The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

sammyjo90 · 14-04-2019 03:57PM

Went to spit jacks for sunnday dinner. Was very didappointed to see they have taken their herby roast potatoes from the menu.

I didnt ask why but assume it was probably cause they weren't veggie friendly.
I loved them,They were one of the best things about it!

karenalot · 14-04-2019 04:18PM

2 Cork establishments made the "30 best brunches in Ireland" list in this weeks Independent.

Ali's Kitchen in the city and Seasalt in Cobh

https://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/eggs-arent-just-for-easter-30-of-the-best-brunches-in-ireland-38001066.html

dudara · 15-04-2019 10:48PM

Was home for the weekend and made it to Iyer’s on Friday night for dinner. I hadn’t been there in a long time, and it was excellent. Lovely onion dosa, uttappam and a special mention for the dahi samosa chaat.

I keep thinking how Dublin should have a place like Iyer’s, but then I remember that it would be packed all the time and I’d never get in.

phater phagan · 16-04-2019 06:25PM

HI all. It's my birthday (please don't ask ) in a few days, when I'm scheduled to be in Cork then; away from family and friends. Would the Oyster Tavern be a good place for a little self-indulgent treat for lunch? Or any other suggestions would be appreciated.

sporina · 16-04-2019 08:23PM

phater phagan wrote: »

HI all. It's my birthday (please don't ask ) in a few days, when I'm scheduled to be in Cork then; away from family and friends. Would the Oyster Tavern be a good place for a little self-indulgent treat for lunch? Or any other suggestions would be appreciated.

been to the Oyster Tavern once for dinner - was lovely - not sure about Lunch - it is dark.. i think its better suited to night time eating.. lots of places with nice day light - what are you looking for?

limnam · 16-04-2019 09:11PM

dudara wrote: »

I keep thinking how Dublin should have a place like Iyer’s, but then I remember that it would be packed all the time and I’d never get in.

Iyers often has big queues outside

igCorcaigh · 16-04-2019 09:23PM

phater phagan wrote: »

HI all. It's my birthday (please don't ask ) in a few days, when I'm scheduled to be in Cork then; away from family and friends. Would the Oyster Tavern be a good place for a little self-indulgent treat for lunch? Or any other suggestions would be appreciated.

It really depends on your tastes. If you are a meat lover, then perhaps market lane (according to others here, idk), otherwise I would suggest good day deli. No lack of options though.

happyday · 16-04-2019 11:27PM

phater phagan wrote: »

HI all. It's my birthday (please don't ask ) in a few days, when I'm scheduled to be in Cork then; away from family and friends. Would the Oyster Tavern be a good place for a little self-indulgent treat for lunch? Or any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Happy birthday! I really like the Oyster Tavern but have only had dinner there. Elbow Lane is great or Orso is very nice too for lunch. Enjoy!

Drdenise75 · 17-04-2019 07:17AM

phater phagan wrote: »

HI all. It's my birthday (please don't ask ) in a few days, when I'm scheduled to be in Cork then; away from family and friends. Would the Oyster Tavern be a good place for a little self-indulgent treat for lunch? Or any other suggestions would be appreciated.

I'd recommend the Farm Gate restaurant in the English market - left at the top of the stairs as opposed to the cafe side - (which is great too but obviously more casual), but if you're looking for a treat and I get the impression you''ll be dining solo? then its a great spot for lunch. You might need to book a table if you choose it as it gets pretty busy.

Crawford Gallery cafe good too of course

phater phagan · 17-04-2019 10:03AM

Thanks to all for your good suggestions. I have a few nice choices. Cheers.

BullBlackNova · 17-04-2019 10:08AM

phater phagan wrote: »

Thanks to all for your good suggestions. I have a few nice choices. Cheers.

For what it's worth, I quite like the Oyster Tavern - it's a lovely spot upstairs, the food was tasty and the staff were lovely. I went there for brunch one Saturday. It is dark downstairs but I don't recall it being an issue upstairs.

Plenty of good options so should have a good one - happy birthday!

who_me · 17-04-2019 05:08PM

(Dunno if this belongs in here..) thinking of heading out Saturday for a bite to eat and pints to watch the Munster game. Given the weather is predicted to be nice (19-ish, 10% chance of rain) what are the options for a) sitting outside b) eating c) drinking and most importantly d) watching the game?

Courtyard on Sober Lane is one option, Deep South is another (don't know anything about their food). Any other options that people know of?

nlrkjos · 17-04-2019 06:42PM

who_me wrote: »

(Dunno if this belongs in here..) thinking of heading out Saturday for a bite to eat and pints to watch the Munster game. Given the weather is predicted to be nice (19-ish, 10% chance of rain) what are the options for a) sitting outside b) eating c) drinking and most importantly d) watching the game?

Courtyard on Sober Lane is one option, Deep South is another (don't know anything about their food). Any other options that people know of?

Sober lane....that's where we are going, get in early, if the weather forecast is right, the gaff will fill up quick.

sporina · 17-04-2019 07:40PM

who_me wrote: »

(Dunno if this belongs in here..) thinking of heading out Saturday for a bite to eat and pints to watch the Munster game. Given the weather is predicted to be nice (19-ish, 10% chance of rain) what are the options for a) sitting outside b) eating c) drinking and most importantly d) watching the game?

Courtyard on Sober Lane is one option, Deep South is another (don't know anything about their food). Any other options that people know of?

there were a lot of posts on this a few weeks back - think Deep South was the chosen place in the end

Balanadan · 18-04-2019 05:28PM

Is TripAdvisor a true reflection on restaurants in Cork? The top 10 includes many takeaways and pubs.

18-04-2019 05:45PM

Balanadan wrote: »

Is TripAdvisor a true reflection on restaurants in Cork? The top 10 includes many takeaways and pubs.

Yeah sometimes I see strange restaurants in the top 10 on Tripadvisor. At the moment it's...

1- Golden Elephant. Take away and sit down restaurant. Really like it there, great Thai food.

2- Elbow Lane. Fantastic restaurant for steaks especially.

3- Cafe Spresso. Small cafe on Mc Curtain street. No idea why it's on the list. Never been. Nearly all the reviews say "Review collected in partnership with this restaurant". Wonder do you get money off for leaving a review.

4- Haveli. Indian in Douglas, very popular. Can't say I enjoyed it myself but must try again.

5- Paradiso. Veggie restaurant. Fab food. Very highly regarded and popular.

6- South County. Popular bar in Douglas. Never got food there myself. That's 3 places in Douglas in the top 10 so far! I guess a lot of people live there judging by the traffic...

7- Koto. Best Asian street food sort of place in Cork in my opinion.

8- Market Lane. Surprised this isn't higher on the list. One of the best and most popular in Cork city.

9- Liberty Grill. Another popular breakfast, lunch and dinner restaurant. Nice but nothing amazing.

10- Fran Well. Busy pub. They sell great pizza. Very popular with tourists so probably gets lots of reviews from them.

dudara · 19-04-2019 06:01AM

Balanadan wrote: »

Is TripAdvisor a true reflection on restaurants in Cork? The top 10 includes many takeaways and pubs.

TripAdvisor is never a true reflection on any city. It’s a system that can be, and is, gamed.

TrustedApple · 19-04-2019 12:45PM

dudara wrote: »

TripAdvisor is never a true reflection on any city. It’s a system that can be, and is, gamed.

From experience people will more likely post a bad review on it then a good one for some reason

pwurple · 19-04-2019 10:59PM

TrustedApple wrote: »

From experience people will more likely post a bad review on it then a good one for some reason

Is that true I wonder?

I have 200+ trip advisor reviews over the last 10 years.. i started using it as a memory book almost, to record what I thought of places. I have 8 poor reviews. I give benefit of the doubt most of the time, They REALLY need to piss me off to get a poor one.

And even from reading reviews, most places are generally positive with the odd poor experience or disgruntled person. Some poor reviews are downright unfair, slating a place for being full so they couldn’t eat there for example.

Anyway, just popped over to say I ate in two places over the last month or so that are worth a mention. Perry street cafe in ringaskiddy is a lovely spot. Fast, decent food, good food. I had fish cakes with a salad for lunch.

Also ate in the Grain and grill in the Maldron hotel. Had a steak. Cooked right, nice chips, decent pepper sauce, onion rings, tomatoes and mushrooms too. Tad pricey, it was 28 I think? Hotel prices I guess.

BailMeOut · 20-04-2019 11:31AM

TrustedApple wrote: »

From experience people will more likely post a bad review on it then a good one for some reason

Pretty sure the opposite is true.

Nonoperational · 20-04-2019 08:40PM

Good to hear the Maldron is decent.

pwurple · 20-04-2019 09:54PM

Nonoperational wrote: »

Good to hear the Maldron is decent.

They seem to be working on another restaurant out the back, going through to open some street footage onto Parnell place. The Italian kitchen.

rob316 · 20-04-2019 10:27PM

Rendezvous yesterday for lunch. Terrible, so bad and overpriced. I was someone's guest so said nothing but they'd of got an earful if it was my bill.

Nonoperational · 21-04-2019 08:29AM

Rendezvous was alway very very expensive I thought.

who_me · 23-04-2019 01:19PM

Lia_lia wrote: »

Yeah sometimes I see strange restaurants in the top 10 on Tripadvisor. At the moment it's...

1- Golden Elephant. Take away and sit down restaurant. Really like it there, great Thai food.

2- Elbow Lane. Fantastic restaurant for steaks especially.

3- Cafe Spresso. Small cafe on Mc Curtain street. No idea why it's on the list. Never been. Nearly all the reviews say "Review collected in partnership with this restaurant". Wonder do you get money off for leaving a review.

4- Haveli. Indian in Douglas, very popular. Can't say I enjoyed it myself but must try again.

5- Paradiso. Veggie restaurant. Fab food. Very highly regarded and popular.

6- South County. Popular bar in Douglas. Never got food there myself. That's 3 places in Douglas in the top 10 so far! I guess a lot of people live there judging by the traffic...

7- Koto. Best Asian street food sort of place in Cork in my opinion.

8- Market Lane. Surprised this isn't higher on the list. One of the best and most popular in Cork city.

9- Liberty Grill. Another popular breakfast, lunch and dinner restaurant. Nice but nothing amazing.

10- Fran Well. Busy pub. They sell great pizza. Very popular with tourists so probably gets lots of reviews from them.

Jesus, that's a very random list.

Orso? Spitjacks? Cornstore? Rossini's? No idea what they're basing this on, unless it's a matter of getting publicity/hits..

mrpdap · 23-04-2019 01:23PM

who_me wrote: »

Jesus, that's a very random list.

Orso? Spitjacks? Cornstore? Rossini's? No idea what they're basing this on, unless it's a matter of getting publicity/hits..

I think its based on the reviews, so lots of great reviews will get you to the top whether you’re a chipper or a ‘fine dining’ spot. Tripadvisor ratings don’t really mean very much.

pwurple · 24-04-2019 01:13PM

Anyone know what happened in Italee? It's closed down.

mccard · 24-04-2019 03:32PM

Another victim of high rents across the city, shame.

pwurple · 24-04-2019 07:52PM

mccard wrote: »

Another victim of high rents across the city, shame.

Is that it? Heard from elsewhere it was the ban on driver's coming into the city, decreased footfall. Anything other than rumour?

Loved that place.

sporina · 24-04-2019 08:06PM

pwurple wrote: »

Anyone know what happened in Italee? It's closed down.

had an evening meal there once - we had a fish and a steak main - thee best of quality and only a fraction of the price of other restaurants with similar offerings/standards

such a shame

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