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Eddie Rockets

  • 15-07-2012 1:09pm
    #1
    MisterEpicurus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 588 ✭✭✭MisterEpicurus


    Overpriced, messy, small portions...

    Why on Earth does anyone eat there?

    :mad:


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  • #2
    Wereghost
    Registered Users Posts: 324 ✭✭Wereghost


    Atmosphere, convenience, impressing a member of the opposite/same sex?

    Their Ultimate Veggie burgers are great. Satisfying and wholesome.


  • #3
    mauzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭mauzo


    Because its delicious.

    :)


  • #4
    LizT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,089 ✭✭✭✭LizT


    Eddie's secret sauce is amazing, that's why!


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I got lunch there yesterday for €9 and was stuffed after...but also covered in cheese.

    Don't like it? Don't go.


  • #6
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,034 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    MisterEpicurus wrote: »
    Overpriced, messy, small portions...

    Why on Earth does anyone eat there?

    :mad:

    Overpriced, yes. But "messy" is your own fault, and the portions are certainly not small...


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  • #7
    mauzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭mauzo


    I think they drug the oreo cookie malt, every time I get one I can't stop laughing and shaking.

    Going to get one today....test it out again


  • #8
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,123 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Starla_o0 wrote: »
    I got lunch there yesterday for €9 and was stuffed after...but also covered in cheese.

    Don't like it? Don't go.

    Didn't, so don't.:P


  • #9
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    I want eddie rockets now!! :mad:

    Mmmmm cheesy bacon fries with chocolate malt shake.


  • #10
    MisterEpicurus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 588 ✭✭✭MisterEpicurus


    Ficheall wrote: »
    and the portions are certainly not small...

    More bun than burger to be honest...as for the chips...well I've never seen a smaller portion. True - the shakes are nice, but still, not worth it methinks...


  • #11
    Wereghost
    Registered Users Posts: 324 ✭✭Wereghost


    syndeyfife wrote: »
    I think they drug the oreo cookie malt, every time I get one I can't stop laughing and shaking.

    Going to get one today....test it out again
    Note to self: Try out the oreo cookie malt at some point.


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  • #12
    Jesus Shaves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,959 ✭✭✭Jesus Shaves


    There's a supermacs only a few short steps away, hint hint


  • #13
    MisterEpicurus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 588 ✭✭✭MisterEpicurus


    Starla_o0 wrote: »

    Don't like it? Don't go.
    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Didn't, so don't.:P

    Just don't go there! ;)


  • #14
    ringadingding
    Registered Users Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭ringadingding


    Scrawny71 wrote: »
    Atmosphere, convenience, impressing a member of the opposite/same sex?

    Their Ultimate Veggie burgers are great. Satisfying and wholesome.

    Impressing ? In.Eddie.Rockets.

    you must be beating them off with a ****ty stick :D


  • #15
    MisterEpicurus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 588 ✭✭✭MisterEpicurus


    Jesus Shaves wrote: »
    There's a supermacs only a few short steps away, hint hint

    That's just Eddie Rockets gone soggy...


  • #16
    boomkatalog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,598 ✭✭✭boomkatalog


    Goujons with cajun sauce and a strawberry malt shake. What I wouldn't give for it right now.

    It might be overpriced, but damn its good.


  • #17
    token101
    Registered Users Posts: 3,050 ✭✭✭token101


    Scrawny71 wrote: »
    Atmosphere, convenience, impressing a member of the opposite/same sex?

    Their Ultimate Veggie burgers are great. Satisfying and wholesome.

    Yeah? I don't know would that cut it!


  • #18
    Shryke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,199 ✭✭✭Shryke


    They do a nice burger but they're over priced junk food all the same. I haven't eaten there in a couple of years.
    I only ever get the very odd craving for chips and when I do it's nothing less than a curry cheese chip. On nom nom etc.


  • #19
    mauzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭mauzo


    The sesame jack chicken from tgis is the cats pajamas.


  • #20
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    hot wings are nom, chips in there are nom, milkshakes are nom..


    dammit now I want eddie rockets.


  • #21
    mauzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭mauzo


    krudler wrote: »
    hot wings are nom, chips in there are nom, milkshakes are nom..


    dammit now I want eddie rockets.

    Meet you there at 2? Can't go alone like...


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  • #22
    dd972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭dd972


    Can't say I've had a bad experience Rockets wise, I always wonder what up you'd end up looking like if that was all you ate for lunch and dinner every day, you probably need to take your front door off it's hinges and smear grease both sides to get in.


  • #23
    Ella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Ella


    The portions are HUGE!


  • #24
    chuky_r_law
    Registered Users Posts: 705 ✭✭✭chuky_r_law


    its fast food with table service. the booths are comfy and the burgers are tasty. pricing is reasonable. there are often offers (in galway anyway) for any 2 burgers with 2 small fries and 2 small drinks for €13, which represents great value to me!


  • #25
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    yeah even a bowl of chips is huge, it doesnt look like theres much in there but there is


  • #26
    Priscilla Happy Wagon
    Posts: 0 ✭✭ Priscilla Happy Wagon


    Eddie Rockets - Empty Pockets.


  • #27
    Optimalprimerib
    Registered Users Posts: 1,885 ✭✭✭Optimalprimerib


    They have easily the tastiest burger I have eaten. They are crunchy on the outside, moist on the inside, the sauce is perfect. They may be pricy but not as pricy as what you would pay for the soggy mess you get for pub grub or any of those American restaurants. Coupled with garlic cheese fries and you can't go wrong.


  • #28
    Thatnastyboy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭Thatnastyboy


    Optimalprimerib wrote: »
    They have easily the tastiest burger I have eaten. They are crunchy on the outside, moist on the inside, the sauce is perfect. They may be pricy but not as pricy as what you would pay for the soggy mess you get for pub grub or any of those American restaurants. Coupled with garlic cheese fries and you can't go wrong.

    Good shill Eddie :pac:



    I do like empty pockets alright, but was in there a few weeks ago, and ordered somethin i didnt know, ended up with a bowl of mince, a bag of doritos and a big plate of disappointment, it was shite :mad:


  • #29
    mauzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭mauzo


    Thatnastyboy wrote: »
    Optimalprimerib wrote: »
    They have easily the tastiest burger I have eaten. They are crunchy on the outside, moist on the inside, the sauce is perfect. They may be pricy but not as pricy as what you would pay for the soggy mess you get for pub grub or any of those American restaurants. Coupled with garlic cheese fries and you can't go wrong.

    Good shill Eddie :pac:



    I do like empty pockets alright, but was in there a few weeks ago, and ordered somethin i didnt know, ended up with a bowl of mince, a bag of doritos and a big plate of disappointment, it was shite :mad:

    Hazard a guess here, did you order nachos?


  • #30
    Wereghost
    Registered Users Posts: 324 ✭✭Wereghost


    token101 wrote: »
    Yeah? I don't know would that cut it!
    Beats BK. Good for conversation, too, as you can talk about the music or the way they make the food or whatever. Wouldn't call Eddie's an alternative to, say, an Indian/Chinese/Lebanese restaurant. It's an upmarket burger bar.


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  • #31
    lifelongnoob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 83 ✭✭lifelongnoob


    Op your username would suggest that you have more refined tastes in food ............. don't think fast food outlets are really for you.


  • #32
    Shenshen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,453 ✭✭✭Shenshen


    Meh, there are worse places.
    At least they make a veggie burger that's half-edible.


  • #33
    1ZRed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,293 ✭✭✭1ZRed


    Malts! hmmmmmmm :D


  • #34
    jupiterjack
    Registered Users Posts: 660 ✭✭✭jupiterjack


    oh man love eddie rocketts...a double classic and chocolate malt...


  • #35
    crazygeryy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭crazygeryy


    Anyone else think when they give you a burger the plates are to small? Ingredients fall every where except on the plate.


  • #36
    Faith+1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,674 ✭✭✭Faith+1


    Scrawny71 wrote: »
    Atmosphere, convenience, impressing a member of the opposite/same sex?

    Their Ultimate Veggie burgers are great. Satisfying and wholesome.

    They must have very low standards!


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  • #37
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    MisterEpicurus wrote: »
    Overpriced, messy, small portions...

    Why on Earth does anyone eat there?

    :mad:

    the one in arklow gives you any burger, fries and a drink for 2 plus 2 cinema tickets for €16. thats a good deal in my book


  • #38
    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,941 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    I prefer Jumbos.


  • #39
    cocoshovel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭cocoshovel


    inb4 the Ihatefastfoodandonlyeatsaladsallday-parade :pac:


  • #40
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    crazygeryy wrote: »
    Anyone else think when they give you a burger the plates are to small? Ingredients fall every where except on the plate.

    Small plates make portions look bigger.
    It's done for a reason.


  • #41
    Toby Take a Bow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭Toby Take a Bow


    Scrawny71 wrote: »
    Good for conversation, too, as you can talk about the music or the way they make the food or whatever.

    You'll probably run out of conversation fairly quickly. There's not much I could say about how they put together their burgers.


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  • #42
    Sheriffz
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭Sheriffz


    There's two in Galway city. Depends where you to be honest. One is better than the other.


  • #43
    Sea Filly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭Sea Filly


    I don't understand the extreme dislike (otherwise known as hate :p) for Eddie Rocket's. You'll be well fed for under a tenner, and the extra few euro you'll pay on top of somewhere like Supermac's is reflected in the food, IMO.


  • #44
    Sea Filly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭Sea Filly


    syndeyfife wrote: »
    I think they drug the oreo cookie malt, every time I get one I can't stop laughing and shaking.

    Sounds like you're about to go crazy, Broadway style! :P


  • #45
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,507 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Since the recession they have that burger combo dealy,

    You add 3 euro to the price of a burger and get the drink and fries with it.

    So basically a Classic Combo for under a tenner which is the magic price point for me.

    Before that used to cost about 15.


  • #46
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    chuky_r_law wrote: »
    its fast food with table service. the booths are comfy and the burgers are tasty. pricing is reasonable. there are often offers (in galway anyway) for any 2 burgers with 2 small fries and 2i small drinks for €13, which represents great value to me!
    Except its not fast, its slow as fook.
    Its over priced but some of the burgers and mats are nice. The chicken wings are shyte as are the chips.


  • #47
    token101
    Registered Users Posts: 3,050 ✭✭✭token101


    Scrawny71 wrote: »
    Beats BK. Good for conversation, too, as you can talk about the music or the way they make the food or whatever. Wouldn't call Eddie's an alternative to, say, an Indian/Chinese/Lebanese restaurant. It's an upmarket burger bar.

    Ah to be fair, if you're considering taking a date to Burger King just keep your money and cook something! At least that way you'll look like you're making somewhat of an effort and not like a scummy cheapskate!


  • #48
    wyndham
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭wyndham


    Smokestack Double no relish, extra burger sauce.

    They are overpriced for wings and tenders and hotdogs, etc, but the burgers with a combo aren't bad value compared to a Big Mac meal or Angus Meal, considering the gulf in quality, freshness, etc.


  • #49
    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    Eating at Eddie Rockets is the same as playing the lotto, a tax on idiots.


  • #50
    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    chuky_r_law wrote: »
    its fast food with table service. the booths are comfy and the burgers are tasty. pricing is reasonable. there are often offers (in galway anyway) for any 2 burgers with 2 small fries and 2 small drinks for €13, which represents great value to me!

    Yeah and last year it was 10 Eur for the same deal, so has gone up 33% in a year:rolleyes:


  • #51
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    Well for what its worth, there was a long line of people waiting to get in to the one in Liffey Valley yesterday evening around 7pm.
    Not a huge fan myself, not been in years.


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