The best restaurants in Carlow

09/05/2025: *** APPALLING FOOD *** Booked this hotel for one night including dinner at their restaurant After checking in and paying we were informed restaurant had been closed for quite a while and that we could have 3 course bar food instead. Food was appalling/ inedible Calamari was overcooked in old vegetable oil Main course overcooked hake and burnt oily baby potatoes Dessert was supposed to be crème brûlée but turned out to be sweetened scrambled eggs The HEAD CHEF has Zero interest in cooking good edible food and should RESIGN !!! Nice wine 🍷albeit delivered to the table open with the cork shoved back in - good cocktails After dinner we sat at the bar to have another drink but were met with the rudest bar lady who should get a refund from whatever charm school she attend totally rude and obnoxious Rooms are decent and comfortable Reception staff were good Breakfast is a fairly average affair nothing better than average

09/05/2025: Stayed in the Talbot Hotel Carlow, overnight. We had dinner and an evening meal. I have stayed overnight in quite a few hotels. However, I have to say that the Tablot hotel stands out for value for money, with a lovely, clean, spacious room, and the bed was super comfortable. The staff was exceptionally, friendly, professional, and very efficient. From the ladies at reception, the bar/restaurant staff and the ladies serving breakfast were all so kind, mannerly, and helpful. I asked the lady serving breakfast her name so that I could let the staff at reception know how much we appreciated her kindness. Well done to each and every one of you. I would like to take this opportunity to thank ye and to wish you every success in the future.

28/05/2025: Great place to pop in for a frank and honest coffee and whatever other bits and pieces you might need. Excellent staff and excellent management!

17/03/2025: Never had such a small amount of filling in a deli role, disgraceful rip off

04/05/2025: Nicest pint of Guinness in the town

26/04/2025: Food was good.. service friendly and helpful. Recommended

07/03/2025: Good service nice food highly recommended

04/04/2025: 11 of us had dinner in lemongrass last Sunday "mothers day" the food was beautiful.. however there was an add on charge of 30 euro for booking a table for 6 or more people.. we weren't informed of this when making the booking , it was pointed out on the front cover of the menu when I questioned it.. it is not visible when viewing the menu online.. I thought it was a very sneaky add on. It would have been 3 separate tables when booking had this been pointed out... I don't see how this applies when the same amount of people are being served whether it be 1 or 3 tables.. we would have been leaving the same amount in a tip but not any more when dining there.. it nice to leave it of your own free will rather than being compelled to do so.. Just to be aware of this for a large family when booking your table...

28/03/2025: Had a great evening here lovely food and waitress Anna made our experience extra special

10/10/2024: Chicken fried rice is Amazing 😍

05/08/2024: We probably had the worst mains delivered to us. We ordered pad krapow and got a mushy dish delivered to us that was not even well seasoned. I would not recommend this place for mains

17/03/2025: Excellent food and excellent service

20/02/2025: Very tasty and lovely food, plenty space for big groups

02/03/2025: Love the menu...the choice is different than other places carlow is great..kilkenny is fine aswell only thing is alot of drunk people shouting at night

31/01/2025: Got food disevening and I was very disappointed taco fry's have like rosemary taste in them and the doner has no flavour in it I was so disappointed won't be eating there again

19/12/2024: Excellent food, great portions and fast service

01/09/2024: Manky place. Food is disgusting and you never get the full order and it's always wrong anyway. Ignorant staff, try to argue with you and when you prove them wrong they get all snotty. Avoid.

02/05/2025: Ordered a chunky fresh cod today with the batter crispy. I got lovely crispy batter but very little cod.I have noticed lately it's hit and miss with fresh fish not getting value for 8 euros.

23/03/2025: Roosters a Bagenalstown is the best chipper this side of the barrow

17/04/2025: Foods are so delicious and considered one of the best tapas that I ever had ! Love the portion for sharing and worth to pay a visit

15/04/2025: Very Bad Service, waiting a long time for food, very disappointing, won’t be back for a long time 😠

14/05/2025: Best shower I've used in a hotel in ages!!! Nice brekkie, rooms are fine apart form the curtains.. they don't do much good at keeping the room dark. Nice looking curtains but the hang too far from the wall and light gets in. I was at the front of the hotel and the front light was on all night too lighting up my room. And another negative, the gym and pool close at 6.30.. Never heard of that before, really disappointing. Thankfully the weather was amazing so I just went for a longer walk. 2 small issues but otherwise a nice place to stay. Staff are very nice too 👍

04/05/2025: Thank you so much to all the staff at the Seven Oaks who went above and beyond for my friend’s baby shower and 40th birthday celebrations. Special mention to Aisling, Paul and Camren for their organisation, practical help and professionalism. Aisling was so flexible with the booking requirements and made lovely suggestions such as personalised menus. Paul helped us with decor and logistics, and the ballroom was so beautifully set when we arrived with fresh flowers. Camren helped us with timings and kept everything ticking over smoothly. We had the most beautiful meal, everyone loved it and the portions were huge. The service was swift but not rushed. I honestly couldn’t fault any aspect of the day. Thank you so much.

28/04/2025: Staff are great here very friendly

25/04/2025: Very expensive for 2 coffees and 2 ice coffees everything gone up in price

30/04/2025: Very happy with our first takeaway from Neko. Great selection, tasty and well cooked. The food was the correct temperature. The vegetable spring roll and Nasi Goreng were excellent. Recommended.

12/03/2025: Very nice place and delicious meal