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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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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

Mardyke

Eire?

Roger Hassenforder

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

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.

[Deleted User]

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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...

.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

.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

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.

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.

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

Mardyke

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

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

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

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.

Mardyke

Debub wrote: »

They weren't Harika - we went in to enquire

Was it before 6.30am?

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.

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 ?

opus

Slim Charles wrote: »

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

Yup it's closed, I work fairly close to there so walk past a fair bit.

Mardyke

Question... how much of a cafe closure is down to bad luck and how much is down to insufficient management and general business skills?

Maybe this is unfair, but I never got the vibe from Serendipity that they were serious operators in a tough market.

The fact that their website is still active without any message of closure tends to back up the above for me. It may be a small thing but I think if any sort of business that relies on customers these days does not have the online and social media thing down, then they are going to struggle.

northgirl

Mardyke wrote: »

Question... how much of a cafe closure is down to bad luck and how much is down to insufficient management and general business skills?

Maybe this is unfair, but I never got the vibe from Serendipity that they were serious operators in a tough market.

The fact that their website is still active without any message of closure tends to back up the above for me. It may be a small thing but I think if any sort of business that relies on customers these days does not have the online and social media thing down, then they are going to struggle.

Never a fan of the place personally although lots of my colleagues were.

leahyl

I liked Serendipity originally as we went there a good few times with work but then their portions started getting cheeky and expensive for what you got so I kind of went off it. They did evening meals from a Thursday to Sunday I think and initially, again, the food was lovely (my friend had a meal there in the early stages and was raving about it) but then I went with a group of friends last year and they had changed all the menu and it was only ok.

I think it's bad form not to even say you are closing. I agree with the poster who said that it seemed like it was almost a hobby for them, not a serious business. Their opening hours were strange.

richiepurgas

Mardyke wrote: »

Question... how much of a cafe closure is down to bad luck and how much is down to insufficient management and general business skills?

Maybe this is unfair, but I never got the vibe from Serendipity that they were serious operators in a tough market.

The fact that their website is still active without any message of closure tends to back up the above for me. It may be a small thing but I think if any sort of business that relies on customers these days does not have the online and social media thing down, then they are going to struggle.

Saw stats many years ago about the huge failure rate in cafés/restaurant. Usually down to poor business skills. Food enthusiasts often lack the expertise needed to run a business.

Icsics

Where would he nice for lunch tomorrow in town, casual but not fast food ish, 2 kids in tow. Thanks

richiepurgas

Icsics wrote: »

Where would he nice for lunch tomorrow in town, casual but not fast food ish, 2 kids in tow. Thanks

Market Lane is always good, but also very busy and I don't think it takes bookings except for large numbers.

Toto Wolfcastle

Michelin stars for Ichigo Ichie, Chestnut in Ballydehob and Mews Baltimore.