We have lost the run of ourselves...

Caveat said:
There was a very good place around South William St? It was on a corner - can't remember the name but something typical like Taj Mahal - the whole place was quite open plan and airy, with steps leading up from the reception to the dining area.

Don't know if it still exists but had a few great meals there about 10 years ago.
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Eastern Balti House (also known as Eastend Tandoori)? It was on the corner near Stephens Green Centre. It's now Maloti and not as good as it was but still tasty.
 
Cahir said:
Eastern Balti House (also known as Eastend Tandoori)? It was on the corner near Stephens Green Centre. It's now Maloti and not as good as it was but still tasty.
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That might've been it alright - sounds like maybe the same place that Elefantfresh was talking about?

BTW, any recomendations for a city centre Indian for when I'm in Dublin - you reckon this Maloti is still worth going to?
 
Caveat said:
That might've been it alright - sounds like maybe the same place that Elefantfresh was talking about?

BTW, any recomendations for a city centre Indian for when I'm in Dublin - you reckon this Maloti is still worth going to?
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Maloti doesn't have as many veggie dishes as most Indians so it's not my favourite but it's still nice. I prefer Jewel in the Crown, also on South William Street. Don't make the mistake of going next door to A Taste of India, it's possibly the worst Indian in Dublin.

The one opposite Maloti (with the guy in the hat thing) is quite nice too but the portions are a little small.
 
Caveat said:
Not the point maybe, but I'd be happy to pay the price if the alternative is French steaks - I've had many a good meal in France but never a good steak.
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Hmmm.........did you horse it down, Caveat? :eek:
 
Purple said:
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In my opinion an expensive restaurant is anywhere that will cost over €80 per head for a meal, not including wine. These are usually good value.
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lol € 80 for a meal is only good value to those who know not the value of € 80. More than half the people in the world eat a months food for less than half that.
 
Caveat said:
BTW, any recomendations for a city centre Indian for when I'm in Dublin - you reckon this Maloti is still worth going to?
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Try Tulsi on Bagott St, wonderful food and the lunch menu is very reasonable, about €11 for a 4 course meal. Now that is value! :D
 
rabbit said:
lol € 80 for a meal is only good value to those who know not the value of € 80. More than half the people in the world eat a months food for less than half that.
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This is a fairly pretentious comment and deliberately misses the point Purple has been making in this thread.

Roman Abramovich might blow more on one single meal than I would spend on food in a year but that doesn't preclude him from getting good value for it. Value is a very subjective thing.
 
room305 said:
This is a fairly pretentious comment and deliberately misses the point Purple has been making in this thread.

Roman Abramovich might blow more on one single meal than I would spend on food in a year but that doesn't preclude him from getting good value for it. Value is a very subjective thing.
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Spot on.
 
Roman Abramovich might blow more on one single meal than I would spend on food in a year but that doesn't preclude him from getting good value for it. Value is a very subjective thing.
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Perhaps he should spend it on a decent manager!
 
Yeah, his last course of chicken piri-piri had gone a little stale & was causing him indigestion. ;)
 
room305 said:
Roman Abramovich might blow more on one single meal than I would spend on food in a year but that doesn't preclude him from getting good value for it. Value is a very subjective thing.
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You miss the point completely. We are not talking about the value one individual gets for their money. Personaling that individual to be an extremely rich person like Roman A. is merely going off on a tangent. We are talking about rip off Ireland, where often food which costs 20 or 30 euro elsewhere costs double that here. Dine abroad, and you will see what I mean. Not only that, but you generally get much better service in places like the States.
 
rabbit said:
You miss the point completely. We are not talking about the value one individual gets for their money. Personaling that individual to be an extremely rich person like Roman A. is merely going off on a tangent. We are talking about rip off Ireland, where often food which costs 20 or 30 euro elsewhere costs double that here. Dine abroad, and you will see what I mean. Not only that, but you generally get much better service in places like the States.
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Take the meal for €80 per head in Dublin city centre (or Cork or Galway or Limerick), the same meal in Spain will be cheaper. That just tells us that income levels are lower in Spain. The same meal in Tanzania will cost less again. Does that mean that you get ripped off in Spain? Of course not.
You can only judge value relative to those supplying the same sector operating in the same market.
 
Good man Purple - I don't have time for it these days but you are holding the fort well there. :D
 
Purple said:
Take the meal for €80 per head in Dublin city centre (or Cork or Galway or Limerick), the same meal in Spain will be cheaper. That just tells us that income levels are lower in Spain. The same meal in Tanzania will cost less again. Does that mean that you get ripped off in Spain? Of course not.
You can only judge value relative to those supplying the same sector operating in the same market.
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For one thing, we are all in the the same market now - the common market. Paying 50 euro for a bottle of wine ( and from a surly waiter in Ireland ) that is 10 euro in France does not make it good value in Ireland ...unless you have lost the run of yourself. The little bit of recession that will surely come will do no harm to those who think the world owes them a living.
 
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