The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

roundymac · 10-10-2016 04:56PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I think some people here were expecting a 14oz steak on an early bird menu!

Most restaurants would never have a steak on an early bird menu or if they did there would be a >€5 supplement. I think the option of a small steak on a budget menu is a great idea.

How were the tables and chairs? Did they offend you.

No they were ideal.:D
Made to measure for my fat arse.

sporina · 10-10-2016 07:24PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I think some people here were expecting a 14oz steak on an early bird menu!

Most restaurants would never have a steak on an early bird menu or if they did there would be a >€5 supplement. I think the option of a small steak on a budget menu is a great idea.

How were the tables and chairs? Did they offend you.

lol...

and yes - my sentiments exactly it is rare to see steak on an early bird menu (no pun intended) but indeed if there is, there would be a supplement charge..

orm0nd · 10-10-2016 11:12PM

will be in the city mid week

any recommendations for a good venue for lunch (culchie here so like a "ploughman's dinner"

)

pub or restaurant any where city centre

Thanks !

the beer revolu · 11-10-2016 06:23AM

orm0nd wrote: »

will be in the city mid week

any recommendations for a good venue for lunch (culchie here so like a "ploughman's dinner" )

pub or restaurant any where city centre

Thanks !

The farm gate, upstairs in the English Market

BailMeOut · 11-10-2016 07:35AM

orm0nd wrote: »

will be in the city mid week

any recommendations for a good venue for lunch (culchie here so like a "ploughman's dinner" )

pub or restaurant any where city centre

Thanks !

Market Lane on Oliver Plunkett Street.. Great lunch, lovely food, great value and in best run restaurant in Cork.

sporina · 11-10-2016 09:56AM

orm0nd wrote: »

will be in the city mid week

any recommendations for a good venue for lunch (culchie here so like a "ploughman's dinner" )

pub or restaurant any where city centre

Thanks !

Gallaghers gastropub on MacCurtain Street.. all sorts of roast of the day type dishes but you can have something more exotic if you prefer... great value and quality - I think it would be right up your street

roundymac · 11-10-2016 11:13AM

the beer revolu wrote: »

The farm gate, upstairs in the English Market

+1 for the Farmgsate, Irish stew, Corned Beef and wait for it, Tripe and Drisheen, my favourite.:D

pwurple · 11-10-2016 07:29PM

orm0nd wrote: »

will be in the city mid week

any recommendations for a good venue for lunch (culchie here so like a "ploughman's dinner" )

pub or restaurant any where city centre

Thanks !

My vote would be Gallagher's as well. Relaxed comfy spot, they do a great lunch. Pie of the day, fish of the day, that kind of thing.

It's on the corner of bridge street and mccurtain street.

pwurple · 11-10-2016 07:30PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I think some people here were expecting a 14oz steak on an early bird menu!

Most restaurants would never have a steak on an early bird menu or if they did there would be a >€5 supplement. I think the option of a small steak on a budget menu is a great idea.

How were the tables and chairs? Did they offend you.

Lol, is that a dig at me? God forbid I express an opinion differing to yours.

Chill, there's room for us all in Cork's restaurants.

orm0nd · 16-10-2016 09:37PM

orm0nd wrote: »

will be in the city mid week

any recommendations for a good venue for lunch (culchie here so like a "ploughman's dinner" )

pub or restaurant any where city centre

Thanks !

the beer revolu wrote: »

The farm gate, upstairs in the English Market

thanks for all the suggestions, & just to follow up... a change of circumstances meant my visit was a little more rushed than I'd liked

finished up grabbing the carvery lunch at the Farm Gate & really enjoyed same although the seating area was a bit crowded

hope to return in a couple of weeks & maybe check out some of the other suggestions (though I'd have no hestitation of going to the farm gate again)

Cheers

whatever76 · 18-10-2016 10:40AM

Only one Cork resturant on the list and it in Kinsale
http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/ireland/tripadvisor-reveals-its-top-10-restaurants-in-ireland-35136414.html

pwurple · 18-10-2016 02:08PM

whatever76 wrote: »

Only one Cork resturant on the list and it in Kinsale
http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/ireland/tripadvisor-reveals-its-top-10-restaurants-in-ireland-35136414.html

That's because tripadvisor is mainly populated by tourists rather than locals, and Dublin and Dingle would get way more tourists than Cork.

the beer revolu · 19-10-2016 12:36PM

pwurple wrote: »

That's because tripadvisor is mainly populated by tourists rather than locals, and Dublin and Dingle would get way more tourists than Cork.

Or could it be that Cork doesn't have any restaurants that deserve to be on Ireland's top 10? We have no fine dining restaurants of merit in Cork imo.
Certainly not Jacob's and not Les Gourmandises either. Green's seems to be hit and miss and I can't think of any other contenders.

BullBlackNova · 19-10-2016 01:53PM

pwurple wrote: »

That's because tripadvisor is mainly populated by tourists rather than locals, and Dublin and Dingle would get way more tourists than Cork.

the beer revolu wrote: »

Or could it be that Cork doesn't have any restaurants that deserve to be on Ireland's top 10? We have no fine dining restaurants of merit in Cork imo.
Certainly not Jacob's and not Les Gourmandises either. Green's seems to be hit and miss and I can't think of any other contenders.

It's probably a little bit of both, but, IMO, there's a huge range of good restaurants in Cork, and far fewer great ones than we'd like to admit.

We have an awful lot of middle-of-the-road fare serving similar things that are packed out every night of the week.

I have no issue with these places - they're successful in an industry that is difficult to thrive in, but let's be real - Coqbull isn't about to appear on too many 'best in Ireland' lists is it?

the beer revolu · 19-10-2016 04:49PM

BullBlackNova wrote: »

It's probably a little bit of both, but, IMO, there's a huge range of good restaurants in Cork, and far fewer great ones than we'd like to admit.

We have an awful lot of middle-of-the-road fare serving similar things that are packed out every night of the week.

I have no issue with these places - they're successful in an industry that is difficult to thrive in, but let's be real - Coqbull isn't about to appear on too many 'best in Ireland' lists is it?

Oh, don't get me wrong, I think Cork has great choice of good casual dining.
I think Iyer's is one of the best places to eat in the country but it's not really a restaurant.

BullBlackNova · 19-10-2016 07:50PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Oh, don't get me wrong, I think Cork has great choice of good casual dining.
I think Iyer's is one of the best places to eat in the country but it's not really a restaurant.

Spot on.

We've got a great range of food, but no one has quite condensed that into one unmissable top restaurant.

Iyer's, Miyazaki, there are a few others too that are all well worth a look, but won't make it onto this lists. I wouldn't put too much credence in them!

Nonoperational · 19-10-2016 07:51PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Or could it be that Cork doesn't have any restaurants that deserve to be on Ireland's top 10? We have no fine dining restaurants of merit in Cork imo.
Certainly not Jacob's and not Les Gourmandises either. Green's seems to be hit and miss and I can't think of any other contenders.

We finally agree! We have no decent proper fine dining restaurant that I know of.

Went to Gallo again recently. I think it's really really great.

pwurple · 19-10-2016 08:26PM

Nonoperational wrote: »

We finally agree! We have no decent proper fine dining restaurant that I know of.

Went to Gallo again recently. I think it's really really great.

Flemings?
Hayfield manor?
Bastion?
Ballymaloe (ish... country house style).
Cafe paradiso?
Ivory tower (I know i know, inconsistant)

Les gourmandaise certainly used to be good, but I haven't been there in yonks. Augustines was the business, but I don't know was there no demand or are Cork people just mostly heathens who want spuds and more spuds or what. They couldn't make it work anyway for whatever reason.

Anyway, I've seen dopey places altogether on the top of tripadvisor, so I wouldn't pay it any heed at all in terms of rankings. The reviews I do read, but the rankings are bananas.

Ps, try Bastion.

Nonoperational · 19-10-2016 08:43PM

pwurple wrote: »

Flemings?
Hayfield manor?
Bastion?
Ballymaloe (ish... country house style).
Cafe paradiso?
Ivory tower (I know i know, inconsistant)

Les gourmandaise certainly used to be good, but I haven't been there in yonks. Augustines was the business, but I don't know was there no demand or are Cork people just mostly heathens who want spuds and more spuds or what. They couldn't make it work anyway for whatever reason.

Anyway, I've seen dopey places altogether on the top of tripadvisor, so I wouldn't pay it any heed at all in terms of rankings. The reviews I do read, but the rankings are bananas.

Ps, try Bastion.

Thanks. Must definitely try Bastion.

BailMeOut · 20-10-2016 07:16AM

Nonoperational wrote: »

Thanks. Must definitely try Bastion.

try soon as Bastion is a good bet to get a Michelin star in the future.

sporina · 20-10-2016 10:07AM

not Mitchelin Star but I loveeeee ORSO... I wish we had more middle eastern style restaurants in cork..

roundymac · 20-10-2016 06:48PM

Bastion! never heard of it TBH, where is it?

Malari · 20-10-2016 07:38PM

roundymac wrote: »

Bastion! never heard of it TBH, where is it?

It's in Kinsale but I've never tried it. The only reason I know it's there is because my eye was drawn to the "Prosecco on tap" sign outside :pac:

pwurple · 21-10-2016 09:17AM

roundymac wrote: »

Bastion! never heard of it TBH, where is it?

It's there about a year maybe?

Map is on their website.

http://www.bastionkinsale.com/

ncmc · 23-10-2016 12:48PM

http://m.independent.ie/life/food-drink/rachel-serves-up-her-first-restaurant-in-cork-of-course-35153542.html?campaign_id=A100

Rachel Allen to open a new restaurant on Washington St 5500 sq ft and seats 130, that's huge. I wonder what premises she's taking over. It's nice to see that end of town getting regenerated. Between the Capital and the plans for the Beamish site, it's a good choice of location by her.

BullBlackNova · 23-10-2016 02:21PM

ncmc wrote: »

http://m.independent.ie/life/food-drink/rachel-serves-up-her-first-restaurant-in-cork-of-course-35153542.html?campaign_id=A100

Rachel Allen to open a new restaurant on Washington St 5500 sq ft and seats 130, that's huge. I wonder what premises she's taking over. It's nice to see that end of town getting regenerated. Between the Capital and the plans for the Beamish site, it's a good choice of location by her.

http://www.eveningecho.ie/cork-news/planning-sought-new-barrestaurant/2507540/

Echo reported that planning permission was sought for a restaurant in the former courthouse chambers earlier this year. Presumably it's that one? There wouldn't be too many other locations that'd be big enough, and no others that I can think of in the area.

Nonoperational · 23-10-2016 02:38PM

Good news. Imagine it will have a market lane type of vibe.

ncmc · 23-10-2016 03:39PM

130 covers sounds big, I'm trying to think of other restaurants in Cork that would hold so many. Only one I can think of is Luigi's

the beer revolu · 23-10-2016 04:20PM

It sounds like it's the same site as Pi was in - where Chambers is now.
Pi was very large.

MintyMagnum · 23-10-2016 08:51PM

Square Deal??

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