This cute little place is one of the best value spots in the city. It's nice to know that you can…read morefind excellent value in D4. You are only a hop skip and a jump from Herbert Park. I often get my lunch to go and chill out in the park. It truly is the best value for money in the area and the food is extremely wholesome. You can get a bagel and a coffee for just under €3 before noon. Sandwiches work out at around €3.50. Along with coffee and tea, they also do fresh juices and smoothies. I am wrecking my brain to think of a place that offers the same value.

Serious value and the finest endorsement any deli/coffee shop can ever receive-there is always at…read moreleast one Garda outside. Plus, it's named after our good friend Ernest, which means they won't stand no nonsense. Sandwiches made with actual bread(not middle-eastern rye based bread substitute) in D4 at a very reasonable price. This place is a gem.

Great food, awesome ambience, good service. Get the pancakes or the goat cheese and beets on toast.read more

Lovely breakfast of poached egg avocado toast. Highly recommend on your next trip to Dublin.read more

This is the golden egg of places to eat at UCD, but there is always the resounding cry-- it's too…read moredamn expensive! And true it is, with a chicken roll costing a whole euro more than its rival down in Centra-- but it's convenient and it's very tasty. There is inexplicably a permanent line in this place and they make it a bit complicated-- there are three queues at least, and after you order you go and pay, after which you come back to collect your sandwich. It's a little scrappy but worth it-- they sell burritos, crepes, Costa coffee, delicious baked goods and great sandwiches. The staff are reasonably efficient. There is seating nearby but I always take mine outside to the lake. The crepes the guy was making didn't look that appetizing if I'm honest but I haven't tried them, so I could be wrong.

I like this cafe! Since I have the meal plan, I can't complain that it's too expensive. It's also…read moreone of the only places where we can get something other than a pre-prepared, packaged sandwich. Also, we can get real Costa coffee and tea! If I was going with the meal plan, I'd still be able to get a solid variety of other products- crepes, noodles, etc. I usually go with a tomato and cheese panini on seeded bread, which is delicious. Waiting for the day (not holding my breath) that they get some kind of meat substitute for my sandwiches!

I never get it right at Rolys, the people, from the manager to the cleaners, everyone is rude.​read more

Oh my god, I recently discovered white chocolate and brownie cheesecake- or heaven on a plate as I…read morelike to call it! Add a cup of coffee and you have a very happy Dani indeed. Roly's is a Ballsbridge institution and with the cafe they have struck gold. It's a lot more casual than the bistro and great for breakfast. They also do lunch and dinner but it's pretty busy then and the cafe isn't that big. You will generally find a lot of suits in the cafe at lunchtime as it's very popular with the people from the surrounding offices. They do have nice breads and takeout food as well, but if you can spare half an hour and can get a table, I would go for one of their cakes and a nice cup of coffee.

I enjoyed the quaint local atmosphere in Brownes, the service was pleasant, and the tea was grand…read more I ordered vegetable quiche, and it came with a side salad and pickled cabbage. The quiche was good, they give you a large portion of quiche, however the crust was very thin. The server was very nice, and they do a lot of their own baking. I would try it for breakfast.

A group of eight us were in Dublin on business the week of March 21st and a colleague recommended…read morewe have dinner here. During the day it's a coffee shop but in the evenings its French bistro. I've lived in France for 4 years and have an affinity for French food. While I'm not a gastronomic expert, I think I have a fair palate and will say that Brownes does a very nice job. Our party was large enough that I could get a good broad perspective on their food. Each of us ordered a different meal and were very pleased with our food. Appetizers ordered included the duck confit, chicken pate, vegetable soup, and goat cheese salad. All looked very good and I personally found the pate to be delicious. Main courses included the bouef borgunion, pork chop, burger, seafood combination, and chicken special. The portions were of good size and we found the Sharaz wine we ordered to be very good. I would recommend coming here, the manager is French, very friendly and welcoming as is his staff.

Great choice on the menus: chorizo hash It's was really…read moreyummy and the portion was perfect and very filling.

ooh a new cafe in the neighbourhood, and ooh its all pretty. Cafe 105 has just opened and its quite…read morelovely with some nice seats outside (with little blankies in case you get a chill) and lovely seats and tables inside. I had lunch outside today. The menu is a mix of salads and sandwiches, and there's a specials board inside. I had the omelette special and it was totally yummy. For dessert I had a strawberry cupcake - these are small tasty bakes, which I must say are a better version of the cupcake than the giant tasteless versions sold in most places. It was totally delicious. The staff were very pleasant and attentive. Lunch came to nearly 15 euro (main, coke, tea and a cupcake) so its not for every day, but for a treat its definitely yummy!

Most memorable moment? The education I received for wanting to order Sunny Side Up Eggs - which is…read morea reasonable request considering the Irish breakfast did say eggs of your choice. But this being Ireland, "your choice" includes scrambled, poached, or fried. "This ain't the Waffle House", said the server to this yankee. Not to be deterred, I asked which is the recommendation, they said to get the scrambled, which came with Irish butter concoction. Beautiful. The meal was huge - I would always recommend it as a morning meal. I thought the black and white pudding delicious and the sausages were just insanely huge in portion. Not a bad problem. I brought some back to the hotel to my daughter who was sleeping in (college student problem). I also went to the to go counter and ordered some porridge and pasty to go along with a flat white (which still has not hit San Francisco). Flat white is the right kind of coffee. This nice neighborhood restaurant is a great place to eat breakfast if you are staying at the Radisson Blu St. Helen. A short walk. Great ambience. Excellent food - just don't order sunny side up eggs :-)!

Fabulous breakfast and great friendly service with super music in the background…read more We loved it

Really good Asian food . Recommended , great outdoor seating for families with dogs , lovely food ,…read morestaff and drinks . Can't knock the menu in any way .

Stopped in for quick lunch. Got the Vietnamese sandwich - pulled pork with veggies and sauce in a…read morenaan - amazing ! Big with lots of filling and tasted fantastic. So good I decided I'd try a desert - chocolate orange cake. Moist, sticky and awesome. Coffee was great too and staff really friendly. A hidden gem !!

We were headed out for breakfast but the place we were going was closed so we went here. I don't…read moreunderstand why this isn't a 5 star rated place. The toasties were fantastic, we had a Reuben, a tuna melt, and a ham and Swiss. Already planning to go back for dinner. Don't sleep on this one.

Sort of an organic and fine foods store but they also have things I like (Q being inherently…read moreadverse to anything overtly healthy). They stock tremendous things like mellas fudge and a great selection of cheeses. Also the only shop I have found locally that stock the 00 flour I need for pasta making. On a Sunday the shop has cleverly started stocking the newspapers which keeps the customers from the venues previous incarnation - I don't know if they have them the rest of the week, I presume they do! They also do fresh pastries, ... the more I think of it, the more I am of the opinion that this place is made for Sunday mornings.

We used to call this place ming one one cause it was minging! a term later coined (and ruined) by…read moreJade Goody! In fairness to it it wasnt that bad, i didnt like how sandwich ingredients kinda got mixed up together when they were making your roll, you'd end up with a bit of a rasher stuck inside your vegetarian sandwich, bleugh! I think the most popular sandwich in here was their hot chicken sandwich, people devoured these things daily. The other half of this campus eatery is the donought section, mmmmmm boston cream, its all i have to say about that! hot drinks are not so bad either!

Nine-one-one is the place most likely to be open on campus outside the Mon-Fri 9-5 time slots…read more While it's mostly take-away business there is a seating area just beside it. Nine-one-one has a lot of choice, as there are three main counters. The first is a juice and smoothie bar, the second is a made-to-order sandwich bar where you can get cold or hot sandwiches, paninis, wraps and other sandwichey type things. The pay area also houses tea, coffee and other beverages and their doughnut selection. Queues can be really long at peak lunch times during term and the best doughnuts (the Boston cream) sells out early, so if you have a hankering for one it's best to have it early in the day. Despite the addition of the hot chicken sandwich, the selection of possible fillings is a bit limited and somewhat lacklustre (they often leave the green bits in the tomatoes which is my personal pet hate!!) but the food is consistent and generally good. Out of terms hours are usually shorter