The best restaurants

05/03/2025: Thanks Vio! Love, your American Friend (and her handsome man).

05/03/2025: This Italian restaurant truly feels like home, thanks to the amazing owner who makes you feel so welcome. The food is delicious, generously portioned, and reasonably priced. However, be sure to make a reservation, as it’s a must to dine here!

16/02/2025: Virginia and valuer lovely hosts. Great service

16/02/2025: Delicious food & high class food, attentive and friendly service.

24/02/2025: Wonderful food, service, ambiance. Four of us loved every minute. Every detail was perfect. It's my new favourite restaurant.

15/02/2025: It’s a regular dining spot for us predominantly for the atmosphere and superb food. The team at Dax are always attentive and tuned in to the customers needs. Graham’s creative culinary delights from the kitchen are always superb. And there is never a shortage of delightful wines at whatever price point you choose. Highly recommend for a special occasion or a leisurely lunch.

12/03/2025: Food was superb well worth a visit.

02/03/2025: Another amazing meal, food , service , atmosphere 100%.. Perfection on a plate.

02/03/2025: Stopped off here for food at 4pm on a Sunday as it was rated highly by TripAdvisor. Fish & chips and the boiled ham, cabbage and mashed potato was outstanding and cooked to order. Guinness was unreal. Staff were welcoming and friendly. Highly recommended.

23/02/2025: The women there was the single most welcoming, friendly person imaginable. The portions are ample, the food is hearty and rich, and the atmosphere is incomparable. Stop in, stay a while and treat yourself to the best pub experience I've had in a good long while!

11/03/2025: This was my second time at Thyme and what I can say is that the place is always amazing The staff are helpful, smiling and attentive, everything is impeccable and the food is fantastic

09/03/2025: Had a fabulous meal in Thyme last week- food was top notch, staff were great and there was a lovely atmosphere- only negative is that it is very difficult to get parking close by.

01/01/2025: Atmosphere and welcome couldn’t be better! Loved the live music and friendly atmosphere. Definitely worth the visit!

07/12/2024: Malzards don't do food, but Fred the landlord is the perfect host... Pub of 2024 is well deserved..

26/02/2025: The experience was so wonderful. The food was easily the best food I have had in my entire life. I ordered the sea bass ravioli, my mom and dad ordered the carbonara and the stuffed chicken. We ended up ordering Tiramisu as well and that was the best dessert I've ever had. The waitstaff are the nicest people you'll ever meet and work to make sure all your needs are met. Lovely decorum and a cozy restaurant to make the evening end perfectly

19/02/2025: A super cute restaurant. It was completely full downstairs, but fortunately there was another room upstairs with a few tables. The food was very tasty and of good quality. Super nice people!

11/03/2025: Really good food. Not to sweet but certainly not a dull flavor for the normal cakes. They were made fresh in front of us! The cheese tart is on an other level tough. They are served warm and are creamy with a hint of freshnes in them.

09/03/2025: Cheesecake was amazing. The staff is welcoming and great bubble tea. I would definitely come again

26/01/2025: This review is a couple of months late, with my apologies. We enjoyed a spectacular meal in November 2024 and I had wanted to say thank you so much. The pumpkin & parmesan croquettes were life-changing... the gnocchi sublime. The thing that made it perfect though was the service which was warm, enthusiastic and professional. Our server was unflappable even when the table next to us set their napkin on fire, and seemed completely uninterested in putting it out. We got an awful fit of the giggles but she was serenity itself as she saved the day. I would come back to Kinsale just to visit The Black Pig. The food was truly the best meal I've had in 10 years, maybe more - every dish perfection. The prices are a steal compared to the highway robbery that's taken over Dublin with largely boring, poorly executed food.

19/01/2025: Well isn’t this quite the find! So lovely we went back the 2nd night … Staff … adorable,helpful, friendly, warm, kind ✅ Food …. Fantastic … not your traditional sit down eat restaurant experience but much more laid back with the feeling of sharing boards/ plates but you don’t have to share if that’s not your thing! ✅ Wine … my husband’s idea of heaven … extensive wine lists … glasses available for all …. interested staff to chat with …. Suits me extremely well too … a glass or two of bubbly and a yummy pudding wine … all in all suits us both. ✅ Do book early … it’s extremely busy but they do have walk ins at the bar but you’ll need to go early … we were delighted. Thank you

13/03/2025: Brilliant food and service highly recommend 👍

13/03/2025: Brilliant food and the staff are all so lovely and friendly. Always get a warm welcome when you go in there and the food is always top standard. Up glin grub 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

08/03/2025: Exceptional restaurant with fabulous food, atmosphere & friendly staff. Great for special occasions & located in the heart of Kenmare.

01/03/2025: A really lovely meal. Do yourself a favour and order the Tart Tatin if it’s on the menu 🤤 The staff were super friendly and attentive.

06/03/2025: Absolutely amazing service and food. Couldn’t have picked a better spot to have our celebratory dinner. One of the best restaurant gems our family have ever been to!! Shoutout to DJ for making it a memorable experience, your kindness and energy was contagious :))

05/03/2025: The service was great! We had Duje as our waiter and he was very helpful and accommodating. The food was exceptional and I would recommend people to order Thali dish

06/02/2025: Barry provides an oasis of taste, atmosphere, personable expertise to provide a unique experience

06/02/2025: Great food and wine. Barry was very friendly and attentive. We'll be visiting again :)

12/02/2025: No. 35 came highly recommended and it did not disappoint. Every dish was just perfect. And the staff were so friendly and welcoming. One of the best meals I’ve had in years.

15/01/2025: We had made a reservation at this lovely restaurant for our one night in Kenmare. We were seated on time upstairs , which was a quiet and cozy room with only a few tables. The wine selection was good and we had a wonderful meal, easily the best meal we had on our entire 10 days in Ireland. We started with the pear, pecan and blue cheese salad, a nice portion, easily split for two people with just the right amount of dressing. The Mancini balls with goat cheese were very tasty. Our meals were delicious , the hake with potatoes and leeks and the lamb ragu. All of it was outstanding. However, the service was terrible. Our waitress, Emily, was impatient and rude. We asked a few questions as it was our first time dining here and wanted a few moments to look at the menu. She rolled her eyes at us the first time and the second time when she returned with our water when we had a question about the wine. When we asked if we were bothering her, she said no but proceeded to ignore our table the rest of the evening , notably chatting and serving other tables nearby. We are not difficult patrons and are very engaging and gracious to those that work hard in restaurants. We didn't let it ruin our meal. Her lack of service was reflected in her lack of tip and we did speak to the manager on the way out when he asked us how our meal was. I would return because of the outstanding food, but ask for a different server.