Tābú in Thomastown

Giving my review after just one visit, so maybe slightly premature, but plan to return soon. Visited with my uncle & cousin for my first time on a Thursday night, and, as a local, I was delighted to see the place was hopping busy!! The Restaurant Manager on the night, Lorraine, was outstanding, & struck such a great balance between being genuinely friendly & providing intuitively-attentive service at appropriate times, rather than being intrusive! Personally we found one male member of staff a little overbearing & disruptive during our obviously personal deep chats, given the night that was in it for us, but it feels unfair to complain about that when it was definately well-intentioned, & maybe just lacked a little awareness! The food was thoroughly enjoyable however; we went tapas style & shared throughout, but personally, in hindsight, I think I would have preferred just our Starters to share, followed by a single Main course each, and then shared deserts...but that's very much a personal preference as a female among two hungry males, and, such is the set-up in Tabú, the choice is very much your own as to how to structure your meal!! Thoroughly enjoyed the night, & very much looking forward to a return to Tabú over the next week or two! We are lucky to have such a great Award-Winning restaurant in Thomastown, and althou always room for another, perhaps with a slightly different emphasis, maybe that's just me being greedy & liking to have a choice!! Thank you Tabú...long may you last in our lovely town ❤️

My favourite restaurant in Ireland at the moment. Absolutely fantastic space with great staff - it's a nice place to be besides the food, which lives up to its surroundings and then some. Can particularly recommend the lamb, the calamari and (my girlfriend would insist) the strawberry daiquiri. Have been three times this year and will go again.

Very interesting food options, most of which work well. From what we had the highlight was the meatballs, others were OK like the tacos, but a bit too much lettuce used to bulk them out. Had a croissant dessert with a creme and berry filling which was a delight.

I love this chef's main dishes. That's what it's worth coming here for. It's worth checking the opening hours. Open kitchen. Nice staff.

Love, love, love this place. We were staying in Inistioge, pre-wedding in Kilkenny, with dear family and friends. Loved this place so much, I returned with different members of our group the second time 🥰

The staff is incredible and the service is outstanding. The waiter that came to our table a few times to bring our tapas was very funny and so friendly. I give 4 for the food simply because they don’t serve croquettes :)

Tabu have opened a cafe for breakfast and brunch and it’s brilliant! The food is impeccable - same standard as dinner, service is super friendly and incredibly attentive (they initially only offered dairy and oat milk coffee options but since I said I can’t have any because I can’t have dairy or gluten they now also offer coconut milk!!), and the cafe is beautiful! Highly highly recommend!

Lovely food, great service & friendly staff. Even had the head chef serve us some of our courses! Looking forward to returning again & again!

What a wonderful night out! Just happened to be in the area, having travelled from Monaghan. Delicious food, fantastic menu and great atmosphere. The chef/owner is clearly passionate about what he does. I loved that you could see him and his staff cook and it was great to see him chatting with people at their tables. We loved everything about this place. A great night out.

Wonderful decor, top class service and food to match. Soft shell crab bao buns were delicious. Highly recommend.