Restaurant Recommendation Thread - Anyone for seconds?

They want to be an upmarket bar. Carrigaline is one of the biggest towns in the country, we're better off having new establishments try and cater to different crowds rather than repeating the same old. The pub options in the town are all very similar. There isn't an upmarket bar in the country that hasn't mistakenly turned away people that didn't deserve it. It's naturally going to happen and nothing unique to Mabel Lane

The food in Mabel Lane is grand. Very run of the mill pub food and no one had complaints in my group. A handy option if you're local and need an easy meal or whatever but nothing to go out of your way for.

Clearly you've been turned away for wearing a tracksuit and have decided to have a vendetta against it forever more. It's not unpopular with locals. It's doing very well.

I am not actually the proprietor of the establishment so I don't know why I'm getting both barrels for describing the place. If you were turned away once the chances are you'll be allowed in the next time. S**t happens

I found pearl River to be a great Chinese few years ago anyways.i haven't been in a long while so can't vouch for it at present! They served a great sizzling steak 😋

"And as I said already, no one will give credit to the business locally."

This is the crux of the problem I have with your comments. They're getting loads of praise from locals. I know so many people who are delighted with the place. I'm not hearing any complaints about it. You may have heard otherwise but I don't think it's right to make blanket comments about what Carrigaline locals think.

I don't get your comment about the staff either. I'm glad they're training them properly. You call it notions but it's just good service. Again, there's plenty of traditional pub options if you just want a nice pint with no fuss.

Oh ya completely missed that! 😅 Silly me.

Sounds like you need to spend more time talking to locals and other businesses than being a wannabe!!

Btw Black Rooster isn't the name of that establishment with a while now!!!!

Can anyone recommend somewhere nice to eat in the early evening in Cork, with kids?;

Are they tots, or bigger kids / teens?

Market lane is family friendly, has baby bowls.

Blackrock castle too.

Okura in douglas is popular with families because of the robot waiters.

I like da mirco for teens / preteens. Makes them feel grown up, and the food is fairly accessible for families, pizza and pasta.

There are loads of pizza places if the kids like pizza. Some more fancy than others.

The river club in the river lee hotel.

Liberty grill.

Luigi Malones... I'm slow to put it here, I am not mad about the place, find the food a bit ordinary for my tastes, but it is a nice setting for families, and the propeller from the first transatlantic flight in 1919 is on the ceiling, so that's cool.

If it's early early, like 3pm, then you are in cafe territory, Farmgate, tara's tearooms etc.

Never been there for dinner but have had lunch many times. Best spare ribs in Cork, imo! 😀

It's been many years since I stepped inside the door of Pearl River. Does it still look the same? Many days of lunches I spent in there £5 for 3 courses, I think it was 3, and the spare ribs were only massive!! Are you saying they're still as good?

Used to love Bombay palace, but it's been a while. Kids and Indian restaurants get expensive when rice is added to the bill.

I find dinnertime in the city next to impossible, for something decent and inexpensive. I also have a vegetarian and coeliac so my choices are limited.

For young children, it would probably be Scoozi as it's got a relaxed atmosphere. The food is grand, I found it was rather expensive last time in there.

Cafe Mexicana have a decent meal for 2 combo, and canbe as plain as you like, again, another relaxed place to dine with kids.

Wouldnt rate Luigi's tbh, very canteen feel about the place, cold surrounds imo. Milano would be another place to avoid, very overpriced pizza imo.

Dwyers is also a decent hang out. Busy, noisy and good food for lunch too, but a tad more adult orientated.

The Pearl River looks EXACTLY the same as it did the first time I walked through it’s door, over 25 years ago!

Lunch is now €15 (just went up recently, from €14) for 2 courses. It’s a lot to pay for lunch but is a big feed: full-size starter and main course portions.

The main courses are only alright (I generally choose the beef curry), fine but not memorable. It’s the spare ribs (starter) that are the real draw. Tender pork, falling off the bone, in an amazing sauce, almost like a gravy. EVERYONE having lunch (except noobs) orders them and the quality has never dropped over the years.

Has anyone eaten from here? I know that the cook in there makes good food as I have eaten his cooking, but I have never tried the food here yet. This is basically (quite authentic) South Indian food, on the spicier side (mainly aimed at the local Cork Indian community).

The food should be good definately - but will be different from the usual curries found in the 'Indian' restaurants here in Ireland...

Yes - Takeaway only