The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

Mardyke · 03-03-2019 01:56PM

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 · 03-03-2019 02:06PM

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 · 03-03-2019 03:33PM

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 · 03-03-2019 03:43PM

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 · 03-03-2019 03:51PM

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 · 03-03-2019 04:01PM

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 · 03-03-2019 04:02PM

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 · 03-03-2019 05:05PM

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 · 03-03-2019 07:18PM

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 · 04-03-2019 01:16PM

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 · 04-03-2019 05:49PM

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 · 05-03-2019 08:24AM

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 · 05-03-2019 08:41AM

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

snotboogie · 05-03-2019 12:06PM

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

05-03-2019 01:04PM

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 · 05-03-2019 02:52PM

Zayn Colossal Stance 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 · 05-03-2019 06:38PM

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

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 05-03-2019 09:06PM

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 · 05-03-2019 09:09PM

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 · 05-03-2019 09:17PM

snotboogie wrote: »

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

I was there on Sunday.

snotboogie · 06-03-2019 02:53PM

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 · 06-03-2019 06:48PM

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 · 06-03-2019 07:15PM

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 · 06-03-2019 07:16PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Bierhaus has punk on at the moment.

Thanks, where is that bar?

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 06-03-2019 07:28PM

fin12 wrote: »

Thanks, where is that bar?

Up
Near the comedy club after you pass Sin É

who_me · 06-03-2019 07:39PM

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 · 06-03-2019 08:06PM

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 · 06-03-2019 08:10PM

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 · 06-03-2019 08:31PM

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 · 06-03-2019 08:45PM

sporina wrote: »

do they have hummous on their menu?

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

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