Creole Restaurant in Dominick Street (Beside Cava)

whiterhino · 15-08-2012 10:34pm

fishy fishy wrote: »

Thats very surprising - I went to Creole only last night with three of my friends - the dirty rice is choc full of corn, scallions, kidney, liver, tomatoes - it certainly did not just consist of tomatoes. It was excellent - very spicy and very very tasty (don't let the kidney/liver put you off - it is fab). One of our party also had the fishcakes which were excellent. Just for the record, this is what our party had

fishcakes (excellent)
Chicken Wings (hot, spicy and best in Galway - comes with fab salad)
Shrimp and Dip Cocktail - excellent - made people want shrimp for mains.

Catfish/dirty rice - beautiful fish
catfish/sweet potato fries - fries excellent
Shrimp/dirty rice - shrimp to die for, dirty rice excellent
Baby Back ribs - large slab of ribs placed on board - huge portion - beautiful but couldn't be finished,

A few corn on the cobs and corn bread also - cornbread nice but had better (in New Orleans).

Pecan Cheesecake - sinful
mississippie mud pie - filling and rich
ice creams - do die for
bananas foster - never had it, sweet, but scrum my

Would definitely return to this restaurant - it represents great value for money - the food is quite different - top class.

Something fishy fishy here lol

Seaneh · 16-08-2012 1:48am

In fairness... it seems like fishyfishy is far more likely to be a shill than witherihno...

joeKel73 · 16-08-2012 2:05am

Unsubscribing from this disaster of a thread!

thesandeman · 16-08-2012 4:25am

Seaneh wrote: »

In fairness... it seems like fishyfishy is far more likely to be a shill than witherihno...

But Fishyfishy has been here since last year with over a thousand posts while Whiterhino just joined to slate the place. Could it be just a disgruntled ex-employee? (possibly the person who made such a mess of the food in the first place).
I've never been there as the veggie options are limited but I'm tempted to try it now just so I can have my own opinion.

fishy fishy · 16-08-2012 9:06am

whiterhino wrote: »

lol so that is what a shill is silly me:eek:, sure you have to start somewhere on this thing I suppose:(. What is not better than a thread relating to a restaurant you recently visited. I shall be posting more from now on but I have had many good meals in various places which I never had to slate. There is no hatred just feel as though my opinion is being opposed by people whos opinions are clearly BIASED!:mad: I am no shill lol im actually unemployed at the moment and standing in the dole cue every month which is by no means fun at all, if I actually worked for any rival restaurants I wouldnt be botherd with wasting time on the internet:cool:, I would be too busy. Just because I chose a restaurant next to yours does not mean anything, I mean come on seriously go look at the menu, that says it all:pac:. I bet if you was offered a job in there you would jump at the chance :eek: Anyway enough blaming people I suppose you have to stick up for yourself I suppose:D. My appologies for being a bit blunt, but dont understand how a thread for peoples opinions has people following and defending the restaurant to every bad post that is writen, and acusing everyone of being what you call a shill.

you post speaks volumes

I reckon you did have a bad experience with Creole, but it was nothing to do with the food.

Your posts scream "sour grapes"

fishy fishy · 16-08-2012 9:09am

Seaneh wrote: »

In fairness... it seems like fishyfishy is far more likely to be a shill than witherihno...

no idea what a shill is and no interest, but seaneh, if you care to check my posts you will find I have good and bad reviews on many different restaurants. I didn't just come on here and purposefully slat the restaurant, the food, the menu, the servers, the workers, the kitchen area, the darkness, etc.

:D

Oh and by the way, after this post I will not now be going back to Cava for my tapas - instead I will head on back into Creole for my meal.

ben.schlomo · 16-08-2012 10:04am

fishy fishy wrote: »

no idea what a shill is and no interest, but seaneh, if you care to check my posts you will find I have good and bad reviews on many different restaurants. I didn't just come on here and purposefully slat the restaurant, the food, the menu, the servers, the workers, the kitchen area, the darkness, etc.

:D

Oh and by the way, after this post I will not now be going back to Cava for my tapas - instead I will head on back into Creole for my meal.

Dont think they open until later! Couldnt resist.;)

Sponge Bob · 16-08-2012 11:11am

whiterhino wrote: »

I have a right to give an honest opinion and I was asked to recomend a decent option so I picked the safest one possible being Cava.

I repeat. WHO asked you to "recommend a decent option", your boss was it ?????

El_Dangeroso · 16-08-2012 11:19am

Ahem..

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Why not tell us where you have a good meal experience?

This was then thanked by Ben:

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Who asked you to "recommend a decent option", your boss???

Sponge Bob wrote: »

I repeat. WHO asked you to "recommend a decent option", your boss was it ?????

This is the worst witch hunt ever. There are enough negative reviews on here backing up what the poster is saying, he's not a shill, get over it and move on with your lives.

Sponge Bob · 16-08-2012 11:45am

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Ahem..
This is the worst witch hunt ever. There are enough negative reviews on here backing up what the poster is saying, he's not a shill, get over it and move on with your lives.

Dr Bollocko gave a negative and Fishy gave a positive. They are long established boards members who DID NOT SIGN UP simply to dis a business.

So I agree with Dr Bollocko and with Fishy Fishy...hows that for being fair.

They probably even agree with me for being agreeable with both of them because as we both know El D

fishy fishy · 16-08-2012 11:56am

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Ahem..

This was then thanked by Ben:

This is the worst witch hunt ever. There are enough negative reviews on here backing up what the poster is saying, he's not a shill, get over it and move on with your lives.

Fail.

ben.schlomo · 16-08-2012 6:08pm

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Ahem..

This was then thanked by Ben:

This is the worst witch hunt ever. There are enough negative reviews on here backing up what the poster is saying, he's not a shill, get over it and move on with your lives.

Yes how dare we ask questions of people, shocking behaviour really.

El_Dangeroso · 16-08-2012 7:08pm

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Yes how dare we ask questions of people, shocking behaviour really.

Sponge Bob asked him who asked him to recommend Cava.. I was pointing out that, eh,you did.:)

biko · 17-08-2012 12:07pm

Back on track folk, both me and admin have ok'd white rhino for now. Let's leave it at that and discuss the restaurant now.

dr.bollocko · 17-08-2012 12:08pm

Looking at sources online other than boards there appears to be a mixed bag of reviews ranging from good to poor so opinion is divided.

The dude in the Galway advertiser said it was nice but to be fair he has never ever to my knowledge met a meal he didn't like in a restaurant in Galway.

ben.schlomo · 17-08-2012 2:07pm

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Looking at sources online other than boards there appears to be a mixed bag of reviews ranging from good to poor so opinion is divided.

The dude in the Galway advertiser said it was nice but to be fair he has never ever to my knowledge met a meal he didn't like in a restaurant in Galway.

Pretty sure he gave McDonalds 5stars!! :rolleyes:

fishy fishy · 17-08-2012 2:18pm

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Looking at sources online other than boards there appears to be a mixed bag of reviews ranging from good to poor so opinion is divided.

The dude in the Galway advertiser said it was nice but to be fair he has never ever to my knowledge met a meal he didn't like in a restaurant in Galway.

as far as I can remember, he didn't much like the starters on rouge last week, although overall he liked the place (prob because of the fab steak there).

also, as I said I had planned to go to Cava tonight but have changed my mind now and am heading to Creole.

I will definitely give an UNBIASED opinion afterwards, and will honestly let you know if it is as good, better, or worse than my last visit there.

Cava's loss.

El_Dangeroso · 17-08-2012 4:02pm

fishy fishy wrote: »

as far as I can remember, he didn't much like the starters on rouge last week, although overall he liked the place (prob because of the fab steak there).

Heresy!!!!

Seaneh · 17-08-2012 4:32pm

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Heresy!!!!

In fairness, the man knows bog all about good food, reading his "reviews" hurts my brain.

dr.bollocko · 17-08-2012 4:34pm

Seaneh wrote: »

In fairness, the man knows bog all about good food, reading his "reviews" hurts my brain.

He's dissing abrakebabra in his latest one. Clearly the man has never needed to recover from a 16 pint vomit to get into CPs.

whiterhino · 17-08-2012 4:39pm

While I am probably better at cooking than some chefs in this city I wouldn work as one and have no life especially in a place such as creole well unless I owned it or something maybee then we would see different opinion on the matter lol because if my restaurant was producing food like that id make Gordon Ramsey look like a girl. I find it hard to beleive that everything on the menu is great and perfect as I would not say this about any where! Some things I never liked in Cava but I stand by the fact that it is far superior in every aspect! why would you serve a sirloin steak on a chopping board with knife marks all over it from previous customers where bacteria could be lurking and multiplying YUK. I know the ingredients are simple as they come but im sure you could arrange them on a plate and make it look alot better and be more hygenic. I love the fact that I can pour out my heart to the public ad givemy opinion on the matter, well done boards.ie. Facebook will fall lol

Seaneh · 17-08-2012 4:45pm

I too hate the whole bread/chopping board for serving meat thing.

Which is annoying as Massimo do it.

Which if funny because as much as you like Cava, JP is the executive chef of both Cava and Massimo so he's just as guilty of the same crime you just had a little rant about.

Cava also do the equally annoying thing of servind dishes on pieces of black slate.

Bothers the **** out of me.

ben.schlomo · 17-08-2012 4:46pm

whiterhino wrote: »

While I am probably better at cooking than some chefs in this city I wouldn work as one and have no life especially in a place such as creole well unless I owned it or something maybee then we would see different opinion on the matter lol because if my restaurant was producing food like that id make Gordon Ramsey look like a girl. I find it hard to beleive that everything on the menu is great and perfect as I would not say this about any where! Some things I never liked in Cava but I stand by the fact that it is far superior in every aspect! why would you serve a sirloin steak on a chopping board with knife marks all over it from previous customers where bacteria could be lurking and multiplying YUK. I know the ingredients are simple as they come but im sure you could arrange them on a plate and make it look alot better and be more hygenic. I love the fact that I can pour out my heart to the public ad givemy opinion on the matter, well done boards.ie. Facebook will fall lol

Jees i think we get the message!! How many times do you need to say it and keep going on with the negativity. We all accept you dont like it, you dont need to post every day to say it.

whiterhino · 17-08-2012 5:14pm

I need to post when someone talks about what i am saying! Food on boards is gross I have never eaten in massimo but would kindly ask for a plate. Slate is not pourous and therefore is washed alot easier as nothing soaks into it. A chopping board is pourous! Why would you start slating owners of restaurants and bringing up those who are related to others this is odd dont you think????? Im talking about Creole and then someone starts slating Cava this is also odd lol I only suggested this to someone who asked earlier in the thread about what would I recomend. lol abrakababra is harly somewhere that you would be moaning about the quality of food seen as like stated it is used to settle the stomach on the way home from a mad one

Stench Blossoms · 17-08-2012 5:32pm

I really like the idea of food on a board. In fact, I was pi$$ed off that I didn't get steak in Creole because mine came in a boring bowl

whiterhino · 17-08-2012 8:51pm

okay so people now adays want to start eating their food off of things other than plates, back to cave man style suppose thats a cool new trend lol have to get the wife onto that one lol

thesandeman · 18-08-2012 6:30am

A certain 'Dr' from the past comes to mind when I read some of the stuff here.
On another note the reviewer in the Advertiser changed over a month ago. Some young wan is doin it now. Is it not obvious from the pics of the food?

K.C · 18-08-2012 6:39am

I ate in Creole last night with my gf. On arrival the manager told us that there were no slow and roasted ribs left. We decided to order a starter of chicken wings. The waitress took the order but came back saying there were no wings left, we then said we'd try the mussels on the specials menu but they were also all gone. This was 8 o clock so I was a bit surprised they ran out of all these. In the end we decided to share the mushroom poppers, very bland.

For the main I had 1/2 JDs baby back ribs and chargrilled chicken which came with half a corn on the cob, a chickpea and kidney bean and ham stew and a portion of fries. Huge portions, we didnt need the stater at all. My gf had the shrimp skewer and chargrilled chicken and it came with the mini bean stew and corn on the cob too. She went for sweet potato fries(very,very nice)

I found the food nice. Bring your appetites, very big portions. The ribs and shrimp were both a bit tough. The bottle of Dungarvan beer was 5.95 which is very expensive but its tasty stuff. We were told there would be jazz at 9pm but we were there until 10pm and it hadnt started, not a big deal. I also found the restaurant to be very warm.

It was my last night in Galway after living here for the last year and it was a nice way to sign off. Overall, I found the food good, not great.

Goodbye Galway, until we meet again!

thesandeman · 18-08-2012 7:30am

Honest review K.C Fair Play. Crazy price for the beer though. Cava used to let us bring it in from next door with no surcharge/corkage.

pleasant Co. · 19-08-2012 8:39pm

fishy fishy wrote: »

also, as I said I had planned to go to Cava tonight but have changed my mind now and am heading to Creole.

I will definitely give an UNBIASED opinion afterwards, and will honestly let you know if it is as good, better, or worse than my last visit there.

Cava's loss.

How did it go for you?

dloob · 20-08-2012 1:07am

Mactard wrote: »

How did it go for you?

Well going by my experience in cava a while ago, if he had gone there he would probably still be waiting for the food now.

There is a reason they went from no1 in Galway on trip advisor to hanging out in the 40s.

fishy fishy · 20-08-2012 9:08am

Mactard wrote: »

How did it go for you?

went there Friday - sat outside as it was a fab night. Owner came out, chatted to us for a few minutes - lit all the candles for us and told us that if it did rain he would pull out the awnings for us no problem.

There were four of us this time - the order was

1 jumbulaya
1 mississippi shrimp skewers
1 combo shrimp and chicken
1 catfish

The jumbulay was very rich and took about an hour to eat - however the person scraped the plate and said it was great and did not want to leave any behind.

Shrimp Skewers were to die for - it came with baked potato and corn (instead of the dirty rice). sublime

Combo shrimp and chicken came on a board (no big deal - lots of places use boards) and again every bit was eaten - this came with baked potota, corn, and sweet potato chips on top, with a little side dish of some sort of bean mixture. All eaten.

The catfish and dirty rice was mostly eaten - catfish was gobbled up - some of the rice left over as it" was so filling".

Another great experience in Creole - the seafood is to die for.

Two bottles great red wine to wash it down.

Thankfully it didn't rain while we were there as all the other outside tables had filled up by the time we left - it was the overflow of the inside part being full to capacity.

Again, another lovely night at Creole - will definitely be back.

p.s. I notice whither has now gone to complaining about the "boards" that food is swerved on - what next, the chandeliers - I think thats the only thing they haven't commented on so far - but I have to thank Whither - we had planned on cava but so delighted we went to Creole instead.

El_Dangeroso · 20-08-2012 10:00am

Why do I get the feeling you said you would have liked it no matter what?

I mean finished plates are not a measure of food quality, more of the hunger of the patrons.:)

Pity no one ordered the ribs. Would have loved to have heard the verbal contortions required to lavish praise on them, best I've heard on this thread so far was 'there was a lot of them'.

Not that I'm questioning the honesty of your review, I just feel like maybe you don't have as high standards as the rest of us.:p

fishy fishy · 20-08-2012 10:07am

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Why do I get the feeling you said you would have liked it no matter what?

I mean finished plates are not a measure of food quality, more of the hunger of the patrons.:)

Pity no one ordered the ribs. Would have loved to have heard the verbal contortions required to lavish praise on them, best I've heard on this thread so far was 'there was a lot of them'.

Not that I'm questioning the honesty of your review, I just feel like maybe you don't have as high standards as the rest of us.:p

nice try el dangeroso - Im sure you as well as others on here know that if I don't like something i will say it. I have been to creole before and loved it, so why should I say I don't like something if I actually DO like it.

Nobody at my table ordered ribs - however I would say on the way out that there would have been 5 tables with ribs on them. didn't see anyone complaining.

And finished plates in my circles WOULD be a sign of good quality - we are not in the habit of eating Sh*te food just to finish the plate.

Don't worry about my standards either El Danger - I know good food when I see it. I also know sour grapes when I see them, and I try to avoid at all costs. Maybe you prefer a burger in a bowl from eddie rockets, but thats your choice LOL

Creole does it for me - its great

El_Dangeroso · 20-08-2012 10:10am

Nice try at what

I'm just saying considering it would have been a massive climbdown for you to say that the food isn't great, that I don't think you went into that dinner unbiased. I know if I ever had the misfortune to eat there again I would definitely be biased against it.

fishy fishy · 20-08-2012 10:20am

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Nice try at what

I'm just saying considering it would have been a massive climbdown for you to say that the food isn't great, that I don't think you went into that dinner unbiased. I know if I ever had the misfortune to eat there again I would definitely be biased against it.

you seem to be adamant to tell me how I feel about the food. I'll say it again, the food is great - the prawns are to die for and I will definitely be returning.
Would you like a polygraph with that??

you stick to eddie rockets and Ill dine at creole okay. Don't get upset about it.

El_Dangeroso · 20-08-2012 10:26am

fishy fishy wrote: »

you seem to be adamant to tell me how I feel about the food. I'll say it again, the food is great - the prawns are to die for and I will definitely be returning.
Would you like a polygraph with that?? you stick to eddie rockets and Ill dine at creole okay. Don't get upset about it.

Nah, I'm just saying that you wouldn't be the most unbiased reviewer. Don't take it personal.

At least Eddie Rockets is honest about having little culinary credentials.

fishy fishy · 20-08-2012 10:27am

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Nah, I'm just saying that you wouldn't be the most unbiased reviewer. Don't take it personal.

At least Eddie Rockets is honest about having little culinary credentials.

funny!

JohnCleary · 20-08-2012 11:38am

Lads, can't we just settle all of this over a Kebab House? :pac:

fishy fishy · 20-08-2012 11:44am

sure I'm as happy as anything. I don't have anything to settle.

El_Dangeroso · 20-08-2012 12:00pm

Sher it's all subjective, I know that. But I just honestly thought I'd found the worst restaurant in Galway when I went there and am frankly astonished to think my experience was so unique. This seems to be a real 'marmite' place.

I would go back and review it again, but I really don't think I had a one off experience. Other negative reviews have echoed what I've said.

I'm kinda wondering now is this the reason we have so many bad restaurants in Galway? That most of the populace like that sort of food?

fishy fishy · 20-08-2012 12:25pm

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Sher it's all subjective, I know that. But I just honestly thought I'd found the worst restaurant in Galway when I went there and am frankly astonished to think my experience was so unique. This seems to be a real 'marmite' place.

I would go back and review it again, but I really don't think I had a one off experience. Other negative reviews have echoed what I've said.

I'm kinda wondering now is this the reason we have so many bad restaurants in Galway? That most of the populace like that sort of food?

for goodness sake el dangeroso - give it a rest. we get the picture - you didn't like it - you prefer edit rockets. Good for you.

Some of us think its great - good for us.

we don't have bad restaurants in Galway - we actually have very good restaurants in Galway. As I say, stick to your eddie rockets and let others comment on their choices.

El_Dangeroso · 20-08-2012 12:58pm

fishy fishy wrote: »

for goodness sake el dangeroso - give it a rest. we get the picture - you didn't like it - you prefer edit rockets. Good for you.

Some of us think its great - good for us.

we don't have bad restaurants in Galway - we actually have very good restaurants in Galway. As I say, stick to your eddie rockets and let others comment on their choices.

Where did I say I prefer Eddie Rockets?

We really have quite a poor standard of restaurants in Galway compared to other cities. They are overpriced for what they are. I blame the tourist trade that isn't dependant on repeat custom. There's about three restaurants in the city that provide value for money which is quite bad in a recession.

Maybe if the tone of people defending this restuarant wasn't so boorish, I wouldn't feel the need to provide a counterpoint. But it's important not to be shouted down by bullies I feel.

fishy fishy · 20-08-2012 1:00pm

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Where did I say I prefer Eddie Rockets?

We really have quite a poor standard of restaurants in Galway compared to other cities. They are overpriced for what they are. I blame the tourist trade that isn't dependant on repeat custom. There's about three restaurants in the city that provide value for money which is quite bad in a recession.

Maybe if the tone of people defending this restuarant wasn't so boorish, I wouldn't feel the need to provide a counterpoint. But it's important not to be shouted down by bullies I feel.

so you are calling people bullies now because they don't agree with you! :roll eyes:

that says it all really.

El_Dangeroso · 20-08-2012 1:02pm

fishy fishy wrote: »

so you are calling people bullies now because they don't agree with you! :roll eyes:

that says it all really.

Not in disagreeing with me, but in the tone used, it's quite aggressive.

I'll leave it there since you seem to be getting quite agitated.

fishy fishy · 20-08-2012 1:04pm

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Not in disagreeing with me, but in the tone used, it's quite aggressive.

I'll leave it there since you seem to be getting quite agitated.

great, leave it there then and give it a rest.

biko · 20-08-2012 1:09pm

Give it a rest both of you, thanks.

tribesman78 · 20-08-2012 4:00pm

Ok so as i mentioned earlier in this forum i was going back to creole last weekend. Wasn't as good as my first experience but i would stil go back as the cons were minor IMO. I'll start with the service side :

We started at 8pm and all their Beef Ribs were gone so i was disappointed with this, as i was actually going to change from steak after tasting them last time. Very early to be out of a dish. Got the chicken wings, they were very good but we never brought down finger bowls this time. Wasn't a big deal but still. Forgot to bring out one starter and we were all waiting to start so had to call someone and ask. It was ready just never brought down. But starters were all fine no complaints.

I had the steak again. Good size perfectly cooked and the sides were good as well. A couple had the Gumbo special on the menu and they both loved it. A few had the baby back ribs, they were also very big and they all seamed happy, although they couldn't finish them. Misses had one of the specials can't remember the name now but it was beef piled on top of a mountain of mash and some sauce. She was disappointed in it. Desserts were fine but again its a chocolate muffin not missisippis mud pie which is nice but its not as nice as a proper mud pie. Price fine, Drinks fine service Ok food in gereral very good.

Would i go back based on my two experiences - Ya felt like i got value for my money and i was happy with my feed.

joeKel73 · 28-08-2012 7:02pm

Went back to Creole for the second time last week. Tried the Catfish this time - delicious!

Chewabacca · 30-08-2012 7:35pm

Went there last night after reading the positive reviews here. After my experience I definitely would not recommend it to anyone.

Before I start I'd like to say that this kind of hearty food is what I love most. After seeing the menu I was sure that I would love it.

Me and my family arrived at 8. We had placed our orders just before 8.15. Amazingly the starters didn't arrive until 8.45. Having worked in kitchens for years now I know that none of the dishes should take more then 5 minutes to cook, meaning that they all should have been out in less than 20 minutes seeing as it wasn't overly busy. Two of us had the clam chowder. It was nice but my portion was much smaller then the other portion, even though they both came out of the same pot. Also, as far as I could tell there were no clams in the chowder, only mussels. On top of this the chowder was incredibly over seasoned.

We finished the starters by 9 and were then waiting until 9.25 for our mains to arrive. This is madness considering half of our mains were slow cooked and were more then likely ready to be served already. One person ordered the blackened catfish. It was so over seasoned and over spiced that it was completely inedible. I like my food spicy and saltier then most and not even I could eat it. The replacement didnt arrive until everyone else had finished their mains and there were no apologies for this.
I ordered a baked potato with my main and they brought chips instead. When I said that I ordered a potato they brought out an incredibly under-cooked potato.

I had to leave at this stage because I had made plans, delayed them and was still late. 1 hour and 45 minutes minutes after arriving I had barely finished my main, and none of the people I was with are slow eaters.

I've worked in the industry for 3 years now and knew that none of this was acceptable.

Unfortunately, I couldn't complain. A family member who lives abroad was over visiting and we were out for dinner because of this. Every time I said something in complaint I noticed that it brought down the tempo and was ruining the dinner. I did not complain because it seems that nobody in this country complains while out and I knew that if i complained about the entire meal being sub par I'd have to argue with staff and ask for a manager, which i don't enjoy doing.

I'm not overly fussy about these sort of things but when the bill is around €180 I feel that the standard of the whole night was just not good enough. All this on a Wednesday night too.

I would not recommend this place to anyone after my experience.

Creole Restaurant in Dominick Street (Beside Cava)

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