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The Hill Billy · 28-06-2014 03:30PM

As this is the food & drink forum - I enjoyed quite a few Junker beers this afternoon at a local Rugby 7s tournament. Having a Moscow Mule with lots of ice (26C here right now) then away home to make a fish curry. No photos as I am having difficulty focusing myself right now never mind using a camera. :pac:

Jezek · 28-06-2014 04:09PM

The Hill Billy wrote: »

As this is the food & drink forum - I enjoyed quite a few Junker beers this afternoon at a local Rugby 7s tournament. Having a Moscow Mule with lots of ice (26C here right now) then away home to make a fish curry. No photos as I am having difficulty focusing myself right now never mind using a camera. :pac:

I see your Moscow mule and raise you home made watermelon juice margaritas -

39C right now at 1908.

MissFlitworth · 28-06-2014 04:30PM

The Hill Billy wrote: »

As this is the food & drink forum - I enjoyed quite a few Junker beers this afternoon at a local Rugby 7s tournament. Having a Moscow Mule with lots of ice

Jezek wrote: »

I see your Moscow mule and raise you home made watermelon juice margaritas -

I hate you both. I am in my Mam's place, being antisocial and swearing at R Studio, and I've just been offered a glass of 'juice'. Juice of what I do not know and I am particularly scared of the crusty bits

The Hill Billy · 28-06-2014 04:56PM

Ouch!

MissFlitworth · 28-06-2014 05:31PM

You don't want a glass, no? It goes 'glooop....gloop' if you move the jug.

On the plus side - there are a lot of kitkats here.

Gloomtastic! · 28-06-2014 05:37PM

The Hill Billy wrote: »

As this is the food & drink forum - I enjoyed quite a few Junker beers this afternoon at a local Rugby 7s tournament. Having a Moscow Mule with lots of ice (26C here right now) then away home to make a fish curry. No photos as I am having difficulty focusing myself right now never mind using a camera. :pac:

Thinly disguised attempt to try and let all readers know that tHB is a bloke?

Animord · 28-06-2014 05:53PM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Thinly disguised attempt to try and let all readers know that tHB is a bloke?

Aww, did StripedBoxers' mistake cut deeper than you admitted earlier Gloomtastic?

the beer revolu · 28-06-2014 06:19PM

I've had lots of gender surprises here.
I don't mention them, though. ðŸ˜‰

fiddlechic · 28-06-2014 07:24PM

MissFlitworth wrote: »

You don't want a glass, no? It goes 'glooop....gloop' if you move the jug.

On the plus side - there are a lot of kitkats here.

KitKat juice would be the best drink ever.

The Hill Billy · 28-06-2014 08:23PM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Thinly disguised attempt to try and let all readers know that tHB is a bloke?

I have my 'feminine moments' too. :pac:

the beer revolu · 28-06-2014 08:36PM

Long live the metrosexual food people!

MissFlitworth · 29-06-2014 12:48PM

That juice my mam made was crunchy

Turns out 'making juice' was just blending celery and various bits of fruit and thruning it into a jug. Not good, not good.

StripedBoxers · 29-06-2014 01:12PM

Went to Bison for lunch yesterday, place is awesome, food is awesome.

We each got a combo plate (we weren't in a sharing mood)...:o

We had sausage, chicken, pulled pork and ribs, onion rings, chips and coleslaw. Everything was devoured. It was so so delicious. We're already planning our next trip there.

They gave us this delicious chipotle mayo which was delicious. We'd never had anything with chipotle before and for some reason I thought it would be super spicy but this wasn't, this was delicious. I must have a look for a recipe and try make something similar.

Toto Wolfcastle · 29-06-2014 01:28PM

Bison is my favourite place to eat. The staff are fantastic and besides the meat they have amazing brownies.

leahyl · 29-06-2014 02:09PM

Has anybody here eaten in Odessa? Will be going to Dublin for Garth Brooks next month and should be there for around midday and was told that this place is good for brunch - thanks :-)

Moody_mona · 29-06-2014 02:23PM

I've never had brunch in Odessa, but I went for dinner a few weeks ago not expecting much and had a really nice pasta dish, lots of fresh veg, so I'd certainly recommend the food... Tables were on top of one another though!

Moody_mona · 29-06-2014 02:23PM

I've never had brunch in Odessa, but I went for dinner a few weeks ago not expecting much and had a really nice pasta dish, lots of fresh veg, so I'd certainly recommend the food... Tables were on top of one another though!

leahyl · 29-06-2014 03:00PM

Thanks! Any recommendations for a place with a really good brunch apart from there so?

fiddlechic · 29-06-2014 03:16PM

Odessa is great.
But also consider San Lorenzos.
Northside: Wuff or Oscars (bit more ordinary but very good).

Gloomtastic! · 29-06-2014 04:10PM

leahyl wrote: »

Thanks! Any recommendations for a place with a really good brunch apart from there so?

Went to Beshoffs in Howth for brunch this morning - worst service ever! My favourite bit though ......

Me: 'Can I have some butter for my toast please?'
Waitress: 'Oh. I don't have butter with toast!'

StripedBoxers · 29-06-2014 05:27PM

Bobblehead Panda wrote: »

Bison is my favourite place to eat. The staff are fantastic and besides the meat they have amazing brownies.

We unfortunately had no room for desert, but I will make sure to leave room next time.

We did to go Cocoa Atelier on Drury Street for Macaroons though, delicious they were. Expensive, but nice for an odd treat.

Merkin · 29-06-2014 08:00PM

leahyl wrote: »

Thanks! Any recommendations for a place with a really good brunch apart from there so?

I personally am not dying about Odessa but I may give it another go seeing as it's a couple of years since I've been.

Here are some links for some ideas. What are you hoping to eat? There's everything from Mexican to a fry up in the places listed:

http://lovindublin.com/dublin/7-epic-spots-sunday-brunch-dublin/

http://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/the-7-best-brunches-29899871.html

leahyl · 29-06-2014 08:23PM

fiddlechic wrote: »

Odessa is great.
But also consider San Lorenzos.
Northside: Wuff or Oscars (bit more ordinary but very good).

Looked up San Lorenzos menu - sounds good! Might try either there or Odessa!

Thanks for the suggestions everyone :-)

Toto Wolfcastle · 29-06-2014 08:34PM

I've been obsessing over San Lorenzos all day. It's definitely on my list of places to try soon. If you look them up on Twitter or Facebook they have some photos of the food. It looks amazing.

iwantmydinner · 30-06-2014 08:20AM

Go to San Lorenzo's.

Get the French toast with bacon.

Win life.

MissFlitworth · 30-06-2014 08:37AM

Whitefriar Grill (but reserve in advance, they're jammers for brunch) or in the No Name Bar, upstairs from L'Gueleton (where, you can also have the same brunch but it's a bit dark in there for my brunch tastes, upstairs is bright and sunny and smells like the mint & lime they're cutting for mojitos). Brioche French toast with caramelised banana and bacon or, if they have it, the braised beef sandwich. And fries with hollandaise

leahyl · 30-06-2014 09:47AM

OMG whitefriar grill sounds lovely also Miss Flitworth! Eeeek, decisions decisions!

Tarzana · 30-06-2014 10:06AM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Me: 'Can I have some butter for my toast please?'
Waitress: 'Oh. I don't have butter with toast!'

Reminds me of when I was in a pub in the UK a few years ago and my friend and I ordered tea after our meal. The lad behind the bar looked both terrified and bemused by our request but we didn't think much of it. So, he served us our tea and we sat down, did our milk and sugar routine and then realised something was... off about the tea. Turns out he'd given us some kind of herbal tea. He had obviously never made tea before! We just thought it was hilarious, to be honest.

And they of course gave us the normal breakfast tea or whatever then.

fiddlechic · 30-06-2014 01:03PM

Forgot about WhiteFriar Grill. Also very lovely.

MissFlitworth · 30-06-2014 02:15PM

This is shamelessly stolen from Lazygal who posted it in Ranting & Raving - look at this beautiful, simple cake!!

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I haven't been so amused in a long time

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