I attended the taste of Dublin for the third time this year, the first year it was excellent, last year was pretty good, this year it was very disappointing. It was certainly more expensive than previous years at €90 for two (incl 20 euro food vouchers each). Hard times have certainly hit the vendors with little or no free tasters (except sausages and chocolate) and the cuisine on offer to buy was very disappointing, in previous years restaurants made a conscious effort to showcase what the dining experience in their establishments was like to encourage punters to try the real deal with quality mini versions of what you would expect in their restaurants.
This year I felt that most of the restaurants were solely in it to make a quick buck, with cheap finger food such as fish or steak and chips and burgers on most stalls – where has all the haute cuisine disappeared to? I felt it was a poor advertisement for Dublin’s so called fine dining restaurants.
Finally, having went in at 2pm on Sunday and then to be herded out like sheep at 4pm was the icing on the cake for what has clearly become a money grabbing venture as opposed to a celebration of food on this Island. As you might expect I will not be attending next year.
I really enjoyed the Taste Of Dublin.My self and my three friends attended on Saturday evening.The whole ambience of the event was very professional.We were sitting in the sunshine at the VIP tent and were directly opposite the wonderful and really entertaining staff at the ChiliBeer.ie stand.They really had the crowds amused and they were the only real team offering generous samples of that fantastic Beer they call Cave Creek ChiliBeer.Boy do you feel the heat but its a great heat,The other stand we also enjoyed was the Lecrevian bbq.The Event was great and we really enjoyed the night.Well done Taste we will be back next year
Thursday 18 June, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I attended the taste of Dublin for the third time this year, the first year it was excellent, last year was pretty good, this year it was very disappointing. It was certainly more expensive than previous years at €90 for two (incl 20 euro food vouchers each). Hard times have certainly hit the vendors with little or no free tasters (except sausages and chocolate) and the cuisine on offer to buy was very disappointing, in previous years restaurants made a conscious effort to showcase what the dining experience in their establishments was like to encourage punters to try the real deal with quality mini versions of what you would expect in their restaurants.
This year I felt that most of the restaurants were solely in it to make a quick buck, with cheap finger food such as fish or steak and chips and burgers on most stalls – where has all the haute cuisine disappeared to? I felt it was a poor advertisement for Dublin’s so called fine dining restaurants.
Finally, having went in at 2pm on Sunday and then to be herded out like sheep at 4pm was the icing on the cake for what has clearly become a money grabbing venture as opposed to a celebration of food on this Island. As you might expect I will not be attending next year.
Wednesday 24 June, 2009 at 10:39 pm
I really enjoyed the Taste Of Dublin.My self and my three friends attended on Saturday evening.The whole ambience of the event was very professional.We were sitting in the sunshine at the VIP tent and were directly opposite the wonderful and really entertaining staff at the ChiliBeer.ie stand.They really had the crowds amused and they were the only real team offering generous samples of that fantastic Beer they call Cave Creek ChiliBeer.Boy do you feel the heat but its a great heat,The other stand we also enjoyed was the Lecrevian bbq.The Event was great and we really enjoyed the night.Well done Taste we will be back next year