Avoca Suffolk Street in Dublin

Had hoped for higher quality and unique items. Staff uninterested in getting off their phone and answering questions.

I came here looking for souvenirs. Wool is expensive, but there was a wide variety of products to choose from at reasonable prices. I bought a scarf for my wife, and it was a lovely colour. In the basement, I bought a pot of tea and cookies from Bewleys. It was very good.

We were looking for something to eat and found what we were looking for at Avoca on Suffolk Street. The café/restaurant is very cozy and stylishly decorated, matching the department store below – everything has a slightly vintage feel, creating a very pleasant, relaxed atmosphere. You immediately feel at home. I would particularly like to highlight the lady who seated us at our table with great enthusiasm and charm. I would have hoped for such warmth when ordering food. Unfortunately, we didn't receive such enthusiastic service when ordering. The food is prepared using a modular system, and we would have liked the waitress to be a little more helpful and help us figure out which ingredients work well together. It's a shame, because the potential for an all-around warm experience is definitely there. Especially given the somewhat higher price level for what you get, a little more commitment from the service would have significantly rounded out the experience.

We were there for breakfast/food. The food was generally very carbohydrate-heavy or fatty. There was little fresh vegetables and no fruit at all. They have a portafilter machine, so the coffee was good. All meal options are booked separately, which makes it expensive. It's good for conversations and shopping later, as there's an expensive store right next door.

We always go to Avoca when in Dublin for the day, for either breakfast or lunch. We were so disappointed with the new style of menu, which was confusing and at times just didn't seem to add up price-wise. We ended up ordering the granola bowl because it didn't involve 'mixing and matching' different items. The prices seem to have risen significantly since our last visit- €14 for the granola bowl and €6 for a scone - seems excessive.

The store is good yes... But if you're looking for really good Scones it's here ✨👌🏻 Delicious!!

Delightful spot, but portions and quality are fading Avoca on Suffolk Street is a beautiful place to soak in the café culture of Dublin. The location is lively and inviting, and the coffee is consistently enjoyable, offering that subtle yet refined flavor you come back for. Their plated dishes are creative and often fantasticly presented—little bursts of flavor that keep you coming. Lately, though, I’ve noticed a shift. The portions have gotten noticeably smaller, and what used to feel like generous fare now seems just enough—not quite as thrilling as before. Add to that a slight dip in overall quality, and it feels like the magic has dimmed a bit. All that said, Avoca still offers a pleasant café experience with beautiful surroundings. If they can bring back that original joy in both portion size and quality, they'd be back to being a real standout.

Gorgeous build your own and Irish breakfasts, including roasted tomatoes on the vine, portobello mushrooms, hash brown sticks. We were sorry that we didn’t have room for scones or pastries. And so much fun to shop the five floors of Avoca goods.

We've been going here regularly for years and thankfully, the food is still lovely. But wow was their new menu a journey in the wrong direction. It feels like someone is trying to bait and switch a primarily tourist clientele into spending more for each dish. Beyond the fact that the menu reads like a custom burger shop over 300 year old Irish institution, it actually doesn't make sense. It's cheaper to buy from the right hand side of the menu and avoid the choose your own adventure entirely. And if you're into charting your own path, the pricing still doesn't work. Eggs and bacon together on the left are 11 euros, but Eggs and Bacon separately is 10. Again, not sure what happened here. Oh and they completely took away their kids menu, so you end up ordering stuff from the main menu and wasting a bunch of food. I completely empathize with the fact that running a restaurant is more expensive than ever. But this menu change was a miss.

Absolutamente me encantó la comida y el ambiente alrededor de opciones de alimentos saludables. Podríamos pedir porciones pequeñas, igualarlas de todos modos y así terminar comiendo solo lo que quisiéramos. Las porciones estándar de comida, más los platos pre-decididos, a menudo terminan en una alimentación sub óptima, y lo evité al pedir pollo frito con tomates asados. ¡Sólo eso! Deliciosa y llena. Mis compañeros probaron los tacos de colifower y el cuenco de muesli, y tuvimos un zumo de naranja, todo excelente.