Restaurants you wouldn't recommend to anyone

ardmhachaabu · July 10, 2010, 05:23:00 PM

La Boca in Belfast city centre, can't say a good word about the place. Went for the second time during the week and again the food was awful, the mrs wasn't impressed either. Her food arrived cold and it was tasteless

Needless to say we won't be back

What restaurant would you not recommend to anyone and why?

hairyhog · July 10, 2010, 06:16:45 PM

Kam Wah (RIP)

Puckoon · July 10, 2010, 06:49:36 PM

Ah f**k, the Kam Wah. Jesus I even had the number 23 tattooed on my arm in cantonese so I got the right thing when Id stumble in hammered.

Tony Baloney · July 10, 2010, 07:04:57 PM

Quote from: hairyhog on July 10, 2010, 06:16:45 PM
Kam Wah (RIP)

Did anyone eat out of there in a sober state? I was a fairly regular attendee but only after an awful feed of drink. Was always a meat market too for a last ditch attempt at a grip before the night was out.

AMA where is this La Boca place and why did you go back a second time?

Wee Shea · July 10, 2010, 07:52:08 PM

Quote from: ardmhachaabu on July 10, 2010, 05:23:00 PM
La Boca in Belfast city centre, can't say a good word about the place. Went for the second time during the week and again the food was awful, the mrs wasn't impressed either. Her food arrived cold and it was tasteless

Needless to say we won't be back

What restaurant would you not recommend to anyone and why?

I don't mean this in a smart way but why did you go back if it was so bad the first time?

I will add one myself, the Bronte Steakhouse outside Banbridge, the food was ok but they kept us waiting about 45 minutes before seating us, I thought maybe they are busy, when they brought us in there was about ten empty tables we could have taken, really put me off. I was in a bad mood before I got my food.

Know its not a restaurant but a mate of mine got a frozen pie from the O'Neills in Cardiff. Serves him right for ordering food from an O'Neills I suppose.

imtommygunn · July 10, 2010, 07:56:01 PM

Bengal brasserie lisburn road belfast.

30th birthday one night. 2 hour wait.

ardmhachaabu · July 10, 2010, 07:57:20 PM

TB it's in Fountain St. Babysitter arrived really late for us, we were hungry, it was closest place to us which was open at that time, we thought we would give it another go though we really should have known better

thewobbler · July 12, 2010, 07:56:53 PM

Not a restaurant as such, but Morrisons in Belfast has taken pub grub to new found lowest levels.

muppet · July 12, 2010, 10:35:49 PM

Anything ending in 'bra'.

pintsofguinness · July 12, 2010, 10:41:57 PM

this pub beside me, went in one sunday, ordered dinners and desserts and was told there would be half hour wait. Didn't mind.
Had the dinner, no sign of the dessert coming for ages. Called a waitress over and she says "there's now a 40 minute wait". So, there was half hour wait for the dinner, and then when it was ate and the table cleared there was another 40 minute wait for the dessert that I'd ordered about a hour before. Never went back. It wasn't even that nice.

So I'd advise people to stay away from there.

Tony Baloney · July 12, 2010, 10:57:52 PM

Quote from: imtommygunn on July 10, 2010, 07:56:01 PM
Bengal brasserie lisburn road belfast.

30th birthday one night. 2 hour wait.

Indian restaurants are notorious for this sort of shit. If a big party comes in they are keen to get the drinks flowing and then deliberately withhold the food order to get people to keep ordering drink. In any other country people would walk out, not here, and the c***ts know that.

norabeag · July 12, 2010, 11:20:33 PM

Quote from: Tony Baloney on July 12, 2010, 10:57:52 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on July 10, 2010, 07:56:01 PM
Bengal brasserie lisburn road belfast.

30th birthday one night. 2 hour wait.
Indian restaurants are notorious for this sort of shit. If a big party comes in they are keen to get the drinks flowing and then deliberately withhold the food order to get people to keep ordering drink. In any other country people would walk out, not here, and the c***ts know that.

Must say I would regularly go to Bengal Brasserie on Ormeau Rd in the past and food,service etc was first class.

lawnseed · July 12, 2010, 11:51:15 PM

dont bother with the riverbank killanny co monaghan, after all the great reports i finally got there sat nite past. its below average, they do a 4 course for 20euro, the attitude seems to be "what do you expect for 20 euros"

Canalman · July 13, 2010, 10:08:43 AM

Can honestly say that I have never had a bad meal at a restaurant. Have to say though that imo a minority of people bend over backwards to find fault with restauranrs.

dodgy umpire · July 13, 2010, 10:53:43 AM

Quote from: imtommygunn on July 10, 2010, 07:56:01 PM
Bengal brasserie lisburn road belfast.

30th birthday one night. 2 hour wait.

Was in the same place with a party of about 15, took ages too. As norabeg says the Ormeau branch is excellent.