Salt Cellar Cafe - Dublin Road, Ratoath

This is a great little cafe hidden in the basement of one of the offices on Upper Mount St. They've got different specials all the time (it was paella for €5 last time I was in) and they serve soup and sandwiches also. Every day there's a roast ham for the sambos which is nice. Their home-made soup is great, and at €6.50 for the soup and sandwich combo, you can't go wrong.

Small coffee shop/deli on Upper Mount Street. It feels like you are in someones kitchen! The staff are very friendly. They have a decent selection in the deli and it is pretty good value. I have never had a bad sandwich so will most likely be back.

Old school sometimes wins. Hands down! The Salt Cellar is one such old school deli that whips out sandwiches, salads, and soups, but also has a cafe esque seating area inside, giving it that ideal blend of old meets new. Check out the picture of the radio they have (see the photo I've uploaded below . They serve some of the best ham cheese sandwiches across town nice, thick cut ham between lovely white or brown bread, with oodles of cheese. It's easily one of the best I've ever had! And the best part is that the thickness of the ham doesn't change day to day it's consistent, almost like a science! Check out the 2 sandwich photos from different days they're near identical : <br/ <br/ They also have salads (Caesar for looking at a healthier option, especially during the workday, as well as a couple of other sandwich options with paninis. There's also the lasagna and chicken nuggets, and of course, 3 kinds of soups, of which the chicken noodle soup absolutely rocks! It's open only for lunch and there's usually a big queue early on itself, but the turn around time if quite fast, so you won't be left waiting too long. It's been a life saver for us whenever we've needed a quick, yummy lunch :

Nice quirky basement cafe with a great mix of options from Paella to toasties to choice of soups which are all fantastic. It can be busy during peak periods but it’s worth the wait, the food is served up really nicely should you decide to sit in.

I have a bit of a soft spot for the old school deli. With gourmet sandwiches ten a penny in Dublin these days, it's nice to go back to basics with a door step slice brown bread, inch thick butter and layers of ham and cheese. The Salt Cellar is just that. With pictures of obscure English celebrities (the cast of Coronation st. adorning the walls, dreary eyed office workers queue for lasagna, paninis, chicken noodle soup out the door. I opted for a ham, cheese and coleslaw brown roll and it was glorious. Real ham, the whole joint laid out for punters to ogle, swiss cheese and a healthy scoop of homemade coleslaw. This is nothing fancy. Just simple food, made well by friendly staff. Plus at six euro for a roll and a bottle of water, it's one of the best value lunches on the fancy side of town.