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O Briens Sandwich bars in examinership

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  • #62
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    Absolute rip off.

    Is that small deli off South Anne St (the back of Davy Stockbrokers) still going? That place was a bargain for a proper sambo.


  • #63
    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,395 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Did anyone ever leave a tip in the saucer at that place? :confused:

    It seemed to be always empty

    They had a tip jar!! You stand in a queue waiting for your sandwich and they expect more money!
    I'm actually glad they're going under!


  • #64
    Sizzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭Sizzler


    Their triple decker was probably the most reasonably priced and tastiest sandwich they had to be fair (€4.80 in the shop I used but I had seen the exact same sambo priced at €5.80 in the Ballsbridge shop :eek:) but they majorly took the piss on their daily "specials" which always seemed scabby in comparison.

    Their "shambo" was probably the most aptly named, it was a sham they looked for €5.50 odd for one of these, you'd be left wondering if you had actually eaten after one :eek:


  • #65
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    benj wrote: »
    aaah my first coffee with my now wife....

    Starring Hugh Grant


  • #66
    [Deleted User]
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  • #67
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,257 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    I have literally never eaten there, always looked overpriced. Not nice to see an irish company go down though.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #68
    useful_contacts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭useful_contacts


    im not surprised- went in there with my partner and his parents last year for a bite- we all had a sandwich and a drink and they charged us 31 euro. Like your having a laugh right!!!

    No wonder they are going down overcharging pricks

    i get a turkey salad roll(large btw) and a bottle of coke for 4.60 in my local texaco. Now thats value


  • #69
    Carlow52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Carlow52


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    They never had the decency to have promos like Insomnia.

    Correct: a source of many sleepless nights


  • #70
    Rebel021
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 943 ✭✭✭Rebel021


    where will all the asian staff go


  • #71
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    eirebhoy wrote: »
    Absolute rip off.

    Is that small deli off South Anne St (the back of Davy Stockbrokers) still going? That place was a bargain for a proper sambo.

    Bolands??

    Yeah it is. Place is fcuking amazing.

    Munchies > O'Briens and every other sandwich bar tbh


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  • #72
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    Degsy wrote: »
    People who would rather eat sandwiches than botherto feed themselves properly desreve to be overcharged.
    Places that overcharge deserve to go down the tubes.
    I hope this starts happening with the various rip-off pubs around the place although its a pity that the ordianary joe soaps have to lose thier jobs because of the greed of the owners.

    What do you usually have for lunch, Degsy?

    I've always seen your posts about hatred for sandwiches and rolls.

    Tbh, I won't miss them. Everytime i ever had a sandwich there (which was rare) it was full of filler. If the sandwich had colesaw or onion, it would be packed with that and barely any meat. The hot meat was terrible. I always felt bloated after their sandwiches.


  • #73
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 81,524 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    there a rip off anyway,good riddance to them.

    "The robin in the garden,

    That was me,

    I'm still here, Loving you..

    Until we meet again. "



  • #74
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,354 ✭✭✭✭Heroditas


    I used to sometimes get the toasted sausage sandwich there in the mornings on my way to Cork in the branch in Midway outside Portlaoise. They were quite nice. Coffee was a tad sub-standard though.
    The only reason I got stuff from there was because Subway wasn't open at that hour.


  • #75
    jumpguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,962 ✭✭✭jumpguy


    They're a complete rip-off anyway. Subway is miles better imo.


  • #76
    Ostrom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,483 ✭✭✭Ostrom


    O' Briens coleslaw gives me the s**ts every time


  • #77
    thomond2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    I'm just sick of going to cafes where the person who serves you cannot understand you tbh.

    That's one less anyway.


  • #78
    Ardent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,408 ✭✭✭Ardent


    Can't believe I will never eat another chicken and bacon triple decker. I'm kind of gutted to be honest.


  • #79
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    No more smug fanfares on Irish business programmes/articles about The Irish Success Story.

    Pity about the jobs though.
    Rebel021 wrote: »
    where will all the asian staff go

    Any other sector you can pack sausage, I guess.


  • #80
    Euro_Kraut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,957 ✭✭✭Euro_Kraut


    Their CEO ran for Fine Gael in the last election didn't he?


  • #81
    Quint
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,407 ✭✭✭Quint


    Losing O'Briens is losing one of the symbols of rip-off ireland. Good riddance!
    Funny comparing the reactions here compared to the spice burger thread!


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  • #82
    nlgbbbblth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,668 ✭✭✭nlgbbbblth


    O'Briens?

    f*ck those guys.


  • #83
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,257 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Ardent wrote: »
    Can't believe I will never eat another chicken and bacon triple decker. I'm kind of gutted to be honest.
    It's not exactly a secret recipe

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #84
    Ardent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,408 ✭✭✭Ardent


    ScienceNerd wrote: »
    It's not exactly a secret recipe

    No it's not but I'll never be arsed to make one myself.


  • #85
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Ardent wrote: »
    Can't believe I will never eat another chicken and bacon triple decker. I'm kind of gutted to be honest.

    I can make you one (with a watery coffee) daily for an inflated price. Just PM.

    I can even pretend to misunderstand your order and then slam it down with a air of utter disinterest for added authenticity.


  • #86
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    couldnt give a fiddlers fart really, ive never once 'eaten' in one of their outlets and the only thing i feel bad about is that people are losing their jobs


  • #87
    anniehoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,597 ✭✭✭anniehoo


    I do actually like OBriens coffee but agree that it is over priced massively they have done very little to compete with other chains.I was recently (very rudely told) a customer stamp card that i had for less than 6 mths was out date and id have to start again on a new one. Cue me going "you either stamp the card or you can take the coffee back"..they took the coffee back.

    Their customer service is awful...every business should take note.


  • #88
    In All Fairness
    Closed Accounts Posts: 515 ✭✭✭In All Fairness


    With any luck this will have a Domino's effect


  • #89
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    In All Fairness wrote: »
    With any luck this will have a Domino's effect
    Domino's aren't that bad. :D


  • #90
    vixenbees
    Closed Accounts Posts: 197 ✭✭vixenbees


    i havent gone back to o briens since they put ham and cheese in a plastic container like something you'd get a chinese in, and microwaved it, while the 2 slices of toast were toasted one 1 of those rotating grill yokes...

    thats ****in rotten. why dont they have a sandwich/panini maker thing?


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  • #91
    honru
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,585 ✭✭✭honru


    Used to be a regular customer, another fan of the chicken and bacon triple decker which was the only sandwich there worth the price tbh.

    Haven't been there in a while though. On my last visit, I thought I'd get a late evening sandwich at the Westmoreland St. outlet. Man, the thing was rank. I was disappointed that the business would compromise the quality of their ingredients (not that they were astounding to begin with, but this sandwich was especially bad) to extend their opening hours. That one experience honestly put me off so much and I've never been back since.


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