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The Restaurant Recommendation Thread

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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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kcb

dudara wrote: »

I'm glad to see that spec being used again. I remember a bar being there when I was in 2nd year in UCC (about 1997/8) and I think it was empty for a long while then?

Was it a bar called Isobar at one stage, possibly 97/98 ish...

It's opened and closed a couple of times since but yes was certainly empty for a long time.

dudara

TheChizler wrote: »

They're in some sort of partnership with The Mardyke/Porterhouse, I asked the waitress and there's no problem with walking into the Porterhouse, getting your interesting beer and bringing it back to the restaurant. It was nice finishing up the (very filling!) meal and strolling through to the bar and collapsing on the couches.

I'm glad to see that spec being used again. I remember a bar being there when I was in 2nd year in UCC (about 1997/8) and I think it was empty for a long while then?

emeo

.red. wrote: »

Outside the city again but we ate in the lee valley golf club again last night. They had a 2 for 1 deal on main courses and some desserts.
I got a 3 way burger. Oh my god, what a feed. It was a nice crusty bap with 3 meats and a small bit of salad. It had a chicken breast and chorizo patty on top. It was nice but could have done with a little more chorizo, then a 6oz beef patty and on the bottom was a big "dollop" of pulled pork. It was also meant to have cheddar and blue cheese but im not a fan of cheese so i asked for none. It came with a pot of coleslaw and fries. It was €16.95 but considering it was 2/1 youd have had 2 for that price. My wife got a curry which wasn't great tbh. Thatvsurprised us as we've both had curries here a few times and they were always really good, it might just have been an off night for the curry.

They have the 2 for 1 again for a couple of nights next week if anyone is interested. They also had 4/5 desserts at 2 for 1 so you could have mains and dessert for 2 people for less than €20 depending on what you ordered. Its eating in the bar but the food is lovely and very good value. Its 10 mins from ballincollig and well worth the spin out for a feed.

We were there a few weeks ago and got the exact same order!!Oh loved the burger, I ordered what was to be the "Thai green curry" it was as if they had ordered a Chinese curry and added a ton of sugar to it, absolutely awful:mad:

emeo

The menu in the Lal Quila Douglas has been seriously downsized, I was there at the weekend, very little on offer, not even onion bajis on the starter menu.
There is a separate menu for Rooster Pil Pil, but Ill stick to Ballincollig for that.

emeo

I really like Brick Lane for brunch, some lovely breakfast cocktails on offer too, OH swears by the breakfast pizza though they cut it up a bit funny

Malari

dudara wrote: »

Any good wine will cost €7 upwards for a glass. House wine should be circa €5.00-5.50 and anything better goes upwards from there.

I'd agree with this, but I'd say the point the OP was making is that €7 was the starting price for a glass of wine (how big? Not every menu will tell you the size of the measure) and it's nice to have the option of a standard glass for a fiver, because for every person who orders a specific type of wine, there are probably 10 who will order house red or white.

the beer revolu

Unfortunately, here there is no standard for a "glass" measure and everyone hashas their own idea of what constitutes a "glass".

So, saying that €X for a "glass" of wine is cheap /expensive makes no sense when one has no idea of the size of the glass or what the wine is.

€7 could be expensive for a large glass of plonk but be great value for a small glass of fine wine!

TheChizler

dudara wrote: »

I've been following them on Twitter and Instagram and the food looks really really good. One to put on the list for the next time I'm home.

They're in some sort of partnership with The Mardyke/Porterhouse, I asked the waitress and there's no problem with walking into the Porterhouse, getting your interesting beer and bringing it back to the restaurant. It was nice finishing up the (very filling!) meal and strolling through to the bar and collapsing on the couches.

dudara

Any good wine will cost €7 upwards for a glass. House wine should be circa €5.00-5.50 and anything better goes upwards from there.

Milly33

Would tend to disagree €7 is nuts for a glass of wine, well for a small glass. If it is nicely filled then ok but for a standard glass tis a bit much house wine or not... Think the Clarion charge the same for the wine and tis a tiny glass, salt are the same...

sporina

kcb wrote: »

Not strictly a restaurant, but had a decent evening in 32 Marlboro Bistro (not sure of correct name!)

It's a nice place firstly, especially the snug at the front.

Decent menu, some unusual burgers and variations of your normal bar menu.

Burgers were good, chips and sweet potatoes and the nachos also slightly better than your norm.

Only small quibble was the price of a glass of wine, €7. Maybe that's normal?

completely depends on the type of wine? you could usually pay about 5e for a glass of house which is usually pee.. you would pay more for a decent glass of wine from a bottle - not house.. depending on where its from the year the domain etc.. you could pay anything from 6-9e

dudara

TheChizler wrote: »

Just went to Holy Smoke. It was amazing. Got the BBQ Blow Out for two people. Was basically a platter with everything on it. We were only charged for one person even though the waitress insisted that was the correct price, so in that case it was incredible value. Incredible pulled pork, bone marrow grave with mash, and creamed spinach. Highly recommended.

I've been following them on Twitter and Instagram and the food looks really really good. One to put on the list for the next time I'm home.

kcb

Not strictly a restaurant, but had a decent evening in 32 Marlboro Bistro (not sure of correct name!)

It's a nice place firstly, especially the snug at the front.

Decent menu, some unusual burgers and variations of your normal bar menu.

Burgers were good, chips and sweet potatoes and the nachos also slightly better than your norm.

Only small quibble was the price of a glass of wine, €7. Maybe that's normal?

rob316

TheChizler wrote: »

Just went to Holy Smoke. It was amazing. Got the BBQ Blow Out for two people. Was basically a platter with everything on it. We were only charged for one person even though the waitress insisted that was the correct price, so in that case it was incredible value. Incredible pulled pork, bone marrow grave with mash, and creamed spinach. Highly recommended.

Delighted to hear that, I was waiting for someone else to review before I went.

TheChizler

Just went to Holy Smoke. It was amazing. Got the BBQ Blow Out for two people. Was basically a platter with everything on it. We were only charged for one person even though the waitress insisted that was the correct price, so in that case it was incredible value. Incredible pulled pork, bone marrow grave with mash, and creamed spinach. Highly recommended.

leahyl

TrustedApple wrote: »

So your telling me then if someone says bad things about my familys restaurants and take aways we have to take it on here ?.

While i say something about a place i am not aloud to its the place is considered a great place in cork. People don't like as in peoples eyes its always great.

People are entitled to have an opinion on whether they like a restaurant or not but when it comes to accusing a restaurant of food poisoning without any actual proof that it was picked up there, then that's not acceptable I'm afraid. Now, move on please.

sporina

.red. wrote: »

A dose of the trots an hour after a bit of milk in a hot choc/coffee is a bit much too. Surely it would take longer than that to get thru the system?
Posts on this topic should be deleted if you ask me. Its not fair to the business. A google search of the shop could bring up this post and times are tough enough for places in this city centre.

I obviously missed the post but if it was about spoiled milk in a hot beverage, I imagine that it would have curdled and so it would have been obviously spoiled; the person making it/drinking it would have spotted this/tasted it?

.red.

Ruu wrote: »

Something doesn't add up here, it is unfair to shame the business with alleged spoiled milk when it could have been something else that caused the sickness.

Mod

A dose of the trots an hour after a bit of milk in a hot choc/coffee is a bit much too. Surely it would take longer than that to get thru the system?
Posts on this topic should be deleted if you ask me. Its not fair to the business. A google search of the shop could bring up this post and times are tough enough for places in this city centre.

leahyl

Please keep on topic. You cannot come onto the thread and start making accusations against a restaurant like this Trusted Apple - im deleting them now. Let's move on please

Ruu

Something doesn't add up here, it is unfair to shame the business with alleged spoiled milk when it could have been something else that caused the sickness.

Mod

Milly33

Called into Marcellos last night in Douglas second time round now and well tis grand. I was a little dissappointed with the main dish. It was suppose to be fillet of beed but it was way to fatty for fillet i could not chew it, soggy overcooked veg..should have said something but I didnt... Id say tis fine for pizza or somehing very basic but thats it i wouldnt be adverturous there..

Shame again with kinda following up after the meal there were two lads there who were good but the ladies working there were pretty, well they werent there for much anyone... We were trying to get their attention for ages to pay and in the end i had to go up, then once we did pay they were all over us...

Tis ok for a pizza and startes

sozbox

SomeFool wrote: »

Ate in Feed your Senses on Washington St last weekend. Tiny tapas place but the food and wine were top quality. Food was really fresh, cooked on the spot. Had the cheeseboard, bravas, chorizo, and gambas. All amazing!! Great service too!

Was in there a while back, great spot. Loved that the food was cooked to order.

SomeFool

Ate in Feed your Senses on Washington St last weekend. Tiny tapas place but the food and wine were top quality. Food was really fresh, cooked on the spot. Had the cheeseboard, bravas, chorizo, and gambas. All amazing!! Great service too!

Malari

I went to the Meatball Place, as it's been getting pretty positive reviews here. Overall I thought it was good value for money. The owner/manager? was quite friendly and attentive, but our waitress had to be reminded twice to bring us water, and when my dining companion's spaghetti arrived it was stone cold! :pac: We eventually flagged someone down and I think they went and microwaved it.

Still, it was tasty, you can't go far wrong for €10 a main, a decent sized starter, which we shared, and the wine was reasonably priced too.

leahyl

sporina wrote: »

i don't understand the praise for Iyers here - they have a tiny menu - had samosas' from there once and they were so greasy that i never went back... and the spice/flavour profile was bland imo..

Heard a very bad review also recently, from someone I know, about this place.

pwurple

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

any good vegan/healthy restaurants in the city centre guys?

Aventurous or plain eater?

Cafe paradiso is awesome, special occasion type of place.

Jacobs on the mall has a vegan menu alng with other menus.

Orso has some vegan options, it's Lebanese/moroccan food. Market lane also.

Quay coop is a casual veggie cafe.

Iyers is a casual vegetarian indian cafe with vegan options.

sporina

dibkins wrote: »

I'd head straight to Iyers. ALl vegetarian, and a lot of the menu is vegan.

i don't understand the praise for Iyers here - they have a tiny menu - had samosas' from there once and they were so greasy that i never went back... and the spice/flavour profile was bland imo..

dibkins

I'd head straight to Iyers. ALl vegetarian, and a lot of the menu is vegan.

Markcheese

qwerticus wrote:

For salads etc there're a couple of salad places in town, Rocket Man (Princes Street) and Loving Salads (Academy Street). I wouldn;t rate Loving Salads at all, I've eaten their stuff twice and it looks great but didn't taste good, I wouldn't go back a third time. Rocket Man is good, e6.50 for a large salad bowl, a decent amount of food.

I've had stuff from loving salads and its been brilliant ,my wife gets takeaway ,and bar 1 salad ,( she gets 2 or 3 a time) its lovely, like rocket man as well .
Not noticed many vegan restauraunts but there's a really good vegan stall at a few of the local markets ( wilton,mahon.douglas,coalquay), this from a carnivore..

qwerticus

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

any good vegan/healthy restaurants in the city centre guys?

The Quay Co-Op has been around for 20 or 30 years. They do vegetarian food (vegetarian lasagne, quiche etc. It's expensive if you get stuff individually (e.g. a soup and a cake and a coffee) but they do deals like a main + 2 sides for around e11 and it's a serious feed. I'm not a vegetarian but I used to eat there a couple of times a week and it's very consistent. I haven't been there in around 3 years.

Cafe Paradiso is a vegetarian restaurant, I've never eaten there. I've heard good and bad about it. They don't open before 5ish IIRC.'

For salads etc there're a couple of salad places in town, Rocket Man (Princes Street) and Loving Salads (Academy Street). I wouldn;t rate Loving Salads at all, I've eaten their stuff twice and it looks great but didn't taste good, I wouldn't go back a third time. Rocket Man is good, e6.50 for a large salad bowl, a decent amount of food.

A number of places do vegetarian dishes, Market Lane (Oliver Plunkett Street) does a vegetarian quiche and also some sort of vegetable bake, I've had both and they're really good. Neither are vegan though.

The Natural Foods Bakery on Paul Street does great soup + sandwiches, fairly unbeatable amount of food for 8 euro, they make all their own bread and salads too. That'd be my #1 spot for a sandwich.