For someone visiting from abroad, Tillies is a wonderful find. The food is delicious and the…read morewaitstaff is very friendly. As others have mentioned, everyone knows each other and I was happy to just sit and enjoy the community. Did I mention the food is great?

There's nothing that makes me miss emigrating more than going somewhere were everyone knows each…read moreother, that's literally 10 minutes from the house you grew up in, and nobody knows you! So Tillies makes me very sad, but also very happy! It seems the masses of Clontarf do be in and out of here all day and everyone is really friendly. I was here recently for a chin-wag with an old friend and we enjoyed our 90 minutes or so in the bright, bustling surroundings. We each had a cappuccino and a scone. The cappuccino was decent. Not too milky - just how like it. The scone was a wee bit dry but good all the same, served with cream and jam -my favourite! The staff were lovely, very friendly having chats with customers (everybody knows everybody so of course they are!) and just being generally smiley, which makes the cafe quite cheerful.

Great restaurant, they always make great breakfast items here…read more Range is about €11-13 for breakfast And €9 - 11 for lunch Super popular, so it's often crowded, but they are super good with their breakfast items and menu. Super recommend. They have pastries and some of them are nice, like the raspberry scone, eclair, lemon tart and lemon slice.. I enjoyed those. Their chocolate chip cookie is ok, a bit dry. They have coffee too, but il be honest, mediocre, I go for their breakfast.

Ambience. A Service. A…read moreFood. A Price. A What a lovely gem of a bistro found in the middle of St Anne's Park Raheny in the Red Stables building. Service was friendly in letting me try the soup of day as it was Apple, pear and leek soup. Very delicious and light. A varied menu with sandwiches, tarts, fresh veggie variations, desserts - hot and cold drinks as well as wine ! I had the cup of apple pear leek soup with side brown bread. Delicious on a cold day! A cup of hot chocolate made with dark chocolate cocoa as I didn't want too sweet. Perfectly prepared. And the Medley veggie salad. Of housemade beets, potatoes and cucumber red peppers. All was delicious. I tried to sit outside, just a tad too cold. So sat in the warm living room. Nicely appointed and clean. I'm a fan. I'll be back again when I'm in my strolls in this lovely park!

One of the best coffees we had in Ireland - along with a cookie!…read more Service was fast and friendly. Can't miss for a coffee in Howth.

In a lovely, but touristy, part of town, I stumbled across Bodega Coffee which is adjacent to an…read moreopen air market. It's a regular coffee shop, not a pop up stand-and it has a few tables to sit and enjoy your drink, although I saw most people take theirs to go. There's a modest case of pastries and other delights in addition to the drinks. Coffee was strong and full bodied-just what we needed after a long red eye flight.

Just opened today. It was busy and has a great buzz about it. It's a bright place. Good lighting m…read more I had the full Irish breakfast. Absolutely lovely. They make their own pudding and sausages. Tasty coffee. Very friendly staff. Reasonably priced. I can't wait for a return visit

The food is quite good but the staff are very slow upon taking your order. The place wasn't even…read morebusy and I was waiting for 10 mins with my partner. The plates, cups and cutlery could be cleaner too. A few times I have had to send back my tea mug because of how dirty it was.

A wonderful panini of ham and cheese! A cute, tiny little place near the Starbucks. Their coffee…read morewas way better than Starbucks! Very friendly staff.

Lovely spot. It reminds of Amalfi coast cafes, lots of fresh pastries, fresh deli and lovely sfaff…read more Great selection of paninis. You can seat outside and enjoy the view and even feed some birds.

Name change - now called Surge. Great place, with excellent hand crafted espresso coffees and…read morepastries!

Serious coffee for Coffee LOVERS. They really care about their coffee here so it's worth the effort…read moregetting outside the city. Located on the Clontarf road it's out of the way for your typical urbanite but you're rewarded with a beautiful water front view. They have little nibbles, sandwiches and monstrous croissants! You can also buy coffee by the packet here with the staff on hand for recommendations. I was visiting for a Cupping event they held where you got to try different coffees and learn about the crafting process. Great selection!

Came to grab a coffee and iced tea. My wife asked to use the restroom. Only one was working and…read morethe other was very dirty. Mentioned it to the staff and they came and cleaned the floor, but not toilet. The toilet was very dirty and no woman could use it. Mentioned it again to the staff and they did not clean it. Do not recommend coming to this Starbucks.

Great range of coffees, food and desserts. Very friendly and efficient staff. Has a real coffee…read moreshop "feel" to it with lots of comfortable seating inside and outside to enjoy your coffee and treats on.

A very mixed bag. Ill get the good out of the way before I…read morehit the bad. The Coffee there is great and very well presented (I added a picture of a cappuccino they made me with chocolate sauce topping in the design of a spider's web for Halloween and the best bit, chocolates in the shape of coffee beans)The manager herself is really friendly and open to suggestions and the place is always decorated for all calendar occasions, even Easter for some reason. They have a good loyalty card stamp system. 6 stamps for a free coffee of choice. It has wheel chair access and outside decked seating with a canopy and parking. Nice open seating inside. However as it is the only coffee shop around for some distance it is not up to standards in other important places: 1. For a local coffee shop (like a "caf" on an English soap) it is really over priced for what it does. 3.50 for a cappuccino and over 5.00 for a packaged sandwich with no sides or presentation. Its a crazy price considered they rarely do the nice coffee designing any more. 2. The display food is very bad (and expensive) Avoid. one of the worst cheese cakes I have tasted. 3. the kitchen food is ok, but has a very limited menu. I was delighted when they got pancakes in but they appear to be those small fat ones you get in packages from the shops. 4. They recently shortened the opening hours. it used until 6pm now it closes at 5pm. Considering its location, that is a lot of after work customers counted out. 5. It is part of what used to be a large pub. It is now divided into a off licence to the right, cafe in middle and pub on the left. The issue is the toilets are over in the pub and there is sometimes people who have had a few to many, making their way through the cafe, from the pub to get to the off-licence. It also still feels like a local pub rather then a stand alone cafe. In all the place is good for a local. Good for a coffee with friends at weekends. The prices need to come down, for the crunch time we live in and for the quality of what you get. For a place that puts so much effort into decoration and customer survive they seriously need to put some effort into food.

I'm really fond of this place. It has a great local café feel and the food I've had there has been…read morereally tasty. They do a full Irish breakfast for €8.20 and a mini breakfast for €6...which is actually plenty! They staff in there are nice, and when my little sister didn't want eggs in her mini breakfast they had absolutely no problem substituting for beans. My parents were very happy when I brought them there for breakfast too...my Dad even decided he deserved a breakfast dessert of a blueberry scone which he gave a big thumbs up. Coffee is surprisingly good and they do a range of lunches, smoothies and hot chocolates too. Much to sample! Downsides are that I always kind of feel it should be cheaper-it's on a small street in a residential area. They probably do good business from nearby schools though, as well as all the locals who seem to pop in. The fries are very freshly made....which unfortunately means that the place has a bit of a "caff" smell at times!

Went here on my lunch break from work yesterday for the first time, I had heard great things. The…read morecoffee was great, I got a flat white which was excellent. For lunch I ordered the avo toast with salmon and eggs and was thoroughly disappointed. Firstly it took about 25 minutes to come out, and the place wasn't busy at all. The 'toast' was in actual fact slightly warm bread and the avo spread on it turned it into mush. The salmon was delicious, however the two fried eggs on top were entirely overcooked. Half the yolk was hard and burnt while the other half was runny and cold. On top was sprinkled some dry rocket leaves: no dressing, no salt and pepper on the tables, not even a slice of lemon on the side. I was so disappointed. And what was more scandalous was that this dish cost €8.95! Avoid.

Much needed place in Howth! It's been on my list for a…read morewhile, and kept hearing reviews of the awesome protein pancakes. It does not disappoint. The staff are super friendly and attentive, the menu ranges from booster smoothies/juices, porridge, salads, paleo treats and the infamous pancakes. Another huge bonus, they serve 3fe coffee & matcha lattes. I had the pancakes and they were delicious, I'm so stuffed after them.. But didn't want to leave a crumb! I'll be trying the bacon and avocado the next time. Definitely worth a visit, lovely relaxed atmosphere and super casual.. Perfect the for brunch!

If you're too hungover to cook your own Superquinn sausages and you still have Elvis ringing in…read moreyour head after a good night in the Killer get yourself down to the D9 and order a savage brekkie with tea and toast for a fiver extra bonus points for having chef sauce at hand

Popped in here for breakfast while home visiting family last weekend on a Saturday morning... Its…read morebeen an age since I've been around here and hadn't tried d9 before but the locals all seem to use it for hangover food. The cafe is small in size and was quiet despite it being early on a Saturday, there were a handful of older couples and some of the girls working in the supervalue next door on their lunchbreaks. Staff were super friendly and seemed to know their local customers which made the place feel really homely. We ordered full Irish breakfasts which were really tasty and came out in good time but I felt the lack of attention to detail really let the place down... Some of the mugs and plates were chipped and many were mismatching in design or colour which just let down the presentation and feeling of attention to the little things!