AROMA in Arklow

We stopped in for lunch here with lower expectations after striking out several times in Donegal Town. We arrived around 1:30pm to a full house except for one table for 2. Great atmosphere. Lovely welcome/greeting from busy but accommodating staff. 4 lunch specials were offered in addition to the menu in this smallish bistro! I ordered the carbonara pasta and asked for a side Caesar salad which was no problem even though not available on the menu as a side. Hubby ordered the special chicken curry. Both were delicious! I loved the pasta but was especially impressed with the flavours and fresh ingredients of the Caesar salad. All food is made fresh to order. My husband commented on how perfectly cooked (ie not overcooked) the vegetables in his curry were. Looking forward to breakfast there tomorrow 🤗

Lovely coffee, gorgeous cake and the soup looked amazing.

The staff was very friendly, but unfortunately the place was unassuming. The food was good.

The best coffee and the fresh ingredients used in all the food always satisfies. Every visit is well worth the travel from Sligo.

The food was good here but the service was a bit hit and miss. We only ordered soup and coffee. The coffee came quick but there was a mix up with soup order which took ages to arrive. The cafe is in a modern building at back of craft shops. The car park is fairly small but plenty of parking on access road through the estate.

Worth going out of your way. Excellent lunch and later in the afternoon cakes.

Having read excellent reviews this was my most disappointing coffee stop of a month in Ireland. Very limited selection of cakes - in fact there were no cakes at all, there were a couple of cheesecakes and one cookie. The coffee was ok but not stunning. And it was overpriced, over 20 euros for 2 coffees, a cheesecake and a cookie.

Beautiful iced cappuccino with chocolate tart. Delicious.