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Hi, I made this last night, it was lovely, thanks!...

2010-07-27T17:14:16.424+01:00

Hi, I made this last night, it was lovely, thanks!

Looks great Deirdre. Great value on the slow cook...

2010-07-27T11:59:24.369+01:00

Looks great Deirdre.

Great value on the slow cooker!

Had menu 4 this evening. Five of us really enjoyed...

2010-07-25T03:34:34.338+01:00

Had menu 4 this evening. Five of us really enjoyed it. Excellent food. Desert was by far the weak link I think. Too many deserts on the plate & not greatly executed.
Fabulous waiter. Annoying re cash only policy. Pretty obvious why that is however......
Space far too tight. Plus we were 5 seated at a table for 4. Far too tight.
Bathrooms tiny & not the best either. Food though was very good. Menu 4 I would highly recommend.

Loved the food in Salon des Saveurs - the service ...

2010-07-22T22:36:37.210+01:00

Loved the food in Salon des Saveurs - the service was another matter - very strange, slagging us each time they brought a course (one of our party was vegetarian) got annoying after a (short) while!!!

Food really was great though.

hello anonymous, I have to say I found that every...

2010-07-19T13:39:14.892+01:00

hello anonymous,
I have to say I found that everything tasted excellent when I was there and have heard the same from many other people who have eaten there. I do agree with you on the atmosphere or lack thereof.

I'm amased at the positive comments above. We went...

2010-07-19T11:33:21.039+01:00

I'm amased at the positive comments above. We went on Friday night and felt that this was the a total rip off. If you are going to do the minimal amounts of food then you should be providing excellent taste to compensate for the lack of amount and premium being charged. We found the food average and not worth the money. There was also little to no atmosphere in the place. I'm surprised its lasted this long.

do NOT shake before opening!

2010-07-14T09:52:10.624+01:00

do NOT shake before opening!

What super photos,i loved them.Well done for doing...

2010-07-12T22:03:05.268+01:00

What super photos,i loved them.Well done for doing what YOU wanted to do!I would love to have the courage to do as you did but alas i'm not in a position to do so.Make the most of your experience!

I was there Myself and Mr. Conrad caters for all, ...

2010-06-30T13:02:56.538+01:00

I was there Myself and Mr. Conrad caters for all, he goes out of his way TBH...i Went with a veggie also and there was no problem getting whatever i wanted & mixing menus around a little

This sounds really fabulous - and much better valu...

2010-06-29T15:11:07.919+01:00

This sounds really fabulous - and much better value than The Taste of (rip-off) Dublin. I'm definitely going to check it out asap, in the next two weeks at least :)

I hope freezing works as well as Darina says in he...

2010-06-29T13:42:26.502+01:00

I hope freezing works as well as Darina says in her cookery school book, havent tried it myself. Do bear in mind that you wont need the bottles for a week after you start the champagne though!

when are you heading to Salon des Saveurs? Will be interested to hear what you think!

I made elderflower cordial last week, but the cham...

2010-06-29T13:09:08.142+01:00

I made elderflower cordial last week, but the champagne sounds like a wonderful idea!

Thanks a million for the freezing idea - it will be a while before I can make it up to Ikea.

I'm off to Conrad Gallagher's restaurant on the strength of your review - really looking forward to it :-}}

Thank you, I looked again as was sure I had seen a...

2010-06-16T09:26:08.503+01:00

Thank you, I looked again as was sure I had seen a fish only menu but was wrong and come to think of it they didnt ask us was there anything either of us didnt eat when ordering. Looking again at the menu though I did see at the very bottom that there is a vegetarian tasting menu available - might be worth enquiring, although saying that if you go I would definitely recommend the beef for you and I dont know if you could have a table with one veggie and one meat/fish menu!

Thanks a million for this wonderful review Deirdre...

2010-06-16T08:41:48.141+01:00

Thanks a million for this wonderful review Deirdre - I'd love to go, but hubbie doesn't eat meat, and I can't imagine Mr Gallagher making an all fish meal for him!!!

@elly - this was exactly my thinking, especially g...

2010-06-15T18:38:37.638+01:00

@elly - this was exactly my thinking, especially given that they dont even take laser. Even more strange is that you dont even get a printed receipt, just a handwritten one from one of those receipt books you can get anywhere. I know Mr. Gallagher has been in allegedly involved in trouble before so maybe this is their way of staying in the good books? Seems like a strange thing to do though!

@robert - yes you do! I really enjoyed it and have spent far more on dinners in much worse places! Then again we did go for the cheapest option and were careful by only having one glass of wine each. The reviews I had read were all by people who could afford the priciest option so was nice to be able to report good things about the cheapest one!

I find it somewhat weird and suspicious that they ...

2010-06-15T17:14:52.782+01:00

I find it somewhat weird and suspicious that they don't take plastic - are they laundering money or something??

I had a taste of one of their dishes at Taste of Dub and it was by far the best one I had all day.

Looking forward to a meal there.

Great review Deirdre! I've been eyeing up the Salo...

2010-06-14T20:54:14.776+01:00

Great review Deirdre! I've been eyeing up the Salon for a while now but kept on hearing mixed things. Mostly from people who went there expecting a meal like in Darwin's I imagine. Definitely have to work on getting in there sharpish! :-)

I know, at least not that I can remember. Very sad...

2010-06-07T11:01:12.991+01:00

I know, at least not that I can remember. Very sad sheltered life story indeed

A foodie who had never even tried Carribean cuisin...

2010-06-06T21:32:14.719+01:00

A foodie who had never even tried Carribean cuisine until Levi Roots came to her house!? Oh dear... I hope you've fixed that since!

thank you! no cook book unfortunately, although i...

2010-06-03T14:33:54.190+01:00

thank you!
no cook book unfortunately, although if I had got one I would have had to hide it as it would have implied the need for a new bookshelf and an extension to the kitchen!

Wonderful post Deirdre, what a fantastic opportuni...

2010-06-03T14:12:31.834+01:00

Wonderful post Deirdre, what a fantastic opportunity!

I'm not great with ready meals either (also don't have a micro!!) but I have a bottle of his Reggae Reggae sauce in the press. Did they give you a copy of his cook book?

Looking forward to your interview with Gordon, Nigella, Nigel, Jamie etc. etc!!

I am surprised at that . I had always found superq...

2010-05-25T14:33:36.345+01:00

I am surprised at that . I had always found superquinn good for such things and tha bakers very chatty. Although they seem to have let their customer focus slip a bit since the Quinns sold their share in the business.

Been "thinking" about this course for quiet a whil...

2010-05-23T17:56:09.635+01:00

Been "thinking" about this course for quiet a while now - thanks for such a good viewpoint. Guess my biggest fear is what to do after the course finishes, I'm just a regular worker, no qualifications, so getting a job has always been the little bit tougher - but, maybe someday. Great photos by the way.

Thanks again.

My brother has hens and I must say the eggs are fa...

2010-05-22T03:46:18.531+01:00

My brother has hens and I must say the eggs are fantastic .... so much better even than the organic ones in the supermarket.

Really enjoying hearing about your adventures with the chickens!

glad you liked!

2010-05-20T13:51:55.882+01:00

glad you liked!