Cold and empty. Enter off the Street smell of cheap cleaning product in the stairwell Room little warmer than the Temp outside Tuesday Evening 7.45 Dundalk. Cold Room...guess they turn on the heat when a client arrives...room cold and empty gloom...Devoid of any charm welcome soulless space should have left was like a morgue.The Food desperate Quality, Salt Chilli pork ribs was dripping in oil from the fat fryer,and not rib meat ...four slivers of pork deep fried awful ...probably 1.5 ounces of Pork on a Cold plate scattered with oil soake shredded lettuce...Next Roast Duck plum Sauce on the side, Bowl of rice. ...Rice was room temp and old not fresh cooked not jasmine ...Duck old died a long time ago was pre cooked frozen defrosted and reheated in the Fat Fryer Sliced few ounces of meat ..Dry tasteless tough looked like an old leather shoe from 1970s ..Definitely not Fresh Gorgeous Grishingham Duck No Fresh Plum in sight Plum sauce out of a bucket brown ,corn starch no plum flavor of that beautiful stone fruit That's not in season ...Disgusting May be useful on The Magic Roundabout Cold Plates Bowls food was cold room cold Restroom was like a cold room fridge , surprisingly there was hot water ...no paper towels... the Front of House If that's the Owner on the desk behind a perspex glass is that to protect us the paying public or to protect the person behind from what ...No communication skills devoid of a Hey Welcome how are come on in ..zero Cold ...Enter The Morgue indeed Straight away the No Greeting and Perspex was a Red Flag ...no wonder the Place is Empty the Front of House experience and the pathetic food My Stomach is Upset as I write feel sick I have eaten Duck in the Peoples republic of China Peking Shanghai , Hong Kong London and San Francisco China town districts Pretending to be chinese shame on you If the Food was Good and had that famously warm welcome mojo it would be packed out Fooled me with the...
Read moreHave had takeaway from the Palace before but tonight decided to eat in. Went for the Thai option. Starter was the spicy chicken and veg wrap. It was spicy but I loved it. Wrapping the chicken mix in lettuce leaves, great way to eat. For a main I had the chicken and basil with fried noodles. Another great dish, wish I had taken photos to add to this post. Would recommend this as a place to eat. Was a quiet night in the restaurant hence only the 4 for atmosphere, but get a few groups in and I think the place...
Read moreThe Gourmet Palace is a deceptively large eatery that opens up like the Tardis once you climb the steps up to reception. It's beautifully decorated and creates a lovely otherworldly atmosphere. The food is very well presented and tastes exceptionally nice, and there is plenty of it too! Service was remarkably fast to the point you think they've anticipated your visit and choices! Staff were very friendly and chatty .. always a nice bonus! Cost was mid-range but very reasonable. Definitely worth a...
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