Friday, March 14, 2008
The Times of London to review Goodfellows…
Slugger hears that Giles Coren has a review of the west Belfast restaurant that (temporarily, it would seem) gave the Irish News financial indigestion, coming out in The Times tomorrow… Mr Coren, who is not known for pulling punches, or his reverence, should make for compelling reading in Belfast tomorrow…
Mick Fealty @ 03:15 PM
I think that Mr Coren’s review had no relevance to the food, he was reviewing the people who frequent Goodfellas. A fact which became clear after he used the term ‘Catholic owned’. No doubt that’s shorthand for a lot of things in the hallowed halls of the London Times - like the British Royal Family won’t be eating there soon....
And I have eaten there on a number of occasions, though I can’t blame my being overweight on Goodfellas, if that’s what Spirit of O7 is getting at. I have to say that Giles’ - can I call him Giles! - review said a great deal more about him than it did about Goodfellas. He’s the real glutton.....
Posted by on Mar 15, 2008 @ 09:50 PMI’ve never eaten at goodfellas, but I’ve driven past it several times and Coren’s desciption is accurate. I am not surprised by the review, and there are plenty of places that would be as cheap but better (pizza express, for example). I suspect that the bring your own thing is what forms the main attraction to the punters. If you want a night out, don’t care about the food, and appreciate that you can make major savings by bringing your own booze - this is a good place. I suspect lack of local competition also helps.
Posted by on Mar 15, 2008 @ 11:59 PM
