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Epicurean food Hall closed

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  • 16-03-2016 3:34pm
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    marvin42
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    Happened already some weeks ago, but might be worth to be mentioned here. Quite sad to see this place gone, as it was a good place to grab some reasonably priced food and have a break while shopping in city center. Does anyone knows why they had to close?


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    cactusgal
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    marvin42 wrote: »
    Happened already some weeks ago, but might be worth to be mentioned here. Quite sad to see this place gone, as it was a good place to grab some reasonably priced food and have a break while shopping in city center. Does anyone knows why they had to close?

    Really?? That's such a shame! I'm really surprised to hear that.


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    Hugo_Whoriskey
    Registered Users Posts: 465 ✭✭Hugo_Whoriskey


    I was told by another business owner in the area it's being turned into retail space


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    Walter H Price
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    **** , that place had some of the best tapas in Dublin :(


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    stimpson
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    It will always be the Abbey Mall to me :(


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    GreyEagle
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    So where can I get some nice fresh Hot Cross Buns now?


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    FreudianSlippers
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    Walter H Price wrote: »
    **** , that place had some of the best tapas in Dublin :(
    Fusion Brazilian Grill and Mama Mia are still open FYI. I am not sure if they will close eventually, but I was on North Lotts earlier and they were open.


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    Arthur Daley
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    Ah for God's sake. Epicurean was a great place. Why do we need more retail space? Cheap healthy varied food is needed not more retail space with clery's sitting there empty. The number of decent food places that survived the worst of the last few years that are now closing is depressing.


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    Mesrine65
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    Made my way to the Epicurean Food Hall with my 2 kids last Sunday, I've been banging on about the place to them for ages...

    What an absolute disappointment when we arrived to find the place closed.

    I'm going to miss the melting pot of global cuisine that was & the social aspect of the communal dining area.


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    MadDog76
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    marvin42 wrote: »
    Epicuren foot Hall closed


    Happened already some weeks ago, but might be worth to be mentioned here. Quite sad to see this place gone, as it was a good place to grab some reasonably priced food and have a break while shopping in city center. Does anyone knows why they had to close?

    You'll just have to buy your feet elsewhere ........


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    LollipopJimmy
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    It's been a long time since any quality food was served in there. In recent years it turned into a filthy horrible place full of food of questionable quality


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    Hugo_Whoriskey
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    LollipopJimmy wrote:
    It's been a long time since any quality food was served in there. In recent years it turned into a filthy horrible place full of food of questionable quality

    Think you're a bit off the mark there, ugly duckling, the burrito place (which I prefered when it was in its older incarnation) and the Spanish place were still very good.


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    Greenmachine
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    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    It's been a long time since any quality food was served in there. In recent years it turned into a filthy horrible place full of food of questionable quality

    Not too far off there. Healthy is the last thing the food coming out of there is.

    As an aside... Don't get me wrong, I am impressed by the turnaround in the site, I remember when the 66 used to run from the front of the mall and there was a pokey little Newsagent in the front and a tarot card reader in the back. The place was always a hive of activity any time I was dragged there.


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    strandroad
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    Hugo_Whoriskey wrote: »
    I was told by another business owner in the area it's being turned into retail space

    That's a pity, when I saw it closed I assumed that it's for refurbishment (admittedly badly needed)...
    I'll miss my occasional Greek plate!


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    BeerNut
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    Hugo_Whoriskey wrote: »
    Think you're a bit off the mark there, ugly duckling, the burrito place (which I prefered when it was in its older incarnation) and the Spanish place were still very good.
    Ugly Duckling left the Epicurean in January.

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    Hugo_Whoriskey
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    BeerNut wrote:
    Ugly Duckling left the Epicurean in January.

    Ah, hadn't been since the new year. They possibly knew their fate. My point re: decent food in a clean environment recently still stands I feel, January isn't a long time as the other poster said.


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    ixoy
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    Hugo_Whoriskey wrote: »
    Ah, hadn't been since the new year. They possibly knew their fate.
    They did. I asked the owner in George's Street Arcade and they said that their lease ended and knew it was closing so they shut down. Still have this branch.

    Saburrito's also closed there but opened up on Dame Street. They were, under their previous name, out serving burritos long long before Boojum kicked off their popularity.

    Outside of that, I'd found Mamma Mia good enough (for the price of my voucher!) as well as Istanbul but the place overall used to be better. That and other places have upped their game.


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    Poxyshamrock
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    stimpson wrote: »
    It will always be the Abbey Mall to me :(

    How long ago was that? :pac:


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    humberklog
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    It's going to be a Dealz store now. I've a shop in George's Arcade and the same group owned Epicurion.
    Apparently it hasn't been doing the business in the last year.


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    Hugo_Whoriskey
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    Couldn't think of a worse outcome retail wise


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    dudara
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    A real pity. It was such an exciting place to visit when I first started travelling to Dublin years ago. Every trip to Dublin involved checking out what was new at the Epicurean. Then when I moved to Dublin 10 years ago, I ate there regularly also.


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    Sundew
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    Haven't been in town for ages but am also very to hear that.
    My O.H has fond memories of buying Tapes of " The Smiths" in there many moons ago.
    That means we will have three Dealz all within a stones throw of each other as well as that Euroshop place! Does D.C.C not have rules about how close certain branches of the same store can be from each other?


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    strandroad
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    Hugo_Whoriskey wrote: »
    Couldn't think of a worse outcome retail wise

    Just what north city centre badly needs, more crapwares...


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    Carlos Orange
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    Haven't been in there in forever but still a shame to hear.


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    SarahMollie
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    TBH the place was on a downward spiral for a while. I heard the rents being charged were very high and thats why a lot of business in there werent lasting and moving out.

    I'll very much miss La Corte for excellent and reasonable Paninis and Coffee.


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    ED E
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    ixoy wrote: »
    Saburrito's also closed there but opened up on Dame Street. They were, under their previous name, out serving burritos long long before Boojum kicked off their popularity.
    .

    Does anyone actually like them though? Used to work near their North Earl branch and it really was terrible. I'll eat at any of the other players but after two visits I never went back to Saburrito.


    Epicurean was nice but its not the kinda place I found myself regularly even though I was a fan. It just wasnt something you really went out of the way to visit and because it was slightly hidden it probably missed all the tourist business. With a wide entrance that was more inviting and in Temple Bar prospects might have been better.


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    OleRodrigo
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    The city needs a good ethnic food hall. Not sure of the EFH was the ideal spot for one, but surely it can't be that difficult to put one together. There needs to be more choice between a restaurant and fast junk food.

    The south asian one in the Moore Street Mall is good, if a bit small. Could do with a few more vendors.


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    Birneybau
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    Don't know if anyone has been in the English Market in Cork but that's the model they should have followed.

    Fresh produce from local suppliers, good tasty food to eat in or take away and the odd great restaurant. Pity.


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    strandroad
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    Birneybau wrote: »
    Don't know if anyone has been in the English Market in Cork but that's the model they should have followed.

    Fresh produce from local suppliers, good tasty food to eat in or take away and the odd great restaurant. Pity.

    The new Iveagh Markets is supposed to be just that... not sure what the progress is like over there?


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    VincePP
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    mhge wrote: »
    The new Iveagh Markets is supposed to be just that... not sure what the progress is like over there?

    Opening 2018, so a bit of a wait. However from the plans, it looks like it will be worth it. - About €100 million being invested.


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    dpe
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    mhge wrote: »
    The new Iveagh Markets is supposed to be just that... not sure what the progress is like over there?

    Southside. Typical. Something like the English Market is exactly what Henry Street/O'Connell St. needs to get people over the river. Its what Moore Street should be turned into instead of its current s*ithole/shrine status.


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