The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

D'Agger wrote: »

Buffet in Little Island is on all week it's worth noting as I've popped in there during a work day for a good feed from time to time.

Did t know they did it during a week day that's handy to know !

leahyl wrote: »

I'd go with West Cork Burger. Honestly I have been put right off the River Lee hotel after my recent exprerience of trying to book a table there. I had to ring them and email them 4 times and eventually got through and the guy told me he'd take my details and ring me back. To cut a long story short, they didn't ring me back so ended up booking the Raven (no problem) and the food was delicious and the staff were very nice. While I was actually in the Raven I had two missed calls from the River Lee....really bad customer service. Don't know about the food though cos I never got there to try it :pac:

I took your advice and went to West Cork Burger last Thursday evening,
The place is nice, a small but burrito and blues vibe,
There was an obnoxious guy across from me and he was in a group of what looked like two couples but no one else got a work a word in, if I heard one more thing about the time he lived in Barcelona I was going to price flights and show them to him so he'd feck off back.

Ok rant over but that reduced my experience phenomenally,
I went for one of the specials a Ghost burger which was basically a burger Patty in a brioche bun with onions, cheese and ghost chilli sauce and I got chips with that,
I had a bottle of Stonewell while I was waiting and had one with the burger.
It was very nice but honestly nothing spectacular and Bunsen far far surpasses it,
I've also had a better burger in Silly Goose.
Chips were nice but could have done with more.

Now two things that I don't think are acceptable are the price €27 for a burger+chips & two ciders.
Time 1 full hour by the time I was seated until I left, which only gave me 10 minutes to get to my meeting in the River Lee.

Won't be rushing back.

Had an excellent lunch in the Spitjack last weekend. I don't know why it took me so long to try it, but I'm sorry I didn't go sooner.

I had the ceaser salad sandwich & it was lush. The chicken was juicy, the bacon was crispy and the added touch of avocado made it even more delicious. It came with chips and a side salad, both of which were fab. I love skin-on chips and they're hard to find these days!
It was all generously sized and very filling, despite being from the lunch menu.

Its one of the tastiest meals I've had in ages and it just goes to show how a basic option on a menu can be amazing when made right with top quality ingredients.

The service was prompt and friendly, and the tables aren't on top of each other either, which is a plus.
Including a cappuccino, it all came to about €13 iirc, which is very good value for money.
Will definitely be returning, I can see it becoming a regular spot for me.

flangemeistro wrote: »

I took your advice and went to West Cork Burger last Thursday evening,
The place is nice, a small but burrito and blues vibe,
There was an obnoxious guy across from me and he was in a group of what looked like two couples but no one else got a work a word in, if I heard one more thing about the time he lived in Barcelona I was going to price flights and show them to him so he'd feck off back.

Ok rant over but that reduced my experience phenomenally,
I went for one of the specials a Ghost burger which was basically a burger Patty in a brioche bun with onions, cheese and ghost chilli sauce and I got chips with that,
I had a bottle of Stonewell while I was waiting and had one with the burger.
It was very nice but honestly nothing spectacular and Bunsen far far surpasses it,
I've also had a better burger in Silly Goose.
Chips were nice but could have done with more.

Now two things that I don't think are acceptable are the price €27 for a burger+chips & two ciders.
Time 1 full hour by the time I was seated until I left, which only gave me 10 minutes to get to my meeting in the River Lee.

Won't be rushing back.

ghost burger? how so?

sporina wrote: »

ghost burger? how so?

Ghost chilli sauce.

Review of burnt. Restaurant on princes street.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/foodanddrink/restaurant-review-burnt--princes-st-cork-914150.html

After hearing about it here, went to Kubo (Douglas) for dinner last night. We live in West Cork an hour n 15 mins drive from Cork, were visiting a child just out of surgery in CUH in the evening so thought that will get dinner in Cork and then head home. Wanted a quickish dinner, bur kids wanted ‘noodles dinner’ so Kubo it was. Walked into Kubo, a few tables were empty but a queue at the till, looked like a takeaway Q. Waited around a bit for someone to talk about a table, but no severs to be seen, so had to ask if we could just sit at any table… somebody did come out and cleaned a table, we got the menu ourselves. Didn’t have much tome so ordered noodle soups for the 2 adults and a kiddie noodles for the 2 kids to share thinking that noodle soup would be the fastest – well it wasn’t, close to an hour of waiting for the food. Food did come out with apologies and that they have been very busy with takeaway orders so ours took too long. Kids were bit cranky as we had already been siting for a while, at least they had the crayons and colouring paper, but had started to fidget a bit. Had to wait for their food to cool down a bit adding to the time (not the restaurants fault of course) but the kids did enjoy the food. We got a Tom Yum and Pho – the Tom Yum was good, the Pho was just about ok, not great. Overall not a great experience – but could have been a bad day, might give it a try again when we have a little time on our hands to have a meal. But I would personally not put takeaway orders as a priority over sitting in diners.

the beer revolu wrote: »

Went to The Oyster Tavern for the first time for brunch today.
For some reason, I wasn't expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised. A nice, unfussy brunch menu, including a burger and fish and chips for those wanting something more lunchy, well executed food, good coffee, a nice space and lovely, efficient staff.
Good value, too, I thought.

Is it only evenings & weekends?

the beer revolu wrote: »

This is a bizarre way to describe a wait time.
How long you take to eat your dinner is completely down to you.

Surely, the time from being seated to getting your food is what is significant??

Sorry if I didn't have a good experience in one of your favourite eateries 🙄
Ok so if we're being pedantic, it took 40 minutes from when I took my seat until my burger and chips hit the table.
I would hardly complain about a delay that my slow eating was responsible for?
Anyway 40 minutes is an unacceptable wait for a burger and chips, burger joints are basically somewhere you can pop into on your way to a show or to the cinema because it's notoriously unfussy, low prep food.
I'll be clearer the next time and maybe use diagrams and crayons.

flangemeistro wrote: »

Sorry if I didn't have a good experience in one of your favourite eateries 🙄
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I've never been.

Thanks for clarafing.

BailMeOut wrote: »

where is the 'best' pizza in Cork City? Something that could compare to a good pie from NYC or even better Naples?

I take the kids on occasional Saturday road trips to La Jolie Brise in Baltimore to get what I think is one of the best pizzas in Ireland but would prefer a shorter drive.

Mobile pizza just launched, currently at Douglas Park Family Park market on Sundays, but expanding to other locations.

https://www.instagram.com/the.seven.heads/

Everything fresh and hand made to order. PS I am the owner!

tailgunner wrote: »

I was in there the weekend before last. Quiet enough on a Saturday afternoon, but it's a good spot. Nice beer on draught.

Actually met a few friends in there Saturday night , it was busy, bar service was efficient . Decent choice of beers, (no archway which is my pick at the moment) . Nice crowd in there a good mix of people, well worth stopping in.

rebelgourmet wrote: »

Mobile pizza just launched, currently at Douglas Park Family Park market on Sundays, but expanding to other locations.

https://www.instagram.com/the.seven.heads/

Everything fresh and hand made to order. PS I am the owner!

I'm not a lover of pizza, but my son reckons your's is as good as it gets.

Miyazaki, Rob Krawczyk and others are doing a charity type dinner at the Raven in a couple of weeks, the food will probably be amazing!