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New Shop Maynooth

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  • #2252
    Staplor
    Registered Users Posts: 1,119 ✭✭✭Staplor


    Redsoxfan wrote: »
    Ate in Bistro 53 on Friday night.

    We asked for plain tap water, but they refused, only offered bottled.

    Just curious, was this always the case and do any other restaurants in Maynooth have a similar policy?

    Yup have had the same from Bistro 53, haven't been back since


  • #2253
    OwlsZat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,510 ✭✭✭OwlsZat


    Redsoxfan wrote: »
    Ate in Bistro 53 on Friday night.

    We asked for plain tap water, but they refused, only offered bottled.

    Just curious, was this always the case and do any other restaurants in Maynooth have a similar policy?

    Actually thought that was illegal. Could well be wrong.


  • #2254
    Redsoxfan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,243 ✭✭✭Redsoxfan


    OwlsZat wrote: »
    Actually thought that was illegal. Could well be wrong.

    I don't think it's illegal.

    But it's rare enough behaviour in Ireland I'd say.

    Don't know if this is just post COVID or always. Certainly seems their menu price has increased.


  • #2255
    Patser
    Registered Users Posts: 7,871 ✭✭✭Patser


    NetworkOrange wrote: »
    New cafe open on Pound lane called Lily's. Its has a hatch open on the side of the taxy place. Does coffee, ice-creams and snacks. Bought a bubble waffle from there and it was nice.

    Bubble waffle was lovely in the heat of Saturday, very happy daughter afterwards!


    One of the best coffee places IMO is Meridian 16, in beside Beetroot behind the Roost. Croattian food - BBQ but v salty- - they do great fresh pastries and coffee.


  • #2256
    2011abc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,659 ✭✭✭2011abc


    Redsoxfan wrote: »
    I don't think it's illegal.

    But it's rare enough behaviour in Ireland I'd say.

    Don't know if this is just post COVID or always. Certainly seems their menu price has increased.


    Real pre bust sign .Killing goose that laid golden egg :-(


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  • #2257
    ghostdancer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,539 ✭✭✭ghostdancer


    L1011 wrote: »
    The gym is the last public plan for it. That chain has built out other gyms so could be back.
    Sorry, do you mean that they are now not proceeding with a gym there?

    There's no ads for that unit for rent in the Commercial section of Daft.ie, so it's unclear if it's actually for rent now, or if the gym chain are still intending to take it and complete the fit-out.


  • #2258
    L1011
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    No, as far as I know they are intending to go in there.


  • #2259
    jethrothe2nd
    Registered Users Posts: 571 ✭✭✭jethrothe2nd


    Redsoxfan wrote: »
    Ate in Bistro 53 on Friday night.

    We asked for plain tap water, but they refused, only offered bottled.

    Just curious, was this always the case and do any other restaurants in Maynooth have a similar policy?

    That really gets on my wick and is enough to not make me go there. I don't think any of the other restaurants in Maynooth have that policy.


  • #2260
    Redsoxfan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,243 ✭✭✭Redsoxfan


    From what I have seen elsewhere


    Bistro 53 still only accepting cash (when I ate there over a month ago I thought there credit card terminal was out of order, but seems it's a thing)

    Not offering tap water

    Adding a 26 euro service charge to tables of 5+ (26 euro seems arbitrary, maybe it was a %)


    There could be any number of reasons for accepting cash only.


    Won't be going near the place again.



  • #2261
    Scoundrel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭Scoundrel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117676272#Comment_117676272

    Dodgy as fcuk that place usually taking cash only and charging for tap water are surefire signs a place is about to go belly up



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  • #2262
    wally79
    Registered Users Posts: 2,929 ✭✭✭wally79


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117709570#Comment_117709570

    Was there last week for lunch and paid by card. Maybe their card machine was broken previously

    They don’t charge for tap water they just won’t provide it so I did have to pay for bottled water but that could be potentially linked to Covid precautions. Not sure how long they’ve been doing it


    food was good in fairness



  • #2263
    Feets
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭Feets


    Gone off Bistro 53. Shady place. The chap selling cocktails was making different prices up for cocktails and burgers. I heard him being pulled up on it. Havent been back as drinks were v poor the last two times. Also cash only...



  • #2264
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,050 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Bistro 53 or their landlord put in an application a while back to convert upstairs to 7 apartments. It was refused for "lack of adequate floor space, lack of kitchen, dining and living room facilities, lack of storage space, inadequate internal dimensions, lack of adequate bin storage and lack of cycle parking". Doesn't sound like someone who cares much for quality...



  • #2265
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,615 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    They've since reapplied to turn it in to a B&B upstairs.



  • #2266
    FrankN1
    Registered Users Posts: 903 ✭✭✭FrankN1


    There is a definite need for some sort of shop on the Moyglare Road. There's a new school there too and huge demand for it near there, like a Centra or Spar.



  • #2267
    ghostdancer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,539 ✭✭✭ghostdancer


    What's the first house/unit in Moyglare Village now that used to be a shop? Is it still unused, or has it been taken over/converted?



  • #2268
    Redsoxfan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,243 ✭✭✭Redsoxfan


    Still unused.


    There was a proposal for a shop with a hot food counter but this was rejected iirc, because of concerns around the smell (grease?) from the food in a residential area.


    Can imagine residents would object now as likely to be lots of school going kids milling around at lunchtime.



  • #2269
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,615 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Could reopen as just a shop with its existing planning but I suspect the deli counter would be the making of it with the schools there.

    Are there unused retail units in Moyglare Hall? They were common on boomtime planning but the ones in Griffin Rath became offices. There's meant to be units in Mariavilla also

    Maynooth's never had much luck with out-of-village shops except Greenfield - there's always been empty units at Newtown, the original Newtown shops closed decades ago (where Highfield vets are now) and I don't think there were any others.

    Newtown's had anything and everything in it - the Gaelscoil, a butchers, a cafe, a bookies - and other than the hairdressers and the shop itself they didn't last. The bike shop seems solid though.



  • #2270
    donspeekinglesh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭donspeekinglesh


    There's an unused shop unit in MH. It's not very big, don't think it's any bigger than the one in MV. I can't imagine a single unit in either estate lasting, they're too small to have enough range.


    Leixlip seems to make it work, but there's always more than one unit.



  • #2271
    RachelNic
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭RachelNic


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117470822#Comment_117470822

    Had the same this evening in the same place. Party of 5 - all had starters and main courses (at these new prices!!!) and 9 drinks. Asked for water and were told they only service bottled water. Really poor form. Would not go back for this reason.



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  • #2272
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,055 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    I wouldn't trust tap water anywhere at the moment, after tasting what's coming out of the tap in my kitchen. If you had gotten ill from it, would you blame the food first or the water?



  • #2273
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,615 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Planning application in to merge the Eir store in to McCartans.

    Hadn't noticed the Eir store had closed but its gone off their site now. It did reopen after Lockdown 1 and phone stores didn't have to close again anyway; it was still on the website in June.



  • #2274
    Scoundrel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭Scoundrel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117972519#Comment_117972519

    If that's the real reason you tell the customer that.



  • #2275
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,615 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Planning gone in to convert the reception building at the fisheries (which isn't public anymore - saw something about it being a coop of sorts now) in to a gym.



  • #2276
    FrankN1
    Registered Users Posts: 903 ✭✭✭FrankN1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118052456#Comment_118052456

    Whereabouts is that in Maynooth & do you know which gym company applied?



  • #2277
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,615 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Out the dunboyne road. The application is by the fisheries owner not a gym chain.



  • #2278
    Mystery Egg
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 2,579 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mystery Egg


    The Royal City has reopened as a Korean street food place. Same owner but new manager, Korean chef and new menu.

    Doing sit in and takeaway by collection with a reduced menu at the moment.

    We tried a corn dog (the one with ramen, not potato), which was surprisingly delicious, a sweet potato noodle and beef dish called Japchae, and some Korean sushi (ebi tempura roll) all which were lovely.

    The food doesn't travel amazingly well, I walked home with it and needed to reheat because the packaging is quite airy (20 min walk to be fair). Sitting in I'd say would bring it up a notch. Someone ordered something on a sizzling plate that looked good.

    I asked about the Royal City Chinese menu online and they said they're still going to offer the Chinese food for online orders but it will be delivered by the Orient guys.

    They're working on a Korean menu website for themselves.

    Anyway I will definitely eat from there again.



  • #2279
    NetworkOrange
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭NetworkOrange


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118088690#Comment_118088690

    Tried the new Korean place. Have to say its pretty good. Got the Bulgogi and half&half KFC chicken and I'll be getting them again. Corn dogs I did not like, not for me to be honest.



  • #2280
    D_s
    Registered Users Posts: 149 ✭✭D_s


    Agreed, the korean fried chicken was brilliant and they do a very good Bibimbap as well, might make it a regular WFH lunch spot.



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  • #2281
    Redsoxfan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,243 ✭✭✭Redsoxfan


    Kin Khao gone.

    A big loss.

    Post edited by Redsoxfan on


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