Taking a break from the relentless recital of bad customer service, I thought I’d highlight some spots where I’ve had positive experiences. Although there’s a serious problem with customer service in too many Irish restaurants, I’ve no doubt that I was very unfortunate to have five bad service experiences, across six locations, in eight days. [...]

Whether you’re in Dublin, Limerick, Galway, or Wexford, it can be hard to find child-friendly eateries. Today, we’ve joined by Jill Holtz of mykidstime.ie with this very handy guide. www.mykidstime.ie is a free resource for families. With a full range of listings for activities, classes and clubs for children of all ages, as well as [...]

This week, we’re joined by Diarmuid MacShane of Value Ireland, one of the best websites for Irish consumers, for our occasional Bloggers Recommend series. Diarmuid’s also a regular voice on consumer affairs in the news, on TV, and on the radio. Having left Ireland in the late 1990’s straight from college, my first experiences of [...]

I finally got a chance a few weeks back to check out Madina, as recommended by Maman Poulet in our Bloggers Recommend series.  And yea verily, Maman Poulet doth speak the truth about Madina…the food is really good and excellent value for money.  My friend Charlie and I had the butter chicken for €8.95. I [...]

After a few weeks break, our Bloggers Recommend series is back. Today, our top tips for the best places to eat out come courtesy of beer enthusiast John from The Beer Nut blog. The Beer Nut blogs about the best beers and drinking spots around Ireland, with a special focus on European beers. The Beer [...]

This week, our Bloggers Recommend tips come courtesy of Kate from MummyMaps.com, a new Irish website for parents. About MummyMaps MummyMaps.com is a new website and email newsletter for parents in Dublin. MummyMaps.com reviews the best spots for foodies, fashion mavens, gadget gurus, and shop-a-holics (who just happen to have offspring.) As the name implies, [...]

Limerick is the focus this week in our Bloggers Recommend series: the very fabulous Val O’Connor has rounded up some reviews of her favourite Limerick restaurants from her blog Val’s Kitchen.  Not all of these places are cheap, but Val promises that they’re all great value for money! Val’s Limerick Favourites The Wild Onion, High [...]

Our Bloggers Recommend post comes to you today courtesy of the lovely Deirdre from theFood.ie – a delightful Irish food blog with a special focus on delicious baked treats. TheFood.ie’s Favourite Cheap Eats Eden, Meeting House Square I love a fancy meal out although have to admit that I hadn’t been out for dinner for [...]

Today we have a list of recommendations from The Daily Spud, one of our favourite food blogs and possibly the best potato-fancier blog of all time. Daily Spud’s Favourite Cheap Eats The Daily Spud lives, works, eats, cooks and blogs in Dublin. 1. Govinda’s (Vegetarian) – Aungier St., Middle Abbey St. and Merrion Row Don’t [...]

This week, our Bloggers Recommend post is brought to you by self-described ‘plonkeur’ Lar Veale of SourGrapes.ie, one of Ireland’s best wine blogs.  Lar lives and works in Dublin. Lar’s Favourite Cheap Eats Fallon & Byrne Get your grub from the deli (main courses are €8) and skulk down to the wine cellar and order [...]