thedublingobbler appears to be one of the few fans of the Saddle Room, the landmark restaurant at the Shelbourne Hotel, certainly among the food writing fraternity or if anecdotal comments are anything to go by. However, given that we are food critics, it is with great sadness and regret that we say it is not [...]
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The daddy of artisan bakeries, the Bretzel Bakery in Portobello, Dublin has lost a little of its charm and variety over the years but it’s still a great bakery. They do the usual line-up of breads and cakes (though some of the classics like curd cheesecake seem to have disappeared) but the bread is good [...]
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Breakfast on Saturday morning hasn’t been the same since the Corner Bakery opened on the Terenure Road, or if you are coming from town, up the Harold’s Cross Road in Dublin 6. We can almost smell the fresh baguettes from the bed, their scones made with cream are to die for and we think their [...]
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Furama in Dublin 4 is one of the finest Chinese restaurants in Dublin and to prove it, it was awarded Ethnic Restaurant of the Year 2008. It has been around a long time, partly because it does not try to be fashionable. It also helps that it is situated in the Dublin 4 affluent belt [...]
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Fafies Creperie is a real find. Tucked away in a Dublin side street (at 2 Lower Kevin Street, Dublin 8 it offers keenly-priced sustenance and authenticity in a city that is increasingly prone to banal, conveyor-belt coffee shops.
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