The best restaurants

31/01/2025: No longer in existence, had that mistake a couple of weeks ago.

29/12/2025: Great coffee stop during a walk of the grounds of Malahide Castle.

26/06/2026: Great pub music fun beer garden pool table what more would you want

14/03/2026: A great place to bring your friends for music and all sports events

12/08/2025: I visited The Imperial Bar and I must admit that it has a unique atmosphere. The decor is elegant, with classic accents, creating a comfortable and somewhat sophisticated space. The restaurant is spacious, with plenty of seating for both large and small groups. The service was very professional and attentive, which significantly contributed to my positive impression. The menu offers a wide range of drinks, from classic cocktails to more unique offerings that are truly worth trying. Furthermore, the selection of whiskeys and other spirits is impressive. The prices are moderate for this type of establishment. It's the perfect place for an evening get-together with friends or a quiet, relaxing afternoon with a drink.

21/05/2025: I have a disability, I went into the pub for 1 pint, they discredited me and wouldn't serve me, it's a disgrace in today's society, they should be ashamed

02/11/2025: Here now in the corner flag and must say Stephen and Kathleen are so obliging and lovely creamy pints of Guinness

11/02/2025: Beautiful coffee and service in the heart of callan

02/02/2025: Lovely busy spot, great staff, and good coffees and food.

15/08/2024: Garlic bread as a starter: cheese supplement: €1. I'll order it without cheese. "But are you sure? Because it's really dry without cheese..." "I'm not a fan of cheese." "What if it's really not strong? Because it's really dry without..." Anyway, I ordered it without. But damn, it was dry because there was no dressing in the accompanying salad! Vinaigrette? Or is just oil too much to ask? I ordered a main course next. I waited for someone to clear my order to find out about desserts... No one came in 10 minutes! I left.

20/07/2024: Great food great staff clean toilets !

10/12/2025: We ordered our beautiful wedding cake from Armelle and we were absolutely delighted with the cake, macarons, and cake pops provided. 🖤 The cake was stunning and delicious 😋. Everyone was asking what baker we had. Thank you so much for everything. 🖤 we will definitely be back . Absolutely stunning and delicious cakes . Even better they also offer Gluten free options which went down a treat with a few of our guests who are celiac. Will definitely be back for more . Stunning cakes 🎂 x 🖤

03/11/2025: Armelle’s Kitchen made a wonderful XL Layer cake for a recent 70th birthday celebration. The decorations looked stunning and the flavour was lovely - everyone was delighted with it. As promised, the cake was ready to collect on the day, and Armelle’s provided a great service.

04/09/2024: Martina at Bliss, Ardee is an amazing skilled baker and a lovely lady. She made our wedding cake and it was beyond our expectations. As we had no idea what we wanted she met us at her lovely shop to discuss over excellent coffee. She helped guide us in our choice and we left the creative design to her. We were blown away on the day when a beautifully decorated cake was personally delivered to our venue and set up to perfection. It provided a lovely end to our wedding meal and enjoyed by our guests with ( thankfully) some left for us the following day. We can't thank Martina enough for the beautiful cake, her complete professionalism and being part of our fantastic day. Thank you Martina. Jennifer & Harry

10/07/2024: €9 for a slice of cheesecake and a cup of coffee, in Ardee! You would expect to pay that sitting outside on the Champs Elysee. Avoid, stop at a filling station. Response to owners: At the trivial level I feel that I was caught for a sucker, I’ll get over it and it won’t break me. At the more serious level any tourist who felt that they were similarly done over in Bliss is likely to avoid any other artisan tea rooms in the whole of Ireland. So one business that works to this business model will actually spoil things for so many other similar establishments. The cheesecake and coffee were fine but not exceptional. In any similar French town we see the pâtisserie and boulangerie. These businesses are typically family run and will have been in place for decades and will be still there well into the future. So many attempts at this in Ireland are nothing more than pop-up shops that last just a few years. I feel that crucial difference is that the French do it to make a living, many Irish do it to make a killing.