An excellent takeaway has opened up in Harold’s Cross, and it’s great value too.
Buffalo’s is an “All American” takeout, serving up burgers, chips, hot dogs, wraps, onion rings, and damn fine chicken wings. Think Eddie Rocket’s at home, and like Eddie’s, you won’t find fillet of cod or battered sausage on this menu. Unusually for a takeaway, everything at Buffalo’s is made fresh to order, with the burgers shaped, seasoned and cooked on the premises. No frozen patties here.
As a result, you’ll have to wait two or three minutes longer than in most takeaways, but it’s worth every second. On my first trip there, I had the Texas Chilli Burger (€4.45), a big, fresh, juicy patty smothered in a kicking mince meat chilli sauce. This was gorgeous, and it gives the lie to the whole idea of the €10 “gourmet” burger, which I’ve always been a little suspicious about. My Buffalo burger both felt and looked home-made, and tasted all the better for it. The chips (€2.30) were really tasty, lying somewhere between thick and shoestring.
I was back there just two days later, and I sampled the Chicken Fillet burger (€5.35). This was great: a big long roll full of chicken, salad, and sauce. It was somewhat like the BK Chicken Royale, only much sloppier and a hell of a lot more enjoyable. They also do a triple decker BLT for just €3.50. When you think of the soggy, cold, overpriced BLTs you get in garages and awful cafes, this is a great deal.
Not to nitpick (me? never), but in this climate, their takeout bags let too much air in and out, which could make the food a little cold by the time you get it home. Ask, as I did, for some extra wrapping, and you’ll be met with a very friendly and obliging response by the lovely Irish owners.
This is the most interesting takeaway I’ve come across in Ireland and I can’t recommend it highly enough. There’s parking out the back so you don’t have to pay on the street, and they’ve started doing deliveries. Great value, delicious and freshly prepared food, and something very different. I can see Buffalo’s getting wings and emerging from this recession a very successful franchise.
- Buffalo 19, 288 Harold’s Cross Road, Dublin 8 (just opposite the Maxol garage). For deliveries or collection orders phone 014926570
Friday 8 January, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Loving the sound of this place. Will definitely pay it a visit once the roads are safer!
Friday 8 January, 2010 at 2:32 pm
Tip for bringing takeaways home – use one of the supermarket freezer bags that usually live in the boot of the car – keeps the food toasty hot till you get home!
Friday 8 January, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Totally agree with this review, friendly staff, fresh ingredient and great value. The Oreo milkshake is a novel and extemely tasty idea. Defo recommend the place.
Friday 8 January, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Best take-away Ive been to in Dublin in a long time. Chicken wings are killer and the chilli cheese fries go down a treat!! Very friendly owners. I’d definitely recommend this place.
Saturday 9 January, 2010 at 1:12 pm
A big thumbs up from me! Iv eaten here twice and its been superb on both occasions. Being a coeliac (wheat allergy)I dont often visit fast-food joints as Im weary of ingredients. The friendly staff assured me that the meat patty and chicken wings are suitable. The chips are handcut on premises and are really tasty. I will be returning for the wings very soon!
Dont forget to ask if there is any special offer. As it was a cold night I decided to take a Hot chocolate with me for the walk home and was offered a free muffin with my hot drink!
Saturday 9 January, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Buffalo 19…a cross between Eddie Rockets and Gourmet Burger. Not only is this new venture a breath of ‘take-away’ fresh air for Harold’s Cross but is a welcome addition to the capital’s eateries in general, its only a pity there are not more of them although the owners have a plan in mind!! The concept is simple and in keeping with that of any successful operation where food is concerned…fresh!!!
I had the fries, a steak philly sandwich and an oreo milkshake, very tasty and all suitably priced. If you are after quality fast food (and there is such a thing) then pay these guys a visit!
Monday 11 January, 2010 at 10:15 pm
Brill place, went there yesterday. Chips to die for. Like my mother used to make!
Sunday 17 January, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Big fan of this place – held off on posting this til I had been in a second time so I could comment on more than one or two of the things on the menu. First time I got the chilli burger and half onion rings / half chips. The chilli tasted homemade (as it should be) and the pattie was fresh and well seasoned. Chips were lovely and the portion size was more than fair for the price (4 euro I think).
Went back last night and tried the oreo milkshake after seeing what was written above about it. Didn’t disappoint, good to see the guy crush the cookies in front of you in a pestle & mortar – none of your fancy stuff here thank you very much. Went with the chicken wrap and chips this time. Enjoyed both, the salad in the wrap in particular was crunchy and fresh and added to it as opposed to just being filler.
Fast food isn’t rocket science and the guys who opened this place I’d imagine are keen to do the simple things right. From my two visits I have to say they they’re getting a lot right and are providing a quality product at excellent value for money. Fair play for taking a punt and doing something different in this climate. I’ll be recommending it to friends.
Sunday 31 January, 2010 at 8:18 pm
completely disagree. was not impressed at all. chips were cold, chicken fillet burger was basically a chicken fillet roll from spar and a bad one at that.
Saturday 27 February, 2010 at 7:45 pm
OMMMMGGg,best chicken wings evvvvvvva,usually i just eat mince but i decided to make change and got some yummy chicken wings,~*spit*
Sunday 28 February, 2010 at 11:50 pm
they deliver for us at weekend..
delivery guy is hot!!
also food is delicous.. GARLIC & CHEESE FRIES to die for.
also THE CLASSIC BURGER is actually devine.
The staff are also patient on the phone-they read the entire menu out to me one evening.
I also heard they have Oreo cookie milkshake.Must give this a bash. YUM.
Saturday 13 March, 2010 at 4:59 pm
I’ve got some on the way to my house now. Yum. Better spruce up for the delivery guy then!
Saturday 13 March, 2010 at 6:25 pm
To Katie:
this is alan from buffalo 19.
can you please tell me which delivery driver your talking about cause there is three of them and there all fighting over who your talking about 🙂
thanks for all the comments
Saturday 20 March, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Had it for the first time last week and thought it was totally delicious, and couldn’t get over how reasonable it was. That said, others have obviously have cottoned on to this too. I called this evening, at about 8 o’clock on a Saturday and was told I’d be waiting over an hour and a half for food and strongly given the impression by the guy on the phone that I shouldn’t bother ordering. After a long day, I was really looking forward to the food and am quite disappointed by this. I’ve never been fobbed off by any other takeaway before, Buffalo 19 would do well to ensure that their supply meets their demands.
Sunday 21 March, 2010 at 11:19 am
Definetely the best takeaway in Dublin- This place is worth trying out. Chicken wings to die for, and garlic cheese fries!Staff really friendly – Will defo be visiting this takeaway on a regular basis!Would recommend this place to anyone.Keep up the great work guys!
Friday 9 April, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Driver = Dark brown hair ( kinda longish)..
nice fashion sense.
TALL DARK HANDSOME.
Thursday 29 April, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Thats good old jimmy the perv!! well in jim! deliver that shit!
Friday 21 May, 2010 at 10:21 am
Jimmy HAS long hair, and he isnt really that tall, has to be Morgan so, unlucky Jim!
Wednesday 16 June, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Buffalo’s was lovely when it’s opened, but I’ve given up now. My chicken fillet burger was sloppy, messy, and cheap. And the burgers are pretty unremarkable: not much better than what you’d find in a second-rate chipper.
Saturday 28 August, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Yeah the burgers and hot dogs in this place are great. Kinda like eddie rocket burgers but not as expensive and the shakes are great too but unfortunately the chips are rank. I cant believe anyone here is sayin that their tasty coz they aint. Its like eating cardboard but not as nice…. If they sorted out their chips then it’d be perfect
Saturday 27 November, 2010 at 8:02 pm
soooooo disappointed by the service and attitude of this place and most of all quality of food.. used to live in harolds cross i used to go there and food was usually good so when moved to templeogue i rang them and asked would they b able to deliver and yes they could but extra cost and i asked would food quality be diminished and they insisted it wouldnt but food was cold, took ages to deliver and its not cheap but i dont mind paying for something if i get good qaulity. then i rang up the following day to say i was raelly disappointed etc and just thought it was out of order what happened especially when i asked about quality, paid for extra delivery, the manager didnt even apolgise and said basically i should have known the qulaity would be dinished when i lived further away and said he had to go as he was busy and hung up…this is completely unaccepatble to me and i think he should realise that its a lot cheaper to keep an existing customer than to try and gain new ones!! if u r going to charge extra money for food quality etc and make sweeping statement on ur advertisng about quality u need to be able to stand behind it and not then be so conceited as to hold ur hands up when uve made a mistake…
Sunday 30 January, 2011 at 6:24 pm
the chips were lovely me and kids ate all of them on the way home , the buffalo wings were very sweet and salty .
Friday 4 March, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Have to agree with those disappointed ex-customers – the food was overpriced and undercooked, & hygiene standards were questionable (clean that credit card machine!). Was there only once, & will not be going back unless there are major changes.
Tuesday 26 April, 2011 at 4:48 pm
The Chips are gross. Tasteless and cardboardy. Seriously lads sort out the chips…. Theyre rotten…
Tuesday 26 April, 2011 at 4:59 pm
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Thursday 28 April, 2011 at 2:26 pm
This place was excellent when it opened first. I ordered last week and I was not impressed. The food was sloppy and average but mostly the service was terrible. They messed up my order, gave me the wrong change and just reacted by being surly towards me. They didn’t believe they have given me the wrong change so they started to give me a little maths lesson. When I pointed out to them that they change they gave me was less than the amount they had just, very kindly, calculated for me, they just shrugged and corrected it. I used to recommend this place to my friends. Now I will recommend people to avoid. It’s a shame but they don’t deserve custom
Saturday 18 June, 2011 at 10:54 pm
The Chips taste like disappointment
Wednesday 16 November, 2011 at 12:11 am
Was here saturday night so good went back sunday!! the buffalo wings,burgers and hot dogs wow
Sunday 13 May, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Was looking for the phone number of this place and came across this so had to comment. The food from here is yummy u pay a lil extra but its worth it the chilli burger delish as is the chilli dog chips are alright I eat them but have had better the seller tho is the wings Omg is live off them there cross between thunder road and eddies ones gona try the oreo milkshake tonight and the drivers are very good looking mind u they have seen me in my pjs but still great to look at ha