The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

JackieChang wrote: »

What else do you recommend from there? I had a look at the menu and also had a nosey peek in the window at what people were eating and it just looked like Indian food.

It's like Indian food but different.
Newari Sadeko was seriously tasty - grilled lamb with herbs, spices lime and salad.

I liked the dumplings too.

It's cleaner and more fresh tasting than your typical Indian.

nerwen wrote: »

My group all had dumplings for starters and had no regrets about that.

For mains we had lamb espetadas which was a really nice hot plate with sauce type dish, jomsom vedo which was quite similar to a rogan josh in an Indian place, also really good, and finally Piro Aloo Masu which was way too hot for me to eat but my spicehead friend loved it.

I agree with the poster above; it's similar to Indian but different - fresher in herbs and flavour, slightly less heavy and fruitier.

I must give this place a try. Sounds interesting.

ofcork wrote: »

Why did the wild west wings place on Washington street close?

Because it's no hillbillys :cool:

I assume they were not making enough readies.

I'm always surprised the amount of places that open and close in Cork it's hard to keep track sometimes. A lot of _seem_ to be doing very well so I'm not sure. Maybe they're really bad with balancing the books?

Zamora is a perfect example of this every time I turned up I couldn't get a table (including mid-week) and then *POOF*

^^^ agree with this, I ate there once and was very disappointed with my meal. My husband ate there another time to give it another chance and his was poor a second time. I thought the wings weren't good, that real vinegary sauce that makes your eyes water.

Ate in Orso last night ... fab as usual ! Love that place

Hi guys, I'm heading to the city for an overnight on Saturday ( new years eve). I will be ( unfortunately ) on my own - any suggestions for a place to eat where a single guy can get a seat early-5.30 or so. Also a good place after for a few drinks. I like the Imperial bar, and Market Lane, also Paradiso. Any advice for this Lonely Guy greatly appreciated.

phater phagan wrote: »

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I might give Elbow a try - alas I'm an Arsenal fan. I'd be rooting for both teams to lose - an impossibility I know, but perhaps a 0-0 draw. I might pop into Mutton Lane after an early meal. It will most likely be jam packed. I do like the Rising Sun too, so a visit there also in the cards. If this year is anything like any other for the past 10 or so, I will be ensconced in a comfortable leaba when the bells toll. I'm of a certain age.

Let us know if you need an "old man" pub that won't be very busy

northgirl wrote: »

I was there last Spring for the first time. Honestly I wouldn't be rushing back there. The food was nice, don't get me wrong but I'm more into laid back, informal dining tbh. I thought it was expensive for what we got too.

Sorry for quoting such an old response, but I've been to les gourmandise twice since I asked originally and thought I reported back but I can't seem to find any posts from me on it.

I went last December I was most impressed by our waiter, her wine knowledge was top notch which is really rare in Cork for some reason bar the som in Hayfield manor who really knows her stuff.

When we ordered the wine knowing it was going to need a bit of a decanting as soon as we stated the name of the wine she flew into the kitchen without prompting and immediately tried to get some air into the bottle. Color me impressed.

Anyway she was great and the wine was great. The food was only so so which I was really surprised about. Everything seemed to be just that tiny bit over done or a flavor just a tad too much. It was not enough to fire it back but enough to be slightly disappointed.

For some reason I forgot about all the negatives and ended up back there again. But it got a bit worse. There was no knowledgeable waiter on hand this time nor did they offer to decant the wine (this is a small thing that I missed it's not that important). But the food was a let down again. Pretty much the same as the last time everything just a small bit off what it should have been.

It has a bit of a formal feel to the place I prefer a more relaxed atmosphere but I don't let it get in the way. I have to agree with Northgirl for what you end up paying you would expect a dining experience a few notches higher than what's on offer here.

My overall feeling is a lot of fur and no knickers
I'm going to say now I won't return, but I'll probably end up back there somehow.

Looking for somewhere for a mixed age group with a toddler as well..not too pricey and with steak ,fish/chip ect..maybe an early bird..in the city or 20 min drive..any suggestions?

Colser wrote: »

Looking for somewhere for a mixed age group with a toddler as well..not too pricey and with steak ,fish/chip ect..maybe an early bird..in the city or 20 min drive..any suggestions?

Market Lane is brilliant with kids and families. It is our preferred restaurant where we take our three and they love that they are fussed over and treated so well by everyone.

Colser wrote: »

Looking for somewhere for a mixed age group with a toddler as well..not too pricey and with steak ,fish/chip ect..maybe an early bird..in the city or 20 min drive..any suggestions?

Cornstore,good value early bird menus & food bowl under 2 free.