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Posted on: Monday, November 23, 2009 |
Review: Visited Cafe Paradiso in 2008 and 2009. Food is out of this world. Even my non veggie partner loved it. Very expensive compared to other vegetarian places but we have paid these prices at non veggie places and received slop so I don't mind paying these prices as a treat. First time we visited was before the decor upgrade and at first was shocked as it had a cafe feel and look to the place with five star prices but as the night went on this relaxed atmosphere added to the meal and the evening. I was on cloud nine after our meal that I could not wait to come back. We stayed in rooms above which were nice but front room was quite noisy from passing traffic so didn't get much sleep and the lack of a bath took away from the stay. Breakfast was also out of this world.
Went back for visit earlier this year and the newly upgraded glamorous dark decor was a new shock but worked well. We made a huge and embarrassing mess up with our anniversary reservation but the staff could not do enough to help us. Food was even better this time around and in particular the ugly biscuit dessert was best we have ever tasted.
Some people (including my partner) have commented that the food here is on the heavy side based but I love my comfort food. Others also mention there is a serious lack of vegan options.
All in all - out of this world food, nice venue and amazing staff make an evening here feel like a real treat and ranks up there with Cookies n Cream in Berlin. I as usual can't wait to go back.
Pros: Out of this world food. * Great staff * Nice venue
Cons: Wish there was a C.P in every city! * * |
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Posted on: Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
Review: We were really hungry when we came to Café Paradiso bbut when I saw the prices decided to have a starter only. The staff was friendly and helpful telling me about the vegan options of which there were quite a few (around 40-50% of the menu).
I had something called a tempura of aubergine, beans and orange with miso sauce for 9€. It was absolutely delicious but didn't fill me up at all (I know, it was a starter, but it cost 9€ after all).
My partner had rigatoni with goat's cheese, tomatoes and garlic for 14€ which I was told tasted fantastic as well.
We really would have liked to try a desert but just didn't want to spend any more money there.
For a very tasty meal on a special occasion Café Paradiso is certainly a very good choice.
Pros: Delicious * Helpful staff *
Cons: Expensive * * |
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Posted on: Sunday, October 19, 2008 |
Review: that seems to the average opinion ha,ha.
well i was almost giving up on this place as i got turned away 10 min to 12am, as it was considered to be still closed, even though the doors where widely open. i asked if i could just drink something as i was thristy too, but got told "this is a restaurant"..so what? did you think i came all the way frome germany to get myself drunken in a veggie restaurant???
Anyways i returned, as alternatives a rare in Ireland ;-)
and the food was pretty good. i had some potato pie, which was awesome. my collegues seemed slightly dissapointed, as the food is not really filling you up, if you're hungry as a bear. still recommandable!
Pros: good value * healthy *
Cons: the staff? don`'t know * too far for another try * |
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| "Probably the best vegetarian in the world......"
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Posted on: Thursday, July 19, 2007 |
Review: Having just discovered this web site I thought I would post a review about Paradiso, We stayed here in their rooms at easter and the food and service was excellent. We are real foodies and the purpose of our visit to Cork was mainly to eat here. All the reviews in the press and on other sites was more than accurate, it truly is veggie heaven. I have bought the cook books and have tried to recreate some of the dishes they are complex and rewarding to make but you do need a lot of time. Paradiso is not cheap, but then the food is in a league of its own. I noticed a review by a "guest" that was not too complimentary, I would always use caution when reading anything that somebody is not prepared to put their name to, sounds like a rival or an ex member of staff writing to me
Pros: Creative cooking * intimate * excellent staff
Cons: its not in my home town * * |
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Posted on: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 |
Review: Only visited once after being told this was one of THE vegetarian restaurants in Ireland. Found the staff friendly enough,but lacking in professionalism, wheras the food was bland and portions were small. I'm guessing the owners have got lazy as is the way of most restaurants experiencing success. I say this because my thoughts when eating were that I could probably prepare similar food at home, making a trip out pointless. Locals I've talked to also find Paradiso unimpressive to a ratio of about 4:1.
Pros: Staff friendliness * Informality *
Cons: Food * Staff knowledge of food * Staff knowledge of wine |
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| "Extraordinary"
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Posted on: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 |
Review: Cafe Paradiso is an extraordinary vegetarian restaurant for two reasons. The first is that it is, bar none, the best restaurant of any type in Cork. If you look at the list of places to eat at the tourist office, it is top of the list. The second reason is that they seem almost unaware of what vegan food is. Most of their meals are not suitable for vegans, even where it would be trivially easy to make them so and there is a super-abundance of cheese based recipes. In a place like Cork, one should be glad there is vegetarian food of this quality prepared with such care, but why cannot they try just a bit harder with the vegan side?
Pros: Excellent food and wine * Good atmosphere *
Cons: Poor for vegans * * |
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