Last weekend I had the pleasure of visiting my old
school in Ireland again. It was the first time I had been back since 2002 and
it was so great to still see some familiar faces around and especially to see
that not too much has changed. But don’t worry; this post won’t be about school
food!
We were staying in Dublin and were looking for a
place to have breakfast at. Not knowing where to go we consulted tripadvisor
and came across a café called “Kilkenny”. It’s located near the prestigious
Trinity College on Nassau Street.
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| View of Trinity College from the Café |
The café is set up above a shop that offers Irish
Designs, the usual: art, clothing, gadgets, books, chocolates and chutneys,
just a lot of great stuff!
When you walk through the door on a Sunday you can
already hear the jazz duo playing upstairs. A stairway leads to the café area
that has great big windows overlooking Trinity College. We scored a table right
by the window and went up to the buffet. Now here is the deal, you can either
go for “The Potters” (for €5) which allows you to choose four hot items or “The
Weavers” (for €7) where you can choose six hot items. Both offers include toast
and a tea or coffee.
At the buffet we were greeted by two lovely ladies, I
chose scrambled eggs with crème fraiche and chives, Portbello mushrooms, cherry
tomatoes on the vine and a homemade potato cake.
They came with some wholegrain toast, a delicious
Kilkenny relish and strong Irish tea.
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It was all delicious, the scrambled eggs had a perfect
consistency and went really well with the relish which had a bit of a spicy kick
to it, which was just right. I love the sweet taste of roasted cherry tomatoes
and these didn’t disappoint either. All I can say, it all tasted great and was
just the right amount. The whole room had a great atmosphere and views, the
live music in the background might have been a bit too loud but we could still have
a conversation.
Overall, I can only recommend this place and I will
make sure to go back there the next time I’m in Dublin.
Sláinte xxx
6-15 Nassau Street
Dublin
Ireland
http://www.kilkennyshop.com/restaurant-page
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