Restaurant Recommendation Thread - Anyone for seconds?

Debub

Hi - can folks recommend some good sit down/takeway coffee places in Cork please?

thanks

Mardyke

Debub wrote: »

Hi - can folks recommend some good sit down/takeway coffee places in Cork please?

thanks

Not sure if you can sit down these days, but I think Soma is the best coffee in town. They are on Tuckey St and now also on Anglesea St.

igCorcaigh

Mardyke wrote: »

Not sure if you can sit down these days, but I think Soma is the best coffee in town. They are on Tuckey St and now also on Anglesea St.

I see that Soma on Tuckey Street have been ordered to close for food safety reasons.

But good coffee. I also like 3 Fools nearby on Grand Parade.

Pen Rua

igCorcaigh wrote: »

I see that Soma on Tuckey Street have been ordered to close for food safety reasons.

But good coffee. I also like 3 Fools nearby on Grand Parade.

Past tense needed here, also should provide some context & back up as stating they "have been ordered" to close could be damaging for their reputation.

They were ordered to close temporarily in early Feb, and reopened the next day.

A mouse had made its way on premises through a pipe. The owner says the HSE were understanding.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40240043.html
https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/temporary-soma-coffee-closure-ordered-19850259

igCorcaigh

Pen Rua wrote: »

Past tense needed here, also should provide some context & back up as stating they "have been ordered" to close could be damaging for their reputation.

They were ordered to close temporarily in early Feb, and reopened the next day.

A mouse had made its way on premises through a pipe. The owner says the HSE were understanding.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40240043.html
https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/temporary-soma-coffee-closure-ordered-19850259

Thank you for the correction, I had thought it was a very recent event.

Pen Rua

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Thank you for the correction, I had thought it was a very recent event.

I think the Food Safety Authority released their report for Feb today, so the articles came out today but the events happened in Feb.

siblers

What's Joes+Bros like for burgers? Bit pricey for what they offer. Are their tater tots nice?

who_me

Tried Koto at the weekend, was delicious. Have been eating takeaway during lockdown (and can't cook Thai) so it was my first Thai in over a year; so I might not have been the most impartial of judges! Tasty cheesecake for dessert too (though portion was fairly small). Definitely trying again at the weekend.

H8GHOTI

Any nice restaurants doing takeaway today?
A lot of them seem to be weekends only.

PreCocious

bluepurple wrote: »

https://twitter.com/pierceocinneide/status/1327405991743414272?s=21

Doesn’t look that covid compliant to me

Strange that guy calling out that behaviour and posting tweet upon tweet about how people are right to go out and gather even closer together along with the fascists and protest lockdown and immigrants and transgender people and whatever is on the national party's current hit list.

EnzoScifo

PreCocious wrote: »

Strange that guy calling out that behaviour and posting tweet upon tweet about how people are right to go out and gather even closer together along with the fascists and protest lockdown and immigrants and transgender people and whatever is on the national party's current hit list.

The guy is a far-right troll. Wouldn't pay heed to anything he says.

SouthernBelle

Got a takeaway from Sober Lane at the weekend. Great deal - 2 mains, 2 desserts and (most important! ) 4 cocktails for €50. Everything was very tasty. Will definitely be getting it again.

Outkast_IRE

Got the bistro in the box from Suttons in Rochestown park hotel over the weekend . Little bit expensive but a nice treat, well organised and food was tasty. Will try it again in a month i think and i got a €10 voucher for signing up to their online mailing list for it.

H8GHOTI

H8GHOTI wrote: »

Any nice restaurants doing takeaway today?
A lot of them seem to be weekends only.

Ended up with Arthur Maynes. Very nice.

pwurple

H8GHOTI wrote: »

Ended up with Arthur Maynes. Very nice.

What did you get?

H8GHOTI

pwurple wrote: »

What did you get?

https://www.corkheritagepubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Take-Away-A3-2021-ALL-DAY-updated.jpg

Cubano Ciabatta
Bifana Portuguese Ciabatta
Arancini
Langos with Shredded Pork
Empanadas

Edit: That was between 3 people & it was a good amount.

sporina

anyone had takeaway from Osaka on Paul Street? thinking of getting something this weekend.. but not had food from there since they changed the name (not sure why places do it - think its had 2 name changes to date)

SteelyDanJalapeno

SouthernBelle wrote: »

Got a takeaway from Sober Lane at the weekend. Great deal - 2 mains, 2 desserts and (most important! ) 4 cocktails for €50. Everything was very tasty. Will definitely be getting it again.

That sounds unreal value

the beer revolu

sporina wrote: »

anyone had takeaway from Osaka on Paul Street? thinking of getting something this weekend.. but not had food from there since they changed the name (not sure why places do it - think its had 2 name changes to date)

Not directly but afaik it's the same people who run Soba and I was a big fan of the food from there before pandemic.

unplayable

we have spoken about it a lot but the hot chicken and stuffing with mayo roll from masseytown is INSANELY good. even better than spitjacks one which i thought i would never say.

lunctime rota currently is below for the 4 days i am.

masseytown
arthur maynes
sandwich stall english market
cameron bakery

sporina

the beer revolu wrote: »

Not directly but afaik it's the same people who run Soba and I was a big fan of the food from there before pandemic.

sorry "not directly" what?

Yeah they use to have a Malaysian dish I loved - its not on the menu now but lots of other yummy stuff..

Harika

Got sandwiches from Massey town. Wife not happy that skin was still on the chicken breast. More samples for me so good sandwiches but for 8 euros? Don't think atm you can say that the boom is back.
Desserts were good, too sweet for my taste.

sammyjo90

unplayable wrote: »

we have spoken about it a lot but the hot chicken and stuffing with mayo roll from masseytown is INSANELY good. even better than spitjacks one which i thought i would never say.

lunctime rota currently is below for the 4 days i am.

masseytown
arthur maynes
sandwich stall english market
cameron bakery

As you are at arthur maynes you should add Orso's chicken schwarma flatbread into the rota!
I had said it several times in the old thread but I love it.

Lia_lia

Apologies if someone already asked this but are Sonny’s deli available for walk in takeaways or do you have to order online the day before?

who_me

Lia_lia wrote: »

Apologies if someone already asked this but are Sonny’s deli available for walk in takeaways or do you have to order online the day before?

Pretty sure you can just walk up. There's a queue to the main door for walk-in and a separate small hatch on Albert St. for click 'n' collect. Selection might be more limited though if just walking up.

Samhain

Just had a bizarre experience at O'Briens food truck in Carrigrohane. Ordered and paid online at 18:30, the app said it would be ready at 18:45. Arrived and was told that the order didnt come though and we would have to place it again. I should have just walked away at that point but I had paid in advance. Waited outside in the freezing cold for 45 minutes as there was no indication of when the order would be ready. The person I dealt with was pretty unapproachable and was shouting at the other staff and at customers down the phone and I was afraid to sit in the car incase I missed it. The place was total chaos, three people who walked up after me and ordered got their food before me. The queuing system was non existent and quite unsafe with cars at the pumps getting blocked by people standing waiting for food. When we got back with the order, the pizza was undercooked inedible sludge and went straight in the bin. The chips were seriously undercooked and could only be salvaged by another ten minutes of cooking in the airfryer. I ordered fish gougons and was given chicken gougons and my partners burger was also wrong. An experience I will never repeat.

fin12

Samhain wrote: »

Just had a bizarre experience at O'Briens food truck. Ordered and paid online at 18:30, the app said it would be ready at 18:45. Arrived and was told that the order didnt come though and we would have to place it again. I should have just walked away at that point but I had paid in advance. Waited outside in the freezing cold for 45 minutes as there was no indication of when the order would be ready. The person I dealt with was pretty unapproachable and was shouting at the other staff and at customers down the phone and I was afraid to sit in the car incase I missed it. The place was total chaos, three people who walked up after me and ordered got their food before me. The queuing system was non existent and quite unsafe with cars at the pumps getting blocked by people standing waiting for food. When we got back with the order, the pizza was undercooked inedible sludge and went straight in the bin. The chips were seriously undercooked and could only be salvaged by another ten minutes of cooking in the airfryer. I ordered fish gougons and was given chicken gougons and my partners burger was also wrong. An experience I will never repeat.

Where is this? Carigrohane?

Samhain

fin12 wrote: »

Where is this? Carigrohane?

Yes, clarified in the original post now

Mardyke

Went for Eat Street recently, an order for two. Unfortunately it was a poor experience!

Firstly they left one burger out completely... Only discovered that when I got home! They also left out all the dips that I chose with the chips.

The one burger we got was quite good, but the chips were only OK. They are the massive cut potato type chips but too big I thought. Way too much salt on them also.

Had a takeaway from O Reillys Food Truck also. Agree with the comments above, that it's a bit of a disappointment. The staff seem like they fancy themselves a bit too much! Then hanging around waiting for a late order on a forecourt isn't the best.

Food was OK.

sporina

Samhain wrote: »

Just had a bizarre experience at O'Briens food truck in Carrigrohane. Ordered and paid online at 18:30, the app said it would be ready at 18:45. Arrived and was told that the order didnt come though and we would have to place it again. I should have just walked away at that point but I had paid in advance. Waited outside in the freezing cold for 45 minutes as there was no indication of when the order would be ready. The person I dealt with was pretty unapproachable and was shouting at the other staff and at customers down the phone and I was afraid to sit in the car incase I missed it. The place was total chaos, three people who walked up after me and ordered got their food before me. The queuing system was non existent and quite unsafe with cars at the pumps getting blocked by people standing waiting for food. When we got back with the order, the pizza was undercooked inedible sludge and went straight in the bin. The chips were seriously undercooked and could only be salvaged by another ten minutes of cooking in the airfryer. I ordered fish gougons and was given chicken gougons and my partners burger was also wrong. An experience I will never repeat.

oh thats v disappointing.. have only ever had good experiences from there.. you should give them a call.. see what they can say.. I always try to give a service the chance to put things right...

Mardyke wrote: »

Went for Eat Street recently, an order for two. Unfortunately it was a poor experience!

Firstly they left one burger out completely... Only discovered that when I got home! They also left out all the dips that I chose with the chips.

The one burger we got was quite good, but the chips were only OK. They are the massive cut potato type chips but too big I thought. Way too much salt on them also.

Had a takeaway from O Reillys Food Truck also. Agree with the comments above, that it's a bit of a disappointment. The staff seem like they fancy themselves a bit too much! Then hanging around waiting for a late order on a forecourt isn't the best.

Food was OK.

Same for you Mardyke re: EatStreet