Who should replace O'Briens?

slackerdude

I mentioned a mini elements with a smaller variety of options which I don't think is a big ask. Surely a top of the range modern building can offer more to its many inhabitants, staff and students, than a pathetic sandwich bar. It might also impact on the massive queues in elements at lunchtime.

anonymous_joe

I always liked the O'Briens in UCD.

It's better than the Nine-One-One for sure.

ChocolateSauce

SUBWAY. Though it should replace 911, not O'Briens.

Assets Model

Preusse wrote: »

One thing I say for them through: their breakfast is good. I like the fried eggs, hash browns, black and whites, and the sausages. And a tea/coffee for 1 Euro. Won't go near the rashers unless they are burned to a crisp but that's a preference of mine you hardly get in any place.

The chocolate cake and custard in the restaurant is fantastic.

Dr Strange

Assets Model wrote: »

The chocolate cake and custard in the restaurant is fantastic.

Well, I am sure I'll try that next time I'm there.

Tayto2000

911's heyday was when you could get a 500ml coffee in a giant polystyrene cup... it was awesome... although one of the guys making the sandwiches used to pick his nose in between customers so I guess it was swings and roundabouts to a certain extent.

I'd rank them Centra > Insomnia > 911 > O'Briens. O'Briens coffee is particularly vile for some reason.

Nothing wrong with heating coleslaw, as long as it hasn't been heated before... arguably it's safer since you're cooking the raw eggs in the mayonnaise dressing! What exactly are O'Briens reheating that has coleslaw?

mloc

Food in UCD is plain ****e, from both a price, taste and nutritional point of view. I work there and I'd have at most one of my 6 meals a day in a campus eating place. The rest I'd go to the effort of cooking myself.

If it had to be anything, I'd vote Subway. Too many pseudo-macho ignorant youngsters to appreciate something as decent as sushi, though Trinners has a sushi place now and it isn't bad. Good riddance to O' Briens, their employees have all the sandwich making skills of a blind armless elephant.

rainbow kirby

Tayto2000 wrote: »

911's heyday was when you could get a 500ml coffee in a giant polystyrene cup...

You just reminded me of the old Perk jumbo coffees for €1.50 when I was in first year. Similar size, and oh so worth it - couldn't survive 9am lectures without them.

Somewhere which does industrial-sized coffees for a cheap price would be awesome...

Jev/N

mloc wrote: »

Too many pseudo-macho ignorant youngsters to appreciate something as decent as sushi, though Trinners has a sushi place now and it isn't bad.

I'd agree with this as I eat a lot of sushi, but it's not cheap and wouldn't be suitable for that reason IMO

mloc

Jev/N wrote: »

I'd agree with this as I eat a lot of sushi, but it's not cheap and wouldn't be suitable for that reason IMO

It's not super-cheap, but I think decent servings for 4-6 euro are possible. We are overrun in Ireland with places like Yo! which are a massive rip-off compared with chains like Wasabi in the UK. I wonder if the guys in the small and decent priced Michie Sushi could be tempted into UCD or even the new Irish chain Sushi King which has a branch in TCD.

rantyface

Subway! Mmmm mmmm. They do the nicest biggest best portion salads ever, and their veggie delite is only about 300kcal. They are better value than any of the other big chains.

The meatball one that everyone gets is a heart attack in a roll apparently, but that's personal choice. I'm vegetarian so I really like their stuff. Olives and pickles in your sandwich! As many salad fillings as you like for no extra charge!

ChocolateSauce

I love sushi, but it would be too dear. Especially for me, the man who once ate thirty plates of sushi at Aya. That does remind me of the time I crashed a Sushi and martial arts night in TCD...I wish we had events like that.

bnt

Well, it's official: O'Briens is Toast. What now?

I still think it would be nice to have something with a slightly exotic flavour in its place. My first idea of Sushi was a bit ambitious, but what about a place that sells basic Chinese fast food? €4 could get you a box of lemon chicken and noodles. :pac:

lizzyvera

Veggie delite in subway is 200kcal. They also do the best salads ever- huge with a nice dressing and a variety of ingredients. They are also good value.

If you want a fattening, unhelthy sandwich from Subway, you can get one, just like you can get bacon, cheese, butter, mayo or pesto on your O Briens sandwich if you wish.

It's not that one place is healthier than the other. Subway are just cheaper so people might get the bigger sandwich and hence eat more calories. Subway include more salad ingredients than any other.

Having said all that, I don't like subway because I'm sick of the sauces and can't stand the smell anymore.

What food would be healthy anyway?

IM0

Dave! wrote: »

McDonalds!

I hope that was tongue in cheek, but if not :rolleyes:

SUBWAY (though Im sure they too will be caught in the dominoes)

fatal

Who cares about healthy,I say stick a McDonalds or Subway in there

leesmom

glad theyre going, their toasties are rotten and their hot choccie tastes just like a cup of warm milk, had taken a liking to green tea in there though but at 1.80 for a small cup of warm water and a tea bag its a bit steep

bnt

Actually, now that I read a bit more about it, Liquidation doesn't automatically mean O'Brien's is going to be wound down. The Liquidators are going to try to "sell it as a going concern". Any potential buyers here? :cool:

The Agogo

defontaines or a pizzeria that sells by the slice....mmm

IM0

and what about the one in Richview too
we will be majorly pissed if its not replaced with something as 'good'

just sayin..

millar222

It's the parent company that's screwed because of their business model (buying premises and leasing to franchisees), individual profitable outlets should continue.