Le Blaa

Max Powers

New (another) cafe on The Mall. There is stiff competition down there but great to see the humble blaa getting in on the action. Went in there for blaa and coffee, lovely bacon blaa with some sort of spicy relish. Started by some local, would love to see a bit on history of blaa on wall or something

Jason Todd

I only spotted this on Sunday while in at Spraoi! Lovely Blaa in fairness. The place looks smashing and nice to see a well kept shop front down there. Yeah I'd agree about the stiff competition but hopefully they can make a go of it.

I have one small gripe with the service on Sunday but it's not a big deal and I can understand it given they were so busy and are still finding their feet system-wise, so I'll say nuthin'!

war_child

it must be just me but i think a Blaa just looks like a Bap .....when i moved down first i went to a shop and asked for a rasher bap and they gave me a Blaa , it wasnt till after i was told it was a Blaa .


Confucious say , Im confused

leduke

war_child wrote: »

it must be just me but i think a Blaa just looks like a Bap .....when i moved down first i went to a shop and asked for a rasher bap and they gave me a Blaa , it wasnt till after i was told it was a Blaa .


Confucious say , Im confused

i think you like to wind up waterford people!!!!

war_child

leduke wrote: »

i think you like to wind up waterford people!!!!

I think im engaged to a Waterford girl, i think i live and work in Waterford ...so ummmm no that cant be right Luke.

As i said just confused as to what the differences are between a Bap and a Blaa.

looksee

A bap is a slightly different shape to a blaa, and has a different texture. It also has a lot less flour on top.

BBM77

war_child wrote: »

I think im engaged to a Waterford girl, i think i live and work in Waterford ...so ummmm no that cant be right Luke.

As i said just confused as to what the differences are between a Bap and a Blaa.

If you can’t tell the difference between a Bap and a Blaa you need to get your eyes checked because they look completely different. The top one is a Blaa.

BBM77

I know this is unlikely to happen in the present economic climate. But it is a pity more of WIT, such as the TSSG, could not move into the city centre. This would make businesses such as these more viable.

michellie

BBM77 wrote: »

Stop now, I'm starvin!

Nas10

war_child wrote: »

I think im engaged to a Waterford girl, i think i live and work in Waterford ...so ummmm no that cant be right Luke.

As i said just confused as to what the differences are between a Bap and a Blaa.

Ugh Dublin people

Dan133269

war_child wrote: »

I think im engaged to a Waterford girl,

Jaysus war child, if I were you, I'd get to know her a little bit better before I marry her!

deisemum

I'd love a bacon blaa now.

war_child

The reason i posted it up is coz if anyone here has stepped out of their native waterford and travelled cross the pond to liverpool , the basically took what is technically a stew and called it a scouse , i thought the same was true of Waterford and the Blaa , everyone gettin all up in arms bout a simple question ......WATERFORD CHILL OUT ....:D

wellboytoo

war_child wrote: »

it must be just me but i think a Blaa just looks like a Bap .....when i moved down first i went to a shop and asked for a rasher bap and they gave me a Blaa , it wasnt till after i was told it was a Blaa .


Confucious say , Im confused

You can still eat a bap the next day, a blaa will be as hard as hell(but lovely toasted) cos of all the Uranium 235 in the bap

war_child

Dan133269 wrote: »

Jaysus war child, if I were you, I'd get to know her a little bit better before I marry her!

Its alright she spent 2 months in Dublin with me before i moved down shes been Diluted lmao

Partizan

best of luck to Le Blaa. In this current economic climate, they will need it. We have seen too many start-ups going to the wall so fingers crossed for le Blaa.

Plastikman_eire

war_child wrote: »

The reason i posted it up is coz if anyone here has stepped out of their native waterford and travelled cross the pond to liverpool , the basically took what is technically a stew and called it a scouse , i thought the same was true of Waterford and the Blaa , everyone gettin all up in arms bout a simple question ......WATERFORD CHILL OUT ....:D

Easy mistake to make; like Coddle in Dublin, which can be easily confused for a mixture of sausages, rashers, and waste from a brown wheelie bin.

war_child

Plastikman_eire wrote: »

Easy mistake to make; like Coddle in Dublin, which can be easily confused for a mixture of sausages, rashers, and waste from a brown wheelie bin.

Oi muckslinger, donts be messin with the Coddle tis tasty stuff right there , was bloody raised on that stuff best gear for a cold ya can keep ur chicken soup lol

MitchKoobski

Partizan wrote: »

best of luck to Le Blaa. In this current economic climate, they will need it. We have seen too many start-ups going to the wall so fingers crossed for le Blaa.

ComfyKnickers

Dan133269 wrote: »

war_child wrote: »

I think im engaged to a Waterford girl,

Jaysus war child, if I were you, I'd get to know her a little bit better before I marry her!

Ha, you got there before me with that one!!

eiresandra

I think this is a great idea for a restaurant in the tourist quarter.

Nypd

Anybody know it's opening hours

deisemum

I had the sausage blaa with relish today and it was delicious.

It was lovely sitting out in the sunshine having something tasty to eat.

Wanderer2010

I saw this place when I was in traffic the other day, seems a great idea to have a cafe based mainly on blaa dishes! Is it worth the trip down then, can you take away the food? I really like the place outside The Book Centre that does the bacon and sausgae blaas so any competition is welcome.

ComfyKnickers

deisemum wrote: »

I had the sausage blaa with relish today and it was delicious.

It was lovely sitting out in the sunshine having something tasty to eat.

I really shouldn't have read this right before I go to bed, Im starving now!!! Sounds gorgeous!

Nas10

I was down there for the first time today and I give it the full +1 as did my missus. €7.95 for a lovely roasted ham blaa with relish and salad with wedges and a proper mug of tea and good staff service. Long may it last and its great to see locals running it and having great deals.

marlin vs

Nas10 wrote: »

€7.95 for a roasted ham blaa with relish and salad with wedges and a proper mug of tea and good staff service.

They won't last long with those prices.

Dicky Pride

That's about a buck fifty worth of food and drink. For 7.95?! And they're on Facebook calling it a special! Le rip off if you ask me.

Trotter

Blaa, wedges, salad, tea, milk for tea, electricity to heat the tea and light the premises,insure the premises, pay the staff, and make a small profit?

Tough to do for less than €7.95 I'd say. Being realistic.

I've been in there before and enjoyed it a lot. I hope it does well.

LETS BE AVN IT

Dicky Pride wrote: »

That's about a buck fifty worth of food and drink. For 7.95?! And they're on Facebook calling it a special! Le rip off if you ask me.

If you were to buy all that in a garage it would cost about 5.50 its decent value for a cafe.

thomasm

Dicky Pride wrote: »

That's about a buck fifty worth of food and drink. For 7.95?! And they're on Facebook calling it a special! Le rip off if you ask me.

Don't see how you could think that's a rip off tbh

Dicky Pride

It ain't no "special" that's for sure.

But it's good to see y'all defending it. Hopefully you'll go down and spend your hard earned down there now!

Up2NoGood

Tough one to call, I wouldn't go as far as to call it a "rip off" but I would say I have definitely seen better value.
It is a nice atmosphere with a great staff but I would venture to think the place was not busy, at those prices you will get the odd customer but will never be under pressure.
Business 101, make your money in volumes. knock down the price to €5, they will fly out. You have council workers all around you that don't leave their desks for lunch ( OK, might be a stretch ) that could quite possibly be a 20 Blaa sale and it's within walking distance....think big!

Sully

7.95 seems a bit harsh for a blaa but a lot of places in Waterford charge similar amounts for paninis/toasted sandwiches. There about €5 in Tramore without a drink.

Tbh, Subway have a cracking deal at the moment where you can get two six inch subs (unlimited amount of salads/dressings and a decent amount of your main filling and cheese), a large drink/coffee/tea and Crisps/Cookie for €9.99. The drinks you can re-fill also, free of charge.

superglue

Nas10 wrote: »

€7.95 for a lovely roasted ham blaa with relish and salad with wedges and a proper mug of tea and good staff service. Long may it last and its great to see locals running it and having great deals.

I'd agree that this is good value. At the risk of making a tired comparison, you'll pay similar money for a Big Mac meal but you don't see too many people complaining about that. I know I'd rather be eating a bla any day of the week.

I was in there a few weeks ago with my girlfriend. Food was lovely with friendly, personal service and it didn't break the bank. I'll definitely be back the next time I'm in town.

CardBordWindow

Dicky Pride wrote: »

That's about a buck fifty worth of food and drink. For 7.95?! And they're on Facebook calling it a special! Le rip off if you ask me.

I was in a restaurant the other day, and they were charging 18 quid for a steak! Sure you could get a steak in a butcher's for 4 quid. What a rip off! :rolleyes:

Dicky Pride

wow, you rolled your eyes at me. You win!

For the record, I have no problem with them charging that - just don't go telling me it's a "special".

mozattack

€8!!!

Come off it. Crazy prices.

Sully

CardBordWindow wrote: »

I was in a restaurant the other day, and they were charging 18 quid for a steak! Sure you could get a steak in a butcher's for 4 quid. What a rip off! :rolleyes:

What type of steak? Remember that the price of food consists of other businesses costs as well so its not a big profit.

Partizan

Up2NoGood wrote: »

Tough one to call, I wouldn't go as far as to call it a "rip off" but I would say I have definitely seen better value.
It is a nice atmosphere with a great staff but I would venture to think the place was not busy, at those prices you will get the odd customer but will never be under pressure.
Business 101, make your money in volumes. knock down the price to €5, they will fly out. You have council workers all around you that don't leave their desks for lunch ( OK, might be a stretch ) that could quite possibly be a 20 Blaa sale and it's within walking distance....think big!

I haven't been in there yet so wont comment. When i do, I will give my verdict.

CardBordWindow

Sully wrote: »

What type of steak? Remember that the price of food consists of other businesses costs as well so its not a big profit.

I was only taking the piss. I was just getting at the comments giving out that it was such and such a price, when it only costs x amount for the food.

If you go into town to sit down for a lunch, 7.95 isn't too bad, especially in the touristy part of town.

MacGyver

Sully wrote: »

7.95 seems a bit harsh for a blaa but a lot of places in Waterford charge similar amounts for paninis/toasted sandwiches. There about €5 in Tramore without a drink.

Tbh, Subway have a cracking deal at the moment where you can get two six inch subs (unlimited amount of salads/dressings and a decent amount of your main filling and cheese), a large drink/coffee/tea and Crisps/Cookie for €9.99. The drinks you can re-fill also, free of charge.

While your price doesnt include a drink in tramore, and a tea wouldnt be 2.95 its still seems reasonable enough for a tourist spot in town. I wonder how it compares to bishops palace cafe just up the road from it,

Karyn27

I went in here the other day cos I saw that it has a new chef and wanted to try it out. They don't do rasher blaas anymore, which I was a little disappointed about, but she's got really good blaa fillers instead, and it's waaay cheaper now.

Fair play to her for making a go of this and making it cheaper for people to eat around that area. It's probably tempting to charge all them tourists an arm and a leg.

I'll be making it my regular lunch spot anyway.

Aquos76

You wouldn't happen to be the "her" by any chance!

JPA

Why do blaas without rashers?!

madfcuker

I was only in there yesterday and was disappointed their was no sausage rasher blaa. That's the only reason I used to go there.

Karyn27

Jaysus, you cant give a compliment thesedays without being accused of something underhanded. I don't know her, just got talking to her in there the other day and she was nice so thought I'd give her a bit of promotion.

I know, rasher blaas are the best!

Sully

Karyn27 wrote: »

Jaysus, you cant give a compliment thesedays without being accused of something underhanded. I don't know her, just got talking to her in there the other day and she was nice so thought I'd give her a bit of promotion.

I know, rasher blaas are the best!

Just looks a bit suspicious when someone joins boards, digs up a thread that hasn't had a post in October and just plugs the business and then doesn't post anywhere else.

9/10 there is a connection

jake is right

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JosephPatrick

I went in there the Thursday (day after?) after they reopened and wasn't impressed. It was lunch time and nearly empty but there were only 4 blaa fillings out (ham, cheese, lettuce and sundried tomatoes.)
Had a slice of the roasted pepper and goats cheese quiche which was actually lovely but it was barely warm and took the best part of 15 minutes to slice and put on a plate.
The two women working there were nice but I wouldn't go back there.

Karyn27

Oh Sully, why so synical? There are still a few people out there who do things without their own gain in mind.

Actually the first thing that popped up when I typed 'Le Blaa' into Google was this thread, so I joined up to give the girl a little promotion.

Marketing is making you lose your faith in the good of people.