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Taste of Dublin

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  • #32
    rovert
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,089 ✭✭✭✭rovert


    Bodie Substantial Squeegee wrote: »
    Always something to moan about... :rolleyes:

    If you don't like it, don't go. Nobodies forcing you to do anything...

    I take it you've never heard of LLS principle of boards.ie?


  • #33
    cournioni
    Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 12,744 Mod ✭✭✭✭cournioni


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    what does Dublin taste like?
    Sh1te. :)


  • #34
    Executive Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,373 ✭✭✭Executive Steve


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    what does Dublin taste like?



    It tastes of jobs, public transport, culture and women you're not related to.


  • #35
    Optimalprimerib
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,885 ✭✭✭Optimalprimerib


    spent 4 hours at the taste of dublin last year, then 2 hours in the jacks after it. Good times had by all. Except maybe the toilet cleaner


  • #36
    Earthhorse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭Earthhorse


    WindSock wrote: »
    When are they having a taste of go back to Dublin day?

    When are they having a go fuck your Dublin day?


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  • #37
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    Earthhorse wrote: »
    When are they having a go fuck your Dublin day?


    Bagsy the Spire! :pac:

    You can have the Hags with the Bags.


  • #38
    geeky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,380 ✭✭✭geeky


    I can see the attraction of the event - you pay in, sure, but it allows you to sample stuff from all kinds of restaurants in the city. Eating out at five or six places could set you back a lot, but getting to 'try before you buy' is an advantage. More to the point, it's a bit of a day out with a few exhibitions from chefs and live music. Also, if you're part of a group with varied tastes, everyone can find something they like.

    In practice I didn't find it as enjoyable. Having heard rave reviews about the Dublin Castle event, I went to the Iveagh Gardens last year with the family. Leaving aside the weather and issues with the layout (it was a bugger to find anything and some more maps wouldn't have gone amiss) I found that the individual restaurants were taking the mick a bit price-wise. Even restaurants that were reasonably cheap were offering small portions and/or lower-quality stuff. For example, L'Ecrivain (IIRC) did a BBQ with what was essentially a posh hot dog for €7. Not completely ott, but nobody goes to L'Ecrivain for Derry Clarke's signature hot dogs. I think a lot of places basically looked on it as a way to gouge out money to make up the losses from the previous six months, and I ended up spending more of my money on beer and sweets than on 'real' food.

    Perhaps the restaurants at the event will cop themselves on a bit this year, but I don't plan on going again until I hear what it's like.


  • #39
    slackerdude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭slackerdude


    I just won a pair of tickets to the event and wouldn't go otherwise as the entry fee is a real ripoff especially in recession era Ireland. I wonder how many people attending are actually paying in as there seem to be quite a few competitions offering free tickets. Also the VIP area last year appeared to be populated with journalists like Brendan O'Connor so I guess the media are given lots of VIP tickets. Last year I also attended with competition winning tickets and found that you can still spend quite a lot between drinks and food if you're not careful. I have to say that I enjoyed the event but only because I didn't have to pay in as to do so would have made the day ridiculously expensive.


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