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Eating in Galway City Centre

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#32 31-05-2011 12:34am
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What are people's recommendations for a good deli in the city i.e. grab and go type place, need to cut my visits to Supermac's!!

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#33 31-05-2011 7:10am
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ourtrail wrote: »

What are people's recommendations for a good deli in the city i.e. grab and go type place, need to cut my visits to Supermac's!!

McCambridge's

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#34 01-06-2011 12:18am
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Robbo wrote: »

At present, I'm a massive fan of Kai Cafe on Sea Road.

Are they open in the evenings, do you know?

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#35 01-06-2011 1:20am
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JustMary wrote: »

Are they open in the evenings, do you know?

Yes and very popular I believe, a booking is needed. Different menu to lunch.

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#36 01-06-2011 1:23am
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ErnieBert wrote: »

Interesting first post from orlak. What does the K stand for Orla?

It's weird though, no one called Orla K works there. I'd love to know who posted that, it was a p1ss poor attempt at promotion.

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#37 01-06-2011 3:11am
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What are peoples thoughts on The Cellar since it re-opened?

I know it's owned by one of the guys from The Malt House in M'Bellew, which is amazing, so is it pretty much the same/just as good?

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#38 01-06-2011 10:28am
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I like Tamarind. Substantial lunch for 9.50

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#39 01-06-2011 11:10am
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Robbo wrote: »

At present, I'm a massive fan of Kai Cafe on Sea Road.

Is that where the florist used to be? (The 'budding xxxx' cafe or something?)

What's the menu like?

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#40 01-06-2011 11:21am
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JohnCleary wrote: »

Is that where the florist used to be? (The 'budding xxxx' cafe or something?)

What's the menu like?

Yeah, where the florist/Budding Cafe was.

I'm beginning to sound like their PR but the menu is excellent and changes by the day. I had a very nice pastrami open sandwich on lovely home made bread last week. The chef used to do the food in Bar 8.

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#41 01-06-2011 11:24am
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Robbo wrote: »

Yeah, where the florist/Budding Cafe was.

I'm beginning to sound like their PR but the menu is excellent and changes by the day. I had a very nice pastrami open sandwich on lovely home made bread last week. The chef used to do the food in Bar 8.

Cheers, will give it a try next week

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#42 01-06-2011 12:01pm
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ErnieBert wrote: »

Interesting first post from orlak. What does the K stand for Orla?

I know the Kellys pretty well and i'm pretty sure there is no Orla.

Maybe she just likes the pub

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#43 01-06-2011 4:36pm
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sealgaire wrote: »

Oh I tried that place after hearing great reviews. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT! Tiny burger and over cooked chips.

I'm assuming you're talking about mustard, it's changed a bit recently, it's now the millhouse and they've changed chef or something. For lunch these days they give you 3 chips. Literally 3. They're huge chips now, but you can't help but feel a bit ripped off.

They also used to do lovely burgers, loads of different ones, but the new menu has just one on it.

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#44 03-06-2011 12:31pm
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Went to the mill house for dinner last Wed, food was good (those chips are bleedin' massive!!). There were at least 3 veggie options on the menu, interesting. It's buy one get one free on mains Wednesday evenings which is cool. Must try the lunch menu- is it just sandwiches? ,I'd say the terrace will be mobbed in this weather.

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#45 15-07-2011 2:19pm
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I overheard someone in town saying yesterday that Sam Baileys was closed - anyone know what's the story there? Found it a nice place the few times I was there, even if service was a little slow.

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#46 15-07-2011 2:28pm
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buzz55 wrote: »

I overheard someone in town saying yesterday that Sam Baileys was closed - anyone know what's the story there? Found it a nice place the few times I was there, even if service was a little slow.

You wouldn't have thought to go and look as you were in town? :rolleyes:

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#47 15-07-2011 3:20pm
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buzz55 wrote: »

I overheard someone in town saying yesterday that Sam Baileys was closed - anyone know what's the story there? Found it a nice place the few times I was there, even if service was a little slow.

It's closed. I loved the food and coffee in the place but recently the service went to pot.

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#48 15-07-2011 3:48pm
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can anyone recommend a nice chinese in the city centre?

thaks guys

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#49 15-07-2011 4:01pm
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You wouldn't have thought to go and look as you were in town?

No, I wouldn't have as I was in the car, stuck in traffic, away from Eglington street and overheard 2 passersby saying it. Why would I have gone up to look? :rolleyes:

Perhaps I should have been clearer, what I came on here to ask was not if it was physically closed yesterday but if it was closed for good. Seems it is, which is a shame IMO, it started out with great potential.

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#50 15-07-2011 10:21pm
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admiralofthefleet wrote: »

can anyone recommend a nice chinese in the city centre?

thaks guys

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=69963090

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#51 16-07-2011 4:18pm
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Yes a pity about Sam Baileys, had nice breakfast options instead of the usual fry up. Decent salads too. I heard this week it was closed. I was in there recently & yes the service was not great. It wasn't even busy the same day. Wonder what happened?
Revive is good for lunch, salads, sambos etc. Nice coffee.

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#52 16-07-2011 4:43pm
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admiralofthefleet wrote: »

can anyone recommend a nice chinese in the city centre?

thaks guys

Da Tang Noodle House... REAL chinese food, not the usual crap.
Friend of mine is Chinese and she won't eat anywhere else
http://www.datangnoodlehouse.com/

HB

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#53 16-07-2011 5:04pm
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hamsterboy wrote: »

Da Tang Noodle House... REAL chinese food, not the usual crap.
Friend of mine is Chinese and she won't eat anywhere else
http://www.datangnoodlehouse.com/

HB

+1 Da Tang

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#54 17-07-2011 11:10pm
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Sam Bailey's is closed down? Wow, that seemed to come out of nowhere. Granted, it had been a while since I was in there but I'm pretty sure I saw them advertising for staff a few weeks ago so I would have assumed they were doing all right.

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#55 17-07-2011 11:48pm
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Thats a pity I used to like that place. The service had gone to sh*te there recently though.

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#56 18-07-2011 10:27am
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hamsterboy wrote: »

Da Tang Noodle House... REAL chinese food, not the usual crap.
Friend of mine is Chinese and she won't eat anywhere else
http://www.datangnoodlehouse.com/

HB

thats great thanks, i dont like chinese myself anymore but herself will be happy with that. ive to find an indian for myself.

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#57 18-07-2011 11:34am
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I would agree with the recomendation for Da Tang - lovely place, great service and the food is top notch. If you are looking for an Indian in town then it has to be Kashmir, Im not normally a fan of Indian food but this place is great, food is devouring!! http://kashmir.ie/

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#58 18-07-2011 12:37pm
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ourtrail wrote: »

I would agree with the recomendation for Da Tang - lovely place, great service and the food is top notch. If you are looking for an Indian in town then it has to be Kashmir, Im not normally a fan of Indian food but this place is great, food is devouring!! http://kashmir.ie/

first place that came up when i googled 'indian galway'

we are heading down on wednesday, is everything open midweek in galway

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#59 18-07-2011 1:56pm
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admiralofthefleet wrote: »

first place that came up when i googled 'indian galway'

we are heading down on wednesday, is everything open midweek in galway

Tulsi is the best Indian in town imo. and yes everything is open on a Wednesday.

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#60 18-07-2011 2:29pm
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DRakE wrote: »

O'RIORDANS

Quite literally muck. IMO.

what.to.do wrote: »

McSwiggin's is beeeautiful!

Highly over rated, never found it to be anything except ordinary.

christina_x wrote: »

The cellar does lovely food and is very reasonably priced

Did they not close down along with Cuba* et al? If they are still open, they do quite reasonably priced food and there would be something to suit most tastes.

Asian Tea House is a nice chinese, think they promote themselves as being MSG free.

I had a very good early bird in Vina Mara before and it was lovely. Sad to hear about Mustard in The Bridge Mills going downhill, I found their stuff to be quite consistent.

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#61 18-07-2011 2:43pm
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banshee_bones wrote: »

Quite literally muck. IMO.

Highly over rated, never found it to be anything except ordinary.

Did they not close down along with Cuba* et al? If they are still open, they do quite reasonably priced food and there would be something to suit most tastes.

Asian Tea House is a nice chinese, think they promote themselves as being MSG free.

I had a very good early bird in Vina Mara before and it was lovely. Sad to hear about Mustard in The Bridge Mills going downhill, I found their stuff to be quite consistent.

+1 on the bold type.

And yeah the Cellar has reopened in the last couple of months with new owners and a new menu.

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