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.

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!

I have had breakfast here quite a few times and it is always phenomenal. My favorite is the eggs…read moreand potatoes dish. They were very accommodating when I came with my vegan dad, making him a vegan version of their yogurt bowl (everything but the yogurt). He loved it so much we came back the next day and he got it again. Highly recommend.

Wonderful food and casual setting. Small but great menu. Coffee is great and it is a good value for…read morewhat you get.

The Menu is Light but the Staff Accepts Requests…read more Very Nice Staff Price was Right on

the pancakes tasted gorgeous! loved every bit of it, was very filling as well! the way the bacon…read moreand syrup paired so well together was delish.

I came across this charming cafe one Saturday morning. It's hidden slightly from the main malahide…read moreroad. Since then I have been back on numerous occasions for breakfast-lunch and dinner. The decor is modern yet homely and cute. They have a shop at the side with really nice home ornaments/paintings/candles etc. really unique items. The most important part, the food. Everything so far has been presented and tasted amazing. All fresh bread, healthy /gluten free options and some unhealthy but who cares home made cakes. On my last visit I couldn't resist the warm chocolate fudge brownie with fresh cream on the side. This was after having a tapas style lunch( a chefs special that day). Service every time has been friendly, quick and professional. Give it a shot some weekend lunch time and you won't leave for ages .........great food, cakes and tea. All for a good price! Enjoy

I do feel that in this filthy dirty amazing city of ours there is a serious lack of good old…read morefashioned greasy spoons in the city centre [it's drowning in hipster and touristy joints] and you do need to venture outside of the city centre to find an authentic one most of the time. You DON'T serve beans with a traditional Irish breakfast. You may have it as an option but it's not given as standard. That's how you determine if the place is a genuine greasy spoon or not. In my working class Dublin opinion. This place does not disappoint. I ordered sausage, black pudding and egg. It came with tea and toast and was a fiver. Perfect. They had a full Irish for just a couple Euro more, but this was perfect for what I wanted. Great characters in here. So a good place for people watching. The staff are very friendly. The person who I think must be the owner seems to do the rounds walking around asking if everyone is OK and making small talk to the regulars. This is a wonderful thing that rarely happens in Dublin anymore. They have booths and tables. It is small enough so tables and booths are quite close to each other. My only gripe is the toilets. They aint the prettiest but they seem to be fairly clean, just not well maintained. But hey, I'm not having a piss in Brown Thomas. I am having a piss in a greasy spoon in Finglas Village. Looking forward to coming back. Anyone in the area needs to visit. [Also, apologies for the picture. I was so excited that I ate most of it before I even thought about taking a good picture. BAD YELP ELITE!!]

this is a nice little greasy spoon cafe and the 8oz steak is absolutely delicious! it comes served…read morewith fried onions, mushrooms, cabbage, carrots and mash and if going to eat a steak here it is recommended to be hungry! order this with a pot of tea and you're right there in kathy's cafe in eastenders!

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!

Overall Value: Decent coffee and scones - it's a nice neighborhood shop to stop at, but I probably…read morewouldn't make it a destination. The Food: We got a few coffees, espresso, and two scones - one raspberry and one original (I think). The scones were not especially memorable - I would say they are serviceable. They were not especially moist or flavorable, but load up enough butter and they were pretty good. We had better while in Ireland, but also had worse, so I would rate this somewhere in the middle. Space and Pace: Really small shop with some outdoor seating. Unfortunately surrounded by smokers sitting outside, which killed a little bit of the atmosphere. But it is a cute little neighborhood shop. Service: Friendly enough and gave good suggestions. They were busy, but never felt rushed.

Great place! In a tiny space, they pack in great coffee, delicious home made food, and a little…read moredeli. Lovely staff, nice outdoor seating - what more could you ask for? It's owned by the same people who run the Lovely Food Company a few doors up, and the same attention to detail shows. Great home made scones, fab sausage rolls, and more. During the winter they do porridge. A real neighborhood treat.

Yelp 100 Challenge 2019 - 50/100…read more I had the Americano with hot milk and 3 brown sugar cubes, and then some goodies to share with the group: Flourless raspberry and chocolate cake €4.25;Avocado cake - €4.50 - vegan and raw (not for me); Lemon drizzle - €2.50 lemon curd dollop and drizzle on poppyseed cake. This is a cute little coffee shop so much more intimate and definitely not commercialized like those big named coffee hangouts. Please mind the knick-knacks found around the nooks and crannies of the store.

I live in Glasnevin in close proximity to Mc Mahons and as a regular customer I decided to take…read morepart in a trial shift on the 31/05/2024. I was completely shocked and appalled by what I witnessed today in the Cafe. When I was shown where to leave my bag and coat there was boxes on the floor and the floor looked unclean. When I went back into the customer service area I noticed the sink had no soap or paper towels. the walls were covered in dark brown yellowish stains. I was putting the cream which was room temperature into containers and I noticed that one of the containers of creams that was sealed had a black fluff on it. There was no menu warning customers of what the ingredients or allergens that were in the cakes and sweet treats. I was cleaning tables with no proper disinfectant spray. The garden enclosed with a covered roof area lack of ventilation in this area has fake grass covering the walls and floor. The papers and napkins covered the floor. The area also had a strong smell of dog. There was flies over the coffee machine. The food the fridge was not freshly stocked and had been there from the day before. The cakes and sweet treats were placed in a paper bag with handles no box or cover on them. gloves were not worn when handling anything. The plastic divider where the cakes are kept behind is filthy. I thankfully did not finish my trail and I will not be returning knowing all this information. It has gone down since Covid 19. The other staff member was extemely rude and kept bashing into me and being on her phone when she should have been training me and paying attention to customers. I was only there to learn.

Alrighty, so I wanted to update this after having lunch, dinner, and breakfast here…read more I would highly recommend this place for breakfast or dinner. Their service was superbly better than what I had experienced during lunch. Staff was friendly and consistent with their service. They also offered quite the variety of food. I would still highly recommend against coming for lunch. However, I definitely enjoyed both food and service during their breakfast and dinner. Therefore, I have re-evaluated my rating from a 2-Star to a 4-Star.

We booked a room at the Carlton Hotel for our last night in Dublin as we had an early morning…read moreflight. The hotel website had an option to pre-book a Prix Fix dinner with reservations (required!) which seemed like a good idea at the time as this was the end of a long trip and we had an early flight the next morning. The restaurant had not been informed of our reservation, or our pre-purchased three course meal. The hotel website had not passed the information to reception or the restaurant. We rescheduled with reception when we check in, but still the information had not been passed on to the restaurant. We asked the waiter who seated us to please check with reception to confirm and he said he would 'contact them when it is time to cash-out'. Glad we decided at hotel check-in to not leave our credit card information and instead 'pay as we go'. This blase' reaction did not give us a warm fuzzy feeling and makes me wonder why a hotel chain as large as the Carlton is still using paper reservation sheets at reception, AND why, if reservations 'are required' when pre-booking, that information does not get electronically sent to the restaurant booking system. Unless there is not one, which it seems there is not. Our meals included starters, mains and dessert. We had the caesar salad and soup of the day, leek and potato. The salad itself was fresh, with large pieces of lettuce, bacon and toast sized croutons. The dressing tasted like mayonnaise. The soup was tasty if a bit salty, even for my SO who loves salty foods. It came with a small slice of tasty, hearty brown bread and a crusty roll and butter. A large bottle of tap water was placed on the table and replaced when empty. Our mains were Salmon with peas and chicken breast with zucchini ragout. Both are served on a hill of mashed potatoes and sweet potato puree is smeared across the plate. Both mains were well cooked and tasty, simple food, aside from the decorative presentation. The peas were firm and the mashed potatoes good. Both ordered the brownie which has a cake like texture, and is surprisingly, a bit dry. There is a sauce dolloped along two sides and some whipped cream. One sauce was strawberry, the other we think is lemon. This brownie needs more than just a couple of dollops. A scoop of vanilla ice cream perhaps? Not sure how large the restaurant is as we were shown to a table right inside the door, along with other guests arriving for an early dinner. The waiter was friendly and service well timed. When we checked out he had confirmed our pre-paid dinner option and only drinks were charged. By the way, the Prix Fix dinner price on the menu is a bit lower than the price we paid on line.