Restaurant Recommendation Thread - Anyone for seconds?

I believe Bombay Palace is owned/run by the brother of the Delhi Palace/Raj owner.

Bombay Palace used to be the best Indian I’d had in the city, but now they just have a cauldron of red sauce and one of yellow sauce and no matter what you order it’s going to be one of those two things served to you. Their naan bread is decent.

I was there once and it’s fairly cramped regardless of where you’re sitting.

You could book it as a placeholder and call in to them before the event which can help your decision to retain or cancel the booking.

What I meant was that I would expect someone from India to pretty much think any Indian in Cork was rough.

Bar Iyers (RIP)

I know opinions can be mixed on this but just had a lovely meal at Cafe Mexicana. Prices reasonable, staff friendly and I still find it to be one of the coziest restaurants in the city (small, but cosy and warm)

And this Banana Baileys at €6 was divine!!! Worth going there even for coffee and a dessert.

Really. Has it changed much?

I know it's much loved and had been there since the 80s, but it was always pretty terrible, while inexpensive.

Went to the new Ichigo Ichie last week. Sorry to say that neither I, nor my companions, enjoyed it at all. Didn't like the space, didn't like the ambiance, the service was brisk, cold and not very helpful. And, amazingly, the food left us underwhelmed. It all just seemed to lack flavour and was poorly explained on the menu and by the server. It was a huge disappointment.

We went here last weekend and came away with very similar feelings, primarily disappointment. I'm a big fan of both the previous iteration and Miyazaki so was looking forward to this. Although we mostly enjoyed the food it was difficult to figure out what a lot of the dishes were without close questioning of the staff who seemed reluctant to volunteer any information! I began to feel I was interrogating them after a while so just stopped asking. It seems to be uncertain what it wants to be as a restaurant. The room, setting, dinner ware etc is not casual enough and some of the food is more complex than a noodle bar type place that I seem to recall he said it would be. But at the same time it didn't feel like a proper restaurant either. Maybe it was the new staff who seemed very uncertain of themselves and the food. It's perhaps unfair to judge a place so soon after opening so we'll go back again in a while. As I say, I found some of the dishes very good (namely the tempura and the hot noodles with duck) but it was let down by the whole experience of trying to extract information (and drinks) from the waiting staff. Also, the cold noodle dish just didn't work. Maybe we did it wrong (again no explanation was given about pouring the hot water over the noodles or mixing in the other sauce/ ingredients it came with) but it was just an odd dish. He did just get a Bib Gourmand so there must be something there!

Aw no thats really disappointing to hear, their michelin menu wasnt to my taste so I never went, but was looking forward to trying the new venture.

Maybe give it a few weeks to sort out their issues (assuming they know they have issues) and try it. It's not crazy expensive, by any means.

And, I've also heard good reports. Restaurants are very subjective.

I really think that Ichigo Ichie would be receptive to feedback and criticism.

I’ve already aired whatever issues I’ve had with the place at the cost of €150/head but for casual dining there shouldn’t really be any mystery as to what you’re eating or how to eat it.

If the staff don’t know something then the management aren’t doing their job thoroughly.

That response from Ichigo Ichi was shite!

I’d be hard pressed to bother going there.

Ringaskiddy is my nearest Perry Street venue; I find the staff are generally nice but the management are consistently rude. It's like me being there is inconveniencing them. Also, on more than one occasion I've been served by a staff member, only to have the manager walk over and literally commandeer the order from them in a very awkward way to what I'd perceive as the staff members dismay.

It's so bloody expensive and their coffee is awful, mass produced, burnt muck (Drury Lane).

I had lunch in the Ringaskiddy one last month, didnt find the food great there to be honest.

Flat white in Costa in Cork is now a whopping €4.25.

I find takeaway coffee and absolute waste of money. People buying 3 or 4 a day and I could make better at home, I cant understand.

I really hope that people don't just vote with their feet and actually give feedback to the owners/manager(s). Having gone their twice, I think Ichigo Ichie got a lot of praise that they didn't really deserve. Great idea, I enjoyed the food but it was lacking in multiple areas across both visits. I won't be returning any time soon, if ever.

I had food in Golden Elephant lately and the service was shite because they genuinely spent 90% of their time organising takeaway orders and really dropped the ball serving our table (and presumably other tables too).

I said it to the owner on my way out; I'd want to know if I was doing something wrong!

What's a fancy restaurant where the missus can go and "try out" her new black classy dress and not look out of place?

It's a red carpet at the oscars sort of dress or maybe low lighting restaurant with piano player in the background.

Will probably have to get a flight to Paris or something.

Hmmm....how about something that won't break the bank :D It's not a special occasion or anything. Other than trying out a new dress.

Is Montenotte fancy?

The Kingsley?

Well theres castle-martyr,

It'd probably be cheaper to fly to paris ,

But theyre 2 star now , so maybe not any better ...

Glass curtain is pretty fancy , or Greenes -both on macurtain street,

I smell a rat here..

De Calf for lunch on Sat... fabb... loads of good efficient staff and food is great - price fine,.. love it - and twas thriving