The best restaurants

26/05/2025: Arranged a Sunday lunch visit for four family members including a 90 year old who ordered the lamb which was "extra". Two of us had Turkey and Ham and one had a burger. The lamb was tough and clearly wasn't fresh but the worst was a side of cabbage which was so obviously off and had been masked with some kind of cream and peas added in. I told the waiter who said he would "let the kitchen know". Sid anyone speak to us about it? No. Did we get a reduction in bill? No. Will we be back? No.

19/03/2026: I thought the take away was nice. Its the most underrated place for a sit down dinner. Outstanding

10/06/2024: Small portion sizes for me, but overall, the food is inexpensive and good. I definitely recommend it if you're looking for a nice breakfast/luch place

10/07/2025: We stopped at this lovely spot on our little road trip around the Atlantic way, it was a brilliant find. It looked so interesting from outside. The purple building with the craft stall, and sign with frieda kahla. We had two dogs with us and we were allowed to sit outside with them. We were welcomed by the lovely owner, who promptly told us there were fresh scones out of the oven and she had made apple and plum cake fresh that day. We were surprised the menu was vegetarian, but it was not a problem. The food was absolutely delicious!! I got the cheese and onion panini and it had mustard and relish and was so delicious. The cake was phenomenal! I also had a mocha. And it was the best I’d had this whole week! The stall out the front sells the owners crafts, there is lovely adult and children’s clothes. I got a dress for my niece and an apron for myself. I can’t wait to go back on our yearly visit to Downings!

05/07/2025: Lovely place for a break, all home cooked, fresh food, great selection of food and a very helpful and friendly service.

11/02/2026: Chicken Tikka Masala was way too sweet. I could barely eat it. Extremely disappointed. At least the rice was good.

17/05/2025: Just back from having my car cleaned here. Have to spend another half hour myself cleaning it as it wasn’t done right, with dirty marks left all over. Worst car wash in the surrounding area. Won’t be returning ! And for the pleasure of handing over €14 for it, which is also one of the more expensive ones around. They need to be trained how to clean cars …

29/04/2025: Was there a few times when the manager was there and the manager screamed at his employee saying get out of his shop and fill up someone’s car with petrol/diesel I was shocked and haven’t gone back since would not recommend going to this garage

17/09/2024: Staff is very nice, food is good, atmosphere is very appealing.

11/09/2024: **addendum** Like the owner says (and must have complained to remove my legitimate review, which was admittedly some time ago, so perhaps they've changed), the type of reimagined Mexican food you get in the states isn't authentic, nor does it claim to be, but when you're getting massive portions at a truck stop a couple hundred miles from Mexico, cooked by 3 generations of Mexican women, and eaten by Mexican truckers, you can be pretty sure the stuff is decent. Plus, you're 99% of the time going to get even more flavorful dishes in the origin country, and good US-Mex is already incredibly tasty, while I just couldn't say the same for what we had here. So while the owner may well be serving authentic Mexican dishes with pomegranate bits, it's just not something I'd go back for, and again, certainly not at this price and more so keeping in mind that Mexico is far from a rich nation with expensive dishes with a pretentious flair. All the same, I wish them the best and hope other patrons do enjoy their food. **/addendum** It was okay. Not 'authentic', based on my growing up in the US (Tex-Mex, Cali-Mex), so perhaps there are parts of Mexico that have food like this, but I kinda doubt it. It's more Mexican reimagined. Even considering tax and tip, I can get much better fare in the States pretty much anywhere. Service is fine, ambience is good, food presentation is good, and it's the first place I've ever been where there's more guacamole than chips, which is odd, though not 6 Euro odd. While the freshly deep-fried chips are better than out-of-the-bag ones you'd get in most places, I'd rather they be made of corn tortillas instead of flour. Crispy beef tacos look nice, however, they lack punch or depth of flavor, almost as if it had no seasoning, not even salt. This is surprising, given the amount of queso that should be in there. The side of sauce tastes basically like beef drippings and doesn't really add much, either. The fried chicken is vastly different. Again, not a Mex dish I'm familiar with, but it was tasty, with cumin (?) and chilli peppers in the batter. Cheesecake looked better than it tasted. Neither creamy nor dense, it was more like dehydrated curds or something. Passion fruit sauce was nice, but like most everything else, the bulk of the item just wasn't rich. As for the Moonlight Margarita, the big cube of ice is a fancy touch, but it's the first margarita I've ever had that's served with no salt on the rim and a dried lime slice instead of fresh. 3 stars if the price was better.

07/03/2025: Pedido hace más de 90 minutos y la comida no ha aparecido y sus líneas telefónicas ya no funcionan. No es la primera vez que hay problemas. Tuvimos que esperar casi 2 horas en el pasado, ya que "perdieron" nuestro pedido, pero al menos entonces pudimos llamar y comprobar. Absolutamente horrenda atención al cliente. Realmente no se les debería permitir recibir órdenes cuando no hay forma de contactarlos.

04/03/2025: Siempre fabuloso aquí. Suelo pedir vegetariana o samosas y todo está muy bien cocinado fresco y servido con gran amabilidad! Muy recomendable.

01/09/2024: Excelente comida, un entorno encantador, un gran personal experimentado y conocedor haciendo de la cena aquí una experiencia fabulosa.

11/08/2025: I was there Sunday the 10th of August at 8.43am and the gentleman who served me, known as Lee Whelton was a brilliant worker, knows the running of the place and was so very helpful he was a star ⭐️!!

08/08/2025: Great food the two small guys think there names are lee and andrew are running the place

15/03/2026: Ordered here for the first time and was met with nothing but disappointment l. Food was late but I’d forgive that as I knew it was a busy day but when I got my food it was disgraceful, chicken balls were practically wet with how soggy they were, chips were half mushed and stuck together, curry sauce was so thick I had to use a spoon to even get some out and the duck rolls which unfortunately are the only things I have photos were not only tiny but actually burnt to a crisp was also cold and had to be binned extremely disappointing I’d avoid !!

29/11/2025: Maybe it's the previously empty stomach talking, but those were the best chicken balls with sweet and sour sauce I've ever eaten.

07/09/2025: You can't be there as a single person because they don't serve tables. If you get up to get your order you loose your table!!!?!

04/09/2025: Beautiful matcha, lots of choice and the sweetest servers - super friendly, patient and kind. It’s in Dunnes so it’s pretty bustling/hectic, and it’s a bit stuffy, not my kind of sit in vibe, hence 4/5. Takeout is perfect though!