I think some of the prior reviews are a little unfair. It's a busy cafe that has been serving the area for many years. It's a nice, no frills cafe that provides outside seating in the summer (or did during Covid time). I've had full breakfasts here and coffee. The food has been good and we never had any service issues. Today the flat white did get cold pretty quickly but I was chatting so perhaps I took too long. There is a deli counter as you enter the cafe, toilets for customers, and a big central ceiling heater that warms you up on a winter day. There was a dog in a purse inside the cafe so I presume they allow dogs ( perhaps in purses only?).... The place is not large enough really to support this, but that's an owner decision. read more

Having heard about Niamh's from a friend, my husband and I decided to give it a try and went in for lunch today. It was extremely noisy - children playing with loud toys, mothers shouting at them for whatever the reason, and people chatting in very loud voices. We had hardly looked at the menu when a waitress came to take our order so we both ordered the same meal. We ordered BLTs with chips and lattes and the lattes were served immediately and were gone before we got the BLTs. The waitress who served our meals came and placed them on the table without as much as a look or a word to us and disappeared before I could ask for vinegar. I watched as other customers were served and it was the same - no interaction between waitresses and customers. We decided to just eat our meal and leave as quickly as possible but it took some time to digest because the bacon was as tough as old boots and the knives were blunt. Nobody came back to our table to ask if we would like dessert or if everything was to our satisfaction. I won't be returning to Niamh's in the future. There is a good fish and chip shop close by where the food is good and the service is excellent. read more

I found that the standard of Niamhs has gone down. They are still very busy but I find their food mediocre at best. I had French toast there and it was a soggy mess. The staff are often quite rude. It's not worth it when there are better cafes nearby. read more

Niamhs is hit or miss. The food is generally quite good. The Indian chicken salad is on my list of best salads in the world and the desserts are very tasty. What lets them down is the service. It's inattentive, inconsistent and sometimes downright surly. I don't see this changing anytime soon given that one of the main culprits is one of the owners. It's such a shame as this could easily be the best place for lunch in town. read more