Man Friday not so Hot on Monday
Posted on October 18, 2005, by Conor O'Neill, under Food, Restaurants, Reviews.
I was recently out on a business dinner with some Dutch customers to “Man Fridays” in Kinsale. This appears to be one of the most famous restaurants in Kinsale and is nestled in a fabulous location overlooking the harbour. Parking in that part of Kinsale was, as ever, a nightmare. I eventually strapped two dinghys to my car and moored it off the promenade.
Overall I was very disappointed with the food but the Dutch guys loved it, so go figure. It is strictly old-school with very heavy-handed dishes and massive portions. But it was jammed on a Monday night in October so they clearly know their clientele.
One of the guys rated his creme brulee as the best he has ever eaten. But then this is from a race of people who’s favourite snack is kroket. Imagine a potato croquette but filled with a puree of meat-offcuts. Imagine a giant big……no, forget that, it’ll put you off your tea.
They always slather them in mustard, presumably to kill both the taste and the smell.
It looks a little bit like this:
So in summary; Man Friday’s - the best restaurant for kroket lovers in Ireland.
If you do visit the Netherlands, don’t forget to ask “Zijn er ook bitterballen?”.
5 Replies to "Man Friday not so Hot on Monday"
conor on October 19, 2005
Ok, so I get as far as “please O’Duinn” and then I’m lost.
So much for all those months spent in The Netherlands eating rijstafels.
I was also told at the meal that McDonalds did a McKroket for a short time. I feel ill even thinking about it.
marcas on November 23, 2005
“frijtjes zonder” is “chips without” mayonaisse or any of the other goo they put on them (I think properly spelt “frietjes”). If you ask for a “spa rood” you get the same thing as we get if we ask for a Ballygowan - sparkling mineral water. Spa blau is still, and groen (if you can find it) is somwhere in between.
Sin a bhfuil!
richard on March 11, 2006
thanks for the tip, i am dutch and will try the kroketjes at Man Friday’s .
conor on March 15, 2006
Oh that could cause some confusion.
Wait a sec, is there an import opportunity staring me in the face here? Or even a franchise?
marcas on October 19, 2005
The mustard can kill the taste and the smell, but it can’t do anything for the texture of the stuff within…
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