Crackbird Dublin: The Verdict

And so, the verdict on Crackbird, Dublin’s latest pop-up restaurant on Crane Lane in Temple Bar, brought to us by the good people of Jo’Burger?

We came, we saw, we ate – it was AMAZEBALLS.

There is an emphasis on sharing and communal eating here, and as our waiter (although waiter almost seems too formal a word for the laid-back set-up) explained, the more you buy, the cheaper it all is.  So a whole skillet fried buttermilk chicken shared among two (€17.95) is better value than a half chicken (€9.95).

Same with the booze.  There are lots of lovely non-alcoholic drinks available but if you’re out for the evening, Crackbird have wine by the glass or bottle as well as cold bottles of Pilsner, which you can buy by the bottle (€4.25 per bottle), in four packs (€4 per bottle), or by the crate (€3.75 per bottle).  All basic economics, I’ve been told. For the numerically dyslexic like myself, however, it’s simply wondrous.

The vibe seems to me to be a place to hang out, have a few beers, and enjoy some chicken.  I don’t know of any other restaurant in Dublin that actually encourages customers to hang out.  Do you?

There are 54 regular seats in Crackbird apart from the now famous #tweetseats.  If you’re on Twitter, you can request a booking for between 2 and 8 people for a time and a date between now and the 22nd of May to @crackBIRDdublin.  If there’s an availability, they will slot you in and you and your group will eat chicken for free.

Unbelievably, we enjoyed all of the delicious chicken you can see if the pictures below for free because we were sitting in the #tweetseats.  Our total bill at the end of our lunch was €20.95 for the four beers and our (ah-mazing) red velvet cake.  If we had sat in one of the 54 regular seats and paid for our lunch in full – which we will be back to do asap – it would have come to €42.55 for everything.  Which I think is still very good value for what we got.

To break that bill down, it was €9.95 for our half chicken, €4.95 each for semolina chicken crunch and the chilli chicken crunch both including one dip, €1.75 for slaw, €16.00 and €4.95 for the cake.

So, it’s relaxed, the food is good, there’s cold beer, Beach House on the sound system, no apparent pressure to move on out of your seat to get more business in.  I’m guessing that as long as you buy a bucket of chicken and a few beers, you’re welcome to hang tight for a while longer than in your average restaurant.

There were two points that work against this otherwise brilliant pop-up, however.  The main one is that the chicken is not free-range, although it is all traceable back to a small co-op farm made up of seven farmers in Cootehill, Co Cavan.

The other is that if you wanted to bring a veggie friend, their only option is to eat the side dishes.  Now, we only had the slaw but it was gorgeous.  So, if your veggie friend is adaptable, it might work for them to order a few of the sides and the carnivores in your group chow down on fried chicken.

Apart from that, it’s a great place to hang out.  So get down there asap before 22nd of May when it will disappear forever!  That is the nature of pop-ups after all.

TUNE

On the stereo at Crackbird was Beach House.  Have a listen over on The Hype Machine!

Norway – Beach House (on The Hype Machine)

Categories: Dinner, Lunch

103 Comments

  1. Argh, I didn’t know it wasn’t free range – and €9.95 for battery meat (even if Irish) seems pretty steep. Tasty as it looks, I’m far less inclined to pay a visit now.

    • I asked about the provenance after wolfing it all down and felt rather guilty! I wonder if they’d think of adding a more expensive free-range option on top of the regular ones? I would certainly pay more for it. The €9.95 was actually really good value because there was enough of that for two, plus the few sides that we had. And, I can’t deny it, it tasted delicious.

      • I’d definitely pay extra for a free-range option too! It’s a bit of a shame though as the beef and lamb at Joburger are well sourced. Maybe if it becomes a more permanent thing… the concept is good enough to go for longer than twelve weeks, for sure.

  2. YUm YUm YUm – that chicken looks great – I love fried chicken! What flavour is red velvet cake -seen it around lots recently. I must go here soon

    • I don’t know really but I want to say….fruity! It’s all gone a bit hazy in my memory, wrapped up in the lingering tastes of delicious chicken. It was a real Betty Crocker style cake, more fluffy than sticky or stodgy. It was amaze!

      • red velvet was originally a chocolate cake with unprocessed cocoa that would turn bright red when it reacted with the other ingredients, but i think more frequently, its just a moist chocolate-ish cake with heaps of red food coloring. cream cheese icing is integral!

  3. €9.95 for a half chicken that tastes so good is great value, and their portions are generous.
    I liked the feel of Crackbird and wish there were more places like this in Dublin. It reminded me of a place called Pok Pok in Portland that serves the most amazing chicken wings in the world.

    • I love the feel of the place, and totally agree that we need more places like it in Dublin! Hope it’s such a roaring success that they have no choice but to stay open forever :)

  4. nice article…you should be back for more free chicken on the strength of this review.
    one question: would they have room in there for a couple of buggies and parents in tow ?

    • We were there at about 4pm and a couple with a baby and buggy came in to a very welcoming response. I’d say there’d be no problem with it. It’s not a huge space but if you went in off peak times I’m sure you’d be very well accommodated.

  5. I’m with ya, amazeballs. Love the atmosphere and the grub! Apparently he brines the burds, which prob makes them so succulent. Gonna bring the sis on Friday (tummy rumbling at the thought!)

  6. Red velvet cake is a chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. Originally the color resulted from a reaction between the acid in the buttermilk (or vinegar) and the cocoa in the batter.

    • Thanks for clearing that up, Bill – makes much more sense than strawberry :) I just got thrown off by the colour and the general sensory overload of my crackbird experience.

      Just found your blog via your comment, thanks for saying hello!

  7. agreed about the very disappointing decision not to serve organic or at least free range chicken… thought it was very noticeably bland meat, covered up by a lovely crisp batter and tasty sauces. seems almost deceptive considering the effort taken to point out small local producers and quality ingredients on the menu. glorified KFC when it could easily have been something much more.

    I won’t go back.

    • Hi Zeek, like Catherine above I was surprised that the chicken wasn’t free-range as all of the Jo’Burger meat is very high quality. It must have something to do with the short-term aspect of Crackbird, which will only be with us for another 11 weeks, and how financially viable high-grade meat is for them. I have no idea, though.

      It’s a shame that it isn’t at least free-range as it make it even MORE of a guilty pleasure. Personally, I’ll be going back for the vibe and the tasty food but I do wish there was a free-range option for those of us who don’t like eating meat from battery hens.

  8. I feel like I’m the only person who really didn’t like this place. I went there last night. First impression was…yeah nice place, good atmosphere, great music, but what is that horrific smell? Service was excellent and food was ok. The lighting was terrible which really ruined the experience for me as, particularly with chicken, I like to see what I’m eating.
    Came home that evening with the smell of fried chicken on my clothes and even in my hair, reminiscent of stale smoke after a night out, pre smoking ban. Even today my coat still smells of it.
    I won’t be returning.

    • Oh no! Sorry to hear that, Jo-Ann. I was there at around 4pm so it was lovely and bright, as you can see from pics above. Thanks for commenting!

  9. Sounds amazing Aoife! I’m still a little confused about it though- can you just rock up and get a seat or do you have to tweet?

    • I should have cleared that up in the post above. Basically there are 54 regular seats that you can either book or just arrive and wait to be seated on, for which you pay for everything you consume. The #tweetseats are on one or possibly two of the tables, so they’re the only ones reserved for tweeters who get to eat for free. But yeah, you can just rock up and chow down! :)

  10. Oh i was hoping to go here tomorrow. just wondering, do they only serve beer? i realise i sound like an alco when everybody else is concerned about the state or not of the chick chicks but i don’t like beer!!!

    • Hi Edel – you’re dead right! I should have mentioned that above, they do have one choice of red or white wine by the glass or by the bottle. Thanks for your comment!

  11. Phewsy!!! thanks for that aoife!

  12. Nice review Aoifs!
    I love the idea behind this pop up restaurant – I interviewed Joe the guy who runs it and he wanted as much Irish produce and items made with Irish produce as possible (all the condiments are home made) and he seemed to go out of his way to source these items from small producers.
    That said, it’s such a pity the chicken is not free range or organic as we don’t know the conditions the chickens lived in before going to slaughter.
    Also it’s a real pity that veggies & vegans don’t have much to eat there as it’s not like it’s hard to find Irish-produced veggies and it is quite cheap to feed us veggies.
    Can’t wait for the day that it’s not seen as ‘too much to ask’ to be fed meat-free or animal-free food….
    Till then we must do what we can ;)

    • Obviously, it has to be down to cost limitations that they’ve gone for non free-range/organic meat. I was saying to Catherine at the top of the comments that I would happily pay extra for an organic version. Be great to have that choice.

      And choice for you is the key word, isn’t it? There were about six sides, including cous cous and the slaw we enjoyed plus a few other things, probably not all vegan friendly however. If it was a “real” restaurant they’d have to cater for everyone as best as possible. It’s a shame you might miss out on the experience of the pop-up because of a lack of choice!

      Maybe you could order three sides of cous cous. Trying to convince you to go because I think you’d love the vibe! :)

  13. I’m very disappointed to find out that the Crackbird meat isn’t free-range, especially when they seemed to have put such an effort into other aspects of the venture.

    I don’t see the additional ‘free-range/organic’ option on the menu as a flyer (pardon the pun) as it’ll surely make the non free-range meat seem dodgy by comparison (which it is!).

    It’s a shame that animal welfare is still fairly low down the list for Irish restaurants/restauranteurs. Is it our fault as customers for not demanding more, or should they be leading by example? I for one will be voting with my feet – a pity, ’cause it looks delicious!

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