I was recently in Chocolate Brown and the lemon meringue muffin was so good! I ordered a bagel with…read moreamerican cheese and the cheese was just honestly the worst thing i tasted in my life. My sister ordered a bagel with cream cheese and they packed the frosting on. I've never seen so much cream cheese in my life. The chocolate fudge cake was horrible omg. Disgrace.

If Ilia was a movie character, it'd be a mafia boss. It's got it's fingers in all sorts of pies…read more(literally and figuratively). There's a tapas bar, a gourmet food shop and this coffee shop in Mullingar. If you're looking for something organic, free-range or fair trade in Mullingar, chances are Ilia are your first port of call. Their coffee shop is a treat too. You can people-watch downstairs, or crash out on the couches upstairs. If you're dining, there's a bright seated area in the back. Their coffee is delicious too. It starts at €2.10 for filter coffee, and €2.75 for a cappuccino and goes up from there. Pretty average prices I suppose. But, it tastes great. If you don't feel like getting caffeinated, there's a choice of herbal teas and smoothies. Oh, and those Luscombe soft drinks that manage to make you slightly less guilty about drinking sugar water than a Coke does. The food is pretty decent, although not to the same standard as the coffee. They've a breakfast and lunch menu, and some ice-creams as Summer specials. Considering how good their tapas bar is, it's a bit weird that the food at the coffee shop is so nondescript. Oh, and there's no wi-fi (or if there was, it wasn't working) so if you're planning a working lunch, you'll be at the mercy of your network operator.

The coffee shop looks warm and inviting with plenty of seating on both levels. The top level has…read moregot some inviting lounge sofas that would be perfect to pass a rainy afternoon with a coffee and a good book. The cafe offers a range of snacks and hot drinks as well as simple menu items. I arrived for lunch and decided to go with a steak sandwich. The steak sandwich was served with home made chips. The steak was way too fatty for my liking and wasn't cooked the way i asked. It was topped with too much sauce and mushrooms which didn't really work well together. The chips were fine but I don't think they were home made. I don't think it was worth the price. I could easily cook a nicer version of it at home by myself. My dad was eating with me and he choose a chicken dish which came out half cremated. He told the waitress about it and she didn't really offer any remedy to the situation. The toilets weren't very clean either which is always a good indication of likely overall restaurant experience. Overall below average café for cooked food. Perhaps stick to just coffee and pastries if your coming here.