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Best calamari in dublin?

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  • 27-08-2017 10:29pm
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    mr_plow
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    Looking for the best places you recommend and why please. Have got a craving


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    Chuchote
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    It's nice in HX46 in Harold's Cross - you can get their spicy tempura calamari as a starter but it's better if you add rice and have it as a main course.


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    John_Rambo
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    The Oarhouse in Howth do a very fresh, nicely spiced Cajun calamari dish with blue cheese mayo. Small or large portion.


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    odyssey06
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    Anywhere in sight of the sea, so the restaurants along Howth fishing pier are a good bet.

    You can get takeout Calamari from the Howth Market also if you want to have them on the beach :)

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    amtc
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    Probably miles out of the way but the fish shop in Blanchardstown (Roselawn) shopping centre had a special in these saturday...straight from howth. Either cooked or not.


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    wordofwarning
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    Musahi in Capel St always has decent calamari


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    endacl
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    Was it Billy Connolly who accurately described calamari as 'deep fried arseholes'?


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    Chuchote
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    endacl wrote: »
    Was it Billy Connolly who accurately described calamari as 'deep fried arseholes'?

    Calamarsi?


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    Pelvis
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    Red Torch Ginger has a lovely calamari starter.


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    MartyMcFly84
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    Marks and Spencer do a pretty good peppered squid. I was surprised.

    You just flash fry them for 1 min to warm them up, and doesn't have the batter which can turn them into a kind of onion ring when over done. So you can taste the full sweetness of the squid meat with a nice peppery bite.


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    odyssey06
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    If you are in the city centre, the Fish Shack cafe on Parliament Street does nice calamari - the view will be best from their Sandycove location though :)

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    technocrat
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    The Bridge in Ballsbridge is pretty decent huge portion too :)


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    Chuchote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭Chuchote


    Linking the price of the HX46 one (lunch; the dinner menu has a fancier thing with prawns and calamari):

    https://hx46cafe.com/lunch/


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    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users Posts: 17,965 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    The lads in work like the battered calamari in The Market Bar - personally I hate it...


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    cherryghost
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    +1 for any of the Restuarants at Howth. I love Calamari and have never come across a bad dish up there.


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