Starbucks in Mcdonagh junction

pegasus1

Cool starbucks is opening up in mcdonagh junction in october..

https://www.facebook.com/MacDonaghJunction/photos/a.109539202427189.4718.108953609152415/728306197217150/?type=1&theater

Wife is happy, other coffee shops tremble,but i think there is always room for more coffee shops...

Cabaal

yeahh, over expensive even more high calorie drinks!

Dozen Wicked Words

Giant multi national! Yay!

kikel

Don't see the fascination myself, but good look to them. Hopefully they will do well and it will be good for Mcdonagh Junction.

Kirk Van Houten

hipster posters who only frequent shops that you probably haven't heard of and dislike giant multi nationals - Yay!!!

miece16

YES €7 for coffee . cant wait

thelad95

miece16 wrote: »

YES €7 for coffee . cant wait

They don't charge €7 for coffee

robjones1981

thelad95 wrote: »

They don't charge €7 for coffee

E6.99 :pac:

road_high

Boots also supposed to be opening a new store there. Hope their High St. store stays put.

redtelephone

road_high wrote: »

Boots also supposed to be opening a new store there. Hope their High St. store stays put.

Holland & Barrett opening in McDonagh as well. Celtic Tiger coming back?:D

Cabaal

Kirk Van Houten wrote: »

hipster posters who only frequent shops that you probably haven't heard of and dislike giant multi nationals - Yay!!!

Holly crap, I'm a hipster?
:eek:

LadyBetty

I like Starbucks & think they'll do well in McDonagh. However they're moving into where BB Muffins is now & wouldn't employ the BB's staff as they're not trained up to their barista standard or whatever, so unfortunately the BBs staff have lost their jobs.

Boots is moving into where Pamela Scotts used to be, while Pamela Scotts has already moved into the old A-Wear unit.

Autosport

So is BBs going then??

LadyBetty

It is, think it's going next week.

Autosport

Ah no, I love their hot chocolate

raze_them_all_

LadyBetty wrote: »

It is, think it's going next week.

It'll be gone by end of the week. Mcdonagh kicked them out for starbucks

UnknownSpecies

While on the subject, where are some good places to grab a good coffee? Moving to Kilkenny city soon and I'm interested to know does anywhere roast their own in the city?

Rantan

the Gourmet store on high street does a nice coffee - don't think they roast their own though...one of the stalls in the farmers market on Thursdays does though...so I heard....haven't been there though

kikel

I drink a lot of coffee but would NOT call myself a connoisseur. But I did have a coffee in Mugshot lately and thought it was amazing.

road_high

LadyBetty wrote: »

It is, think it's going next week.

That's a shame. Thye are not open long? Even the cost of fitting out the shop originally, doubt they'd recoup that even in such a short space of time.

robjones1981

Rantan wrote: »

the Gourmet store on high street does a nice coffee - don't think they roast their own though...one of the stalls in the farmers market on Thursdays does though...so I heard....haven't been there though

Where does the Farmer's Market be on Thursdays?

And does there be much at it?

pegasus1

dorgasm wrote: »

While on the subject, where are some good places to grab a good coffee? Moving to Kilkenny city soon and I'm interested to know does anywhere roast their own in the city?

Cafe le coco have nice strong coffee, best in the city or very close to it

foxcoverteddy

Does the 6.99 for coffee include the parking charge? I am sure we don't pay that much at Kildare Village.
Even M&S do not charge that much, perhaps it is for two coffee's?
Get a Nespresso machine and you can have a really decent coffee anytime.
Foxy the Coffee lover

thelad95

foxcoverteddy wrote: »

Does the 6.99 for coffee include the parking charge? I am sure we don't pay that much at Kildare Village.
Even M&S do not charge that much, perhaps it is for two coffee's?
Get a Nespresso machine and you can have a really decent coffee anytime.
Foxy the Coffee lover

Whoever said 6.99 was saying it tongue in cheek. Typically you'll pay between €2-4 depending on the type and size of the drink you get. Expensive granted but their iced coffees make quite the nice treat.

Rantan

robjones1981 wrote: »

Where does the Farmer's Market be on Thursdays?

And does there be much at it?

the famer's market does be on the parade every thursday

there be much fair rare fayre there, fair share quare though if you're not really into the whole vibe of the thing.. ....

peter the pie mans pies are pretty dacent..

brianblaze

Kilkenny, and Carlow for that matter, are seriously lacking a decent café. Moved down from Dublin recently and it's awash with nice cafés with great baristas etc, but nothing like that, that I can see, in KK or CW.

Is there a hidden gem I'm missing?

pegasus1

brianblaze wrote: »

Kilkenny, and Carlow for that matter, are seriously lacking a decent café. Moved down from Dublin recently and it's awash with nice cafés with great baristas etc, but nothing like that, that I can see, in KK or CW.

Is there a hidden gem I'm missing?

Look at my above post!!!👀

brianblaze

pegasus1 wrote: »

Look at my above post!!!👀

I've been, not impressed.

pegasus1

brianblaze wrote: »

I've been, not impressed.

What are you looking for in a cafe if coco wont do?

brianblaze

I'm going to sound like an awful toff, but somewhere that doesn't use Lavazza beans would be a start. Can't stand their coffee.

Don't get me wrong, place looks lovely, but I'm not mad about the coffee

pegasus1

brianblaze wrote: »

I'm going to sound like an awful toff, but somewhere that doesn't use Lavazza beans would be a start. Can't stand their coffee.

Don't get me wrong, place looks lovely, but I'm not mad about the coffee

There is also another east euopean? cafe at the end of St. Kierans st. Opposite a booking shop not far from kyteler's..nice coffee and nice crepes.

There are places that use illy coffee..zuni i think

Check out the pembroke...nice coffee there and cheap...