Frangos World Cuisine

We grabbed a quick bite here but they have a huge selection to choose from and it looked pretty good with the exception of the salmon that was being cooked to death.
The crepes were lovely and lots of toppings to choose from. 2 Americanos a crêpe and Scone 9 euro which is good value compared to what we pay elsewhere.

I really liked the food here. Specially because you have so many choices!!! You can try a bit of everything. I particularly like the way they organise the place. There’s a queue for different types of food. Do you want wok? The queue is there. Carvery? Over there? Pizza? You got the idea.
Basically no queues or very short queues. The service then is very quick.
I had the carvery this time — chicken supreme w/​salad — very very good. Prices are OK too.

There’s not much in Dundrum by way of a quick lunch but Frango’s has pretty much everything you could ask for! There are three or four different stations and you can get everything from sandwiches to pizza and pasta. We stopped by the Deli section and each of us got Sandwiches. They’re freshly made in front of you, with liberal amounts of sauce and ingredients which were all Fresh and delicious. I got the Garlic chicken (hold the cheese) Panini and it was absolutely gorgeous, if a little greasy! They put a LOT of garlic mayo in there so if that’s not for you, you might want so specify that. It’s served with a big pile of Hunky Dory’s too, which is always a nice touch. For that and a sparkling water it was 7.50 or so, which I guess is a small bit pricey for deli food.
The setting is open but very cafeteria like so it’s not a luxury place by any means– but perfect to grab something at least semi-​healthy during a long day’s shopping in Dundrum!

Monday was far from the first time I’ve eaten here, but there have been a number of changes which I feel warrant an aul review.
I toddled in here for a spot of lunch and decided on a spinach roulade, which I have to say was lovely, and it comes with 2 salads, as it always has. The big difference is portion size, mere months ago you’d have recieved a big hearty serving of your chosen sides, but this is no longer the case. 2 tiny containers were produced and a couple of teaspoons of each salad put in. I used to love the salads here but now not only are the portions itsy bitsy, so was the flavour. Desperate attempts to use salt and pepper to induce some kind of taste in my coleslaw yielded no results, I’d have been as well off with damp cardboard (less calories!).
It is not a cheap place to eat either, it was a tenner for my meal, and that was without a drink. Lots of better deals in the centre for a tasty lunch at the same price — and some of those come with wine!

If you’re a weary Dundrum shopper looking to park your bum on a seat and eat a quick bite for € 6.00, you’d be better off not doing it at Frango’s sandwich counter.
Unless you’re prepared to stand in an achingly long queue and be served by a miserable face, who you know would rather be doing anything else at that exact moment, other than asking you werther you want your cajun melt on white or brown bread.
The mediocre wraps and paninis on offer are served messily alongside a pile of cheese and onion Hunky Dorys, which will perhaps fill a gap, but most likely will make you feel that you should’ve just taken the trip down the escalators and gone to McD’s.

Located on the top floor of Dundrum shopping centre, Frangos reminds me of an American style food court with one exception… it’s pretty terrible.
Being a regular visitor to Dundrum, I’ve been to this place on a number of occasions and being honest I’m never impressed so I have no idea why I go back. That aside, on with the review. So it recently underwent a bit of cosmetic surgery and in my humble opinion they made it worse. To the right as you approach it, is the world cuisine section which is a bit of a cop out in reality. I mean a child could have thought this up. The Italian section serves predictable spaghetti and all that jazz. Come to think of it, I can’t even remember what other worldly treats they dish out but I’m sure Chinese is in there.
Moving towards the middle of the vast space is a deli serving sandwiches and wraps, pastries and muffins. Sounds and looks great from the outset. The fare isn’t bad, but it’s minimal and for the price you’re paying, you’d expect something more substantial. They try to be cute, scattering the plate with a few crisps. What’s no so cute is the big industrial bag they reach into to get the crisps. Ok maybe I’m being a bit harsh, the food is good quality, but again, I echo the extortionate price for what you’re getting.
Your tour of this half pantheon is complete with a stop at the pizza quarter, which is a hole in the wall. They do offer a decent range of pizzas in fairness, and you have the option to have just a slice if the hunger hasn’t consumed you. However, it has a number of shortcomings (putting it nicely). For starters the staff are disinterested and repugnant. Secondly, if I were going to go again, I’d go having eaten a big meal, you’re going to be waiting quite some time before you get your pizza, even if you’re the only one in the queue.
When it was first unearthed they tried a clever system where they’d give you a piece of plastic when you ordered and that same piece of plastic would vibrate when you’re order is ready so you could venture up and collect it. Needless to say this was a farce and didn’t work as they either forgot to send through the special vibrating signal or just weren’t bothered. The one saving grace for this pizza place, is that the pizza is actually really good. As I say it’s been a while since I’ve been there so maybe a few things have changed… I certainly hope so. Again this is quite a pricey spot.
One final word of advice, DO NOT attempt to enter Frangos on a Saturday unless you love the ambience of a crèche. In all fairness, they do cater for families and have often got events or activities running like face painting etc so kudos for that. Just don’t expect any help from the staff who walk around like zombies… actually no, that’d be unfair to zombies.

As was said before Frangos is made up of four different food counters. In the middle is a really large open space with lots and lots of seating. i think this food court mirrors what dundrum is aspiring to be, its not full of commoner food like McDonalds and and pizza hut (i say this withmy tounge in my cheek!)but it has independent food counters that i have never seen anywhere else and so it is kind ofexclusive and morespecial than otherfood courts in other shopping centres! unfortunately the prioces are reflected in this too.
before i start on the food i will say that i love to go eat here in the middle of summer when the sun is shining, they have to lovely terrace areas outside which are perfect for a long relaxing lunch in the sun.
now, the food, as was said before there is a pizza counter where you can get yummy oven baked pizzas, they have a good «slice and a drink» deal or you can get a whole pizza frexhly made up.
then there is the sandwich counter which is nothing special really, nice sandwiches, nice presentation and nice servers but just a sandwich shop at the end of the day.
down the back is a coffee and bun counter, good for aquick cup of coffee if your not up for a full lunch.
lastly there is an area that you can get big proper lunches, like a carvery, or pastas or things like pie or lasagne with chips. it all looks very fancy but really i dont think the quality of this food is very good at all.
anyway, that pretty much sums the whole place up, great place for a long lunch but not overly exciting and a bit pricey!

Frango’s is on the top floor of the Dundrum Town Centre and has a couple of sections to it. It’s almost like a mini food hall in itself. There’s a counter where you can get sandwiches, paninis and wraps and another section devoted to pizza. Then, there is a third section where you can get more of a main meal — there are hot dishes serving food like shepards pie, curry, stir fry’s etc.
It’s a good place to go if you want a bit of variety, and would be quite suitable for young families. The food isn’t amazing, but tasty nonetheless.

The breakfast here was served on a euro per item basis. I am
not sure just how much good value this was as it depends
how much you want to each. The cost of the items I had was
around 10 Euros for a coffee, 2 sausages, 2 eggs and 1 rasher plus toast whic wasn’t too bad. The chef who served the breakfast was a jovial chap and the place was very clean and so made the eating experience good. I would say get in here quick at the weekends as around 11am it gets packed out with families.
I’d give the breakast a 6 out of 10 because the egg was slighly undercooked and the rasher was very crispy or overcooked. M, y overall view of this place is that it’s convenient to go to if you are shopping in the centre but I’d doubt I’d go back.