The best restaurants in Carlow

31/07/2025: Stopped for a coffee while I had a meeting, staff were very nice, coffee was decent and had a little treat. It’s a big enough space that you can find a quiet spot to work and have a coffee.

21/07/2025: Great spot for meeting people. Always a good stir in it

28/02/2026: Definitely try smoked cod fabulous Staff so friendly

10/02/2026: Very good food .. good quality . Food is consistently good ..

14/10/2025: Went in for to get breakfast Saturday and there was no organisation in the place There was so many couples inside waiting including ourselves.. A couple of young girls were behind the counter and no one taking charge. It was ridiculous so we left to go somewhere else and got great breakfast and service Very disappointed Won't be there again

25/09/2025: Super little cafe, thoroughly enjoyed my experience. Wonderful large full Irish breakfast for very reasonable money. I'll be back.

14/04/2026: Better than McDonald's or Burger king

11/02/2026: Got pizza, it was delicious. Seating area needs upgraded as there were several broken chairs

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

21/11/2025: Tatianna moves with beauty bright, A shining star in day or night. At Ho Ting’s place she works with grace, Bringing warmth to every space, I will never forget you Tatianna…

14/11/2025: Got hungry, got told to try ho ting, tatiana and amy made me leave a review, this is the review, really nice food tbh and very nice people.

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.

28/04/2026: No designated coach parking for a college that promotes open days. Very poor

25/04/2026: I have been studying International Business here for the last four years and have a had an amazing experience here. The campus is very easy to navigate and the facilities are good. Carlow town itself is lively during the week, especially during the student nights. Overall highly recommend SETU Carlow.

14/02/2026: Waited 3+ hours for delivery and they wouldn’t answer the phone for me to cancel the order. Food was cold and overpriced

21/03/2026: Absolutely amazing service. Lovely atmosphere.

01/02/2026: Terrible service. Made us pay extra money on the rice and tried to fool us. All employees have attitude especially the owner. Ignored us completely when we tried to add some water for the table. Food is a 2/10. Definitely won’t visit again!

27/11/2025: Avoid this place at all costs When they get things wrong the manager talks over you and gives no apology Awful awful awful experience NEVER AGAIN I

25/11/2025: A good decent supermacs. Very good staff. I was complaining to the lady who served me about the wooden forks used nowadays and she came back to me with a real fork.

25/02/2026: Had a spice bag deliviered Portion was decent, spice bag had maybe a pinch of seasoning on it, mostly just old oil flavour. Satay sauce is just starchy jelly with a small satay flavouring

04/01/2026: Great service. Food always spot on.

21/02/2026: Very clean and comfortable. Food fabulous, staff so friendly

15/02/2026: Myself and my partner dined here on Valentines. We choose the set menu, most popular items on it were not available at 7.00pm, to an already limited menu. Only one menu on the table, when there was two of us, having to share a menu is a bit odd. If the à la carte menu was explained to us (no physical menu just a qr code) we would have ordered off this instead). Our waiter, a young blonde girl basically threw my partners rose on the table with no thought. It started the night on a bad note for us, this could have been such a highlight for many couples. She never ever table checked us. Only saw her when she dropped our food and she couldn’t turn around and walk away quick enough, we saw this happen at many other tables. We also had to ask for cutlery after our mains arrived. These mains sat on our table for 25 mins after we finished without being picked up, we left without our ordered dessert feeling deflated. We were never given water, we ordered wine which we never received but was still on our bill. We asked twice about the wine, ended up not having a drink all night. Staff were all bickering with each other, there’s a very obnoxious bartender who spent more time complaining in front of customers rather than making drinks, might explain why we never got our wine. We felt very sorry for the other bartender who was trying hard to do his job. Who I can only assume as the only supervisor/manager on duty, was running around clueless to most tables not knowing where the drinks or food was going, passing on any form of authority to staff in a lower position who shouldn’t be dealing with this as they were clearly already short staffed. She has no clue how to do her job, unfortunately. Staff should’ve been guided and told what to do, there was clearly no leadership. We went to the supervisor to pay and express our disappointment, who then passed us along to another young staff member (we think her name was grace, she was tall) and she was very nice and handled the situation very well and respectfully. This is something definitely above her role but she did a good job With it being Valentines night we expected a more intimate evening but it felt like management just wanted to make as much money as possible off a big crowd. We felt rushed and unwanted. Seeing so many people waiting for a table and so many people unhappy with the service really brought down the overall mood of everyone in the building. Only positive part of the evening was the food, which we barely could enjoy with everything else being such a disappointment & let down.

29/09/2025: Visiting from Scotland and Currently eating here with my partner and daughter,foods amazing,locations great and the service is absolutely fantastic,think we’ve found a regular haunt for future visits,thank you very much ladies Hayleigh

28/09/2025: Lady was super friendly and attentive

02/05/2026: Had an incredible meal here. The flavors were authentic and everything was cooked to perfection. I highly recommend the Biryani and the garlic naan—best I've had in a long time. You can tell they use high-quality ingredients. Definitely worth a visit!

18/04/2026: Sublime food, friendly staff, will definitely be back! Thank you for a lovely evening