April 8, 2008
· Filed under Food Reviews · Tagged cork city, cork restaurants, fantastic cuisine, food, french, Les Gourmandises, Restaurant, Review, special occasion
Restaurant Name:Les Gourmandises
Location: 17 Cook Street, Cork, Cork City
Food Type: French
Price Range: High
Rating: 5/5
Description: This is certainly a restaurant for special occasions. I say that not because it’s prices are on the higher side of the range but also because it feels like such a wonderful treat going there, that you couldn’t possibly spoil that by doing it regularly. No matter how much you want more of that amazing food!
I was there for the first time last weekend for me and my boyfriend’s two year anniversary. This was a very special occasion for us, so we really didn’t want to be disappointed. I have to say the restaurant exceeded my expectations from the moment we walked in the door. We were seated in a comfortable waiting area while our coats were taken, we were warmly greeted and asked if we would like wine or champagne while we ordered. We went for the champagne to mark the occasion. This was brought down to us promptly along with some curry popcorn to nibble on while we pursued the menu and the wine list. The waitress came over to ask if we had any questions about the menu and to tell us about the chefs recommendation which was cod. Now I have not eaten fish in years, except for salmon as I generally don’t like it. But I have been wanting to get back into fish lately. To see if my taste for it has changed. So I decided to be daring and go for it. I figured that if this place can’t make fish that I will enjoy then no one can.
We asked the waitress to recommend a red wine to go with what we ordered, but instead of recommending one herself she went and got the sommelier to do it for us. A sommelier is not something you get often in most Cork restaurants so to be given the proper attention to the wine list and actually thinking about what would go best with our specific order was fantastic. She made an excellent choice too. I only wish I could remember the name of it!
So all of this was done before we ever made it to our table. When we were seated it had a nice view of the surroundings but was intimate too. My boyfriend and I differed in our opinion of their choice of art but the restaurant is generally wonderfully decorated and make diners feel comfortable and at home. Our starters were quickly delivered along with the wine and water. Which was great as I was starving! I had duck and fois gras loaf, and my boyfriend had the mixed platter. Both were impressive and very tasty. They gave us a little time to let the starters go down before brining us the main course. The cod has converted me from saying, “I don’t eat fish” to, “I do eat fish, if it is prepared as it is in Les Gourmandises!”, it was simply that good. All the sauces and the accompanying potato gratin were also excellent. For desert we had the creme brulee. It was a first for me and I enjoy it immensely. All dishes were immaculately presented. The food was served in perfect proportions for my taste (not too much, not too little, so you eat everything on your plate but are very satisfied and need no more).
I can’t wait for the next special occasion so I can go back there! In fact we already booked it! Go do the same NOW!
April 3, 2008
· Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged bridgestone, chipper, chips, Douglas, eat, fast food, fish and chips, food, good food, kc, kc's, KC's kcs, take awat
Restaurant Name: KC’s
Restaurant Type: Fish and Chips – take away.
Location: Douglas, Cork
Price Range: Cheap
Description: I am trying lately to stay away from take away and fast food so you won’t often find a review of a chipper here but I think KC’s deserves a special mention. To me this is the BEST chipper I have ever gotten food from. It is takeaway only and its popularity is evident from the Bridgestone awards on the wall outside and the queue which always seems to be out the door and down the street. The food is excellent quality for a take away but it is still very cheap. They have a much wider range on their menu than your regular chipper, many items which are unique to KC’s. The portions are very generous. I highly recommend you try some of their pitas and burgers. Delightful!
March 20, 2008
· Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged cork restaurant, food review, french, La Gourmandise
I have made a reservation in La Gourmandise for a special occasion in a few weeks. I am really looking forward to it as I have heard only great things about the place. I would love to hear more opinions if anyone has any? I will post my review in due course.
March 18, 2008
· Filed under Food Reviews · Tagged City Center, food, Food Reviews, good food, Restaurant, Review, Scoozi, Scoozi's
Name: Scoozi’s
Location: Cork City
Price Range: Moderate
Food Type: Mixed – (Pizza, Pasta, Burgers, Chicken)
Rating: 4/5
Description: Scoozi’s is a great restaurant in the city centre just across from Scott’s bar (which is terrible by the way). Scoozi’s is a family style restaurant but don’t let that stop you. It is the ideal place to go for breakfast if you are making an early start on a shopping spree day and they serve more than just your usual fry-up – although they serve that too. I recommend the pink porridge with berries myself. Another thing I really like about Scoozi’s is the fact that even when they are really busy and they almost always are they don’t very often turn customers away but have a queuing system which even when the queue is long is quite quick. I frequently end up at Scoozi’s to get a table when other places are full. Not to say Scoozi’s is second choice, it is very good indeed. The presentation is not first class but its not trying to be and the food is very wholesome and filling. It is also of a very high standard and is always tasty! Try the spicy chicken wings if you don’t mind getting your hands dirty! My cats off to Carmel, wonderful Chef that she is!
The VERY best thing about Scoozi’s though is the Pavlova, which you just HAVE to get. No other Desert should even be considered. It is simply the best to be had! *Mouth waters at the thought of it!*
March 18, 2008
· Filed under Food Reviews · Tagged eat out Cork, Food review update, good food, Indian Restaurant, Lal Quila
Had yet another amazing meal in Lal Quila at the weekend. Go there! Go on! Now!
March 14, 2008
· Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged cork, eating out, European cusine, food, full marks, great food, Jacques, Jacques restaurant
Name: Jacques Restaurant
Location: Cork City Centre, around the corner from the G.P.O
Food Type: European
Price Range: Medium – High
Rating: 5/5
Description: Jacques is one of those places I like to save for special occasions. It is small; in a cosy intimate kind of way, clean, bright (despite the fact that there are no windows) and the food is delicious. They serve very well presented, high quality food. They provide an excellent variety of starters, main dishes and wines for all tastes. I find them to be an exceedingly accommodating when it comes to making reservations, if they can fit you in at all, they will. I never feel rushed when I am in their. In fact for an anniversary once, we were the last couple there, everyone else was gone, and they were cleaning up around us and yet were more than happy for us to take out time and finish our wine. I loved that evening in Jacques and I am sure if you go there you will have a wonderful experience too. I highly recommend it. Full marks!
March 11, 2008
· Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Douglas, Ecos, european food cusine, food review, nice, Restaurant
Name: Eco’s
Location: Douglas Cork
Food Type: Mixed / European
Price Range: Mid – High
Rating: 3/5
Description: Eco’s restaurant located in Douglas, Cork seems to be a difficult restaurant to get a table in. This is for two reasons that I can see. Firstly, the place is quite small with not many tables and secondly the food is very good and thus the place is quite popular, especially on weekends and a booking is almost always required. I personally tend not to bother making bookings and just chance my arm that a place will have a table when I go there. So it took a few attempts for Eco’s to finally have an opening. And they were quite accommodating and seated us pretty quickly, although the seating was a little cramped, as they had tried to squeeze too many tables and chairs into too small a space.
The menu was nicely varied so there was something for most tastes. I had the pan fried Cajun mushrooms for starters which were delicious and the Cajun salmon for main course (I was in a Cajun mood that night apparently!) The Fish itself was very good, but the accompanying potato and vegetable dishes were unsuited to the dish and were a little bland. The wine was a lovely Shiraz, which didn’t arrive until the main course which was unusual but it was a good thing as it was not all finished by the end of the meal so we were able to sit back and enjoy the rest after eating.
The price isn’t the cheapest place to eat in Douglas, but it is definitely worth the money for the quality of food, if only they had a little more floor space and if you didn’t always have to book in advance.
March 7, 2008
· Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Bad, Canteen, Cheap, Crap, food review, Main, Restaurant, Terrible, UCC
Rating: 1 out of 10
Price Range: Cheap
Decor: Basic / None , Canteen
Description: Yuk, It looks bad. It tastes bad, It smells bad. Although it is cheap it is in my opinion expensive for the quality you get. DO NOT eat there if you have any regard for what you put in your mouth. There are plenty other nice places on the UCC Campus to eat. Go to one of those instead.
March 7, 2008
· Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Douglas, food review, Indian, Lal Quila
Name: Lal Quila
Location: Douglas, Cork
Food Type: Indian
Rating: 5/5
Price Range:
Lunch: Cheap
Dinner: Reasonable
Description: This Indian restaurant located in Douglas just outside cork city is in my opinion the best Indian restaurant in all Cork County. The decor is simple but lovely. Not overly in your face trying to be Indian authentic looking but still retains an Indian feel while looking clean and modern at the same time.
The food is the best presented for an Indian restaurant in Cork I have come across and the starts are always a delight. The wine list is good and I love their house red.
Lal Quila also has one of the best value lunch deals in the city. You get a well presented, excellent three course lunch for an extremely reasonable price.
The only negative thing I can say about it is that the deserts are not great but then again I have always been so satisfied with the main meal that I have never felt like I needed a desert afterwards.
I highly recommend this place for a fabulous sit down Indian.
Note: This restaurant does not offer takeaway.
March 6, 2008
· Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged cunt VBSCRIPT
Cunting fucking stupid bloody bollox VBSCRIPT programming!! A pox on it!
