The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

TrustedApple · 13-02-2016 06:49PM

kcb wrote: »

Plenty of decent Indian restaurants in Cork... You chose the worst unfortunately!

Raj Gaylord
Haveli
Iyers
Indian Palace (on Marlboro st - I think that's the name)

Are these all in the City Centre as if there not its next to imposable to get to them as both of us don't drive ha ha.

Like where would be the best for a good proper curry based Madrass that has a bit of spice to it and good nam bread ?.

As i used to go to one when i lived in waterford called Little India it used to be 5 min walk from me it was fantastic. I got to know the owner very well and got huge currys when i went. The chef/owner on a quite day done the tables and the cooking shows he cares about his business a lot as my father in his place does the same does not stay inside all the time and mixes with everyone when he is done and dusted with the cooking

Milly33 · 14-02-2016 02:34PM

Went to White Rabbit last night and must say it was quite enjoyable well bar for the loud ladies and anoter table.. jes when did people get so loud..... We could hear them perfectly and they were far enought away that we should not have.

Anywho the food yep basic but quite tasty.. I will say i was a littl dissapointed that is isnt bbq as in cooked on a bbq but still tis very good for €10 a lot of meat.. Sides are huge so you really do get a lot of food for €10...

The staff are lovely in there a real credit to the place which is loverly to see. They were very busy but the manager was on the ball... The fastes delivey of a drinks order i have ever seen...

Would defo recommend for a casual place to eat...

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 14-02-2016 03:29PM

Went to The Meatball Place with the family today.

Very tasty food, simple menu but delicious.

I had the beef meatballs with mushroom diane sauce and the parmesan fries.

€10 for meatballs, side and a portion of profiteroles. Unreal value for money.

100% recommended.

Colser · 14-02-2016 03:34PM

Techmaster wrote: »

Went to The Meatball Place with the family today.

Very tasty food, simple menu but delicious.

I had the beef meatballs with mushroom diane sauce and the parmesan fries.

€10 for meatballs, side and a portion of profiteroles. Unreal value for money.

100% recommended.

Its so hard to find a "Family" place that isnt crap food for the kids,looking forward to trying it now and prices sound good too.

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 14-02-2016 05:05PM

Colser wrote: »

Its so hard to find a "Family" place that isnt crap food for the kids,looking forward to trying it now and prices sound good too.

Yep. Even for Valentine's Day, loads of families in there today when we were in. Very nice indeed.

pwurple · 14-02-2016 11:32PM

Colser wrote: »

Its so hard to find a "Family" place that isnt crap food for the kids,looking forward to trying it now and prices sound good too.

By "family" place, what do you mean? I'd consider every place during the day to be family-friendly. I've brought my children to loads of places around Cork over the past 5 years, and I have to say I have yet to find a place that's crap for kids. My children love colouring and games they have for them in Market Lane and Blackrock Castle, the lovely outdoor area with cushions in the River Lee hotel.

Every place we've gone, from Gino's for pizza and Icecream, or wagamama's for some noodles, to Hayfield Manor for a formal thing (the bunnies outside were very popular!), and everywhere in between... if it's decent enough for grown-ups, it's been similar for the children.

Unless you're talking McDonalds or pubs?

SteelyDanJalapeno · 15-02-2016 08:07AM

While we're on the topic, is there any restaurant that dont allow kids in?

flangemeistro · 15-02-2016 08:38AM

TiltedBrain wrote: »

While we're on the topic, is there any restaurant that dont allow kids in?

Not necessarily kids but as far as I can remember The Strasbourg Goose don't allow prams.

I know it's to do with the place being small but they don't even give you the option to fold it which looses them a huge demographic when you see the amount of prams being pushed around the city.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 15-02-2016 11:09AM

flangemeistro wrote: »

Not necessarily kids but as far as I can remember The Strasbourg Goose don't allow prams.

I know it's to do with the place being small but they don't even give you the option to fold it which looses them a huge demographic when you see the amount of prams being pushed around the city.

Ah that's great, didn't realize they did that.

Malari · 15-02-2016 11:21AM

flangemeistro wrote: »

Not necessarily kids but as far as I can remember The Strasbourg Goose don't allow prams.

I know it's to do with the place being small but they don't even give you the option to fold it which looses them a huge demographic when you see the amount of prams being pushed around the city.

There must be many restaurants that are very tight on space like that - Orso, Elbow Lane, etc.

TrustedApple · 15-02-2016 11:27AM

Being honest when i am going out to eat myself i would not go into places that where full of kids if i am going spending 50 euro on a meal as i dont wont screaming kids in my ear. Would others be like that when eating out ?.

I was having lunch one day with my father and they put us beside a screaming kid. we got up and moved to the other side of the Restaurant and the waitress came over to us and said i dont blame you when your having that in your ear ha ha.

Malari · 15-02-2016 11:34AM

TrustedApple wrote: »

Being honest when i am going out to eat myself i would not go into places that where full of kids if i am going spending 50 euro on a meal as i dont wont screaming kids in my ear. Would others be like that when eating out ?.

I was having lunch one day with my father and they put us beside a screaming kid. we got up and moved to the other side of the Restaurant and the waitress came over to us and said i dont blame you when your having that in your ear ha ha.

I don't think that's unusual. We'd often request a table away from kids.

pwurple · 15-02-2016 11:39AM

TrustedApple wrote: »

Being honest when i am going out to eat myself i would not go into places that where full of kids if i am going spending 50 euro on a meal as i dont wont screaming kids in my ear. Would others be like that when eating out ?.

I was having lunch one day with my father and they put us beside a screaming kid. we got up and moved to the other side of the Restaurant and the waitress came over to us and said i dont blame you when your having that in your ear ha ha.

Yes, that's a disaster. How do some parents do that themselves? I have mine well warned before we go in the door of a place to behave, or we leave. I've never understood the thing where people let them race all over the place instead of sitting down... there's hot stuff that could fall on them. Or let them be screaming and ignore them, in public. Hullo like, put up with it at home if you want, but you can't do that to everyone else around.

Anyway, another good one for (well behaved) children is Italee. Food is great, they do half portions of everything.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 15-02-2016 11:46AM

Theres an Italian on Oliver Plunkett Street where the kids roam free, its like day care.

Can't remember the name of the place, very poor over priced pizza thou.

TrustedApple · 15-02-2016 11:51AM

pwurple wrote: »

Yes, that's a disaster. How do some parents do that themselves? I have mine well warned before we go in the door of a place to behave, or we leave. I've never understood the thing where people let them race all over the place instead of sitting down... there's hot stuff that could fall on them. Or let them be screaming and ignore them, in public. Hullo like, put up with it at home if you want, but you can't do that to everyone else around.

Anyway, another good one for (well behaved) children is Italee. Food is great, they do half portions of everything.

I used to work in a Restaurant for years and the story's i could tell you about kids. There is some lovely kids who will sit down and eat there dinner no problem and they play there DS or tablet when there board some would even read a book.

Then you have ones who would block the loos, break stuff by trowing around glasses and knifes and forks, Mash food into the floor, trow there food on the floor if they dont wont it, running around the place, going be hide the counter and into the kation, walking out the front door. But if i say anything to the kids i am the bad one ......

Sometimes the only way to teach kids is with a good wooden spooning ha ha

and they will learn not to do it again

Malari · 15-02-2016 11:53AM

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Theres an Italian on Oliver Plunkett Street where the kids roam free, its like day care.

Can't remember the name of the place, very poor over priced pizza thou.

Sounds like Milano! Try Italee, as Pwurple suggests across the street! Much more authentic Italian food.

byronbay2 · 15-02-2016 12:55PM

kcb wrote: »

Plenty of decent Indian restaurants in Cork... You chose the worst unfortunately!

Raj Gaylord
Haveli
Iyers
Indian Palace (on Marlboro st - I think that's the name)

Don't forget Eastern Tandoori!!!!

D'Agger · 15-02-2016 02:03PM

Ate in Man Friday of Kinsale yesterday for the first time. Lunch menu only but it was fantastic, home made ice cream for a finish topped it off nicely

28srf0c · 15-02-2016 10:10PM

Some strange goings on over at Charcoal Grill (near Bierhaus) on Pope's Quay. As if having a kebab spot open up in the old Uncle Pete's place wasn't bad enough, half of the Charcoal Grill now seems to be an Indian - it's the Lal Quila crowd from Douglas. Over the door you have the Charcoal Grill sign, and beside that over the window you have Lal Quila Indian cuisine sign.

I went in to check out the menu. They still have all the BBQ ribs and German pork based stuff on the menu, but they don't actually serve this food anymore as it's a halal restaurant now.

Very confusing altogether.

pwurple · 15-02-2016 10:49PM

I don't know who is running Lal quila, but that kind of thing really put me off them. Massive indian menu, chinese, thai, plus pizza and pasta and some kind of chicken piri piri thing as well? It just reeks of a place that is buying all this prepacked wholesale stuff in, defrosting to order. They may not be doing that, but it's the impression I get. I wish they could relax on a small bit on the range, and do less stuff, better.

28srf0c · 15-02-2016 11:07PM

pwurple wrote: »

I don't know who is running Lal quila, but that kind of thing really put me off them. Massive indian menu, chinese, thai, plus pizza and pasta and some kind of chicken piri piri thing as well?

Have you ever seen their takeaway menu? It's like a book. Massive yoke. How can they have that many ingredients fresh?

They've a funny review on tripadvisor though!

"Guys, I have eaten here a few times and all I can say is avoid. To my absolute disgust I discovered after having a meal here late on Saturday night all the staff live and sleep in a room at other end of the restaurant, I apologised to the staff member for keeping him so late and asked him had he far to go and he explained. 6 people in one room and the bathroom they use is the restaurant one. I taught this type of thing never happened. What more can I say"

The Hill Billy · 16-02-2016 10:11AM

Am heading to Cork for the weekend & was wondering how easy/difficult it would be to get a table for 2 at Elbow Lane around 7pm on a Friday evening. (I believe they don't take reservations.) Any ideas?

Also, any suggestions for quality cocktails in the city center? Not looking for 2 Long Island Iced Teas for a tenner.

More looking for a decent Whiskey Sour or a Manhattan.

Malari · 16-02-2016 10:21AM

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Am heading to Cork for the weekend & was wondering how easy/difficult it would be to get a table for 2 at Elbow Lane around 7pm on a Friday evening. (I believe they don't take reservations.) Any ideas?

Your best bet might be to pop in half an hour or so before and give your name to the manager there. They'll ring you when a table is available and you could go for a drink nearby.

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Also, any suggestions for quality cocktails in the city center? Not looking for 2 Long Island Iced Teas for a tenner. More looking for a decent Whiskey Sour or a Manhattan.

BDSM on North Main St do great cocktails, but unfortunately it's at the other end of the city to Elbow Lane! Cornstore is a restaurant on Cornmarket St (again not on the Elbow Lane side of town, I'm afraid) which does a good cocktail but I wouldn't bother with the food there

16-02-2016 11:08AM

32 Marlboro Street for cocktails! Small bar fairly close to Elbow Lane, lovely cocktails..

Malari · 16-02-2016 11:13AM

Lia_lia wrote: »

32 Marlboro Street for cocktails! Small bar fairly close to Elbow Lane, lovely cocktails..

Cool, I've never been in that place.

Anyone know has something new gone into the spot on Bridge St where 6ix used to be? Boqueria before that? I used to like the odd cocktail there.

16-02-2016 11:25AM

Malari wrote: »

Cool, I've never been in that place.

Anyone know has something new gone into the spot on Bridge St where 6ix used to be? Boqueria before that? I used to like the odd cocktail there.

Yes it's called Boq I think. Haven't been there yet though!

SteelyDanJalapeno · 16-02-2016 11:29AM

BarBoq yeah, didnt think much of it over Christmas. Had no cold draught pints.

nerwen · 16-02-2016 11:30AM

kcb wrote: »

Plenty of decent Indian restaurants in Cork... You chose the worst unfortunately!

Raj Gaylord
Haveli
Iyers
Indian Palace (on Marlboro st - I think that's the name)

Indian Palace closed last year I believe, used to be on Prince's street. There's a "tapas" place called Tedo where they used to be now.

As for getting a proper curry in Cork City, you're out of luck. Iyers, as awesome as it is, just doesn't do it for me as I want a decent lamb rogan josh. Eastern Tandoori and Bombay Palace are both terrible if you're unlucky and mediocre if you're lucky on the day, everywhere else is too far out for people that don't drive. I guess there might be take out somewhere...?

confusticated · 16-02-2016 11:36AM

Malari wrote: »

Your best bet might be to pop in half an hour or so before and give your name to the manager there. They'll ring you when a table is available and you could go for a drink nearby.

I'd go more than a half hour before, we've managed to go there once and it was over an hour's wait on a Saturday at the start of January. Worth it though! Also bear in mind some of the "tables" are seats at the bar, which is where we were. Could be a longer wait for an actual table.

mccard · 16-02-2016 12:28PM

Malari wrote: »

Sounds like Milano! Try Italee, as Pwurple suggests across the street! Much more authentic Italian food.

Milano's is much improved over the past year. Don't knock it!

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