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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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Mardyke

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

I've been there a few times and it was always good.

Signage outside was pretty poor though, you'd easily miss it.

When they first arrived in Cork city they seemed to do a lot more on social media and they had the marketing ploy (which was very clever I thought) of giving free coffees to anyone named a certain name on that particular day (ie. Free coffee today for anyone named John or Mary)

More recently they were lower key. And for some reason the place didn't seem to become one of the go-to places around town. I will never understand why some places do and other places don't.

BullBlackNova

It's a strange one - I used regularly go in there to get out of the rain or cold because I knew I'd always get a seat.

Good coffee, staff were nice. If I'm down that end of town now, it'll have to be Nectar. Is it any good in there? Haven't been in before!

Curb Your Enthusiasm

I asked Warren Allen on FB and they said they've indeed closed their city branch.

They told me they don't have any plans in the future to reopen in Cork City, but their Brandon branch is still going strong. Sad news!

Roger Hassenforder

Not a recommendation, but hardly worthy of a thread

Anyone been to KFC in Douglas?
Went twice after a match in Musgrave Pk., with Padawan. Both times, about 10 pm ish, the place was quiet, but terrible glacial service, place was filthy, staff looked like they couldnt give a fiddlers.
Wont last long

Markcheese

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Not a recommendation, but hardly worthy of a thread

Anyone been to KFC in Douglas?
Went twice after a match in Musgrave Pk., with Padawan. Both times, about 10 pm ish, the place was quiet, but terrible glacial service, place was filthy, staff looked like they couldnt give a fiddlers.
Wont last long

There was a hell of a lot of money spent putting that there... What'd go in its place...?

Roger Hassenforder

Markcheese wrote: »

There was a hell of a lot of money spent putting that there... What'd go in its place...?

Maybe new management might make a better fist of it

snotboogie

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Not a recommendation, but hardly worthy of a thread

Anyone been to KFC in Douglas?
Went twice after a match in Musgrave Pk., with Padawan. Both times, about 10 pm ish, the place was quiet, but terrible glacial service, place was filthy, staff looked like they couldnt give a fiddlers.
Wont last long

They seem to do a good drive through trade.

nlrkjos

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Not a recommendation, but hardly worthy of a thread

Anyone been to KFC in Douglas?
Went twice after a match in Musgrave Pk., with Padawan. Both times, about 10 pm ish, the place was quiet, but terrible glacial service, place was filthy, staff looked like they couldnt give a fiddlers.
Wont last long

Agree with you there, the place is a kip, and we love KFC once a month but avoid Douglas even tho' it's only down the road from us, I asked for the manager and was told "we have none", I am presuming she probably was the manager.

pwurple

snotboogie wrote: »

They seem to do a good drive through trade.

Do they? I drive through douglas on that road most evenings, traffic usually stops on that road. there’s almost always a queue at the mcdonalds drive through across the street, and kfc’s drive through and sit down area looks empty. Maybe it is just the way it’s laid out, that I can’t see the cars from the road?

who_me

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Not a recommendation, but hardly worthy of a thread

Anyone been to KFC in Douglas?
Went twice after a match in Musgrave Pk., with Padawan. Both times, about 10 pm ish, the place was quiet, but terrible glacial service, place was filthy, staff looked like they couldnt give a fiddlers.
Wont last long

Lots of competition around Douglas, and it's a bit isolated from other businesses. Ideal for drive-through (or drive to) but wouldn't get much walk-in business I'd imagine.

GavRedKing

The problem with KFC is, its awful sh*te.

Thats not me trying to be a fast food snob or anything but its muck.

Given its got the biggest fast food franchise less than 100ft away and about a dozen other competitors in the village for take aways or sit down, I dont think it was ever going to do a massive trade out there.

The only time I went out there to the drive thru was during the summer looking for one of there ice cream crushem's and they had no ice cream.

leahyl

GavRedKing wrote: »

The problem with KFC is, its awful sh*te.

Thats not me trying to be a fast food snob or anything but its muck.

Given its got the biggest fast food franchise less than 100ft away and about a dozen other competitors in the village for take aways or sit down, I dont think it was ever going to do a massive trade out there.

The only time I went out there to the drive thru was during the summer looking for one of there ice cream crushem's and they had no ice cream.

It actually is, anytime I've had it (about 4 times in total and only because other people were going there) I've been massively disappointed. I don't understand why it's one of the biggest fast food chains in the world.

Water John

So the rule is, if you're going for fast food in Douglas you drop the F from KFC.

snotboogie

Speaking of Douglas, is Kubo gone? Looked to be shut yesterday evening.

[Deleted User]

snotboogie wrote: »

Speaking of Douglas, is Kubo gone? Looked to be shut yesterday evening.

i ordered takeaway from them about 2 wks ago

Although that doesn't answer your question!

Cotts72

Rfrip wrote: »

i ordered takeaway from them about 2 wks ago

Although that doesn't answer your question!

Going off their instagram they are still open and posting

Ludo

Had Kubo on Sunday and very nice it was so I assume for now that they are still open.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

snotboogie wrote: »

Speaking of Douglas, is Kubo gone? Looked to be shut yesterday evening.

I hope not! Fantastic food, especially the lunch specials. Pad Thai, delish!

sammyjo90

Everyone seems to love it (myself included),so it's hard to imagine that they have!

Edit. They just updated FB with a post advertising mon and tues deals so dont think they definitely haven't: )

Nigel Fairservice

snotboogie wrote: »

Speaking of Douglas, is Kubo gone? Looked to be shut yesterday evening.

I was there on Sunday.

snotboogie

Apologies if I got it wrong on Kubo, I will take a walk over this weekend to double check and update here. Agreed on the food there, best Asian fast food in the city, service can be patchy though.

Brewdog talking of opening in Cork but want to get through a few locations in Dublin first, so probably 12 months off at best. I wouldn't be surprised to see them go in around the new developments in the Docklands since they have targeted Capitol Dock in Dublin.

fin12

snotboogie wrote: »

Apologies if I got it wrong on Kubo, I will take a walk over this weekend to double check and update here. Agreed on the food there, best Asian fast food in the city, service can be patchy though.

Brewdog talking of opening in Cork but want to get through a few locations in Dublin first, so probably 12 months off at best. I wouldn't be surprised to see them go in around the new developments in the Docklands since they have targeted Capitol Dock in Dublin.

That’s great news, I love their punk IPA.

Is there a pubs in Cork recommendation thread?

the beer revolu

fin12 wrote: »

That’s great news, I love their punk IPA.

Is there a pubs in Cork recommendation thread?

Bierhaus has punk on at the moment.

fin12

the beer revolu wrote: »

Bierhaus has punk on at the moment.

Thanks, where is that bar?

hufpc8w3adnk65

fin12 wrote: »

Thanks, where is that bar?

Up
Near the comedy club after you pass Sin É

who_me

MrMac84 wrote: »

Up
Near the comedy club after you pass Sin É

Are you thinking of the Abbot Ale House? The Bierhaus is not too far away, but it's on Pope's Quay just by the pedestrian bridge.

fin12

who_me wrote: »

Are you thinking of the Abbot Ale House? The Bierhaus is not too far away, but it's on Pope's Quay just by the pedestrian bridge.

Oh right next to Thali Nepal, meaning to go to that restaurant now for ages so have even more reason to go now.

igCorcaigh

fin12 wrote: »

Oh right next to Thali Nepal, meaning to go to that restaurant now for ages so have even more reason to go now.

Thali is very good, I recommend the jimbu chicken. Their naan breads are the best I've had in Cork.

sporina

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Thali is very good, I recommend the jimbu chicken. Their naan breads are the best I've had in Cork.

do they have hummous on their menu?

igCorcaigh

sporina wrote: »

do they have hummous on their menu?

No, afraid not. It's more Indian/Nepali.