Now, a happy eating recommendation.
Sheries has been serving dinners opposite Wynne’s hotel since trilobite was on the menu. Until its recent refurbishment, it was the only place in Dublin you could get an unironic burger with pineapple slice.
They’ve reopened with sleek leather chairs , dark wood and subdued lighting. They also have a new menu.
They handle breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
The breakfasts are very very good. And they were very, very big. You will not need a lunch. My breakfast- two sausage (not pap), rashers, scrambled egg, tomato, beans, mushroom and toast cost €8.50. I rolled out the door, panting slightly.
Dinners are interesting. I’ve eaten there three or four times now, and have never been disapointed. (See the photo of the bill for details of the kind of thing you can expect)
The prices are very reasonable. The food has been wholesome (though not in a brown rice sort of way) and tasty. And the service has been genuinely friendly.
Huzzah.
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Sheries has always been a welcoming early morning place to sit down and collect thoughts in after arriving by bus or train from the country. Their breakfasts have always been well presented and fairly priced. The staff have been cheerful and unintrusive. I hope the revamped establishment maintains the standard.
We used to go to the old Sheries a lot, but I’m pretty disappointed by the revamp. All that white and dark wood makes it look just like everywhere else. The menu’s also changed from the good old “unironic burgers” to something a bit more upmarket but also a little bland. The menu and old-fashioned style were the attraction. Used to love sitting up at the counter. Now I can’t see the point.
Dined with Simon that cold morning. It was refreshing to eat a sausage that could not have been marketed with equal accuracy as ‘muesli in a sock’. No piffle filler there.
I agree with Dick’s point that the nouveau-diner styling is bland to the point of being soulless. However, having only had the brekker all I can say is that it set me up for the day and left a pleasant glow. A ‘bottomless coffee cup’ would be a nice addition as Simon drinks his tea a lot slower than I vacuum my caffiene fix.
I can also report that the goulash with saffron rice is a 70s throwback worth reviving.
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I have been there twice since it re-opened and only then due to its location beside the Luas. I really miss the counter and the bossy female manager who had everyone running round. I miss seeing the older people eating there and the welcome they got and the fact they regarded it as their bit of space on the visit up to Dublin. The new place is cold and souless.
I was never there before the rejig, so perhaps I have a different kind of expectation to Maman or Dick above. I’m sorry now I never did try the Pineapple Burger.
Loved the place. Went in for pre theatre dinner. I had a burger and requested the “unironic” version. The waitress was only too happy to facilitate my request. Great food, great staff… need i say more