Clarkes Home Bakery — Restaurant in Dublin

You know when some chef or foodie invents a new recipe and you get a bite of it no matter what the service or ambience was like, and it tastes like heaven; well that's not Clarkes as I was expecting it from the reviews i read. Saturday morning as I walk into this home bakery with two doors and see this long que ahead of me only on one door, i decide to join the crowd, human instincts 😅. Seeing me confused, a man came and said, the other door without que is where u get the breakfast roll and this que leads to the home bakery for baked goods. I walked into the coffee shop which looks very traditional and a man at the counter greets me and checks on me. I requested 2 breakfast roll and 1 Gojoun roll. For the fillers, i went for the recommendation. Something about the place felt like i was standing in my favourite uncle or aunt's kitchen and they were packing me something for the road, the chit chat, the generous portion they take for the fillers and tucking them into the bread while dripping the sauce and butter, spilling it through the bread onto the foil and grabbing it all together wrapping it tight while still with a smile asking me about my family and before handing them over to me, takes a small bag of cookies and hands it over to me saying - its for the kids! I came out of the bakery n realised was still smiling wide like an idiot! Its not the recipe, its the love.. You cannot just carefully eat this sandwich, find a spot, take an hour, make a mess and finish it.. You shud be sorted till dinner 😍 That's a place i want to show my kids next time I visit, to show them, 'no matter how busy you become, there is always time to connect with another human being, it will make somebody's day, just...

Lovely scones cakes and breakfast rolls however you need a thick skin with 2 of the staff members, one older lady is very abrupt and rude and leaves things out of your order only when you get home you realise you got left short, my daughter wasn't happy after picking out her cake and it wasn't even bagged up

my next visit I was served by yet another ignorant , rude non national 'lady' after I checked my bag to see if I was left short again she gave me a small gingerbread man instead of a regular size and when I asked for the standard one I was abused by her over and over in front of my two children and the rest of the customers and staff , i just had to keep repeating " I didn't order a small gingerbread man " this didn't matter to her with more abuse coming my way instead of just changing it with no issues there was plenty of issues made by her , some of the staff let this great bakery down big time

bring cash they have no machine there's no prices on any baked goods check your order before you leave be prepared for abusive staff don't bring children ( some ) staff have zero time for their excited little faces when they are choosing a cake you'll get eye rolling and tutting noises from certain staff...

The baked produce in this store is amongst the finest I have ever tasted but I am afraid the quality of service does not match the quality of produce. Pun intended, the service is rather 'sour-doughed'. I have ventured into the store on several occasions only to be met by an assistant approx 75-80 years old who not once smiles at customers. Quite frankly she gives the impression that she hates her job. On my most recent visit she literally threw a bag on the counter in an angry motion after an Asian customer asked for an extra item. Her attitude is grossly inappropriate and she ought to treat those paying her wages with...