Cafe Irie

I loved this little, colourful café when we came here for lunch while visiting Temple bar. The girl that served us was lovely, food was great and prices too. I had a smoothie and a very tasty soup and my partner had a huge club sandwich with some salad and corn chips, and we paid less than 14€. Excellent choice!

This student hot spot is best known for their interesting and creative sandwich combinations and they have vegetarian-friendly (such as tofu) options available as well. Many breads to choose from to personalize your meal! They do deliciously hearty soups, deserts and amazing breakfast as well. The prices are very affordable. It's always packed and if you go there you'll easily see why.

Hmmm, while it’s nice to see cafes with character springing up around town the concept only works if there actually is some character. The day I dropped by it was a touch too quiet to be relaxing as everything we said could be heard by the people awkwardly perched on the other side of the cafe. Maybe it’s better on a crowded day.

You’ll spot this place from the little chalkboard outside, it can be easy to miss as it is a tiny little place above a shop. The paninis are so good and there are plenty to choose from. The cheesecake is a must-have for dessert and if you like hot chocolate, this place offers one of the best I’ve found in Dublin complete with marshmallows and a flake on the side. The staff are helpful and the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. Get in before the lunch time rush though because this place fills up fast, and deservedly so!

Café Irie is a pleasant little eatery overlooking crown alley in Temple Bar, where one can enjoy lunchtime favorites such as soups and sandwiches in a vegetarian friendly atmosphere. Staff are friendly - if a little forgetful - and prices are at lunch trade level. It’s one of my favorite spots for a hangover brunch, mostly because you can order bottled beer along with your hummus and sun dried tomato club sandwich. While you’re there, check out the shops downstairs, which sell records and hand-made cloths.

The skum that own cafe irie were exposed on RTE prime time for refusing to pay a student for 3 months work. Payed up after prime time exposed them -skum

One of the most friendly cafes in Dublin I know. If you are meeting a friend for lunch, and do not really want anything too highbrow, Cafe Irie should be your choice. Cool staff, nice food, affordable prices. The only thing I am not happy about is that it is so small, and many times when I wanted to go there it was packed.

Cafe Irie is one of the best places to eat in town for a lunch or breakfast in terms of quality and affordability. It was recommended to me by a friend, and indeed he was spot on. The Club sandwiches are magnificent (big, hearty, choice of breads including walnut and tomato), they do pizzas, paninis, wraps, noodles…and all looks delicious. Cafe Irie was voted top 5 places in Dublin for its coffee and indeed it is good. Breakfast is also fantastic, I got French toast with bacon and maple syrup and it was truly the best French toast EVER! Cost-wise, it’s something like 7 Euro for the Club, 9 Euro for pizza and brekkie is also reasonable, 5-8 Euro. But please do keep in mind this is a Bob Marley-inspired place, so you’ve got reggae-versions of the Beatles playing and the decor isn’t going to break the bank of the owners! Anyway, for value and great food, I have yet to beat it for lunch or brekkie!

Located upstairs above one of Temple Bar’s innumerable clothes shops just beyond Meeting House Square, it’s little wonder that Café Irie has recently started handing out flyers –most people wouldn’t even realise it was there otherwise. It’s a pleasant, one-room café with good food and friendly, competent staff. Various colourful pieces of contemporary art hang on the walls, and are available for purchase. Its only downside is its size. Irie doesn’t have to become very busy before all available seating is taken.

This was not a great place, went there with a few friends for breakfast, the waitress seemed really distant and took long with the food. The food took ever so long and when I asked the staff they seemed distant about the situation and took as long as they wanted. When the food finally arrived it was ok but the long wait killed my appetite. If you have time and are a patient person visit this place.. after all the food is ok and they do have good offers:)

Having decided to walk to the Temple Bar area for breakfast on a Sunday morning at about 9:30am, not a single restaurant was open yet. Just as we were about to give up hope we were approached by a man in the street directing people to Cafe Irie for breakfast and I'm glad he did.

Cafe Irie is not an obvious restaurant to come across as not only is the building quite small but the restaurant was also up a flight of stairs and the advertising outside was none existent. However the building is pink which should help you find it. It must be a Dubliners secret because when we got there it was packed.

Good selection of food, a breakfast menu and a restaurant menu. Me & my other half both ordered a bagel with bacon, scrambled eggs and Ballyamloe relish. It was huge so unless you have an enormous appetite I would recommend sharing - but it was delicious all the same and set us up for a day of Guinness drinking. So I thoroughly recommend.