Relish in Drogheda

Friendly staff , good food at a reasonable price

Food and service is always 100%. Breakfast and smoothies are particularly lovely

Met a friend for breakfast in Relish .very enjoyable .food is very good as usual .staff friendly .atmosphere very relaxing 😌

A cheerful café at Southgate (3.5/5 green stars) The Relish café at the Highlanes Gallery used to be a regular lunch spot in Drogheda (it has changed hands but the new Highlanes café, Five Good Things, is also good). I recently tried the Relish café at the Southgate Shopping Center to have coffee and do some work. I made the faux pas of ordering at the counter instead of first sitting at a table but the lady at the counter suppressed the lecture I think she wanted to give me and instead took my order. I chose a high top table near the door so I wouldn’t feel like a weirdo with my laptop among the retirees with their afternoon coffees. My oat flat white was okay and the pear almond tart was nicely presented with dots of coulis around the side. The tart had a slightly rubbery texture – I think a microwave was used for reheating – it was still okay but could have been better. I ordered a second coffee – a decaf Americano, and I’m not sure what happened but it was one of the worst coffees I’ve ever had. I guess something went wrong there but it wouldn’t put me off trying Relish Southgate again. In the past I’ve found their savory food to be quite good. I’m also giving Relish 3.5/5 Green Stars for social and environmental impact. • They have a reasonable number of vegetarian/vegan items on the menu but could do with a few more. • For meat-eaters, all of the meat is Irish. • They use free-range eggs. • They say that they use “fresh and seasonal ingredients from local suppliers” but could be a bit more forthcoming with details. I wrote to them for more info but didn’t hear back. • For a few items they do name their sources. For example, Hegarty’s cheddar, made in Cork using milk from their own small farm and vegetarian rennet. • In 2017 I had reviewed Relish at the Highlanes Gallery and scored it 4/5 green Stars. It would have been nice to see some improvements since then – more veggie dishes, more info on sourcing of ingredients, coffee, etc. Interested in writing green star reviews? If so, contact me!

The staff are just lovely but unfortunately the food was not quite what I was expecting and was not great but I will go back again and try again

Bring my sister to Relish every week she loves it and to get out of house she is 89 some times we have buns and coffee and some weeks we just have coffee nice and clean food hall staff very helpful and nice to my sister

Lovely restaurant fab food great atmosphere brilliant staff

First time to eat in Relish and wont be my last. I had the special of the day (Chicken, pesto melt on sourdough bread) and have to say it was delicious. Highly recommended and will definitely eat here again. Lovely homely feel about the café and the staff were extremely friendly.