city square

Wanderer2010

Deiseen wrote: »

Ok let me rephrase.
Not one single person I know reads magazines. Not a single one.

Ok....and? Taking you and all the people you know, plus their families, that's still only a tiny fraction of a percentage of the overall population, many of which still read a wide variety of different magazines all over the country, from travel to cars to computer games. They may be fading away but taking the standpoint of "I don't read them therefore nobody does" is downright ignorant.

Deiseen

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Deiseen wrote: »

Ok let me rephrase.
Not one single person I know reads magazines. Not a single one.

Ok....and? Taking you and all the people you know, plus their families, that's still only a tiny fraction of a percentage of the overall population, many of which still read a wide variety of different magazines all over the country, from travel to cars to computer games. They may be fading away but taking the standpoint of "I don't read them therefore nobody does" is downright ignorant.

Jaysis! I've touched a nerve, do you make your own magazines or something? Do a quick search and you will see magazine falls have plummeted. Hardly ignorant.

longshanks

Magazine sales eh? People on the internet will argue over any point.

Deiseen

longshanks wrote: »

Magazine sales eh? People on the internet will argue over any point.

I'd have to argue with you there on your comment about people on the internet....

longshanks

Deiseen wrote: »

I'd have to argue with you there on your comment about people on the internet....

Wanna fight?

kilkenny31

Any word yet on which restaurants are going to be occupying the food court. Its due to be open in a month or so so surely they know who is going in.

Max Powers

kilkenny31 wrote: »

Any word yet on which restaurants are going to be occupying the food court. Its due to be open in a month or so so surely they know who is going in.

No couple months ago a Dublin restaurant called chopped said setting up didn't say where...possibly there.

padraig.od

Max Powers wrote: »

No couple months ago a Dublin restaurant called chopped said setting up didn't say where...possibly there.

Chopped is great, a good addition to the city

PTH2009

looking forward too the foodcourt opening

this time last week found it difficult too find somewhere decent too eat at 4pm, most places in the john street area were closed at that time

Id love nandos or KFC and a fancy burger place too go into the food court

SweetCaliber

PTH2009 wrote: »

looking forward too the foodcourt opening

this time last week found it difficult too find somewhere decent too eat at 4pm, most places in the john street area were closed at that time

Id love nandos or KFC and a fancy burger place too go into the food court

I feel a nando's would do pretty well as would KFC. KFC in Ardkeen is in a horrible location, too far out from the town.

kilkenny31

I don't feel this would be the best place for Nando's or KFC as it closes too early. For this foodcourt to really work City Square will have to open until around 10 pm. Places like Nandos, TJI Fridays etc tend to be social places where people go to in the night time. If they get a Nandos or a similar resturant and open late it would be a great for Waterford. Giving people an alternative to pubs and clubs especially giving the fact that the cinema is close by.

fargojones123

I would love to see KFC or even a Hilbilly's with seating in the Foodcourt

goochy

haven't been to chopped but one near my job in cork , 6 euro for a sandwich and 7.50 for a bowl of rabbit food ? surely Waterford people wont be fooled by it ?

MartyMcFly84

The salads because they are chopped up small are actually quite dense and filling, there is a lot in the bowl and you get a decent bit of protein (e.g. a chicken breast) in them and the dressing's are good.

Certainly filling at the same price as a McDonalds or Supremac but a much healthier options that you dont feel ****e after eating. Glad to see it in Waterford to be honest.

Sully

Hasn't Chopped already opened in Waterford?

goochy

so youre saying if I paid 7.50 for a bowl of salad I would like it and think its good value ? that's without even a drink ? subway seems much better option.

could people not buy a bit of salad and that very cheaply ?

CardBordWindow

padraig.od

goochy wrote: »

so youre saying if I paid 7.50 for a bowl of salad I would like it and think its good value ? that's without even a drink ? subway seems much better option.

could people not buy a bit of salad and that very cheaply ?

If you haven't eaten there or even seen the menu they have then why are you commenting?

erica74

kilkenny31 wrote: »

I don't feel this would be the best place for Nando's or KFC as it closes too early. For this foodcourt to really work City Square will have to open until around 10 pm. Places like Nandos, TJI Fridays etc tend to be social places where people go to in the night time. If they get a Nandos or a similar resturant and open late it would be a great for Waterford. Giving people an alternative to pubs and clubs especially giving the fact that the cinema is close by.

I'm not sure what the layout is going to be but surely there is scope for City Square to stay open later in the evenings, even after the shops in the centre itself have closed? The food court is going to be upstairs so surely once the shops downstairs are closed and locked up, there shouldn't be any issue with keeping the centre open until 9pm or so every night.
It would be a great thing to see in the city but they'd have to make sure they advertise it properly or people wouldn't know.

goochy wrote: »

haven't been to chopped but one near my job in cork , 6 euro for a sandwich and 7.50 for a bowl of rabbit food ? surely Waterford people wont be fooled by it ?

goochy wrote: »

so youre saying if I paid 7.50 for a bowl of salad I would like it and think its good value ? that's without even a drink ? subway seems much better option.

could people not buy a bit of salad and that very cheaply ?

The food from Chopped is delicious. You're probably not a salad eater if you refer to it as "rabbit food" but the salads in Chopped are more than a bit of lettuce.

Obviously it's chearp to buy your own salad to make at home but the same can be said for almost all food.

I'm looking forward to there being healthier options in town.

Sully wrote: »

Hasn't Chopped already opened in Waterford?

Where?

CeilingFly

Sully wrote: »

Hasn't Chopped already opened in Waterford?

I have seen signs outside some Centra shops advertising "Chopped Salads"
Sort of jumping on the bandwagon.

goochy

I have seen the menu. I will give it a go. It's already gone quiet in little island cork after Just a couple of weeks

goochy

Never let it be said I am not open minded , tried the Chopped chicken tiriacki salad bowl for 7 quid .
Surprised you actually get a full chicken breast , big bowl and not bad but far too much lettuce for anyone to eat - there were a few noodles in it but needs more noodles and other things .
Surely you cant eat all that lettuce on ur lunch ? I thought I would turn into a rabbit. lol

JupiterKid

It's great that the 26 year old City Square is getting a badly needed revamp but it's still a smallish shopping centre from another era that doesn't suit the space needs of many of the modern retail chains.

Any news about Newgate and when it might finally get the go-ahead?

Dum_Dum

JupiterKid wrote: »

It's great that the 26 year old City Square is getting a badly needed revamp but it's still a smallish shopping centre from another era that doesn't suit the space needs of many of the modern retail chains.

Any news about Newgate and when it might finally get the go-ahead?

A much more impressive public space would be to cover John Roberts Sq in a similar fashion to the Apple Market.

Dump the Newgate project: in the medium term traditional retailing is looking flaky.

fargojones123

The food court is starting to take shape

Max Powers

Think its due to open late summer.

iseegirls

Chopped officially announced for City Square, opening soon according to Facebook. Will be interesting to see what else moves into the new units

shockwave

iseegirls wrote: »

Chopped officially announced for City Square, opening soon according to Facebook. Will be interesting to see what else moves into the new units

Carrig Donn is moving into one of them.

iseegirls

shockwave wrote: »

Carrig Donn is moving into one of them.

The unit they have in George's Court is tiny alright, although I'd still rather see a new and different type of retailer come to Waterford instead of one just moving across the street.

Gavlor

Accoroding to a good source it's gonna be tk maxx and dunnes stores taking the two bigger units. What a waste of time, same old same old.

iseegirls

Gavlor wrote: »

Accoroding to a good source it's gonna be tk maxx and dunnes stores taking the two bigger units. What a waste of time, same old same old.

Ah jaysus! Would that mean TK Maxx leaving their Poleberry unit? And probably Dunnes leaving their outside corner unit? What a waste is right.

Harry Palmr

So the wait for Marks and Sparks goes on.

JohnC.

There's also sources saying TK Maxx were supposed to take one, but pulled out due to the rent being too high.

I suppose it won't be too long before we know what's happening.

I heard it's the former Burger King area Carraig Donn are taking.

Deiseen

Any pictures of the new development?

914

JohnC. wrote: »

There's also sources saying TK Maxx were supposed to take one, but pulled out due to the rent being too high.

I suppose it won't be too long before we know what's happening.

I heard it's the former Burger King area Carraig Donn are taking.

Heard it was H&M that pulled out.

Boooourns

Harry Palmr wrote: »

So the wait for Marks and Sparks goes on.

Theyre not too popular in Ireland at the moment, been taking the p!ss with overcharging compared to their UK prices.

MartyMcFly84

Theyre not too popular in Ireland at the moment, been taking the p!ss with overcharging compared to their UK prices.

They do have to ship over everything from their producers and manufactures in the UK which adds cost i would imagine, almost nothing is sourced in Ireland not even the milk I dont think. I have noticed they are doing lots of deals lately which work out fairly well economically. 3 course Dinners for 2 people €14 or 3 meals for a 10er or 3 for €14 depending what type.

I use them quite a bit for the ready made meals during the week. Just the right size portion and really good food, I do agree that if you shop outside of the promotions it gets ridiculously expensive very quickly.

BBM77

Gavlor wrote: »

Accoroding to a good source it's gonna be tk maxx and dunnes stores taking the two bigger units. What a waste of time, same old same old.

That sounds like one of those stories you get in Waterford to me. When you think about it does not make a lot of sense, specially Dunnes. Why would Dunnes move the Michael St store into a unit in City Square, it would not change much, it would still be separate to the main store.

Gavlor

BBM77 wrote: »

That sounds like one of those stories you get in Waterford to me. When you think about it does not make a lot of sense, specially Dunnes. Why would Dunnes move the Michael St store into a unit in City Square, it would not change much, it would still be separate to the main store.

It came directly from management in the centre so unless something major happens we're going to be stuck with what we've got.

914

BBM77 wrote: »

That sounds like one of those stories you get in Waterford to me. When you think about it does not make a lot of sense, specially Dunnes. Why would Dunnes move the Michael St store into a unit in City Square, it would not change much, it would still be separate to the main store.

I believe dunnes will not be moving but instead they will be opening a homeware store in the new section

CeilingFly

Gavlor wrote: »

Accoroding to a good source it's gonna be tk maxx and dunnes stores taking the two bigger units. What a waste of time, same old same old.

It won't be TK Maxx, but it might be Homesense which is part of TK Maxx but trades from smaller units and concetrates on homewares.

www.homesense.ie

Not surprised H&M not goin in. They are not doing well here

Max Powers

A whole heap of different things rumoured then....how often do we read about 'heard from good source' only for it to turn out to be untrue

JohnC.

914 wrote: »

I believe dunnes will not be moving but instead they will be opening a homeware store in the new section

Could be something like this. Apparently part of the upstairs section in the City Square store will be going back to City Square, so they'll probably make up for the lost space with the new unit.

Deiseen

Anyone got any pictures of the new development to see how it is coming along?

iseegirls

Deiseen wrote: »

Anyone got any pictures of the new development to see how it is coming along?

Inside across from JD Sports here:

https://twitter.com/Deisesupes/status/920214657905954818

Gavlor

iseegirls wrote: »

Inside across from JD Sports here:

https://twitter.com/Deisesupes/status/920214657905954818

I’m opening a leftorium in one of those

Deiseen

iseegirls wrote: »

Deiseen wrote: »

Anyone got any pictures of the new development to see how it is coming along?

Inside across from JD Sports here:

https://twitter.com/Deisesupes/status/920214657905954818

Thanks! Anymore? Possibly of the outside?

Max Powers

Deiseen wrote: »

Thanks! Anymore? Possibly of the outside?

No pics deiseen but was in there weekend and looked like substantial amount of work done..i.e. most of heavy stuff done, some work on Windows, doors and low level cladding/stone work left to do.hard to know if new shop be open by Xmas, internal works unknown, I'd guess looking bit tight this stage, my guess, New shop open jan-Feb

robtri

Harry Palmr wrote: »

So the wait for Marks and Sparks goes on.

Thank god....

sillysocks

Took this about 1/2 weeks ago. It looks better in real life than the photo and so much better than before. This is a photo of where the Brasserie used to be.
While I was there I heard a bulder telling someone TK Maxx was going in where the old Burger King was but no idea how true that is.