The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

northgirl · 26-01-2015 10:10AM

Was in East Village last week for food. Thought it was pretty awful and the service not great either, we ate in the bar though so not sure if that's par for the course there.

Also had dinner in Orso over the weekend which was fantastic as usual. Delicious food, great prices and super service - just love it there.:)

dibkins · 26-01-2015 10:15AM

Ate at Il Vino Saturday night. The tapas we shared for starter were grand. My main of hake with chorizo and lentils was mighty delicious though. Nomnomnom.

Milly33 · 26-01-2015 10:18AM

northgirl wrote: »

Was in East Village last week for food. Thought it was pretty awful and the service not great either, we ate in the bar though so not sure if that's par for the course there.

Oh the East Village is shocking. We have eaten in both the bar and restaurant and I wouldn't go back. Food is over seasoned and their is just too much of it also. I had to tell the waiter stop bringing food out as we had no room left on the table. We were wedged in, the restaurant upstairs is very loud, so you are better sitting downstairs and the service is rubbish they have it all wrong

.red. · 26-01-2015 10:21AM

Milly33 wrote: »

northgirl wrote: »

Was in East Village last week for food. Thought it was pretty awful and the service not great either, we ate in the bar though so not sure if that's par for the course there.

Oh the East Village is shocking. We have eaten in both the bar and restaurant and I wouldn't go back. Food is over seasoned and their is just too much of it also. I had to tell the waiter stop bringing food out as we had no room left on the table. We were wedged in, the restaurant upstairs is very loud, so you are better sitting downstairs and the service is rubbish they have it all wrong

Its the most over rated and over hyped restaurant in cork. The people who love it are the people who go there to be seen there. Its cool to go to the village ya know........!

Milly33 · 26-01-2015 10:30AM

I have to say I agree.. Have never come across such a poser pub/bar... It is a shame because Soho in town although still a little poser-ish downstairs the restaurant upstairs is lovely they have it down to a tee, doesn't matter what you are wearing or how you look, service is always the same and the food is spot on

northgirl · 26-01-2015 10:31AM

Milly33 wrote: »

I have to say I agree.. Have never come across such a poser pub/bar... It is a shame because Soho in town although still a little poser-ish downstairs the restaurant upstairs is lovely they have it down to a tee, doesn't matter what you are wearing or how you look, service is always the same and the food is spot on

To be honest I was pretty shocked by how rude some of the waiting staff were. Overall, they seemed extremely overworked and unhappy and it was very apparent.

Milly33 · 26-01-2015 10:36AM

They have been like that since day one in there.. I hate this even if they are unhappy in work why work there. I get fine jobs aren't great at the moment but that isn't the customers fault..

mirm · 26-01-2015 10:45AM

We went to Pho over the weekend, third time there. Very disappointed, food was very bland and the service was shockingly bad. I would find it hard to give it another go

nomeban · 26-01-2015 11:22AM

mirm wrote: »

We went to Pho over the weekend, third time there. Very disappointed, food was very bland and the service was shockingly bad. I would find it hard to give it another go

I also had a bad dinner in PHO. Went for the vegetarian option - it was disgusting. Dry french beans, some dry tofu, a few other things, maybe beansprouts. All tasteless except for the dollop of satay sauce on the plate. I couldn't finish it.

Their chicken curry is delish tho.

Vinta81 · 26-01-2015 12:51PM

Boardwalk Bar and Grill is closing down.

kingtut · 26-01-2015 01:27PM

Vinta81 wrote: »

Boardwalk Bar and Grill is closing down.

Link/Source? Don't see it mentioned anywhere...

rob316 · 26-01-2015 01:28PM

Vinta81 wrote: »

Boardwalk Bar and Grill is closing down.

Dead area, not surprised. Food was never great there either.

rob316 · 26-01-2015 01:28PM

kingtut wrote: »

Link/Source? Don't see it mentioned anywhere...

Its closed. Facebook, and website gone too.

kingtut · 26-01-2015 01:30PM

rob316 wrote: »

Its closed. Facebook, and website gone too.

:eek: very sudden! :eek:

Milly33 · 26-01-2015 01:30PM

Twas on 96fm this morning. Never had the pleasure of eating there myself but anything I heard was all bad

rob316 · 26-01-2015 01:35PM

kingtut wrote: »

:eek: very sudden! :eek:

Gately is a ruthless businessman I wouldn't be surprised if the staff knew nothing and he just closed there and then the last night. Site down, facebook gone wipe out all traces of it practically.

pwurple · 26-01-2015 01:36PM

Vinta81 wrote: »

Boardwalk Bar and Grill is closing down.

Sad to see something close, but I was not a fan. Hope something else goes in there.

Frog Song · 26-01-2015 01:41PM

Never really liked The Boardwalk. Shame for the staff though.

Ate in Uncle Pete's on Paul St twice in the past week and despite the place being very small we were impressed with the food, really tasty. And a good Vegetarian selection too. Also had dinner in Strasbourg Goose lastnight and it was lovely. The owner served us and she was very friendly and chatty.

nomeban · 26-01-2015 01:42PM

rob316 wrote: »

Dead area, not surprised. Food was never great there either.

I'm always surprised that this "dead area" is not more popular. It's really stylish and looks great with all the lighting. Went for a few pints in one of the pubs there one night, probably boardwalk.

kingtut · 26-01-2015 01:46PM

rob316 wrote: »

Gately is a ruthless businessman I wouldn't be surprised if the staff knew nothing and he just closed there and then the last night. Site down, facebook gone wipe out all traces of it practically.

I only ever ate there once and have to say the food was AMAZING! However going by recent comments/reviews it went down hill, in fact I had booked dinner there for valentines night.

Just rang them and they said they have been closed since Saturday, also said someone else is dealing with restaurant side but to be honest I doubt I'll get any e-mail from them to say "sorry but your booking has been cancelled as we are closed etc".

Were they not part of the hotel?

leahyl · 26-01-2015 01:52PM

Doesn't that Gately guy own the Montenotte Hotel also? My parents had dinner there with my aunt and uncle last week as they had come to Cork to visit and were staying there - the food was absolutely terrible. We had a drink with them then another night in the hotel bar and I don't know what it is about the place - just not a very welcoming vibe. Plus the loos were bloody freezing!!

If it keeps up like that I'd say the Boardwalk won't be the only business of his closing.

leahyl · 26-01-2015 04:06PM

Has anyone every reserved an area in Sober Lane for food and drinks after work? I emailed them and sent them a PM on FB but no response yet - emailed them early this morning and then sent them a PM before lunch - can't ring them at the moment but surely they should respond on Facebook?

kingtut · 26-01-2015 04:12PM

leahyl wrote: »

Has anyone every reserved an area in Sober Lane for food and drinks after work? I emailed them and sent them a PM on FB but no response yet - emailed them early this morning and then sent them a PM before lunch - can't ring them at the moment but surely they should respond on Facebook?

I have (back in October), I filled in the form online and they responded the next day

http://soberlane.com/email/

I doubt they would confirm a booking through facebook to be honest so e-mail is prob best.

leahyl · 26-01-2015 04:17PM

kingtut wrote: »

I have (back in October), I filled in the form online and they responded the next day

http://soberlane.com/email/

I doubt they would confirm a booking through facebook to be honest so e-mail is prob best.

Cool thanks, jaysus I didn't think it'd take that long to confirm a booking!

kingtut · 26-01-2015 04:19PM

leahyl wrote: »

Cool thanks, jaysus I didn't think it'd take that long to confirm a booking!

No prob, reason it takes so long is prob due to a combination of e-mails/facebook not being checked frequently, staff having to check booking requests with management etc ...

leahyl · 26-01-2015 04:26PM

kingtut wrote: »

No prob, reason it takes so long is prob due to a combination of e-mails/facebook not being checked frequently, staff having to check booking requests with management etc ...

I don't buy that - they're on FB every bloody minute posting things! Anyway, I'll be patient...

kingtut · 26-01-2015 04:28PM

leahyl wrote: »

I don't buy that - they're on FB every bloody minute posting things! Anyway, I'll be patient...

I don't know, perhaps they have a person dedicated to bookings who isn't in today, not sure .... as it happens I e-mailed this morning to enquire about a booking, I'll post here when/if they reply.

Ludo · 26-01-2015 04:35PM

Don't they have a phone?

leahyl · 26-01-2015 04:39PM

Ludo wrote: »

Don't they have a phone?

Yes, but can't ring at the mo, they quite openly advertise their email and Facebook on their website anyway so you shouldn't have to ring them.

Deer · 26-01-2015 08:34PM

Loire wrote: »

Went to On the Pigs Back in Douglas on Sat for lunch. Think it's a really nice place. Staff are lovely and their beef & mushroom pie is very good. Parking outside the door helps too for anyone who is not able to walk very far (older people, for example).

Loire.

I love this place. I really hope to get there for some coffee and cake on Thursday.

Last time I was in looking for pâté and Brie for new years eve and they had neither due to the whole Christmas mass greed situation. Anyway the nice French lady suggested an alternative to the Brie which was lovely and I picked up some terrine to do me instead of the late. I ordered a take away coffe and she wouldn't charge me for the coffee because they didn't have the two things I wanted. I thought that was really nice!

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