My experience with Farmleigh Market has ranged from middling to disappointing. My biggest criticism is that it is not possible to buy the ingredients to make your dinner there. There is no meat or fish stall. Today was a better day than most. It was a rainy day which meant that we weren't battling throngs of people.
Brian and I are from Cork where we were spoiled by The English Market. There is nothing like it in Dublin. In Farmleigh there was a small vegetable stall and a bread stall which weren't there previously. I bought some homemade apple juice, some kale and an unpasteurised nettle and onion cheese. The cheese stall is excellent. The man has samples laid out for each of his cheeses. He produces the cheese himself and only works with raw milk. We were quite hungry and got hot dogs. They were quite nice but not exactly artisinal.
There was also an exhibition of photographs from Nepal. Some handicrafts were also on sale. It was nice to be able to go in to this.
Afterwards we strolled down to the cafe by the duck pond in the grounds of Farmleigh. I love this cafe. I just really like that you are looking out onto the duck pond and ducks are taking off and landing all around you.
There is really nice planting around the outdoor seats. The staff have always been really helpful here too. I had a hot chocolate. One of Brian and I's favourite things is to go walking with our dog when it is really cold and rainy and to warm up with a hot chocolate before heading home. It wasn't that cold today but we said we should get a few practice runs in before the cold hits!
Although the market was disappointing we had a lovely walk and enjoyed pottering about. It was a relaxing addition to watching an episode of Marple with cups of tea.
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