Articles tagged ‘Places to Eat’
Hatter’s Restaurant in Athlone
By Seán | August 13th, 2007 |
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So the bean has been at me to get my poultry-loving butt down to Hatter’s in Athlone and try their duck. For the last few weeks he has been there at least one night a week scarfing down what he calls, “The best duck I’ve ever had in my life - ever.” Before he left [...]
Triple S
By Seán | July 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I had to do a post on this place because I’ve been eating my lunches there an awful lot lately and it’s not just the proximity to my place of employment - sure, Supermacs is closer!
Triple S stands for Salads, sandwiches and smoothies, which is exactly what they do. For €4.95 you get a massive [...]
Genoa revisited
By Seán | June 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I mentioned the newly opened Genoa Cafe a couple of weeks ago, but I took the occasion the other day to actually stop in and give her a go.
Well, call me old-fashioned, but the new place just doesn’t FEEL the same. Admittedly, it’s good to have a chipper located so close to the middle of [...]
The new Genoa Cafe
By Seán | June 6th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Ah, I’d say most Athlonians wont’ recognise their town in a few years. Along with the beheamoth and the new town centre, there are innumerable smaller changes happening across the town that are slowly, irrecoverably changing the face of Athlone.
Among these can now be counted the Genoa Cafe which opened yesterday after a major remodel.
O’Brien’s Sandwich Bar in Athlone
By Seán | May 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Athlone has a lot of good places to eat. The Irish sandwich bar is something of an institution in this country, although the prevalence of ham&cheese with coleslaw sandwiches have diminished significantly in the face of Ireland’s growing economy and fast-expanding palate.
The O’Brien’s Sandwich bar franchise is a real Irish success story. They’ve got shops [...]
Flanagans Fast Food in Ballymahon
By Seán | May 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
It was one of those weekends when you find yourself in Ballymahon for some musical event or another.
VE leaned across the table with a brown bag of chips. A heavenly aroma wafted from the open end.
“Chip, Sean?”
Folks I am here to tell you that that heavenly little golden sliver was possibly one of the [...]
Get thee to a butcher!
By Seán | May 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
So there you are in your self-catering Irish accommodation and you think, “Hey, I’ll pop down to the supermarket and get everything I need for breakfast!”
May I suggest doing otherwise?
It used to be that you’d get your bread from a baker, your newspaper from the newsagent, your beer from your publican and your meat from [...]
Hodson Bay Meal
By Seán | April 28th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
What you see above you are a few sample photos I took last night during a 5-course meal at the Hodson Bay Hotel here in Athlone.
I really must get around to writing something on this luxury hotel poised just north of Athlone on the shores of Lough Rea, but for the moment I shall content [...]
Fishing Tackle and Tea
By Seán | April 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
It was Easter morning and wifey, the munchkin and I were taking the scenic route back home along the strand when we noticed chairs and a table right at the water’s edge.
Looking up, we noted that the strand fishing tackle shop had recently undergone some renovations and was now a bright, friendly, white and blue [...]
Shack Lunch
By Seán | March 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Just look at that there.
Don’t you wish you were sitting right there, about to tuck into that gorgeous, steaming platter of roast chicken, rosemary stuffing, steamed veg and half mash and chips with a frosty, beautiful pint of stout standing proudly behind it, sweating chilled beads of condensation?
Oh lord, it hurts just to describe it.
