Restaurant Recommendation Thread - Anyone for seconds?

Tried Uncle Petes for the first time, got a really disappointing lasagna with very very little meat in it.

bluepurple wrote: »

https://twitter.com/pierceocinneide/status/1327405991743414272?s=21

Doesn’t look that covid compliant to me

I’ve seen people queueing closer together with less social distancing in Boots and Tesco’s.
There was also little to no anti social behaviour reported at the time, there was a heavy Garda presence in town on those nights and most people just enjoyed a few quiet drinks with friends and were home early. I used to pass on my walks and never saw anyone falling around the place drunk or causing trouble.
The Gardaí never intervened because people were behaving themselves.

I saw similar scenes with groups and families getting takeaway coffees and food in town just yesterday afternoon, sitting on the bollards chatting, but that doesn’t attract any vitriol and is considered socially acceptable (even though it’s also breaking the rules) because alcohol isn’t involved.

My only criticism would be that they did leave litter and rubbish after themselves, the establishments selling the takeaway drinks should have organised a proper clean up effort to sort out the mess left behind.

igCorcaigh wrote: »

I see that Soma on Tuckey Street have been ordered to close for food safety reasons.

But good coffee. I also like 3 Fools nearby on Grand Parade.

Past tense needed here, also should provide some context & back up as stating they "have been ordered" to close could be damaging for their reputation.

They were ordered to close temporarily in early Feb, and reopened the next day.

A mouse had made its way on premises through a pipe. The owner says the HSE were understanding.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40240043.html
https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/temporary-soma-coffee-closure-ordered-19850259

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Thank you for the correction, I had thought it was a very recent event.

I think the Food Safety Authority released their report for Feb today, so the articles came out today but the events happened in Feb.

Tried Koto at the weekend, was delicious. Have been eating takeaway during lockdown (and can't cook Thai) so it was my first Thai in over a year; so I might not have been the most impartial of judges! Tasty cheesecake for dessert too (though portion was fairly small). Definitely trying again at the weekend.

bluepurple wrote: »

https://twitter.com/pierceocinneide/status/1327405991743414272?s=21

Doesn’t look that covid compliant to me

Strange that guy calling out that behaviour and posting tweet upon tweet about how people are right to go out and gather even closer together along with the fascists and protest lockdown and immigrants and transgender people and whatever is on the national party's current hit list.

Got a takeaway from Sober Lane at the weekend. Great deal - 2 mains, 2 desserts and (most important! ) 4 cocktails for €50. Everything was very tasty. Will definitely be getting it again.

SouthernBelle wrote: »

Got a takeaway from Sober Lane at the weekend. Great deal - 2 mains, 2 desserts and (most important! ) 4 cocktails for €50. Everything was very tasty. Will definitely be getting it again.

That sounds unreal value

Got sandwiches from Massey town. Wife not happy that skin was still on the chicken breast. More samples for me so good sandwiches but for 8 euros? Don't think atm you can say that the boom is back.
Desserts were good, too sweet for my taste.

Apologies if someone already asked this but are Sonny’s deli available for walk in takeaways or do you have to order online the day before?

Just had a bizarre experience at O'Briens food truck in Carrigrohane. Ordered and paid online at 18:30, the app said it would be ready at 18:45. Arrived and was told that the order didnt come though and we would have to place it again. I should have just walked away at that point but I had paid in advance. Waited outside in the freezing cold for 45 minutes as there was no indication of when the order would be ready. The person I dealt with was pretty unapproachable and was shouting at the other staff and at customers down the phone and I was afraid to sit in the car incase I missed it. The place was total chaos, three people who walked up after me and ordered got their food before me. The queuing system was non existent and quite unsafe with cars at the pumps getting blocked by people standing waiting for food. When we got back with the order, the pizza was undercooked inedible sludge and went straight in the bin. The chips were seriously undercooked and could only be salvaged by another ten minutes of cooking in the airfryer. I ordered fish gougons and was given chicken gougons and my partners burger was also wrong. An experience I will never repeat.

fin12 wrote: »

Where is this? Carigrohane?

Yes, clarified in the original post now

Samhain wrote: »

Just had a bizarre experience at O'Briens food truck in Carrigrohane. Ordered and paid online at 18:30, the app said it would be ready at 18:45. Arrived and was told that the order didnt come though and we would have to place it again. I should have just walked away at that point but I had paid in advance. Waited outside in the freezing cold for 45 minutes as there was no indication of when the order would be ready. The person I dealt with was pretty unapproachable and was shouting at the other staff and at customers down the phone and I was afraid to sit in the car incase I missed it. The place was total chaos, three people who walked up after me and ordered got their food before me. The queuing system was non existent and quite unsafe with cars at the pumps getting blocked by people standing waiting for food. When we got back with the order, the pizza was undercooked inedible sludge and went straight in the bin. The chips were seriously undercooked and could only be salvaged by another ten minutes of cooking in the airfryer. I ordered fish gougons and was given chicken gougons and my partners burger was also wrong. An experience I will never repeat.

oh thats v disappointing.. have only ever had good experiences from there.. you should give them a call.. see what they can say.. I always try to give a service the chance to put things right...

Mardyke wrote: »

Went for Eat Street recently, an order for two. Unfortunately it was a poor experience!

Firstly they left one burger out completely... Only discovered that when I got home! They also left out all the dips that I chose with the chips.

The one burger we got was quite good, but the chips were only OK. They are the massive cut potato type chips but too big I thought. Way too much salt on them also.

Had a takeaway from O Reillys Food Truck also. Agree with the comments above, that it's a bit of a disappointment. The staff seem like they fancy themselves a bit too much! Then hanging around waiting for a late order on a forecourt isn't the best.

Food was OK.

Same for you Mardyke re: EatStreet

@sporina - Someone called to complain about an order while I was waiting and they didn't seem to be too bothered. I have zero interest in going back for more, even if the food was cooked properly it would have been middle of the road at best.

Had the Da Mirco Mothers Day Feast this weekend. It was excellent.

A selection of cold canapés to start. Very tasty and no preparing in it - the highlight being Beef Bresaola stuffed with lemon and ricotta, That was savage. The rest was lovely as well.

Main course was a seafood lasagna that was incredible. Very large portion (some would say too large, I wouldn't). The amount of seafood was obscene. Mussels, clams and white fish pouring out of every orifice of the lasagna. A simple béchamel sauce that left the seas food shine. It was lovely.

A white chocolate and limo cello "Tiramisu" for dessert which was delicious also. Love the idea of tiramisu but don't like coffee in deserts so this was perfect.

€50 for two. Would highly recommend. Great value for what you get. Definitely the easiest click and collect meal to prepare as well.