The best restaurants in Carlow

07/07/2025: A nice pint in a friendly setting. Located just on hay market. Note that it is cash only. We had to leave on our first attempt and return several days later to pay a visit.

20/03/2025: Great place. Booked into accommodation opposite for 4 nights. Came into this pub for a drink was made very welcome, came in most days of our holiday made new friends 🧡 hope to see you next year xx

16/10/2025: Retail shop is closed. At the moment orders are online only. Their Website indicates that it it open until 4.30p.m. Didn't get a chance to try the cakes. I'm sure they are lovely but please note on your Website that the shop is closed.

29/06/2026: Says open from 10.30am but wasn't open at around 3.30pm when I went there. Possibly closed down.

18/07/2026: I bought one small cheese pizza and one portion of chicken wings, which came to a total of €18.50. Because my younger sister is still a child and didn’t know the price, she handed the cashier €30. However, she was only given €1.50 in change, when she should have received €11.50. When I realized what had happened, I went back to the restaurant and spoke to them politely. All I wanted was for them to understand the situation and check the security camera so we could resolve the issue in a friendly and respectful way. We have been loyal customers for many years, which is why this experience was extremely disappointing. Very disappointing and completely unacceptable. When we arrived, they immediately insisted that their employee was right, making it seem as though we were the ones who were lying. They chose to believe their staff without properly investigating and treated us with a clear lack of respect. We asked to speak with the cashier who had served us, but the owner initially refused to call her over. After I found her myself, she then suggested checking the CCTV again and kept avoiding giving a clear answer. This was after they had already repeatedly insisted that their employee was correct. It is truly upsetting that after supporting this business for several years, this is how we were treated.

14/07/2026: If I could give 0 I would, dry and bland

01/09/2024: Does the café still exist? - We couldn't find it.

24/08/2025: Would highly recommend..Everything from the quality of the food, the presentation and the absolute reliability of this business is fantastic. Bernie was so helpful . I wouldn't hesitate in recommending them and will definitely use Bia Blasta again Superb service!

19/07/2026: Delicious food,yellow sole was so good.