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RASHERS REVIEW: Stephanies Cafe and Restaurant, Leonards Corner, South Circular Road, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Stephanies is a modern, well furnished cafe located on Leonards Corner on the South Circular Road at the junction with Clanbrassil St. When I walked into it I immediately got the impression that this was a nice comfortable place where I would be able to relax for a while. There were only three other people in the cafe with lots of free tables. I had passed it a couple of weeks before on a different day of the week and it was almost full then so I was glad to see all the room when I stopped in there today. Checking the menu I was also happy to note the Full Irish Breakfast which seemed to have it all.
Within a minute of sitting down by the window overlooking the crossroads the waiter was up to the table with a pot of tea for me to enjoy while I was waiting for the breakfast to follow. This was definitely a good sign. Also it was a good large pot. It was so big that I had even expected to get a third cup out of it but in the end it held just two.
The breakfast, which came shortly afterwards both looked and tasted good. There were two rashers, two sausages, one black and one white pudding, a hashbrown, fried egg, mushrooms and a tomato along with a basket with two slices of toast cut into triangles and Mitchelstown butter.
Unfortunately the fried egg seemed to have been dropped into the pan from a great height. It was spread out far and wide and was too thin to preserve any reservoir of runnyness in the yolk. I was also sad to see that the sausages were the standard ones out of a packet. While they tasted ok, there was nothing spectacular about them. Some good butchers sausages would have been a big improvement here. Glancing out the window I noticed a butchers directly opposite the cafe with its shutters down. Perhaps if the two businesses co-operated it might be to their mutual advantage.
While the sausages were just average the rasher was damn fine. Damn fine. If it was crispier I wouldn't have complained but as it was it was good too. The hash brown was excellent. It was probably the nicest, tastiest, crispiest hash brown I've ever tasted. If Carlsberg made hash browns this is how they would probably taste. As for the black and white pudding the black pudding was good but the white pudding was wonderful. There was a lovely spicy taste to it that was really worth savouring.
While some of the ingredients, namely the egg and sausages could have been done better, this was a breakfast that managed to be greater than the sum of its parts. The overall effect of the breakfast was very pleasant. Having the extra cup of tea to wash down the meal was a great plus.
The price came to €9.80. While I was charged €9.90 in Moda in Rathmines the previous week and felt hard done by, I was happy to pay it to Stephanie. Whoever she is, she knows how to put a good breakfast together and serve it in nice, comfortable surrounding.
Review date: April 28th 2008
Reviewer: Sean
RASHERS REVIEW: The Earl, North Earl St, Dublin 1, Ireland.
The Earl is a traditional cafe on North Earl St, just off O'Connell St. I popped in here at 10:30 this morning tempted by the chalkboard outside which declared "Breakfast now being served".
The breakfast menu was well laid out with four breakfast options, numbered one to four with gradually increasing portions. I settled on Breakfast Number 3, priced €8.40, which seemed to have a bit of everything, paid and took my seat where I sat down and looked at my little pot of tea while I waited for the breakfast to be brought to me. The teapot contained just slightly over one cup of tea, which I thought was a little bit mean. Surely a two-cup teapot wouldn't put anybody out of business.
Within only a few minutes of sitting down the breakfast was served. It did indeed have a bit of everything: One sausage, one rasher, one hash brown, one black and one white pudding, one tomato, one fried egg, one portion each of mushrooms and beans and two slices of toast.
While most of ingredients tasted well there was nothing in particular that could be said to stand out. The sausage was just the standard one of the type that is served nearly everywhere. In fact I was glad there was only one of them. Surely lots of people apart from myself are crying out for good quality butchers sausages? Why then does nearly every cafe, hotel and restaurant in Ireland serve these same miserable red-dye things? The rasher was quite tasty, as was the hash brown and egg while the pudding was just about passable.
There was nothing spectacular from the breakfast in The Earl. It was a basic breakfast that did everything you'd expect but didn't over impress.
Review date: April 9th 2008
Reviewer: Sean
RASHERS REVIEW: Del Rios, Abbey Street, Dublin 1, Ireland.
Del Rios, Abbey Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
Review date: April 4th 2008
Reviewer: Seamus
RASHERS REVIEW: Paris Hotel, Beausejour Montmartre, 6 Rue Lecluse 75017 Paris, France.
This hotel is a lovely homely place in the Montmartre area of Paris. There is an oriental, homely feel to it and this is carried through into the eating area which overlooks the garden of the hotel (something rare to find in Paris). The breakfast is a relaxed affair. When you get to your table there is a selection of cheeses, rolls, croissants and a wide range of jams and spreads. Juice and coffee are provided too and you are not rushed in any way. If you are not staying at the hotel, you can still enjoy breakfast in the relaxed sunroom and garden for under 10 euro - making it a handy option in this expensive city.
For someone used to a big Irish breakfast you may still be hungry when you leave, but it is still well worth visiting the hotel for a mid morning second breakfast while seeing the nearby attractions of the Moulin Rouge, Montmartre or Sacre Cour.
Review date: April 1st 2008
Reviewer: Andy
