Dinner Tonight! Where to go? - Restaurant & Eating Out Recommendations for NCD

Uriel. · 03-05-2016 11:34am

plodder wrote: »

+1 on Old School House for food. Park in the Castle shopping centre - it's free after 7pm and you just walk (about 100 metres) along the river path.

Anyone know is the Cock Tavern serving food since they re-opened? That used to be good before they were closed.

Definitely agree on the OSH - always great food. The Bar menu is great, portions sizes are very generous.

The restaurant is also fantastic, quite small and definitely a need to book well in advance. But the bar food usually does me.

The Cock has started serving food but the menu is quite limited at the moment. Apparently it will broaden but I think there might be still some work going on on the kitchen facilities, at least that's what I was told.

neris · 03-05-2016 3:53pm

The Davestator wrote: »

Had a family meal in Hogs and heifers and almost everyone was delighted with their meals.

The pulled pork burger is atrocious and the fish is very small. Aside from that, everyone else was happy.

Service was brilliant too. Much better than before

is it still pricey or have they come down abit? was only there once 2 years ago and thought while the food was good it was pricey

The Davestator · 04-05-2016 9:07am

neris wrote: »

is it still pricey or have they come down abit? was only there once 2 years ago and thought while the food was good it was pricey

I didnt find it expensive. I generally compare restaurant prices by two things - margerrita pizza and their basic burger.

Me and my brother got the 'feast' - rib eye, ribs, half chicken, pulled pork burger, chips, onion rings - €45 between us. That was the most expensive thing in the group

Stheno · 14-08-2016 9:29pm

Have been out and about a bit the past few months due to family birthdays.

There is a place called Sagarmatha Kitchen in Swords, down near the Castle on Main st, it's Nepalese, we've eaten there twice and both times the food has been enjoyable, I've discovered a taste for spicy food, and enjoy it there

Then there's a new thai called pok pok on the main street, fairly basic, but I had ramen noodle soup there recently and it was superb, incredibly fresh.

It was my birthday this weekend, and so I had tapas in bon appetit in Malahide yesterday which was fab, and on the recommendation of a friend, we tried the fish shack in Malahide today, and it was delicious, definitely going back, great food, superb service, and a great atmosphere.

Uriel. · 14-08-2016 10:25pm

Stheno wrote: »

Have been out and about a bit the past few months due to family birthdays.

There is a place called Sagarmatha Kitchen in Swords, down near the Castle on Main st, it's Nepalese, we've eaten there twice and both times the food has been enjoyable, I've discovered a taste for spicy food, and enjoy it there

Then there's a new thai called pok pok on the main street, fairly basic, but I had ramen noodle soup there recently and it was superb, incredibly fresh.

It was my birthday this weekend, and so I had tapas in bon appetit in Malahide yesterday which was fab, and on the recommendation of a friend, we tried the fish shack in Malahide today, and it was delicious, definitely going back, great food, superb service, and a great atmosphere.

Sagarmatha is amazing and also have great take away deals and their take away is delish too. Have ate in it a few times and its got a lovely and extensive menu. Decor is not great, think it's still the same as what was in dandelion previously but I wouldn't really care given the food is so good and it's great value.

Only thing is it is never really busy so not sure that It'll last... Unfortunately.

Stheno · 14-08-2016 10:27pm

Uriel. wrote: »

Sagarmatha is amazing and also have great take away deals and their take away is delish too. Have ate in it a few times and its got a lovely and extensive menu. Decor is not great, think it's still the same as what was in dandelion previously but I wouldn't really care given the food is so good and it's great value.

Only thing is it is never really busy so not sure that It'll last... Unfortunately.

think they are surviving on groupon deals tbh

The Rooster · 05-09-2016 10:57am

New restaurant about to open in Rush. The "Joyous Garden" at the Mill (where Sapphires used to be before it moved down the town).

That's an oriental sounding name, and a friend of mine said he saw an advert where they were looking for a chef who specialises in Cantonese food.

Glad to see it opening, as the location is reasonably handy for me, although I would have preferred a Steak House or something more European, as we've a few Asian options, whereas the Harbour Bar is the only real place for steaks, burgers, fish, etc and that is completely the opposite end of the town.

Jimdagym · 02-11-2016 7:28pm

I see Fei's Garden in Balbriggan in now Osaka Japanese Restaurant and takeaway.
Has anyone tried it yet? I only found out today and can't wait for the weekend to try it!

The Hill Billy · 02-11-2016 10:39pm

Where in Balbriggan is that? Am into Japanese food so will be interested to see what it's like.

padger · 02-11-2016 10:53pm

Think it's down Dunne's stores area

Jimdagym · 03-11-2016 12:23am

Yeah Its the old chinese above the hamlet.
https://www.facebook.com/OSAKA-Japanese-Restaurant-1200296556675578/?fref=ts
FB link, has takeaway menu but not eat in.
The take away sushi looks like it could be a great work lunch option!

Kintarō Hattori · 08-11-2016 3:00pm

I haven't tried it myself but it's getting some serious praise on the Balbriggan Connected Facebook group.

CinammonGirl · 08-11-2016 6:24pm

Got some sushi takeaway there a couple of weeks ago - delish!

Dizzyblonde · 04-12-2016 5:51pm

We were at the Brick House in Skerries harbour last night. The food was amazing, and the service couldn't have been better

The Hill Billy · 04-12-2016 9:10pm

We were next door in Blue.

Glad to hear that you had a good experience in the Brick House.
We've been a couple of times & were less than impressed.
Maybe it is just us.

Dizzyblonde · 05-12-2016 1:24am

It was our first time there and it was excellent

Kintarō Hattori · 05-12-2016 6:26pm

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

It was our first time there and it was excellent

Good to hear. I've been telling the missus that we need to try it and Blue next door. We always end up going to Ollies when we go to Skerries

Nodster · 05-12-2016 9:53pm

Nearly sure Ollie's twin brother runs Blue

The Hill Billy · 05-12-2016 10:14pm

John Nealon runs Blue. He's not Ollie's twin.

Stheno · 05-12-2016 10:15pm

If I were in ollies where is blue in comparison?

I don't know skerries very well

The Hill Billy · 05-12-2016 10:23pm

Over on the harbour. You can't miss it.

Stheno · 05-12-2016 10:27pm

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Over on the harbour. You can't miss it.

Will have a try next time

Tried to find the harbour a few weeks ago with no success

The Hill Billy · 05-12-2016 11:56pm

If you come into Skerries from Lusk, take the left under the railway bridge & go straight until you come to the monument by the Bus Bar on Strand St. Take the left here, the road swings around to the right & you are on the harbour.

Reg'stoy · 12-12-2016 1:38pm

Had a takeaway from the Riverside Chinese in River Valley last night just for a change, slightly out of my way but I'm always willing to travel for good food.

Won't be using them again, it was shocking; rice was just a congealed lump and the chips were either a reheat from the previous day or they just overdo them as a matter of course.

The two main courses were very poor, the curry sauce was jelly like and the thai green was about as thai as a certain mr trump. I had ordered through just-eat, so don't know whether they reduce the quality of the food because they're not getting the full price on orders or if the food is always this standard.

plodder · 12-12-2016 2:24pm

Are there any good Chinese takeaways in Swords any more? We had been going to Swords Garden for years, but we've had a succession of bad meals from it lately. Would really like to try somewhere different.

Uriel. · 12-12-2016 2:25pm

plodder wrote: »

Are there any good Chinese takeaways in Swords any more? We had been going to Swords Garden for years, but we've had a succession of bad meals from it lately. Would really like to try somewhere different.

the plaza is probably the best of them. tend to switch to indian lately and sagarmantha

Wishbone Ash · 12-12-2016 2:44pm

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

We were at the Brick House in Skerries harbour last night. The food was amazing, and the service couldn't have been better

The Hill Billy wrote: »

We were next door in Blue.
Glad to hear that you had a good experience in the Brick House.
We've been a couple of times & were less than impressed.
Maybe it is just us.

I've been a few times and while the food was good, the service was overly 'fussy' and invasive - you know where it takes a waitress 10 mins to place some cutlery and napkins on a table and where they make numerous unnecessary journeys over and back to the table throughout the meal.

Perhaps it's just me but I always feel like shaking people who work slowly!

Reg'stoy · 12-12-2016 4:08pm

Uriel. wrote: »

the plaza is probably the best of them. tend to switch to indian lately and sagarmantha

Agree with you on the change to Indian, the Shagun art of spice in Applewood is excellent. The Chinese's in Swords have all gone really downhill, I will travel to the Mekong in Santry because it is well worth the travel as the food is always good.

Liam2012 · 12-12-2016 4:59pm

plodder wrote: »

Are there any good Chinese takeaways in Swords any more? We had been going to Swords Garden for years, but we've had a succession of bad meals from it lately. Would really like to try somewhere different.

Lin Kee on North St is really excellent. Spotless kitchen and quality food.

Reg'stoy · 12-12-2016 5:31pm

Liam2012 wrote: »

Lin Kee on North St is really excellent. Spotless kitchen and quality food.

Will give it a try so

mahoganygas · 12-12-2016 5:35pm

Any recommendations for an Indian take away in the swords area?

Also, any dishes in particular you would recommend?

Uriel. · 12-12-2016 7:10pm

mahoganygas wrote: »

Any recommendations for an Indian take away in the swords area?

Also, any dishes in particular you would recommend?

Sagarmatha kitchen and indie spice are the main (only?) ones and both very nice.

I personally think Indian food has a greater variety (in Ireland) thank Chinese take aways.

It really depends on what kind of dish you tend to like and how Spicy you like your food. Himalayan curry is a nice one on Sagarmatha and isn't one of the main Indian dishes he'll find in most Indian places (such as korma, madras, rogan Josh etc)

AndyBoBandy · 12-12-2016 7:13pm

Anyone know why the IndonKitchen has changed name again? It's now open under its third different name in less than 2 years!

The Hill Billy · 12-12-2016 7:26pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I've been a few times and while the food was good, the service was overly 'fussy' and invasive - you know where it takes a waitress 10 mins to place some cutlery and napkins on a table and where they make numerous unnecessary journeys over and back to the table throughout the meal.

Perhaps it's just me but I always feel like shaking people who work slowly!

If only! Both times we were there we found the service to be slow & patchy.

The last time we had place mats with food on them from previous diners. Also, the quality of the food wasn't great. I had wings & steak & Mrs B had 'fancy' fish & chips. All are bog standard fare that should be easy to serve well. Each dish was quite poor.

I don't have the dosh these days to give much benefit of the doubt when it comes to eating out. After being let down a second time - enough was enough. Pity - great venue with super views for a romantic evening out.

Dizzyblonde · 12-12-2016 8:14pm

Reg'stoy wrote: »

Had a takeaway from the Riverside Chinese in River Valley last night just for a change, slightly out of my way but I'm always willing to travel for good food.

Won't be using them again, it was shocking; rice was just a congealed lump and the chips were either a reheat from the previous day or they just overdo them as a matter of course.

The two main courses were very poor, the curry sauce was jelly like and the thai green was about as thai as a certain mr trump. I had ordered through just-eat, so don't know whether they reduce the quality of the food because they're not getting the full price on orders or if the food is always this standard.

That's very disappointing, the food there is usually very good.

I find Chinese takeaways are never consistently good, they seem to go through phases of being good or bad.

mahoganygas wrote: »

Any recommendations for an Indian take away in the swords area?

Also, any dishes in particular you would recommend?

I find Indie Spice really good. You can get takeaway from the restaurant, but the menu at Indie At Home is much broader. My favourites are chicken bhuna and Murgh Shashlik - a dish that comes in two containers. One is chicken and veg that have been cooked on a skewer, and the other is a sauce full of amazing vegetables. The meat is quite spicy but the rest is not.

On the subject of takeaways in Swords, Sanuk Thai is amazing

Reg'stoy · 12-12-2016 9:15pm

mahoganygas wrote: »

Any recommendations for an Indian take away in the swords area?

Also, any dishes in particular you would recommend?

I'll put in a good word for Shagun Art of Spice in Applewood again and recommend their chicken saag, which is a spinach curry. The have a good deal on marvin.ie 20% off when you spend €25 or more. Their onion bhaji's are delish.

Username Exists. · 13-12-2016 12:20am

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I've been a few times and while the food was good, the service was overly 'fussy' and invasive - you know where it takes a waitress 10 mins to place some cutlery and napkins on a table and where they make numerous unnecessary journeys over and back to the table throughout the meal.

Perhaps it's just me but I always feel like shaking people who work slowly!

Glad it's not just me either. Hate the long silence waiting to resume what you were talking about while the waitress/waiter places cutlery on your table like they were sticks of dynamite ready to explode.
My other favourite is when they wait for you to stuff a large forkfull of food into your mouth and then pounce from nowhere to ask if everythings ok?

Re the brickroom, the other half likes the food but I could take it or leave it. Been a few times. Would usually pick it when the town looks busy as it's the most likely place to get a table without waiting which says a lot.

Collibosher · 13-12-2016 1:20am

mahoganygas wrote: »

Any recommendations for an Indian take away in the swords area?

Been going to the Chilli Shaker for years, never had a bad meal or takeaway.

Had a few takeaways from Shagun in Applewood, very good too.

plodder · 13-12-2016 10:12am

+1 for chilli shaker. Indian quality definitely more consistent. Pink Elephant (Thai) does excellent takeaways also.

pinkypinky · 13-12-2016 10:35am

I like Food Guru for takeaway Indian - very comprehensive menu and good quality.

dak · 14-12-2016 4:53pm

McHughs Wine and Dine Just opened in Portmarnock yesterday ( They has another one in Raheny). Ate there last night Ribeye Steak was fab and wife had Hake that was delicious!

https://www.facebook.com/McHughsPortmarnock/?fref=ts

Stheno · 16-02-2017 10:38pm

So Fratellis has been replaced by Nhu Y which is a Vietnamese restaurant offering healthy options.

http://www.northcountyleader.ie/2017/02/07/new-vietnamese-restaurant-opens-in-swords/

Went there tonight and didn't think it was great at all.

plodder · 16-02-2017 10:54pm

Anyone ever tried Little Jerusalem in Swords? I pass by it every day, think I should try it, and then forget every time.

Stheno · 16-02-2017 10:55pm

plodder wrote: »

Anyone ever tried Little Jerusalem in Swords? I pass by it every day, think I should try it, and then forget every time.

Looks to have shut down, or being renovated, it's had people working inside it for the past two weeks on the decor etc.

plodder · 16-02-2017 11:09pm

Stheno wrote: »

Looks to have shut down, or being renovated, it's had people working inside it for the past two weeks on the decor etc.

Shame if it's closed. I love mediteranean/mid eastern food.

Uriel. · 17-02-2017 12:07am

Stheno wrote: »

Looks to have shut down, or being renovated, it's had people working inside it for the past two weeks on the decor etc.

plodder wrote: »

Shame if it's closed. I love mediteranean/mid eastern food.

I think it is gone. Went a few times, owner has another place in the city which he said had always been thriving.

That location is terrible for a restaurant in Swords. And while you will get a decent footfall in the city, a place that is so cramped and doesn't serve alcohol (although you can BYOB), is never going to do well

Homer · 18-02-2017 5:04pm

Stheno wrote: »

So Fratellis has been replaced by Nhu Y which is a Vietnamese restaurant offering healthy options.

http://www.northcountyleader.ie/2017/02/07/new-vietnamese-restaurant-opens-in-swords/

Went there tonight and didn't think it was great at all.

I think theres a curse on that building! Plenty of competition around the town has weathered the hard times yet that location has seen Nhu Y (what the hell kind of name is that lol) Fratellis, Mint Leaf, Dowlers, all in the space of a couple of years.

pinkypinky · 18-02-2017 10:36pm

There was an Indian before that as well - very nice but didn't last. Adds to curse possibility.

Stheno · 18-02-2017 10:39pm

Homer wrote: »

I think theres a curse on that building! Plenty of competition around the town has weathered the hard times yet that location has seen Nhu Y (what the hell kind of name is that lol) Fratellis, Mint Leaf, Dowlers, all in the space of a couple of years.

I liked Dowlers, they did a lovely steak on the stone.

I've no idea why so many places there fail, but I'd put money on the new place being gone in a few months.

Went to Empoli this week after not being there for a few months, they've a new early bird menu which is good value.
I'd fillet steak and it was very tasty

Arthur Daley · 18-02-2017 10:47pm

It hasn't helped that they had boarded up shops either side for the last 8/9 years. I saw some effort going into the shop fronts on main street this week.with the castle redevelopment work started let's hope future businesses there have a bit more chance to thrive and there is a bounce for the main street. Considering how many 10s of thousands live around, it should be doing better.

Dinner Tonight! Where to go? - Restaurant & Eating Out Recommendations for NCD

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