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New Shop Maynooth

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 795 ✭✭✭SQ2


    folan wrote: »
    The Rye.

    The best place i have ever been. Lasagne and Chips that you needed to put aside an hour for eating, and a second for digesting. Tea pots for one that lasted for days!

    It was the sister cafe to the one in the Glenroyal Centre, she still owns the one in there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 396 ✭✭RobTheLad


    Was in Manor Mills today and see a poster for Holland & Barrett opening in Manor Mills in the old Click.ie unit.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,184 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    TheBody wrote: »
    I ate in Picaderos shortly after it opened. I found the food good but the portions are TINY. Poor value for money considering you will have to go to the chipper on the way home. I hope they have improved since I was there.

    ..er was it the tapas menu you were eating from perchance?;)

    They do a nice burrito though, and lovely churros .Also the new chipper (Mama mia?) is quite nice
    (I've a dodgy tum at the moment so sadly I dont get much chance to eat fast food or any nice food! at the mo) , but the fare is pretty decent and quite cheap.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,629 ✭✭✭TheBody


    Dr Bob wrote: »
    ..er was it the tapas menu you were eating from perchance?;)

    They do a nice burrito though, and lovely churros .Also the new chipper (Mama mia?) is quite nice
    (I've a dodgy tum at the moment so sadly I dont get much chance to eat fast food or any nice food! at the mo) , but the fare is pretty decent and quite cheap.

    No it wasn't the tapas menu, although the portion was almost as small as a tapas portion!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,542 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    I've since eaten in Picaderos and didn't find the portions small, if anything the nachos starter was too big.

    Tapas menu seems way overpriced.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭blueshed


    MYOB wrote: »
    I've since eaten in Picaderos and didn't find the portions small, if anything the nachos starter was too big.

    Tapas menu seems way overpriced.

    tapas portions are to big and overpriced, only eaten there once and was stuffed after 4 tapas which cost almost €25.

    food was nice and staff very friendly.


  • Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭hapenny


    pity boss hogs isnt a sister cafe to the one in clondalkin, best sandwiches in dublin! it is a greasy spoon but the food is excellent and the prices are great, the one in maynooth is just a coffee shop, no delicious food unfortunately!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 8 SciencesPo


    Checked out Boss Hogg recently, great place, very different vibe to the rest of what's on offer in Maynooth, and quality coffee to boot. Adding the awning was badly needed too given the weather we've been getting recently.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2 irishfoodie


    was talking to the owners of Boss Hogg yesterday (fantastic coffee by the way) and they said they'll be introducing food soon. Should be serving a small selection of gourmet sandwiches as early as next week and maybe some other breakfast items. Definitely looking forward to seeing what they turn out.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1 Bar guy


    Did anyone hear? The previous owners of mantra objected to the renewal of the mantra license last Tuesday, seemingly the guy who owned it stood up in court and told the judge that he had all his loans up to date, and that there were serious issues with mantra. The judge has said he is going to give a full day to hear the case. My dad is a barrister and seemingly he says the old owner will close it down!! Anyone know about this?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,542 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Bar guy wrote: »
    Did anyone hear? The previous owners of mantra objected to the renewal of the mantra license last Tuesday, seemingly the guy who owned it stood up in court and told the judge that he had all his loans up to date, and that there were serious issues with mantra. The judge has said he is going to give a full day to hear the case. My dad is a barrister and seemingly he says the old owner will close it down!! Anyone know about this?

    As far as I can tell it has absolutely no planning permission whatsoever - the receivers applied for retention permission last week and there are no planning files for the site since the ones for the interal refit done to the Leinster Arms.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,542 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Also, I notice there's now a health food shop called "Finesse" in what was Budgies / the gas shop further back in time. This may dissuade the Holland & Barrett that's still apparently 'opening soon' down in Dunnes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 795 ✭✭✭SQ2


    MYOB wrote: »
    Also, I notice there's now a health food shop called "Finesse" in what was Budgies / the gas shop further back in time. This may dissuade the Holland & Barrett that's still apparently 'opening soon' down in Dunnes.
    Finesse is going to be more about fitness classes I think, some therapist rooms also. The nutrition and supplement side of it is more of an add on I'm guessing, so H&B shouldn't really effect it. Forgot about the Gas place! You're OLD! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,542 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    I was trying to read the front of the shop while driving past, in the dark. Makes sense as to why the windows seemed frosted then!

    And while I'm not *that* old I've just lived here too bloody long. I can remember where virtually every shop in the town *was* in ~1994 from having to do a geography project involving a model of the town, not so sure where they all are *now* though.


  • Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭the_big_kahuna


    Bar guy wrote: »
    Did anyone hear? The previous owners of mantra objected to the renewal of the mantra license last Tuesday, seemingly the guy who owned it stood up in court and told the judge that he had all his loans up to date, and that there were serious issues with mantra. The judge has said he is going to give a full day to hear the case. My dad is a barrister and seemingly he says the old owner will close it down!! Anyone know about this?

    To be honest, I hope it is closed down. Awful place. I don't wish for staff to lose jobs or anything, but the place has seriously ruined Maynooth and brought a ton of the wrong kind to the town.

    Certain areas of the town already have these kind, we don't need to attract more!! ;)

    We have enough bars like the Roost, Brady's, O'Neills etc all within a short disance. Although they are not spectacular, they would be far better if Mantra wasn't there


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭donspeekinglesh


    Article in the Liffey Champion last week about the Mantra licence.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 795 ✭✭✭SQ2


    To be honest, I hope it is closed down. Awful place. I don't wish for staff to lose jobs or anything, but the place has seriously ruined Maynooth and brought a ton of the wrong kind to the town.

    Certain areas of the town already have these kind, we don't need to attract more!! ;)

    We have enough bars like the Roost, Brady's, O'Neills etc all within a short disance. Although they are not spectacular, they would be far better if Mantra wasn't there

    I'm not sure it has ruined Maynooth to be honest, in fact I'd be sure that it has been quite a boost for Maynooth.
    Would you rather a night out in the old Leinster Arms followed by the Glenroyal and the mandatory fight on the main road outside the GR, which usually ended up with a wild west like brawl on the main street outside Romayos like the good old days?

    With the "wrong" kind come plenty of the "right" kind too remember (whatever your defenition of the right or wrong kind is!)

    A good few bars in Maynooth benefit from punters popping in for a few before the nightclub, the restaurants benefit too from pre mantra punters, the taxi drivers... to name a few.

    I haven't been in it in ages and prefer not to venture in to it personally, and there was a definate nose dive in the amount of excursions outside of Maynooth since it opened, but it does bring money to the town in a time when there doesn't appear to be much of it around.


  • Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭the_big_kahuna


    SQ2 wrote: »
    I'm not sure it has ruined Maynooth to be honest, in fact I'd be sure that it has been quite a boost for Maynooth.
    Would you rather a night out in the old Leinster Arms followed by the Glenroyal and the mandatory fight on the main road outside the GR, which usually ended up with a wild west like brawl on the main street outside Romayos like the good old days?

    I was never in the LA. Never liked the look of the place. It was the Maynooth Hitchin' Post! I was very seldom in the Glenroyal. But this was the main place for the 'wrong' kind as you have explained above by saying Wild West like Brawl :D (brilliant description!!) At least they always went there so it reduced the amount in the main street bars where they couldn't get in ;)

    While I do think Mantra was the reason for the Roost sorting itself with a makeover, it took away from the other bars in the town. It's only in the past year to 18 months that people are starting to return to the Roost / Brady's / O'Neills instead (This is not just my observation, I've had many a conversation with locals ;) )

    SQ2 wrote: »
    With the "wrong" kind come plenty of the "right" kind too remember (whatever your defenition of the right or wrong kind is!)

    I completely agree with this statement, but there wasn't enough of the 'right' kind! It was/is overflow with the 'wrong' kind unfortunately.

    SQ2 wrote: »
    A good few bars in Maynooth benefit from punters popping in for a few before the nightclub, the restaurants benefit too from pre mantra punters, the taxi drivers... to name a few.

    While I agree it does bring benefit for taxi's, I doubt it brings a significant amount of people who go to restaurants before going to Mantra. A very small minority. Bar's do benefit alright, but with Mantra out of the picture, they would benefit more. The nightclub in Mantra upstairs is piss poor :p

    SQ2 wrote: »
    but it does bring money to the town in a time when there doesn't appear to be much of it around.

    It's bringing money but I think it is clinging on for life by dropping their clientele age. Remember when it first opened, big bouncers being ar5eholes to everyone :mad: Now they let most people in because they need to get the money to cover costs


  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    Is Mantra not geared more towards the "young" people?
    I can't seem them and Bradys having the same clientelle but I am open to correction.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭the_big_kahuna


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    Is Mantra not geared more towards the "young" people?
    I can't seem them and Bradys having the same clientelle but I am open to correction.

    My apologies. By Brady's I am referring to B2


  • Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭PBPumpkin


    Mantra does a great Sunday lunch btw with plenty of space for buggys.

    The special last Sunday was 3 courses with a glass of wine or bottle of beer for 19.99 - you can't beat that!

    Quality of the food is excellent too.

    Can't comment on niteclub or even how the bar is - don't get out much anymore ;-)


  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    I have no idea what B2 is:)

    Mantra is a fine place to go at about 11 in the day with the buggy brigade,there is plenty of buggy space and the lunch is not bad.

    Now that the Riverside Bistro is gone there are not many places that you can fit loads of buggies .


  • Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭the_big_kahuna


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    I have no idea what B2 is:)

    Mantra is a fine place to go at about 11 in the day with the buggy brigade,there is plenty of buggy space and the lunch is not bad.

    Now that the Riverside Bistro is gone there are not many places that you can fit loads of buggies .

    Haha :D B2 is their disco bar for the younger folk. It's upstairs ;) Used to be good craic, but since Mantra opened it has been dying a death. While it wasn't ever spectacular, it was a another busy choice in the town before Mantra.

    The food is quite impressive in Mantra alright. It went downhill for a while late last year so I haven't been back for food since. Maybe I'll try again. I wouldn't know anything about the buggy scene yet :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭PBPumpkin


    The Riverside Bistro started promisingly but went downhill fast - the staff just did not know what they were doing, it was like they had never been in a restaurant before.


  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    PBPumpkin wrote: »
    The Riverside Bistro started promisingly but went downhill fast - the staff just did not know what they were doing, it was like they had never been in a restaurant before.

    I dunno,I only ever went there for lunch or a scone and found the service brilliant and the food good too.
    The space was the bonus loads of room for buggies and easily accessible toilets.


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  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    Haha :D B2 is their disco bar for the younger folk. It's upstairs ;) Used to be good craic, but since Mantra opened it has been dying a death. While it wasn't ever spectacular, it was a another busy choice in the town before Mantra.

    The food is quite impressive in Mantra alright. It went downhill for a while late last year so I haven't been back for food since. Maybe I'll try again. I wouldn't know anything about the buggy scene yet :D

    I feel old now!!
    I would usually only be in Bradys for the Thursday night session and at that only made it a few times,which is pretty good sometimes:)
    Maynooth with a double buggy and a 3 year old isn't always the most accessible place!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,542 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Carrig Donn Christmas shop opened in the unit next door to the main shop.

    Younger menswear shop opening where Halifax was, appears connected to the Cicero womenswear shop across the mall.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,542 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Launderette opened/opening (hard to tell) in Newtown SC.

    There's very few retail units left unoccupied in the town now as far as I can tell - some on the sidestreets, one on main street and two at Tesco? May have missed some though!


  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    They do appear to be reopening as quick as they seemed to be closing.
    I wonder will Holland and Barrett actually ever open? The few in Manormills that were empty are now filled again.
    All I can think of is the old Tesco,still hoping for a Pennys,visited the one in Naas a few weeks ago and it was pretty terrible.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    I can't see that red and yellow monstrosity staying open much longer. Never see anyone in it.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭angeldelight


    Orion wrote: »
    I can't see that red and yellow monstrosity staying open much longer. Never see anyone in it.

    We just had that conversation the other night driving past - I would usually be open to trying any new food place in the town but it's so awful looking, never seen anywhere look any less inviting


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,542 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Foods actually grand, for a chipper. It's not even busy late on a Saturday night though.


  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    Mc Donalds?

    or somewhere else?

    Anytime we have gone in it has been packed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭angeldelight


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    Mc Donalds?

    or somewhere else?

    Anytime we have gone in it has been packed.

    Oh no not McDonalds - it's very tasteful in comparison! The new place where Lotus Chinese was on the Main St


  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    I have. Ot tried that chipper.
    We need another decent Chinese.
    Royal city is about the best and it is beginning to bore me.
    Newtown inn is hit and miss and last take away from The Orient was awful:(
    Saying that my last take away from LAN Tania was a disaster and I was in love with the place despite their prices.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    What we need is an Indian. The one above Caulfields was way too expensive. Food was ok if you ate in but I got deliveries twice and they both arrived cold - from down the road. I get deliveries from Celbridge and it arrives hot.


  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    Clane has a lovely Indian,we usually order from Celbridge though.
    I would love a good local indian too.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    I know one of the owners of the Clane one. I still order from Celbridge :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,542 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    I'm moving closer to Celbridge for that reason! (its still Maynooth mind).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭angeldelight


    What Indian in Celbridge would ye recommend? I've moved to Leixlip recently but not keen on the Indian here either. Live on the Celbridge Road so guessing Celbridge take aways will deliver here


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,184 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    Oh no not McDonalds - it's very tasteful in comparison! The new place where Lotus Chinese was on the Main St
    Really?
    Wouldnt like to see them go.
    They do an excellent quarter pounder meal /kebab meal, a lot cheaper and nicer than the other local chippers .Maximus is over rated (and had a few messed up orders from them over the years) and MAcaris in greenfield can be a little pricey.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,542 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    What Indian in Celbridge would ye recommend? I've moved to Leixlip recently but not keen on the Indian here either. Live on the Celbridge Road so guessing Celbridge take aways will deliver here

    Delhi Darbar, never any others.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 795 ✭✭✭SQ2


    There MUST be some planning issues with a shop front like that place (red and yellow monastary:D)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,670 ✭✭✭Peppa Pig


    MYOB wrote: »
    Delhi Darbar, never any others.
    Used Pure a few times and found little or no difference


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,314 ✭✭✭The Mulk


    Peppa Pig wrote: »
    Used Pure a few times and found little or no difference

    Pure does the best kebabs ever. Other than that Delhi Darbar every time. It does 20% off if you order before 7. That includes eating in. One of the nicer places around to sit in. A huge improvement to the place they used to have upstairs in the old shopping centre


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    MYOB wrote: »
    Delhi Darbar, never any others.

    +1. Never had a bad meal from them. Eaten in there too - nice place to go as well.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,123 ✭✭✭Staplor


    Boss Hoggs, coffee shop on the square, had a tasty cup of coffee there at the weekend, seriously good. Not child friendly though, dunno where you'd put a buggy in it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 795 ✭✭✭SQ2


    Another Barber opening in the Main street near the bus stop at the moment, not too many empty units around the place now, good to see


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    SQ2 wrote: »
    Another Barber opening in the Main street near the bus stop at the moment, not too many empty units around the place now, good to see

    Is that garish yellow and red the old paintwork or new at that shop? I'd hate that to become the new theme of the street.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 795 ✭✭✭SQ2


    It looks like a red and white colour scheme, where the old "happy hound" purple-yellow-blue "beauty" used to "live". :o


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