As long as the food is chilled properly, I have no problem with it being heated up in a microwave.
That place on Douglas Street (where Pizza Daddy is now) a few years back did very nice curries, heated up similarly. It might cut down on costs for the business, helping the price reduction on your curry.
It's not as if it's a shytty tesco frozen microwave dinner. It's proper curry that they just heat up in the microwave.
Have you ever brought a takeaway home and given it a blast it in the microwave?
I went back to that Starmax place today for another €5 lentil curry. Feck, it's cheaper than doing the shopping and cooking your own food.
I saw their kebab tower was made of actual layers of real lamb meat, and not the grey plastic that's usually served around the place. I asked for a small sample for free, pretty good and not very greasy. Might try a kebab there next time.
Chicken kebab plate from Cork Grill (it's the little place next to No. 21 off licence, with the very off putting pics of really sloppy burgers in the window) on Coburg Street. A really decent plate of food for €9.95, IMO. Free lentil soup, too, with any order. I'll be back.
How does a microwave affect the taste of a curry, in your experience?
I'm not sure there's a restaurant kitchen in the country that doesn't use microwaves.
microwaved curry doesnt sound too appealing! that spot appears to just be a tax scam, changing its name every 1-2years
So I went here yesterday eve extra starving. Pretty good. N
Got the lentil Dal curry for €5. Very tasty.
Then I went for a chicken byriani for dessert. Also €5. Also pretty good. I got a drumstick and I think half a breast in the byriani.
Decent portions. Both spicy but wouldn't blow your head off.
They have the curries in baine Marie things and they just heat it up in the microwave for you. Suits me grand for the price and I'm still alive.
I'll definitely be back. Lamb curry looked a bit oily, but at €8 including rice I'll give it a shot.
No idea how they're making money.
New Indian / kebab / pizza spot on north main street called "Starmax"
Unbelievable prices for the curries. I'm suspicious. Must try it soon. Had a full belly when I walked past.
Nosh19 got takeaway from there. Parents in law very happy with it. Big portions
Meanwhile had Izzcafe. Picnic deal, was okay. Nothing extraordinary
I was using that map, I take my beer gardens very seriously.
Rising Suns is good for evening pints I discovered. I tried that tonight and it doesn't lose the sun for a long time. South side maccurtain street is great too though when the sun comes around.
Thanks for your help!
Use this map to see the sunlight and shade at different hours.
At 4pm it seems anything on the north side of McCurtain street will be baking in the sun.
From 6pm to 7.30pm it looks like the south side is good.
Unfortunately the map doesn't show pub names. Need to figure that out yourself.
ShadeMap - Simulate sun shadows for any time and place on Earth
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Not sure of the names but the 2 pubs next to 5 points ( was white rabbit) and Thompsons on Mc Curtain st itself ?
What pubs get good outside sun at around 4pm close to MacCurtain Street? I know the likes of Charlie's/El Fenix and the big beer gardens like Deep South etc, but I'm looking for somewhere closer to or on MacCurtain street for a pre dinner drink. All of the main pubs are on the southside of the street so won't see the summer sun until 6pm when it comes around. Is it just really Moody's?
Golden fry used to be my go to, now, I haven't been in quite a while but think it's still pretty popular
Probably KCs
Or if you're ever in the Marina market, Ico have very nice chips
That plate looks like something you'd get from a small town shopping centre cafe in the 90s. It's just missing ice berg lettuce and a slice of ham rolled up. I can see the nostalgia factor though.
Any recommendations for a good bag of chips? I never liked Lennoxes and I don't like Murphy's chip "bar". Both greasy and soggy as balls.
I like a good thick spuddy floury chip.
Denney's is pretty close. But I'm wondering if there's better.
lunch in Ross’s bakery and café Ballinlough
just like mum used to make
and oh my God, the bread and cakes
❤️❤️❤️
It's worth it! The duck salad was amazing, if you like crispy duck. Hope you enjoy it @sporina
I haven't tried there yet for brunch or lunch, but I must do soon! 😋
@igCorcaigh Proby's is on my list - thanks for review
I love the place. But I haven't explored the menu much. I get the same thing every time: lamb skewers. Simple enough dish but F@#£ing DELICIOUS
wonderful brunch and SALT today
Excellent food quality and flavour
Staff are really wonderful Fab ambience
Had not been before Not bad price wise either I thought
€28 for two how do you recommend and I will definitely be back
Dinner at Proby's. Excellent food! €35 for 2 courses.
Crispy duck salad and lamb shoulder (potatoes, mangetout and roast beetroot not pictured).
I believe that they ran out of the dish the day before and this batch just wasn't ready but rather than tell a customer that the dish was off, they decided to server it.
I believe that the owner has no previous restaurant experience. The server, while lovely, didn't seem to have any experience either and I suspect that the chef is probably an excellent home cook who is out of their depth in a restaurant kitchen.
Not taking the price of the dish off the bill was down to inexperience, I think, rather than meanness. Unfortunately, I can't see them lasting. Google reviews indicate that consistency is a big problem for them. I fear that they'll run out of money before they learn their craft.
Ah, that makes sense. Glad to hear the food was good. I was a guest at a wedding in the same hotel, on an upper floor, with an outdoor area and thought it was a great venue.
As it was a function it was 60 for 3 courses. Pricey but at least partially justified, food was good, quality good, no complaints from anyone.
How could they get it so wrong?
Fingas described itself as a restaurant that would serve the gap in the market for West African cooking, and goat is something that I have not seen on the menu here. It's pretty bad to mess that up, unless some people prefer it that way? idk
Alas, tough and gristly describes my goat perfectly. Would have been fine if cooked more, though.
I live very close by the hotel, but the menu seems very pricey, and I tend to think of hotel food as overly priced and usually of poor quality, but this does sound better.
Was the Chicken karaage a starter? It's €14.50!
