Similar to, or maybe slightly better than Relish, which it replaces (3.5/5 green stars)
The Highlanes Gallery and café (originally Relish and now Five Good Things) are fave places to visit when in Drogheda. The kind of food served at Five Good Things is not a million miles away from the old Relish menu, so if you liked Relish, I suggest checking out FGT! I went with my brother and nephew and we all enjoyed our meals. I was a bit disappointed in some aspects of my vegetarian breakfast, it has to be said. The veggie sausage and black pudding weren't very good - the other items on the plate were much better. Easily fixed - pick different options for the sausage and black pudding (if store-bought) or perhaps use substitutes like beans or lentils.
I'm also giving Five Good Things 3.5/5 Green Stars for social and environmental impact.
* They have a good number of vegetarian options on the menu and I guess some could be made vegan by leaving out the cheese or eggs.
* For dishes containing meat, it's mostly chicken, which has a much lower environmental impact than beef.
* Coffee is from Our Boy Bailey (Coffee Perfection roasters) in Dunboyne. 1 kg bags of beans are for sale. It's hard to find good info on this coffee but it seems that they aim for direct trade relationships with coffee farmers.
* Would be nice to know about ingredient sourcing and that kind of thing - the website is very sparse on info.
* Coffee travel mugs (keep cups) are for sale, encouraging costumers to do away with pesky disposable cups.
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