Yummy Cafe,
Dominick Street
WHY didn’t anyone think of it before?
For years, eating out with small children in tow was an arduous battle of wills between child and parent. Trying to keep them in their seats, thus stymieing their natural urge to run amok between diners, deftly avoiding the edges of the table (and a visit to casualty), was a full time job that spoiled the experience the cafe/restaurant.
Enter Yummy Cafe on Dominick Street. The good people in this fashionably decorated establishment recognised that children need to be entertained at all times and so constructed an indoor play centre away from the dining tables.
So the kids can come in, play for a while, come back and get some grub and then head back to the play centre, leaving mommy and/or daddy in peace to enjoy their meal. Not to mention the other child-free diners who don’t have to hear screams every three seconds from the next table. Everyone’s a winner.
Yummy itself is a really nice spot to eat in. It has a very large interior with high ceiling, old style pine kitchen chairs with rustic tables, wine-glass chandeliers hanging over the counter, and cosy booths for diners.
And there was a lot of them there, from young families to office workers and groups of ladies out to lunch.
The menu is simple enough with a good selection of breakfasts, light bites, gourmet sandwiches and specials. The desserts in the display cabinet looked incredible.
I decided against the specials, which were cottage pie with house salad and lightly breaded chicken gougons with sweet chilli dressing, served in a wrap with twice cooked chips and salad.
Instead I went for the serrano ham focaccia with mozzarella cheese, fresh basil pesto, vine cherry tomato on black olive focaccia with side salad (€6.95).
The sandwich was good without blowing the mind. The ham was tasty, cheese melted nicely into the bread and the tomatoes worked well with it all. I’d imagine if I was hungrier I’d be a little disappointed because it’s not the biggest of lunches, but it did the job for me.
Looking at the chicken gougon special and the open tuna sandwich at the table next to me, I realised I could have made a better choice.
But sure isn’t that always the way. A cappuccino followed and the bill came to €9.75 and I’ll definitely return for one of the specials soon.
3.5/5
