Best thing you've have ever eaten and where?

flahavaj · 12-05-2011 02:53PM

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

The most memorable meal I ever had was a a breakfast of sushi in the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. It was only a tiny little diner down on the docks but we were given a platter of sushi I will never forget - the selection was incredible and most of the fish were literally killed in front of us. It was fantastic, unbelievably delicious.

I've eaten down there as well (possibly not the same restaurant), you'd think sushi at 7am would be disgusting but it was unreal. The boys behind the counter had some craic watching us. They referred to caviar as "child of eel" in their broken English.:pac:

Downlinz · 12-05-2011 02:55PM

I'm feeling extremely hungry after reading through this thread.

gigino · 12-05-2011 02:58PM

a burger, after being released from a vietcong prisoner of war camp in '73.

Mr. Presentable · 12-05-2011 03:05PM

On the roadside in Rome I had

Stuffed Zucchini flowers
Spaghetti aleo e olio
Veal Milanese

Very simple, awesome food. It was my first time for aleo e olio, the most ridiculously simple dish, which I have now perfected for myself at home. I often have it as a main meal with shredded silverside beef tossed through.

Karona · 12-05-2011 03:05PM

Yi Garden in Drogheda, its not a restaurant, its a take away but still some of the best crispy shredded chicken in salt and chili I have ever tried. Its delicious.:)

Mr. Presentable · 12-05-2011 03:06PM

18AD wrote: »

Not really a restaurant, but wild boar cooked on a spit in the mountains of Sardinia served ona piece of freshly cut cork wood. Nicest food ever.

Sounds awesome!

dpe · 12-05-2011 03:22PM

El Horseboxo wrote: »

Possibly La Cabrera in Buenos Aires or some restaurants in Asia that i can't remember the name of. But La Cabrera was amazing. Had to book the place a few days in advance it's so popular. You get wine and finger food better than most starters in other restaurants while waiting in line. And the the parrillas were unbelievable. So many different kinds of meat in huge portions. And it was cheap enough too.

Heh, I've been there. Would definitely put it in my top ten. (BA is also the place for the best fast food in world; Choripan...Drool).

Others would be:
Aist in Moscow (thank God I wasn't paying the bill)
River Cafe in London (that one I was paying - over 600 quid!)
Paul Bocuse in Lyon
Mahanaga in Bangkok (which is a weird sounding Moroccan-Thai fusion, but really, really good).

EverEvolving · 12-05-2011 05:51PM

Not a restaurant but sandwiches on the bog taste like manna from heaven.

The nicest meal I've had in Ireland was probably in Cromleach Lodge (Country house and hotel near Sligo). Everything about the meal was exquisite, the view, the service and the food was top notch. I had steak and the OH had lamb and it was cooked perfectly. Can't wait for my next visit there.

There is a downstairs restaurant in Prague, haven't the foggiest what it was called but I remember having the most delicious meal of the trip there, I had some sort of fish, nearly sure it was halibut and it was delicious.

Follow the Plan · 15-05-2011 03:05PM

Laika1986 wrote: »

Interesting, im about ten minutes way never really bothered with it

I'd prob be the same if I lived near it. Only stop for grub if out for the day.

Smeggy · 15-05-2011 03:51PM

The Strawberry Tree restaurant in Brooklodge Hotel in Wicklow is divine! 100% organic restaurant, everything was really light and delicious

MoneyMilo · 15-05-2011 04:07PM

I was lucky enough to eat in Mint in Ranelagh before it closed down. Unbelievably good.

The lunch menus at some of the Michelin star places these days are seriously good value for the standard you're getting. Thornton's do a 3 course menu during the week for 25 quid, and guilbaud's 50 quid 3 course lunch is such a better option for a special occasion than dinner; great cooking and it's not too fussy.

Oranage2 · 15-05-2011 04:25PM

1) Dim Sum in a hong kong restaurant - amazing
2) Lobster Ravioli in a restaurant in Pisa - best pasta dish I've ever had
3) Depending on the freshness and the chef but a KFC can rival the best meals in any 5 star restaurant
4) Nanny's Sunday Roast -

bayern282 · 15-05-2011 05:11PM

If anyone's heading over Manchester way try

The Red Hot Chinese Restaurant, Chinatown, huge menu, lots of things off the beaten track like Lamb dishes you don't normally get,

Mr Thomas' Chop House, olde english fayre at it's finest, Pork Chops like a housebrick and Bread and Butter pudding to die for.

Dangerous Man · 15-05-2011 05:16PM

Too many to name. I had some amazing halibut in a restaurant in Galway a couple of years ago - could have eaten it three times over. I can't remember the name of place but it was small, intimate and had a really nice atmosphere.

Since everyone is talking about steak the best steak I ever had was just a couple of weeks ago in my GF's parent's place. Her old man barbequed some sirloin steaks - best cooked steak I've ever eaten. The man is an artist with a BBQ. Cooked exactly as I like it with beautiful charring. When I woke up the next morning I turned to the GF and said 'that steak was amazing yesterday.' I think I may have dreamed about it too.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 15-05-2011 05:21PM

I haven't eaten in any really great restaurants, this is something I would like to change though.

However, I have to say that the nicest food I have ever eaten has been in "china towns" in various cities, known as china towns though they have korean, vietnamese, thai etc
These most certainly cannot be compared to any such "restaurants" that you get over here, these are Asian restaurants where Asians go to eat, not marketed for what Europeans think they should be like. I'm talking the restaurants with the roast ducks hanging in the windows with the heads still on
Any one of these I have went into gave me warm hospitality, great value for money and amazingly tasty food

UglyBolloxFace · 15-05-2011 05:35PM

All references to McDonalds/BurgerKing removed and users banned.

Oh if only I were a mod.

Eric Cartman · 15-05-2011 05:48PM

currywurst in berlin , roadside stalls selling a sausage cut up into chunks with curry sauce and curry powder on top and a little bread roll for 2 euro, stuff is heavenly

Warper · 15-05-2011 06:21PM

Had to be fillet steak, chips and veg. Pretty predictable really

dr.bollocko · 15-05-2011 06:35PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

currywurst in berlin , roadside stalls selling a sausage cut up into chunks with curry sauce and curry powder on top and a little bread roll for 2 euro, stuff is heavenly

I fecking loved that too.
I was there recently and got to eat in rogacki:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/travel/04bites.html
Liver sausage, blood sausage, head cheese. Absolutely fantastic.
It's a deli, local cheap food etc. probably the cheapest place I ate a meal in the whole time I was in Berlin but it was absolutely delightful.

brummytom · 15-05-2011 06:40PM

I can't decide.

Sirloin Tips in a fairly cheap diner-type place in the mountains of New Hampshire, US about 2 years ago. I wasn't expecting anything like it, but they were beautiful.

Steak with shallot sauce at Ego in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Had that a few times, beautiful.

Some kind of chicken casserole dish in Majorca. I've forgotten the proper name of the dish, let alone the place. I was only about 7 but I can still taste it now when I think about it. It sounds fairly simple, but it was beautiful.

and a Butterfly Chicken in Rome 2 weeks ago. It was a whole chicken cut down the middle, grilled with some kind of coating on. Devil's Chicken I think they called it. Beautiful meal, great chips. Lovely.

I'm definitely a meat man...

Killer Wench · 15-05-2011 07:03PM

Reading about good Southern Fried Chicken in Ireland is laughable considering that all the recipes seem to be knock-offs of Kentucky Fried Chicken. If you make it over to the US, try:

Popeyes

http://iamdeirdre.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/popeyes_chicken_sh.jpg

Best breakfast dive:

http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/restaurants/restaurants/south-sound-restaurant-guide-tacoma-diner-breakfast-marcias-silver-spoon/

http://blog.thenewstribune.com/tntdiner/2010/07/29/do-you-dare-eat-food-as-big-as-your-head/marcias_scramble/

I miss Diner Food.

Best burger I've ever had:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25909621@N08/4505741421/

Best Philly Cheese Steak:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43386231@N06/3993224182/

iamwhoiam · 15-05-2011 07:23PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

currywurst in berlin , roadside stalls selling a sausage cut up into chunks with curry sauce and curry powder on top and a little bread roll for 2 euro, stuff is heavenly

Keep your beady out in Aldi and Lidl . They have bratwurst , buy the thicker ones .Cut slits in them with a sharp knife and fry . Buy a hot ketchup , pour it over the cut wurst and sprinkle paprika and curry powder over them . Not the real thing but hits the spot when the longing wont go away .

http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q33SR9J1Egw/TLDW9uuxq9I/AAAAAAAAAn8/H28D9sUjB2I/s1600/currywurst.jpg&imgrefurl=http://ldgoesglobal.blogspot.com/2010/10/best-wurst-and-bunches-of-bakeries.html&usg=__Y0ez3KcdawYZKwxyDP3nFlWvFTc=&h=373&w=530&sz=27&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=ucqywXrpGjRq1M:&tbnh=109&tbnw=158&ei=WRrQTdX9J4O6hAfs8sWwDQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcurry%2Bwurst%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26biw%3D840%26bih%3D519%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=640&page=1&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=77&ty=61

tayto lover · 15-05-2011 07:28PM

Its not fair reading this. I'm starving and have to wait until 9 pm to eat. My mouth is watering and my stomach aching.

dr.bollocko · 15-05-2011 07:36PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Its not fair reading this. I'm starving and have to wait until 9 pm to eat. My mouth is watering and my stomach aching.

Have a packet of smoky bacon while you're waiting.

byhookorbycrook · 15-05-2011 07:42PM

Dinner in The Tannery in Dungarvan was excellent, but nowhere beats The Cliff House in Ardmore.See below. Saving up for my next visit already.

Starter

Bantry Bay Organic Salmon
Bonbon, Mi-Cuit, Iced, Marinated,
Garden Beetroot,Pickeld Cucumber. Herb Cream
Salmon Eggs, Whiskey Oak Smoke (comes out in a dome with smoke and isn't "too smoked "

Main Course

McGrath's Black Angus Beef
Fillet, Grilled, Potato Fondant, Smoked Bacon
Butternut Squash, Spinach, Murphy's ,Beef Jus.

and to follow I had

Dark Chocolate 70%
Mousse, Caramelized, Olive Oil Crumbs, Semi Freddo,
Maldon Sea Salt, White Coffee Ice Cream

SparKing · 15-05-2011 08:00PM

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

Dinner in The Tannery in Dungarvan was excellent, but nowhere beats The Cliff House in Ardmore.See below. Saving up for my next visit already.

Starter
Bantry Bay Organic Salmon
Bonbon, Mi-Cuit, Iced, Marinated,
Garden Beetroot,Pickeld Cucumber. Herb Cream
Salmon Eggs, Whiskey Oak Smoke (comes out in a dome with smoke and isn't "too smoked "

Main Course

McGrath's Black Angus Beef
Fillet, Grilled, Potato Fondant, Smoked Bacon
Butternut Squash, Spinach, Murphy's ,Beef Jus.

and to follow I had

Dark Chocolate 70%
Mousse, Caramelized, Olive Oil Crumbs, Semi Freddo,
Maldon Sea Salt, White Coffee Ice Cream

What would that meal cost if I may ask?

joegalway · 02-06-2011 12:53AM

I just ate a 650g Prime Rib at Martine's on Quay Street and I have to say it was the best steak iv'e ever eaten. Ever! The best meal iv'e eaten was Gordon Ramsay London. The service was as good as the food.

dermo_2011 · 01-07-2011 12:27AM

Kinda a fan of the food network channel on sky and seen the stars and presenters of the shows tell us the best thing they've ever eaten and more importantly where!

Whats your's and where did you eat it?

FOR ME: a kebab shop in london beside kings cross station. Their doner kebabs were like nothing i've had before and since,was in london for a week and litterly didn't eat anywhere else, if i think of the name i'll post it.

ball · 01-07-2011 12:32AM

Eh, a chicken-shish from Zaytoon, obviously!

Oranage2 · 01-07-2011 12:32AM

hmmmm tough one.

1) I'd say Dim Sum in a Hong Kong restaurant
2) Lobster Ravioli in Pisa
3) Kabab from my local chipper!

Best thing you've have ever eaten and where?

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