Stephanies Cafe, formerly????

iain-not-ian

You know the cafe on Camden St. Stephanies to be exact, what was that called before?

Any use now? It was mega before.

bluefinger

not 100% but it was pizza joint for a while, pinheads pizza? (that could be the one opposite though)

haven't been into it since

iain-not-ian

Na, Pinheads is the one opposite

Gavin "shels"

Supposely lovely, never ate in it but never heard bad reviews, me nor my dad can think of the name of it but if it comes back to either of us I'll let you know.

On the topic of pinheads, pizzas in there are supposely gone to the dogs.

admiralofthefleet

wonder if it has anything to do with stephanies cafe at leonards corner

byrner88

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

wonder if it has anything to do with stephanies cafe at leonards corner

thats what im thinking because pinheads pizza is opposite that and i cant think of a pinheads pizza on camden street

A Disgrace

iain-not-ian wrote: »

You know the cafe on Camden St. Stephanies to be exact, what was that called before?

Any use now? It was mega before.

I live on Camden st, and don't know where this Cafe is?

Are you sure it's Camden??

byrner88

im pretty sure the OP is on about leonards corner

MediaTank

Definately Leonard's Corner, Stephanies is opposite Pinheads.

jdivision

Ate there in the old days but can't remember the bloody name, even asked my mate who now lives in Australia but she's stumped too. It was BYOB

Boardom

I think it was Bernie's cosy corner or something like that.

bizzy d

Stephanies cafe was formely called Mango's cafe, just across the road from Pinheads, the food is ok but not as nice as the previous owners!
hope that helps:cool:

Dolores Hayes

Anyone know when it became a cafe originally? Thinking of renting it myself to do a little restaurant if I can... If it has been a food business for 30 years or so, then that reduces the headache considerably...

tempura

jdivision wrote: »

Ate there in the old days but can't remember the bloody name, even asked my mate who now lives in Australia but she's stumped too. It was BYOB

Me too, back in the 80's it was a great little place, wonder do I know you ( especially considering your username ).

Bunch of us from the area used to go there a lot.

It was Pinheads for a while, then they moved across the road.

Dolores Hayes

tempura wrote: »

Me too, back in the 80's it was a great little place, wonder do I know you ( especially considering your username ).

Bunch of us from the area used to go there a lot.

It was Pinheads for a while, then they moved across the road.

So if it was a cafe (or any kind of food premises) as far back as the 80's that's great news.

Thanks Tempura

melmoth77

I seem to remember (either Stephanie's or Pinheads) being called Hippie Chip as well in late 80's/ early 90's?

Dolores Hayes

melmoth77 wrote: »

I seem to remember (either Stephanie's or Pinheads) being called Hippie Chip as well in late 80's/ early 90's?

Great. I'll let the new landlords (aka NAMA) know that. Thanks!

Dolores Hayes

Hey I've been trying to find out more about it... Looks like Mango Cafe opened in 1996, and before that was T-Rex Cafe (owned by the same guy who now owns Simon's Place on George's St) and before that it was Pinheads Pizza. That's as far as I have gotten... I think it's safe to assume that it was open pre-1990 if Mango opened in 1996 and there were at least 2 businesses there before..?

Lawrence1895

Was there two Stephanie's ? I remember one at Leonard's Corner/SCR, which is closed as well for a year or so

Dolores Hayes

No thats the one I mean, the one on Leonard's Corner...

Lawrence1895

Dolores Hayes wrote: »

No thats the one I mean, the one on Leonard's Corner...

Should have read the first page as well

Dolores Hayes

Ha ha no problem!

litup

Dolores Hayes wrote: »

Anyone know when it became a cafe originally? Thinking of renting it myself to do a little restaurant if I can... If it has been a food business for 30 years or so, then that reduces the headache considerably...

Best of luck with it. I live around the corner and would love somewhere new doing good food locally!

cosmic

litup wrote: »

Best of luck with it. I live around the corner and would love somewhere new doing good food locally!

Have you never tried Bibis? Or even Noshingtons? The food in Noshingtons is nice but Bibis is amazing!

Dolores Hayes

litup wrote: »

Best of luck with it. I live around the corner and would love somewhere new doing good food locally!

Thanks so much! It's all a question of whether I can afford it or not... They are looking for the tenant to take on all the renovations. Yay.
Any advice if I go for it? Anything in particular you feel is lacking in the area?

Dolores Hayes

cosmic wrote: »

Have you never tried Bibis? Or even Noshingtons? The food in Noshingtons is nice but Bibis is amazing!

Completely agree. Was in Bibi's yesterday. I love that place.

stevenmu

I never even heard of Bibi's and I'm just around the corner from it, I'll have to check it out this weekend.

litup

cosmic wrote: »

Have you never tried Bibis? Or even Noshingtons? The food in Noshingtons is nice but Bibis is amazing!

The coffee and cakes are nice in Bibi's, but to be honest I don't think the food is great. And the staff aren't the friendliest bunch either!

litup

Dolores Hayes wrote: »

Any advice if I go for it? Anything in particular you feel is lacking in the area?

I was talking to a neighbour recently after seeing that the former Nona Valentina premises is getting renovated and we were saying a relaxed, afforable dinner place would be nice, along the lines of The Canal Bank.

We are spoiled rotten with cafes, brunch places and ethnic restaurants as it is, but another option is always nice!

Dolores Hayes

I agree. There are loads of lovely cafes around the area. Bibi's, Noshington, Fumbally, Lennox, Nelly's... None of which are open in the evenings. I'm wondering why?

Is it because there isn't the business? I know that Lennox and Bibis' - at least originally - didn't manage to get planning permission to open in the evenings, probably due to being too residential.

I'm hoping that if I do take over the Stephanie's Cafe location that I will do lunch AND dinner (and maybe weekend brunch too). It will most certainly be an affordable place. A relaxed, book or drop-in, New Yorky kinda vibe. At least, that's what I myself would like to see there if I were the punter. I live on Cork Street, so I know what we don't have.

Does anyone think I'm on the right track?

stevenmu

That sounds good to me anyway. It'd be nice to have somewhere diner-ish to pop in for a quick but decent dinner when I don't feel like cooking something, but that isn't a full book-a-table restaurant either. At the moment there's only really take-aways, some of them do have sit in, but sometimes you just don't want take-away style food.

Dolores Hayes

stevenmu wrote: »

That sounds good to me anyway. It'd be nice to have somewhere diner-ish to pop in for a quick but decent dinner when I don't feel like cooking something, but that isn't a full book-a-table restaurant either. At the moment there's only really take-aways, some of them do have sit in, but sometimes you just don't want take-away style food.

Thanks. I appreciate the feedback.

Dolores Hayes

Thanks for letting me pick your brains everyone. Looks like the building is in worse condition than anyone knew. And seeing as the landlords won't fork out a penny to bring the building to spec, its now way out of my price range. Even for a 5 year rent free period wouldn't recoup the money that needs to be spent! Not worth it. Way too risky. Anyway, although I'm disappointed, I went to see a nice place in Rathmines yesterday. I don't have much of a feel for the area... So, again, any feedback would be much appreciated! Same again. Casual dining. cafe/restaurant.

Galadriel

Dolores Hayes wrote: »

Thanks for letting me pick your brains everyone. Looks like the building is in worse condition than anyone knew. And seeing as the landlords won't fork out a penny to bring the building to spec, its now way out of my price range. Even for a 5 year rent free period wouldn't recoup the money that needs to be spent! Not worth it. Way too risky. Anyway, although I'm disappointed, I went to see a nice place in Rathmines yesterday. I don't have much of a feel for the area... So, again, any feedback would be much appreciated! Same again. Casual dining. cafe/restaurant.

Totally lacking good cafe style places in Rathmines, the village just closed down but to be honest I never liked it once it was taken over a few years ago, which is a pity because it used to be my favorite place to go on a Saturday!

Rochester

Galadriel wrote: »

Totally lacking good cafe style places in Rathmines, the village just closed down but to be honest I never liked it once it was taken over a few years ago, which is a pity because it used to be my favorite place to go on a Saturday!

The problem with the Village Cafe was the lack of light at the back of the building, it is great in the summer and sitting out when you could get a seat a joy, but we all know that the weather doesn't lend itself to this kind of thing.

Would love to see a new decent cafe open in Rathmines.

Dolores Hayes

Thanks. Do you know what happened to the Village Cafe? Why did it close?

The Hill Billy

I think that the Stephanie's Cafe thing is done now.
In relation to your Village Cafe query - please be advised that we do not permit speculation as to business closures.

Maybe take a walk around the area & talk to the locals for your market research.

Closed.

tHB