Ploughman’s Luncheonette — Restaurant in West Dublin

Fantastic little treasure of a place!

Try to time your visit to coincide with the gaps between the lahave ferry runs, as they get a heavy pulse of traffic everytime a ferry lands.

Everything on their menu is excellent, really!

If they have their water buffalo mozzarella available, be sure to get some! It's so fresh and mellow that regular store mozzarella tastes greasy and disappointing by comparison.

The 'all day breakfast sandwhich' is particularly good.

The homemade icecream and or sorbet is always excellent.

The staff are always in good moods and are super friendly.

The porch is dog friendly, which is great.

A couple of times I've been there I've spotted legendary...

While the food was excellent, the establishment was extremely dirty. There was a fly trap full of bugs hanging in the middle of the cafe, the table was dirty/sticky and clearly hadn’t been cleaned in a while, the bathroom was also not clean and smelled musty. While the staff seemed nice, we weren’t greeted at all when we came in. With that said, the porchetta sandwich was, without a doubt, one of the BEST sandwiches I have ever had. (My partner ordered the same thing and agreed) We did find it strange that it was served on tea saucers, as this was not really sufficient for...

The people who have an issue with this wonderfully preserved piece of the past can go straight to jail (their greyscale houses). It is SO pretty and valuable. Love the display in the window right now too, feels like a warm hug as a queer person.

I will say, I'm really friendly/polite and pretty much always have positive experiences, but service is hit or miss at the counter here. Sometimes I feel like an inconvenience just ordering a croissant. Regardless, I will keep ordering those croissants and the phenomenal sammies, because they are an...