Jammy

Scones with jam already in the top of them at KC Peaches in Dublin.

Award Winning Insomnia

Insomnia are one of the biggest coffee/cafe brands in Ireland with 60 units and they have just started franchising.  They seem to have cracked the tea drinkers as well.  Real leaf tea in biodegradable pouches - several UK chains could learn a lesson or two.

Blaa

The kind of food we all like to eat "in-between times" at Hatch & Sons Irish Kitchen in Dublin.  They make the effort to get a speciality of Waterford - a bread roll Blaa - from over 100 miles away every day.  Blaa are famous for needing to be eaten fresh.

Third Floor Espresso

 Banana bread presentation plus upsell toasted and served with honey and cream cheese at 3FE, Dublin

 3FE in Dublin is serious about coffee - see why 3rd Floor Espresso is called what it is at http://www.3fe.com/about/our-story/ and how the owner Colin Harmon went from investment banker to one of the best Baristas in the world.

The slot in the table for the menu card was a neat, simple idea.

Coffee tasting menu 

Certificate of Excellence

We noticed several cafes in Dublin proudly showing their Tripadvisor rating alongside their menus.  KC Peaches is a wholefoods shop and cafe and is worth visiting.

Scaffolding & Steps

 Scaffolding stools and tables at 3FE cafe in Dublin

 Step up seats at Clement & Pekoe, Dublin