The best restaurants in Carlow

29/06/2026: Think it might be closed down. Went at about 4 in the afternoon when it was supposed to be open but no sign of anyone

21/03/2026: Great local pub. Super service, excellent pint!

13/02/2026: A small 3 in 1 cost 6.50 but on website is €6? Think I was overcharged but eitherway this is actually pure greed for a tiny portion of chips rice and curry sauce actually obscene, its the same size as a portion of rice, other places do a full size one for way less! Literally how can you justify this price its literally chips rice and sauce, it has actually annoyed me so much that I dont want to return

05/02/2026: Great service. Lovely friendly staff. The food is amazing. No matter what you order. Delivery service is local men and women. So you’re not opening your door to a stranger. And they have all worked there for years - so they must be good employers too.

13/03/2026: Shaws and his team are the best I am from carlow been there many times but now moved to another county still craving for their Kebab its unbeatable with pricing quality and quantinty overall they make kebab with love. That can feel in taste. Thanks metrogrill you are amazing.

16/11/2025: Shocking food, the only think acceptable was the coke. The battered sausage was horrific, I left it behind . The chips were grease laden

15/03/2026: I called and ordered a large order for me and my cousin because we were supposed to eat before going to the airport. I gave them my address and my number and asked if we could pay with cash at the door and they said yeah of course. After an hour and a half we tried calling the EXACT number back and they BLOCKED my number. So after that I called a different number and asked about my order. They said there was no order to our address and that they don’t even do the whole ‘pay by cash for your delivery’ so now I’m very angry. This is unacceptable because they have MY ADDRESS and MY PHONE NUMBER. I used to get deliveries like this normally and there was never a problem. I’m disappointed

28/02/2026: We loved our pizzas. Highly recommend to family/ friends

14/02/2026: I previously reviewed Lemongrass quite high, but after my visit today I have to lower it massively. Such a disappointing visit. Starter came out at regular timing and was delicious, but then we seemed to have just been forgotten for 50 minutes for our mains, despite several members of staff and we think the manager coming up to us to check on us multiple times. This was fine, whatever. Our main finally arrives, noodles were very greasy for my partner so she couldn't finish them, and an extra portion of chips we asked for were forgotten and had to ask for them again, another 5-10 minutes to get those. Once we finished and plates for main taken away, another 15 minutes for desserts to show up. We come to pay and because we were waiting so long they would "only charge us for starters, desserts and drinks". But sure didn't they double charge those so they didn't miss out on too much money? €68 euro for "2" starters, "2" desserts, 1 portion of chips, and 3 drinks (which were just cokes btw, nothing alcoholic that could've possibly bulked up the price). Other people arrived, were served, ate, and left before we got our mains. Can safely say I'm never going here again.

21/04/2026: The chicken balls are truly world class – by far the best I have ever eaten! They are always perfectly prepared. I would also like to give a big compliment to the lady at the reception who wears glasses and was working last night: she is super kind, always friendly, and you’re happy to see her, she really lifts the mood. Thank you very much for the great service!

03/07/2026: I love it in there there so nice food is always so lovely places always so clean and the chicken meal is unreal love it thank you.

29/06/2026: Just want to say a very big thank you to all the staff in this shop an incident took place on Saturday 27th of June and to say they did their utmost best in a panicked situation kept calm all the staff came to our aid nothing was too much for them trying to get us accommodation finding best routes to portlaoise hospital I can not thank them all enough .To the man who owns it i appreciated your call to check in on my friend you were so kind.They were all young staff but amazing .Thank you Mary

04/08/2026: I am disgusted with my food taking 30 minutes for chicken nuggets and chips?! Never going back

03/07/2026: I love it in there there so nice food is always so lovely places always so clean and the chicken meal is unreal love it thank you.

09/05/2026: I've ordered from here before and it was good, delivered on time, hot and the delivery driver was lovely. This time the food was 20 mins late, luke warm and because of the temperature it didn't taste great. The main problem was the delivery driver, he was very abrupt and didn't even apologise for being so late, I did have a tip in my hand but decided he didn't actually deserve it. I hate giving a bad review to any business but Mario's need to have a word with this driver

19/04/2026: Just got delivered a quarter pounder and donner kebab tray. Took an hour, called to see what the delay was lady was polite, food lands cold. Not joking 4 slices of donner meat seems a very shite portion. Won't be ordering again

01/07/2026: Our favourite coffee shop, the staff are amazing, Giant and the staff always welcome us with a smile and a chat, we love popping for a quick takeaway coffee or a sit down with the family for a slow down snack. It's such a lovely atmosphere, love meeting the regulars and saying hello xx

22/06/2026: I love this coffee shop. The coffee is excellent, and the staff are always respectful, friendly, and professional. They pay attention to every detail. Thank you for the great service. In my opinion, this is the best coffee shop in the city!

14/06/2026: Great food and incredible service

30/05/2026: "It'll be 15 minutes" = 45mins Very expensive for 4 bits if chicken and a bit of sauce

18/04/2026: Got a Simple noodles and Crispy shredded chicken I didn't realize I was Ordering from this takeaway.Everyone knows in carlow stay away 😅 Just go to kung fu our golden aroma much better and u wont be poisoned

07/04/2026: Awful experience here today, girl working in there has no customer service skills, to busy minding her small children hidden in the corner of the restaurant, ordered the billies meal deal, was then told on paying that apparently what we had ordered was infact not included on the meal deal which I said we should have been informed about this and she just shrugged at me with a stinking attitude. Would never return here again the food was rotten and I’ve genuinely never experienced such awful customer service. Avoid this place.

08/05/2026: My normal order is spice bag and noodles, food is lovely but I have to order 2 curry sauces which cost 3.50 each to get enough sauce for my whole meal. Small tubs are no good! Maybe up the price a small bit and do bigger portions of sauce. *Update - portion sizes are ridiculous now, even the chicken curry is not even filled, have found other places nearby for better quality and quantity for the price. Pity.

05/05/2026: Got food out of here last night 2 spice bags and 4 in 1 and the chicken was pink, and now we all have diarhea pains in our stomach will not be eating here again 🤢

19/05/2026: Fabulous food and fantastic service, highly recommend.

28/04/2026: Absolutely love this place! Me and my partner go here so often and the staff are amazing! There’s one girl with black hair and she’s the most amazing and nicest waitress ever! The food never disappoints either! I get the burger with wedges and their burgers are the most gorgeous thing ever! Same with their chicken wings. My partner gets the steak and has gotten the curry too and said they’re both divine! Partner also brought me here for my birthday and they put little pink balloons on our table and sang happy birthday to me too! Never will have a bad word to say abt the place absolutely amazing food and staff :)