Best place for a coffee in the city?

1234556789

Hi,

Where do you think the best place is in the city to go for a cup of coffee?

Not just good coffee, but also comfortable seating.

Thanks.

highlydebased

Javas (Henry Street)

Cafe on the Row (Bedford Row)

opelmanta

carlton coffee near dunnes on harveys quay or if ur up the northside of the city i would totally recommend Costa coffee in jetlands shopping centre. love it there. really comfy and the white choc and raspberry mufffins are to die for:D:D:D:D

1huge1

Javas for sure

Did I hear something once about a starbucks in georges hotel?

bazz26

I would have to say Cafe on the Row. They do a great full Irish too.

douzer77

Must say i love the Sage Cafe on Catherine Street, but only drink tea so can't vouch for the coffee!

Has the Java's on Henry Street anything to do with Java's that closed on Catherine Street.

opelmanta

correct me if im wrong but i think its jaffas thats on henry st not javas. the coffee is ok there but the service was terrible last time i went there:mad:

talkingclock

it is jaffas in henry street and it has nothing to do with javas in catherine street - sadly missed by a lot of customers. since java disappeared i hardly go for a coffee to town. it was just unique. i really miss it!

Poxyshamrock

1. O'Briens
2. Carlton
3. Sage Cafe

talkingclock wrote: »

it is jaffas in henry street and it has nothing to do with javas in catherine street - sadly missed by a lot of customers. since java disappeared i hardly go for a coffee to town. it was just unique. i really miss it!

Sure, Java's is in UL now! so if you miss it that much you can take a trip out there.

limerick_man

Is there a Relish on Thomas Street? And does anyone know if they do pasta for 3.95?!?!

Came across this miracle in Dublin!!!!

ninty9er

Carlton serves good coffee, but it's not a sit down chillax sort of place. It's been a long time since I was down there but Browns in the basement of Brown Thomas was comfy enough...a rip off though

1huge1

Sorry meant jaffa's not javas, which ever the one thats on henry street.

Poxyshamrock

limerick_man wrote: »

Is there a Relish on Thomas Street? And does anyone know if they do pasta for 3.95?!?!

Came across this miracle in Dublin!!!!

haha yet another person who thinks Delish is Relish! don't worry i was the same!

don't know about the pasta!

sioda

Even Delish think they are relish have seen signs up in there that say both

Papad

1234556789 wrote: »

Hi,

Where do you think the best place is in the city to go for a cup of coffee?

Not just good coffee, but also comfortable seating.

Thanks.

That’s a big ask.
I have yet to find a decent coffee shop in Limerick.
O’ Briens in the city serves horrible coffee and it’s a tight squeeze.

I spent ages looking for a place to open up in Limerick.
My concept was simple: a place where you can get “good” coffee drinks in a nice environment (big comfy seats, soothing music), a place where you can chillax for 15 to 30 minutes without anyone bothering you, a place where you watch the world go by as your curl up to a steaming hot latte.

Nearly signed a lease but regulations blew it out of the water (e.g. wheelchair accessible toilets, which were not possible at the location unless I installed an elevator).

Do you think that there are enough of coffee connoisseurs in the city to keep me in business if I finally find a place? The focus would be on the coffee not food (except for maybe tempting desserts).

highlydebased

Depends on location. Somewhere "peaceful" slap bang in the middle of O' Connell Street would be a prime location in my opinion. I know that rents would be much higher in such a location.

Indeed there is a lack of cafes that have good comfortable seating (IE beanbags, sofas, armchairs etc)

Some parts of the town have way too many coffee shops- Catherine Street and Thomas Street in Particular.


Best of luck with it if you do try it out

Delphi91

sioda wrote: »

Even Delish think they are relish have seen signs up in there that say both

That's 'cos they were Relish when they started first. Seemed to have to change the name a little while after opening.

sioda

Delphi91 wrote: »

That's 'cos they were Relish when they started first. Seemed to have to change the name a little while after opening.

Confusing Feicers

Amazotheamazing

O'Conbell street could do with a good coffee shop, but I have my doubts there's enough coinneusseurs to appreciate coffee in the city.

limerick_man

Delphi91 wrote: »

That's 'cos they were Relish when they started first. Seemed to have to change the name a little while after opening.

Aww... I went into Delish today and they dont have the same food as Relish. Must be a different company! Gutted, 3.95 for a full pasta dinner was great!

highlydebased

Where is that out of interest.....

zilog_jones

There's a Delish on Thomas Street (down from Aubars IIRC), and one in Raheen (next to Pizza Hut). From what I heard they were originally called Relish but changed because of the sandwhich bars in Supermac's of the same name - dunno if that's true (don't know which came first).

I don't drink coffee

Osk

Papad wrote: »

I spent ages looking for a place to open up in Limerick.
My concept was simple: a place where you can get “good” coffee drinks in a nice environment (big comfy seats, soothing music), a place where you can chillax for 15 to 30 minutes without anyone bothering you, a place where you watch the world go by as your curl up to a steaming hot latte.

Do you think that there are enough of coffee connoisseurs in the city to keep me in business if I finally find a place? The focus would be on the coffee not food (except for maybe tempting desserts).

It sounds like a heavenly place but you would never make enough money if customers lingered over a single coffee for half an hour - particularly if there was no emphasis on food

I think the coffee in Coffee 4 Two in Catherine Street is the best in town by a mile - no beanbags though Papad!

Papad

Osk wrote: »

It sounds like a heavenly place but you would never make enough money if customers lingered over a single coffee for half an hour - particularly if there was no emphasis on food

Nagh, it works. Look at Starbucks.
With regard to food, chocolate cake slices and premiere desserts would be offered. (Sounds tempting, doesn’t it?).

Osk wrote: »

I think the coffee in Coffee 4 Two in Catherine Street is the best in town by a mile - no beanbags though Papad!

Will check out Coffee 4 Two on Catherine Street.
(Will they serve me if I go by myself, I wonder?)


Oh, by the way for the other posters who mentioned locations:
O’ Connell Street is not an option as the rent could be anywhere from 80k to 120k per year. You would need to sell an awful lot of coffee for that.

limerick_man

zilog_jones wrote: »

There's a Delish on Thomas Street (down from Aubars IIRC), and one in Raheen (next to Pizza Hut). From what I heard they were originally called Relish but changed because of the sandwhich bars in Supermac's of the same name - dunno if that's true (don't know which came first).

I don't drink coffee

Its the sandwich bars in Supermacs Im on the look out for... thought they were a stand alone thing. Is there a relish in any Supermacs in Limerick??

highlydebased

limerick_man wrote: »

Is there a relish in any Supermacs in Limerick??

One on the Ennis Road has a Relish in it

Poxyshamrock

limerick_man wrote: »

Its the sandwich bars in Supermacs Im on the look out for... thought they were a stand alone thing.

There's one of them in Statoil on the Dock Road.

zilog_jones

That's in Shell/Centra, and it's just a normal Supermac's is it not?

cooperguy

talkingclock wrote: »

it is jaffas in henry street and it has nothing to do with javas in catherine street - sadly missed by a lot of customers. since java disappeared i hardly go for a coffee to town. it was just unique. i really miss it!

Javas is now in UL. Though its changed from a Cafe to a Cafe-Bar.

lockman

Back to the original thread topic:

Try the wild onion cafe on high street (near the milk market). The coffee there is a special blen variety which is awesome (you can buy beans to take home with you also)

BobTheBeat

Limerick Man, I think there might be a relish in Raheen just down from the South Court. Food in there is class

MonsieurD

Back to good coffee

Is Starbucks going to be the new M&S of Limerick???

I know we are now promised that M&S are finally going to set up a store in Limerick. BUT think of the years of speculation that have preceded this 3/4 promise (I'll believe it when I see it!).

So, Starbucks are in Ireland for a while now - lots of coffee shops in Dublin.

I'm a big fan of Starbucks - love their coffee!

Still no sign of anyone opening a Starbucks coffee house in this part of the country.

I can see Limerick in a few years; no Starbucks; rest of Ireland - 100+ Starbucks.

The Limerick M&S story all over again

Poxyshamrock

not necessarily! Only Dublin has starbucks at the moment...plus one in Kildare and another in cork. So i'd say it'll be at least a year or two before we get a starbucks and when we do i'd say it'll be in the parkway valley or something.

And anyway if you want starbucks so bad you could just go to The George...they do starbucks coffee.

1huge1

Starbucks stand in georges? Remember hearing that, not that it would be anything like a actual starbucks or anything

Theres some in cork, well the airport and I think someone said the university now has one. Surely Limerick will be getting one soon enough then no? This parkway valley looks like it will have everything.

Osk

I have hard that there is a starbucks going into Shannon airport-think it's upstairs though.

sian

Jeepurst I live in Dublin! Where is this Relish place so I can get pasta for 3.95!

Also I nearly started crying when I came home and headed for Javas only to find it demolished. It was an institution! There were always rumours it was goin but it hang on in there for a long time. Does anyone remember the croissant they used to do with cream and chocolate sauce?? We used to just call it 'sex'. Ah yes and sitting by the fire upstairs in the swingy chair or the couch. The service was rubbish but you couldn't beat it for cosiness and atmosphere. The memories!! Sob. What's the one like out in UL? Where is it?

zilog_jones

The one in UL is pretty good, though because it's a cafe bar now it has the added benefit of booze. Possibly the best food on campus in there. They still have the big old table from upstairs, but besides that it's not really the same.

Placid Casual

dont go to the bank is all i will say!

Epic!

I know this is about coffee but I felt compelled to say that Jaffa's has THE most gorgeous hot chocolate. Ever. With Cream. AND Marshmellows!!! :D:D

MonsieurD

Yeaah! Jaffa's for a great coffee and nice mince pies ....well it is Christmas!

I was there again yesterday and got the usual nice food and coffee and service.

REPSOC1916

The Furze Bush on Glentworth street served great for coffee. Though the last time I was there, was the 24th of December 2005(I had my breakfast there. They also did a pretty good continental). Does anyone know what happened to it? Also what happened to Tiger Lillie's and Rubens? They were terrific cafes.