Thyme Out

I want to do this place justice but I have to be honest with myself… Ok, 3.5 stars? Can we do that :-)
This place is a located on main street Dalkey and is yet another great store stocking all the goodness of healthy food options with allergy friendly products. This place for me though is a little confusing, I dunno, they have a little bit of everything without a lot of one thing. Let me try explain this…
Their Deli counter offers pre-​selected combinations for you to choose from however whats on their deli selection is very limited, there is not a great amount of options making it not overly exciting to ‘create your own’ sandwich or roll… Considering there are other Deli options in the village, this is a little disappointing because what they do lay on, it super nice but need to go that extra step with their meat and salad options.
They specialise in pre-​prepared and frozen meals all high end organic ingredients with portion sizes for the lone diner or family, with add on like potato gratin, etc however for me, they have a few regular meals and they stick to them, not a lot of variety so if I’m thinking of grabbing last minute dinner, this place doesn’t jump to mind cause there’s just not enough variety being mixed into their meals.
When I said earlier about a little bit of everything, like they a few relish/​sauces in stock but might be just one flavour so again, when I’m sitting at home saying I need a sauce this place just never gets a look in.
However… Let me also just spend some time on what I do REALLY like about this place!
What I think is cool is during summertime I’ve seen them advertise in their window island picnic deals, so you can buy your sandwich and drink or maybe pick up some pastries, meat selections, etc and have them all packed to take with you on a tour to Dalkey Island so yeah, that is a drawing point and great marketing particularly in high tourist season.
They have a hot drink and pastries option which is a nice treat to take with me on coastal walk and settle down somewhere along the coast and enjoy :-)
They are always super friendly in here, they connect really well with customers and I know they do catering for private functions which I imagine they do really well with.