Restaurant Recommendation Thread - Anyone for seconds?

Well he opened the black rooster, a few doors up, closing it down after about 2 months, only to open it up under a different name but shocking service I believe. He also opened the ice cream coffee place and that's closed down. Word on the street is that he is not being given credit from local suppliers.

Heading down to cork early January , have already reserved market lane for a Wednesday night and now looking to do somewhere on the Thursday. We both like Italian or a good steak. Da Micro is probably too fancy for us. What about il Padrino?? Been to gallo and galetti twice before and it was good but want a change. Or a good steakhouse? Thanks.

Menu looks great, thanks. Any suggestions for breakfast or brunch?

Mabel Lane is very popular for food. Yes there was a bit of pushback from some locals who were refused service but 90% of people are happy they're keeping the place in check and keeping the riff raff out. They're doing very well, especially for lunch and dinner trade, but it's hard to tell in this climate how any bar/restaurant is doing as costs are so high.

Its nice, small enough portions but enough. They also have hands down the best Beamish in Cork so its a regular haunt for me while herself eats!!

Yes! the Raven food is good stuff! They have a delicious scotch egg with fennel in it. The French dip is yum, a beef sandwich with chips that you dunk in a bowl of onion gravy.

Riff raff?

Is yuan ming yang still the best and most authentic Chinese in the city? I've never been.

I'd like to go somewhere nice for my birthday but really don't want to eat regular Chinese greasy salty gooey muck. I've heard great things about this place and would like to taste some authentic stuff.

As a blow in, local "institutions" are always a let down. I don't have those nostalgic memories of going to yang Ming yuan with mammy when i was a child.

So, is it ACTUALLY top class or is it just one of those institutions?

I read that as being Market Lane rather than Mable Lane when it was originally posted. Now it makes more sense - hard to imagine Market Lane profiling customers.

Bouncers being bouncers. Bad ego driven door staff can really kill a venue. You'll fill it on the weekend but you might struggle midweek because of all the people you alienated!

Still Google review complaints about door staff from 3 to 4 weeks ago. Hardly a long time, really.

Deciding who is going to be a trouble maker based on what kind of shoes a potential customer is wearing is ridiculous and out dated.

Also you can't read anything about the place without hearing that they spent €4 million on the place. 4 million, don't you know! It's extremely tacky carry on.

Dim sum is still an option, you just need to ask for it.

I think lads coked out of their heads 'the odd time' (which can happen anywhere) is hardly justification to stop middle aged couples of entering a premises. They want the certain look in that place, and tbh, regardless of the size of Carrigaline, it's still a village, still a well knit community, and people don't forget. It says it all that the owners won't be given credit in the area. Tells a lot.

Tbh I wouldn't be rating the Stables in any sort of way, that place is in a league of its own, and not in a good way!!