Phoenix Park Cafe

We hosted our sons first birthday party here and everything was very well organised. Debra was amazing and took care of everything for me. I love the location of the cafe and its especially beautiful in autumn. The food was really good too with lots of options available. I'd highly recommend this place for a lovely lunch (the park is really cool) and definitely for hosting parties. Thanks so much Debra!

This is the 4th time I've been here and unfortunately it seems like the lady behind the counter was having a really tough day again. Each time she's gotten my order wrong, but today she was quite rude about it. She seems to be polite to the white ladies so you might have a good experience as long as you're not brown. I asked for a salad to go (and made sure I said "to go" because I was going home to share it with my little one, I didn't want to make a mess in the cafe). I waited outside with the munchkin running around and when I came in the salad was on a plate on the table. I handed it to the lady and asked her to box it up (I was friendly) and she started ranting about how there were people waiting and how she had better things to do. She touched her mask then touched the salad and dumped it in a box (the box was upside down) and made a big show of closing it. After I said thank you she said very loudly that there were many people waiting and that I was rude. There was one lady waiting for a coffee but as she and the lady behind the counter were having a pleasant chat when I came in it didn't seem like there was a big rush. I waited for a lull in their conversation to inquire about my salad and I'm sure I wasn't rude. My other (white) mom friend has never had such an experience, nor has she had burnt coffee here, so I'm guessing it's something to do with the way I look. It is unfortunate that this place hasn't worked out since it is so close to the playground and library.

I have only recently discovered Phoenix Park. It is a great place to play with older toddlers and up. Have only tried coffee from the cafe so far. For me, it is ok, but on the wrong side of average. I wouldnt make a special trip to get it, but it is ok for my caffeine fix while visiting the park. I am looking forward to the day I can sit around in the cafe, try the food with friends, while kids play in the playground.