The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

the beer revolu · 30-06-2020 01:07PM

limnam wrote: »

Last time I had it was a greasy messy slop.

Pretty apt description.

Anyone else remember them being very good in the very early days?
Only one outlet, then.

Billythekid19 wrote: »

Last time I got fast als I upchucked because of the greasiness. My friend once got food poisoning from eating one of their pizzas (Suppose what do you expect buying reheated chicken pizza from a microwave at 2 in the morning)

Ah, yeah. It was the pizza what done it!

rob316 · 30-06-2020 01:42PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Pretty apt description.

Anyone else remember them being very good in the very early days?
Only one outlet, then.

Ah, yeah. It was the pizza what done it!

:pac: sound like my wife and mother

limnam · 30-06-2020 03:11PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Pretty apt description.

Anyone else remember them being very good in the very early days?
Only one outlet, then.

I had my first slice of it passing through Cork in 2012.

IIRC it was fairly decent at the time, but I also might have had much lower standards :pac:

the beer revolu · 30-06-2020 03:12PM

limnam wrote: »

I had my first slice of it passing through Cork in 2012.

IIRC it was fairly decent at the time, but I also might have had much lower standards :pac:

I'm going back to around 2003, I'd say.

limnam · 30-06-2020 03:30PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I'm going back to around 2003, I'd say.

Way before my time.

But the missus who's a fussy Italian said she enjoyed it when she first came.

Which wouldn't be too far away from then

sporina · 30-06-2020 08:52PM

anyone know if Alchemy on Barrack Street is open to sit inside? mad for coffee and cake there.. can't find a number for them anywer..

Cotts72 · 30-06-2020 11:40PM

sporina wrote: »

anyone know if Alchemy on Barrack Street is open to sit inside? mad for coffee and cake there.. can't find a number for them anywer..

Yeah it's reopened a few weeks

sporina · 01-07-2020 09:48AM

Cotts72 wrote: »

Yeah it's reopened a few weeks

but can you sit inside now?

11-07-2020 09:40AM

First time ordering from Izzys cafe. Jaysus was divine.

sporina · 12-07-2020 07:41PM

Zayn Colossal Stance wrote: »

First time ordering from Izzys cafe. Jaysus was divine.

it is unreal!!!!!
what did you have?

12-07-2020 07:51PM

sporina wrote: »

it is unreal!!!!!
what did you have?

Hummus, baba ganoosh chicken and the beef Manooshet!

Really rich, we couldn’t finish it and was nicer again the next day!

sporina · 12-07-2020 07:56PM

Zayn Colossal Stance wrote: »

Hummus, baba ganoosh chicken and the beef Manooshet!

Really rich, we couldn’t finish it and was nicer again the next day!

OMG I just had my dinner but the thoughts of their flatbread and hummous is making me peckish lol. after having one of their meals i added pomegranates to my shopping list immediately.. but wow - their flat bread.. hmm...

siblers · 12-07-2020 09:46PM

Went to Il Padrino. Superb food, had calamari and lasagne, really nice. Brilliant service too, I'd go back tomorrow!

Also went to O'Sullivan's in Douglas, poor service (but I can't blame the staff, its a difficult time) good wasn't great and it was very stuffy and unnecessarily loud. They had music blaring at 4 on a Sunday

igCorcaigh · 14-07-2020 08:43PM

First time in a restaurant since lockdown.
We went to the Woodford. Tasty food and friendly staff. Very relaxed!

repulsebay321 · 15-07-2020 10:09AM

When is Quinlan's opening? Dying to have their poached salmon!

byronbay2 · 15-07-2020 10:15AM

repulsebay321 wrote: »

When is Quinlan's opening? Dying to have their poached salmon!

Do you know they are doing a big renovation job there? Passed about a fortnight ago and the place was gutted inside.

rob316 · 15-07-2020 10:15AM

I'm a huge Novecento fan but I got Oakfire the other day, my god it was beautiful. Different style to Novecento but equally as good.

beer enigma · 16-07-2020 10:56PM

Fabulous meal outside in Docklands this evening. We were lucky with the weather but the food was gorgeous

sporina · 17-07-2020 09:40AM

rob316 wrote: »

I'm a huge Novecento fan but I got Oakfire the other day, my god it was beautiful. Different style to Novecento but equally as good.

how are they different in style?

Kerry25x · 17-07-2020 10:11AM

Anyplace in Cork where you can get a good deep crust pizza?

Black_Knight · 17-07-2020 10:42AM

Zayn Colossal Stance wrote: »

First time ordering from Izzys cafe. Jaysus was divine.

Tried it out earlier in the week. Wasn't too sure what I was ordering, but it was lovely food. Certainly recommend them.

deckie66 · 17-07-2020 10:45AM

was in Gallaghers last week - really good

who_me · 17-07-2020 11:12AM

beer enigma wrote: »

Fabulous meal outside in Docklands this evening. We were lucky with the weather but the food was gorgeous

Dammit!

I live about 100m away from there, and yet when I'm thinking of new places to eat (especially, eat outside) I never think of there. I'll have to check out the menu again.

beer enigma · 17-07-2020 07:47PM

who_me wrote: »

Dammit! I live about 100m away from there, and yet when I'm thinking of new places to eat (especially, eat outside) I never think of there. I'll have to check out the menu again.

Plenty of tables there, fabulous menu and wine list

JackieChang · 18-07-2020 09:33AM

Zayn Colossal Stance wrote: »

First time ordering from Izzys cafe. Jaysus was divine.

I thought it was tasty but it was the biggest rip off ever. I paid €10 for a piece of bread with lettuce on it. Had the the thinnest layer of falafel powder or something on it, which was basically invisible.

If boards.ie wasn't so ancient I'd be able to show a photo of it.

leahyl · 18-07-2020 10:15AM

Watched a Food/travel show on Netflix last night and the guy went to Cork city briefly and to Miyazaki on Barrack Street - tried out the seaweed tempura; said he’d never come across it anywhere before; seemed well impressed anyway! He went to Kinsale and Ballymaloe too - good bit of advertising for Fishy Fishy and Darina Allen - not that sure Darina Allen and Ballymaloe need more advertising but anyway!

roundymac · 18-07-2020 11:03AM

Where is Docklands?

SleetAndSnow · 18-07-2020 11:10AM

Had koto delivered last night, surprisingly was still steaming when the deliveroo guy dropped it off (first time using deliveroo, thought it would have been cold!). Was lovely as always. Probably one of my favourite Asian restaurants in the city.

the beer revolu · 18-07-2020 12:31PM

JackieChang wrote: »

I thought it was tasty but it was the biggest rip off ever. I paid €10 for a piece of bread with lettuce on it. Had the the thinnest layer of falafel powder or something on it, which was basically invisible.

If boards.ie wasn't so ancient I'd be able to show a photo of it.

I went shortly after it opened, really wanting to like it but I thought the quality of the food was really poor. I wonder has it improved with time?

repulsebay321 · 18-07-2020 05:26PM

leahyl wrote: »

Watched a Food/travel show on Netflix last night and the guy went to Cork city briefly and to Miyazaki on Barrack Street - tried out the seaweed tempura; said he’d never come across it anywhere before; seemed well impressed anyway! He went to Kinsale and Ballymaloe too - good bit of advertising for Fishy Fishy and Darina Allen - not that sure Darina Allen and Ballymaloe need more advertising but anyway!

Tangentially related, but Fishy Fishy is overhyped IMO. Their seafood chowder was SO salty when I went that I couldn't finish it, and the other dishes were not memorable. Could have been a bad day, but I won't waste money going back to test that theory.

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