Restaurant Recommendation Thread - Anyone for seconds?

Can anyone recommend any place around McCurtain St./end of Oliver Plunkett St. that's good for a quick lunch? (Toastie/soup/tapas or other small dish etc. Not pre-packed sandwiches.)

I've been going to the Moody Cafe but it has a limited menu and I've been overdoing it. The 5 Points place might be good but always looks very busy (hate places that are too busy, especially if I don't know the menu and am holding the place up trying to look for something).

The 5 points is nice, their menu is online of you want to have a pre read

They had run out of the bread I wanted it on when I went but they just made the sambo up in another

Went to the Dean, Sophie’s for dinner. The views are absolutely gorgeous there. The whole place is stunning inside, brass fittings, marble, colourful. Bathrooms are good, staff are very responsive, friendly. Drinks were pretty decent , not a bad wine list, cocktails were good.

Food: I got prawn tempura, it wasn’t tempura, more like battered deep fried prawns. Don’t get me wrong, still tasty, but not tempura. Had a spicy mayo with it. Ordered pear and goats cheese salad and “dirty fries” for next course. The pear salad was fridge cold and fairly limp because of it. Dirty fries were chips with the same sauce that was on the prawns. Ie, Not half dirty enough! They need to be filthy! Tossed in chilli, flecked with bacon or crispy onion , cheese on top… you know. Anyway, those are really minor quibbles, we ate and enjoyed it all.

id recommend solely for the view tbh, it is a lovely spot.

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll check 5 Points menu, though it does seem a bit busy. Naturally Nourished is a good shout, I used to go there for a takeout when the weather was good, need to check it out again now that sitting inside is an option.

Nectar I hadn't thought of, do you know if they do the pre-prepared (wrapped) sandwiches or freshly made?

Does the one on Oliver Plunkett street do them? I know Washington Street does, but OPS is considerably smaller.

loved that place when it was The Parlour.. staff as well as food wer fab... found staff of the new place (51) not so fab.. put me right off.. don't even rem what i had

Saw this - perfect location and a bit of healthy competition for Natural Foods! The Pier Head is really coming on as a place to visit on a nice sunny day :-)

Just sandwiches.

I love Cameron. Parma filling in garlic/tomato baguette,a pastel de nata /Madeleine or 2 and a coffee. That's a great lunch right there 😁

Their chocolate royals are also *chefs kiss*

have shared an assortment of them.. we get boxes of em at work as pressies.. dunno the names of em.. some mousse like - v chocolatey and luscious.. some with a lot of creme anglaise/heavily sugared fruit etc.. not my cuppa at all.. too sickly sweet/heavy for me..

OMG - the coffee oatie is my no 1 fav from TNB too.. have had so many of em over the last 2 yrs.. I actually get a hankering for em from time to time.. love em.. I much prefer confectionary like this - lots of crumbly texture.. the coffee buttercream is delish

People who use Just eat I guess... so time-pressed people who don't get the chance to go into places.

Dukes do lovely sandwiches and you can get in and out quickly.

Seen it open pretty recently.

Benny McCabe owns it, you'd expect nothing less than excellent