Lack-lustre night out. / myLot

Ireland

August 10, 2025 6:25pm CST

We went out for a meal this evening and it was disappointing but I have only myself to blame - I know that restaurant experiences are rarely worth the money. The menu was alright, but there was nothing on it I couldn’t have made myself. The music was loud, the service was slow, the prices were hefty. What would you have chosen from the menu pictured? I haven’t included desserts because few places make good desserts. My panna cotta was a disgrace and my wife’s whiskey cheesecake was the texture of boiled slime I took the salmon and it was fairly good. What saved it from mediocrity was my pairing of it with a goodly sized glass of very pleasing Australian Shiraz. An inspired combination. Restaurants really have become a lot less of a treat than before. And anyway, who wants to eat that close to strangers?

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (178199)

• Boise, Idaho

I would have chosen what you did, the pan seared salmon. The price is hefty indeed. I sometimes order a dessert to share but if you know it isn't good, why bother? Yes, who wants to eat that close to strangers? The more I stay inside the more I like it. Every time I hear of some ugly news story I am glad I haven't been out for months. I can't even remember how long it's been. It's been that long.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14110)

• Ireland

@celticeagle Being in the company of strangers is stress-inducing.

Amber

@AmbiePam (101446)

• United States

16h

I would have had the pan seared salmon, but the chicken Maryland may have persuaded otherwise out of pure curiosity. I never order dessert.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14110)

• Ireland

@ambiepam Desserts are always mediocre and horrendously overpriced at best, but I always feel the need of a palate cleanser after a meal.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (360414)

• Rockingham, Australia

14h

I would probably have had the cod or the salmon. Do you remember the Shiraz label? Which vineyard it came from?

Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14110)

• Ireland

@judyev Growers Gate, SA if memory serves.

Traceyjayne

@Traceyjayne (4267)

• United Kingdom

I probably would have had the whisky chicken stack. Although to be fair I like everything there except the parsley sauce and dill sauce, so I would have stayed away from those dishes

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