MrMac84 wrote: » HS Rachael’s officially closed or what’s the story lads ?
bleach94 wrote: » Has anyone eaten in the new Italian that's gone in where Star Anise used to be yet? Passed there today and the menu looks small but nice. It was closed when I passed so not sure is it only open evenings or if it's not actually opened yet.
BullBlackNova wrote: » They're currently hiring staff and had a Facebook post up yesterday saying "Something exciting coming soon..." so if they have, it must have been quite the shocker!
Harika wrote: » i would guess tables outside
BullBlackNova wrote: » Yep, I would say so. It was a picture of Little Cross Street which is between there and Reardens so it would make sense.
Mardyke wrote: » How does Montgomery get away with using a public street for his bar and restaurant?
Nonoperational wrote: » Not unusual for outdoor seating to be fair. Europe is full of it. Wouldn't begrudge them, it adds to the city in my opinion.
D'Agger wrote: » I get your point but the road is a public road isn't it? You're supposed to be able to drive on it, unless they changed that? Money does make things change so that's probably why!
sporina wrote: » had dinner in the Oyster Tavern yesterday - v impressed - lovely decor, great staff and food... we had to sit at a smaller table than planned as our original table had not been vacated.. so we got a bottle of prosecco on the house... twas a nice gesture.
Nonoperational wrote: » Good to hear. Those small gestures make a huge difference.
sporina wrote: » yeah and we wern't moaning - we squashed in grand.. but the manager obv felt bad about it.. what was in that premises before the oyster tavern? the oyster? vineyard?
BullBlackNova wrote: » There was a deal in place for a year or two there where it would be converted into a little park with benches, astro-turf etc. I remember watching the European Championships there. It was technically a public area, ie you wouldn't be turned away if you hadn't bought anything in Reardens. I wonder is it connected to that? Obviously, the public access thing seems to have changed with the Rachel's seating but would the permissions be the same? Also, is there not a small slip road still there allowing access from Hanover St to Washington St? Can't imagine it's the busiest route anyway plus its quite easy to extinguish road access, rights of way, etc. I believe it's a reserved function of the councillors so it would just take an application to City Hall which would then be assessed and voted on.
MrMac84 wrote: » That’s incorrect! During the euros you had to access it through reardons doors. Also after one of the Irish games they locked the door from Reardons out to the beer garden and made people walk around to the front door. Then refused numerous people access to the bar due to “dress code” after being happy to take their money all day. We had friends come to the Woolshed, where we were, absolutely spitting fire at this! Imagine being refused for wearing an Irish Jersey on the day Ireland were playing and it wasn’t just one person they refused all the men who were out there that day
WhoElse wrote: » From the 18th to 20th century, it was the Oyster Tavern, with some closures in there, then it became World's End in the 1990s, closed in the early 00s, reopened with the old name last year.
sporina wrote: » so where was the vineyard bar?
RINO87 wrote: » Was in Cafe Mexicana last night. I thought it was recommended here a while back, maybe not.... Anyway, it was pretty bad. Like cheap european holiday resort bad.... I had wings to start, OH had jalepeno "poppers". Asked for the wings extra hot, obviously this couldn't be accommodated as they came straight from a packet. The "poppers" were slices of jalepeno out of a jar coated in some sort of salty batter. Mains fish tacos. Sauce was nice, fish didnt taste fresh tho. I'm not saying it was off, but it was out of a tin/blister pack. Again asked for extra hot, no spice there at all really... OH had a vegetarian chimichanga. The veg was literally your standard frozen "country veg"! The food served its purpose and filled a gap, but is miles away from being mexican! Service was nice. When we said we asked for extra hot but the food wasn't really spicy we were given a nice array of hot sauces.... I'm guessing there is actually no fresh chilis in the kitchen!
