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    #122
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Funnily enough, I ended up eating there today, had the buttermilk and taragon chicken and a portion of chips.

    Same recipe as the Cottage for the chicken, which as anyone who's had it will tell you is the best fried chicken in Galway by a long way. Chips were really nice too, massive portion for €9.50, even came with a nice side salad for the chicken.


    As far as pub food goes, it's good stuff.


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    #123
    joeKel73
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    I see "The River Inn" is no more - it's been renamed "The Scholars Rest". "Eat - Drink - Sleep"


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    #124
    McTigs
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    They should put in a "Post Natal Snug" with a picture of Colm Meaney on the wall


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    #125
    thesandeman
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    A certain complementary business to the old River Inn during the day is feeling the pinch since the changeover as there is a different type of punter going in and are thinking of moving.
    I can't see how they are going to keep a day and night trade going unless they are planning major student specials.
    Nothing against the lads. At least they helped bring proper beer to Galway but I hope they have thought this place out properly as it is very isolated for a GastroPub.


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    #126
    Mrs OBumble
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    I'm sure there are a good many hospital visitors (a year round customer base) who are very grateful for the fact that they can get decent food instead of pub-grub-muck close by.


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    #127
    pleasant Co.
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    JustMary wrote: »
    I'm sure there are a good many hospital visitors (a year round customer base) who are very grateful for the fact that they can get decent food instead of pub-grub-muck close by.

    Not sure if you're saying all pub grub is muck, or specifically the old river inn's pub grub was muck?


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    #128
    Seaneh
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    Mactard wrote: »
    Not sure if you're saying all pub grub is muck, or specifically the old river inn's pub grub was muck?

    especially considering they really are just serving pub grub... it's not a fancy menu or anything.

    Decent food all the same.


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    #129
    Mrs OBumble
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    Mactard wrote: »
    Not sure if you're saying all pub grub is muck, or specifically the old river inn's pub grub was muck?

    In general.

    I'd never tried River Inn's, but it always had that old pub food = "mash, brown-salty-gravy" look about.


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    #130
    thesandeman
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    But that's what Galway is all about JustMary. I would prefer to eat my wedges off a plate than on top of three lairs of Vanilla Sticks.


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    #131
    deisedude
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    JustMary wrote: »
    In general.

    I'd never tried River Inn's, but it always had that old pub food = "mash, brown-salty-gravy" look about.

    To be fair, the pub grub in there was really good. Don't get why people are complaining about it. If you want something fancier go to a proper restaurant.


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    #132
    Mrs OBumble
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    thesandeman wrote: »
    But that's what Galway is all about JustMary. I would prefer to eat my wedges off a plate than on top of three lairs of Vanilla Sticks.

    Sure 'n I thought we were a cosmopolitan trading port ....


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    #133
    Gunner5
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    Does it still do Breakfast? and if yes any opinion on what its like?


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    #134
    snubbleste
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    ScholarsRest have a new menu.
    Very jdwetherspoon-esque


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    #135
    ben.schlomo
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    ScholarsRest have a new menu.
    Very jdwetherspoon-esque

    How new? The one on their FB and on the GBB website looks the same as its always done.


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    #136
    snubbleste
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    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    How new? The one on their FB and on the GBB website looks the same as its always done.
    Link?

    I just passed by and the sandwich board looks like this
    http://www.jdwetherspoon.ie/pdf/irish_menu.pdf


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    #137
    ben.schlomo
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    The menu has always looked like below.

    http://www.galwaybaybrewery.com/menu/scholars-allday.pdf


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    #138
    snubbleste
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    Oh, then they must've only put it outside for the first time.


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    #139
    biko
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    Old thread lock.
    For anyone new - since 2012 River Inn has changed to Scholar's Rest.


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