10 Merrion Road, Dublin 4
It's the last day on the project for Aisling and Frits and, although we had a semi-formal goodbye lunch already this week, we decided to take advantage of a slowish day at work, an impending bank holiday weekend and an evening on the town tonight, and make a day of it.
I remember Crowe's from the last time I consulted in Ballsbridge (stretching back to 2004 now!). It's a fairly traditional style of pub, in the same Merrion Road string of bars as Paddy Cullen's and Mary Mack's - but there is one crucial difference. It is linked to a Chinese restaurant next door/ upstairs/ somewhere in the vicinity, and whose name I never remember to investigate, because I never need to: if you come to Crowe's from 12:30 onwards, they lay out the restaurant's food in self-service metal serving vats, and you help yourself.
You choose whatever you like from spring rolls, roast duck, sweet and sour chicken, szechuan beef, chicken and broccoli, rice, noodles, chips, chicken wings, chicken soup and often more. Fill up as often as you like (though I have noticed they often ask you after half an hour or so if they can take your plate...). The quality is good: seriously, it is exactly the same food as served in the adjacent restaurant. They just save on the table covers and the staff salaries.The sweetest thing, though, is the price: just EUR 10 per person, for an all-you-can-eat, which represents outstanding value in Dublin - even more so once the quality of the food is taken into account.
As some of my colleagues know, it's the perfect Friday lunchtime option after a Thursday night on the town. It won't be the last time our rapidly-shrinking team shows up there.
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It's the last day on the project for Aisling and Frits and, although we had a semi-formal goodbye lunch already this week, we decided to take advantage of a slowish day at work, an impending bank holiday weekend and an evening on the town tonight, and make a day of it.
I remember Crowe's from the last time I consulted in Ballsbridge (stretching back to 2004 now!). It's a fairly traditional style of pub, in the same Merrion Road string of bars as Paddy Cullen's and Mary Mack's - but there is one crucial difference. It is linked to a Chinese restaurant next door/ upstairs/ somewhere in the vicinity, and whose name I never remember to investigate, because I never need to: if you come to Crowe's from 12:30 onwards, they lay out the restaurant's food in self-service metal serving vats, and you help yourself.
You choose whatever you like from spring rolls, roast duck, sweet and sour chicken, szechuan beef, chicken and broccoli, rice, noodles, chips, chicken wings, chicken soup and often more. Fill up as often as you like (though I have noticed they often ask you after half an hour or so if they can take your plate...). The quality is good: seriously, it is exactly the same food as served in the adjacent restaurant. They just save on the table covers and the staff salaries.The sweetest thing, though, is the price: just EUR 10 per person, for an all-you-can-eat, which represents outstanding value in Dublin - even more so once the quality of the food is taken into account.
As some of my colleagues know, it's the perfect Friday lunchtime option after a Thursday night on the town. It won't be the last time our rapidly-shrinking team shows up there.
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The Damage (EUR)
- 10.00 AYCE Chinese (per person)
Drinks
- Water
Total 10.00
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The Score
4.0 Food and Drink
NA Service
3.0 Décor
3.0 Ambience
5.0 Value
3.5 Overall Rating
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The Score
4.0 Food and Drink
NA Service
3.0 Décor
3.0 Ambience
5.0 Value
3.5 Overall Rating
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