An attractive frontage with a black canopy and magnolia painted front wall will draw you to this casual restaurant in a lovely location opposite Cahir Castle and overlooking the River Suir and weir.

Its' location is the key to its success and the very well designed two storey building maximizes on its natural advantages, with a glass extension to the side making it very bright and allowing a view to the river and castle.

A ground floor seating area has a food display/carvery/counter service area and, upstairs, there is a café-bar with better views. Excellent blown up pictures on the walls are by a local photographer, and for sale, and there is also an outside seating area for the summer months.

In line with its location near one of Ireland’s most famous visitor attractions, perhaps, the blackboard menus offer a range of popular dishes - smoothies, sandwiches, homemade quiches, hot dishes, desserts/cakes – presented simply on white plates, to eat at plain wooden tables with good cutlery and paper napkins.

Fairly well-priced – a typical full lunch of homemade vegetable soup (€4.95), a baked chicken breast with potato and ham stuffing, mashed potatoes and carrots (€10.95), and carrot cake (€4.50) and a coffee to finish will set you back a little over €20 - and, in the Guide’s experience, it should be a pleasant meal.

Overall, this stylish, friendly and relaxing café is a lovely venue - not a food destination particularly, rather an exceptionally pleasing place to have a bite when visiting Cahir.

Open from 9am daily; L 12-3 daily; D Thu-Sun (to 9.30, except Sun to 7pm).

Directions:

Opposite Cahir Castle; large pay and display car park across the road, with access to walk to Swiss Cottage.