Cafe du Journal

"Busy place but very cozy and lovely atmosphere. The breakfast is really good, the coffee is good and the stuff is very friendly"

"Busy cafe during weekends. Taste of the food is really good. Love their carrot and coffee cakes. Pet friendly cafe, lot of pets come along here happily with their parents. One thing for which I don’t give 5 rating is cleanliness. They don’t properly clean the tables and show lethargic attitude till the customer requests for cleaning."

"A busy, family friendly Monkstown cafe staple that's open early for breakfast every day, including Sunday. There's also brunch and lunch dishes including a dressed crab salad, gluten free soups and an array of open sandwiches. Weekends can be busy, and while the staff are pleasant, an extra barista would go a long way to alleviating the queue on a Sunday afternoon. There's a nice aroma of baking, it's fairly priced and the coffee is good."

"I’ve had this place bookmarked for a while but the reviews are so sporadic we hadn’t gone yet… finally decided to try it today and…. Wow. Possibly one of the worst meals I’ve ever had. This was the “avocado toast with a poached egg and bacon.” You’ll note, no bacon, the eggs were cold, the toast was stale, zero salt had been used - and it took 40 minutes to get. Our iced latte was good, we had to ask for water three times. The staff were nice but very young and seemed overwhelmed by the whole thing. Maybe spend the money on some experienced kitchen staff? Atrocious. Location is great though!"

"Located in a wonderfull street in Monkstown, The café du journal offers indoor seating as well as some tables on their lovely outdoors terrace. Interior design very stylish, the corner where other stuff like jackets (!?) is being sold is a bit weird, but still great atmosphere. The breakfast has always been good and also tried the lunch options for the first time, and the spaghetti carbonara were absolutely delicious. Despite the restaurant not being extremely busy, and despite the fact that a lot of staff was around, the service was unfortunately not great, we did not see them often, everything took quite long, and the drinks that we ordered with the food were not brought to us at all. Everybody was very friendly though so maybe it was just a bad day. Overall very lovely café / restaurant"