Restaurant Review - Excuse My French
Wednesday 26 February 2025
What was for many years best known as ‘bedsitland’, Ranelagh used to be a village of two halves — the haves and the have nots. Today though, the demographics have changed somewhat with more houses being owner occupied in this desirable D6 locale. It’s still a village of two halves though, but in a different sense. The main drag from town through Ranelagh hosts the more hip nightlife scene with bars, cafes, restaurants and takeaways, some indeed being very good. However, a few hundred yards from the main street lies the more discreet and less brash world of Dunville Avenue, where the posh redbrickers slip down in their 4x4s to ‘pick up a few bits and pieces’!
Within this niche, on either side of the road, there’s upmarket boutiques, cafes, interior design shops, a designer outlet, a renowned deli, a dry cleaners and a pharmacy, plus a great vegetable shop with all of their lovely fare laid out front, with no sign of the abominable cellophane or plastic in sight.
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First Published In The Sunday Independent