Orchard, Celbridge
i was slightly sceptical of going to a garden centre for lunch, but this was a pleasant surprise.
we were there on a saturday so it was a bit busy, but we still got a nice sunny spot with an outdoor feeling thanks to the sky-lights and the flora.
the french pink lemonade was a spur of the moment decision and encouragement to "trust your gut". not too sweet, and not bitter; bubbly and fresh-perfect for the location.
i had the leek, roasted red peppers and brie bake, with a choice of three salads: chick-pea, a garlic potato bake and fruit salad. the fruit salad was a bit heavy on the watermelon, but it was juicy. the leek bake was yummy.
for €12.80 it was great, i'd go again. i'd give it 3.5 stars because i wasn't expecting it to be fancy schmancy, and i was really happy with my food, and the price was good.
Orchard, Celbridge
While Ursula liked this place, I wasn't so impressed. The bacon and brie roll was a bit dry and the food would only merit an ok. The worst thing about the Orchard was the queues. Not that it was large, about six or so people in front of me. With only six people though it shouldn't take about fifteen minutes. It's one of those queue up with a tray and move along to pick up your food. Skipping by the hot food ,counter cut some minutes off my time, others took another five or ten minutes. For some unfathomable reason, the queue crawled along. The fact that the people behind the counter wandered off at random only accounts for about half the queue. The other half of the time disappears into some black hole.
I'm told that the whole layout has been changed and that it used to be much worse, and it is only a small thing. It's just a bad way to start, let's have a really slow queue.
The location in a garden centre works very well, and it is a very nice place to sit down and eat. Just do something about the queues, and the bacon and brie. Please?
Gerry
we were there on a saturday so it was a bit busy, but we still got a nice sunny spot with an outdoor feeling thanks to the sky-lights and the flora.
the french pink lemonade was a spur of the moment decision and encouragement to "trust your gut". not too sweet, and not bitter; bubbly and fresh-perfect for the location.
i had the leek, roasted red peppers and brie bake, with a choice of three salads: chick-pea, a garlic potato bake and fruit salad. the fruit salad was a bit heavy on the watermelon, but it was juicy. the leek bake was yummy.
for €12.80 it was great, i'd go again. i'd give it 3.5 stars because i wasn't expecting it to be fancy schmancy, and i was really happy with my food, and the price was good.
Orchard, Celbridge
While Ursula liked this place, I wasn't so impressed. The bacon and brie roll was a bit dry and the food would only merit an ok. The worst thing about the Orchard was the queues. Not that it was large, about six or so people in front of me. With only six people though it shouldn't take about fifteen minutes. It's one of those queue up with a tray and move along to pick up your food. Skipping by the hot food ,counter cut some minutes off my time, others took another five or ten minutes. For some unfathomable reason, the queue crawled along. The fact that the people behind the counter wandered off at random only accounts for about half the queue. The other half of the time disappears into some black hole.
I'm told that the whole layout has been changed and that it used to be much worse, and it is only a small thing. It's just a bad way to start, let's have a really slow queue.
The location in a garden centre works very well, and it is a very nice place to sit down and eat. Just do something about the queues, and the bacon and brie. Please?
Gerry
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