is The Black Market always so quietβ¦. went there last Sunday and it was literally deserted - lot less options than Marina Market obviously but decent enough offerings
This looks excellent @sporina, thank you for posting; Goldie is on my list to try for that special occasion, as long as I can convince some of my family/friends to join me! On a very different style of eating, these lamb chops (starter, with added rice and salad) in Ignite Charcoal Grill were really delicious. Apologies for mangling some of them in the second photo!
OβCallaghans Mitchelstown today for lunch - food and staff wer fab - we ordered desert - I discretely asked one of the waitresses to put a candle on the brownie if she had one - mate's BD next week - 2 staff came out with desert and sang BD to my mate - she was totally surprised and loved it! fair play to them.. we stopped talking then to devour the desert - the brownie was warm - omg it was divine - drool..
But all in all - a fab friendly restaurant - food is top drawer!!! the deserts - OMG - wow. I highly recommend it.
Quiet enough but everyone was pretty busy with something last Sunday to be fair. It has pie guys though so I find that a big draw to go there.
I was at the Quay Coop for lunch earlier, glad to see it back to the older canteen style set up rather than the table service they experimented with for a while after the CV-19 shutdown.
I haven't had lunch in the Quay Co-op in ages.
Was the food okay? I used to like their old school vegetarian stuff, before they tried to make it a bit trendy. A bit on the bland side sometimes though.
Yakitori duck in Soba Express on Carey's Lane.
The portion size is bigger than it looks in the photo.
Simple but tasty. β¬16.90
Is it possible that you find it very filling because it's 98% bread? That was my experience last time I was there, and never went back. This was a few years ago actually, and I thought it was expensive back then for basically a pizza base with a 0.5mm later of falafel dust scraped onto it.
Like when you have only a half teaspoon of jam left and you try and scrape it across the whole slice of toast one micron thick.
Maybe I should give it another go. It's odd that everybody in the city absolutely loves this place except me. Then again, everybody would die for Lennoxes too and I think it's shyte π I guess it's me.
Lennoxβs is crap though :)
Lennoxβs was great years ago but not for a long time now.
Honestly, I never really rated Lennox's.
Awful, greasy junk. The place does look clean and well run though.
You aren't unique the way you think you are. Several people on this thread, myself included have stated that they don't rate Izz. Same for Lennox's.
I don't live on boards.ie
I Interact with people in real life. Sorry if I didn't read this entire thread before posting.
Ah right, that explains it. You are the only one π
That shows the power of a brand, especially with the "other" Lennox's.
I'm going to visit YoYo tomorrow. Chinese store and restaurant on centre park road.
Not sure what to expect, but the menu looks like authentic Chinese at least (a lot of organ meat).
As promised, Yo Yo Chinese restaurant.
Braised Beef Brisket & Tendon Pot (β¬15.80, rice +β¬2).
This was my first time trying beef tendon, but I did find it a bit too gelatinous and rich for me.
Good flavour, large portion and very friendly service.
We were given a free bottle of water, and offered refills of rice at no extra cost.
I think it's worth saying that this is a tiny cafeteria style restaurant that is attached to a well stocked Chinese supermarket (which is worth a visit in itself), and not somewhere designed to visually impress.
This place should appeal to those who are after the authentic and rustic style of Chinese cuisine, but they also have a takeaway menu for the more familiar fast food style.
Looking forward to going back to try some of their other dishes.
food is soo vast - depends on what your into.. Q name your 3 fav places to eat in Cork? not inc. your home lol
Not too sweet?
Syrupy sauces are a big problem for me in those kind of Asian restaurants. Same problem with cheap Japanese restaurants - everything apart from sushi tends to be very sweet!
Not overly sweet in a syrupy, gloopy way, more of a mix of sweetness and soy sauce, and not too much of the sauce either. Enough to season the rest of the meal. YMMV of course.
Nosta (lamb grill plate is my favourite thing there), Four Liars and...... Not sure. Maybe Coriander for a decent Indian ( only been to the ballincollig one).
ok.. well I adore Izz cos of the flavours - zaatar, sumac, dukka, tahini, pomegranate etc and adore the texture of their flatbreads and their tabouleh - can't speak for others.. and I defo feel that there is more than enough topping on the falafel mannoshet - the hummus and tahini sauce are v filling
maybe try their chicken dish - might be more substantial for you - has potatoes and aubergine - i'm not a lover of it - feel its a bit greasy
not a restaurant per se, but had probably thee best chips of my life at Joesfarmcrisps Killeagh yday - spent the avo picking sunflowers there - proper chips made from their own potatoes - divine - was almost gonna get a 2nd helping - fab day out too - check it out on social media - fun to had by kids of all ages - you can buy produce and other goods too
Seemed fine to me but ymmv of course. It's back to some set menu items along with a few specials every day similar to the old days.
Is it still cash only there? I got caught out there before, only had cards and other currencies with me.
Folks,
What's exactly in the Marina Market? Full of food stalls and other trinkets? Worth visiting of a Saturday evening to pass a couple of hours with nothing else planned?
Mostly food stalls. Well worth a visit. π
Just bear in mind that there's nothing else in that local area, and I think the MM closes at 8pm. Worth getting there well before that.
Thanks for the advice.
Literally just walking from the hotel to check it out and get a bit of grub so not expecting to do much else π
I'd recommend not going the quay side way if you're walking; going the Centre Park Road way is further than going along the river, but much more pedestrian friendly.
So cross the river at the bridge from Penrose Quay, then down Albert Road onto Centre Park Rd, as opposed to continuing straight on Kennedy Quay?
