Well fed at the Pavilion
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| Chicken wrap |
Many of you will, when
travelling in the Carrigaline area and on the Kinsale Road, have seen the signs
for the Pavilion in Ballygarvan and will know it is a large garden centre. But
did you know that they have a very busy cafe there and also a well stocked food
shop?
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| Smoked salmon sandwich |
Called there for lunch recently.
In plenty of time, I thought. But, having taken a browse amongst the plants and
garden furniture, got quite a surprise when I returned to the cafe area about
12.30 to find a big queue for the goodies.
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| Olives, pesto and tapenade for sale in the food shop |
Took time to study the menu,
printed over the serving area on a large blackboard. Decided to go for the Delicious
Dill sandwich: Open smoked salmon on homemade bread, with cream cheese,
cucumber and dill and a choice of two salads.
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| Plants and water feature in garden centre |
Quite a feed, as was that
chosen by CL: Tasty Tarragon, a wrap of Chicken, bacon, tarragon, mayo, lettuce
and tomato, not forgetting your choice of two salads. Each cost €8.50. Great value. And value obviously appreciated as
many of those in the café came from nearby factories and offices – it’s just
about two miles or so from Cork Airport. Service is friendly and efficient – that
queue moved quickly.
Also had a look at the food
shop. Couldn’t leave without a loaf of Arbutus bread and a pack of those fantastic
smoked rashers by Ummera but there is much more there, a lot of it by local producers.
They also have a country store
where you may buy unusual items for the house. One display that caught my eye
was the unusually shaped soaps crafted by Mianra from Carrigaline.
The garden centre is a big
one and much of it is undercover. Hard to resist making a purchase here. In
truth, there was no resistance and more was spent on the garden than on the
food!
