the vanilla pod eatery

a quirky little eatery, hidden amongst a busy retail park in carrickmines. it's quite the norm for a queue to form outside the door for this place at lunchtime every day, but you're never waiting long. you can choose from the vanillapodeatery or the vanillapodkitchen, two different locations in one, each serving the other but both have different atmosphere's.
vanillapodkitchen has a continental feel, full view of the chef and his woodfired oven making the most delicious pizza's with every topping imaginable, everything is so fresh and tasty. two of my recommended dishes are the meatball sandwich, small little meatballs, bathed in marinara sauce and tucked up inside a ciabatta roll, absolutely divine and you don't need anything else with it, it'll definitely satiffy your hunger. the other dish, being the minestrone soup, the only downside is that it sometimes lacks flavouring and i've never had any pasta or even orzo in mine but it's hearty and warming on a winters day and comes with delcious spelt bread.

the eatery is where all the action is, the rumble of the barista machine, the bustle of the staff, the kitchen shouting for service....and the faces of people enjoying exceptionally gorgeous food! you can get pretty much every requirement seen to, here, be it vegetarian, paleo, vegan or even gluten free! each day at 9, they open to delicious bruch, egg's benedict, fluffy pancakes and bacon, granola, fresh veg juices, they have it all! if you're much more of a brunch person, not to worry, there's a whole host of gorgeousness from superfood salads to burgers to their daily sandwich and fries special which is definitely recommended! my  top recommendation is the pod's chicken salad, a healthy chicken salad with green beans, buffalo mozzarella, toasted pumpkin seeds, lemon oil...it's unbeatable! everything is freshly made, even the ham sandwiches have fresh carved roast ham, same with the poultry.. top notch! be sure to check out their baked goods display too, everything is made on site from pastries to home made bounty bars and teacakes-even french macarons!

i highly recommend this vanillapodeatery, child friendly (from what i've seen), value for money, super friendly staff.

i've always had take away's at vanillapodtoo on my lunch break, hence lots of my photo's are in take away containers :)

i really like vanilla pod. the decor is really nice, most of the staff are very welcoming and the food is really good. however the only fault i can find is that they stop serving food altogether from 1130 until after midday as they are changing their kitchen over. from my experience from working in a very busy restaurant just like vanillapodwith an even smaller kitchen, the chefs didn't take half as long to swap over and always did their best to keep the customer happy.

the vanillapodis a massively busy spot but once you've eaten there you'll see why!
they have a super brunch menu and having tried most of the menu i have little to complain about. the majority of what they were up is top notch but my recommendations go to the superfood salad and the eggs benedict
biggest issue with tvp is often the wait for service/paying bill - there seems to be no structure to staffing in areas , you could have 6 servers on a one course brunch !

the vanillapodis probably the busiest restaurant in carrickmines business park and deservedly so. i was in about a fortnight ago with my sister, brother in law and 18 month old niece for breakfast. breakfast is always tricky for them and the vanillapodis a staple as they do great food and are peppa pig obsessive friendly. i had the omelette and it was delicious, really filing and great value. deadly family friendly spot.