forno

i went to forno today for brunch with my work colleges. i ordered the bacon bap with ballymaloe relish. the bap was lovely and fresh. it was so soft with almost a sweet taste to it. the rashers were cooked just how i like them and were so salty. i think this would be the perfect hangover cure. i also got a cappuccino this was in a nicelargecup. i sometimes like to add sugar to my coffee but it didn't need it, it was lovely and creamy. for the bap and the cappuccino it only came to €6 i thought this was amazing value.
this is a perfect spot for lunch in donnybrook!

 bakers...was another recent discovery on my grand tour of donnybrook. it doesn't look verylargefrom the outside, but once through the doors, it opens wide up into a bright warehouse-style setting...it has the grocery store vibe that i've seen in other restaurants...the evening menu is a mixture of classic, bistro dishes, which perfectly suits the feeling of a neighbourhood restaurant.

bakers may not looklargefrom the outside, but inside it's a spacious, warehouse-style room with a mixture of tables, booths and high tops. during the daytime, it's a cafe with light meals and coffee, later switching to a dinner menu. the early bird is pretty good value with two courses for €20 before 8pm wed-sat. 

on a recent nighttime visit, our starters of pan-fried prawns with harissa oil & pineapple and a tuna niçoise salad were both really good. the mains which followed (duck breast and pan-seared salmon) were both decent, but not quite as good as the starters. the portions however, were substantial, so bakers will definitely appeal to those who likelargeportions of good, solid cooking. very decent bottle of fresh and fruit house white wine.

final thoughts: a neighbourhood cafe/restaurant which won't let you down.