Your Favourite Restaurant in Sligo

starbelgrade · 20-05-2008 11:35am

Sorry to hear that.... very disappointing. I've only ever tried the specials of the day there - never ate from the main menu (which in fairness, seems quite boring.. fish, steak, more fish & steak with fish).

Silver33 · 20-05-2008 12:39pm

My favourite restaurant is the Venue in Strandhill. Going there tonight YUM!
Their garlic cheese potatoes are fab!

Mrs.T · 20-05-2008 1:08pm

Silver33 wrote: »

My favourite restaurant is the Venue in Strandhill. Going there tonight YUM!
Their garlic cheese potatoes are fab!

Where is that in Strandhill? Do they have food everyday?

Silver33 · 20-05-2008 2:07pm

Mrs T - they are up the top of Strandhill next door to Kellys bar.
Yes they are open every day.

darealtulip · 20-05-2008 5:13pm

Mrs.T wrote: »

Where is that in Strandhill? Do they have food everyday?

I told you about that, but of course not over the boards so you didn't hear me? I've heard that the fish is really good there

Mrs.T · 20-05-2008 6:01pm

darealtulip wrote: »

I told you about that, but of course not over the boards so you didn't hear me? I've heard that the fish is really good there

You thought you told me...same old, same old.....

So, ehm, when are we going?

carebare · 20-05-2008 7:12pm

Silver33 wrote: »

My favourite restaurant is the Venue in Strandhill. Going there tonight YUM!
Their garlic cheese potatoes are fab!

Try their chicken wings-they are to DIE for!! And a huge portion, you can get them as either starter or main course

bobcar61 · 20-05-2008 7:25pm

Their chicken burgers venue style are scrumptious:D:D

And I agree on the Garlic+Cheese Potatoes and Chicken Wings...top notch!

darealtulip · 21-05-2008 9:27am

Mrs.T wrote: »

You thought you told me...same old, same old.....

So, ehm, when are we going?

when ever you ask me out on that date!!

Casey ca · 21-05-2008 12:41pm

Hi all,

Looking for advice...... need a good restaurant in Sligo. Orgainising my sisters hen, so they need to be willing to accommodate 20 women!

Any suggestions?

would you also mind suggesting some pubs?

:pac:

Mrs.T · 21-05-2008 12:55pm

When we ate in Kudos in Clarion Hotel, there seemed to be a lot of hen parties. They have a big room that had a big hen party going on when we were there.
Sorry, can't help you with pubs.

gustavo · 21-05-2008 1:08pm

Casey ca wrote: »

Hi all,

Looking for advice...... need a good restaurant in Sligo. Orgainising my sisters hen, so they need to be willing to accommodate 20 women!

Any suggestions?

would you also mind suggesting some pubs?

:pac:

McHughs is always full with hen parties on a Saturday night

starbelgrade · 21-05-2008 1:17pm

Casey ca wrote: »

Hi all,

Looking for advice...... need a good restaurant in Sligo. Orgainising my sisters hen, so they need to be willing to accommodate 20 women!

Any suggestions?

would you also mind suggesting some pubs?

:pac:

Foodwise, depends what you're after really... Lemongrass do large groups if you book early. It's Asian food, so it mightn't suit everyone. Mardees on Castle Street is a safe enough bet and reasonably priced.

Pubwise, most hen parties tend to go to places like The Belfry, Fiddlers or McHughs... thery're really the only pubs large enough for big groups. And the night clubs are Toffs and Velvet Room (only open on Saturday nights). I don't like either of them (chart music all night), but Velvet's the better of the two.

Gillie · 21-05-2008 1:20pm

starbelgrade wrote: »

Foodwise, depends what you're after really... Lemongrass do large groups if you book early. It's Asian food, so it mightn't suit everyone. Mardees on Castle Street is a safe enough bet and reasonably priced.

Pubwise, most hen parties tend to go to places like The Belfry, Fiddlers or McHughs... thery're really the only pubs large enough for big groups. And the night clubs are Toffs and Velvet Room (only open on Saturday nights). I don't like either of them (chart music all night), but Velvet's the better of the two.

I would second this (but wouldn't go near Fiddlers tbh!).
You could also try Coach Lane for Grub.

starbelgrade · 21-05-2008 1:36pm

Gillie wrote: »

I would second this (but wouldn't go near Fiddlers tbh!).
You could also try Coach Lane for Grub.

Personally I wouldn't go near Fiddlers, McHughs OR the Belfry.. there's too many hen nights & blokes with bad shirts tucked into their jeans! Fiddlers is the worst of the lot though... a real boggers disco-bar.

Gillie · 21-05-2008 1:41pm

starbelgrade wrote: »

Fiddlers is the worst of the lot though... a real boggers disco-bar.

Some of the ppl who frequent it make me think of this pic:

gustavo · 21-05-2008 1:47pm

starbelgrade wrote: »

Personally I wouldn't go near Fiddlers, McHughs OR the Belfry.. there's too many hen nights & blokes with bad shirts tucked into their jeans! Fiddlers is the worst of the lot though... a real boggers disco-bar.

I dont mind McHughs , I dont really go there for the men though so what they wear doesn't bother me

Gillie · 21-05-2008 1:48pm

gustavo wrote: »

I dont mind McHughs , I dont really go there for the men though so what they wear doesn't bother me

And that's a good point!

TequilaMockingBird · 21-05-2008 1:50pm

Easy up there guys! Ye might not like it, but perhaps others do..

Gillie · 21-05-2008 1:55pm

sueme wrote: »

Easy up there guys! Ye might not like it, but perhaps others do..

Where were you to defend Ballyremote for me earlier in another thread!:eek:

:D

TequilaMockingBird · 21-05-2008 2:17pm

Gillie wrote: »

Where were you to defend Ballyremote for me earlier in another thread!:eek:
:D

Ballywhere?

Gillie · 21-05-2008 4:06pm

sueme wrote: »

Ballywhere?

Mrs.T · 21-05-2008 5:09pm

darealtulip wrote: »

when ever you ask me out on that date!!

Hows about this weekend then darling?

Xiney · 21-05-2008 9:17pm

Whenever you decide where you're going for your hen night, be sure to post about it here

...So I can avoid it. Hen Parties = one of my least favourite aspects of this country

darealtulip · 21-05-2008 10:43pm

Mrs.T wrote: »

Hows about this weekend then darling?

Xiney is right! This is so much better then talking. saturday good for you? Its footie on friday;)

lightening · 22-05-2008 9:11am

I was in Coach Lane a while ago and like darealtulip we were a bit disappointed. We were waiting forty minutes for our table! OK, there was hen night taking too long, still complimentary drinks weren't being offered.

There was a lot "off the menu", A lot of the fish wasn't available. Two bottles of wine we ordered weren't in stock.

The food was fine, the meat a little well done for my liking, I like rare meat to be rare. We were with some locals who reckon the menu hadn't changed in years, same as Bianconi's.

The atmosphere was nice, the decor and surroundings very pleasant, deserts were good, expresso's perfect.

Certainly not fine dining, then again its not overly expensive.

desireland · 28-05-2008 1:18pm

Would agree that Montemarte is about the best food in Sligo, Altough the French waitstaff can be a little bit unfriendly, Great coffee and sandwiches in Cafe Fleur in o connell street, although I think they only open during the day-time, there always seems to be a big lot in there every lunchtime so they must be doing something right!

iosfra · 28-05-2008 1:43pm

Not sure if Mardees has been mentioned, it's above the new centra in town. Lovely!

Xiney · 28-05-2008 6:43pm

Can't say I agree with Cafe Fleur.

Maybe it has improved (I went when it was still only a few weeks old) but I found the prices exhorbitant as well as unclear (they didn't have any sort of menu/board up, just fancy TVs with scrolling nonsense), the bread stale, the portion of meat & cheese woeful and the salad wilted.

Suppose I could try it again in case they were having an "off" day, but to be quite honest I have not been inclined in the least. Give me cafe society any day - great selection of great food at great prices.

redarmyblues · 30-05-2008 11:25pm

Tobergal Lane Cafe can be good- pan fried mackerel, with salad and crusty bread washed down with a pint of pale ale, menu can be a bit samey though, they have repainted it and it has a nice mellow feel now.

Your Favourite Restaurant in Sligo

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