Carvery Food

Bobby Baccala · 27-07-2015 03:19AM

McGrath5 wrote: »

True, I've only been once and it was a mighty feed.

The Yacht in Clontarf serves up a decent carvery to.

The yacht do a lovely carvery but the last time I went with the oul lad he found a lump of plastic from the lighting fixtures above the food, in his stuffing!

Bobby Baccala · 27-07-2015 03:23AM

Stheno wrote: »

Personally think the coachmans is foul, kettles between swords and ashbourne is pretty good but heaving with children on a Sunday

The Coachmans is a dive, horrible as far as carvery goes.

The marine hotel in Sutton is another spot that does a nice one

smurgen · 27-07-2015 03:34AM

Every now and again ya need high octane ****e . that's where carvery steps in ðŸ˜Ž

Polly Sonic · 27-07-2015 06:33AM

Stheno wrote: »

Personally think the coachmans is foul, kettles between swords and ashbourne is pretty good but heaving with children on a Sunday

I must have got it on a good day, it was delicious.

Special Circumstances · 27-07-2015 08:27AM

Carvery is like an irish summer. Mostly bland and disappointing, sometimes a few redeeming highlights, and very occasionally it's actually decent all round. But your mind only remembers the best and worst and all the mediocrity fades into the background.

Huntergonzo · 27-07-2015 08:36AM

The County Club near Dunshaughlin do a lovely carvery, also the Ashbourne House (in Ashbourne funnily enough) does a nice carvery as well, not as nice as the County Club now but good variety and big portions.

OldMrBrennan83 · 27-07-2015 08:42AM

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Barely There · 27-07-2015 09:09AM

The odd time it can be done nice, but it's the exception rather than the rule.

Most places would be better off serving it in a trough that hungry bog-monsters can stick their snouts into.

kfallon · 27-07-2015 10:08AM

Barely There wrote: »

The odd time it can be done nice, but it's the exception rather than the rule.

Most places would be better off serving it in a trough that hungry bog-monsters can stick their snouts into.

A plate is far more practical really, isn't it??

Yeah, how dare people eat meat, gravy and some vegetables, what losers.....

Huntergonzo · 27-07-2015 10:23AM

kfallon wrote: »

A plate is far more practical really, isn't it??

Yeah, how dare people eat meat, gravy and some vegetables, what losers.....

I don't know, a trough sounds good to, I'm usually up for anything that annoys stuck up gits, plus nobody would mind you liking the trough, sounds like a great idea actually :-)

Boom_Bap · 27-07-2015 10:24AM

Stheno wrote: »

Personally think the coachmans is foul, kettles between swords and ashbourne is pretty good but heaving with children on a Sunday

Was in Kettles yesterday in the 'Family Area'. It's alright, but there is a big difference between the Family Area and the regular carvery. The food in the regular carvery is great, but the Family Area food feels a bit unloved.

But it's worth it for the bouncy castle.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 27-07-2015 10:28AM

Last year I worked in a part of a hotel, and at lunch we always got fed at carvery for free. But hardly anyone ever ate from it because the kitchen was vile. Wheelie bins with the lids left open, knives and forks not washed correctly and just wiped clean with those linen napkins, pastry chef that used to go out the back to smoke in his white coat, people licking their fingers and then touching food they prepared.

To be fair I only ever saw what happened at the pastry part of the kitchen, and the washing up section. It might have been much cleaner down where the main courses were cooked but still, put me off eating from hotels.

Aongus Von Bismarck · 27-07-2015 10:45AM

I worked part time in a pub when I was in university in Dublin. This was a pub that was, and remains, 'famous' for its carvery. 15 years ago now.

All the roasts were delivered prepared, basted and ready to place in ovens. The chef would order them off a laminated sheet, and they were delivered by a little fat man who worked for a company that supplied pretty much all the pubs in Dublin CC.

Vegetables came in vacuum packed bags and were heated back up in huge pots of water. Roast potatoes came par-cooked, ready for finishing off in the oven.

It's fast food. It appeals to those who think quantity represents good value. Pub owners love it as the margins are huge, and it doesn't involve any real cooking. It's a reheat and serve model.

Red21 · 27-07-2015 11:51AM

It is what it is, I love to get a big load of those little butter packs and mash um in with the spuds and gravy to give it that extra oomph.

Some people on here are so desperate to separate themselves from the herd they'll say just about anything, Its like they think, if its a common thing to do, it's not for them and by looking down on those you do it will magically make um a little bit special.
Maybe it's time you faced the reality that trying to create some distance between yourself and potato/meat eaters isn't all that special.

RomanKnows · 27-07-2015 12:23PM

Red21 wrote: »

It is what it is, I love to get a big load of those little butter packs and mash um in with the spuds and gravy to give it that extra oomph.

Some people on here are so desperate to separate themselves from the herd they'll say just about anything, Its like they think, if its a common thing to do, it's not for them and by looking down on those you do it will magically make um a little bit special.
Maybe it's time you faced the reality that trying to create some distance between yourself and potato/meat eaters isn't all that special.

No, it's probably that they see carvery food as pure muck. Ireland has great places to eat. It has great food to prepare and cook yourself.

Queuing up with a tray so you can get a heap of reheated food slapped up on a plate and drowned in gravy just doesn't appeal to them. It's nothing to do with being different or hipster or alternative.

It's the 'Ordinary Man' shtick around here that is tiresome. Putting up with mediocrity for the sake of it. Usually the same ones giving out about the price of drink in pubs, but happy to hand over a €10 for a plate of slop that cost about €3 to produce.

:rolleyes:

Red21 · 27-07-2015 12:25PM

awec wrote: »

Saying if you don't like carvery you're a snob or trying to be different is like saying someone is a food snob if they don't like fast food.

It's an argument that makes no sense at all.

It's not about being special or different, but carvery food is uncouth and it's not snobbish to prefer a little refinement when paying for a meal. It's canteen food.

I said it is what it is, as in this is what you get for €10/12. It fits a certain situation for different people. For many old folk it's their everyday dinner - or do they not count - not trendy enough!!!.
I didn't say anything about " liking it" or "not liking" it I'm questioning why some will find some angle so as they can look down at it.

OldMrBrennan83 · 27-07-2015 12:26PM

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Barely There · 27-07-2015 12:33PM

Red21 wrote: »

Some people on here are so desperate to separate themselves from the herd they'll say just about anything, Its like they think, if its a common thing to do, it's not for them and by looking down on those you do it will magically make um a little bit special.

Or perhaps they just have better taste than the faux 'man of the people, meat and 2 veg' brigade.

Standing in a line with a tray waiting for piles of saturated slop to be ladled onto your plate is probably not very dissimilar to what happens in a prison canteen.

If you want a decent roast, cook it yourself, or failing this, head somewhere with a bit of class and a good reputation.
The sticky-floored, Guinness-fart scented local drinking hole doesn't count.

MrWalsh · 27-07-2015 12:39PM

I do love a good carvery myself but only in a nice pub.

The nicest carvery I ever tasted (and best value for money) was in the Silken Thomas in Kildare - Id been visiting the Japanese Gardens and National Stud and was hungry enough to be at fainting point so that may have helped but by god, I still dream about that meal. It was perfection on a plate, the pork roast was falling apart and full of juice, the vegetables had just the right amount of crunch, the mashed potatoes were creamy and the roasties crunchy and delicious, the gravy was not from a packet but thin and full of flavour. I even had a dessert and that was melt in your mouth good as well (tiramisu).

Im fecking starving with the memory of it. Its quite possibly the best memory I have of food Ive paid for - although the state of hunger that day probably contributed to the experience.

The Eden in Rathfarnham does a good carvery as well.

Pyr0 · 27-07-2015 12:41PM

I'd love a carvery now, washed down with a pint of Guinness.

O'Neils just off Dame Street does a great carvery and pint

MrWalsh · 27-07-2015 12:42PM

Pyr0 wrote: »

O'Neils just off Dame Street does a great carvery and pint

Yes, theyre carvery is good although last time I ate there a seagull sh1t on me after I left.

Red21 · 27-07-2015 12:56PM

Barely There wrote: »

Or perhaps they just have better taste than the faux 'man of the people, meat and 2 veg' brigade.

Standing in a line with a tray waiting for piles of saturated slop to be ladled onto your plate is probably not very dissimilar to what happens in a prison canteen.

If you want a decent roast, cook it yourself, or failing this, head somewhere with a bit of class and a good reputation.
The sticky-floored, Guinness-fart scented local drinking hole doesn't count.

Yeah yeah whatever, when your grandfather landed home from the creamery in his donkey and cart, he would've been gald to get a fine big roast of the day meal, before heading out picking stones.
It's fine for you to say people should be happy with a bit salad when all you have to do is sit on your hole all day.

Huntergonzo · 27-07-2015 12:57PM

Barely There wrote: »

Or perhaps they just have better taste than the faux 'man of the people, meat and 2 veg' brigade.

Standing in a line with a tray waiting for piles of saturated slop to be ladled onto your plate is probably not very dissimilar to what happens in a prison canteen.

If you want a decent roast, cook it yourself, or failing this, head somewhere with a bit of class and a good reputation.
The sticky-floored, Guinness-fart scented local drinking hole doesn't count.

Man of the people brigade, what sort of sh1te are you talking about, you're over thinking this. Some people just like carvery food, they also like home cooked food, restaurant food etc etc why restrict yourself for no good reason?

Haha, place with a bit of class, so you prefer expensive reheated food then.

Polly Sonic · 27-07-2015 01:05PM

Barely There wrote: »

Or perhaps they just have better taste than the faux 'man of the people, meat and 2 veg' brigade.

Standing in a line with a tray waiting for piles of saturated slop to be ladled onto your plate is probably not very dissimilar to what happens in a prison canteen.

If you want a decent roast, cook it yourself, or failing this, head somewhere with a bit of class and a good reputation.
The sticky-floored, Guinness-fart scented local drinking hole doesn't count.

You should go down to your local Italian chipper and spread the word there too. "Stop eating that burger, there's a Michelin star restaurant just 20 minutes down the road"

super_furry · 27-07-2015 01:07PM

Who knew people could get so upset over such ****e food?

Red21 · 27-07-2015 01:12PM

super_furry wrote: »

Who knew people could get so upset over such ****e food?

But its not about the food it about some people not accepting that "mommy and daddy" were wrong and they're just same as everyone else.

Means Of Escape · 27-07-2015 01:13PM

Polly Sonic wrote: »

This thread was done before and it's gone the exact same way. A good busy carvery is fine, it's something for a Sunday afternoon on the beer or bringing the family out for the same price as a takeaway.
Just because somebody likes a carvery doesn't mean they don't go to proper restaurants and eat quality food.
It's like slating somebody for getting a fish and chip supper.

So carvery food is not quality food like the food served in proper restaurants.
As for mullet and chip supper.......

Huntergonzo · 27-07-2015 01:14PM

super_furry wrote: »

Who knew people could get so upset over such ****e food?

In fairness all food ends up as sh1te, so no harm to get a head start :-)

super_furry · 27-07-2015 01:17PM

Red21 wrote: »

But its not about the food it about some people not accepting that "mommy and daddy" were wrong and they're just same as everyone else.

That's a fair oul jump you're taking from "I don't like carvery food". What you choose to eat in a pub isn't a socio-economic or political statement.

Means Of Escape · 27-07-2015 01:19PM

NachoBusiness wrote: »

Never, ever eat anywhere that keeps their chainsaw under a lamp.

It's vital as the lamp keeps the chain sharp for cutting the leather beef.

Carvery Food

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