A Fancy Brunch At This Beautiful City Centre Cafe Is A Surprising Bargain

It’s Sunday morning, which in our food focused brains can only mean one thing: Brunch. 

The trend that will forever be associated with avocado toast and booze is a gorgeous weekend treat, but it does seem that it’s getting harder and harder to brunch in town on a budget. French toast for the guts of €14-15, a coffee for three quid and maybe (if you’re feeling flush) a cocktail, and you’ve spent almost €30 before midday. 

One spot in town that does surprisingly great value brunch items is the luxuriously chic Ladurée on South William Street. 

I popped in on Friday with the aim of simply getting a hot chocolate – by far the nicest in Dublin – and was tempted when I saw their Eggs Benedict was a reasonable €9.50.

For somewhere so beautiful, the food is pleasantly priced…

Pretty china cups and saucers, silver teapots and monogrammed napkins? Ladurée is a cafe fit for a princess. And oh boy do they do SO much more than just their famed macarons . 

The menu has everything from the most delicate cakes and pastries to indulgent savoury dishes

The Ladurée Breakfast in particular is fab – a basket filled with croissant or chocolate croissant and bread served with butter, honey and jam, freshly squeezed Orange juice and coffee, tea or hot chocolate for just €9.50.

For €15.50 you get all of the above plus an Eggs Benedict with bacon or salmon or a French toast with maple syrup. 

They do crispy French toast with raspberry and Chantilly cream (you can get bacon too) as well as classic French crepes

All for less than a tenner, too.