Rainy days are the perfect excuse for me to
stay in bed late at the weekend, go for brunch somewhere in the city and head
to my favourite cinema The Lighthouse in Smithfield to watch a movie.
I was delighted a while ago when I heard The Cake Café had a newly opened sister café called Slice in Stoneybatter which seemed like
the perfect place for us to have some grub before heading to a movie on this rainy Saturday
afternoon.
Slice is quite small and very popular
already but we were lucky enough to get seats before people had to queue outside.
The décor is simple, the tables close
together and there is a little corner with a display of Cake Café branded
merchandising.
Slice is open for breakfast, weekend
brunches, lunch and even dinner a few days of the week. They source Irish products and their menu features simple healthy dishes and comfort food. Breakfast includes porridge, raw muesli, baked eggs, scones, beans on
toast and more. Lunches are a selection of salads, sandwiches, soup, meat and fish
plates. Dinners are made with quality Irish produce and sound like proper
homemade food.
We were in Slice for Saturday brunch. The
menu doesn’t include the usual eggs benedict you find elsewhere, this isn’t
that kind of place. Spiced carrot and walnut pancakes, organic porridge with
different toppings, baked free range eggs and homemade beans on toast are some of
the dishes you’ll find.
I had the spiced Irish sausage scramble
(€8.90). The scrambled eggs were scrumptious, served with chunks of chopped
avocado, a dollop of crème fraiche and sprinkled with coriander.
There were
slices of sausages hidden in the eggs and it was lovely. The sourdough toast
that came with it was deliciously crusty and already buttered.
Mr. FFID felt like having their homemade
beans on toast (€6.90) served with Ed Hick’s merguez sausages, an egg (€1.50) and bacon (€1.50).
This was a proper home-cooked substantial brunch, perfect for
someone who had a few drinks the night before. I’m used to spicy merguez
sausages which these were not, but they were still tasty.
We washed down our food with their pear,
apple and cardamom juice which went down a treat.
I wanted to try their cakes but Mr. FFID
ordered an Americano to go and rushed me out to the Lighthouse cinema to see
Frank.
Slice is a lovely addition to Stoneybatter,
the food is simple and honest, the staff are friendly and there is a nice
atmosphere. For those who feel too lazy to make breakfast, they even offer a
delivery service called ‘Breakfast in bed’ at the weekend.
Slice
56 Manor Place
Stoneybatter
Dublin 7
http://asliceofcake.ie/index.php
This is an independent review, I paid for my meal.
