Fabulous new cafe is officially open for business in Longford town

Tuesday saw the official opening of Longford’s all new Gooseberry Cafe. The cafe’s arrival has been much anticipated by all of those living or working or going to school in Longford town.

Gus McEntire, the owner, discussed what locals can expect.

“We acquired the Red Rose premises on Dublin Street early last year and engaged with local interior designers such as Lisa Crowe who helped us design the layout and colour schemes of the new restaurant,” he explained.

“So what we wanted to do was give it a new look, a new experience for Longford people.”

Also Read: Longford Drama Group is gearing up for their highly anticipated spring production

The menu is another greatly anticipated part of the Gooseberry featuring salad bowls, acai bowls, granola bowls, breakfasts with avocado.

The traditional Irish Breakfast isn’t going anywhere either and will be available on the menu.

The café will also have an in-house bakery.

“For lunches we’ll have a range of salads and some fine bread and daily specials.

“We have a superior coffee.

“I evaluated at least four different types of coffee, we settled on a coffee brand called Tall Order.”
Gus has always wanted to open his own cafe.

“It’s something I always wanted to get into, I worked with global national companies and so I travelled a lot and tasted nice cuisines in different locations and I always had the desire to bring something back.”

The opening took place all day Tuesday and had all day treats available for attendees.

Also Read: Longford woman who broke into an apartment is given another chance

“What we’re going to do is a couple hundred little croissants.

“There's a lot of people knocking on the door looking to see if the restaurant is open again, because this was a renowned restaurant for over 30 years, the Red Rose was here for 30 years.”

Make sure to go and check out the Gooseberry Cafe on Dublin Street in Longford town.