Avoca - Fodder Restaurant

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1. DF

   DesFitz

   Dublin

   15 reviews

   5.0

   15 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Lovely brunch, great staff and very well furnished.

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   MartyL

   New England

   1 review

   vip
   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 8, 2023

   overall1food1service1ambience1

   The servers were fine but the service was very slow. We were seated for 30 minutes before we were served tea and coffee. The full Irish breakfast arrived shortly afterward. The eggs were fresh but everything else was pre-cooked and barely warm. Very unappetizing. Other diners were clearly waiting for food and service and getting agitated. Overall, a disappointing experience and I would not go back.

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3. M

   Mumof2

   Dublin

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 8, 2023

   overall2food3service2ambience4

   Very slow - 50 mins from seating to food arriving, 40 mins from ordering to food arriving. Appreciate short staffed but this was not communicated until we queried on multiple occasions where our order was. Better communication would have helped the experience. Food was good as always.

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4. MF

   MarcF

   Dublin

   6 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on January 7, 2023

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   Nice but too expensive for what u get. Over 6 euro for a very average side of fries

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5. NJ

   NormaJ

   Dublin

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 31, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Reliable and stylish spot for casual dining brunch

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6. ET

   EllenT

   Wicklow

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 28, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Food was lovely, service good too. No complaints.

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7. SJ

   ShJC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 21, 2022

   overall5food3service5ambience5

   It was nice, though a bit cold. The staff was outstanding.

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Toronto

   1 review

   vip
   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 17, 2022

   overall3food4service2ambience3

   Waited over 30 mins to get our order. Too long.

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   Joe2022

   Dublin

   2 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on December 17, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Food and service were faultless - such an incredible turnaround in a restaurant under the new manager. Santa Claus visit was a nice touch.

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    RachelK

    Dublin

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 11, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience4

    Disappointed with the egg shashuka. Underdone and a bit flavourless. Caesar salad and croque monsieur were very good and very big portions.

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    Ruthie

    Dublin

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on December 4, 2022

    overall4food3service5ambience5

    Needs to have better gluten free options for brunch.

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    Jules

    Dublin

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 4, 2022

    overall2food2service1ambience1

    Absolutely no welcome from front of house person, totally disinterested to the point of rude

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13. KS

    KSom

    Dublin

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I’m not crazy about the menu , would be nice to have homemade soups ,open salmon sandwich and please bring back the fruit crumble it was amazing

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14. SS

    SebS

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 20, 2022

    overall2food1service4ambience3

    Food was poor. Croque Monsieur was served on very thick bread and disappointing. Irish Tea as served with a teabag in a cup. It should have been served in a pot.

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    Nono

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing food, we always return to avocca whenever we visit Dublin

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    PamelaF

    Norfolk

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 13, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing French toast and fresh orange juice served by lovely friendly staff, would highly recommend.

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    CharlotteG

    New York Area

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 13, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience3

    Simply would not swap poached eggs for scrambled egg… even though both were cracking an egg into a saucepan. One would have had water in and the other not. Unbelievable

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    Omcg

    Cork

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 13, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I stayed near by and breakfast each morning. Beautiful start to the day. Staff..... food..... atmosphere........ value excellent. I'll be back!

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    Joe2022

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Really nice food and great service. Such a turnaround in the restaurant in the last two months. Highly recommend the pancakes and kids food is great value.

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    YvonneS

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2022

    overall2food3service1ambience5

    We were given the menus on our arrival and had to wait over 10 mins, before anyone returned to even check if we were ready to order. The staff seemed more interested in chatting between themselves rather than attending to any customers. There were 3 other tables and us, each of the other tables was eating so it was only us that were holding menus. The rest of the restaurant was completely empty! The meal was lovely although, my husband's soup was obviously heated up in a microwave as it was warm in places and cold in others. The rest of the food was tasty, we had duck paté and the chicken burger. I think at 6.45e for a very small portion of rosemary and salted chips, it was very over priced. What really annoyed us was that the plates were cleared twice while one of our party was very obviously still eating their meal. This is a no no in my book, having worked in the service industry for many years. We choose to celebrate a very special occasion, our son's Graduation in The Fodder REstaurant but to be honest, I was quite disappointed with the bad service that we received. I don't normally leave reviews but I felt I could not let this one go.

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    OvidiuB

    Dublin

    5 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 6, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience3

    Quality of food worsening, same as service

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22. CO

    CathyO

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 28, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    I’m delighted to be able to return to Fodder after Covid. Everything is just the same. Disappointed no rotisserie chicken on the menu. My favourite

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    foodgloriousfood

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 28, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    My vegan lunch was delicious. The Caesar salad was v average.

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    Tribar

    Dublin

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    Burgers, full Irish, Caesar all good, pizza chef had gone on a break which was a pity for kids but in general staff were very good

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    Niamh

    Dublin

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    Absolutely horrendous service and food. Food was served twice and was cold twice considering it was a Croque monsieur and an Irish Breakfast is absolutely unbelievable. Definitely not being made to order. We complained at the table the first time the food was served, we had to call the server over. Food was redone and the sandwich was cold again. No one came to check the second time until we were finished and when we said the sandwich was cold again the server said nothing and just walked away like literally just stared at us and walked away as if we were a pain. No one topped up the water, asked did we want more drinks or did we want coffee or a dessert. We had to eat what was served the second time as we were 55 minutes waiting at this stage and had somewhere to be. I’ve emailed Avoca directly before posting this review with no response, emphasising and mirroring the lack of customer care at the restaurant. Avoca has gone rapidly down hill since the takeover. Still fascinated that a chef sent out not one but two stone cold Croque monsieur sandwiches. It’s essentially a toasted ham and cheese sandwich, how can it be so badly served!

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26. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Really nice staff and location. Portions are enormous

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27. MA

    MaryA

    Dublin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 15, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Great venue for good food, with good and friendly service and an eye to keeping up standards.

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28. MO

    MarcO

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2022

    overall2food2service4ambience4

    Unfortunately the food offering in Avoca has declined somewhat recently. We ordered poached eggs and avocado on toast. It was largely tasteless except for the overpowering amount of lime added to the avocado. The prices have also increased significantly for less. Its unfortunate.

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29. M

    Mauds

    London

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 5, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience3

    Felt the Chicken chaser salad was disappointing - bread/croutons were too hard to eat - too much salted in relation to the portion of chicken. Staff were pleasant

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30. TB

    TrevorB

    Dublin

    18 reviews

    3.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on October 5, 2022

    overall3food2service2ambience3

    Servers didn’t know the menu - struggled with English. Fig salad was very poor , had a hair in it and wasn’t dressed. Macchiato coffee was spilt in saucer and had very little hot milk on it so was far too strong

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31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 2, 2022

    overall3food5service2ambience2

    Food was very good; service very slow.

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    Mary

    Dublin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 1, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    Quality of Avoca shop transferred seamlessly to the table - and then some.

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33. JF

    JoyFul

    Dublin

    3 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 29, 2022

    overall4food2service4ambience4

    We ordered croque monsieur but I would advice against this dish. The bread is huge and wet from the overload of greasy sauce, in addition two large slices of (not crispy) bacon. We asked if anyone ever was able to eat the whole sandwich and it appeared no one ever had, so it’s not only unhealthy but also wasteful. Otherwise the atmosphere and service are good, but definitely change or remove the croque monsieur from the menu.

    Avoca - Fodder RestaurantResponded on October 3, 2022Hi there, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you negative experience in store. We will ensure your feedback is passed onto the team so that they are made aware, we hope that next time you visit is a more positive experience. Should you wish for a manager to reach out to you to discuss your experience please let us know and we can arrange. Kind Regards, Avoca.

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34. JS

    JimS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 23, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    I have been in a few times. Food and Service always good.

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35. M

    Marina

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 8, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience3

    We did the booking from this app but I think they weren't really happy to have us there at this time. The menu was short different than last time I was there. I was probably expecting something different

    Avoca - Fodder RestaurantResponded on October 3, 2022Hi there, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you negative experience in store. We will ensure your feedback is passed onto the team so that they are made aware, we hope that next time you visit is a more positive experience. Should you wish for a manager to reach out to you to discuss your experience please let us know and we can arrange. Kind Regards, Avoca.

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36. KS

    KSom

    Dublin

    4 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2022

    overall3food4service4ambience4

    lovely staff, nice dessert , its a shame there is no tap to tip for the staff as very few people carry cash . i understand we can no longer tip the staff with our cards ,

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37. AG

    AlanG

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 3, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience4

    I always like going to Avoca but there seems to be some misalignment between hospitality operations and customer information contained on their website. There lunch menu on the website states a 12.15pm service with latest breakfast service was 11.15am. Arrived at 11.15am to be given the lunch menu when we wanted breakfast! Good dining experience though

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38. T

    Tori

    Dublin

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 29, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    We received booking confirmation from Avoca the day before our reservation. When we arrived we were disappointed to see that the restaurant wasn't even open and some of the staff didn't know themselves. We found some of the other staff who knew to be dismissive, unapologetic, and unhelpful. Wouldn't recommend

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Sydney

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 28, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience1

    Dirty glasses

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40. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Dublin

    8 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience2

    both got pizzas- slightly undercooked, staff pretty clueless- assume a post Covid thing. overall, pretty average experience at higher end of price point.

    Avoca - Fodder RestaurantResponded on September 16, 2022Hi there, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you negative experience in store. We will ensure your feedback is passed onto the team so that they are made aware, we hope that next time you visit is a more positive experience. Should you wish for a manager to reach out to you to discuss your experience please let us know and we can arrange. Kind Regards, Avoca

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