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The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

Faith

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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bingo9999

115 Cafe (new place part of Old Oak) is open pretty late certain evenings, above suggestions great too

fin12

MYO cafe on popes quay is really nice, their white chocolate mocha is amazing. I think they only open Wednesday to Sunday.

the beer revolu

The Sri Lankan place on Pope's Quay does excellent coffee and cake. Usually pretty quiet, too.

igCorcaigh

D'Agger wrote: »

Hi all, any suggestions for a nice spot for a coffee and a slice of cake in the city around evening time

Looking to go someplace after work on Monday around 6pm - Castle Café & Salt are both closed which is gutting. Soma fits the bill but not guaranteed a seat there and I'm drawing a blank on other spots

If Soma is full, then Bean & Leaf are open on grand parade until 9pm. There is seating upstairs too.

D'Agger

Hi all, any suggestions for a nice spot for a coffee and a slice of cake in the city around evening time

Looking to go someplace after work on Monday around 6pm - Castle Café & Salt are both closed which is gutting. Soma fits the bill but not guaranteed a seat there and I'm drawing a blank on other spots

igCorcaigh

the beer revolu wrote: »

I really like the jian bings.

I've only had the basic jian bing but I loved it and will definitely be back for more.

They've started doing general Chinese food and so-called Asian Street Food, too.

Thanks BR. None of my friends like Chinese food so might do it solo.

the beer revolu

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Has anyone tried the jianbing in Laodao, Daunt's Square?

https://culinarycork.com/home/2020/feb/laodao?s=09

I really like the jian bings.

I've only had the basic jian bing but I loved it and will definitely be back for more.

They've started doing general Chinese food and so-called Asian Street Food, too.

fin12

Would recommend Thompson’s, nice food, nice drink and the staff were very friendly.

Still think Bodega do the best White Russians in Cork as they use fresh cream, when made with milk they really aren’t the same.

rob316

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Anybody know anything about the new vegan place going into Kyle Street?

Vegan KO. Its vegan fast/street food, they were working out a trailer type thing in the garage in turners cross. I've tried, its very good.

igCorcaigh

Anybody know anything about the new vegan place going into Kyle Street?

igCorcaigh

Has anyone tried the jianbing in Laodao, Daunt's Square?

https://culinarycork.com/home/2020/feb/laodao?s=09

leahyl

Second post in 2 days! I’m on my holliers this week so trying to eat out in a few places :-) went to Bunnyconnellan today - Absolutely beautiful! Had pan roasted cod with chorizo and green beans, fondant potato and cream sauce..delish..and then the dessert...omg one of the nicest I’ve had in a while - lemon meringue ice cream cake - lemon curd ice cream with bits of meringue in the middle And a chocolate brownie base - so tasty! Great surroundings and view - even though it was a crap day! Can’t wait to go back again soon.

leahyl

Had dinner at the Cork International Hotel this evening - very nice I have to say, well spaced out tables, friendly staff and food was very tasty and reasonably priced - will be going again I’d say.

run_Forrest_run

what the hell! wrote: »

So Scoozis is the best restaurant in Cork according to listeners of 96Fm...

doesn't say much for the listenership of that station.

what the hell!

So Scoozis is the best restaurant in Cork according to listeners of 96Fm... At least Liberty Grill won best breakfast which I would agree with.

fin12

Water John wrote: »

Sometimes I just don't want the bread. The buns with burgers I often find too much bread as well. Maybe I should just 'go nude, in the food sense.

Shake dog do burgers in a bowl if u don’t want bun/bread.

Water John

JohnK wrote: »

Most wraps I've seen have roughly the same kcal as 2 slices of bread so i dont think theres any real benefit there

Sometimes I just don't want the bread. The buns with burgers I often find too much bread as well. Maybe I should just 'go nude, in the food sense.

JohnK

fin12 wrote: »

I think it’s for people who don’t want to eat bread, like if ur on a diet I was always lead to believe eating a wrap was better than eating bread.

Most wraps I've seen have roughly the same kcal as 2 slices of bread so i dont think theres any real benefit there

fin12

the beer revolu wrote: »

To be honest, I think a decent sandwich is always better.

While, I like tortillas with hot food - like proper mexican food, I'll never understand why tortillas got renamed wraps and became a sandwich bread !

I think it’s for people who don’t want to eat bread, like if ur on a diet I was always lead to believe eating a wrap was better than eating bread.

I love the centra made in store sweet chili chicken wrap, I notice centra in city increase their prices of the same products and are less in stores in the county.

limnam

the beer revolu wrote: »

To be honest, I think a decent sandwich is always better.

Sure.

But that doesn't take away from a good wrap.

the beer revolu

limnam wrote: »

Chicken cooked right, fresh ingredients.

A thing of beauty.

To be honest, I think a decent sandwich is always better.

While, I like tortillas with hot food - like proper mexican food, I'll never understand why tortillas got renamed wraps and became a sandwich bread !

limnam

rob316 wrote: »

Nowt wrong with a decent chicken wrap

Chicken cooked right, fresh ingredients.

A thing of beauty.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

JackieChang wrote: »

Where is the seating? Across the road? P.S. the Dunnes stores cafes from the 90's called, they want their chicken wraps back.

Yes, directly across the road by the water.

The wraps were tasty and had a nice, fresh side salad. With a drink and coffee for a tenner I found it to be good value for a quick bite for lunch. Mightn't be your thing, and that's okay too.

rob316

JackieChang wrote: »

Where is the seating? Across the road? P.S. the Dunnes stores cafes from the 90's called, they want their chicken wraps back.

Nowt wrong with a decent chicken wrap

JackieChang

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

Lunch in Union Grind this afternoon. Nice cajun chicken toasted wrap. Wrap, side salad, a coke and a cappuccino to finish for just over a tenner.

The outdoor seating is fabulous.

Where is the seating? Across the road? P.S. the Dunnes stores cafes from the 90's called, they want their chicken wraps back.

pwurple

Water John wrote: »

You really need to treat all customers as equal, and staff fairly. I don't support places that don't.

Fair enough, but be sure you are objective with that too, not just basing it on some random rumours.

Nash19 has some staff in there that have been there for years, which is some going for any cafe, as servers and catering staff tend to be mobile by the nature of the business. Not everyone is going to be a waitress as a long term career, it’s often a step to something else.

Maybe this ‘handful’ reputation is because you almost need to have the personality where you take no bull, when running a small business through a couple of recessions successfully. Jamie Oliver’s nice guy schtick got him absolutely nowhere, 1000 jobs down the drain.

And sorry lads, but we all know sometimes the public are a royal pain in the hole. Don’t we?

That said, There is definitely a bit of a new customer learning curve there in that place too, which is intimidating. It used to be (still is?) so busy with a heap of people who go there every single day and know exactly what they want. Dawdling at the counter kinda drives the other customers bonkers. That’s probably what makes it feel cliquey , when the regulars in the queue are being greeted by name and you can feel the eye rolls behind your back while you try to figure out what you want. It’s like a tiny cork version of a busy pastrami place in New York, where you get physically ejected if you don’t order in 5 milliseconds. Let’s call it character!

Water John

He has a suit.
A someone I know in manufacturing business said once, A man in a suit and tie with a briefcase, is called a consultant.

You really need to treat all customers as equal, and staff fairly. I don't support places that don't.

Be right back

sporina wrote: »

funny you mention that - I know that Nash's are big into the cork small business association or what ever the name of it is - I am NOT a business person..

so i guess you are a business person - thats ok

Neither am I.

sporina

Be right back wrote: »

Depending on who you are!! Business people definitely get preferential treatment.

funny you mention that - I know that Nash's are big into the cork small business association or what ever the name of it is - I am NOT a business person..

so i guess you are a business person - thats ok

Be right back

sporina wrote: »

but you said you found staff lovely there.. sorry I don't follow your posts.. no offense

Depending on who you are!! Business people definitely get preferential treatment.