3fe Five Points — Restaurant in Dublin

Edit: A year after my first review I see things didn't change. New employees but the same attitude of being more focused in socialising between one another and laughing loudly, than serving. We had finished our meal and the dishes were there, being annoying at the table when we wanted to use it for something else. A server would come and go close to us, but was avoiding eye contact and never asked to take the dirty plates. A different server came after a while and took them without us having to ask. There was a third server, the one that took our orders and brought the food, but he never came even near us after serving the food. Also, in this place you are asked if you want a coffee as soon as you sit. For lunch we prefer the coffee after the meal, but since no server approached us for a long time after we finished eating, we gave up. By the time the only good server approached us we were annoyed and didn't want to give this place more of our money. I think we're not considering this place anymore for Sunday lunch, since apparently the staff can't be arsed to work on that day...

Original review: I have been to this café several times, I like this place, the food is a bit pricey and I wish they had more vegetarian options, but the flavours are great. The service is normally good, sometimes even great. Today, though, the waitress we had at first was more focused on socialising with her coworkers than on taking our order, or the one beside us. Later on, she and other staff members apparently were taking a break sitting at a table, they were very loud, talking and laughing in an obnoxious manner. Not really the type of atmosphere you would prefer in a café. When we paid, again another member of staff seemed more interested in socialising with coworkers than to greet us good bye. It left a weird taste, not very customer oriented...

FIVE POINTS IN HAROLDS CROSS / TERENURE MAKES ME THINK OF.THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST HOWEVER THE CAFE SHOULD THEN BE NAMED 10 POINTS ! IF YOU WANT TO.EXPERIENCE AN ACTUAL FRESTH.H SALAD HERE IS THE PLACE TO COME THE ONE I ATE EARLIER IN THE WEEK CONSISTED OF GREEN LEAVES VIRGIN OIL BEETROOT SLIVERS ONIONS, AND TOMATO. THE LUNCH MENU IS EXCELLENT. IF YOU ARE A VEGETARIAN HERE IS A CAFE CATERING TO YOUR NEEDS.ADAM, THE OWNER SERVED MY HUSBAND AND I. HE SUGGESTED SOMETHING FOR PADDY WHO AS USUAL WAS SO.HUNGRY THAT.HE CUD HAVE EATEN A REVE REND MOTHETS ARSE THROUGJ.A CANE CHAIR! BEFORE OUR LUNCHES ARRIVED TO THE TABLE A CARAFE OF WATER DISPENSER WITH MINT SPRINGS WAS PLACED BEFORE US . WE MADE SHORT WORK OF OUR MAINS AND.WENT QUICKLY ON TO OUR DESSERTS THERE WAS A MOUTH WATERING AMOUNT OF CAKES ON DISPLAY AT THE COUNTER SO WE CHOSE THREE BETWEEN US ! PRICES ARE VERY FAIR FOR ALL ITEMS ON MENU. THE PREDOMINANT COLOR IN.THE CAFE IS BLUE WHICH HAPPENS.TO BE ADAMS FAVORITE COLOR. I NOTICED A GOOD.FEW GUYS DINING ALONE.PRESUMABLY ON.THEIR LUNCH BREAKS. HERE AGAIN, THE SERVICE IS QUICK ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE OF.EATING IN A LUNCH. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BOWL OF TIPS TO BE SO FULL BUT ADAM,HIS FLOOR AND KITCHEN STAFF ( HIS CHEFS ARE GREAT. AS I WROTE AT THE BEGINNING TEN OUT.OF.TEN ...

I'll preface this by saying my oat flat latte was divine, their roast is silky smooth. The brunch however left a lot to be desired. I had the avocado on toast and it was pitiful. Half an avocado on a bagel with hummus for €13 is outrageous. There were very few options for vegans in general too might I add.The feta and barley salad was a measly portion size too, it was basically just greens, the added accoutrements outlined on the menu were few and far between. Also the service was lacking, we had to grab our own menus after having been at our table for over 5 minutes without being greeted. I wouldn't mind if they were busy but there were only 2 other tables occupied at the time. We also had to hunt down salt and pepper as we were left to our own devices for the entirety of our meal. Considering all this, we felt it was pretty ridiculous that our waitress dared to ask if we'd like to tip...