It shouldn’t come dressed , if you asked for it not dressed. Plus, mustard is one of the 14 recognised allergens that should be identified on food due to anaphylaxis risk.
8 of us had dinner in El Vino Douglas last night - a lovely night had.. food was good all round.. but no steak sandwich on menu - only other red meat offering was lasagna.. 2 had that as they wer v hungry.. I had a seared chicken salad... asked for dressing on the side but the dish came dressed.. kinda ruined my meal as it had mustard in it which I abhor (dressing was suppose to be balsamic vin & basil pesto).. I didn't say anything as my dish didn't arrive till about 5 mins after everyone else's so I just sucked it up.. but v nice place and service was mostly good - very reasonable.. good wine menu.. Heineken on tap was v good.. I would go back - but reiterate about the dressing on side just in case.. oh and all covid certs checked but didn't ask for ID
Isaacs is normally nice
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Recommendations for dinner on McCurtain street please , not Glass curtain or son of a bun.
Just a note to say we tried Dwyers recently for lunch/brunch. They open at 12 on a saturday for it. The menu is sorely missing the full irish, but there are pancakes (a sharing platter for pancakes with loads of things like chocolate sauce, sprinkles, syrups , bacon), eggs, salads and the like.
The table we were at was good too, tucked away into a snug, and there seem to be loads of these snugs, which is all very covid friendly incidentally. Staff were lovely. no complaints from us.
oh gee I find it v noisy.. and i hate trying to eat/talk over noise..
@sammyjo90 thanks, I’d mentioned Greenes as a contender because it’s lovely. Wasn’t met with much enthusiasm but I may revisit!
@leahyl I’ve just never been able to get myself excited about the Strasbourg goose. I know people speak highly of it but it always strikes me as a bit too plain.
@Be right back ive always enjoyed Isaacs but I feel it could be a bit echo-y and noisy? I haven’t been there in years now but I’ll check it out again.
Thanks everyone!
Isaacs? It's always good, I think. Always suits my parents who are plain type of eaters..
I’m trying to pick somewhere for my mums bday in December and we went to the Strasbourg Goose a few years back and she enjoyed it there. It has great reviews too and wouldn’t be too noisy. My dad would be a plain enough eater but I think I remember him being happy enough when we went there. I’m gonna book it anyway :-)
Montenotte still isn’t open to non-residents which is strange.
@Faith what about Greens?
Any recommendations for a city restaurant that is "not too noisy" that would suit older parents who wouldn't like an overly vibrant, bustling kind of vibe? They'd be relatively plain eaters but would find something to suit on most menus that aren't totally ethnic. We'd need to be able to book too. The restaurant at the Montenotte Hotel looks good but their website is still saying it's only open for resident bookings?
KCs have opened back up again. The ques the other night went all the way back to the entrance of the shopping center. Not a good look for the village imo
check out Lishh Catering - not used their catering service but the food in their cafe is fab.. the best quality..
https://lishhcatering.ie/catering/
We may be having a small family event (minimum 11 people, maximum 15-17) and are thinking of arranging catering as opposed to booking a hotel room, meal there etc.
Any recommendations where to check out? I know Joe's & Bros do catering but minimum order is €100 and I'm unsure of their catering menu.
I've been to Bocelli's a few times since re-opening and it was the nicest Italian food I've had in Cork. I'm thinking they must have two chefs, because everytime I ate was during lunchtime and it was really nice, but my OH went in the evening on a busy Saturday and said it was a massive drop off in quality. Does anyone know if this is the case? It would explain the mixed reviews (from 1/10 to 10/10) that I've heard about it.
I had Bocelli recently. Very poor. Tesco ready meals have tasted better and thats the truth.
Went to Pigalle in Barrack St last Wed, excellent meal, choice of mains a bit on the small side, 1meat, 1fish, and 1 veg, but what was there was excellent. If the owner is reading this they might turn up the heating a bit.
finally got to glass curtain , had the tasting menu. Probably the best food I’ve ever had. Least that’s my thoughts this morning anyway. Every single course was savage, and for a tasting menu, I thought the portion sizes were big enough. I remember being in mews in Baltimore and feeling it was canapés we had!!
the service was also amazing. It was such a lovely evening out. Couldn’t fault it
Went to Moodys tonight. The food was amazing, I really enjoyed it. We were a party of five and the table was a bit tight but the food was so good that I am willing to forgive this. Staff were extremely nice. Overall, a great experience and will definitely return.
I actually took an Italian friend from Sicily here and he said its as good as any cafe in Sicily :) and from him thats high praise
I thought it was reopening, cars there a few times I passed but not many
The food never impressed me
Ah really! That's the place on Magazine Road near UCC. It's very nice there and does very well. Just got a panini there last week with chicken, scamorza cheese, pesto mayo - a huge one for only 5.50 I think. I was only saying that it was surprising they hadn't opened anywhere else. Their coffee is very popular. They have lovely cannoli as well and pastries.
I saw in the Marina Market this weekend that there will be a new Italian/Pasta vendor going into one of the new permanent stalls called Sicilian Delights. I see that they already have a presence in town. What can we expect here? Has anyone tried their cafe and is it nice? I have to say their food looks great on facebook/instagram.
Was there last weekend. There were 4 of us and they gave us a table which really was too small...we managed but it was a squash. I found the food to be very tasty, pretty genuine and good value for money. I think we paid 94 for 4 people which included 3 pints of beer. The bread with the sharing platter is a bit sparse but other dishes also come with bread. I can see myself going back but it woiuld be a great improvement if they had a core menu and added a couple of weekly specials for variety. The crab and gambas al ajilo was particularly good as was the Chorizo in cider.
Spitjacks is my favourite brunch spot in the city but disappointing to see a significant jump in prices everytime I visit. From a very reasonable €7.50 pre-covid to €9 before Christmas to €12 now, my favourite brunch dish (French toast and bacon) has been getting more and more expensive.
Paradiso makes a lot of aspiring restaurants look very expensive and not very good, at the moment.
On Sunday last, we were looking for somewhere for coffee after morning Mass. Dukes was closed, Idaho was closed (and is so until the end of this month, per their notices on the board). We took a punt on Joe & Bro's on Oliver Plunkett Street and were not let down. Between the three of us we had: 3 hot drinks, a delicious brownie (with chunks of chocolate and plenty of hardened icing), a gourmet sausage roll & a toastie which came with their "tater tots." The total came in at just shy of €25.
It was a pleasant brunch. The staff were sound out - their card machine wasn't working when we arrived so they let us eat etc and pay when we left (they seem to usually take payment on order).
Their beef brisket sandwich was out of stock - almost want to go back just to try that.
Speaking of Paradiso, I enjoyed some of their small plates last week, Highly recommended, and very good value.
Can boards extended family come too? 😁
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