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Caffé Nero
As the crisp air met our overwhelming need for caffeine, we took shelter in Caffé Nero on O’Connell Street.
Located only a 5-minute walk from the college, it is a known hotspot for students and young working professionals alike. We were hesitant to feature a franchise in our blog, but being a local for us in college, we decided it would make the cut.
Caffé Nero turns 30 years old next year, but it has not always been fortunate in their business ventures. That was until 2007 when Rome Bidco Ltd decided to buy it out and go private. The franchise has grown from strength to strength since then, and it is easy to see the success due to the fact there’s one on nearly every street in Dublin!
A cold entrance, highlighted by the lack of people sitting at the tables closest the door. As we approached the counter, the usual Irish mentality of “I’ll get this one lads” kicks in. “No you won’t, I’ll get it”, say the other 3. Thanks to Revolut, this issue is slowly becoming less and less frequent, which, personally, I don’t feel is a good thing. I’m sure cashiers love to see people arguing over who’s round it is or who paid last time. Classic.
As we began to shout out our orders to the barista, his colleague began making an awful racket. Pushing a box of coffee across the floor, making a horrifying screeching noise, meant that after 3 attempts to order, the barista was still no closer to understanding what we wanted. We received our 4 lattes and proceeded upstairs.
“Didn’t know we were scaling bleedin’ Everest” says one of the lads. A fair point as we had to carry 4 scalding hot cups of coffee up a rather steep flight of stairs. As we approach the summit, we see a perfect spot for us to enjoy our coffee. As you may see from the background of the photo, some coffee’s survived the rough terrain better than others.
Caffé Nero is well known around Dublin and a good coffee shop. A mellow atmosphere with a side of business is how I would describe it. A relaxing music playlist followed by echos of meetings discussing quarterly revenue.
A creamy froth followed by a sharp hit of caffeine was definitely what the doctor ordered, and Caffé Nero supplied this in abundance. The coffee was consistent from start to finish. It was smooth with a silky texture all the way through. The latte was strong but not overpowering.
We left Caffé Nero feeling very pleased with our experience. The atmosphere and homely feel of the coffee shop topped off with our above-average coffee made our trip up the street more than worthwhile.
Price: €3.30.
Milk Alternatives: Oat, Soya, Coconut, Almond.
Bean: Segafredo .
Atmosphere: 9/10
Facilities: 8/10
Coffee: 8/10
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As we walked down a dark, miserable Harcourt Street in the late afternoon, a gust of wind blew us into The Iveagh Garden Hotel.
This 4-star hotel, located not even 100 yards from the infamous “Coppers Nightclub”, home of many a county jersey and extremely questionable playlists. We did not let it’s next-door neighbours put us off our quest to find a coffee to brighten our day.
We entered The Iveagh Garden Hotel in search of a caffeine boost. Greeted with a warm welcome at the door by the doorman, we felt somewhat like royalty. A large foyer, filled with modern sofas and coffee tables, we made ourselves at home.
As we took out our laptops to discuss, what eventually turned into this post, a friendly waitress appeared to take our order. “4 lattes please”, we said. Personally, I could have done with a double expresso, but to keep our quest for coffee fair, opted for a latte.
We had begun to discuss how tranquilising the foyer was. The soft, Caribean like music, mixed with the feeling of a 5-star hotel made us feel a million miles away from the busy and bustling Harcourt Street. It had just turned 5:00pm. Harcourt Street flooded. People frantically racing out of their offices to get a train that would get them home 20 minutes earlier. Electric scooters, bikes, The Luas. What we were looking at out the window was a complete contradiction to the atmosphere inside the hotel.
Alas, the coffees arrived. Well, we think they may have been coffees. As you have probably seen already, it was very very....very bad. It seemed as though the barista had sent the cup through a blender that was on fire. It looked burnt. The coffee was bubbling still.
A 4-star hotel, in Dublin? It can’t be as bad as it looks, right? WRONG. The latte tasted very poor. It tasted as if they had burnt the coffee beans before they grounded them. Even the addition of a few sugar cubes could not take the bitter taste out of our mouths.
A beautiful hotel, but I certainly will not be back for the coffee.
Price: €3.30.
Milk Alternatives: Oat, Soya, Coconut, Almond.
Bean: God only knows.
Atmosphere: 8/10
Facilities: 7/10
Coffee: 2/10
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