Look, I like to eat when I travel. Having some food served passes the time and generally it’s very good. This is pretty much how it is on the Enterprise train, which connects Dublin and Belfast on the island of Ireland.
The train takes a little over two hours to shuttle people between the two cities. That means there’s plenty of time to have a leisurely meal along the way, while enjoying the gorgeous coastal scenery outside your window.
The Enterprise Train
Carriages A and B are where FirstPlus passengers sit. These are at the front of the train when heading to Dublin and at the back of the train when heading to Belfast. During boarding, one door is open for both and an attendant checks your tickets as you step inside.
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- Half of a First Plus carriage
Seats are arranged in blocks of four on one side, with single seats down the other. On this particular trip, the entire carriage was full. It’s the first time I’ve seen it so busy. You can see plenty more pictures in a review I wrote in 2017 – things haven’t changed.
Breakfast Time!
Like most trains, food is not complimentary. Not long after departure, menus are distributed, followed by a welcome drink. Shortly after that, food orders are taken. There was no way I was missing the full breakfast, so that’s what I decided to have.
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- The breakfast menu.
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- Orange juice or water for the welcome drink.
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- My breakfast spread!
Sausage, bacon, mushrooms, a fried egg, potato bread and black pudding, accompanied by a very large slice of toast and a tea. I moved my seat forward to eat and breakfasted while the world whizzed by. Divine and very, very relaxing!
Overall Thoughts
The Enterprise train in 2024 is the same as it was in 2017. This is a good thing! It’s always been clean and comfortable. Not to mention the food is hot, well cooked and enough for the price being asked for. Whenever I head up to Belfast, this is the way I do it.
What do you think of this train in Ireland? Do you know of better – or worse – somewhere in the world? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.
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That looks lovely. Having just been to England for the first time (sorry, Ireland doesn’t have the passport stamp yet but you have to start somewhere) I can’t help but notice that except perhaps for baked beans that looks identical to a full English breakfast. Is it referred to as such in Ireland or is it like Greek coffee and Turkish coffee where it’s the same thing but forbidden to call it by the foreign name?
They are very close, the Irish usually does not include the baked beans or the potato element, and does have black and white pudding.