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New Shops/Businesses in Bray

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    #62
    B0jangles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,951 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    Fantastic, thanks!


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    #63
    Dr Strange
    Registered Users Posts: 3,427 ✭✭✭Dr Strange


    We should go as an unofficial Boards Wicklow food critics group. ;)


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    #64
    SparkySpitfire
    Registered Users Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭SparkySpitfire


    The Little Shop is back open! :D

    For clarification, it's the tiny walk in coffee shop beside the new furniture shop on the main street.

    It has lovely coffee served to you by the nicest man ever :D


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    #65
    Alun
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    Preusse wrote: »
    We should go as an unofficial Boards Wicklow food critics group. ;)
    We went there last night, and were quite impressed. It turns out it's the same owners as the Diwali in Dublin and the Kundan Tandoori in Tallaght (they were using bills from the Kundan as they hadn't got the new ones from the printer yet!).

    We had the "mid week special" ... a mixed starter plate plus two main dish curries, rice and naan plus a bottle of wine (a quite nice Chilean Chardonnay) for €55. Also got a 10% off voucher for our next visit.

    Talked to the owner afterwards, and he was well aware of the 'jinx' on that site, and was concerned about the parking situation too, but said he was determined to make a go of it. It was reasonably busy when we went in on a cold Monday evening at 8.30, and our waiter was 'complaining' about how busy it had been last week, which can only be a good thing


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    #66
    Creamy Goodness
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    diwali is one of my favourite restaurants in dublin, if they keep the quality that high standards i'm sure word of mouth will trump the jinx :)


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    #67
    Alun
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    Well we'll certainly be going back, which is a first for any of the restaurants on that site, so I'd say they're on to a winner.

    By the way, they have their own website too ... http://mteverestofkathmandu.com/


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    #68
    gillapino
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    Got a takeaway from here last night :) Really enjoyed it, good prices decent size portions, seem liked nice people. Looking forward to my next one :)


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    #69
    Annasopra
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    Flashman33 wrote: »
    The school uniform shop in the Village Gate Arcade has moved around the back by the church and looks like a new computer shop called PC Plus has open in there old shop.

    That school uniform shop moved years and years ago !!

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    #70
    padimus2
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    I notice that the Spanish restaurant on Main Street is no more. Pity. The food was great but I think the service wasn't that amazing which may have cost it some business.

    Another business on Bray Main Street dies on its behind.

    Can we all agree that we want to keep Oli's and the nepalese place open and eat there more often from now on?


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    #71
    briano.de.rhino
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    that Kathmandu place is good?do tell.it looks awful from outside and with every rstaurant there going tail up after a few months i thought it would be terrible.


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    #72
    Creamy Goodness
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    padimus2 wrote: »
    I notice that the Spanish restaurant on Main Street is no more. Pity. The food was great but I think the service wasn't that amazing which may have cost it some business.

    Another business on Bray Main Street dies on its behind.

    Can we all agree that we want to keep Oli's and the nepalese place open and eat there more often from now on?

    Oli's is the best bray has to offer but sadly a 15 minute drive gets you better coffee in cafe du journal.
    briano.de.rhino wrote: »
    that Kathmandu place is good?do tell.it looks awful from outside and with every rstaurant there going tail up after a few months i thought it would be terrible.

    What's wrong with the outside of it? It fits the restaurant well i think.


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    #73
    Alun
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    briano.de.rhino wrote: »
    that Kathmandu place is good?do tell.it looks awful from outside and with every rstaurant there going tail up after a few months i thought it would be terrible.
    Yes, it's very good (IMO). What's "awful" about it from the outside?


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    #74
    SparkySpitfire
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    Creamy Goodness wrote: »
    Oli's is the best bray has to offer but sadly a 15 minute drive gets you better coffee in cafe du journal.


    What's wrong with the outside of it? It fits the restaurant well i think.

    I'd be inclined to disagree here, had the best Italian coffee in the Little Shop earlier. It was divine!

    Also, I went to Mt. Everest of Kathmandu last week... DELICIOUS. The atmosphere was nice, the decor lovely, and the food was amazing. It's the first time I've ever finished a meal in a restaurant in my life!

    But I really don't see what's so unappealing about the outside? Looks perfectly fine to me.


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    #75
    briano.de.rhino
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    really?must give it a try....if I can afford a meal out these days!

    the outide? I guess its the name.When I see it, I think it is long and convoluted and the place must be someones desperate attempt at another establishment in that location, this time under a different niche cuisine name. Also, I passed by and saw noone in there several occasions.

    Your recommendations are enticing. Im obviously judging a book by its cover.

    Have any examples of dishes they serve? Is it like Chinese?with a mix of indian?


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    #76
    Alun
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    briano.de.rhino wrote: »
    Have any examples of dishes they serve? Is it like Chinese?with a mix of indian?
    http://mteverestofkathmandu.com/ourmenu/


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    #77
    SparkySpitfire
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    briano.de.rhino wrote: »
    really?must give it a try....if I can afford a meal out these days!

    the outide? I guess its the name.When I see it, I think it is long and convoluted and the place must be someones desperate attempt at another establishment in that location, this time under a different niche cuisine name. Also, I passed by and saw noone in there several occasions.

    Your recommendations are enticing. Im obviously judging a book by its cover.

    Have any examples of dishes they serve? Is it like Chinese?with a mix of indian?

    You must be walking by at completely different times of day than me! :pac:
    I've been shocked that everytime I walked by the restaurant in that cursed spot that there was actually people in it!! :D

    It's like a mix of Nepalese and Indian :)


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    #78
    Candeela
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Candeela


    New Centra has (re)opened in the Egan Centre on Dargle Road.


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    #79
    NobodyImportant
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    Candeela wrote: »
    New Centra has (re)opened in the Egan Centre on Dargle Road.

    Popped in on Saturday and they had a good few offers which we availed of.


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    #80
    insomniac86
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    I'm sure most people are aware of this but I thought I'd post it anyway that a new Subway shop opened up last month couple of doors next to the Royal Hotel beside where the old Nutmeg newsagents used to be.


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    #81
    Alun
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    According to a poster in the window, there's a new Indian restaurant, Crown of India, opening shortly where Don Quixote's used to be. I don't suppose the owners of the Mt. Everest of Kathmandu will be too pleased about that.


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    #82
    gillapino
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    Alun wrote: »
    According to a poster in the window, there's a new Indian restaurant, Crown of India, opening shortly where Don Quixote's used to be. I don't suppose the owners of the Mt. Everest of Kathmandu will be too pleased about that.

    Typical this happening in Bray, it's like when the three sweetshops opened within a few shops of each other! Ridiculous!


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    #83
    Alun
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    Was in the Kathmandu last night and the owner didn't seem to worried about the new 'competition' :)

    I also noticed that Totterdell's window was empty of all stock, with the shutter's down and a big To Let sign on the front. TBH I wondered how they managed to last as long as they did given the competition from the big names plus online sales.


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    #84
    Calibos
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    Totterdells closed years ago AFAIK


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    #85
    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,432 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Calibos wrote: »
    Totterdells closed years ago AFAIK
    Did it? Ooops :)


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    #86
    Candeela
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Candeela


    The Raven Gym in Bray closed down yesterday with no advance warning or notice for its members....


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    #87
    danois
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    The School Uniform Shop is back open at the back of the church. It had been closed for ages but its back now with new owners and new management.


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    #88
    Annasopra
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    Candeela wrote: »
    The Raven Gym in Bray closed down yesterday with no advance warning or notice for its members....

    again?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    #89
    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,432 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Here's the menu for the new Crown of India ...

    http://www.menupages.ie/Wicklow/north_wicklow/bray/crown_of_india/menu

    Looks promising.


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    #90
    insomniac86
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭insomniac86


    Saw a new bed shop opened up in the boulevard beside tesco express, also I think Lino's beside the dart station got bought out it looks like new staff and a new name "Capri".


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    #91
    George White
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    Any more new shops? How does one join the Council?


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