Limerick Businesses Opening

bigpink wrote: »

Really?Just a franchise then?

I didn't get that impression from talking to the lads running the place. Seemed to me that they were an independent coffee shop, stocking Irish roasters..

bigpink wrote: »

Is it a hipster place or regular grub etc

Don't know if I would describe it as hipster, but would be aiming for the same market as canteen or Rift. Maybe they're considered hipster, I don't know Not sure if Fika actually do food either

bigpink wrote: »

Deffo hipster so.My friend wanted Canteen recently she always raving about it..got takeaway..some rip off and hungry after it.
Rift is a joke too the size of the coffee thought it a pisstake

I love rift as I love small strong coffee and the staff are excellent. Normally I just want to get my coffee in silence and leave but I genuinely enjoy the chat there.

I don't understand why people go into these places and get shocked and angry as it's pretty clear walking in that it's "hipster" and you won't be getting a big pot of crap coffee and a cheap sandwich

I think the confusion with Fika being independent is that Fika is a Scandinavian work that gets used all over the work in regards to coffee and there is a Fika chain in the U.S. but nothing to do with these guys

bigpink wrote: »

Yeah I deffo got conned by Canteen but they seem to go there in droves
Rift was suggested as a place to get coffee near the park but the size of it for the price

No one conned you. You were not ripped off or cheated in any way

bigpink wrote: »

Hook and Ladder opening in Punches Cross there is a big banner up

They aren't, the banner is advertising their brands, thanking front line workers for their efforts and thanking the rest of us for shopping local.

bigpink wrote: »

Yeah I deffo got conned by Canteen but they seem to go there in droves
Rift was suggested as a place to get coffee near the park but the size of it for the price

You get what you pay for though. You can go to Gleeson's and get a vat of swill or you can go to Rift and get a smaller cup of decent coffee. Same with Canteen, I'm sure I can go to Supermacs and get a whole heap of food for the same price as some items in Canteen, but the stuff from Canteen will be of a far better quality and that costs more.

It's the same across every possible thing you can buy, you can go to Penny's for shoes and spend under €10, or you can go to an actual shoe shop and spend over €100. Chances are you'll have bought 10 pairs from Penny's in the same length of time it takes the €100 pair to wear down a little.

breezy1985 wrote: »

Are there any old greesy spoon cafes left in the city centre?

Enzo's on William St?

CosmicFool wrote: »

Haven't eaten in canteen so can't comment but with the small coffee. They use the same amount of coffee as other places but use less water. Its not going to be boiled to death water either. The coffee is rift is georgeous and you'll get the same kick from it as other places. Those other places just add more hot water to make it seem like you're getting more but in fact you're not. You're getting the same amount of coffee.

And the nice people at Canteen and Rift will add loads of extra water or run the coffee machine longer if you ask

CosmicFool wrote: »

Haven't eaten in canteen so can't comment but with the small coffee. They use the same amount of coffee as other places but use less water. Its not going to be boiled to death water either. The coffee is rift is georgeous and you'll get the same kick from it as other places. Those other places just add more hot water to make it seem like you're getting more but in fact you're not. You're getting the same amount of coffee.

Coffee is just coffee flavoured water by design. Is Rift the place on Denmark St? We got coffees there not long after it opened, €3.50 a pop and we had to pour them out, they were awful. Maybe they have improved a bit since then, I certainly hope so anyway. We aren't coffee snobs but know a good one from a bad one and what we got was frankly awful.

dominatinMC wrote: »

Rift is on Mallow St. Maybe you're thinking of Duo?

There's 3 spots round there. Papa's has been there about 10 years now and there is a little cafe next to it across the path and then duo is the little one with the shop

bigpink wrote: »

God Katy's and the Red Rose Cafe missed
Also O Connors

Red rose was the one by the station that I couldn't think of the name of all day. That and Katy's were great breakfasts but I never understood the love for O'Connors. Went a few times and thought it was very average boring stuff a bit like Greene's but still sad to see em go as other people loved em

breezy1985 wrote: »

think the confusion with Fika being independent is that Fika is a Scandinavian work that gets used all over the work in regards to coffee and there is a Fika chain in the U.S. but nothing to do with these guys

They're using the same logo as the franchise in the U.S. - surely they wouldnt risk that unless they were part of the same company

Dealz opening in The Crescent.

https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/588578/discount-retailer-to-open-new-store-in-limerick.html

I can’t tell if Dealz is on the way up or the Crescent on the way down.