The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

.red. · 21-08-2017 02:15PM

rob316 wrote: »

I can safely say anytime I have ate their it has been the worst food I've eaten out. Can't for the life of me understand why its popular.

I've been 6/7 times and apart from their wings i cant ever remember getting anything that was better than OK!
The fajitas were nice till you saw the grease, very off putting. It reminded me of a fry up from Tony's!
Honestly, if it wasn't for their wings I'd never go back again. If there's better in the city if yet to find them. That's one thing on a pretty large menu tho.

Malari · 21-08-2017 02:24PM

.red. wrote: »

I've been 6/7 times and apart from their wings i cant ever remember getting anything that was better than OK!
The fajitas were nice till you saw the grease, very off putting. It reminded me of a fry up from Tony's!
Honestly, if it wasn't for their wings I'd never go back again. If there's better in the city if yet to find them. That's one thing on a pretty large menu tho.

I quite like their pizzas, and it's the only thing I'd ever order in there. But we only go in a couple of times a year, usually very early evening or if we want to grab some food in a hurry. It's not worth it for the creche-like atmosphere in there, or the shrieking parties of women.

leahyl · 21-08-2017 03:07PM

I have to say that any time I was in Luigi Malones before it was only ok, but I was there recently and I really enjoyed it - I had the chicken schnitzel burger and my mum had a steak and they were both delicious; the staff were very friendly too. I wouldn't mind going back again and having that burger - it was really tasty

pwurple · 21-08-2017 03:22PM

Luigi's is in there with the Milano's, Eco's gang. Big portions, generic menu (menu covering 10 countries cuisine is on their website as a reason to go there. Not my thing, I prefer you to get one thing right than do ten, but sure... ). In my opinion, kinda overpriced for what it is. Kids menu pizza tomato and cheese is 8.99. I ask ya. But it's inoffensive enough. And the crowds love it, so there you go.

I found a teeny tiny chocolate shop, patisserie and café on St main street called Danero. I think they go to the douglas market as well? I must have walked past this place 100 times and never spotted it, until my friend pulled me in as she was buying a pressie for someone.

Sure we had to try something as we were there.

Really delicious truffles, macarons, nice chocolate gift boxes. Beautiful elegant cakes, paris brest, chocolate mousse cake, opera cake. And a nice selection of icecreams. It's long and narrow with a small few seats. Nice spot anyway.
https://www.facebook.com/Danero-Cork-Chocolate-994301797259749/

D'Agger · 21-08-2017 03:25PM

Must try Daneros alright (across from Brick Lane yeah?) passed it recently and it looked very nice but was fit to eat a horse so there was not time for chocolate

Oafley Jones · 21-08-2017 03:41PM

I've been in search of decent macarons since Treat Petite finished up, must get in there.

Markcheese · 21-08-2017 05:57PM

run_Forrest_run wrote:

ah jaysus just when we see end of the pork pulling fad they've started pulling the beef now

On foot of advice on this site I ate there Fri night, the croquettes and fritters are wow.. Myself and my brother both had the roast sirloin, really really good,
A big steak of perfectly pink beef, seriously good tender beef, could have cut it with a spoon..

jsms88 · 22-08-2017 06:40AM

.red. wrote: »

I know Luigi's gets hammered here and for good reason but we were going for dinner last week and I had a craving for wings so went in.
The place was dead, maybe just less than half full on a Wednesday night. No atmosphere in there.
Got my wings as the main with chips and they were as good as ever. My wife had the chicken fajitas which were pretty tasty but once the bowl started to empty you could see the amount of grease at the bottom, pretty off putting tbh.
Got their toblerone cheesecake each which wasn't as good as I remember it to be.
10/10 for the wings, still think their the best in the city.
5/10 for everything else.

They used to do a shortbread dessert that I remember being quite good but it's long gone st this stage.

Apt8 · 22-08-2017 12:15PM

Anyone know where in Cork serves a good Croque-Madame?
I had one in Paradise Crepe a while back, of course they're gone now, can't think of anywhere that would have it.

flangemeistro · 24-08-2017 07:28AM

Hey guys another early appointment in the city so just looking for recommendations for a great Eggs Benedict,

I've had them in the Parlour cafe, Liberty Gill and Nash 19 so looking for somewhere else good please.

leahyl · 24-08-2017 07:42AM

flangemeistro wrote: »

Hey guys another early appointment in the city so just looking for recommendations for a great Eggs Benedict,

I've had them in the Parlour cafe, Liberty Gill and Nash 19 so looking for somewhere else good please.

Taras tearoom on McCurtain Street do a good eggs benedict, I haven't had it myself but my friend had it and he said it was lovely.

sporina · 24-08-2017 07:43AM

flangemeistro wrote: »

Hey guys another early appointment in the city so just looking for recommendations for a great Eggs Benedict,

I've had them in the Parlour cafe, Liberty Gill and Nash 19 so looking for somewhere else good please.

you could try Velo cafe down on Georges Quay - opposite college of com - my mate ate there the other day and loved it

Hoolies · 25-08-2017 07:46AM

flangemeistro wrote: »

Hey guys another early appointment in the city so just looking for recommendations for a great Eggs Benedict,

I've had them in the Parlour cafe, Liberty Gill and Nash 19 so looking for somewhere else good please.

I've always enjoyed brekkie in Alis Kitchen on Paul Street.

flangemeistro · 25-08-2017 10:00AM

sporina wrote: »

you could try Velo cafe down on Georges Quay - opposite college of com - my mate ate there the other day and loved it

I went to Cafe Velo yesterday as when you said it I recalled a friend once told me the breakfast in the was unreal also. And it was nearer than Tara's Tearooms.

What a mistake, I went in and took a seat and the place was absolutely rammed a it's popular for some reason,
Anyway the waitress came down once I hit the seat and asked if I knew what I wanted, I quickly skimmed the menu and no eggs Benedict so I panicked and ordered the full Velo.

Only when she left I read what it consisted of and I wasn't impressed but they're one of the places who name the makers of the sausages and pudding as if quality is going to make up for quantity which in some cases it does but not in this instance.

Two sausages, two bacon without the tails, a half moon of some fancy pudding, one egg, half a tomato, hash brown, toast and tea or coffee.

Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day and I treat myself once a week to a full Irish which when it lives up to the name it keeps me going until that evening, well sorry to say but after this I was eating again at 2.

From memory I think there was also a mini Velo and I shudder to think what that consisted of.

Anyway it came out and I was hoping the presentation and flavours would make up for the lack of food but it didn't, it was truly Meh.
The plate was also too big for the amount of food which made it look even more miserable and the worst part of all was the price, €9.90!!!

I could only find three examples in my gallery but I'll share them with you because words can't justify how much of a rip off this breakfast was.

The Celtic Tiger is definitely alive and well in Cafe Velo.
I won't be going back.

sammyjo90 · 25-08-2017 10:17AM

Yeah I've been there twice for brekkie now and I'm not a fan either

run_Forrest_run · 25-08-2017 10:50AM

@flangemeistro did you say anything to the staff about how you felt? OK, you are free to moan here of course but perhaps if you said something they might have been able to make amends.

BTW I agree with you, it looks very stingy for €9.90

flangemeistro · 25-08-2017 11:32AM

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

@flangemeistro did you say anything to the staff about how you felt? OK, you are free to moan here of course but perhaps if you said something they might have been able to make amends.

BTW I agree with you, it looks very stingy for €9.90

You mean did I ask for more food than was clearly written down on the menu?
I don't think that would have went down too well.

It would be different if the food was awful then obviously you complain but the food was ok.

Look as I said I was rushed and just panicked when I didn't see eggs Benedict so I went for the default breakfast option.

You live and you learn, what I've also noticed creeping in to a few restaurants now is not including tea/coffee with their breakfasts,
So there's advertise say €7.50 for a full Irish and they ask you as always tea or coffee? Brown or white toast and you answer.
It's only when you go up to pay and you get charged extra for the tea or coffee you realise, so that €7.50 turns into €9 or €9.50, I'm sorry now but if tea and coffee isn't included with a full Irish then it ain't a full Irish.

Just a few places I've noticed so far is the Cobh Golf Club, Ballyseedy & Funktion room in Cobh.

leahyl · 25-08-2017 02:06PM

I haven't eaten breakfast in Cafe Velo but I have read the menu and the mini velo seems to have no sausage?! Am I reading that right??!! That's ridiculous, if it's true. You have to have sausage with a fry up.

Tbh flangemeistro, I think there is plenty on that plate, but I know in comparison to maybe your traditional fry up which is usually a big portion, this might look a bit stingy. I'd personally probably have enough in it, but it could be a bit cheaper alright.

If the mini velo is 8e then you are definitely better off going with the full velo.

sporina · 25-08-2017 08:12PM

flangemeistro wrote: »

I went to Cafe Velo yesterday as when you said it I recalled a friend once told me the breakfast in the was unreal also. And it was nearer than Tara's Tearooms.

What a mistake, I went in and took a seat and the place was absolutely rammed a it's popular for some reason,
Anyway the waitress came down once I hit the seat and asked if I knew what I wanted, I quickly skimmed the menu and no eggs Benedict so I panicked and ordered the full Velo.

Only when she left I read what it consisted of and I wasn't impressed but they're one of the places who name the makers of the sausages and pudding as if quality is going to make up for quantity which in some cases it does but not in this instance.

Two sausages, two bacon without the tails, a half moon of some fancy pudding, one egg, half a tomato, hash brown, toast and tea or coffee.

Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day and I treat myself once a week to a full Irish which when it lives up to the name it keeps me going until that evening, well sorry to say but after this I was eating again at 2.

From memory I think there was also a mini Velo and I shudder to think what that consisted of.

Anyway it came out and I was hoping the presentation and flavours would make up for the lack of food but it didn't, it was truly Meh.
The plate was also too big for the amount of food which made it look even more miserable and the worst part of all was the price, €9.90!!!

I could only find three examples in my gallery but I'll share them with you because words can't justify how much of a rip off this breakfast was.

The Celtic Tiger is definitely alive and well in Cafe Velo.
I won't be going back.

oh sorry you didn't enjoy - i only suggested it on the back of my mate raving about it at the weekend.. and you wanted to try somewhere different.. (the parlour is my go to for brunch - eggs royale.. hmmm)

but in fairness, it does look like a full irish.. and would be enough for most - and price included tea/toast..

chips and beans are not in a trad. irish b'fast.. (as in the Amicus pic and beans in tony's)

SomeFool · 25-08-2017 08:42PM

I think it's the most appetising looking of the three photos you have there, an extra hash brown would be good maybe, but the coffee is fresh ground and the egg looks like its been poached so maybe that has pushed the cost up a bit?

Ludo · 25-08-2017 08:43PM

sporina wrote: »

but in fairness, it does look like a full irish.. and would be enough for most - and price included tea/toast..

Ah here...that is a pathetic full Irish. Tis a mini at best.
Maybe they could have put the toast on the plate with the rest to make it look like more. Impressions/presentation means a lot.
I got a burger in Horse and Jockey over the weekend. It was a large plate with an average burger with a little bowl with about 10 chips in it with some relish smeared over another part of the plate. Wide open spaces with three little things on it. At 17 euro I felt ripped off....a side salad would have solved the issue. My own fault for stopping there although the three meals the others had were fine...all enjoyed.

sporina · 25-08-2017 08:51PM

Ludo wrote: »

Ah here...that is a pathetic full Irish. Tis a mini at best.
Maybe they could have put the toast on the plate with the rest to make it look like more. Impressions/presentation means a lot.
I got a burger in Horse and Jockey over the weekend. It was a large plate with an average burger with a little bowl with about 10 chips in it with some relish smeared over another part of the plate. Wide open spaces with three little things on it. At 17 euro I felt ripped off....a side salad would have solved the issue. My own fault for stopping there although the three meals the others had were fine...all enjoyed.

awe come one, put the toast on the plate? and then what, serve a plate for the toast for buttering? use your imagination

pwurple · 25-08-2017 08:53PM

I think the velo one looks the best too!

Non greasy, tomato could do with a bit more cooking. Was the egg soft in the middle? Makes all the difference.

I dunno, two rashers, two sausage, one egg, one piece of tomato and one piece of pudding. And a hash. Looks like loads to me. Just a big plate, but, I love plates! Lots of room there to butter your toast and get it under that egg. You could almost build your own eggs benny there.

The amicus one just has chips instead of hash and beans instead of the tomato. So, all thats extra is the mushroom.

Cobh one has random marmalde on the plate (wtf?) and again shrroms, but the quantity of everything else is the same.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 25-08-2017 08:55PM

Is Jacob's on the Mall very good? Want to take someone out for dinner Monday, had planned on Orzo but it's only open til 6.

Jacob's menu does look nice but holy God, 23 quid for a bean burger.

Or anyone know anywhere else nice for a quiet romantic meal?

pwurple · 25-08-2017 08:59PM

Leonel Putrid Cheddar wrote: »

Is Jacob's on the Mall very good? Want to take someone out for dinner Monday, had planned on Orzo but it's only open til 6.

Jacob's menu does look nice but holy God, 23 quid for a bean burger.

Or anyone know anywhere else nice for a quiet romantic meal?

I wouldn't go to jacobs for romance. Very open air inside there, i think it's good for corporate social things. Money no object when someone else has the tab.

Monday is a funny night though, A lot of places will be closed. I have no clue what will be open!

Club brasserie is my romantic place of choice. Nice and dark in there. Or l'attitude 51 for wine and nibbles.

sporina · 25-08-2017 09:06PM

Leonel Putrid Cheddar wrote: »

Is Jacob's on the Mall very good? Want to take someone out for dinner Monday, had planned on Orzo but it's only open til 6.

Jacob's menu does look nice but holy God, 23 quid for a bean burger.

Or anyone know anywhere else nice for a quiet romantic meal?

jacobs nooooo ... stiff, uncomfortable, pretentious, meh...

monday not sure - maybe La Dolce Vita?

SomeFool · 25-08-2017 09:08PM

Leonel Putrid Cheddar wrote: »

Jacob's menu does look nice but holy God, 23 quid for a bean burger.

Or anyone know anywhere else nice for a quiet romantic meal?

Nosta has a decent selection for a Veggie if that's why you were looking at the bean burger, Monday night is a hard one to call in town though!

northgirl · 25-08-2017 09:14PM

Leonel Putrid Cheddar wrote: »

Is Jacob's on the Mall very good? Want to take someone out for dinner Monday, had planned on Orzo but it's only open til 6.

Jacob's menu does look nice but holy God, 23 quid for a bean burger.

Or anyone know anywhere else nice for a quiet romantic meal?

I think Jacobs is nice for the early bird - used to be 25 for 3 courses, been a while though so not sure how things are there now.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 25-08-2017 09:30PM

SomeFool wrote: »

Nosta has a decent selection for a Veggie if that's why you were looking at the bean burger, Monday night is a hard one to call in town though!

Gave myself away! Yeah it's an awkward night, it's a birthday thing.

Didn't know Nosta existed, it looks great, thanks a million

sporina · 25-08-2017 09:39PM

Leonel Putrid Cheddar wrote: »

Gave myself away! Yeah it's an awkward night, it's a birthday thing.

Didn't know Nosta existed, it looks great, thanks a million

personally i find nosta draughty, dark and staff not v happy..

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