Food in Clondalkin

Cienciano

I was upstairs in gunpowder, the usual bog standard menu but was nice. Plenty in there at 5 on a Friday too.

Charlie19

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121056377#Comment_121056377

Parking is ridiculous cheep tho, it's like 4 quid for 24 hours. That's nothing all things considered.

Hotblack Desiato

So we are still in need of a decent place to eat in Clondalkin village... the Himalaya and the place over the Roma chipper were great back in the day but both long gone and not coming back. Went to eat in at the Victoria and was underwhelmed, Pattaya even more so.

I didn't hear there was a fire in the Steering Wheel, what happened? Was that when the upstairs renovations were going on?

Charlie19

Still some good venues around clondalkin, the likes of Joels, Pandinis, Honghop and Woodfire n Wings but the village it's self could do with a bit of investment.

5500

Bring back Claires pizzeria! In fairness the village is overrun with takeaways that aren't the best and a good restaurant would be welcome, I'd heard upstairs in the laurels where the treetop used to be was opening as a new restaurant a good while back but nothing since.

con747

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121058610#Comment_121058610

Your making me drool when you mention Claire's, the Mexican Taco 🤤 I still dream about them. I rarely get back up there these day's but still stock pile the Macari on Castle crescent onion rings uncooked when I do and freeze them for later use!

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121050241#Comment_121050241

Already getting a bit of a name for itself. My daughter picked up a giant kebab pizza last week (I drove her over and paid for it 😅) and she said it was savage

Hotblack Desiato

Mao is now a kebab shop with a huge, unbelievably ugly sign.

halfpastneverr

That sign is horrendous looking alright. Gaudy as feck.

Village is looking a bit grim these days in general. Only food place I'd frequent there anymore would be the East Village on Monastery there for breakfast at the weekend.

Cienciano

I noticed the east village at the round tower has changed its name to the Monks Kitchen. Wonder what the story is there? Not making enough money or is the lease up?

Frank Grimes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121137650#Comment_121137650

They posted this on Facebook:

*UPDATE*

East Village Coffee is no longer involved with the management or operations at The Round Tower visitors centre. We really enjoyed our time there and leave with many happy memories but feel it is time to move on. As Clondalkin natives we were honoured to be entrusted by @sdublincoco with the running of such an important site which highlights Clondalkin’s amazing history. We wish Mark and the fantastic team @monkskitchenclondalkin all the best with their future endeavours.

We will continue as normal at the OG on Monastery Road and have some exciting plans for the future

Cienciano

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121139818#Comment_121139818

So, new owners? Wonder if the menu will be different?

Frank Grimes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121139941#Comment_121139941

It's on their website https://monkskitchen22.com/ - I've never eaten in East Village so I don't know if it's different.

5500

AFAIK it was a sort of collaboration when they were in the tower with whoever is running the monks kitchen (wasnt the monks kitchen originally on tower road where the dentist is now at some stage in the 90s?) tbh I think the food was better on monastery Road than the tower, its a nice spot but something about it bugs me, I dunno if it's that it feels like a school cafeteria or something!, but still nice to have another choice for a decent breakfast or lunch in the village

raxy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121059063#Comment_121059063

In clondalkin or lucan? Clondalkin doesn't seem to be open yet?

anewme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121057053#Comment_121057053

Passed yesterday and the Gunpwder branding gone.

Treetop Restaurant and Steering Wheel bar

anewme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121137650#Comment_121137650

The Monks Kitchen was a cafe in Clondakkin years ago. Wonder if it’s the same people?

anewme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121143138#Comment_121143138

Yes the monks kitchen was in that spot.

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121148086#Comment_121148086

Yeah was Clondalkin. Is there one in Lucan too? Where?

con747

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121148481#Comment_121148481

Not sure if there is one in Lucan, the last new place I heard of opening in Lucan was Baxto Kebab.

raxy

The xlkebab website gives their location as Primrose la lucan. No mention of clondalkin. It does list the clondalkin address but not under their location.

Anytime I've passed they've been closed. Been a few weeks though, should have got off the bus sooner tonight to give them a try.

Cienciano

Green corner closed unfortunately. Anyone know whats going in there?

Danye

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122171972#Comment_122171972

It closed but I seen the lads who I thought ran it / own it (They were always there behind counter when I went in) renovating it and doing work. Now maybe they were cleaning it out, or maybe it’s coming back in a different version?

Cienciano

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122181361#Comment_122181361

Different owners apparently.

Hotblack Desiato

I don't see any planning notice up so the rumour that it's going to turn into (yet another) takeaway seems to be without foundation.

Cienciano

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122183551#Comment_122183551

Hopefully it's not a takeaway. Somewhere with seats. A takeaway with seats wouldn't be great, the people that visit takeaways in clondalkin don't seem to know how to use a bin

Cienciano

Oh ffs, it's a kebab house! You can see the other one from outside. Hopefully it's better than xl kebab which is terrible imho.

Planning application on the front to say it's opening hours are extending to 10:30pm and it's going to be a takeaway.

halfpastneverr

Just what Clondalkin needs, another poxy takeaway. Not even an alternative to the muck that's on offer currently either. Still annoyed that the proposed sushi place in auld Mr.Lam's turned into that pizza place, directly across from Four Star!

Cienciano

Yeah, planning permission sign is up so you can object still if you want. If it's authentic kebabs im not too bad, but xlkebab was supposed to be and it's woeful.

Worst part is the rubbish everywhere

Hotblack Desiato

Had a look a couple of days ago and I'm 99% sure the planning notice said 11:30pm

Can't imagine the houses opposite will be happy