I do feel that in this filthy dirty amazing city of ours there is a serious lack of good old fashioned 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!!] read more