Chicken wings

miss-bored

We are in Galway for the last couple of nights. We have eaten nothing but amazing seafood such as claws, chowder, hake, oysters! We are hungover now and craving good chicken wings tonight! If in Dublin I would recommend elephant and castle for amazing wings. Can anyone recommend a restaurant that serves good spicy wings in Galway city centre? Pleaseeeee

listenup

miss-bored wrote: »

We are in Galway for the last couple of nights. We have eaten nothing but amazing seafood such as claws, chowder, hake, oysters! We are hungover now and craving good chicken wings tonight! If in Dublin I would recommend elephant and castle for amazing wings. Can anyone recommend a restaurant that serves good spicy wings in Galway city centre? Pleaseeeee

one place and one place only Kings head
delicious wings with blue cheese dip and get chips and coleslaw too take my word they are savage and will fill you right up really good portion

connemara man

The Cellar bar I would say nom nom nom

Seaneh

The Dail in town or Sheridan's in Knocknacarra.

Ask for extra sauce.

They use Franks sauce and aren't stingy with it either.

Last time I was there I asked for extra sauce and they were pretty much swimming in the stuff, was bloody good.

Wings and chips for less than a tenner, happy days.

Redhairedguy

Scotties is the only place with wings even comparable to Elephant & Castle.

Jesus... Just thinking about it now... (mouth waters uncontrollably)

dinneenp

miss-bored wrote: »

We are in Galway for the last couple of nights. We have eaten nothing but amazing seafood such as claws, chowder, hake, oysters! We are hungover now and craving good chicken wings tonight! If in Dublin I would recommend elephant and castle for amazing wings. Can anyone recommend a restaurant that serves good spicy wings in Galway city centre? Pleaseeeee

have a look at the 'best X in Galway thread' and a more recent one.
Heard good stuff about the place on the corner opposite Brown Thomas, next to The Cellar. Don't forget Cactus Jacks either

siltirocker

Beyond the ludicrous portions, I do not get this elephant & castle malark. My friend's father was involved with the place, they are standard chicken wings that they get from a run of the mill Irish supplier. Deep fried and marinated in sea salt and Frank's hot sauce.

Nothing unique about them. Infact, the Cellar Bar do the exact same one's from the exact same supplier with the exact same ingredients as do Sheridan's in Knocknacarra I believe.

K.C

Unfortunately they can't be found in Galway city. I started a thread about this when I lived in Galway and nowhere came close to the ones in E&C. Maybe I missed somewhere but nowhere in the city centre do them. Make your own, very easy.

beardybrewer

siltirocker wrote: »

Nothing unique about them. Infact, the Cellar Bar do the exact same one's from the exact same supplier with the exact same ingredients as do Sheridan's in Knocknacarra I believe.

The missus and I have recently made our pub grub home in the cellar. I spoke to the middle-aged blonde woman (owner maybe) who served us. She said they have their own recipe and that Franks was just one of several ingredients.

I found them good and you get a good portion too.

Seaneh

newkie wrote: »

I spoke to the middle-aged blonde woman (owner maybe) who served us. She said they have their own recipe and that Franks was just one of several ingredients.

she lied, most likely,

biko

I was just wondering how long it'd take for Frank's to get mentioned *


*best sauce ever btw.

Another vote for Sheridan's here. I don't really get them anywhere else, will try Cellar though.

squonk

I liked the BBQ wings in Scotty's when I was there last. I had some in the Dail a while back and they were OK but nothing amazing. Nicest wings I've had are to be found in the Blue Bar in Skerries in North Co. Dublin. I've been to Elephant & Castle and what I was served there was muck. The wings were terribly disappointing. I certainly won't be going back to the Elephant & Castle any time soon.

Mr_A

I really liked the Kentucky chicken wings from the starter menu in Creole. Very tasty.

siltirocker

squonk wrote: »

I liked the BBQ wings in Scotty's when I was there last. I had some in the Dail a while back and they were OK but nothing amazing. Nicest wings I've had are to be found in the Blue Bar in Skerries in North Co. Dublin. I've been to Elephant & Castle and what I was served there was muck. The wings were terribly disappointing. I certainly won't be going back to the Elephant & Castle any time soon.

I maintain the appeal of the Elephant & Castle one's are the HUGE portions, which are mouth watering!

fishy fishy

listenup wrote: »

one place and one place only Kings head
delicious wings with blue cheese dip and get chips and coleslaw too take my word they are savage and will fill you right up really good portion

they are the most dried up pieces of meat that ever passed as a chicken wing. Vile.

fishy fishy

if ye want a huge bowl of excellent spicy juicy chicken wings you have to get them at the spanish arch hotel. They are fabulous - only open in the evenings tho. Believe me, if you know and love your chicken wings, this is the place to go.

dinneenp

So, everywhere does good chicken wings?
Kings head
The Cellar bar
Dail in town
Sheridan's in Knocknacarra
2 votes Scotties
Creole
spanish ar

beardybrewer

Oh yes, the gauntlet has been thrown....

lampsie

I'm rather partial to the Hot chicken wings in eddie rockets meself (though I find they are nicer in Eglinton St over Wellpark)

siltirocker

dinneenp wrote: »

So, everywhere does good chicken wings?
Kings head
The Cellar bar
Dail in town
Sheridan's in Knocknacarra
2 votes Scotties
Creole
spanish ar

I'm a man who loves my wings but find myself with a 'meh' over most of the above.

Creole and Scotties are alright.

listenup

fishy fishy wrote: »

they are the most dried up pieces of meat that ever passed as a chicken wing. Vile.

they May have had an off day best of places can have a bad day but I urge you do try again ....

fishy fishy

listenup wrote: »

they May have had an off day best of places can have a bad day but I urge you do try again ....

i tried them twice, and have sat with others that have had them - they are disgusting. The spanish arch is the only way to go. believe me.

listenup

fishy fishy wrote: »

i tried them twice, and have sat with others that have had them - they are disgusting. The spanish arch is the only way to go. believe me.

ill try the Spanish arch tmrw for my lunch and give an honest verdict here after

fishy fishy

only in the evening time for spanish arch - they don't do lunches

kieran26

I'll second the Spanish arch hotels' wings. we had a staff night out there at christmas and the wings were amazing, huge pertions too.

jh79

The Scholar's Rest (aka River Inn) gets the thumbs up from me, and you can get some decent craft beers to go along with the wings.

markesmith

Went to the "Sparch" on the recommendation of fellow boardsies, and wasn't disappointed with the chicken wings.

Only €6.95 (though disappointed they charged me €1 for the Miwadi!)

The sauce is really good, and that makes the chicken wings for me

charlie_says

By God, the ones they used to have in the Malthouse restaurant (before it changed to The Bridge Mills last year) were seriously good. 4 Spice chicken wings they were called.

Excellent, with a variety of dips - the sour cream one even had a celery for swirling it round, almost as good as a paint stirring stick. :pac:

fishy fishy

once you try the spanish arch ones nothing else will do.

also, wings are traditionally served with blue cheese dressing and celery - not of this sour cream nonsense - save that for the baked spud. :o

Seaneh

And blue cheese dressing = sour cream and buttermilk with blue cheese crumbled into it...
:o

listenup

Spanish arch wings have been eaten and a verdict has been decided ........................ Very tasty could have had more though only 6 tiny wings I Will say for now on par with taste with kings head I Will be having them again hopefully more meaty and plentiful