Favorite Restaurant in Greystones??

fishdog · 21-06-2007 6:37pm #1

What is your favorite restaurant in Greystones??

I find "The Three Q's" the best, with Chackra a close second.

Sparks115 · 21-06-2007 9:42pm

Would defo say Chakra. Fantastic Menu choice and wine choice. Excellent service.

3 Qs have a very limited menu. Saying that the dishes are excellent and I am sure the food is sourced from the very best in meats and veg but I just cant get past the lack of choice.:D

Scent Garden - food lovely, have had a great meal there everytime. no atmosphere uness you are at the teppanyaki counter

Vino Pasta - great atmosphere very friendly service food average:D

Bochellis has been hit and miss. Service leaves a lot to be desired, some of the dished excellent others awful.:(

Diva - Excellent atmosphere especially on Fri and Sat when they have the piano player. Very good value for money - food better than average.:D

tc20 · 22-06-2007 9:05am

I think folk living in Greystones and surrounding areas will agree theres a wide variety and good choice of places to eat in Greystones

as already mentioned, Chakra is top class, food, service & atmosphere are all excellent.

3Qs is very good too, but no mention yet of The Hungry Monk? I know the upstairs rest. can be pricey, and the food tends to be quite rich and gamey but its a place to really treat yourself. The downstairs bistro is great value for money, and the ambience of both upstairs & downstairs is wonderful. The choice of dishes in the bistro may be somewhat limited, but if you know your wines.....

The Happy Pear are doing great, i haven't eaten upstairs yet, but i think fair play to all involved there, doing a great job

Is Scent Garden the only restaurant in Ireland to offer you a drink of your choice after your meal? The only other places ive encountered this is when you get a shot of some local liquer on hols. Food & service are v good

Agree with Inch re the friday & saturday nights in Diva, good value too, good venue when there's a big group of you for a birthday or similar.

Surprised theres no mention of Joe Sweeneys fish, or Pineto's onion rings yet tho.....Mmmmmmmmmmm

Langerland · 22-06-2007 9:35am

Love the Vino Pasta. Love the atmosphere, style, decor, the staff and of course the food. Have never left that place feeling anything other than fully satisfied!

Can I get a free meal now??

Hammiepeters · 22-06-2007 5:15pm

If you have transport Marc Michel organic life at kilpedder is a great place.

fishdog · 22-06-2007 6:35pm

Divas is great if you have kids with you, they will provide them with couloring pencils and paper! Very nice staff!!

The twins in the Happy Pear are great and now they serve beer and wine!!

MegFi · 22-06-2007 11:42pm

WHat a selection we have now in Greystones!
Cant beat The Monk - upstairs and down, Chakra & Three qs and all very different. And by day, away from the village, Marc Michel, Avoca in Kilmac/Powerscourt and the new Mount Usher in Ashford in fab. and the best chips in Jokers of course! (Val Com...?)

Hammiepeters · 23-06-2007 9:00am

fishdog wrote:

Divas is great if you have kids with you, they will provide them with couloring pencils and paper! Very nice staff!!

The twins in the Happy Pear are great and now they serve beer and wine!!

Like I say fish. What are you so worried about? Your property will sell now the stamp duty issue is out of the way. Dont discount. This is a good spot.

luapenak · 23-06-2007 5:16pm

Hammiepeters wrote:

If you have transport Marc Michel organic life at kilpedder is a great place.

or dont. the food might be good but the chap is an ass

luapenak · 23-06-2007 5:21pm

Tried the happy pear tapas bar last night. It was really tasty and reasonable. They also had really nice bear. The place was packed last night and there was a great atmosphere. My only problem was how hot the place was even with all the windows open.

Hammiepeters · 23-06-2007 5:36pm

luapenak wrote:

Tried the happy pear tapas bar last night. It was really tasty and reasonable. They also had really nice bear. The place was packed last night and there was a great atmosphere. My only problem was how hot the place was even with all the windows open.

Yum. I love a bit of well cooked bear.

Hammiepeters · 23-06-2007 5:39pm

luapenak wrote:

or dont. the food might be good but the chap is an ass

Never had a bad exp. there. What did he do to you?

luapenak · 24-06-2007 10:52am

I used to work on the farm for him when I was younger. I also had a number of other friends who worked there and one who was a waitress in the restaurant. He was not particularily nice to work for and was very hard to get wages out of. The experience I and all the people i talked to had while they worked for him was not particularily good.
Obviously he would never be anything but very pleasant to customers though.

Hammiepeters · 24-06-2007 11:06am

luapenak wrote:

I used to work on the farm for him when I was younger. I also had a number of other friends who worked there and one who was a waitress in the restaurant. He was not particularily nice to work for and was very hard to get wages out of. The experience I and all the people i talked to had while they worked for him was not particularily good.
Obviously he would never be anything but very pleasant to customers though.

Which lets face it is what all I as a diner would want or expect.
His employee or ex employee relationships are not my concern.

Bosch · 25-06-2007 1:57pm

Folks, where are "Chackra" and "The three Q's" restaurants located?

Cheers,
B.

Hammiepeters · 25-06-2007 3:51pm

Both on the main street almost opposite each other, just up from the burnaby pub.

fishdog · 25-06-2007 8:22pm

Chakra is in the Meridian shopping centre.

The Yipper · 26-06-2007 1:10pm

Had a meal in Chakra with a few friends on Friday night, and all I can say is ....brilliant.

Must try 3Qs and Hungry Monk in the near future!:)

fishdog · 26-06-2007 5:20pm

The 3 Q's do some desert with dates marinated in coffee. It comes with honey and homemade ice cream. You have to try it!

What do people make of Bochellies the pizza place???

Tomato · 26-06-2007 9:12pm

Does anyone out there think there is a market in the area for private catering? Ie company coming to your house to cater for dinner parties / events.

Charlie-Bravo · 26-06-2007 10:17pm

Tomato...I got a flyer in last week for a catering company (a company that makes lasange dishes, peppered chicken dishes etc....sounds like deli stuff really) up in Kilcoole but was for collection only...can't remember the name but definitely remember it's in Kilcoole...hope this helps in your quest!

Sorry for being off topic ....

@Fishdog...Bochelli's is cheap and cheerful (at Greystones prices)...its relaxing cause its not uncomfortable like other restaurants (love the Hungry Monk but the owner can be a bit...well I don't want any legal proceedings against me!.. Actually think the wine bar is fantastic - atmosphere, food, etc are brilliant)

As for Chakra...need I say more...best restaurant in Ireland ( I love my rogan ghosh)

MuffinsDa · 26-06-2007 10:49pm

astrofluff wrote:

Tomato...I got a flyer in last week for a catering company (a company that makes lasange dishes, peppered chicken dishes etc....sounds like deli stuff really) up in Kilcoole but was for collection only...can't remember the name but definitely remember it's in Kilcoole...hope this helps in your quest!

Sorry for being off topic ....

@Fishdog...Bochelli's is cheap and cheerful (at Greystones prices)...its relaxing cause its not uncomfortable like other restaurants (love the Hungry Monk but the owner can be a bit...well I don't want any legal proceedings against me!.. Actually think the wine bar is fantastic - atmosphere, food, etc are brilliant)

As for Chakra...need I say more...best restaurant in Ireland ( I love my rogan ghosh)

Got take-away pizzas from Bocelli's recently, they were absolutely dreadful and hugely overpriced! Never will go there again, no excused for such crap Pizza quality in an Italian restaurant run by Italian charging 15 euros per (ordinary sized) Pizza for take-away!
Compare that to sit-in places in somewhere proper like Regazzi's in Dalkey: better location, exceptionally good Pizzas, A LOT NICER atmosphere, and even cheaper!

Eoin · 27-06-2007 10:01am

drdre banned for a week for advertising again.

greine · 27-06-2007 10:12am

I'm not familiar with all the eateries you have mentioned, I'm not from Wicklow/Dublin, but I have been in the Happy Pear a few times when visiting. Great food, my only concern is the staff should dress appropriately when cooking and serving food, I don't want to see so much skin when I'm eating. I am well used to kitchens and not only is it a hygeine issue - the staff should protect themselves too.

fishdog · 27-06-2007 7:26pm

BTW The Happy Pear is now serving Erdinger beer!

steve-hosting36 · 27-06-2007 7:35pm

Not a restaurant, but the take away Indian Spice is fantastic !

Hammiepeters · 27-06-2007 7:55pm

steve-hosting36 wrote:

Not a restaurant, but the take away Indian Spice is fantastic !

Yes it is.Waiting time can be long but at least that way you know everything is cooked from fresh. It really is a great take away.

Hammiepeters · 27-06-2007 7:57pm

fishdog wrote:

BTW The Happy Pear is now serving Erdinger beer!

Bottle or draught?

luapenak · 27-06-2007 8:53pm

greine wrote:

I'm not familiar with all the eateries you have mentioned, I'm not from Wicklow/Dublin, but I have been in the Happy Pear a few times when visiting. Great food, my only concern is the staff should dress appropriately when cooking and serving food, I don't want to see so much skin when I'm eating. I am well used to kitchens and not only is it a hygeine issue - the staff should protect themselves too.

I used to work in the kitchen there and we dressed very appropriately for preparing food. That was last summer, so maybe things have changed since I was there.

MuffinsDa · 27-06-2007 9:08pm

Hammiepeters wrote:

Yes it is.Waiting time can be long but at least that way you know everything is cooked from fresh. It really is a great take away.

here here! Just had another yummy take-away from them.
I think they are the best take-away in Ireland!!

mikedragon32 · 27-06-2007 9:29pm

Hammiepeters wrote:

Bottle or draught?

Who cares! I'll have to give the place a go now...

Only ever been in the Happy Pear for coffee and a pastry and that was fab.

mikedragon32 · 27-06-2007 9:41pm

astrofluff wrote:

Tomato...I got a flyer in last week for a catering company (a company that makes lasange dishes, peppered chicken dishes etc....sounds like deli stuff really) up in Kilcoole but was for collection only...can't remember the name but definitely remember it's in Kilcoole...hope this helps in your quest!

Sorry for being off topic ....

@Fishdog...Bochelli's is cheap and cheerful (at Greystones prices)...its relaxing cause its not uncomfortable like other restaurants (love the Hungry Monk but the owner can be a bit...well I don't want any legal proceedings against me!.. Actually think the wine bar is fantastic - atmosphere, food, etc are brilliant)

As for Chakra...need I say more...best restaurant in Ireland ( I love my rogan ghosh)

Ate in Bels for the second time on Saturday night and despite jet-lag and almost falling asleep at the table, service was improved over my first visit, but there's still room for improvement. Food was much better this time out too. The lamb was fabulous. Creme Brulee needs bit more brulee (burnt sugar top or caramelised if you like).

Last night was the Hungry Monk. Great food and service as ever! I know what you mean about the owner, but you do get used to him. At least you're getting some attention. How many restaurants have you been in where you nearly have to beg just to get a glass of water?

I haven't been to Bocelli's for a few weeks, but it's always good for a quick meal on the way home from work. Sorry to see Surly the Waiter (from Bels before it closed) found his way down the road, but hey ho! Soon he'll be a legend in Greystones.

fishdog · 28-06-2007 6:14am

Bottle or draught?

Bottle.

Hammiepeters · 28-06-2007 5:08pm

I haven't been to Bocelli's for a few weeks, but it's always good for a quick meal on the way home from work. Sorry to see Surly the Waiter (from Bels before it closed) found his way down the road, but hey ho! Soon he'll be a legend in Greystones.[/QUOTE]
''Hey! Surly looks out for one guy;Surly'' (seven Duffs)

Jackalb · 29-06-2007 1:20pm

My favorite at the moment is Backstage@bels on the church road, we were there last Friday and had a ball - the food was great -my steak with crispy onions and home made chips was excellent and the milk chocolate mouse was mouth watering - my friends were all as pleased as I was - the price for the 4 of us for 3 courses with wine and coffe worked out at 45 per head - not bad for the quality and atmosphere . I hav'nt tried Chackra yet but will do soon.

Hammiepeters · 01-07-2007 10:45am

Keith and Steves Cafe Del Fiora at the Charlesland centre is excellent for brekkie and coffee. Sandwiches at lunchtime are good also and they allow BYO wine from next door. Nice guys too.

foxy06 · 01-07-2007 9:41pm

And the voluptuous dark haired waitress that works on a Sunday is just lovely:) !!

Hammiepeters · 02-07-2007 7:51am

foxy06 wrote:

And the voluptuous dark haired waitress that works on a Sunday is just lovely:) !!

Dont know if she'd like that description. But yes, she is very nice.

mikedragon32 · 02-07-2007 1:28pm

Too chatty for my liking.

(joke)

Charlie-Bravo · 02-07-2007 9:19pm

I know I'm going off topic but I see there is movement on the fit-out of the Chinese Take Away unit beside Godfather's Pizza in the Charlesland Shopping Precinct.

I don't think Indian Spice have any competition...

Marcais · 02-07-2007 11:06pm

They're tapping along, the toilet's in, that's a good start.

I'd say we'll be sorted within a couple of months, should do real well.

astrofluff wrote:

I know I'm going off topic but I see there is movement on the fit-out of the Chinese Take Away unit beside Godfather's Pizza in the Charlesland Shopping Precinct.

I don't think Indian Spice have any competition...

foxy06 · 02-07-2007 11:20pm

is it not going to be a fish and chip shop?

Marcais · 03-07-2007 3:29pm

foxy06 wrote:

is it not going to be a fish and chip shop?

The applciant was "Lee" and it was supposed to be a Chinese. Some rumours of family misfortune so not sure if this has changed or not, but the notice was up for ages with nothing being done.

Charlie-Bravo · 03-07-2007 7:30pm

Was walking by there this evening and saw a drawing hung up on the wall inside...I could just about make out a curved section on the plan which is close to the entrance...you can see the curved section being set-out already so it looks like there'll be a fairly small reception area..anyways, wow lots of progress..at this rate they'll be open by Friday!

Calibos · 03-07-2007 11:14pm

Yiz all know Brays Pizza 'n Cream is opening up somewhere in Charlesland don't ye?

Was chatting to Jan the Dutch Manager of the Bray outlet and He mentioned somewhere off the Kilcoole Roundabout. Would this be shopping Precinct you are talking about?

Hammiepeters · 04-07-2007 7:12am

Calibos wrote:

Yiz all know Brays Pizza 'n Cream is opening up somewhere in Charlesland don't ye?

Was chatting to Jan the Dutch Manager of the Bray outlet and He mentioned somewhere off the Kilcoole Roundabout. Would this be shopping Precinct you are talking about?

Probably Eden Gate SC

jellybaby21 · 07-07-2007 7:04pm

foxy06 wrote:

is it not going to be a fish and chip shop?

thats what I was told myself

foxy06 · 07-07-2007 7:41pm

I think people just assumed it was going to be a chinese because they had Chinese names on the planning application but apparently it will be a fish and chip shop....only time will tell.

Charlie-Bravo · 08-07-2007 11:55am

the 'chip shop' planning file

It says take-away hot food on the planning application for change of use.

Kinda vague as to what it could be so I'll have to rely on Hear-Say on this one...personally would prefer a chipper than a chinese take-away!

Marcais · 09-07-2007 12:06pm

astrofluff wrote:

the 'chip shop' planning file

It says take-away hot food on the planning application for change of use.

Kinda vague as to what it could be so I'll have to rely on Hear-Say on this one...personally would prefer a chipper than a chinese take-away!

The Applicant Names: Monita Chan & Raymond Li

Now if I was to have a wager

new arrival · 09-07-2007 3:09pm

€100 for me

Exactly Marcais.......... it's a change of use from "Office" to retail/food, where there would be many more health & safety conditions and of course air conditioning etc....

Favorite Restaurant in Greystones??

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