The Secret Garden @ The Alex Hotel in Dublin

06/03/2025: Fabulous venue for breakfast/brunch with very good service and plenty of room. Only gripe was that ordering was a bit of a palaver, there are QR codes on the tables which didn’t work so we had to gob up to the counter to ask for menus. Also make sure you sit upstairs as downstairs is very dark and dingy and the toilets are pretty basic.

05/02/2025: Over the years I have been passing by this place to commute to work but never stopped once. This morning as I had time to kill, I paid my visit for the first time. From outside it doesn't give you much hint on how spacious it is inside. I loved the brightness of the room and the sober colours of the walls and furniture. I ordered at the till a cinnamon roll, which I call it "cruffin" (a muffin shape croissant) with a medium size cappuccino. The staff at the till was very friendly and the cappuccino was delivered after few minutes. As it was early morning there weren't many people inside, so cannot say how noisy would be on lunch time. Overall a nice and clean place with friendly staff and good pastries for breakfast if you like sweet treats.