All Subways in the States smell the same. It's freaky. You don't even have to walk into a Subway to…read moreknow you're close to one. The smell is so potent, it permeates the doors and drifts down the street and so distinct it is recognizable to even the Subway novice. Some people hate the Subway smell; I secretly love it. As a recent transplant to Dublin, I was wondering if Subways worldwide have the same aroma of "freshly baked" bread and processed lunch meats. I headed to my local Subway to "do some research" AKA "eat a big sandwich." I was delighted to find the smell is the same! The subs are a by and large the exact same in variety of flavors. The various vegetable and condiment accessories to customize your order were all there, as were the healthy options and the microwaved-chicken options. It was so the same, it was sadly comforting. To speak of quality - Subway is alright. It's a cheap sandwich and it's not terrible for you. The best thing is that I can get a large sub and it can see me through 2 meals. Just like at home!

I'm not usually a huge subway fan, I go for it every now and then out of convenience and it has…read morebeen a while. I used to enjoy a beef melt every now and popped into this branch in a fit of lunchtime desperation. To put it lightly it was a mistake. I gave three stars because the staff were lovely and they have a couple of reasonable deals but the quality has gone though the floor. Where they used to give a portion of diced beef, which wasn't exactly fillet to start with, now they serve a reconstituted, frozen whatchamacarcass mess in roughly steak shape which they zap in the microwave and break up onto the sub... It's awful. Throw that in with a lack of selection for salads and a new sickly sweet sweet onion sauce and you have a not so satisfied Mikey.

Courteous staff, clean place, fresh food. Ideal for…read moresandwiches to take away or hot food to stay. Quiet and nice place close to tesco and other amenities.

If I could give it 0 stars I would. Incredibly rude staff, asked me to leave as soon as I was…read morefinished my meal one day. Charge extra for soy milk, even though it is not written anywhere on their menu board that it's extra. I don't know of any other cafe which charges extra for a dietary requirement. I asked the barista and she rudely replied "it's because we use good soy milk", it was a standard alpro brand which EVERY cafe uses. Refuse to go there again until new management take over.

Well, it is what it is. A Subway. But it's the only one in Sandyford and it is nice lunch option to…read morehave Monday to Friday. The store itself is usually busy enough around lunch time but you're never left waiting around. TBH. It's one of the quickest places to grab a sandwich from in Sandyford. The meal deal is good value for money. 12" and a drink for about €6.

This is a bit of a hidden secret in the industrial estate, one day one of my colleagues turned up…read morewith a foot long subway sandwich, we were all sitting around with our normal homemade sandwiches that were limp and boring and you know that subway smell well it wafted into our noses and turned us off our own sandwiches straight away. The next day we were all down in the recently discovered subway eyeing up all the toppings and different types of breads we could get, the decisions! Finally we were all satisfied with our sandwiches and devoured them back in the canteen, much tastier than our regular sandwiches from home! What's great about this subway is the fact that it is above a Londis shop so you can get extra things to go with your sandwich! All the usual things that a newsagents has! I often wonder how badly affected their sandwich counter has been , why would you want a boring deli roll when you have the choice of subway!?

This is a great little Subway. They have no seating, it's all takeaway, but they have very fast…read moreservice, open early, and close late.

Always great and friendly service at this McDonald's. Food tastes great and cleaned to a high…read morestandard even the bathrooms shine. Service a little slow at times but hey, everything is cooked fresh for you. Always get hot fries here !

I thought I'd try this particular branch of the world famous McDonalds on Sunday morning…read more I'd woken up very hungover and really needed something to fix this issue. I'd looked at my watch, it was still 9.30. Damn it breakfast still had an hour to go. What was I to do? Well I have been known to have breakfast followed lunch immediately afterwards at McDonalds and I thought this might be a good plan. I live very close to this McDonalds about 200 meters, however after this particular nights drinking 200 meters seemed more like 1000 miles of walking over glass with no shoes through a river of chilli sauce. I blindly put on some clothes and started walking down the street, well walking is a bit of a misleading statement, staggering, shuffling or zombying might be more accurate. For some reason my over sized shoes were not helping either. What had I been wearing last night? I appeared to be getting a lot of strange looks as I walked down the street as well, I know I was a bit hungover but it was ridiculous really. Anyway I blearily staggered onward and eventually made it to the swan center. As I walked into McDonalds a group of children started screaming and clapping, weird I thought I don't normally get that reception from kids. Normally a scowl sends them running. "Hes here" they shouted. All of a sudden the manager came over. "your late! breakfast is almost over!" it had taken me almost 45 minutes to walk 200 meters, weird. "its ok I'm here" now I said and started walking towards to the counter. "No no this way" he said and lead me towards the group of children who were by now really rowdy. As I was walking over I briefly looked in the window and saw my reflection! Bugger I was dressed as a clown! I'd only been to a fancy dress party the night before. Anyway before I know it I'm the star attraction at a breakfast party for kids. Well I didnt know what to do? Can you be arrested for impersonating a clown?? I wasnt sure so i rolled with it. They were not a bad bunch I guess, i managed to snaffle a few bits of food and a swig of coke over the next 4 hours! But I was very busy, making Balloon animals ( mostly snakes), impressions(mostly of a drunk clown) comedy falls(mainly on my head)! You name it I did it. Anyway eventually the sheer amount of sugar and salt eaten by the children led to a sort of animal farm scenario. The last time I saw them they had run into the cinema during a showing of Noah shouting "Save the cats, save the cats!" I think the local vet tranquilized them with ketamine and the place was saved. Well once the kids had gone, I managed to change my clothes a bit so I looked less like a clown and ordered a Big Mac Meal. HEAVEN! After a very trying but entertaining morning and afternoon I managed get my Hangover cure and jogged back to my house. Thanks McDonalds, although I thought you could have paid me more than a free voucher for a hot apple pie.

We found it a bit pricey but the burgers who super tasty and their shakes omg super super delicious…read moreshakes!! My bf got some choco shake and mine was a DIY banana strawberry marshmallow one and they both were super nice.

We went to The Counter last night "en famille" for my son's 18th birthday. The restaurant was a hit…read morewith young and old and we're all looking forward to a return trip. Basic decor but nice music and very pleasant ambiance overall. Good friendly service and a helpful explanation of the process to "build your own burger". I've attached a photo of the menu form that each customer has to complete to design their burger. Not being a fan of buns, I ordered a "burger in a bowl" with blue cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, regular tomatoes, olives, mixed baby greens and vinagrette ..... strange but tasty ... there wasn't any evidence left in the bowl. We all loved the place and the food. Two of myboys particularly liked the bottles of root beer. I recommend it ... but only when its not too busy because you can't reserve tables.

3.5 stars. Ever tried eating soup with a fork?…read more Then you obviously haven't gone to Kennedy's in Raheny. I've dropped in here for lunch a few times, mainly because they a. have a great range of gluten free food and b. one of said gluten free items is probably the best choloclate brownies you'll get GF or otherwise. The service can be a bit haphazard at times; I would have ordered dessert today but I never saw the waiter again after she left the soup. However, for a lunch spot it's pretty good. If you go for the homemade soup it's guaranteed to be really good and I recommend getting their gluten free bread with that; it's nicer than the brown, white or granary. All in all it's good nosh, and not too pricey.

Not a massive fan of this place. There was a hype when it opened up first, as it's in a prime…read morelocation and Raheny did need somewhere new. They do nice scones, but you have to get in early to get some. I find their service very lax, and each time I've ordered a coffee/latte, it's been cold and have had to send it back or have been left waiting for order or for extra milk/hot milk. The last time I was there, we both had to send back our scones as they were undercooked and doughy and our coffees were cold. I asked for hot milk on the side and had to go up to the counter in the end to get it. Not very impressive when you come for an afternoon treat.