The Definitive Limerick Restaurant and Takeaway Thread

Garry123

I don't want or expect Italian restaurants here to do anything, I merely stated that pasta and pizza do not represent Italian food, which is as you point out regional. Pizza is from Naples while pasta is from the Mezza Giorno.

zulutango

Garry123 wins

Mc Love

Garry123 wrote: »

I don't want or expect Italian restaurants here to do anything, I merely stated that pasta and pizza do not represent Italian food, which is as you point out regional. Pizza is from Naples while pasta is from the Mezza Giorno.

They are regional indeed, but in general terms that is what the masses believe to be representative of Italian food and in some cases they are representative of Italian food.

Take for example the following from the following Life in Italy website

There are not many nations that can say their national dish has become an international phenomenon. Italy has two such dishes, pasta and, of course, pizza. Both are famous all over the world, both have made the history of Italian food.

Nothing says Italy like its food, and nothing says Italian food like pasta. Pasta is integrant part of Italy's food history Wherever Italians immigrated they have brought their pasta along, so much so today it can be considered a staple of international cuisine.

But then again, you could say it originated in Greece.

PetKing

Yeah I instantly think of Greece when I think of pasta to be honest. And pizzas just scream of the German culture.

Special Circumstances

What tony123 is saying here I think is that this is faux Italian cuisine?

h3000

Special Circumstances wrote: »

What tony123 is saying here I think is that this is faux Italian cuisine?

Who's Tony? :D

Special Circumstances

h3000 wrote: »

Who's Tony? :D

Sorry he just sounds like another poster who closed his account recently.

Garry123

Nothing faux about pizza and pasta but they do not represent the whole Italian cuisine.

Special Circumstances

Garry123 wrote: »

Nothing faux about pizza and pasta but they do not represent the whole Italian cuisine.

Where do you stand on irish bars? Or Indian restaurants?

Garry123

Pass me my soap box.

Irish bars outside of Ireland are usually an abomination. I don't understand people on two weeks holidays socialising in The Aul Dubliner etc, save the air fare and stay at home.

I haven't been to India but I understand that most of the food passing as Indian here bears little if any resemblence to that on offer over there. Indian food is very regionalised and dependent on the religious leanings of its origins. However Indians of my acquaintance tell me that Mogul Emperor rates pretty highly.

moleyv

Special Circumstances wrote:

Where do you stand on irish bars? Or Indian restaurants?

Its not authentic unless you get Delhi belly and have to ****e into a hole in the ground while countless bees play cricket on your eyebrows.

Garry123

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxpCop9L0aM

Mc Love

So there shouldn't be any form of foreign restaurants because they are unrepresentative of their nations cuisine?

Special Circumstances

Mc Love wrote: »

So there shouldn't be any form of foreign restaurants because they are unrepresentative of their nations cuisine?

Sounds like that. Any "fusion" restaurants would be completely verboten of course.

I'm just happy to have decent grub at the right price with acceptable service.

Garry123

Mc Love wrote: »

So there shouldn't be any form of foreign restaurants because they are unrepresentative of their nations cuisine?

Why not?

Special Circumstances

O do the hokey-cokey!
say something,
then pretend you didn't say "exactly that",
then feign complete confusion when a poster replies to your denials
O do the hokey-cokey!

Mc Love

Special Circumstances wrote: »

O do the hokey-cokey!
say something,
then pretend you didn't say "exactly that",
then feign complete confusion when a poster replies to your denials
O do the hokey-cokey!

You put your left leg in, your left leg out, in, out, in out, you shake it all about. :cool::pac:

Insect Overlord

What about Italian chippers? :pac:

Mc Love

An File wrote: »

What about Italian chippers? :pac:

Sorry An File, fish and chips aren't representative of Italian cuisine because you can't get battered Saltim Bocca, Ossobuco etc.

Garry123

Special Circumstances wrote: »

O do the hokey-cokey!
say something,
then pretend you didn't say "exactly that",
then feign complete confusion when a poster replies to your denials
O do the hokey-cokey!

OK, I'll play 'til you bore me. Where did I say that there shouldn't be any form of foreign restaurants?

Garry123

Mc Love wrote: »

Sorry An File, fish and chips aren't representative of Italian cuisine because you can't get battered Saltim Bocca, Ossobuco etc.

You guys are just the wittiest ever!

bigpink

Whats the Hamptons like?

Bored_lad

bigpink wrote: »

Whats the Hamptons like?

Not great consistency wise. Can be OK some nights awful the next there are far better restaurants in town.

bigpink

Bored_lad wrote: »

Not great consistency wise. Can be OK some nights awful the next there are far better restaurants in town.

Is it like a chocolat vibe?

dominatinMC

bigpink wrote: »

Whats the Hamptons like?

I've always found it to be fairly good. Reasonably priced, nice menu, good service. Maybe I've just been fortunate to be there on the good nights, or maybe I'm just easily pleased :rolleyes:

zulutango

I'm very disappointed with Hamptons the last few times I've been. I used to really like it, but the service has become too overbearing and almost American in its phoniness, the food quality has plummeted and it's second tier now in my book. After a few consistently poor experiences I don't go anymore.

bigpink

zulutango wrote: »

I'm very disappointed with Hamptons the last few times I've been. I used to really like it, but the service has become too overbearing and almost American in its phoniness, the food quality has plummeted and it's second tier now in my book. After a few consistently poor experiences I don't go anymore.

That really fake service is creeping in here a bit alright

Special Circumstances

Garry123 wrote: »

OK, I'll play 'til you bore me. Where did I say that there shouldn't be any form of foreign restaurants?

Couldn't not shouldn't.

They're either everywhere (of varying quality and authenticity), or nowhere. Depending on whether you agree to the usual understanding of the term Chinese restaurant, Italian restaurant etc... or some oddball definition which leads to a situation where are are none in Ireland.

adaminho

bigpink wrote: »

Whats the Hamptons like?

It not a real representation of food from the Hamptons, There's no lobster rolls etc

Garry123

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Couldn't not shouldn't.

They're either everywhere (of varying quality and authenticity), or nowhere. Depending on whether you agree to the usual understanding of the term Chinese restaurant, Italian restaurant etc... or some oddball definition which leads to a situation where are are none in Ireland.

Check out post #1865.

Where did I say couldn't?

I dare to have a different opinion to you and others and yer reaction confirms my suspicions. Getting bored.

Swiper the fox

Garry123 wrote: »

Check out post #1865.

Where did I say couldn't?

I dare to have a different opinion to you and others and yer reaction confirms my suspicions. Getting bored.

Listen mate, you brought this on yourself with your first post on the thread. You've been to Italy as have most of us, Italian food on Ireland is generally rubbish, that's true, but thete has been a big improvement in recent years from a few places, not so much in Limerick but even at that Vicenzos isn't bad, not nearly as good as some have suggested though.

yop

Mod note *** don't attack posters please. Everyone has their opinion no need to jump all over it if you don't like it.

yop

Mod note **** no more warnings. I've deleted the posts. Bans next time

phog

Two of us went to Lana Castletroy last night, we ordered Massaman and Panang Curries, when the waitress arrived with our dishes one of them (my wife's) was incorrect. There was a pregnant pause as if the waitress delayed to see would my wife accept the incorrect dish, she didn't, so the waitress took the incorrect dish back but left the rice on the table along with my order.

I decided to time the delay and that I'd request fresh rice if the delay was more than a few minutes.

The correct dish arrived 5 mins later, so I requested warm rice. The waitress took the carton (I had torn the top of it to mark the corton) and returned a minute or so later. My wife tried the rice and said it was cold. I went to the counter and said the rice was cold, the waitress said she had brought down fresh rice, when I mentioned the same carton she then told me she dumped the cold rice out of the carton and put the fresh rice back into the same carton. I have no way of knowing if she did or didn't but the rice was cold. Tbh, I don't believe her.

I told her I was very unhappy with our meals, she offered to get fresh rice again, I said what's the point if the new rice was going to be cold as well and the curry would be cold by then anyway.

My wife didn't touch her rice but ate the curry, I ate about half of my dish as mine went cold with all the messing.

Another waitress approched us and asked about our food, we told her the story, we recived an apology but not much satisfaction.

When I went to pay, the 2nd waitress was at the til, her explanation on the confusion over the courses was that we order by numbers from the menu rather than naming the dish, this was incorrect, my wife ordered by name and I confirmed by numbers (20 &21) - but either way, you'd expect the staff to know their menu.

Aside fromt he mix up, both curries were watery, our last time there they were much creamier.

Resturants like Lana is a cheap meal but it shouldn't be as unpleasant as I experienced last night.

Generally, I give resturants a 2nd chance to get things right but unless I read raving reviews of the place I won't be returning.

Mc Love

phog wrote: »

Two of us went to Lana Castletroy last night, we ordered Massaman and Panang Curries, when the waitress arrived with our dishes one of them (my wife's) was incorrect. There was a pregnant pause as if the waitress delayed to see would my wife accept the incorrect dish, she didn't, so the waitress took the incorrect dish back but left the rice on the table along with my order.

I decided to time the delay and that I'd request fresh rice if the delay was more than a few minutes.

The correct dish arrived 5 mins later, so I requested warm rice. The waitress took the carton (I had torn the top of it to mark the corton) and returned a minute or so later. My wife tried the rice and said it was cold. I went to the counter and said the rice was cold, the waitress said she had brought down fresh rice, when I mentioned the same carton she then told me she dumped the cold rice out of the carton and put the fresh rice back into the same carton. I have no way of knowing if she did or didn't but the rice was cold. Tbh, I don't believe her.

I told her I was very unhappy with our meals, she offered to get fresh rice again, I said what's the point if the new rice was going to be cold as well and the curry would be cold by then anyway.

My wife didn't touch her rice but ate the curry, I ate about half of my dish as mine went cold with all the messing.

Another waitress approched us and asked about our food, we told her the story, we recived an apology but not much satisfaction.

When I went to pay, the 2nd waitress was at the til, her explanation on the confusion over the courses was that we order by numbers from the menu rather than naming the dish, this was incorrect, my wife ordered by name and I confirmed by numbers (20 &21) - but either way, you'd expect the staff to know their menu.

Aside fromt he mix up, both curries were watery, our last time there they were much creamier.

Resturants like Lana is a cheap meal but it shouldn't be as unpleasant as I experienced last night.

Generally, I give resturants a 2nd chance to get things right but unless I read raving reviews of the place I won't be returning.

The quality of the dish I had in the one in Raheen, means I probably wont be returning.

zulutango

what a review!! I've never been there but have heard good things. Must give it a go.

Was in Spice of India the other night, and the food was pretty good but pricier than the Mogul Emperor (which I would rate highly), the atmosphere was dull as dishwater.

phog

zulutango wrote: »

what a review!! I've never been there but have heard good things. Must give it a go.

Was in Spice of India the other night, and the food was pretty good but pricier than the Mogul Emperor (which I would rate highly), the atmosphere was dull as dishwater.

We switched our take awys from the Mogul Emperor to the Spice of India, thought the ME were using onions/potatoes as filling and reduced the quantity of meat in their dishes.

vkid

Have had similar issues with Lana in castle troy. Some of the staff there are just brutal. They need a good lesson in how to deal with customers at the very least

James Bond Junior

I have had lama a few times and it's been tasty but there has always been an issue. Forgotten items, wrong order, no bowls or cutlery.

Camile really show them up.

Has anybody tried mr. Noodle in town?

phog

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I have had lama a few times and it's been tasty but there has always been an issue. Forgotten items, wrong order, no bowls or cutlery.

Camile really show them up.

Has anybody tried mr. Noodle in town?

We thought of trying Camile but reckoned that it might be closed as it was after 8 but my wife Googled it later and it would have been open

le_girl

I thought it was just me but Lana messed up my order too the one time I tried it (completely wrong dish) as the waiter didn't bother to write it down, he was just going from memory. Not very friendly service at all either. Didn't think it was that tasty and didn't ever want to go back since there are so many better Thai places around.

FobleAsNuck

had only bad experiences in Lana. most of the time I'm ordering food for pickup, something like 1hr in advance and still had to wait up to 25 minutes for it to be ready

h3000

We get a take away most Saturdays there and never have had a problem. Some of the staff are really not suited to the service industry though.

at9qu5vp0wcix7

Lana was great when it first opened, but it has gone down hill big time in the last few months. Camille has much nicer food, although the whole ordering setup in there is a bit odd - could it hurt that much to have a waiter/waitress to take your order?

boodlesdoodles

Went to Sage the other day for lunch, talk about a place that has masssively gone down hill in my opinion. First thing was one of the waiting staff did not look the cleanest and every time they walked past they table there was a distinct odour of sweat off them. That should have been our cue to leave.

We all ordered an open sandwich, 2 with ham and cheese and one with salmon, prawns and "vine" tomatoes. What arrived was an insult to a sandwich. It was basically a lump of one slice of thickly cut crumbly brown bread on top of which was thrown a few slices of tasteless ham and huge pile of grated orange cheddar. The bread wasn't buttered and we had to ask for some. My friend's salmon was as dry as a bone and missing the prawns, one of the staff tried to convince her the prawns were under the salmon! They eventually brought her out the smallest ramekin with about 10 tiny defrosted prawns in it! The "vine" tomatoes were thick slices of watery unripe large tomatoes. It was the worst lunch I've had in ages in town. We would have complained only one of my lunchmates Dad had been in also and paid for our lunch. Won't be going back.

Also one of the their big claims is they provide gluten free bread, not that day in fact server said they don't do gluten free bread ��

James Bond Junior

boodlesdoodles wrote: »

Went to Sage the other day for lunch, talk about a place that has masssively gone down hill in my opinion. First thing was one of the waiting staff did not look the cleanest and every time they walked past they table there was a distinct odour of sweat off them. That should have been our cue to leave.

We all ordered an open sandwich, 2 with ham and cheese and one with salmon, prawns and "vine" tomatoes. What arrived was an insult to a sandwich. It was basically a lump of one slice of thickly cut crumbly brown bread on top of which was thrown a few slices of tasteless ham and huge pile of grated orange cheddar. The bread wasn't buttered and we had to ask for some. My friend's salmon was as dry as a bone and missing the prawns, one of the staff tried to convince her the prawns were under the salmon! They eventually brought her out the smallest ramekin with about 10 tiny defrosted prawns in it! The "vine" tomatoes were thick slices of watery unripe large tomatoes. It was the worst lunch I've had in ages in town. We would have complained only one of my lunchmates Dad had been in also and paid for our lunch. Won't be going back.

Also one of the their big claims is they provide gluten free bread, not that day in fact server said they don't do gluten free bread ��

That place must be one of the most overrated places in all of Limerick.

phog

Went to Azur tonight, excellent food and staff. There were 7 of us in our group and we were well treated, no rush and no issues with any of our orders, served as expected.

Highly recommend it.

RhubarbCrumble

Agree with all the other posters about Lana. I think it's really gone downhill. I gave up on it a few weeks ago and I won't be going back anymore. Sick of cold lumpy rice and the fact that pretty much every single sauce tastes and looks the same.

sioda

Tried Mr Noodle the other night not to bad had the chilli and the teriyaki chickens tasty and good size portions. Will defo go back.

Had lunch in canteen for the first time in ages 10 for coffee and a box lunch. Portions bit small but fresh and filling coffee is excellent. Again will go back.

And thumbs-up yet again for papaz had dinner in there last night it was quiet but food top notch. There southern fried chicken sandwich has to be one of my favourite food in town.

Also got to the new bean an ti today for coffee and cookie top marks and great people watching

James Bond Junior

Does anybody think la cucina is rather over priced for what you get in particular the sandwiches. €6 odd for a half a ciabatta roll with no side salad or anything else. Very tasty but a tad much? Or is that just me being scabby?