The best restaurants in Carlow

28/12/2025: Gorgeous lunch, lovely staff, will be back 👌

17/12/2025: I’ve been here a few times and have never left disappointed. Excellent Italian coffee, yummy cakes and delicious lunches. The cook delivers your food to the table which is a nice touch. Next time I’m in Carlow I’ll definitely visit again.

07/12/2025: Small gardens and you need to pay fee even to enter coffee shop (not gardens). And queue, of course. Everything is very slow like it is supposed to be in this kind of gardens.

08/11/2025: Well worth a visit! A really magical garden walk with lots of hidden gems!

25/08/2025: Absolutely gorgeous little cafe, well run and very welcoming. The food is fab. Ill definitely be back for more.

17/08/2025: Driving from Dublin down to Waterford, I really needed a bite to eat and some good espresso . Stopped here, based on reviews. They don't lie . Wonderful service, cute coffee shop with plenty of seating. Excellent latte , with fresh out of the oven scone. It could not be more perfect! Highly recommend.

03/04/2026: Best takeaway around proper food.. and great customer service even when they are busy!! Anything I've got on the menu, is 5⭐️

15/01/2026: The food is gorgeous 😍 I'd highly recommend here

17/04/2026: We had a lovely lunch here and desert, the service was great and friendly and the food was delicious

15/02/2026: Amazing menu and out- standing food. Service friendly and efficient. Highly recommend

06/05/2026: Look at the picture of the breakfast ! No words needed

04/05/2026: Excellent carvery lunch, meat freshly cut as serving. Very friendly chef & staff. Dinner price very reasonable & plenty on the plate

27/08/2025: Noce litten Cafe and CBD-Shop. The Owner was really friendly and helpful. Made my Ireland Trip even butter :)

20/07/2025: I love this place! Owner and staff are really nice, the coffee is delicious and the food is so tasty. My favourite dish so far would have to be the dynamite spice box - I allowed a relative to taste it; next thing you know they are looking to share the box between us! I highly recommend this place.

16/11/2025: Went in just for 2 bags of chips wow place looks amazing all new sings really nice big clear well designed place spotless staff so lovely owner jentle man young lady so polite chips so nice lots vinegar and salt so tasty wish them all they best in there success thank you

08/11/2025: We came here to try famous corn dogs and boy they did not disappoint. We'll be back for more and try more stuff.

26/04/2026: Attended the Lee wedding, honestly don't know where to start, from the moment we arrived we knew that this hotel was special. All the staff we encountered very friendly and helpful. Our room was cosy, clean and comfortable. The food was fabulous from the prewedding food to the actual wedding meal and breakfast the following morning, I honestly couldn't fault it all one bit. Loved the "things to do locally " at the back of the breakfast menu. Lovely idea. What I also enjoyed was that the wedding guests had basically taken over the hotel which made the wedding very personal. Honestly, we would not hesitate in coming back to stay there again.

25/04/2026: An exceptional hotel in a beautiful town . Very large and bright rooms, great breakfast and bar food, and really wonderful staff . In a sea of bland and impersonal hotels, Step House is a place that retains a true sense of hospitality - welcoming, personal and warm. Thank you for making my parents' recent stay so special, for taking such care of my dad, and for the thoughtful gift for their 60th wedding anniversary ! Just wonderful ❤️

24/02/2026: A good range of options for a very reasonable price. Menu options change daily. Friendly and accommodating staff. No "kids" menu but customised portions available for all ages, which is a far superior setup. Will definitely eat here again.

19/04/2026: The best pizza i have ever had! I will definitely come back. ❤️

18/04/2026: I can confidently say that La Gusto Pizza serves the best pizza on the island! The service was incredibly quick, and the food was absolutely delicious. You can really tell they use only high-quality ingredients — everything tasted fresh and full of taste. On top of that, the staff were extremely polite and welcoming, which is very important to me. Definitely a place I’ll be coming back to!

25/10/2025: We had our wedding in the Woodford Dolmen last weekend, and I am forever grateful!! From the reception staff to the housekeepers, everyone was so friendly. A special mention to the manager, Will, who was on duty the day of our wedding. The food and drinks were of a high standard through our entire stay. All of our guests have been raving about their experiences! Thank you ever so much for helping to make our day so special. We will certainly be back.

18/07/2025: We stayed for 1 night and it was amazing.Staffs were very friendly.The Location was very quiet and beautiful.

16/12/2025: The best bar not only in carlow but country. Lovely family run pub. Old world decor but with pool tables in a separate area of bar

16/09/2025: Savage pub. Excellent drink. Really nice beer garden with great atmosphere. Staff very friendly and welcoming.

22/10/2025: Fantastic products and really helpful staff. Great to see a company like Crottys surviving (and thriving) in Carlow, for generations! Good on you. Try their chicken salad sandwich - devine.

10/10/2025: Great little caff for tea and a sambo on the nicest bread