Two Fifty Square - Brunch Club

A sneaky little find for Brunch Club this week... Two Fifty Square is just beside the swimming pool in Rathmines... and if you're a coffee junkie... I was last week I swear! Then you'll LOVE this little spot! 

The brunch menu has the usual suspects, no 'full irish' 

but there's a fab list of sandwiches and toasties to choose from!

... as well as cakes and goodies up at the counter to swoon over... 

Loads of space and it's got fab natural light pouring in so you can read the paper without a  torch... Does anyone else think some coffee shops are a bit too dark!? Just me... I'll be moaning about the young people next! 

Now... for the connoisseurs... Proper coffee... roasted, ground and smelling SO good.. 

and yes ... it was delicious... 

*chants*

... 10 and a half days ... 10 and a half days... 

NO! I'm loving my detox I SWEAR! 

But it's one of the nicest coffees I'd had in a long time!

   

All the goodies you need to roast up a fine bag of caffeine goodness! 

Now to the food... 

I went for the 'eggs which ever way you fancy with avocado on sour dough bread' ... and not being an avocado fan I treated myself to some bacon! WHAT ?! I'd been swimming! 

Bacon was crispy but not dry ... in other words perfect...

and they passed my 'melty-egg' test with flying colours! 

For the heathens that drink tea... you'll be catered for... but I'll judge you... no... I will... 

Up at the counter you're free to drool, swoon and indulge in all kinds of goodies... 

The wifi code... you don't need to ask ... 

it's what every cafe should have for their customers! 

and ta da... open Sundays! 

There's an outside space for the smokers/hardy folk! It's November people! 

The mural outside by Anna Doran >>>  http://www.annadoranart.com 

was too cute not to include! 

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Honest 2 Goodness - H2G

I love a good market... food... flea... vintage... I'm one of those people who could spend all day having a good nosey around at stuff... and I'm a regular to my local food markets... I believe in supporting local growers... I always try to buy Irish if the option is there... and in my opinion things just taste better... 

Every Saturday in Glasnevin the Honest 2 Goodness market is open from 9:30 till 4pm and everything in there is delicious... you can buy your breakfast lunch and dinner there, plus a pot of flowers to cheer yourself up! Plus there's a fab little cafe just beside it to sit down and enjoy your purchases! 

If you're an olive fan you'll get weak when you walk in the door.. stuffed with garlic and cheeses... the pesto is amazing and you can have a little taste of everything before you buy, so go hungry! 

For unusual things you might not find in your local supermarket ... you'll get it here and if not they'll happily try to get it for you! 

There's cronuts... and doughnuts... and chocolate... and cookies and all the bad stuff so don't go thinking you'll head home with just a head of lettuce and a tub of pesto!

There's cronuts... 

did I mention there were cronuts... 

In every conceivable flavour! I'll stop now...

an entire stand of oats to choose from...

I know I said I'd stop but I mean look!!! Dublin Cookies!!!

It's a real treasure trove for 'foodies' and normal folk like you and me... 

And... if you do the circuit the way I do (like the way I made that sound like exercise!) ... I head straight for the pesto stand then go clockwise... you've saved the best for last with Arun Bakery from Stoneybatter are sitting there on the way out the door! dear god... I bought the chilli bread for Sunday Brunch and the smell in the car home was just awesome! Sourdoughs, granary, good old fashioned batch... Their bread is amazing and you know my thinking... if you're going to eat something ... have the best you can.. it's quality over quantity for me... 

Baskets of bread rolls to tempt you on the way out the door... 

 Chilli bread!!! I mean I tell ya... you couldn't be up to them... 

The guy outside making stone baked pizzas is a bit awesome too but you didn't hear that from me! ahem... If you're in the area on a Saturday, check them out... You'll find them online >>> HERE <<< 

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'On the go...' No! No! No!

Regulars who come here know I'm all about getting breakfast over and done with fast... During the week I just want it done with... the weekends I'm happy to lounge about and get all fancy but for years I never ate breakfast... then hoovered scones and goodies at 11am break and couldn't understand why I was gaining weight! Bless... Break fast... you've got to break your fast... clue is in the name eh?!

I'm a porridge gal and I mix it up with fruit and yoghurts and honey and all kinds of stuff to keep it interesting... when I'm saving points for a night out or a treat, I'm fruit and smoothies all the way... If I'm working from home I might even push the boat out and have an egg white omelette cause I'm a bit mad like that... I love my Special K red berries at work or at movie time... I'm a recent convert to Granola... and I'm a big fan of Weetabix when I get sick of porridge... so imagine how horrified I was when I saw Weekabix in a shake!! You read it right... 

Firstly... I'm not a fan of protein shakes or anything along those lines... but the thinking went like this... 'sure I like Weetabix.. I might like these...' I'm harmless really aren't I?! Again I'm a savoury toothed person so why I even picked up the chocolate one is beyond me!!!  'For the blog sure... people might like to know...' Let me tell you I'm SO glad I picked up the chocolate version because as bad as it was, the vanilla one was awful! 

These are designed for people who run... not jog... run to work... they're for the marathon trainers and cyclists of the world... they are not for normal folks like us... these people are not reading this blog... they're already super fit... points means nothing to them... 

The vanilla one is sickly sweet, and I'm a vanilla fan... you won't see me saying no to a '99'! Maybe I'm being a snob but this isn't real vanilla, even though it says on the pack its all natural it doesn't taste like the vanilla you get from a pod! 

If you do indulge, and don't come complaining to me about it... shake the holy bejesus outta of it! I shook the chocolate one for a solid minute and still lumps came out of it... that said it was the better of the two... but if I really wanted a chocolate milkshake for breakfast I'd go to McDonalds and spend the 6PP on a small one and enjoy the feckin thing! 

For 250ml you're spending 6PP on pure sickly sweet plastic vanilla flavoured milk... even putting them in a fancy bottle with my fav pink straw didn't help...

The packaging states "mornings just got a whole lot better...' not in my house they didn't... I had a go of both of them and then wrote off 2PP from my day and went about getting my real breakkie! 

6PP for the 'ready to go' drink or 3PP for 2 biscuits and your fruit and milk and you're still saving propoints! Set the clock a little earlier folks...  

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