Loire wrote: » Nice review from Catherine Cleary (Irish Times) for Fenn's Quay :http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/restaurant/no-5-fenn-s-quay-a-corker-of-a-lunch-1.1642306 A great little restaurant! Loire.
pwurple wrote: » I'm really glad she mentioned the decor in that review. I like Fenn's Quay a lot, the food is great, and this is very superficial of me...but the atmosphere in the place makes it more of a lunch place than a dinner place for me. I'd never take a visitor or a client there for example. It's decorated like my work canteen.
S Barrett wrote: » I am going to the East Village for dinner tomorrow night. I havent been there for awhile. Good or bad?
Faith wrote: » . Hit and miss. Some good food, but prone to blandness in my experience. Good chicken wings. Can be very noisy and can be hard to attract attention of servers.
Nonoperational wrote: » Got lunch in Ramen today. Thought it was excellent.
gimmick wrote: » There are menus at all the tables and one on the wall outside as well.
CAUN wrote: » Thinking of going to Market Lane on Thursday. Would it be packed to bits? I'd like it to be relaxed and ... "romantic" :rolleyes: but not dead. Also, this Ramen place seems to be constantly busy and packed. I guess it wouldn't be the best place for a quiet dinner? What's it like on a Monday/Tues/Wed? Tripadvisor reviewers said that they were waiting over an hour for food.
sporina wrote: » i would not rate market lane for a romantic dinner at all… 1. for guys portions are small 2. they offer you the bill when you have eaten - prob as they do not take bookings so they want you to vacate when you have finished eating.. i would recommend electric - food is great and it would be ok on a thursday night in jan..
ABajaninCork wrote: » I don't agree with this. My husband is a 'good eater' (Bit too good at times, but hey!). Portion sizes are on the generous side I've found. And I've NEVER been offered the bill as soon as I've eaten. I usually have to attract the waiter's attention to get it!
who_me wrote: » I HATE it when restaurants do that. For me eating out is as much about relaxing, chatting with friends as much as the food itself, so I really hate being rushed. I've even heard of places that'll bring your dessert while you're still on your mains if you take too long - I think I'd get up and leave if anyone tried that with me. But I've never experienced that in Market Lane though, and I eat there very often. Maybe it happens with larger groups, or at busier times of year? I usually dine with a small group or alone, so maybe it's more of an issue with bigger tables?
Loire wrote: » All, There's a new Indian in North Main St called Spice Inn. Mrs Loire had takeaways from there twice now and thinks the food is out of this world. I collected the last take-away and I wouldn't eat there to be honest - the dining room was a haze of smoke from the kitchen, but as said the food is great - proper Indian. It's where the Italian used to be, a few doors down from Bradley's Loire.
nerwen wrote: » Had food delivered from this place a few times and thought it was pretty good. Decided to go there to eat at one point since the take out (always had it delivered) was decent. Haven't had any take out from there since. It's sad, as the food was ok when we went there as well, but the place is just... not very nice. The tablecloth was dirty, the forks and knives were as well, as were the fancy cloth napkins I'm assuming they use to save money. The waiter wiped the dinner plates down with a towel that had seen MUCH use that day (week?) to get the spots from the previous guests off them before placing them on our table. Also, he smelled very powerfully of bo. It may not be nice of me, but these things makes me not want to go back, nor order from there again.
