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The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

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There's been a crazy number of threads recently looking for restaurant recommendations, so I'd like to start a specific thread for it. Please post below about your favourite restaurants - why you like them, what price range they are, what type of food they serve, if they have an early bird, opening hours if you know them, where they're located. If you could include a link to the website, that would be great. The more details, the better. This is not a thread to post negative reviews - there's a thread in the main Food & Drink forum for that if you like. Basically, I want this thread to be full of recommendations, not positive and negative reviews. That being said, you can disagree with a recommendation briefly if you really feel the need to, but you must have a really valid reason such as an awful experience, rather than "I don't really like the food" or "It's too expensive".

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Slim Charles

richiepurgas wrote: »

Serendipity, is that the place near the River Lee hotel ? If so, it closed down a few months ago.

Is it closed down now?? That's a shame :mad: we were there as recently as May I think ?

richiepurgas

Slim Charles wrote: »

Places we go for Sunday breakfast include Serendipity and the Viaduct - much later opening times than 7 am though I'd imagine.

Serendipity, is that the place near the River Lee hotel ? If so, it closed down a few months ago.

Mardyke

Debub wrote: »

They weren't Harika - we went in to enquire

Was it before 6.30am?

Slim Charles

Debub wrote: »

Hi - we were dropping off parents for the 6:00 AM flight to AMS out of Cork airport last Sunday. Thought of doing a nice family breakfast (with our 2 kids) before we were due at a friends at 8.
Maybe we didn't know, but could not find ANY place that would be open and doing breakfast - off course it was more difficult I guess being a Sunday. Anyone know if there are any places in Cork open early - for future reference?
Also - the upstairs restaurant at the airport was accessible from the visitor side before, but we noticed that now you can only access it after security...

Places we go for Sunday breakfast include Serendipity and the Viaduct - much later opening times than 7 am though I'd imagine.

Debub

Harika wrote: »

According to their homepage they should be open at your time

https://www.corkairporthotel.com/breakfast.html

They weren't Harika - we went in to enquire

Harika

Debub wrote: »

Nope - they weren't open either, maybe it was Sunday and they start later

According to their homepage they should be open at your time

https://www.corkairporthotel.com/breakfast.html

Mardyke

I'm surprised that any hotel wouldn't have breakfast available early in the morning, even Sundays. Maybe it's just for residents?

Debub

Harika wrote: »

I think for this time, the only option is McDonalds breakfast.

unfortunately we don't consider McDonald's as an eating option :-) that too so early in the morning - not our type of food - no offence to McDonald's

Water John

Dropped into Tradehouse Central in Ballincollig for a bite yesterday evening. Food was nice, when it arrived. OH had burger and I had battered fish. That requires great cheffing!!!. Took over 40 mins, FFS.

Harika

Debub wrote: »

Nope - they weren't open either, maybe it was Sunday and they start later

I think for this time, the only option is McDonalds breakfast.

Debub

.red. wrote: »

Both hotels in the airport are good, the older one that you pass as you drive in/out is probably better and slightly cheaper. Proper cooked breakfast from about 7ish in both hotels.

Nope - they weren't open either, maybe it was Sunday and they start later

.red.

Debub wrote: »

Hi - we were dropping off parents for the 6:00 AM flight to AMS out of Cork airport last Sunday. Thought of doing a nice family breakfast (with our 2 kids) before we were due at a friends at 8.
Maybe we didn't know, but could not find ANY place that would be open and doing breakfast - off course it was more difficult I guess being a Sunday. Anyone know if there are any places in Cork open early - for future reference?
Also - the upstairs restaurant at the airport was accessible from the visitor side before, but we noticed that now you can only access it after security...

Both hotels in the airport are good, the older one that you pass as you drive in/out is probably better and slightly cheaper. Proper cooked breakfast from about 7ish in both hotels.

Debub

Hi - we were dropping off parents for the 6:00 AM flight to AMS out of Cork airport last Sunday. Thought of doing a nice family breakfast (with our 2 kids) before we were due at a friends at 8.
Maybe we didn't know, but could not find ANY place that would be open and doing breakfast - off course it was more difficult I guess being a Sunday. Anyone know if there are any places in Cork open early - for future reference?
Also - the upstairs restaurant at the airport was accessible from the visitor side before, but we noticed that now you can only access it after security...

Harika

sporina wrote: »

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were portion sizes the same as from a similar asian restaurant in cork? i got one in Dublin a few mths ago and even the tubs were smaller - we were still hungry afterwards

I had a soup, my partner the curry and shared a spice bag and we were full. I would need to compare the tubs but my guess is that they are a bit smaller, but as said, my guess.

sporina

Harika wrote: »

A collection :pac:

Tequila Jacks
Was there with a group, service was a bit lacklustre but knowledgeable. I found the cocktails nice, the food portions (especially starters) big but the food itself was bland and boring. The group said it was great, maybe I was unlucky with starter and main.

The Old Bank Café
Defo already recommended it, and once again not disappointed. Breakfast was fantastic and staff supportive, great addition to Mayfield area.

Murphys Rock
Went there as they have Irish originals in their carvery on Friday and have guests over from abroad so wanted to test Bodice. Never had that so tried it and positively surprised. Also it was so full on a Friday afternoon, what is always a good sign. Still why would you boil ribs and not BBQ them?

Camile Thai
Ordered delivery and it is in a league with Soba, Ramen and Kotu. Great food, we had their take on the spice bag and for everyone who loves spices give it defo a try. Portion sizes were decent enough.

were portion sizes the same as from a similar asian restaurant in cork? i got one in Dublin a few mths ago and even the tubs were smaller - we were still hungry afterwards

Harika

A collection :pac:

Tequila Jacks
Was there with a group, service was a bit lacklustre but knowledgeable. I found the cocktails nice, the food portions (especially starters) big but the food itself was bland and boring. The group said it was great, maybe I was unlucky with starter and main.

The Old Bank Café
Defo already recommended it, and once again not disappointed. Breakfast was fantastic and staff supportive, great addition to Mayfield area.

Murphys Rock
Went there as they have Irish originals in their carvery on Friday and have guests over from abroad so wanted to test Bodice. Never had that so tried it and positively surprised. Also it was so full on a Friday afternoon, what is always a good sign. Still why would you boil ribs and not BBQ them?

Camile Thai
Ordered delivery and it is in a league with Soba, Ramen and Kotu. Great food, we had their take on the spice bag and for everyone who loves spices give it defo a try. Portion sizes were decent enough.

Oleander

Augeo wrote: »

Was in Gallaghers last Sunday, first time there, 4 of us.
Food was tremendous, two got the roast beef main, they were highly impressed. I got whatever they call surf & turf in there and it was ridiculously good.

Starters (3 of us got cod croquettes) and deserts top drawer stuff too.

We had a table booked..... highly recommended.

I love Gallaghers, been there a few times and always had great food and excellent service, very popular place.

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Was in Gallaghers last Sunday, first time there, 4 of us.
Food was tremendous, two got the roast beef main, they were highly impressed. I got whatever they call surf & turf in there and it was ridiculously good.

Starters (3 of us got cod croquettes) and deserts top drawer stuff too.

We had a table booked..... highly recommended.

Oleander

zweton wrote: »

Any recommendations for healthy breakfast! Granola and the likes?

On The Pigs Back in Douglas Woollen Mills serve a healthy breakfast board, with granola, sheeps milk yogurt, honey, compote and fruit. Really satisfactory, sufficient and good value at €6.95.

Roger Hassenforder

Cornstore hopping last night, great buzz.
Done up recently
Nice food.

Mardyke

Eire?

sporina

.red. wrote: »

Has anyone been to Camille Thai in Bishopstown yet?
The ones in Dublin come highly recommended so I'd imagine it should be good.

gee well i hope the portion sizes are bigger than what I had in Dublin..

I can usually never finish a full take out in Eire - but we were still hungry after ours.. it was nice but v v small,, almost wish I had measured the little tubs it came in..

and no free prawn crackers - i would rarely eat them but would have liked them to help fill me up ekk

Water John

Dublin franchise guy, got that one in Cork too. I know they were looking for some one in Cork but the money was savage. Same story with Chopped, very high entry but they then went a different route going into existing shops as an add on.
Camille owned by Brody Sweeney formerly of O'Brien Sandwiches.

.red.

Has anyone been to Camille Thai in Bishopstown yet?
The ones in Dublin come highly recommended so I'd imagine it should be good.

byronbay2

Cork Lass wrote: »

Does anyone know what happened to Wildways. The place was a goldmine but it seemed to go rapidly downhill a few months before it closed. I really miss it.

the beer revolu wrote: »

Wasn't it flooded and it never reopened?

Cork Lass wrote: »

That’s what it said on the door but I’m not sure it’s true.

Just passed it the other day and wondered the same thing! Definitely wasn't flooded and absolutely zero work done on the place since it closed. As Cork Lass said, it seemed like a great business but just shut all of a sudden. Would love to know the real reason!

nerwen

sporina wrote: »

on a different note, ichigo ichie have an offer on 7 course tasting menu €69 tue and wed eve (or something like that)

Yep, was posted on Facebook, €65.

sporina

Mardyke wrote: »

I found SpitJack quite poor really.
And Electric is a complete dump at this stage?

Orso, Elbow Lane, Market Lane - yes

the one time i was there our dining experience was soo bad I can't even talk about it.. never again..

on a different note, ichigo ichie have an offer on 7 course tasting menu €69 tue and wed eve (or something like that)

roll on start main and desert offer ekk

the beer revolu

Apt8 wrote: »

Noticed the old N Square unit on Camden Quay has been renovated, any word what's going in there?

Don't know if anyone is lined up or not but that unit was defeloped as a restaurant space and empty for a long time before N Square moved in.

Apt8

Noticed the old N Square unit on Camden Quay has been renovated, any word what's going in there?

Water John

Maybe it was a flood.......of complaints.