The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

People really have it in for that place. Tearing someone’s hard work down is like a national sport. No wonder our entrepreneurs mainly emigrate for support.

New place open in Ballintemple recently. Cafe / lunch place with a couple of benches inside. Basil. I had a feta spinach pasty there last week, and got a slice of coffee cake to take away for himself. Cake was a smidge dry, but otherwise good. Hope their opening hours increase a bit. 10am morning is late for passers by for brekkie. 7am and I could zip in for something on the way to work.

C'mere.... there are plenty of completely atrocious overpriced rip off crappy restaurants in the city. milanos, luigi malones, loads of other places. I can name more of them than good places. But you never hear a word!

I've put up mixed reviews myself of rachel's... cocktails and food good, wine and service so-so. So, I'd put it at middling. Not my fav, but grand like. Jaysus almighty. I have yet to see anything like the attack dogs on the place, and the woman herself personally.

Here's a sample, and note, none of them are actual reviews of being in there

After everything I've heard to date about rachel's, I'd be reluctant to go there even if someone else was footing the bill.
10-Jul-2017 20:10 in Cork City by northgirl

Anyone made a reservation for Rachel's yet? Opening tomorrow. No prices on the on line menu.. huummmm... I suspect they prices with be >average. I hope that its not the name one will be paying for?? Its not like she is gonna be working there
19-Mar-2017 19:27 in Cork City by sporina

With regards to Rachel's - i think the problem is basically that expectations are v v high! She puts her name on the door - so high expectations are "expected"! Any aspect of the dining experience is bound to be majorly frowned upon. one would expect "exceptional"
28-Jun-2017 18:21 in Cork City by sporina

Had lunch in Miyazaki today. <snip> Rachel Allen was there with a friend. Despite only spending €11.50 between them, two special taster bowls came out for them free of charge.
01-Sep-2017 14:11 in Cork City by the beer revolu

I haven't been to Rachel's yet at this point it's unlikely I will go but from the reviews it doesn't seem people are expecting too much they're just dropping the ball on what should be bog standard for any place.
01-Jul-2017 11:29 in Cork City by limnam

Rachel Allen's restaurant ? I took it as Reardens Montgomery's restaurant with Rachel Allen getting a nice slice of pie to put her name behind it and hang around shaking hands for a couple of days as it opens. Easier to fleece people for a €45 lunch that way!
28-Mar-2017 19:08 in Cork City by kcb

Be one of the few people In Cork who has gone to Rachel's and enjoyed it :eek
17-Jul-2017 20:14 in Cork City by Jentle Grenade

Doubt i would ever risk Rachel's - sounds like a gimmick
16-Sep-2017 09:09 in Cork City by sporina

Coffee forgotten for a table in Rachels - seriously, what's going on with the staff there?
10-Jul-2017 10:34

Rachel's gone. Millions lost, debts to creditors in the millions also. He's turning it into another pub
07-Jun-2018 11:43 in Cork City by rob316

Exactly... I know some pubs in the city tettering on the edge of receivership at the moment, but I’m not about to blabber it all over the internet, because it damages their trade ,reducing their ability to pull through it, reduces their chance of resale and keeping the jobs going if they go under, and risks the income of their creditors.


It’s people’s livelihoods you’re messing about with here.


Reviews are great, positive or otherwise! Rumours and talking places down when you’ve never darkened the door? Leaves a bad taste in the mouth. (Boom boom!)