Food in cork?

PowerHouseDan

Any nice place in town that has nice food, steak, pasta. Had the place accross from the opera house but they double booked for saturday. Anyone know of a nice place?ASAP

rymus

Strasbourg Goose is quite nice. Currans are also nice but their portions seem to have gotten smaller.. or maybe thats me and my increasing gluttony. the East Village bar in douglas does decent lunches/dinners... if that's what youre after

beer enigma

Yeah East Village is a good bet - something to please everyone. Greene's on MacCurtain Street is worth a visit too.

Tiriel

try scoozi's.. it's down the side street beside maccie d's.. nice food and reasonable enough. could be a queue.

Padraig Mor

powerhousedan wrote:

Any nice place in town that has nice food, steak, pasta. Had the place accross from the opera house but they double booked for saturday. Anyone know of a nice place?ASAP

Rossini's on Princes St is a bit of a predictable venue but the food there IS good. If you want to push the boat out, you could try the Ivory Tower on the same street - real gourmet stuff!

dudara

we had our christmas dinner at currans, and I had steak which was well-cooked. It's a nice catch-all type of place, and I hear that they've a cocktail menu now as well

hefty_langer

My vote is for eco's in Douglas - just don't eat for the 24hrs beforehand or you'll never finish what you get!!!
very reasonable and consistantly good

Nukem

Gambini's on Carey's Lne is sweet for steak and pasta. One of my fav places to eat.

Tiriel

Oh and Ruen Thai is fab on Patrick St. beside Boots.. it's a lovely restaurant nice setting and food is really nice. Definitely worth it if you like Thai food..

CHUCKLEZ

the main places i would go Is either the Strasbourg Goose which is very resonable or scoozi's Same Very nice food in both.

PowerHouseDan

Think we are going to try Il Padrinos on cook street heard good things.

Nukem

That place is quiet nice. Been there twice and they do a mean pasta or Pizza. Was dead impressed but very small - nice and cosy for you and your other though.

MidnightQueen

Nukem wrote:

Gambini's on Carey's Lne is sweet for steak and pasta. One of my fav places to eat.

I agree. Has anyone tried Dinos in Blackpool? Passed it yesterday on my way home. Hmmm....

dahamsta

Dinos? Like, Dinos the chipper?

(Il Padrinos is well worth a visit.)

adam

nesf

rymus wrote:

Currans are also nice but their portions seem to have gotten smaller.. or maybe thats me and my increasing gluttony.

No mate, their portions are definitely smaller than they were. Still a decent resteraunt though, only ever had one bad meal there, and I've eaten there a good few times over the past few years. Also very varied menu, so very very good for big groups with varied tastes.

I'd recommend other resteraunts, but everyone seems to have recommended my favourite ones already! Always a good sign!

Oh, and for Indian Food, definitely try The Eastern Tandoori across from the Opera House, fantastic service and food, and their prices are reasonable

Manach

mmm - I was in the Strasbourg Goose yesterday and I was disappointed. Perhaps I am spoiled by the standards at Ecos but I found the main meal - delux chicken - to be poor. The meat was, to be fair, excellent but the salad and chips with it were poor quality. Also the starter not up to much. The staff however were brisk and helpful.
2/5 rating.

Metacortex

The Strasbourg Goose is nice so is Bullys

solice

dahamsta wrote:

Dinos? Like, Dinos the chipper?
adam

There is a drive through Dinos opposite Blackpool Shopping Centre next to the Shell Station on the mallow road. Pass it every day, havent gone in yet. I expect its just the same as all other Dinos

Bright Smile

hehe...here i go again on my food trip! gooddamn i loves food...
Nash 19, or the organic sandwich place next to it are both savage...
Isaacs and Greenes on McCurtain st
Wylam near dennehys cross for chinese
ginos for pizza and a death by chocolate
clonakilty for the best food in the world(garodins/mick finns/de barras/betty bresnans/the courtyard)
The best possible meal however HAS to be Man Friday in kinsale...

rymus

nesf wrote:

No mate, their portions are definitely smaller than they were.

Ahh thats good then. I was thinking it was just me wondering where the rest of my lunch went.

Dinos. Hmm.. If the quality is anything close to that of their Douglas place I'd stay well clear. Their burgers are the dryest, least tasty experience in fast food dining ever. Chips, cheese & garlic isn't bad when there are little other options but whatever you do, keep away from the burgers. I mean really, would they go bankrupt overnight for the sake of a few cents worth of mayo or ketchup?

pfff Dinos! I'd rather be in KC's tbh.

damien

hefty_langer wrote:

My vote is for eco's in Douglas - just don't eat for the 24hrs beforehand or you'll never finish what you get!!!
very reasonable and consistantly good

After much hype I went to Eco's and I was hugely disappointed. Shít service, bad menu, bad lighting, noisy atmosphere and I disliked having a fúcking guessing game with the waitress:

"Can I get this ?"
"Let me check"
... 2 mins later.
"Nope, not got that"
"Can I have this drink"
"No, not got that"
"Ok, I'll have this"
"Nope, not got that either."
"What the fúck do you have ?"

Very Cheese Shop Sketch in Monty Python.

Another 2 things that annoy me and that they did. When I ordered a coke they came out with a can and plonked it down on the table with a glass. POUR IT INTO THE GLASS AND THEN SERVE IT TO ME
The other was that they have laminated menus, putting them on the same level as a greasy spoon diner in my view.

Moving on to Curran's: Been twice. Not at all impressed. Someone mentioned in this forum about how they use the microwave a lot for their cooking. The microwave is the tool of a fastfood franchise, not a restaurant.

dahamsta

rymus wrote:

Dinos. Hmm.. If the quality is anything close to that of their Douglas place I'd stay well clear.

Dinos in Douglas is nothing like, for example, Dinos in Bishopstown. How they can get the same food so different is beyond me.

EDIT: Been to Currans twice. First time I got a bad steak, which I was willing to forgive because you can get a bad steak anywhere. Second time the steak was fantastic and although the service was slow, this only bothered me becaue my friend complained about it so much. I'll go there again.

adam

MidnightQueen

solice wrote:

There is a drive through Dinos opposite Blackpool Shopping Centre next to the Shell Station on the mallow road. Pass it every day, havent gone in yet. I expect its just the same as all other Dinos

Yup thats the one, but from all the comments so far about the place i think i'll stay away from it.

solice

Off to "Man Fridays" later this month. Whats good on the menu? Bare in mind i dont eat fish!

sound_wave

Last time i was at Man Fridays i had the lamb, i think, it was very good and service was excellent. Its a really nice restaurant.

stay the hell away from Dinos in Blackpool, I had a breast in a bun from there and I must admit I have eaten better tasting paper. Their chips are ok but not great. Better off going to your local chipper TBH

daveirl

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Bright Smile

Man Friday ideal menu-

Stuffed mushrooms for starters or the soup, either are savage.
Fillet steak(just off the field, wipe the muck off its arse and slap it on the plate as rare as can be, thats what I say personally!)
Have the peppercorn sauce on the side as the peppercorns are way too overpowering in my opinion. or the garlic butter sauce is equally good.
Desert must be the selection of ice cream with a pot of chocolate sauce...I repeat ASK for the pot...warm...urrrrgh, im slobbering all over myself here...

YUM!!!!!

stripes_333

Yeah i went to Ecos few weeks back and the food was average. really disappointed because it has a great reputation. i could have cooked it myself. But, when i was there the staff were really nice and good, efficient etc. no complaints about the staff like you but the food was substandard. Kafka's was more exciting.

as for the good spots: the Wilton Bar at night is fantastic. Amacus is ok but really cramped.

flyz

I heard tell of there being a new Japanese Restaurant in Cork.
Does anyone have any details about it? google turned up nothing

dahamsta

Wagamama, previously discussed here.

flyz

dahamsta wrote:

Wagamama, previously discussed here.

Oopsie!

thanks a million

muppetkiller

isn't everyone forgetting Hillbillys
Best Chicken Fillet burger in the world...

dahamsta

I never understood the popularity of that place meself. John Grace's I get, Hillbilly's I don't.

adam

Rew

Isaacs on McCurtain st and the tapas place around the corner is nice as well.

lostinsuperfunk

Greene's and Isaac's are both good in my experience. Eco and Curran's have both gone downhill in recent times. Curran's is ok for a burger, but their pasta and chicken dishes are poor. The best food I've had in town within that price range is in Amicus. For pizzas, I like Luciano's on Grand Parade (the place with the old-skool upholstered dining booths). Gino's can be good but the last time I was there they were "out" of salad, they forgot one pizza from the order and there was no soap or hot water in the toilets, something you probably shouldn't think about too much...

Roar

for a nice, big, and more importantly, cheap pizza, i always head into pizza d'italia on the grand parade, just down from the cineplex. gorgeous garlic bread with cheese too

SparkyLarks

Barry's in douglas.
never disapoints me any way.

nice food and big portions

lostinsuperfunk

Pizza d'Italia, that's what it's called! I think it's a long time since it was Luciano's. Pizza is still great though.

dahamsta

What's the name of the small place on the left-hand side of French Church Street, as you come from Pana? I went there on Tuesday with the old man, and I wasn't particularly impressed. Got a well-done steak, and although I'm used to well-done steaks being relatively dry, this one took things a tad too far. Service wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. Won't be going there again.

adam

CathalMc

Try the spicy hot pizza in Il padrinos, phwwwoooooar! They've got it *just* right.

Luigi Malones (opposite the opera house) do good stuff as well but I've noticed I'm never full after a main course there, especially the pizzas. Don't get me wrong, absolutely delicious but invariably room for desert afterwards!

brettmirl

Was in Captain America's yesterday for lunch. It was awful. The chips were under-cooked and the burger very much over-cooked. The overall temp of the food was warm as opposed to hot. It's a pity as any time I have been in the one on Grafton Street, it's been good.

dahamsta

Bugger, I was looking forward to trying there. Anybody been in the Eddie Rockets in Mahon Point yet? As bad as the other ER's have (allegedly) gotten?

adam

dondonjordan

Went to the noodle bar near Cork Arts Supplies a few weeks ago. The something star.
Food is excelent, some of the best I've ever tasted. You get a lot for your money and you can get lots of rice if you want it.
Prices are high but ok if your taking a loved one out. Atmosphere is great and they show weird chinese gameshows as you eat.
service was good and fast but scary.
When our meal arrived the waitress (who speaks very little english and just keeps shouting "Tank youuu!!!") just shot a spoon of rice on my plate as if it was slop.
then tried to teach my girlfried how to use chopsticks....my girlfriend is vietnamese,

corblimey

dahamsta wrote:

Bugger, I was looking forward to trying there. Anybody been in the Eddie Rockets in Mahon Point yet?

I've been reliably informed that it isn't opened yet. Eddie's is getting bad? Crap, I lived in that place when I was in Dublin and was hoping it'd be the same down here.

damien

mick_irl wrote:

Was in Captain America's yesterday for lunch. It was awful. The chips were under-cooked and the burger very much over-cooked. The overall temp of the food was warm as opposed to hot. It's a pity as any time I have been in the one on Grafton Street, it's been good.

Ah yes. I went there with the bf a few weeks ago. What god awful food. The starter of potato skins were awful awful awful. Chili and cheese topping and it was so plain and boring. I don't class a leaf of shítty lettuce and a few slices of cucumber as good presentation.

Got the half pounder New Yorker burger. Two quarter pounders in one bun with a friend egg, cheese and bacon.

The meat was dry and old and overcooked and warm. It fell apart as I ate it. The bun was almost soggy, it should have been crispy. The fried egg was old and dry and shriveled. It needed to have been recently cooked and slightly runny not something stuck under a light for a few hours. The bacon ? Crappy rashers. NY bacon is not rashers. It needed to be crispy and flavoured.

The side salad again was woeful. Cucumbers, crap tomatoes and some dying lettuce leaves is NOT a side salad. When the waiter asked me my opinion I said ther above. He nearly dropped dead.

dudara

Seems like I'll be avoiding the place until I hear better things, and it's a pity cause I really like burgers

I was recently in lulus gastronomic experience for breakfast. What a raw deal. Something like E8 for a small fried breakfast (something was missing, sausages I think) and tea/coffee was extra. When the cashier asked me what I'd thought, I told her straight out that it was the owrst value meal I've ever had and who the hell doesn't give tea/coffee free with breakfast?

Passing by there recently, i noticed that the breakfast prices now include tea/coffee, but it's still way overpriced.

Roar

speaking of breakfast, tony's bistro on north main street is the job, and reasonably priced too.. and they serve it all day which is a bonus...

dudara

Was in there recently for breakfast and while the all-day is good enough value at E5, the other breakfasts get very expensive for just adding in a few bits.

Just had lunch at Wagamama!! MMMMM!! God, it's so good. Yaki soba, beautifully fried.

D-Generate

Under 25? Don't go to Ecos then.
Three months or so ago I a table booked there for around 8. Myself and my girlfriend went up to the desk and said my name and they said table would be along in five mins. So anyway fifteen minutes later along come another couple who were around the ages of 27/28 and had no table reserved for a Saturday night at 8. Guess who were offered the table by the staff member who had been watching us for fifteen minutes? Yes thats right the couple were! Shock Horror two people under 21 were ignored!
A short loudish scene with the host dude and we snagged the table that was rightfully ours. We didn't even get an apology when we told them politely that we were there longer and had booked.
To top it all off my girlfriend had a very well done burger ("well" not being the most correct use of the word) that weighed about 23 grammes, probably was a quarter pounder before, just was cooked in the fiery pits of hell for fourteen fiery years.
My chicken curry was good though.

My parents love the place but then again they are older than a fine vintage wine. They go there often and love the food. I just know I would never go there again due to terrible service and lack of care for its customers.
My ever lovely darling brother and his ever lovely girlfriend also had an unpleasent experience with the service in there too.

dahamsta

D-Generate wrote:

A short loudish scene with the host dude and we snagged the table that was rightfully ours.

I would've walked out the door tbh. When you think about it, you're kind of paying them to dis you...

adam

evie

My ever lovely darling brother and his ever lovely girlfriend also had an unpleasent experience with the service in there too.

I am said girlfriend and can assure all readers that it is as bad as he says it is. We were made wait an hour and a half for a table that we booked. It was around Christmas but still.
They have issues with young people.
I am, however, rapidly approaching the 23 mark so maybe I'll go back there soon!