metro cafe

dublin's metro cafe has been a fixture on south william street since 1996. this was my first visit, lured in by the all daybrunchmenu. it was very busy, yet not chaotically hectic. the friendly staff were quick to acknowledge me, offering a seat and menu until a table was free. once seated i was served quickly and my coffee came promptly. i had the mighty metro: sausages, bacon, egg, relish, toast etc. simple and done well, which is comforting in a market where "brunch" is often transformed into something unnecessarily complicated or exotic. there is a relaxed bistro style to metro and i would forward to returning.

went here yesterday forbrunchand the food was lovely! i got pancakes with a side of bacon and i was really satisfied by it! the staff were really nice aswell. one of my friends wasn't happy with what she got, she got granola and it was so burnt she couldn't even eat it, but my other friend was happy. overall a good experience!

metro cafe has been a fixture of south william street since the mid 90s but it's a while since i popped in. back in the day, my friend worked here and it was a regular haunt for a post pub hot chocolate (as odd as that sounds). it stayed open really late but today we went forbrunchand found the place bustling with a steady stream of customers. the coffee is good - very good - and my scrambled eggs on sourdough toast were appealingly presented if a little bland. himself had the mighty metro breakfast and the sausages were mighty indeed. our waiter was a tad inattentive but there was another lady helping to serve our table and she was excellent. we weren't blown away but will be back because there are pancakes on the menu and well, pancakes.

one of my favourite cafes in dublin. really good cakes and a great all daybrunchwith pancakes. good value and a great people watching spot. grab and outdoor seat and watch the world go by! the apple and blueberry crumble is so good too. get them to serve it warm with cream and drizzled with raspberry sauce. enjoy!

ahh i can't believe i forgot to take a photo! such a greatbrunchi just laaav when places have my 2 fav things-eggs+granola. my mate g mac and i both got scrambled eggs on sourdough toast with grilled cherry tomatoes and ballymaloe relish!! i love ballymaloe but i never thought to put it with eggs-huge life changer. then we got the breakfast booster to share ( natural yogurt,strawberries,blueberries,dried cranberries, honey + their home made granola bar) my gad it was so fab. these two amazing things plus a soya latte=ridiculous happiness. i can't fault this place - great company + great food + service.

it’s been a long time i wanted to addbrunchplaces to the blog, as i’m sure i am not the only one who doesbrunchevery weekend as a religion. i have never seen something like this in other city like for example madrid, my hometown. in madrid or you have breakfast or you have lunch but something that substitutes both is not in our mid set. i guess it is a matter of meal hours.

i want to start the session with the metro cafe, which reminds me to the typical cozy coffee place you can find in your local neighborhood. a place where families have been going for decades as a weekend tradition. the only difference is that metro cafe is in the middle of dublin (south william street) so it belongs to the creative quarter. even if close to the touristy areas you won’t find many lost tourist havingbrunchhere, but people who live around and come often, as myself. another good thing is that it is one of the places that opens the earliest, even in the weekends when sometimes it’s difficult to find a decent place for breakfast/brunch even at 10am. 

metro cafe is also the place for bacon lovers. you can find bacon in almost every dish! maybe not the healthiest of the options but definitely a place to go for a traditionalbrunchwith different type of eggs and sausages. one of their specialties are the filled croissants with bacon (again), ham, cheese etc… from my point of view the best of the combinations between sweet and sour. 

if feeling like having a strongbrunchthat will give you enough energy for a shopping day, or if you want to enjoy a couple of hours for yourself while reading a book, this is definitely the place to be.

bon appétite!

grade: 7
price: €

[november, 2014]