Dining Out
Jordan Mooney: Gluten for punishment in night of the long waits at Jamie’s
Various issues with my gluten-free requests, combined with food being late, not appearing at all, and being underwhelming when it did, made for a pretty poor experience
“Is this the loudest restaurant in Dublin?”, I shout to my companion as we twist into our seats at one of the capital's newest restaurants. He doesn’t acknowledge me, because he can’t hear me. We'd probably have a better chance of a decent chat in Coppers, so loud is Chequer Lane.
It's the brainchild of Jamie Oliver and Gerry Fitzpatrick, his Irish business partner, and on a freezing Tuesday night in November, it's totally packed. ...