The best restaurants in Carlow
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Arboretum Home & Garden Heaven
05/07/2026: Really nice food and great portions
21/06/2026: Fathers day we came for breakfast only to find they had no breakfast. Ended having 2 slices of brown bread because soup was terrible.
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281 Reviews |
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Rachel’s Garden Cafe
05/07/2026: Really nice food and great portions
21/06/2026: Fathers day we came for breakfast only to find they had no breakfast. Ended having 2 slices of brown bread because soup was terrible.
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428 Reviews |
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Papa John's Ireland
Tullow
12/07/2026: Spot on for a quick meal for any type of taste.
12/06/2026: Nice clean restaurant, staff very friendly and helpful
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7,2
404 Reviews |
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Cafe de Mode
Ballon
10/05/2026: We had a beautiful breakfast pancakes with crispy bacon and maple syrup and a large pot of tea ☕.
16/04/2026: Brilliant place to go for food anytime 😊 music for me was fantastic 👌
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7,2
1300 Reviews |
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McDonald's
18/03/2026: Tables a mess and not enough staff to cope at busy times, wish the would pay staff more !!
15/03/2026: Worker with long blonde hair was very unhygenic while preparing food. I seen him once with his finger in his nose and then wiping it into his shirt. He also appeared very rude giving customers dirty looks and what liked him talking bad about customers to other employees. I told him to cheer up abit and his expression immediatly changed and told me to go away. I did not eat my food as what I witnessed made me feel sick which resulted me having to go buy food from the food place beside.
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7,2
673 Reviews |
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Tully's Bar
Carlow
25/07/2026: Great pints and pizza here
Always a great time here
They have a great lunch option also
07/06/2026: This is a dirty pub from front to back
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7,2
248 Reviews |
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Ricos Take Away & Pizzeria
Muinebeag
08/06/2026: Always Fast, efficient and tasty food. Enjoyed many pizza's and chicken kebabs. Chips are good too. Can eat in.
15/05/2026: I asked for no salad on my food and was still giving this is the second time when people don't put it on there order u don't put it on food is always nice to eat but when it's destroyed in shit u can't eat it's horrible another 20 odd quid down the drain
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7,2
286 Reviews |
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Roosters
Muinebeag
14/07/2026: Really good food. I got pizzas and sausage and chips.
09/07/2026: Had a great experience here! The staff were really friendly and welcoming, and everything was clean and well looked after. The service was excellent, and you can tell they care about their guests. I’d definitely recommend this place and would happily come back again.
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7,2
433 Reviews |
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The Lazy River Café
Carlow
11/07/2026: We stopped for ice cream. The welcome was cold. You serve yourself from a tub where you open the boxes yourself. We hesitated to sit down because of the state of the chair covers. As for the toilets, that's an experience in itself.
07/07/2026: 1st time there.. highly recommend!! Got breakfast it was absolutely gorgeous!!
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7,1
135 Reviews |
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Racey Byrnes
Carlow
27/04/2026: Excellent service..good pub good. typical Irish toilets
23/04/2026: Amazing friendly pub with friendly professional staff a real Irish pub with great character
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1007 Reviews |
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KFC
Carlow
29/06/2026: It was absolutely freezing inside, the air-conditioning was still set to when the outside temperatures were high. Food was ok, wont hurry back but also wont avoid it entirely
28/06/2026: The fries where stone cold chicken burger was stone cold chicken popcorn was cold
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1568 Reviews |
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Dinn Rí
Carlow
12/04/2026: We didn’t stay at the hotel, only dined in the restaurant. Overall, the food was quite good—typical of Irish restaurants. The steak was excellent and the staff were very friendly.
There was a mistake with our order, though, and the pizza arrived much later. They apologized a lot for it, which we appreciated, and remained very kind throughout.
The wine wasn’t great and was quite expensive, but the steak was fantastic.
05/04/2026: Beautiful place, lovely food. I would recommend it for any party large or small.
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133 Reviews |
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Matty's Pub
29/09/2025: Great apartments, friendly pub and the owner is helpful with food options and taxi service.
18/09/2025: Great experience. Matty was great and welcoming. He recommended a great local restaurant to eat dinner. Nice kitchen, beautiful new tiled bathroom with shower. The only minor issue was the bed footboard stuck out (we keep running into the corners).
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52 Reviews |
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7,0
68 Reviews |
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Carpe Diem
Carlow
29/08/2025: Very welcoming traditional Irish pub
04/06/2025: Just an excellent spot. Staff are absolutely fantastic also and the drink is always nice here 👍