The Definitive Limerick Restaurant and Takeaway Thread

Any recommendations for places in Limerick with good vegetarian options, have a friend coming to visit and don't want to take him where his options are severely limited. We could go Asian obviously but are there other good options?

Parchment wrote: »

Well the Asian places are good - there will be more than one choice for him. As a vegetarian living in the city - there is no one place that i get excited about the vegetarian options in. Most places offer one "token gesture" veggie option.

Some places that i do like are:Milanos (lots of options), Freddys, the Grove (obviously!), both Japanese places in the city. Thats about it sadly!

Thanks for that, I love Taikichi and Kaya and both do lots of veggie options, might go there.

All the Indian places have great veggie options, I really like Spice of India or Copper & Spice... Taj is good too and is new enough... Kaya has lovely dishes but the last few times the service wasn't great and the person I went with felt dodgy after the food. I've been fine anytime I've eaten there... the Japanese on O'Connell Street is good too. Milano are very accommodating for veggies, aside from what's on the menu.

yogalady wrote: »

Bubble Tea Paradise Healthy cafe.

"serves vegetarian, vegan and coeliac friendly food and drinks. Meat free, egg free and guilt free"

Havent been but suppose to be nice. it on rutland street acroos from The Hunt

Been there a few times - nice place, clean, very pleasant manager (owner?). Good expresso (haven't tried the food).

Been to Kaya a few times but last night we got our first takeaway from there and I'd rate it as one of our best takeways ever.

Any recommendations for a place to have dinner in Limerick for a big group 20+ that has some parking nearby, really good food and wont break the bank?

thanks in advance

Was in Freddy's Bistro last night for the early bird, three courses each, two bacardi & coke & a prosecco came to €82, food is great in there, staff are friendly, pretty much faultless, would have had a coffee but stomach was at breaking point, best in Limerick imo from both a food quality & value point of view

Disappointing to see that O'Connell's (Newtown) now require you to buy eight meals on their loyalty card before you get a free one, whereas Russell's will give you a free meal after you buy just six.

Do many other restaurants use the loyalty card scheme and how many meals (on average) do they ask you to buy before you get a freebie?

stefanovich wrote: »

Has anyone tried Zannat yet?

I ate there shortly after it opened, staff were very nice and the food was bog standard indian fare, it was however significantly hotter than other local joints.

Parchment wrote: »

That place looks so grotty, i could not imagine eating from there.

You've broken the cardinal rule of this forum, never criticise Papa Gino's, you're for it now!!:eek:

I ate from there once about 7 or 8 years ago and I never felt the urge to go back.

stefanovich wrote: »

I ate there last about 25 years ago. I remember thinking it was amazing then.

I didn't think Pizza had been invented in Ireland 25 years ago:P
I think it was somewhere between crispy pancakes and spring rolls that it first made an appearance.

Swiper the fox wrote: »

I didn't think Pizza had been invented in Ireland 25 years ago:P
I think it was somewhere between crispy pancakes and spring rolls that it first made an appearance.

Papa Ginos was there mark my words!

Lobsterlady wrote: »

Ah as a child of the early 80's there was a pizza takeaway in Limerick, before Gino's. It was called The Pizza Hut, on Patrick Street, where Pat Graces originally was. I can still remember the pizza now...all the toppings were finely chopped...and tons of them, on a soggy, steamed pizza base...probably before proper pizza ovens made it to Limerick....still nice though, and a treat back then.

I remember it well .

Paris Bewildered Listener wrote: »

Thought I'd throw it out here..

I had by far the best fish & chips I've ever had in Bobby's Byrnes pub, and shamefully for a Dublin man I washed it down with a few pints of lovely Beamish.

I have had the burger in there and it was "fine", wife had chicken goujons and i do remember the batter being very very good so i imagine the fish would be similar.

Best pub grub imo is the curraghower

I've heard very good reports of the Curragower but on both occasions I ate from there I was left disappointed, most recently I had the fish and chips and it was below average, my wife had a fish pie which I would have been disappointed to get from a decent home cook. The menu is quite boring also in relation to some other gastropubs, particularly Collins's.
Is the Curragower a forum darling like Papa Ginos and Ivan's?

Currahgower does a nice salad with goats cheese and black pudding. I think the menu is too small though. I don't want to keep going back just to eat the same thing.

If I'm going to eat in a pub its to have a nice sunday roast. You can't beat Finnegan's out by the Newport Roundabout for that.

What going on with the former Quin's building? Was there not rumour on here that Wetherspoons are coming to Limerick?

The seafood chowder in the Curraghower is the best in the city, and in my experience the food has been very good. Also, for what it's worth, it's a hell of a lot nicer setting than the likes of Collins or Russells.

As for Ivans, I bought a rhubarb crumble there yesterday and it was pure muck. Nothing like the home cooked stuff you'd get from the old Ivan's. They won't last long if that's the standard they're serving up.

zulutango wrote: »

The seafood chowder in the Curraghower is the best in the city, and in my experience the food has been very good. Also, for what it's worth, it's a hell of a lot nicer setting than the likes of Collins or Russells.

As for Ivans, I bought a rhubarb crumble there yesterday and it was pure muck. Nothing like the home cooked stuff you'd get from the old Ivan's. They won't last long if that's the standard they're serving up.

I have heard that the chowder is good, I probably should have tried it but it is always more of a lunch than a dinner for me and far too heavy to have as a starter in my opinion. I can only give my own experience on the other things that I did have which as I said were average at best.
I take your point re the location but to me that is only an issue as regards having a few pints or whatever, I have and never will drink a pint in Collins or Russells, completely soul-less pubs in my opinion. When it comes to food though I will eat in an industrial estate if the grub is good and the pub itself is comfortable.
I have not heard one positive thing about the new Ivans, in fact I've heard a few horror stories

brianregan09 wrote: »

Ginger lillies on mulgrave street christ above..... Got it the other night worst Chinese I've ever tasted got a chicken curry with no vegetables and fried rice, the chicken looked cooked but wasn't cooked on the inside and the rice looked like it was poured straight from uncle bens box as in not even cooked manky it was :-(

Anyway can anyone recommend a good pizza place sick of the usual apache,papa John's crap

That sounds dangerous so should be reported to whoever inspects these places.

Parchment wrote: »

Got a takeaway from Taikichi last night. Really tasty. I think this is the best place in Limerick for a takeaway - its always fresh, good portions, nice staff and fair prices.

I love it!

Taikichi is an absolute jewel in the Limerick restaurant/takeaway scene. It is right up there with the best Asian restaurants in the country in my opinion and fairly considerable experience. The curry they use for the Katsu and beef stew curries is the best I have ever had, their sushi and sashimi are excellent and those lunchtime bento boxes are the best value you'll get anywhere in town.
I've said it on these pages before but I'll say it again, we have lucked out big time in the last couple of years with Taikichi, Kaya and Aroi, these places alone are enough for me to say that Limerick city centre can be a decent spot again