The best restaurants in Carlow

18/07/2025: I have eaten here for years, however most recently I got a chicken curry, when I first bit in the chicken tasted off however the sauce was quite spicy, more than usual, so I asked my partner to taste he said the chicken was fine so I tried again and all was ok I continued to eat. About 5 more bites in I bit into chicken and immediately spat it out it was definitely sour this time. I was so disappointed. My assumption is there may have been a mix of different chicken in my dish one was ok and one was sour it is all that can explain that there was a few bites ok. Maybe it was something left from the shift before that I got the ends of one and the fresh of another. My husband called the restaurant to explain, out of nothing but fear for anyone else getting sick. I was offered a replacement but I couldn’t physically stomach another after the taste so I refused. No offer for refund no request for me to bring it back so they could investigate, I was just told “ some orders went out before you and no one complained so…” This has made come to the decision to never eat here again, mistakes are made but food safety should be forefront. If this was my restaurant I would be very concerned if this complaint was made and would immediately request back the dish to look into myself. Very disappointed.

26/06/2025: Llegué para cenar con amigos mientras conducía no bebo, así que pedí agua con gas. El camarero dijo que no tenían ninguno. Hay un supermercado debajo del restaurante y pregunté si yo o uno de los miembros del personal podría conseguir uno. El hombre fue muy grosero y dijo que esa no es nuestra política. ¿No es su política? ¿No servicio al cliente? ¡Nunca más! Huelga decir que nos fuimos!

26/07/2025: Decent chipper. Kebab's are really good. Possibly the best in Carlow. Pizza not so much. No taste in the dough, almost looked and tasted like store bought. Suppose that's why it's the cheapest pizza around town.

25/07/2025: Lovely kebabs , would just add bit of extra sauce on them ,and nice staff , thanks

05/05/2025: Not good, I ordered a chicken burger 3 different times said plain 2 times on the description. How did they come ? With everything on!!!! Not good

11/12/2024: 40 minutes late stone cold food a soggy pizza a bbq rib steak with taco sauce on it for some reason and a hot dog with mayo huge wast of money €50 down and I’m still starving

14/06/2025: Very friendly staff and food was absolutely delicious

11/05/2025: Eat from here every other week. Best pizza in the town. Best chips in the town. Cheapest traditional chipper in Carlow by far. Service is always top notch. Thank you to Billy Bunters.

08/07/2025: Great, both in terms of food and service. I don't remember the name of the employee who served us at the register, but he was very, very kind to us. He took the time to heat up the baby's food so it was safe and he brought it to our table himself, making everything easier. He then made sure to provide us with a highchair so we could be comfortable with the little one. The food was fresh and very good. The only thing missing was that they didn't have taco sauce and they gave us a burger, but it doesn't matter; the important thing was that it was more than good. We usually order from home, but that day we went because we were shopping. We always try to order from this establishment rather than the other one on Dublin Road because they always deliver our food fresh and flawlessly. Thank you for the great service you always provide, and especially to that employee who made that day even better. 😃

17/06/2025: I like to go here every now and then for a sweet treat. A few weeks ago I entered the restaurant just before closing. I was served by a lovely girl called Rachel. I asked if there were any cookies left. She took a look and said there were 2. I said I'd love to have them thanks. A manager in the vicinity commented that I was very nice and told me I was probably their customer of the day. Which I found very nice. As Rachel was grabbing me my cookies, she said that a few more just became available and asked me if I'd like some more. I said I'd take another 2 if possible please. So she handed me 4 cookies. I grabbed my card to pay but she told me that it was okay I could have the other 2 for no extra charge. She wished me a wonderful rest of my night then. I asked her, her name and promised to leave her a good review. Thank you Rachel and her manager for putting a smile in my face and treating me so kindly. I very much appreciate it and I look forward to popping in again soon. Excellent service all round. I highly recommend 👌

26/05/2025: Great service by Anu and fantastic pizza

14/02/2025: 10/10 takeaway Great food ,great portions and not very greasy. The only way dominoes is competing with apache carlow is if they make a tiktok account and get 15 k followers

22/05/2025: Simple food done right , can't fault there food or service , I've had breakfast , lunch and a quick coffee , it's always on point

16/05/2025: Shockingly expensive menu for a daytime cafe over 17 euro for a full Irish, 18 for lasagna and 15 for a club sandwich

19/06/2025: All good, food was nice and friendly delivery driver

01/05/2025: I originally had given this restaurant a 5 star review on the back of having been there a number of times. However, having recently returned, I found that this place has dropped a lot in quality and service. I believe it has changed hands/under new management and it would appear to have gone downhill since then. Such a pity, it was a great place to eat and family friendly.

11/04/2025: Unfortunately, food was just ok and that's me being "generous". Service felt like we were back in 90s. Atmosphere was like a nearly closing down place. Huge potential in the right hands,but definitely not into whomever runs it now. I'm not the person to complain and haven't said anything while settling the bill (which was 74 euro for 2 people and not even a "thank you" received). Won't be rushing again to eat here,for sure.

08/07/2025: Review Date: 19 June 2025 I have mixed feelings about this review as I’d be rating two menu items that I have recently tried here. First, their mixed grill kebab with Naan bread ( lamb doner meat + grilled chicken tikka) is amazing. Fresh, right balance of flavor and spices and very generous portion. The dips are amazing and adds a great punch to the flavor. I also love their naan bread which is always fresh and crisp. On the other hand I tried their Chicken Supreme Pizza on multiple occasions and it made me hate Pizzas for the very first time. The dough is ok-ish, a very low quality cheese, Chicken cubes were not even boiled properly. The pizza had a distinct smell and an uncooked flavor profile. Also, I believe Pizzas are over priced.

09/06/2025: I am an american college student studying abroad in carlow. When i asked the man at the counter where he was from (Afghanistan), and told him that i am american, he immediately started accusing me and my country of being evil, for all sorts of distorted ideas of what america has done. I tried to actually communicate with him about it but he did not want to listen to anything i had to say. Instead he just kept talking over me louder and louder until hes standing there for 5+ minutes yelling at me about how terrible i am for being american instead of making my food. Don't eat here. Give your time and money to real irish businesses.

02/05/2025: Applied for computer science course. Became obvious that the college puts money before students and that the lecturers couldn't care less about students fairly quickly. They suddenly semesterised my 3rd year which gave us more work and less time, which obviously caused alot of the class to feel alot of stress and/or fail. One of the lecturers for a module was hastily replaced by a substitute with next to no teaching experience who was given almost no instructions on what to teach. Another lecturer spent the entire year teaching is the wrong content and we were told to essentially just figure it out before exams. One my course mates was threatened with ejection from the course simply for complaining about a rude comment made by a lecturer. And that's just inside the building. They have this private clamping company that preys on students. There are not enough car park spots so finding a spot can take a long time and if you are rushing for an exam you won't have time to get a ticket. You can literally see a van patrolling the area at all times waiting to clamp students. I fell victim to "parking outside of a bay" even though the bay markings were weathered away and I wasn't blocking anyone but they showed zero sympathy, fined me, and made me wait 40 minutes for two teenagers smoking Amber Leaf to come and undo the clamp. Avoid this college at all costs, especially if you plan on taking a course in computer science

17/06/2025: I like to go here every now and then for a sweet treat. A few weeks ago I entered the restaurant just before closing. I was served by a lovely girl called Rachel. I asked if there were any cookies left. She took a look and said there were 2. I said I'd love to have them thanks. A manager in the vicinity commented that I was very nice and told me I was probably their customer of the day. Which I found very nice. As Rachel was grabbing me my cookies, she said that a few more just became available and asked me if I'd like some more. I said I'd take another 2 if possible please. So she handed me 4 cookies. I grabbed my card to pay but she told me that it was okay I could have the other 2 for no extra charge. She wished me a wonderful rest of my night then. I asked her, her name and promised to leave her a good review. Thank you Rachel and her manager for putting a smile in my face and treating me so kindly. I very much appreciate it and I look forward to popping in again soon. Excellent service all round. I highly recommend 👌

13/05/2025: Just wanted to acknowledge the delivery driver who delivered my food tonight! He was so friendly and really brightened up my evening! Thank you for your kind service 😇

10/11/2024: Not open when says it is open:(

02/11/2024: 3 times in a row i've been to this premises , it's states it's open online and every time i've been here at 2pm and the door is closed. Pitty because it's always around lunch time.

07/06/2025: Never a bad meal from here and portions are a good size .service is always great very friendly.

09/05/2025: Got a burger here late last Friday night, super tasty but my word, it was literally thrown into a large brown paper chip bag, when I opened it upon arriving home I had to reassemble it like a piece of IKEA furniture

08/06/2025: So many gluten free options including the poppadoms. Food takes a while but overall delicious. The pilau rice was super

30/05/2025: I've been ordering takeaway from here for years and this is the first time I've been really disappointed. The pilau rice was half boiled and half pilau for both of us, the onion bhajis were burned and overcooked, the garlic mushrooms were tasteless and both main courses had very watery and salty sauces. The only okay thing was the naan bread and it was only ok. It was a waste of almost -€50.00. I won't be ordering from here again anytime soon.