The Coole Cafe in Rathcoole

27/01/2025: Update January 2025 Cleanliness standards slipping. Love stopping here for lunch anytime in the area. On Saturday 25th January we stopped there as usual. I had no clue what the guy behind the food counter was saying to me. (His first language was english) He had to repeat himself three times, and I had to get someone else to interpret. What he was trying to tell me was that the salmon would be served cold! I knew that, but he made no effort to convey that ease piece of unnecessary information. The food was delicious though. The restaurant was very unkempt, tables full of previous diners trays etc. One table had 8 used coffee cups which had to be moved by the next customers, and eventually another customer asked one of the staff to help. Another table had a significant amount of food on the floor underneath. There is a generation of workers out there now who don't understand that when things get busy (regardless of the business) YOU WORK FASTER. I don't blame the staff at that level, I blame whoever is supposed to be training them. It's not good enough for the Avoca Brand - you charge enough for your products, and sitting in a messy, unclean environment should not be the customer experience. --------------------------------- Previous review 2019. Fantastic well stocked luxury goods shop with excellent self service cafe upstairs. A little expensive, but for me a nice treat when I'm leaving Dublin or arriving from Cork. Love the healthy range of lunches as well as everything else. Easily accessible from the M7 motorway

14/01/2025: Great food and nice atmosphere.