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I read a review on Marios in Sandymount in today's Independent by Aingeala Flannery and was disgusted. What ever happened to unbiased analysis and research. Ms. Flannery states "I'd rather eat my own eyeballs than have dinner with a child". If that's her attitude then why go to a particular restaurant on a Sunday, which happens to be family day in Marios!! Children were not allowed in the main dining area of the restaurant, but the owners received so many complaints from locals, that they relaxed this rule on Sundays. If Ms. Flannery had such an aversion to children why didn't she eat later in the evening? Marios do not allow you to book a table but if none are available when you call, they will oblige by taking your mobile number, allow you to go for a drink locally, and call you when a table becomes free. If Ms. Flannery had bothered to find out anything about the restaurant before she went, I'm sure she would have been made aware of all of the above.
On one hand Ms. Flannery says her pasta was done to perfection, and the prices are reasonable but she still manages to make the place sound like a nightmare!! "Extra chocolate sauce was administered from a squeezy bottle at the table"....what Ms. Flannery neglects to say was that this was not at her table, but the one next to her where the mother requested that the child be allowed pour his own sauce....the staff obliged by putting the sauce into a squeezy bottle thus saving him and everything else from being covered in chocolate!! How do I know this, well a friend was there and described Ms. Flannery as the po faced cow at the next table!!
She complains that cutlery was missing from the table and the plates were put down first. This has not been my experience of Marios, nor has my candle ever been allowed to go out. The only complaint about the food seemed to be that her starter was too small. I've had this starter and although it's served on a small plate, I have never received it as Ms. Flannery describes. She admits that the wine is good and the prices in general are reasonable but on the whole it was a vitriolic little piece which has the locals fuming.
Ms. Flannery ought to make up her mind what she wants when she goes out. The food, wine, price and place were good but she still manages to make it sound like a dump. Her main complaint seemed to be that they allowed children in...what is she? a food critic? or what. So there were children in a restaurant at seven in the evening on a Sunday....what a surprise????
I have no vested interest in Marios...just a satisfied customer.
On one hand Ms. Flannery says her pasta was done to perfection, and the prices are reasonable but she still manages to make the place sound like a nightmare!! "Extra chocolate sauce was administered from a squeezy bottle at the table"....what Ms. Flannery neglects to say was that this was not at her table, but the one next to her where the mother requested that the child be allowed pour his own sauce....the staff obliged by putting the sauce into a squeezy bottle thus saving him and everything else from being covered in chocolate!! How do I know this, well a friend was there and described Ms. Flannery as the po faced cow at the next table!!
She complains that cutlery was missing from the table and the plates were put down first. This has not been my experience of Marios, nor has my candle ever been allowed to go out. The only complaint about the food seemed to be that her starter was too small. I've had this starter and although it's served on a small plate, I have never received it as Ms. Flannery describes. She admits that the wine is good and the prices in general are reasonable but on the whole it was a vitriolic little piece which has the locals fuming.
Ms. Flannery ought to make up her mind what she wants when she goes out. The food, wine, price and place were good but she still manages to make it sound like a dump. Her main complaint seemed to be that they allowed children in...what is she? a food critic? or what. So there were children in a restaurant at seven in the evening on a Sunday....what a surprise????
I have no vested interest in Marios...just a satisfied customer.