Establishments that have gone to sh*t

Creative83

I was in Abrakebabra yesterday in Swords, haven't been to an Abrakebabra in years.... holy crap... their Taco Fries used to be the stuff of legend.... but what I got were miserable oil infested thick chips and the taco sauce was terrible... :mad:

Some of the Eddie Rockets franchises have gone to sh*t also.... yup, some have gone full self service! You don't get a waiter or waitress... nope you have to collect the food yourself and it's all with disposable plastic plates. Also, they cut their menu in halve... no more Clonakilty pudding burgers :mad::mad::mad:

Cee-Jay-Cee

Yeah abrakebabra’s can be hit and miss as I guess it depends on the people running the place. Three different people/companies have started up an Abrakebabra in letterkenny at different stages but all three closed within a year. The food was **** and people went elsewhere.

LirW

Supermac's in Tullow still has a nice Chicken breast sandwich

KungPao

Bruxelles rock bar.

Are Am Eye

'The Establishment' bunch of fvckers.

fussyonion

KFC in The Square is a cesspit.
Overflowing bins, disgusting floors, filthy tables, it's horrendous.

paulbok

BOI

Atlantic Dawn

Tesco since they introduced those mother effin blue wheeled basket things, wtf was wrong with either choosing a normal basket for a few items or then going to the smaller trolley if you wanted slightly more. I feel like a bellend going around with them when only getting a loaf of bread and milk.

The Hell Fire Club.

In the 1700s, that place was wild.

mikemac2

I remember the Irish Independent when it was a respected paper and not a rag

_Dara_

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Tesco since they introduced those mother effin blue wheeled basket things, wtf was wrong with either choosing a normal basket for a few items or then going to the smaller trolley if you wanted slightly more. I feel like a bellend going around with them when only getting a loaf of bread and milk.

I love those! Even a small number of items can be quite heavy but trollies are a bit cumbersome for just a few things and you can’t really go to the self-service with a trolley.

AndyBoBandy

The FAI

Pat Hickey - God he was great before the whole ticket scandal

RTÉ

suicide_circus

mikemac2 wrote: »

I remember the Irish Independent when it was a respected paper and not a rag

It really is a shocking sh*tpiece

freshpopcorn

A place that gets praised here a lot on boards is M&S and I find it's nothing special anymore.

jacksie66

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paulbok

mikemac2 wrote: »

I remember the Irish Independent when it was a respected paper and not a rag

You must be really old so

suicide_circus

paulbok wrote: »

You must be really old so

You'd only have to be in your 30s

punisher5112

McDonald's rotten, bugger king rotten, supermacs absolutely worst fast food ate recently was just oil dripping gunk and chips tasted gone real bad, KFC rotten, even as mentioned previous with the new rockets where you go collect like mc D's or burger king it was absolutely rotten.

What is going on with food places a lot are gone so bad its unreal.

One place I would love something from right now is burdocks..... Yum

testicles

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splinter65

freshpopcorn wrote: »

A place that gets praised here a lot on boards is M&S and I find it's nothing special anymore.

M&S is like Marmite. Either you love it or you hate it. The customer service in the Clonmel branch are appalling, but the food is still much better then any other supermarket.

SnakePlissken

Paris... All of it.

freshpopcorn

splinter65 wrote: »

M&S is like Marmite. Either you love it or you hate it. The customer service in the Clonmel branch are appalling, but the food is still much better then any other supermarket.

Actually we were in the M&S there a few years ago and they turned off the lights in the fitting rooms about 15 minutes early leaving somebody in the dark.
We got clothes for somebody in M&S after the praise I read on here for them and they went shabby very fast and weren't worth the money.
Regarding the grocery department I find it's okay if your into ready meals but I wouldn't be fussed about their cakes/biscuits/chocolates/etc. It used be a lot better in my opinion.

DeanAustin

punisher5112 wrote: »

McDonald's rotten, bugger king rotten, supermacs absolutely worst fast food ate recently was just oil dripping gunk and chips tasted gone real bad, KFC rotten, even as mentioned previous with the new rockets where you go collect like mc D's or burger king it was absolutely rotten.

What is going on with food places a lot are gone so bad its unreal.

One place I would love something from right now is burdocks..... Yum

Was in a McDonalds today in Kilkenny. The food is as it always was. You know what you’re getting. But I was mightily impressed by the place.

Touch screen ordering, they delivered the order to your table. A soft play area for the kids and about 8-10 tablets for the older kids. It was absolutely fantastic. I’m not a massive fan of the food but it was hands down the most customer friendly place I’ve ever been in.

beertons

Coppers. Damn kids these days don't appreciate the simpler things in life.

Rumpy Pumpy

Most iconic food brands. They've probably hired lots of food scientists, marketers and accountants, but there's no genuine quality left.

Lyons tea, Denny's, Tayto, Guinness, Heinz, HB Ice cream, Cadburys, your local chipper.

Say what you want about 'hipsters' and 'artisanal producers', but at least there's still a movement that produces high quality food that costs more. You are what you eat and all that.

MissShihTzu

Abrakebabra and KFC have always been sh1te to be fair.

_Dara_

splinter65 wrote: »

M&S is like Marmite. Either you love it or you hate it. The customer service in the Clonmel branch are appalling, but the food is still much better then any other supermarket.

I don’t love or hate it.

freshpopcorn

_Dara_ wrote: »

I don’t love or hate it.

I find it's over hyped by people!

humberklog

punisher5112 wrote: »

McDonald's rotten, bugger king rotten, supermacs absolutely worst fast food ate recently was just oil dripping gunk and chips tasted gone real bad, KFC rotten, even as mentioned previous with the new rockets where you go collect like mc D's or burger king it was absolutely rotten.

What is going on with food places a lot are gone so bad its unreal.

One place I would love something from right now is burdocks..... Yum

You really think these have gone down hill?


Chinese take-aways. All of them. There's little to no difference now between any I've been in in the last 5 years. They're all selling the same gloopy schlock.

server down

_Dara_ wrote: »

I don’t love or hate it.

You need to take that to the controversial opinions thread

punisher5112

humberklog wrote: »

You really think these have gone down hill?


Chinese take-aways. All of them. There's little to no difference now between any I've been in in the last 5 years. They're all selling the same gloopy schlock.

Now I'll be honest haven't eaten mc D's since 2001 but had burger king about 3 years ago and wasn't right after it and to be honest it wasn't worth the crazy money I paid either.

Couple weeks ago had supermacs in carrick on Shannon and by bejaysus it was rotten oily crap and smelt bad among the taste been one of the worst chips ever had and I do love chips.

True about Chinese food but it defo can be hit and miss.

Times you would get and it would be massive and the next could make you never want to eat again as chicken would be like rubber.

_Dara_

server down wrote: »

You need to take that to the controversial opinions thread

Just kinda dislike the phrase “you either love or it hate it”. On pretty much any given subject, there’ll be plenty of indifference. Very few things are truly polarising.

For Forks Sake

splinter65 wrote: »

M&S is like Marmite. Either you love it or you hate it. The customer service in the Clonmel branch are appalling, but the food is still much better then any other supermarket.

Putting a M&S amongst the savages of Clonmel may have been the first mistake...

RhubarbCrumble

jacksie66 wrote: »

Chicken Hut and Donkey Fordes in Limerick. True legends..

In fairness Donkeys went to sh!t a long time ago.

CeilingFly

mini_Sapphire wrote: »

I was in Abrakebabra yesterday in Swords, haven't been to an Abrakebabra in years.... holy crap... their Taco Fries used to be the stuff of legend.... but what I got were miserable oil infested thick chips and the taco sauce was terrible... :mad:

Abra was always great when you had a few pints on you.

Not so great when you are sober.

Would that explain the difference?

splinter65

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Putting a M&S amongst the savages of Clonmel may have been the first mistake...

It was originally intended for McDonagh Junction in Kilkenny but Dunnes kicked up murder so I believe.
Kilkenny would be a natural home for M&S.
In fairness Clonmel is the least chavvy place in Tipp.
It’s a nice shop, lots of parking in a nice small shopping center, but the customer service in there is more or less non existent.
The staff are nakedly hostile to any customers seeking any assistance.
Heavy sighs, shoulder shrugging dismissive waves of the hand. I was there on Thursday and paid €200+ at the till while the cashier never interrupted her personal conversation with another staff member during the entire transaction except to bark the total figure at me.
The supervisor was quite close and when I drew her attention to it she just shrugged and smiled.

Creative83

humberklog wrote: »

They're all selling the same gloopy schlock.

Agree with this... there are three Chinese takeaways where I live... 2 of them serve curry sauce that's so manky it's like dipping your chicken balls in snot :eek:

The J Stands for Jay

paulbok wrote: »

BOI

They were always ****e.

Zebra3

mikemac2 wrote: »

I remember the Irish Independent when it was a respected paper and not a rag

A quick look at the ownership....

Collie D

Not an establishment per se but I used to love a bottle of Lucozade the morning after a heavy night. Now it tastes like that cheap TK cream soda you used to get in the 80s.

Thought I'd just got a bad batch so fired off an email and their response was they've gone more health conscious and reduced the sugar content.

heldel00

Collie D wrote: »

Not an establishment per se but I used to love a bottle of Lucozade the morning after a heavy night. Now it tastes like that cheap TK cream soda you used to get in the 80s.

Thought I'd just got a bad batch so fired off an email and their response was they've gone more health conscious and reduced the sugar content.

A lot of diabetics really relied on Lucozade to help if blood sugars went low and Lucozade changed the "recipe" without informing consumers.

RhubarbCrumble

Lucozade has changed because of the upcoming sugar tax.

Lyle Lanley

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Tesco since they introduced those mother effin blue wheeled basket things, wtf was wrong with either choosing a normal basket for a few items or then going to the smaller trolley if you wanted slightly more. I feel like a bellend going around with them when only getting a loaf of bread and milk.

You know you can just carry them? The basket is not mandatory.

tuisginideach

McDonald's in Stillorgan last Friday night - the rudest staff member (a c.20 yr old female ) i have ever met - anywhere - and the rest of the front of house/counter staff seemed to be out of control ...

tuisginideach

McDonald's in Stillorgan last Friday night - the rudest staff member (a c.20 yr old female ) i have ever met - anywhere - and the rest of the front of house/counter staff seemed to be out of control ...

mikemac2

mikemac2 wrote: »

I remember the Irish Independent when it was a respected paper and not a rag

Assuming this was before its journalists gloried in the suffering inflicted by its owner on the workers of Dublin in the 1913 Lockout, this poses one question: just how old are you?

keeponhurling

suicide_circus wrote: »

paulbok wrote: »

You must be really old so

You'd only have to be in your 30s

Sorry, so when are you saying the Independent was a respectable newspaper ?

splinter65

tuisginideach wrote: »

McDonald's in Stillorgan last Friday night - the rudest staff member (a c.20 yr old female ) i have ever met - anywhere - and the rest of the front of house/counter staff seemed to be out of control ...

Have you ever seen those YouTube videos from a chain of restaurants in the US where the waiting staff are actually hired to be borderline abusive to customers?
That’s Supermacs in Thurles even when they’re not busy.

keano_afc

Amnesty International. I liked them when they actually cared about genuine human rights.

mini_Sapphire

mini_Sapphire wrote: »

Establishments that have gone to sh*t

The Irish Times. I was fortunate to have been brought up in a house where The Irish Times of Douglas Gageby - yes, he who was infamously described as a "White Nig ger" by The Irish Times chairman in the late 1960s for the crime of supporting the Civil Rights Movement - was purchased 6 mornings a week. Despite Myers, it was a frequently excellent newspaper - open-minded, pro-EU and pro-Irish culture. A pleasure to read not only the Irish language section when no other daily paper had one but the pages of world news which were by far the most fascinating to my 12-year-old self. In recent decades, the book reviews and the writing of Róisín Ingle and Frank McNally were a pleasure to read. The Irish Times used to be a lovely Saturday experience in particular (although it was always beyond belief that 80 years after the creation of an Irish state they were still giving book prices in sterling).

Since 2011, if not before, it is little but a reactionary anglocentric rag giving space to an entire recruitment campaign series for the British Army (Peter Murtagh) and incessant Redmondite defences of British Empire violence/excoriations of Irish nationalist violence by, among others, John Bruton, Stephen Collins, John A. Murphy & Patsy McGarry. The Irish Times doesn't do balance on this issue. At all. Constantly. While the online comments under the articles would be 95% against their articles (before it was closed to all non-subscribers), the published letters would never reflect this. The political message was clear.

The treatment of 25-year-old Kate Fitzgerald RIP, and in particular the shameful apology to Terry Prone, in 2012 was the final straw. From being a daily purchaser, I went to just buying the Friday & Saturday papers to buying none. I can still read it for free online, but I've no intention of financially supporting its politics. It's a pity as for cultural reasons I'd genuinely like to be able to finance an intellectually pro-Irish, pro-EU paper that excelled in public interest investigative journalism.

pauliebdub

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The Irish Times.

My first thought as well. It seems to have turned into an Irish version of the Guardian, too many articles which don't give us the full story and too many columnists with chips on their shoulder spouting nonsense. The likes of Una Mulally have really dragged it down.