Mr Fox
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Thanks. I’ll try that if I get a chance le cunamh De.
A grand spot to have a pre theatre before going to the Gate or the Abbey. It’s on the west side of Parnell square between the Sinn Fein shop and the Moving Crib.
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The Greenhouse was best meal I think I ever had. The conversation stopped when each course came out to savour the food.
Chapter One for lunch on a Friday is a lovely experience though. The food was not as good but a lovely vibe about eating there.
You’d be better off going to either of them once every six months than eat in most of the overpriced Dublin restaurants more often.
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I got a good feed
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An odd fit alright.
Have never eaten there. Only ate in The Hound and the Clubhouse. All the food is good there so presume the Lady Helen is excellent
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Where was The Greenhouse lads?
Near top of Dawson St. beside mansion house
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I couldn’t remember whether vita was masculine or feminine so opted for safety
The right call under the circumstances
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We were spoiled to have this lad down in Gregan’s Castle for a few years. He did a lovely squab of pigeon.
There’s nothing better than a gamey bird on a night out
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The dining scene north of the border is top class. We’re staying in Portstewart this weekend, we went to a lovely Italian restaurant called Amicis. The Italians of the group all said it was legit and a good place…they were won over by the Italian language menus. The staff were lovely, the good was brilliant, it was cheap… and I was giddy to be eating indoors.
Also pints of Guinness in The Anchor pub too. Very convenient for the Giant’s Causeway and some impressive beaches. So many huns on this island, its easy to forget. They’re either very friendly and enjoying the novelty of exchanging words with a southerner / Italian or else very uneasy. Great weekend all in all.
@Halfpipe @TheBlackSpot @glenshane what is the story with all the little hun boy racers who spend literally all day driving up and down Portstewart revving their dinky wee engines? And some aul lads at it too in Lexuses? It seems very strange behaviour to me.
yep first class! glad you found it.
Used to be a brilliant pub catering for students, locals and all sorts. I stopped frequenting it when it seemed to be being unofficially taken over by UDA types. Don’t know the score now as it’s a long time since I’ve been near it.
Cruising.
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The security at The Villa across the road were definitely loyalist paramilitaries- charming wee men with dodgy 1980 super Mario mustaches who wouldn’t let us into their empty pub. Security at the anchor was an Eastern European lad who also wouldn’t let us in because we said we wanted food as well. Then we came back in a few minutes, said we’d given up on the food, just wanted drinks so he let us in and then as soon as we sat down they gave us the food menu. Then I explained to the group that I was happy we were here because of the UDA security at The Villa and all the gang were terrified because they’re all southern / foreign and wouldn’t really understand what’s going on.
But anyway, I didnt think the Anchor was a paramilitary pub and they were all very nice. The Eastern European at the door was probably a Polish / Lithuanian papish and probably just trying to save us a fight inside.
The way it was was this. The security weren’t paramilitary sponsored\approved but there was a group of UDA cunts who made it their local and did whatever the fuck they liked in it. The security guys knew they couldn’t touch them. The atmosphere was pretty unpleasant at times so I stopped going to it. Now that’s a few year ago and it may have changed but it was at the very least a precursor to “pay up and you’ll have no bother”.
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Its clane tedious madness. Did you see any of them splaying their right hand over the steering wheel by way of a greeting, or earnestly sticking their arm out the window and twirling their index finger in the air to signify setting out on another tour of the promenade?