We had lunch at the Fern House, a stunning restaurant with huge windows that overlook the gardens beyond. The ambience is as you might expect in a space such as this. Absolutely amazing. The food was OK. Actually the mains were fine. I had a risotto and my friend had a fish dish which was good. Our disappointment was in a goat cheese appetizer, which we believed to be a salad, but which turned out to be whipped goat cheese in a wine glass. Also, we were not thrilled with the dessert. Still, our server was extremely kind and helpful, and just sitting in that space is deeply restorative. read more

Avoca - Remains of the Goat cheese appetizer - Cafes Near Me - Bray, WW

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I come here with my Mom every time I come home to Ireland. The food is kind of 'Irish country-style' with a healthy edge. But they have an amazing selection of the most 'wholesome' cakes so it's not that healthy! Then there is the shopping in the store outside the cafe and walking the gardens. It's a whole experience and worth every moment (and all the € you will happily part with! read more

Avoca - Passion fruit tart - Cafes Near Me - Bray, WW

If you're happy to pay a little more than most places, the quality absolutely lives up to the price. Some of the best chicken served in the country. The chicken burger is excellent and any of the chicken sandwiches are great too. It was something that surprised me. read more

Avoca is posh, no doubt about it. You only have to pull into the car park to see you are surrounded by BMWs and Mercedes. This is my favourite in the Avoca franchise, an expansive restaurant and terrace where you can relax, enjoy some tasty and healthy food and watch how the other half live. Avoca is expensive, we had the Tomato and Creme Fraiche soup and the Sweet Potato and Coriander soup and both cost 6.90e each which is pretty pricey for a bowl of soup. But the portions are big and this includes as much homemade bread as you want to eat, which I guess for most people would be maximum two slices. Most times they offer brown bread, a multi seeded loaf and a cheese loaf. You can also have quiche, sausage rolls (posh ones, not like the ones from Spar that you might get on your way home from a night out) and a huge range of salads. They also have some pretty yummy cakes too. On a hot day, like today, they have tables and chairs outside so you can have lunch looking up at the Wicklow mountains. So if you fancy going posh in the garden is Ireland , Avoca comes recommended from me. Just try not to get too jealous of all the swanky cars and expensive handbags! read more

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This is I would say the largest Avoca both in terms of size and choice. Sine they refurbished and expanded you can find James Whelan Butchers, Sushi, Fishmongers, poulet bon femme, cheese counter etc. In addition to the above you still have the usual Avoca own brand goods a wonderful bakery and spacious cafe along with a restaurant. For the green fingers among us a garden center can be found towards the back with friendly staff who are ready to make suggestions on plants and what to buy. read more

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By far my favourite Avoca. They have a huge shop, café and restaurant here. This one is always busy with tourists on their way to / from Glendalough but you will always get a table. Been here on a number of occasions for coffee and breakfast. I love the fresh white soda bread. The jam and cream scones and cheesecake are often my go to choice when here too. Have tried Fern House restaurant for breakfast and lunch. I have no complaints with any. They've recently extended the shop area and this now includes Whelan's Butchers, Mitchells Wine, Poulet Bonne Femme (They do AWESOME sandwiches here!!!) read more

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(11/8/2017) If Anthropologie and Whole Foods had a baby, you'd get the Avoca Market. We had a pit stop/lunch here on a tour. Was a nice, unexpected respite, place seems a little out of the way to me, but it's a gem in the middle of the woods. It's a retail store cum café, bakery, deli, grocer, gardening center, wine shop, rotisserie, book store, pretty much a little something for everyone. Very high end stuff. Saw plenty of tourists arriving on motorcoaches (including ourselves), but did also see a few folks who looked like they might have been locals doing a little holiday shopping. The best looking thing there was the fresh roast pork or fresh roast chicken was heavenly. read more

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My favorite store and dessert spot in Ireland. Delicious toffee cheesecake, lemon tart, coffee and cappuccino. It was so hard to decide! Gentleman at the counter was so patient in describing things. Just a lovely place. Highly recommend! read more

Avoca - Cafes Near Me - Bray, WW

Went for an early lunch with herself, she got a chicken sandwich with chips and 'slaw I got the half chicken with same. Delicious as per usual, they really don't scrimp on quality here, little pricy at €32, but it's backed up by the quality so can't really complain. The staff were very attentive and friendly. read more

Avoca - Half rotisory chicken, chips and 'slaw - Cafes Near Me - Bray, WW

Nice place to visit if you are a neuvo-middle-aged upper middle class wannabe (just one generation out of the big from Cavan or something). Lots of pretentious treats for those who want to fill their wine glasses to the brim and try to pretend that you know everything about Irish Merlots... I'm kind of pretentious too, so I felt at home here. I would have given 5 stars, but they ran out of boojewlay wine and camerbay cheese. read more

Really liked this available! OH MY GOD! It's the mother of all Avocas! It's a handy place to grab a bite to eat if your heading to Glendelough. Loved it here! It's so open, clean and great service! I'll be back again soon! read more

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This place has outdone itself with the recent transformation. It has everything you could need in one stop. When I stop off here with my mum it's the best day!! Pick up some sushi in michie, a roast chicken from la poulet bonne femme, salads from the salad bar, fish from Roberts, literally it has everything along with all the delicious take away foods from avoca the restaurant is also epic. My favourite is the chicken ceaser salad, it's prob my favourite chicken ceaser iv ever had. Or even just a scone with cream and jam is heavenly. Only downfall is that this place is always packed but it's for good reason. It's a tourists dream. Having stopped in this avoca for the last decade it's transformation has been gobsmacking but the simple scones and quality of their food have never changed read more

The food is always top notch here, the salads are delicious, crunchy and full of flavour and the mains are hearty and filling! The staff are lovely and helpful. I took off a star because I think it's a bit overpriced. There are so many other places serving food of equl quality and taste at better prices. read more

Cute shopping area and restaurant. Stores had beautiful plates and serving bowls, hand sewn garments, soaps, etc., but a little heavy on the trinkets and catering to the tourists, almost seemed staged to some degree. There's a nice patio/deck in the back, really beautiful and peaceful. read more

I just love everything about this place! Well worth the trouble of getting there.

Came here after a rainy walk through Glendalough, and it was perfect. I had their chowder, which was chock full of seafood goodies, and it came with 2 types of fresh bread. Yum. We also had an enormous, delicious scone and some tea. It is adorable, beautiful, comfortable, and overall a great casual spot to grab a bite from their huge selection. Keep in mind, this is an assembly line/lunch tray situation. They are doing it well, though. read more

my fiance and i recently stayed at the powerscourt hotel and made a few trips to the little market at avoca. i was impressed with the selection of fresh breads and confections, as well as the prepared foods and to-go items. i highly recommend making a quick stop here to fill up on provisions for your hotel room. read more

Save your souvenir shopping for this boutique. Lovely woolen throws and scarfs as well as Irish jewelry and clothing. We visited the shop at Powerscourt Gardens. read more

I do like this restaurant and shop but I was really disappointed when I went there on Wednesday (yesterday). I brought my laptop as I needed to do some really important work before I met my business lunch date. But when I tried to use the wifi it didn't work. Kept on coming up with 'unable to connect to webpage' or DNS_probe_finished_bad_config when I tried to search google. I asked a member of staff and she went to check but came back and said it was because too many people were accessing the site. I looked around the busy venue but I didn't see too many, if any, other laptops. I was really frustrated. Anyone else have this problem??? read more