Eire Cafe

A Very humble experience. Décor of a rustic country Café, although the menu design did seem out of place. I got to the café at about 11am and I was seated within a minute of arriving, which was impressive for a busy café with limited seating.
I started with a dirty chai latte. It was sweet and smooth, even without added sugar. The barista definitely put care into making this fine drink. Eggs florentine is a personal favourite of mine so I couldn’t shy away from ordering it with a side of potato bread. One of the poached eggs was a little over done and the potato bread was dreadfully bland. the spinach had a lovely subtle taste and the bacon was cooked perfectly.
At an hours drive, I probably won’t return to Éire. If you do happen to be in the area, or live nearby, I would recommend you pop in for a bite to eat and experience this hidden gem.

Popped in for a quick lunch — chef came out to the counter for a friendly chat. I was starving and all I wanted was a toasted sandwich. What I got served up was absolutely delicious!!! Smoked ham, cheese with incredible gourmet tomato relish. Coffee was sensational as always!

A spontaneous Sunday morning brunch landed us at Éire. We were greeted with big smiles and welcoming table service. Simple but delicious poached eggs with bacon and haloumi, Éire nailed the quintessential breakfast and satisfied my cravings. Highly recommend you get into the ‘burbs and sample some of their seriously delicious looking goods — I’m definitely going to get some of that corn bread in me next time!

Yes! Yes for an amazing all day brekkie! This café is really what most call a hidden gem. It doesn’t look like much from the street. But, if you love a great brekkie, brunch or lunch, check them out! Actually, you should go out of your way to check them out.
My partner insisted that I give this café a go. He had tried some of their pastries before and loved them! In fact, this café sells their pies to Foodland Supermarkets. I have seen them in the Norwood one if you are interested. So, they are obviously doing a great job.
The café has a good amount of space in it for a few groups of people. There is cute little collection of vintage items on tables and a pretty vertical garden inside. Eclectic in style.
As for my brekkie, I had to order the corn fritters. I am so glad that I did, they were amazing! I have never had fritters like these before. They were deep fried, crispy and so super fluffy inside. They were topped with some tasty fried haloumi, greens and served with some fresh tangy salsa and cream. I was in the mood for some bacon as well, so I ordered that as an extra. I was so full afterwards though.
I have to say, this is one of the best breakfasts I have had in a while. It really impressed me. Lot’s of skill and love was put into this dish. I look forward to stop there again when I am in the neighbourhood.

Éire café (pronounced «air-​ah») whose name is derived from the Irish word for Ireland, is owned and operated by Irish (french pastry specialist) executive chef Stephen Lowery and his partner Zoi. The café is amazing in its own right, but has an offshoot business Éire Pies — which according to their website was a challenge brought by a customer to Stephen to make more savoury pies for his menu.
Éire pies are now sold at Foodland supermarkets, Tony and Marks at Gelnunga and Brickworks as well as in the café itself; and have amazing flavours such as braised lamb and rosemary, duck curry, beef and potato and vegan chickpea and lentil.
On top of this achievement, Eiri café also produce a wide range of delicious biscuits, cakes and patries, and do an amazing brunch (7:30am — 2:30pm on weekedays and 8:30 — 2:30pm on weekends). I have popped in a few times on the way to work and was impressed; but this Saturday we stopped for breakfast/​brunch on the way to running some errands.
I had the pancakes with banana, maple syrup and mascarpone and I added bacon to it because bacon and maple syrup just belong together. My partner had cornbread with spicy tomato salsa, grilled haloumi, poached eggs and she also added bacon.
My pancakes were light fluffy and delicious, but quite filling. The bacon was cooked well and the whole meal made me very happy, with big generous slices of banana and a pot of maple syrup on the side). My partner’s corn bread meal though, was the stand out. I’m definitely getting that next time. I have never tried cornbread like Éire’s before. It was light and fluffy and I think it was deep fried, but not oily. Perfect.
I’ll be back, for pies, for breakfast and for coffee. Cheers guys.

This neighbourhood café is a delight! Fantastic coffee, very friendly staff and a relaxing atmosphere make this café a real hidden gem. The breakfasts are especially good, all the cakes, pies and tarts are homemade and they are open during the evening on select Friday’s with special entertainment.

Seeking a more wallet-​friendly East-​side lunch spot? $ 20 for a sandwich? Tell ‘em they’re dreaming! Mum and I were thinking just that as we were searching the Colonel Light Gardens/​Clapham backstreets with a particularly persistent rumble in our tummies this week.
Éire appeared like a beacon of affordable light (think IKEA bedside lamp) as we trekked (drove in air-​conditioned comfort) up Springbank Road. It’s super cute inside and Mum and I had no reservations abiut making use of the crayons for drawing on the brown paper tablecloths while we were deciding on our meal choices.
Mum had a toasted sanga with with ham and welsh rarebit and… Something else I’m sure. I had red lentil pie with roast veggies on the side and we both had a coffee. Coming to $ 27 for the lot, we were feeling pretty chuffed.
There were a few not so fab things about the food, with my roast veggies being preeeetty darn oily but without the lovely crispiness of my Gran’s (maybe my standards are too high, but still) and Mum’s sandwich being overly oily too. Service was a little disorganised but nevertheless this little gem has a lot of potential. The homemade cakes and scones looked delish and my mocha was perfection — never underestimate the difficulty of getting that coffee/​choc balance just right — so maybe I’ll have to try Éire again for morning/​arvo tea…

This cheery little café, adds a bit of life and class to Springbank Rd.
As you step inside you are welcomed by the friendly staff and encouraged to sit down for brunch or lunch on the couch bench seats amongst the colourful paintings and herb gardens on the wall. And before I knew it I had forgotten there was a menu and started drawing on the butchers paper table cloths in crayon.
Table service is a plus in a fairly informal bakery such as this one, and the menu is surprisingly upmarket with dishes of meatballs, saganaki and fetta and pumpkin bruschetta drizzled with a sweet fig balsamic gracing the menu.
The Cirelli coffee served is smack bang on the money if you are looking for a mild blend of beans that has you asking for a second before you know it. It’s not too milky or too slap you in the face it’s a Monday, kind of strong.
Dishes are beautifully presented and quite nice. Prices are a little bit hefty for what you get though. $ 15 for a couple of pieces of haloumi on a simple tomato and lettuce salad or $ 12 for a couple of small pieces of bread served cold with pumpkin and fetta are a little more than I was expecting to pay.
There aren’t many other cafes delivering simple, healthy fare of this calibre in the area and its definitely worth a pop in if you ever happen to be hungry and on Springbank Rd.