Starbucks in Mcdonagh junction

pegasus1

Cool starbucks is opening up in mcdonagh junction in october..

https://www.facebook.com/MacDonaghJunction/photos/a.109539202427189.4718.108953609152415/728306197217150/?type=1&theater

Wife is happy, other coffee shops tremble,but i think there is always room for more coffee shops...

Cabaal

yeahh, over expensive even more high calorie drinks!

Dozen Wicked Words

Giant multi national! Yay!

kikel

Don't see the fascination myself, but good look to them. Hopefully they will do well and it will be good for Mcdonagh Junction.

Kirk Van Houten

hipster posters who only frequent shops that you probably haven't heard of and dislike giant multi nationals - Yay!!!

miece16

YES €7 for coffee . cant wait

thelad95

miece16 wrote: »

YES €7 for coffee . cant wait

They don't charge €7 for coffee

robjones1981

thelad95 wrote: »

They don't charge €7 for coffee

E6.99 :pac:

road_high

Boots also supposed to be opening a new store there. Hope their High St. store stays put.

redtelephone

road_high wrote: »

Boots also supposed to be opening a new store there. Hope their High St. store stays put.

Holland & Barrett opening in McDonagh as well. Celtic Tiger coming back?:D

Cabaal

Kirk Van Houten wrote: »

hipster posters who only frequent shops that you probably haven't heard of and dislike giant multi nationals - Yay!!!

Holly crap, I'm a hipster?
:eek:

LadyBetty

I like Starbucks & think they'll do well in McDonagh. However they're moving into where BB Muffins is now & wouldn't employ the BB's staff as they're not trained up to their barista standard or whatever, so unfortunately the BBs staff have lost their jobs.

Boots is moving into where Pamela Scotts used to be, while Pamela Scotts has already moved into the old A-Wear unit.

Autosport

So is BBs going then??

LadyBetty

It is, think it's going next week.

Autosport

Ah no, I love their hot chocolate

raze_them_all_

LadyBetty wrote: »

It is, think it's going next week.

It'll be gone by end of the week. Mcdonagh kicked them out for starbucks

UnknownSpecies

While on the subject, where are some good places to grab a good coffee? Moving to Kilkenny city soon and I'm interested to know does anywhere roast their own in the city?

Rantan

the Gourmet store on high street does a nice coffee - don't think they roast their own though...one of the stalls in the farmers market on Thursdays does though...so I heard....haven't been there though

kikel

I drink a lot of coffee but would NOT call myself a connoisseur. But I did have a coffee in Mugshot lately and thought it was amazing.

road_high

LadyBetty wrote: »

It is, think it's going next week.

That's a shame. Thye are not open long? Even the cost of fitting out the shop originally, doubt they'd recoup that even in such a short space of time.

robjones1981

Rantan wrote: »

the Gourmet store on high street does a nice coffee - don't think they roast their own though...one of the stalls in the farmers market on Thursdays does though...so I heard....haven't been there though

Where does the Farmer's Market be on Thursdays?

And does there be much at it?

pegasus1

dorgasm wrote: »

While on the subject, where are some good places to grab a good coffee? Moving to Kilkenny city soon and I'm interested to know does anywhere roast their own in the city?

Cafe le coco have nice strong coffee, best in the city or very close to it

foxcoverteddy

Does the 6.99 for coffee include the parking charge? I am sure we don't pay that much at Kildare Village.
Even M&S do not charge that much, perhaps it is for two coffee's?
Get a Nespresso machine and you can have a really decent coffee anytime.
Foxy the Coffee lover

thelad95

foxcoverteddy wrote: »

Does the 6.99 for coffee include the parking charge? I am sure we don't pay that much at Kildare Village.
Even M&S do not charge that much, perhaps it is for two coffee's?
Get a Nespresso machine and you can have a really decent coffee anytime.
Foxy the Coffee lover

Whoever said 6.99 was saying it tongue in cheek. Typically you'll pay between €2-4 depending on the type and size of the drink you get. Expensive granted but their iced coffees make quite the nice treat.

Rantan

robjones1981 wrote: »

Where does the Farmer's Market be on Thursdays?

And does there be much at it?

the famer's market does be on the parade every thursday

there be much fair rare fayre there, fair share quare though if you're not really into the whole vibe of the thing.. ....

peter the pie mans pies are pretty dacent..

brianblaze

Kilkenny, and Carlow for that matter, are seriously lacking a decent café. Moved down from Dublin recently and it's awash with nice cafés with great baristas etc, but nothing like that, that I can see, in KK or CW.

Is there a hidden gem I'm missing?

pegasus1

brianblaze wrote: »

Kilkenny, and Carlow for that matter, are seriously lacking a decent café. Moved down from Dublin recently and it's awash with nice cafés with great baristas etc, but nothing like that, that I can see, in KK or CW.

Is there a hidden gem I'm missing?

Look at my above post!!!👀

brianblaze

pegasus1 wrote: »

Look at my above post!!!👀

I've been, not impressed.

pegasus1

brianblaze wrote: »

I've been, not impressed.

What are you looking for in a cafe if coco wont do?

brianblaze

I'm going to sound like an awful toff, but somewhere that doesn't use Lavazza beans would be a start. Can't stand their coffee.

Don't get me wrong, place looks lovely, but I'm not mad about the coffee

pegasus1

brianblaze wrote: »

I'm going to sound like an awful toff, but somewhere that doesn't use Lavazza beans would be a start. Can't stand their coffee.

Don't get me wrong, place looks lovely, but I'm not mad about the coffee

There is also another east euopean? cafe at the end of St. Kierans st. Opposite a booking shop not far from kyteler's..nice coffee and nice crepes.

There are places that use illy coffee..zuni i think

Check out the pembroke...nice coffee there and cheap...

Autosport

Tea rooms or Matthews are on Kiernan st

Sky King

I drink a *lot* of coffee and for take aways my favourite by far is Fresh on high street. its decent value too.

madmaggie

Rantan wrote: »

the famer's market does be on the parade every thursday

there be much fair rare fayre there, fair share quare though if you're not really into the whole vibe of the thing.. ....

peter the pie mans pies are pretty dacent..

Caca milis stall, yum yum.

Gatling

Don't get the fascination with starbucks at all in the center at all the coffee is horribly bland , this coming from a regular visitor down from Dublin ,
I'd rather see some decent independent coffee shops/ Cafes in and around the city

God forbid there's one every 5 minutes walk like up here

Threadhead

I think Starbucks somewhere like McDonagh Junction is great, it's in a nice spacious food court with other similar coffee outfits, perfect for a shopping centre.

As for the city centre, there are so many nice, unique coffee shops in Kilkenny, we're kind of spoiled for choice. I would much prefer see these thriving on our city streets than a Starbucks coming in and hoovering up the custom. I hope that people continue to support our local coffee shop and cafe's.

Tipsy McSwagger

McDonagh Junction could really do with another coffee shop.

earlytobed

God be with the days when Maxwell House was the height of sophisication:)

foxcoverteddy

What is wrong with Maxwell House? We drink it and enjoy, opkay we also use Nesspresso which will out do any coffee shop, buy a packet of the coffee biscuits and you have saved what is it 6euro, plus parking fee of course and the petrol to get there in the first place.
Don't forget the frothy bit on top, Foxy

brianblaze

Everyone needs to go to 3FE in Dublin... Or Bear Market... Really sours you on bad coffee.

UnknownSpecies

foxcoverteddy wrote: »

What is wrong with Maxwell House? We drink it and enjoy, opkay we also use Nesspresso which will out do any coffee shop, buy a packet of the coffee biscuits and you have saved what is it 6euro, plus parking fee of course and the petrol to get there in the first place.
Don't forget the frothy bit on top, Foxy

Or else buy an Aeropress and freshly roasted coffee. Cheap, clean and for the little effort required, makes an incredibly good cup. Better than the Nespresso too IMO, albeit a bit more work.

Tipsy McSwagger

Cappuccino for €2 from McDonalds is the business.

Rantan

foxcoverteddy wrote: »

What is wrong with Maxwell House? We drink it and enjoy, opkay we also use Nesspresso which will out do any coffee shop, buy a packet of the coffee biscuits and you have saved what is it 6euro, plus parking fee of course and the petrol to get there in the first place.
Don't forget the frothy bit on top, Foxy

Fox...I had really begun to see the other more rational, enlightened and open minded side to you in your earnest contributions to the CAS debate on the other channel..but you have really let me down with this comment..!!

Maxwelll house is the divils P&&s if you ask me...it doesn't even taste like coffee..I reckon its what they sweep off the floor in coffee roasting houses...:P

foxcoverteddy

I got to admit you are right, we are sort of coffee fanatics believe it or not,
M&S Clonmel, and Mr Dawes in Kilkenny, in general the standard of coffee leaves much to be desired.
However I have to be careful as I have sort of slipped off of the thread and could be "Modified".
But thank you Foxy under cover.

catbear

These days I just come here to see what Foxy will say next.

Keep them coming Foxy!

foxcoverteddy

I was trying to be down to earth, as I oft wander in some of my posts, rather like this one where we got to Maxwell House and Nesspro which is perhaps a little too far from the original post.
I apologise unreservedly as I never wish to upset poster's.
So Starbucks is only another name in the coffee game, though my visits are not frequent to Mcdonough when I make it, we always stop for coffee at one of the establishments, cannot say it has been memorable at any of them.
Perhaps Starbucks will bring a new level of enjoyment, though having been to the branch in Kildare Village we found it okay as such.
Now if someone mentioned tea that is another story, very few establishments produce a cup worthy of mention, perhaps another thread guys.
Caffeine Foxy

pegasus1

Bb's in mahon point in cork is going or gone at this stage too...and starbucks opening up in its place!
There is also the new starbucks not far from it too...on the entrance to the carpark there...
I wonder is Bb's gone entirely countrywide?

raze_them_all_

pegasus1 wrote: »

Bb's in mahon point in cork is going or gone at this stage too...and starbucks opening up in its place!
There is also the new starbucks not far from it too...on the entrance to the carpark there...
I wonder is Bb's gone entirely countrywide?

I can't imagine that is true as they tried to get the manager of the one in KKto work in the one in cork. Can't imagine they'd offer someone a job for a few weeks

pegasus1

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

I can't imagine that is true as they tried to get the manager of the one in KKto work in the one in cork. Can't imagine they'd offer someone a job for a few weeks

Its true! In so far from people in starbucks cork told us, they said that starbucks keeps things quiet till the very end..we will see in a few months...

ongarboy

It seems they are finally extending outside Dublin and targetting regional shopping centres like Marshes SC in Dundalk, Mahon Point SC and McDonagh.

freshpopcorn

pegasus1 wrote: »

Bb's in mahon point in cork is going or gone at this stage too...and starbucks opening up in its place!
There is also the new starbucks not far from it too...on the entrance to the carpark there...
I wonder is Bb's gone entirely countrywide?

BB's in Manon has only refubishement there premises in Manon this year. I don't they have any plans on closing any time soon.