The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

Nonoperational · 15-03-2014 01:35AM

nerwen wrote: »

Finally tried out Ramen tonight, ordered in from them and expected to wait a while, but the food arrived after only 30 minutes. I am central though, so it wasn't a long drive for them.

Anyway, my flatmate got a duck salad and was a little sad when he saw it, the salad, while tasty, was tiny. It was priced at 7.50 so maybe it's meant to be a starter? Luckily we also had the bento box to share however; I found the prawns a bit overdone, but that's probably because it was delivery, the duck spring roll and satay chicken were both good and it all came with plenty of dipping sauce, one for each.

I got the japanese udon and I was impressed with the portion size, it was damn tasty (pardon my French) and I was very happily surprised when they actually noticed a small amendment I made to the dish on the order. While most places have the option, for delivery very few seem to bother removing that pesky onion I don't like. But these guys did, yay!

All in all, good food, good delivery, decent price. Would order again.

I wasn't a huge fan of the bento box, but the udon noodles are nice. The pad thai is my favourite. Very nice!

confusticated · 15-03-2014 12:29PM

I go to Banna Thai a fair bit, but have to give them a big thumbs up for yesterday, a massive crowd of us went there for lunch and pre-ordered (so that probably helped out a bit, but still). Food arrived pretty quickly, everything was tasty, but a really nice touch, they put out little sample plates of cakes for free when we were having tea and coffee afterwards. Very nice staff.

sporina · 17-03-2014 08:05PM

had a kebab from the sultan stall over the weekend - almost as good as one I had in Berlin - and they are the real thing..

leahyl · 18-03-2014 11:42AM

Went to Ginzeng in Mahon Point food court last night - had pad thai noodles, they were gorgeous. Huge portion for e7.80 - not bad.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 18-03-2014 12:07PM

Had lunch in Amicus over the weekend, had the Chicken Creole, wasn't a patch on KC's offering but still not bad, I found the pitta bread to hard and would of been impossible to eat by hand had to be cut with knife and fork i know this is normal behavior for a restaurant anyway.

Good service and reasonably priced.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 18-03-2014 12:07PM

+1 for the Pad Thani from Ramen, it was awesome.

who_me · 18-03-2014 07:48PM

TeletextPear wrote: »

Does anyone know if Chan's in Douglas is closed down? Tried ordering tonight but the phone rang out and their profile isnt on just eat anymore

Think it's gone and there's a new Thai restaurant there now.

pwurple · 19-03-2014 09:31PM

Neven mcguires home chef featured cork restaurant Les Gourmandaises tonight. Looked yummy. It's on the rte player for anyone interested.

Faith · 21-03-2014 12:13PM

Am I the only one who think Perry street is completely overrated? Tables crammed so close together that it feels like a Ryanair flight, and boring, expensive food. I don't understand why it's always so busy

Malari · 21-03-2014 12:25PM

I'd agree with you there Faith! I have a couple of friends who like it, so I've been more than I'd like to but every time is the same...very overpriced and not great service.

evilivor · 21-03-2014 12:38PM

Faith wrote: »

Am I the only one who think Perry street is completely overrated? Tables crammed so close together that it feels like a Ryanair flight, and boring, expensive food. I don't understand why it's always so busy

Totally with you. Dreadful spot.

BanzaiBk · 21-03-2014 12:43PM

Faith wrote: »

Am I the only one who think Perry street is completely overrated? Tables crammed so close together that it feels like a Ryanair flight, and boring, expensive food. I don't understand why it's always so busy

Woeful service and the food is so bland.

TeletextPear · 21-03-2014 01:43PM

A question for anyone who may have been on Pope's Quay lately.

I saw a few months ago that the Bierhalle restaurant was rebranding as (I think) The Charcoal Grill. Now the Bierhalle website and facebook pages have vanished but I can't find any trace of The Charcoal Grill in its place - anyone know if it's opened up?

kcb · 21-03-2014 02:36PM

Faith wrote: »

Am I the only one who think Perry street is completely overrated? Tables crammed so close together that it feels like a Ryanair flight, and boring, expensive food. I don't understand why it's always so busy

I was there the day it opened and haven't been back since. it was farcically bad that day but you could write it off as opening day "nerves"!

Interesting to hear that it's still as bad as I first thought.

It strikes me as a place that might get away with being bad though as it seems to attract the type of customer that is more interested in being seen there rather than actually getting good value for money etc.

kcb · 21-03-2014 02:44PM

Would it be a good idea / possible for a mod to update a "summary post" for this thread listing anywhere new and/or recommended?

I find when I do need to think of somewhere to go I can never remember all of the places that I have said "I must try there"!

Faith · 21-03-2014 03:05PM

Glad to see it's not just me! I sat there for nearly 20 minutes before someone cleaned the table, and the background noise was SO LOUD that I could barely hear myself think.

kcb wrote:

It strikes me as a place that might get away with being bad though as it seems to attract the type of customer that is more interested in being seen there rather than actually getting good value for money etc.

There's definitely an element of that. My dining companion, who chose the place, commented that "This is the 'in' place now, I think".

evilivor · 21-03-2014 03:18PM

kcb wrote: »

IIt strikes me as a place that might get away with being bad though as it seems to attract the type of customer that is more interested in being seen there rather than actually getting good value for money etc.

^ this.

jdawson · 21-03-2014 05:22PM

sporina wrote: »

had a kebab from the sultan stall over the weekend - almost as good as one I had in Berlin - and they are the real thing..

Where do they run the market stalls?

Karmella · 21-03-2014 05:45PM

jdawson wrote: »

Where do they run the market stalls?

Douglas court on a Saturday, Blackrock market on Sunday. That I know of anyway.

Their kebabs are gorgeous!!!

the beer revolu · 21-03-2014 08:18PM

TeletextPear wrote: »

A question for anyone who may have been on Pope's Quay lately.

I saw a few months ago that the Bierhalle restaurant was rebranding as (I think) The Charcoal Grill. Now the Bierhalle website and facebook pages have vanished but I can't find any trace of The Charcoal Grill in its place - anyone know if it's opened up?

The partnership with the Bierhaus came to an end a few months back. Bierhalle remained open as normal and is now changing to the Charcoal grill. Afaik it is still open now but not sure as halle or grill.

Markcheese · 21-03-2014 08:45PM

Karmella wrote: »

Douglas court on a Saturday, Blackrock market on Sunday. That I know of anyway.

Their kebabs are gorgeous!!!

He has opened a place on on penrose quay (opposite Jury's inn ) don't know if it's the same fare as his stall, should be though ...

pwurple · 22-03-2014 08:05AM

Markcheese wrote: »

He has opened a place on on penrose quay (opposite Jury's inn ) don't know if it's the same fare as his stall, should be though ...

Sultans is open on the quay, and you can get the kebab alright. I think they are also at the thursday market in mahon point.

nerwen · 22-03-2014 10:31AM

pwurple wrote: »

Sultans is open on the quay, and you can get the kebab alright. I think they are also at the thursday market in mahon point.

They are indeed at Mahon on Thursdays, had a kebab there this week and it was awesome.

Sultan is currently closed though, as explained here.

Karmella · 22-03-2014 10:38AM

Oh I didn't realise he'd managed to get a spot at the Mahon market! I haven't been to it in a couple of years though so not much of a surprise

the beer revolu · 22-03-2014 06:54PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

The partnership with the Bierhaus came to an end a few months back. Bierhalle remained open as normal and is now changing to the Charcoal grill. Afaik it is still open now but not sure as halle or grill.

Update:

It is now called The Charcoal Grill, is open has the old Bierhalle menu and a 3 course set menu for €20

TeletextPear · 22-03-2014 07:44PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Update:

It is now called The Charcoal Grill, is open has the old Bierhalle menu and a 3 course set menu for €20

Awesome, thanks for all the info Beer

Markcheese · 22-03-2014 11:46PM

Karmella wrote: »

Oh I didn't realise he'd managed to get a spot at the Mahon market! I haven't been to it in a couple of years though so not much of a surprise

Nope, sultan is not in Mahon market ..

nerwen · 23-03-2014 12:55AM

Markcheese wrote: »

Nope, sultan is not in Mahon market ..

Oh that'd be my mistake then, I thought that's what I got when I was there this week.

BanzaiBk · 23-03-2014 11:25AM

Tried Deep South with the girls. Didn't think much of it to be honest. Very much "drink food". The setting is lovely though. Given that they are new enough the food might improve.

D'Agger · 23-03-2014 02:10PM

Got a kebab in the Blackrock market from the Sultan stall today after reading about it here - top notch, can't wait to go back!

Guy who served was bang on - got a tub of mixed spices for chicken, he advised me to cook it with some lemon juice & garlic so can't wait to give that a bash this week

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