The best restaurants in Carlow

26/02/2025: Used to love this restaurant. The limitations on their hospitality have changed for the worse. This was an excellent review but downgraded due to two recent experiences. For almost ten years, we have celebrated several birthday parties here each year. Four to be exact, all parties comprising the same numbers of about 8 to 14 people. Each time, we noticed a deterioration in the offering and general service. This past experience was our last. As with each year, we brought a birthday cake to make the occasion. We always only attend on a midweek night when the restaurant is almost empty. The numbers have been dropping year on year. Thus year, they refused to assist with the birthday cake, saying we could order desserts from the menu, which we always have regardless. The way it was handled was completely embarrassing. They took the cake and put it in the fridge, as they had every year. This year, they refused to cut it. Not only did they lose out on the dessert sakes that particular evening, they also lost our family custom entirely. Instead of having the four birthday parties, midweek, when the restaurant I is closed, they have lost all our custom. The staff have always been handsomely tipped. They got no tip this last time. We have found that there are three other tapas restaurant s in Carlow, who are happy to take our business and won't be troubling Pimento again. In business, the proprietary, shouldn't get arrogant and complacent when fast success lands. It can turn around just as quickly.

25/02/2025: Food quality has decreased drastically. Pulled pork was very poor and reheated.

31/01/2025: Great guinnness. Perfectly chilled. Possibly the best Guinness in Carlow

02/03/2025: Little gem of a place . Not your typical Asian restaurant . Been here a few times and it never disappoints ✔️

15/02/2025: We had a reservation at 9 pm and arrived on time. Our order was taken around 9:30 pm, we ordered 1 starter + 2 mains ,we waited 45 min for the drinks ( coke & Water) we were waiting for an hour and a half and our food never arrived, after an hour and 40 minutes we decided to leave because their service was a joke. Also whilst waiting we saw Many delivery orders leaving by the restaurant whilst people who were at the restaurant were upset and waiting for their door. We weren't the only ones who experienced this. It was about 5 couples there waiting for food and upset. They should hire more people or don't commit to take bookings/ so many deliveries if they cannot handle it and provide a decent service to the ones waiting at the restaurant. Also after waiting 1 hour and 40 minutes my husband went to pay for the drinks we ordered and after the terrible experience the they charged us for the drink. The least they could do was to not charge us.We are not coming back and definitely we don't recommend this place.

08/03/2025: The 3 of us visited Billy’s today on a trip home from Laois , from the minute we stepped in we recieved a warm welcome from the waitress who was extremely helpful ,we didn’t get a chance to take any photos we got stuck in :), if you love satay /curry sauce this is 100 % the best !

16/02/2025: Are there different chefs for dine in compared to takeaway? Dine in experience was good, take away not so much. Get some consistency people

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

05/03/2025: Never too busy, always has what you need and the staff are really nice

29/12/2024: The best Supermac's & Papa John's I've ever been to. Food very well served, abundance of ingredients in the pizza, attentive staff.

05/12/2024: Useless altogether just drive in there arrived a half hour before there closing time advertised online to be told there closed because there’s only 4 people while one of the cooks chicken in the mean time how many people does it take to make a burger meal please tell me that

25/01/2025: Great selection, friendly staff

20/01/2025: Whatever product on offer, never in stock. I am pretty much sure that they just have products removed. Nobody can make me believe that they don’t have Coca Cola Zero in stock and as soon as offer is done, they get it back in stock. Magic! Aldi and Lidl all the way.

18/03/2025: Great place to have coffee and great selection of cakes and sandwiches, we go there regularly,the staff are very friendly, I would highly recommend a visit ,it's a great meeting place

18/12/2024: What on earth has happened to your brown Soda bread? It used to be lovely & crusty but now it’s soft & breaks up when cutting. Please have some crusty ones first thing on Saturday mornings as my husband buys at least 3 & numerous white loaves 🤞

15/03/2025: Rice was cold, chicken definitely wasn't fresh, possibly frozen and the meal was completely flavourless, way overpriced for that quality, not even Gordon Ramsey could save it

11/02/2025: Excellent flavours. Not the cheapest menu, but really great quality.

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

17/01/2025: Always lovely food and service.

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.

07/03/2025: I just brought our pizza which was supposed to be with onions and pepperoni, but it came with bacon or is it ham, I don't know. In principle it's delicious but I would like my own pizza

19/02/2025: The chicken is the best by far 😋

16/02/2025: If every hotel in ireland was ran as good as the seven oaks in carlow I personally think irish would be more prone to staying here at holiday times instead of lining the pockets of other countries. Iv being going there now for over 30 years. I'm now 48 .and have,stayed in a lot of hotels none of them even come close to the welcome/ organisation/ and helpfullness of the staff and management there even,the house keeping staff are outstanding. So I would really recommend a stay and you'll see what I mean. PATRICK AND TRACEY CALLAGHAN

30/01/2025: Can't really comment on the hotel, since I only went for a wrestling match. But it was a good match.