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Food in Clondalkin

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    #122
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,050 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Tbh I'd never noticed, it always seemed to only be open at drunk o'clock anyway.

    Nearly 20 years living in the village and I'd never been to it either!

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #123
    anewme
    Registered Users Posts: 11,871 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398084#Comment_119398084

    Mr. Lam's was originally Far East, which must have opened 40 plus years ago.

    Legend for those growing up in Clondalkin.



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    #124
    mumo3
    Registered Users Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭mumo3


    What's with all the pub carvery's going to sh1t?

    I used to love heading to the Laurel's for Sunday dinner as a treat every now and then, but then it lost the staff to Quinlans but the food just didn't transfer well!!

    Started to head to the waterside which was really nice, but in the last few months, its just gone to sh1t, is there anywhere that can do a decent carvery in the area?



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    #125
    5500
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119755960#Comment_119755960

    X2 Laurels/treetop staff moved but food isn't the same in quinlans, the village is lacking for sit in food, pandinis menu has become dated and there's not much more choice about the place especially for a decent carvery. Try taking a spin up to Newcastle and try out Annie Mays, grub was good last time I was there



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    #126
    Hotblack Desiato
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    Does anyone have any idea when (if?) Gunpowder is reopening? We have a voucher for there... 😮

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #127
    mumo3
    Registered Users Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭mumo3


    Didn't even know it closed, ate in it a couple of times and was extremely unimpressed. I initially put it down to maybe it was just a bad day, but when I visited again it was the same.



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    #128
    Cienciano
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    I was there twice and enjoyed it. Problem was that the menu was pretty much the same as the other 2 pubs



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    #129
    Cienciano
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    Anyone know if Mao is gone for good? And if the sushi place where Mr. Lam is actually going to open?



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    #130
    Hotblack Desiato
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    Yeah all the kitchen equipment in Mao was ripped out. They closed another branch or two recently too.

    As regards the other place there could be a major shortage of trained sushi chefs in Clondalkin at the moment, maybe it's that... 😉

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #131
    Cienciano
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    Pity, mao was a nice change to the usual Chinese shíte. They had low calorie meals too if you're trying to eat healthy. I got a text saying it was "temporarily closed" but today noticed the signs were gone



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    #132
    Charlie19
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    Looks like they tried to save it when they introduced the pizza menu.

    Mao in clondalkin was never as a good as the likes of Camile imo.



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    #133
    Hotblack Desiato
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    Very expensive and got the orders wrong far too often. But almost no alternative for gluten free takeaway.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #134
    halfpastneverr
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    Came on to ask about Mao. Crap its gone, just usual spice bag Chinese muck left now. Camille in Walkinstown/Lucan used to deliver to us during pandemic, but not anymore.

    Uber Eats was nearly always offering €5 off or 25% discount whenever I ordered from Mao, which took the sting out.



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    #135
    Hotblack Desiato
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    The likes of Mao would be as well off setting up a kitchen in an industrial estate somewhere and just doing delivery. Maybe that's the plan?

    Originally it had a fairly large seating area, but hardly anyone used it and they took it out to expand the kitchen. It's really not the sort of place you'd go to to eat in.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #136
    raxy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120592206#Comment_120592206

    There's a new camile in city west might deliver.



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    #137
    Cienciano
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120595239#Comment_120595239

    Somewhere easier to pull into. But a few places have popped up in industry estates over the years, oak road and Clondalkin ind est but they never seem to last. I think our of the public eye they get forgotten about.


    Had a look in mao today, still plenty of equipment there, even loads of pizza boxes. Hopefully they'll be back



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    #138
    Danye
    Registered Users Posts: 2,123 ✭✭✭Danye


    Hi all,

    Desperately trying to find a decent Chinese in Clondalkin. I’ve tried the Hong Hop (Bang average & tasteless) and Seven Spice which was also very average.

    Where’s the best?

    Reading a few of the posts in the thread has me heaving! 🤢



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    #139
    Cienciano
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    Most are average.

    If anyone wants an amazing sandwich, outside Clondalkin though, try the Farmhouse Cafe one the long mile road.

    https://maps.app.goo.gl/xQHNZYHc8gpde3Af6



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    #140
    Hotblack Desiato
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    New Territory on Castle Crescent is decent.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #141
    con747
    Registered Users Posts: 5,883 ✭✭✭con747


    It's been a long time but the China Inn was decent as well. The Wok Shop was mediocre. Victoria not the worst.

    Don't expect anything from life, just be grateful to be alive.



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    #142
    Cienciano
    Registered Users Posts: 14,231 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120672289#Comment_120672289

    Yeah, I go there. Cash only.



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    #143
    Charlie19
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120671821#Comment_120671821

    North Park Chinese in Kingswood is nice and not a million miles away



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    #144
    halfpastneverr
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭halfpastneverr


    Camille in Citywest did deliver to us in Newlands Manor there. So still one decent delivery alternative to gloopy curry sauce, chicken balls and spice bags!



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    #145
    Cienciano
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    Mr Lam was going to be a sushi place. But instead it's a pizza place. Eskimo pizza. Literally opposite 4 star pizza and red best pizza



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    #146
    Hotblack Desiato
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    Yeah that's weird, saw the change the other day. There's pizza through the wazoo already in the village. Maybe their USP is selling it frozen 😁

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #147
    Cienciano
    Registered Users Posts: 14,231 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Well, Mao is definitely gone as the To Let sign is up



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    #148
    Cienciano
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    Looks like Mao is going to be a kebab place


    https://xlkebab.com/




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    #149
    5500
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    Hadn't seen it mentioned but the Treetop that moved from laurels to quinlans is now permanent upstairs in the steering wheel (what was once gunpowder)

    Same food and staff as when in the Laurels, nice for a Sunday carvery but very busy



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    #150
    Hotblack Desiato
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    Hmm wonder if they'll honour that Gunpowder voucher we won in a raffle last year about 3 milliseconds before it closed... doubt it 🙄

    Saw on Google maps that it said Treetops was there, thought it was a mistake as business locations are often wrong. Didn't look as if any work had been done on it when I went past it the other day, looked just the same as it has for months

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #151
    5500
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    It was downstairs in the steering wheel that was fire damaged, although the bar is back open downstairs recently from the side, upstairs is the same layout as before.

    Be carefull If you happen to park in the carpark, it's pay and display and clampers seem to be there a lot too



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