Best scones (cafe etc) in Cork city?

gunnerfitzy · 27-05-2012 10:31PM #1

Who doesn't like a decent scone?

Any nominations guys? Prices appreciated if known.

Lyaiera · 28-05-2012 12:42AM

Surprisingly UCC has really nice scones. I think it was around €2.50/3 for a tea or crappy coffee and a scone. This was in the main rest.

shell42970 · 28-05-2012 07:44AM

My husband and I just had fantastic scones last week at the Weir Bar in the River Lee Hotel, on the Western Road.
I'd vote those as by far the best I've had in the 5 years I've been in Cork.
Not sure of the price, as they were part of a larger meal.

Loire · 28-05-2012 08:59AM

Fellini's is great for coffee & scones. They whip us fresh cream too and coffee is lovely. A nice place to hang out with the paper too for awhile with it's high ceilings and art on the walls.

Tree · 28-05-2012 09:01AM

Brew on paul street. AMAZING rasberry scones, but you ahve to be quick.

curly from cork · 28-05-2012 09:06AM

Tree wrote: »

Brew on paul street. AMAZING rasberry scones, but you ahve to be quick.

Idaho Maylor st gets my vote

Balmed Out · 28-05-2012 09:36AM

I like the old fashioned hard type scone and have found the only places to be worth buying from are the joup place by our lady of lourdes school in ballinlough and the cafe on the well road.

99% of scones are woeful.

Loire · 28-05-2012 09:51AM

curly from cork wrote: »

Idaho Maylor st gets my vote

Really like Idaho too but never had their scones.

scriba · 28-05-2012 10:42AM

Excellent thread. I'm mad for a scone now.

Faith · 28-05-2012 11:53AM

Wildways on Princes Street. Two small scones is a portion, and they're really buttery and light and lovely. They have the yellow colour that indicates real butter was used, and all the ingredients are organic.

gunnerfitzy · 28-05-2012 12:03PM

Great responses folks.

I'm certainly going to check out the scones in these places.

A great scone with good coffee is completely under-rated in the pleasure and contentment it can bring to one's day

Lyaiera · 28-05-2012 12:08PM

Faith wrote: »

Wildways on Princes Street. Two small scones is a portion, and they're really buttery and light and lovely. They have the yellow colour that indicates real butter was used, and all the ingredients are organic.

And Wildways is really bright and airy which is nice.

Dermighty · 28-05-2012 01:34PM

The best (by far) are the ones they sell in the ABC bakery int he English Market, they don't make them, some other person does, but they sell them for him.

They don't get better than those ones really (imo).

Loire · 28-05-2012 02:18PM

Faith wrote: »

Wildways on Princes Street. Two small scones is a portion, and they're really buttery and light and lovely. They have the yellow colour that indicates real butter was used, and all the ingredients are organic.

Hi Faith,

I've seen that place alright and have been meaning to go in there so it's now on my list!

Loire.

Dudess · 28-05-2012 09:17PM

Not a cafe (pity) but Cinnamon Cottage in Rochestown do my favourite scones ever.

Gamb!t · 29-05-2012 10:47PM

Loire wrote: »

Fellini's is great for coffee & scones. They whip us fresh cream too and coffee is lovely. A nice place to hang out with the paper too for awhile with it's high ceilings and art on the walls.

Where's this ?
Latitude has nice scones,been meaning to check out the newish cafe on the corner of South Mall/Pembroke St.

Loire · 30-05-2012 08:41AM

Hi Gamb!t,

Carey's Lane (Patricks St end). Love the place.

Loire.

mawk · 30-05-2012 12:23PM

issacs on mccurtain st. always seem to be fresh out of the oven and its lovely to sit out by the waterfall

vrobot · 30-05-2012 04:06PM

Healys have a stall in the English market and their scones are really nice - takeaway only. They're located just inside the door on the Grand Parade side.

54kroc · 30-05-2012 06:28PM

The Crawford Café, no contest, imo of course.

Lyaiera · 30-05-2012 07:35PM

I think the conclusion we can come to from this thread is that scones are lovely.

Gamb!t · 30-05-2012 09:39PM

Loire wrote: »

Hi Gamb!t,

Carey's Lane (Patricks St end). Love the place.

Loire.

Thanks

gunnerfitzy · 31-05-2012 08:48AM

I tried the scones in Fellini's yesterday. Nice and crumbly. Ideally I would have liked it a little larger. I like large scones that are almost a meal in themselves

Cream and jam was lovely. €5 for scone and an americano.

gunnerfitzy · 31-05-2012 08:49AM

Lyaiera wrote: »

I think the conclusion we can come to from this thread is that scones are lovely.

... but some scones are more lovely than others

Bhangraman · 31-05-2012 01:15PM

The ones from the old lady in front of the bakery in the English market are quite good I must say and cheap at 1€ for 4 (or at least she used to sell them at that price)

ABajaninCork · 31-05-2012 10:50PM

Not in Cork City, but if you're ever in Bantry you've gotta try the Bantry Bay hotel scones!

The landlady does all the cooking. And her scones? Mamma Mia!

Loads of butter, cream and jam. Scones like diddymen. Coffee and tea's not bad either (think it's Bewley's).

Lazarus Malrax · 01-06-2012 12:04PM

Coffee Station on the Western Road has lovely scones. Crispy on the outside and sweet on the inside. Nice big portions. And if you want a real treat - i.e expensive - try Hayfield Manor scones... small, sweet, warm and lovely cream and jam...

sporina · 01-06-2012 11:02PM

personally i prefer wholemeal scones! anyone else?

i always find that white scones leave my mouth feeling dry/tart!! I guess thats due to the baking powder…

Faith · 02-06-2012 11:10AM

sporina wrote: »

personally i prefer wholemeal scones! anyone else?

i always find that white scones leave my mouth feeling dry/tart!! I guess thats due to the baking powder…

That's the sign of a really bad scone, IMO. I get that with mass-produced scones.

Dermighty · 02-06-2012 07:06PM

The Woodford has good scones. Just get cream instead of butter!

Gamb!t · 06-06-2012 07:17PM

Thought the Fellini scones were a bit disappointing,nice but were missing the "it".
Got some scones in the Spar in Douglas St,they look promising

Best scones (cafe etc) in Cork city?

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