CAUN wrote: » Went to Iyer's the other day. Meh. Got a takeaway lunch - 5 styrofoam tubs of cumin-covered stuff. Beetroot with cumin flavoured sauce. Chickpeas with cumin. What seemed to be water with cumin and one mint leaf. Actually tasted a bit like wee. Some sort of soup with cumin. Nicest thing was a tiny thimble-sized tub of cold salad/seed stuff. Oh and the rice was dry. Was left starving after paying a tenner. The missus was even more starving as she couldn't eat the cumin beetroot, cumin soup or cumin weewee. (Too much cumin.) Now, I heard the menu changes every day, so maybe I was unlucky. I am willing to give them one more chance. I would never go there to eat in - the place is too small. When I was paying at the till there was a couple seated beside me and I might as well have stood on their table.
"Gautham Iyer is cooking the most exciting food in Cork just now. And the best vegetarian food in Ireland"
the beer revolu wrote: » I wouldn't bother going back if I were you - it clearly isn't your thing.
CAUN wrote: » Woah! ... I guessed a die hard Iyer's fan would latch on to my post but not this quickly! Sorry to have offended your darling cafe. It IS my thing though. I love exotic food, especially Indian. That's why I said I'll give it another chance as the menu changes daily. Everything tasted of cumin which I found bland - there was no real variation in flavour. It's a valid complaint. And the rice was dry. Another valid complaint. Is dry rice your "thing"? Anyway my expectations were way too high.
CAUN wrote: » They didn't have the dhosa for take away unfortunately. I consider myself quite excellent at cooking rice. I just thought it was dry. Perhaps they didn't use enough water.
angeline wrote: » Hey folks. Going for dinner Saturday night. Wanted to book the Club Brasserie but they are booked out Thinking of booking Les Gourmandises, have never been here though. Anyone recommend it?
pwurple wrote: » I doubt they use liquid water if they are doing it properly... rice is steamed.
CAUN wrote: » Maybe it is in your house. You need liqud water to cook rice.
pwurple wrote: » Les Gourmandises is really a lovely place, very nice for special occasions like birthdays. The owners are adorable and the food is yummy.
CAUN wrote: » I consider myself quite excellent at cooking rice.
BanzaiBk wrote: » Went to Gallo and Galetti with the OH at lunch as she works in the CUH. It was lovely. The staff were great too. Is it a busy place? The location seems a bit strange to me but then again it's surrounded by residential estates and stuff so it can't be too bad.
Faith wrote: » Going for dinner in town for my birthday next month. It's not a milestone birthday, so somewhere not too fancy, but not too casual. I'm thinking Electric, but am I missing somewhere really obvious?
sporina wrote: » depends on what you want and what you are into?
who_me wrote: » Was in Nosta (Marlborough St.) last weekend, nice enough decor for a 'modern' restaurant, the food (fillet steak) was fine. Only complaint was I and those at the next table were asked to move to another table (in a "Move to another table!" kind of way). Was seated at the back - practically in the kitchen - so didn't mind; though as it's a glass-fronted restaurant the front of the restaurant was very cold, especially as people were entering or leaving. On the plus side, the waitress was gorgeous, so 11/10.
Dave47 wrote: » Went to bookshelf on 90th south mall- excellent coffee and freshly baked snacks too- best coffee I've had in Cork so far but have a few more to scope out :P
Dave47 wrote: » Also what's the best place for a sandwich nowadays with the stall at the english market closed? :P
Dave47 wrote: » Actually on that note if people wouldn't mind listing their top places for coffee I'd be all ears :P Also what's the best place for a sandwich nowadays with the stall at the english market closed? :P
