Behind Yvonne and Regina Fallon's quaint traditional shopfront near Dublin Castle lies an equally quaint traditional tea room, with warmly welcoming friendly and efficient staff, and wonderful smells wafting across the room as they struggle to make space for new arrivals to the comfortable, lived-in little room.
Yvonne and Regina both trained as pastry chefs, but there's nothing 'cheffy' about the good home baking that you'll find here - the emphasis is on wholesomeness and real flavour.
Service begins with breakfast (including a vegetarian cooked breakfast) which is served until the lunch/afternoon menu takes over at noon.
Home-made scones, buttermilk brown bread, roast chicken & coriander tartlets, warm plum tarts with cream, chocolate fudge cake, orange chocolate pinwheel cookies and much else besides take their place on a surprisingly extensive menu, which includes some seriously good sandwiches and salads - most people pop in for a snack, but you could just as easily have a 3-course lunch.
Inexpensive, consistently excellent food, lovely atmosphere and great service - what more could anyone ask?
[*Also around the corner at: 3-4 Cow's Lane, Temple Bar, tel +353 1 633 4681].
Seats 25. Open daily: Mon-Fri 8am - 7pm (L12-7); Sat, 9am-7pm; Sun 10am - 6pm. Air conditioning; toilets wheelchair accessible; children welcome. Closed 24-28 Dec, bank hols. MasterCard, Visa, Laser
