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).
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.
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!
food is soo vast - depends on what your into.. Q name your 3 fav places to eat in Cork? not inc. your home lol
As promised, Yo Yo Chinese restaurant.
Braised Beef Brisket & Tendon Pot (€15.80, rice +€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.
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).
Ah right, that explains it. You are the only one 👍
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.
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.
Awful, greasy junk. The place does look clean and well run though.
Honestly, I never really rated Lennox's.
Lennox’s was great years ago but not for a long time now.
Lennox’s is crap though :)
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 😄 I guess it's me.
Yakitori duck in Soba Express on Carey's Lane.
The portion size is bigger than it looks in the photo.
Simple but tasty. €16.90
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.
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.
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.
O’Callaghans 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.
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!
is The Black Market always so quiet…. went there last Sunday and it was literally deserted - lot less options than Marina Market obviously but decent enough offerings
I think it has actually improved recently, I always get the sea bass and it just seems much better recently, nicely crisp and I much prefer the slate compared to the bowl ; very reasonably priced all round.
My West Cork recommendation is The Church in Skib, we love it and find it reasonably priced.
In gallo galetti earlier, hadn't been a good few years. As excellent as ever, it's not food that would blow you away but it's good fare and tasty, I thought pretty reasonable price too.
Blair’s cove - west cork
steak, lamb, monkfish and black sole.. found the whole experience v contrived.. reception area is a marquee - waiter giving us a spiel which he could have just recorded and replayed.. starter buffet is a gimmick, mains ok - desert buffet another gimmick - lots of staff but inexperienced.. v busy and noisy - tbh I didn't really enjoy it - and my sole was way overdone and over seasoned..
Lord Bakers - Dingle - excellent
The Tankard - Fenit - Kerry - 100% - can't wait to return
Where was the place that charged over 16 euro for a sandwich, a cup of tea and a bag of crisps?
Was the sandwich any good 😛?
3 of us went to Goldie last night - it was exquisite from start to finish - and adored the decor/interior design - so inviting and comfortable.. staff wer brilliant too..
we almost had everything on the menu.. lol - was there with 2 real foodies..
highlights for me wer the toasted seaweed and wild garlic potato crisps, the oyster and hake tempura courgette flower, my main - turbot.. we all had fish - they wer all flawless.. sides wer delicious esp the colcannon and beets, my fav desert was the caramelised white chocolate dish.. we had 2 bottles of Doro Blanco from Portugal.
Aisling Moore and team - smashing it! its not just food - a culinary dream
Sea Salt in Cobh.
The kitchen had closed when I arrived there at 3pm yesterday, so only deli options available.
Sausage roll and flat white. Both were excellent, the flakey roll being packed with sausage meat. Good value, I think, at €10.10 for both.
Looking forward to my next visit there; I'll make sure to get there early for the kitchen (they close at 4pm).
we only ever get it in the pizza/flat format - and even my OH can't finish a whole one - v filling.. and he has a big appetite.. I could never eat a whole one in one sitting - always have some for lunch the next day - maybe there is a less in the wrap - dunno.. so meal I can't finish for that price and quality is totally fine by me
