The Cedar Tree Lebanese Restaurant

11a St Andrew St
Dublin 2




Participants: A, M, U, R


Rating

• Food: 4/6
• Drink: 5/6
• Toilet: 4/6
• Ambience: 5/6

Food

Hummus & meat + Lebanese bread: "We really enjoyed this kind of hummus!"
Spicy feta pieces (Shanklish): "Very interesting, not very spicy, and I missed a kind of sauce like tomato sauce."
"Overall all dishes could have done with more spices."
"The charbroiled chicken was kind of _black_ at some places. The meat was very soft and tasty, though."

Drink

Almaza Lager Beer: "nice and refreshing - but not a difference from any other lager."
"Had a cup of tea and Lebanese coffee that came in a little metal pot with a long handle and was more interestingly spiced that much of the food. Delicious!"

Toilet

"What is it with Dublin restaurants and non-flush toilets?!"

Ambience

"Especially nice chairs and tables - I need to get one of these!"

Fallon & Byrne, Ice Cream

Fallon & Byrne
Exchequer Building 11-17
Exchequer Street
Dublin 2

The upscale super market Fallon & Byrne (website pretty outdated) is also serving ice cream for take-away. Upstairs restaurant and downstairs wine cellar available.


Rating

• Overall: 4.3/6

Raspberry Sorbet + Vanilla: "Vanilla was quite sweet, could have had more vanilla stuff in it. Raspberry really fruity and refreshing."
Stracciatella: "This time, unfortunately, the Str. had a lot of frozen water crystals in it."
"Good for Dublin standards, but I prefer San Crispino." in Rome... ;-)

Humphrey's Pub

Ranelagh Road


Rating

• Overall: 3.8/6

"Chairs not as comfy as they look, a bit disgusting"
"Nice old school pub with locals watching football."
"Chairs looked like generations of fried-eating patrons had cleaned their greasy fingers by wiping them over the chairs' surface - yuck!"
"They close the curtains at 11pm, and deprived us of entertainment - but followed legal requirements, I suppose."

Furama Chinese Restaurant

Furama Chinese Restaurant
Ground Floor, Eirpage House
Donnybrook Main Road 88
Dublin 4

Participants: Ellen, Floria, Roland, Uli, Julia


Rating

• Food: 3.9/6
• Drink: 4.3/6
• Toilet: n/a
• Ambience: 4.8/6

Ambience

"Pleasant distance between tables (...) strange but okay music."
"Nice decor, quiet, French music! A bit dark."
"Not noisy, so you can have good conversations. You have to ring on the door to be let in. One extra point for that."
"Low-key Asian atmosphere, nice, honest, and not exaggerating."
"Twist is diverse music ... a little jarring to hear French songs in a traditional Chinese restaurant."

Food

Sweet corn + crab chowder: "Standard soup, tasty but not special. Over-priced"
King prawns (sizzling) with green peppers and black beans: "Tasty, nice prawns, nice ginger flavour. Not enough vegetables."
Chicken with ginger and scallions: "Very tasteful, lots of ginger. Ordered a vegetable stir fry as a side order that never came..."
"Pretty nice Satay Skewer (are these really Chinese?). Impression is that they are very authentic for Ireland, but could be better."
Crab tofu soup: "A little salty, but that went away with the white pepper."

Drink

"Nice wine list with OK prices. Waiters keep pouring water/tea - good service."

Toilet

"Very spacious, flush tricky."

Remarks

"Restaurant easy to overlook!"
"Not as nice as had expected, still, cozy.

Queen of Tarts

Dame Street, Dublin 2, Tel:01 6707499
Also at City Hall, Tel: 01 6722925



Participants: Ana, Marta, Roland, Uli, Margarida, Florian, Julia

Rating

• Food: 4.8/6
• Drink: 3.9/6
• Toilet: 3/6
• Ambience: 4.4/6
  

"The Queen of hearts, she made some tarts
all on a summer's day.
The knave of hearts, he ate those tarts
and took them quite away"

Preface by Florian - although I think the original author was another guy ;-)

Food: All in all quite good!

Apple Strawberry Crumble: "really fruity, sour, juicy - good for fruit lovers."
Carrot cake "could be better, too much cinnamonpowder in the glaze. Big nuts in the cake are tasteful."

Queen of Chocolate Gateau was "very sumptuous, but would be even better with a little bit more chocolate".

Drink: medium

Café au Lait: "milk was too hot, which spoils the taste of the coffee. Tapwater was good though (with mint and lime)."

Atmosphere: very cozy

"Has old-world feel to it, quiet, but too cramped, would have needed more elbow space to lift my fork."
"Maybe too small place, nice if you're 2 people. A little bit more complicated if you're 7 people, but we managed to do it - we did it :-)"

Remarks

Takeaway available!
We would like to come back, for another lazy Sunday afternoon.

John M. Keating - Gallery Restaurant

John M. Keating
The former St. Mary's Church, Mary Street, Dublin 1



Participants: J, F, M, A, M, R, U

Rating

• Food: 3.2/6
• Drink: 4.3/6
• Toilet: 5.5/6
• Ambience: 5/6

Food

Warm Cajun Chicken Salad: "Lots of chicken, but nothing really cajun about them".
Stuffed Aubergines: "Not really stuffed, very little actual aubergine for a main course. Tasty cheese, but too much Ricotta".
Baked Fish Pie: "Nice, but nothing especially flavoured... Just a food mixture of potatoes/fish".

Drinks

Heartland Stickleback 2004, Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz/Grenache: "drinkable, but did't go well with the mustard dressing of my salad" - "the wine list is quite good - different countries, good prices. Our wine was tasteful."

Toilet

"Well - the toilet ... Very impressive! I have never seen a toilet with the washing basins in the middle of the room. Looks more like a styled, upper-class kitchen shop!"

Atmosphere

"Located in a former church (...), but it sounds like sitting in a train station. Comfortable chairs, though."
"The music could be better and our table was not the best. But I would come back for a romantic dinner or a drink downstairs."
"Love it! Love the place, the concept, and the atmosphere."

Introduction

In this blog, we are sharing our thoughts about Dublin (Ireland, not Ohio). We have the following in common: we are interested in good food, and like to enjoy it in good company!

The testing will not be limited to food only. For example, we are also planning to see a Gaelic Football game together.

So this is what we have learned in Dublin!

Remark: The ratings are from 1 (bad) to 6 (excellent).