This place is very well-known in the area of Douglas/Cork and it is almost always busy. If you are planning to go there during the night time or over the weekend, you must call to book ahead to avoid disappointment.
I have been here before once for a family dinner and I was delighted as the food was great (even though I am usually in love with Italian grub anyway) and the place was booming with guests.
This time I went with a few friends for lunch and it was only alright to be honest. As it was a Monday lunch, the restaurant had space for walk-ins. The atmosphere is quite nice with wooden furniture, big bowls, candlelight and when you check-in with Yelp, you get 2 free glasses of wine (woohoo!).
I ordered Tagliatelle al Salmone served with basil cream and garlic bread and people around me choose many different options: beef sandwiches with side of chips, penne with chorizo, an open ciabatta with chicken/salad and farfalle with spicy sauce.
My pasta was not fabulous but only alright and the side of fries was unfortunately made of thin strings. Everyone ate and it went well but it was not as good as when I was here last time in terms of taste and smell.
The average lunch price for a plate of pasta or a sandwich as a main is 15€; they serve jars of water and as vegetarian options they have nut burger, stir-fry and curry. For starters, it varies from salad to corn and soup costing around 5€. Desserts are also around that price and you can expect ice-cream, brownies, banoffee pie and apple crumble.
Prices rise by nearly a fiver in dinner time and from what I saw on the menu, the amount of choice is greater later on, hence its popularity then!
Also, having a bread basket as antipasti and Parmesan on the table would add a lot to this place.
Anyway, I would recommend going at night for sure! read more