Cornucopia, Wicklow St, Dublin

Cornucopia, Wicklow St., Dublin, Ireland

Twas an quite a visit today. I have been to Cornucopia several times, today I decided to do a review as I've never done so. hahaah.

Today I had Soup, Salad and Dessert. The Soup and Dessert I wholeheartedly enjoyed. the Salad not so much. Now as regards the staff, they were very accommodating. I've never had an issue with Staff or their foods hence why I keep going back to em. hahaha. The only thing I would say is to offer MORE vegan alternatives ie HOT foods. I wanted the Baked cheese thing, However as it wasn't Vegan, I had to make do with Salad, with as you can gather, did not enjoy.

The Soup was a mushroom creamy consistency. Green in color as per the pic. It was absolutly heaven. Totally enjoyed it.

My next was the Salad, I was hoping for a hot dish, however it wasn't to be, as the stuff I wanted was Cow cheese instead my baby Violife Cheese which is Vegan. So I stuck with the Salad, of which I didn't enjoy it one bit. Oh their was taste no doubt, but I just didn't care for it.

So I moved onto the Dessert, as I said to my colleague, I like to "end on a sweet note" as per what my mother would say. hahha. I had a lovely Tart of which was a lovely soft consistency texture, and a crumbly base. It was all heaven. hehehe.

National Botanical Gardens, Restaurant

I travelled along with my family to the National Botanic Gardens restaurant. We lined up and waited in line. I was looking at the menus, no hot Vegetarian options. So my Mom asked. I was told they have a Vegetarian Falafel. While the presentation was class, the falafel in question, was questionable. Very hard to chew, and very hard to masticate. I actually felt my throat getting "tired" from all that chewing. THe chips and salad were lovely.

National Botanic Gardens Restuarnat, Dublin

Brian Boru Bar & Restaurant, Cashel, Co. Tipperary

My Dad and I headed down there for business purposes. The area is very well cleaned and laid out. No complaints about it. Staff was very nice and friendly, which I appreciated it. heheheh. Now while the menu was all but Vegetarianism, I asked she accommodated quite well.

I had the Tomato and BASil Soup and The Toasted Wrap.

The soup was exquisite. It was of creamy consistency served with two types of bread, brown and white bread. So lovely it was. heeheh. The bowl was a square kinda shape.

Then along came the next door of the Toasted Wrap. This came with a heap of salad, wedges in a tin can and the wraps in question. In the wraps itself, there was further salad.

Tomato and Basil Soup

The Toasted Wrap

Brian Boru Bar & Restaurant, Cashel, Co. Tipperary

Sova Vegan Butcher, Rathmines,

I popped along with a Vegetarian Group to this Restaurant. Its a pop-up restaurant meaning, that it won't be situated at a particular address permanently, it is due to close down here in Rathmines and hopefully it'll will have been found another home for the time being. Anyways getting back to the review at hand, It's very poorly sign posted, I was advised that the sign post was small, well how true is that. Upon arriving inside eventually, I found the environment to be very negative, very down and out building its in. When I arrived, I was shown the menu. The price is a BIG plus. I was most appreciative for that, for a guy or even a person who has a low budget. However with this mind, I can see why the price was low. I had a three course meal for €20 which is acceptable. However I'll go into further detail.

My first course was: Chickpeas and Kale Koftas paraley sioli/fennel and apple salad. This wasn't too bad. However as I later learned the Koftas or as the American's call it CornDog(Not sure if that's meat thou), I immediately began to devour it. It tasted exactly like the one I had as a kid in Romania Orphanage. The salad thou I found was very acidic, it was burning my lips etc., and even upsetting my stomach.
My next course was the main: Lentils and Aubergine Meatballs Creamy fennel and Dill sauce/garlic crostinni/pomegranate salad. The main wasn't too bad. Again very acidic. The bread was slightly hard, however I have since explained that it was roasted.

And my third and final course: was the the dessert aka the Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake. This was absolutely stunning. Enjoyed it immensely.
And as my last part of the review, I must give credit to the chef, the presentation of each course, was outstanding. I was most impressed. So my favorite meal, was NONE, but I most enjoyed the Koftas, as part of the Starter

Chickpeas and Kale Koftas paraley sioli/fennel and apple salad

Lentils and Aubergine Meatballs Creamy fennel and Dill sauce/garlic crostinni/pomegranate salad

Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake

Orange and Kale Juice

 Perfect Cuppa tea with Almond Milk

Chopped, Fairview, Dublin 3

My Mom treated me to a lovely Choppy salad. The price was EXBORINTATN. But the salad I got very well worth the price. I still feel the price far to high for a salad. hahah. The system, I really adored and appreciated thou. So when I went to the counter, I was asked which lettuce or salad. Then they chopped it right in front of my eyes,  then boxed it all up. When the first step lady emptied the salad, I was like what up... hahahah. I was asked to choose 3 toppings ie salads each salad extra is .30c extra. I asked what dressing is Vegan. So I'm delighted to report that my very first VEGAN Salad was had today. hahaha. The staff member consulted which dressing was Vegan, Balsamic, some other yoke and French Dressing.. So for my salad, I had a House Salad, for my 3 dressings, I got Black and Green Olives, Tomatoes, Onions, Tofu, Sundried Tomatoes,