charge built into the food. The problem is that to get a reasonable meal you might have to order 2 main courses and discard the high carb food that comes with it. So are sort of paying that cover charge twice.

hardCopy

rubadub wrote: »

I expect some hotels might do this, where a buffet breakfast is quite common, not a reduction in price but allow you to get a decent feed of what you actually want. In the airport there is a place that charges per item, or you can pay €10 for X items.


I think everybody knows this. Some will in effect have a cover charge built into the food. The problem is that to get a reasonable meal you might have to order 2 main courses and discard the high carb food that comes with it. So are sort of paying that cover charge twice.

Woodstock in Phibsborough and the restaurant in the Kilkenny Shop on Nassau St. charge by the item for breakfast, AFAIK. I believe both are €1 per item so you can make your breakfast as meaty as you want and no need to pay for toast or has browns that you don't want.

Daisy M

If you don't ask you don't get. My husband is coeliac and in fairness when he gets a breakfast most places offer to substitute whatever he can't/wont eat, if they don't he asks politely to swap an item for a different one.

When I started low carbing, I didn't ( until I read this thread) think twice of ordering extra veg or side salad in place of potatoes/rice/pasta. It's never been an issue, maybe because I wasn't self conscious or because of my husband used to ordering tweaked meals.


I personally have found that in the last 10/12 years most Irish restaurants are knowledgable about different dietary needs and are happy to oblige.

Marty McFly

Counter also does Burger in a Bowl.
There also a place in Tallaght that is linked to a TRX place called Kickstart Cafe that I have yet to try hopefully this week but the food is all clean eating and looks delicious.