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The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

Faith

There's been a crazy number of threads recently looking for restaurant recommendations, so I'd like to start a specific thread for it. Please post below about your favourite restaurants - why you like them, what price range they are, what type of food they serve, if they have an early bird, opening hours if you know them, where they're located. If you could include a link to the website, that would be great. The more details, the better. This is not a thread to post negative reviews - there's a thread in the main Food & Drink forum for that if you like. Basically, I want this thread to be full of recommendations, not positive and negative reviews. That being said, you can disagree with a recommendation briefly if you really feel the need to, but you must have a really valid reason such as an awful experience, rather than "I don't really like the food" or "It's too expensive".

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JohnK

In a similar vein I've heard some good things about The Workshop Tea Room up by the Airport - my sister was in there recently and thought it was quite nice. More cafe than restaurant though.

http://theworkshopcork.com/
https://www.facebook.com/theworkshopcork
https://twitter.com/theworkshopcork

rob316

Tried Chilli Padi last night on the recommendations here. Streets ahead of Ramen, if there free ice cream was nice, Ramen's is disgusting.

Had the Beef Rendang, lovely tender massive chunks of beef and there was serious heat in the dish unlike Ramen.

Very pleased up there with Aroi.

the beer revolu

Chilli Padi's Rendang is seriously good, alright!

snoopy12

leahyl wrote: »

Their facebook page has some seriously amazing photos of cakes :eek: Can't wait to try there some time soon!

Their fudge is amazing!

Nonoperational

The Chilli Padi Rendang has decent beef chunks, but I found it very dry.

the beer revolu

Nonoperational wrote: »

The Chilli Padi Rendang has decent beef chunks, but I found it very dry.

Rendang is a dry curry. That's how it's supposed to be.

.red.

the beer revolu wrote: »

Rendang is a dry curry. That's how it's supposed to be.

I got take away rendang in ramen once and it was savage. The lads in work had a taste and everyone liked it. No heat tho and it was very watery......lol

rob316

.red. wrote: »

I got take away rendang in ramen once and it was savage. The lads in work had a taste and everyone liked it. No heat tho and it was very watery......lol

Ya entirely different dish in ramen. Ramen one was nice too but just very mild and as usual feck all meat

sporina

the beer revolu wrote: »

Chilli Padi's Rendang is seriously good, alright!

is there seating in the city centre branch?

rob316

sporina wrote: »

is there seating in the city centre branch?

Plenty

Faith

Bit of a specific query here. Looking for a place for a large group - 20-ish people - to gather informally on a Friday evening and have some reasonably priced food and a couple of drinks, but not an all-night affair. We'd love tapas, or we'd go for something like a pig on a spit if we could find somewhere to host it. Failing the above, somewhere that would seat a group that big but doesn't cost that much per person. Any ideas?

Electric would have been perfect, but they seem to have changed their bar menu since last summer and don't have the tapas-style dishes they used to.

eternal

La Dolce Vita has a private function room upstairs with a full bar. It has changed hands several times and I haven't eaten there in ages but it is geared towards parties and large groups. It used to be Proby's before. It's an Italian/Pizza place now but upper class style of this. ladolcevitacork.ie/

Nonoperational

the beer revolu wrote: »

Rendang is a dry curry. That's how it's supposed to be.

Not this dry.

the beer revolu

Dried rendangEdit

According to Minangkabau tradition, their true rendang is the dry one. Rendang is diligently stirred, attended and cooked for hours until the coconut milk evaporated and the meat absorbed the spices. It is still served for special ceremonial occasions or to honour guests. If cooked properly, dried rendang can last for three to four weeks stored in room temperature and still good to consume.[4] It can even last months stored in a refrigerator, and up to six months if frozen.[17]

quote="Nonoperational;95442255"]Not this dry.[/quote]

Rendang can be served with different degrees of wetness. People in this part of the world tend to like it wetter rather than drier but the traditional Beef Rendang is a dry curry - very dry. I've had beef rendang in Indonesia and I've had it in Chilli Padi. They serve an authentic, traditional Rendang. It might not be to your taste but it is the real deal.
Maybe they should offer a wetter version to cater for different tastes.
Personally, I love the dry one but it wouldn't be a big deal to do a wetter version (as long as I can still have my dry one!)

Hungry now!

J Mysterio

rob316 wrote: »

Tried Chilli Padi last night on the recommendations here. Streets ahead of Ramen, if there free ice cream was nice, Ramen's is disgusting.

Had the Beef Rendang, lovely tender massive chunks of beef and there was serious heat in the dish unlike Ramen.

Very pleased up there with Aroi.

Agree on the Rendang - its the best i've had.
Their Korean chicken wings are good too!

gimmick

rob316 wrote: »

Tried Chilli Padi last night on the recommendations here. Streets ahead of Ramen, if there free ice cream was nice, Ramen's is disgusting.

Had the Beef Rendang, lovely tender massive chunks of beef and there was serious heat in the dish unlike Ramen.

Very pleased up there with Aroi.

Must avoid so :P

limnam

J Mysterio wrote: »

Agree on the Rendang - its the best i've had.
Their Korean chicken wings are good too!

Agreed the Rendang is also the best I've ever had.
I don't often say to die for but when I do, it's about chili pad's duck rolls! nyam

roundymac

Was in the Workshop tea room by the Airport yesterday, limited enough menu just sandwich's and a "tapas" plate which consisted of a teaspoon of each, goats cheese, onion relish, sundried tomato's with a choice of meats, ham chicken or spiced beef. Some salad leaves an a couple of slice's of bread rounded it off, €8, not bad but not filling if you were hungry. There was a selection of cakes there as well but I did not try them. Nice atmosphere, being served with china ware was nice, but in this day and age I think I'm gone past little things like that.

snoopy12

For something tasty near the airport dwyers garden cafe in dwyers electrical is super. Fab decor and food (sandwiches, soup, cakes,hot lunch specials). I think it's one of the more decent places for lunch on the south side with parking.

roundymac

Jam down by Hanleys garden centre at the Kinsale Rd roundabout, or the Pavillion garden centre up by the back of Ballygarvan, all excellent places to try.

sporina

roundymac wrote: »

Jam down by Hanleys garden centre at the Kinsale Rd roundabout, or the Pavillion garden centre up by the back of Ballygarvan, all excellent places to try.

wow is that the same jam as in kenmare? if so, i never knew it was there

the beer revolu

sporina wrote: »

wow is that the same jam as in kenmare? if so, i never knew it was there

It's a chain. There was very short lived one Cork too.

pwurple

Faith wrote: »

Bit of a specific query here. Looking for a place for a large group - 20-ish people - to gather informally on a Friday evening and have some reasonably priced food and a couple of drinks, but not an all-night affair. We'd love tapas, or we'd go for something like a pig on a spit if we could find somewhere to host it. Failing the above, somewhere that would seat a group that big but doesn't cost that much per person. Any ideas?

Electric would have been perfect, but they seem to have changed their bar menu since last summer and don't have the tapas-style dishes they used to.

Bar that does food so?

Tom Barry's. Sextant. Sober lane. What's that one on grand parade next to the library... Used to be goat broke loose? They have a very large booth you can book. Rising son is a place I've heard booked at work a few times but never tried the food there myself.

sporina

Faith wrote: »

Bit of a specific query here. Looking for a place for a large group - 20-ish people - to gather informally on a Friday evening and have some reasonably priced food and a couple of drinks, but not an all-night affair. We'd love tapas, or we'd go for something like a pig on a spit if we could find somewhere to host it. Failing the above, somewhere that would seat a group that big but doesn't cost that much per person. Any ideas?

Electric would have been perfect, but they seem to have changed their bar menu since last summer and don't have the tapas-style dishes they used to.

maybe you should consider a BBQ type of affair.. there are lots of options around town = Bodega, The Clarion, Soho, etc

.red.

We went for dinner last year and popped into the sextant for a pint afterwards. They were doing a pig on a spit out the back and it looked and smelled savage. When they finished up the beer garden started to clear and we got seats under a heater. Next thing i knew my sis in law left out a scream. There was 6/7 a few rats a few feet away from us running round eating the scraps on the floor. In their defence its next to a river and theres probably not enough poison in all of cork to stop them but i still wouldnt eat in there after seeing it.

pwurple

.red. wrote: »

We went for dinner last year and popped into the sextant for a pint afterwards. They were doing a pig on a spit out the back and it looked and smelled savage. When they finished up the beer garden started to clear and we got seats under a heater. Next thing i knew my sis in law left out a scream. There was 6/7 a few rats a few feet away from us running round eating the scraps on the floor. In their defence its next to a river and theres probably not enough poison in all of cork to stop them but i still wouldnt eat in there after seeing it.

Oh sweet jesus. That's put me off alright!

bee06

Went to Greenes for dinner last night and it was delicious as usual. I'm a bit obsessed with their pork belly and black pudding starter!

Missyelliot2

.red. wrote: »

We went for dinner last year and popped into the sextant for a pint afterwards. They were doing a pig on a spit out the back and it looked and smelled savage. When they finished up the beer garden started to clear and we got seats under a heater. Next thing i knew my sis in law left out a scream. There was 6/7 a few rats a few feet away from us running round eating the scraps on the floor. In their defence its next to a river and theres probably not enough poison in all of cork to stop them but i still wouldnt eat in there after seeing it.

I completely understand where your sis in law is coming from-I actually would be unable to stay for a drink! That is disgusting- maybe the owners aren't aware? I really hope they can sort this out - employ a few cats?

pwurple

Missyelliot2 wrote: »

I completely understand where your sis in law is coming from-I actually would be unable to stay for a drink! That is disgusting- maybe the owners aren't aware? I really hope they can sort this out - employ a few cats?

Most cats won't go near a rat. They need to clean up scraps faster so there is no attraction.

.red.

Missyelliot2 wrote: »

I completely understand where your sis in law is coming from-I actually would be unable to stay for a drink! That is disgusting- maybe the owners aren't aware? I really hope they can sort this out - employ a few cats?

The rats didnt appear till they stopped serving the food and the beer garden started to clear. No sign of them when the lads were cooking and the beer garden was full. Where the pub is located makes it difficult to keep them out. My concern would he them climbing up on the seats and tables and pi$$ing on them where it will come in contact with hands.
Its a lovely pub tho, one of the best in town. I just dont go out to the beer garden any more!