Nov 2017- real cute high-end cake shop that's worth every cent you pay. We got the chocolate mousse…read morecake...soo good! It's really decadent so best to cut into skinny slices. Great customer service with a smile. They talk to you like you're a regular from the neighborhood. Their Americano has perfect crema. I'd go back...again and again.

Found this place by accident and was super excited. A random bakery near a neighborhood and park…read more Honestly the owners or workers of this bakery were the sweetest ladies. They welcomed us and gave me and my american friends advice on what to do in Ireland for the weekend. They even ripped open two cake boxes to show us their beautiful creations and woo us. We bought an apple pie. And some tomato bread. To be quite honest, it was my first pie ever, and maybe I'm not a pie person but the apples were really not sweet but a bit sour. But the tomato bread was so delicious! I know this bakery is good though so definitely worth a visit!

It makes me feel good to support Lovin Catering, as it truly is a local business. There's nothing…read morefancy about the food here - it's just solid home cooking. I pass by every day on my way to and from work, and it's tempting to make it a regular breakfast stop. They have sweet and savoury offerings, but it's their pies that are the stand-out item for me. The chicken, ham and parsley pie (€5) was packed with flavour and absolutely stuffed with tender chunks of chicken in a creamy sauce. I could eat this for any meal... breakfast of champions! (I walk to work, so that clearly makes up for it)

Ive never gotten around to writing a review for Lovin Catering yet..shock! ive eaten here for years…read moreand always enjoy everything they do! Get your pies (chicken&ham, beef&guiness, duck with potatoe and cheese, vegetable and goats cheese), or maybe you want quiche? (chicken&brie, ham&cheddar, salmon, or veg and goats cheese).. try a huge potatoe rosti thats topped with goats cheese or else chorizo. Also you can have some burritos,paninis sambos or the salads of the day. On top of the endless selection theres great coffee. If your not around Francis street to try this you can catch them at the markets in Marlay park on Saturdays or Dun Laoighres peoples park on sunday. They also do a wide selection of food for catering partys just ask for a menu!

We used Occassions Catering for a 21st birthday party. We ordered beef stroganoff and chicken curry…read more- they were both delicious. Quantity was also perfect. Service was on time, friendly and professional. Very good food and value.

From the owner: The food is prepared by our professionally qualified chef with over 15+ years experience in…read morecontemporary Irish cuisine. We cater for house parties, anniversaries, communions, confirmations, family get-togethers, etc in counties Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare and Carlow. Visit Yelp for reviews of past caterings that we have done. Follow us on Google+ to keep in touch with us!

Great food and even better service. They laid out a great spread for us with a good mix of…read moredifferent foods to cater to everyone's tastes. We received a lot, and I mean a lot, of compliments about the food. Very unobtrusive in their setup and tidy up as well. Would highly recommend.

Booked this catering company for my son's confirmation event because of the excellent reviews…read more Unfortunately we had a really terrible experience. The children's chicken meals were served by the company uncooked (actually raw). This caused great stress for the parents at our event and we had to follow up for the next few days to make sure none of the children were sick. Sophie blamed the serving girls provided by her (Apetite catering) despite the fact they had followed her instructions. No labelling or prior notification was given that the chicken was raw and needed to be cooked. The instructions given were that the chicken had already been pre-cooked and required heating only. Having raw chicken mixed with other cooked food was really disgraceful. As for the rest of the food it was just average. Food was tepid & salad soggy. This company is unprofessional and we would not recommend them at all. They ruined our event.

I walked here from my Airbnb today and really enjoyed myself. We got there when it opened, so…read morethere was no line and we didn't have to wait long for anything at all. The food was really good. I had the granola and my friend had the French toast. Would recommend either. The coffee and tea were also good. Overall, just a really nice place. The price seemed pretty standard from what we've seen so far.

neighborhood spot for breakfast & lunch. cute neighborhood near Dublin City U campus and Croke…read morePark. short breakfast menu with some pastry selections. wife chose a croissant to begin and i picked a scone with butter/jam/whipped cream. the scone was listed as served warm and came barely above room temp. it was also quite dry and crumbled when touched by a knife. but the addition of jam and cream made the pieces pretty tasty. the croissant was significantly better, flaky and fresh. with jam even better. the house organic granola my wife chose was declared pretty bland even with the berries, mint, and yogurt added. a drizzle of honey did a lot to improve the taste. my choice of eggs benedict was intriguing as it was listed as using Parma Ham-a type of prosciutto-instead of a more traditional ham. unfortunately the execution didn't meet expectations. the ham, instead of being sliced and soft, was similar to a chipped beef, crisp and in little chunks. it was piled on one side of the bread without egg or hollandaise. the egg was perched on the other side, nicely poached but covered in the blandest hollandaise i've ever tasted. a good dash of pepper helped but between the meat and the sauce it wasn't a good choice. also the "muffin" it was served on was really dry. our service, while attentive, was made a bit difficult by a communication barrier with the server who i believe did not have English as their first language. she was trying very hard though. maybe another day and another meal-lunch or brunch-would be different but on this day we left disappointed.

I really liked Fallon and byrne wine cellar. It was down underneath Dublin's version of eataly…read more They provided laid-back service. That was wonderful. They also have a €1 corkage on Sunday through Tuesday nights when purchasing wine through their cellar. This ended up being a great deal and we tried a Bordeaux blend that we never would have discovered. It was delicious! We had olives, focaccia, Tagliatelle Bolognese and a la dolce vita pizza. All of those were special and prepared with love I would definitely return to the wine cellar. And recommend it to other travelers.

Lovely food hall with delicious hot food and great bread and the coolest milk machine from…read moreKilladoon. The staff was very nice as they watched me drink milk from the milk machine twice a day during my stay in Dublin. I wish we had this milk machine in California...

They say it's the little things... and with me it certainly is! When I first discovered Nolan's…read moreFamily Supermarket in Clontarf I was swept off my feet. You can ask my friends - some of them were lucky enough to be dragged there to witness the greatness that is Nolan's (and I'm not kidding). For many months I stupidly did all my grocery shopping at Super Valu (an oxymoron if I ever heard one), but since chancing upon Nolan's I haven't looked back. This is a family-run supermarket in the posho area of Clontarf. There is one great thing about supermarket shopping in a posh neighbourhood - there is always a plentiful supply of gourmet food. Being quite the foodie myself, I have always been well impressed with Nolan's variety. Just a couple of examples for you... they sell lychee juice here! And mango and papaya and guava.... lychee is hands-down the best though... Their cheese section is extensive and impressive, and not too dearly-priced. They also serve a range of proscuitto, parma ham and salami, which makes Nolan's an ideal stop-off before a picnic on the Clontarf Promenade. The off-licence sells my absolute favourite new Zealand white - the Villa Maria - believe me, this is a lovely drop (as my grandfather would say). They often have this wine on special, and I saw it today for 11 euro (that is cheaper than it sells for in the Pacific, so that's saying something...) Nolan's are currently engaged in 'Store Wars' - check out the pic - logo just like Star Wars (my little brother would be impressed!) Store Wars is Nolan's promise that they will keep their prices equal to or lower than the likes of Tesco and Super Valu so people will patronise thier local independent family grocer over the mean and nasty chain superstores. I have always enjoyed my Nolan's shopping experience, and while the lighting and ambience aren't the best (but hey, it's a supermarket, not an art gallery), at the end of the day it feels good to be contributing (however minimally) to the decline of the Tesco giants. And just a quick piece of advice - you have to get your fruit and veg weighed and priced in the fruit section. If you take it straight to the checkout the checkout chick will have to go off and do it for you (a mistake you won't make twice!!)

I think Jo has said everything on Nolans that I would like to express. She has hit the nail on the…read morehead with the amount of gourmet food. Its also the nearest shop to me so therefore its my local supermarket. I would advise anybody who is out in Clontarf to check out Nolans and the Store Wars has certainly meant its great value when it would have had a reputation before as a pricey supermarket. Highly recommended.

Picked up a Victoria Sponge as dessert for a dinner party. The cream was off, mortified. Disaster…read more Stay well away.

What a great little shop! unique too, in my eyes!…read more its such a small shop but it gives so much pleasure to my tummy and taste buds anyway, not so much my waistline! the deserts in here really are divine, the coffee cake is my favourite, you just buy a big cake of it and start eating when you get hoe and you have to share it with everyone around you otherwise you will end up eating the whole thing yourself! I love how its called the butlers pantry too, you always see films where butlers help out the master of the house in cheating and lying and covering up. that's what this shop does too, it cheats in your cooking, it makes you lie and say you made it yourself and it covers up your inability to cook anything quite as tasty as you would get in this shop!