The best restaurants in Carlow

12/04/2026: We didn’t stay at the hotel, only dined in the restaurant. Overall, the food was quite good—typical of Irish restaurants. The steak was excellent and the staff were very friendly. There was a mistake with our order, though, and the pizza arrived much later. They apologized a lot for it, which we appreciated, and remained very kind throughout. The wine wasn’t great and was quite expensive, but the steak was fantastic.

05/04/2026: Beautiful place, lovely food. I would recommend it for any party large or small.

07/04/2026: Exceptional staff here, always high standards I get from here

29/03/2026: We ordered the new Pickle Burger specifically to try the advertised crispy freeze dried cucumbers. However, the burger only had two small regular pickle slices, and there were no cucumbers in the fries at all. We were not informed about this when ordering. We understand they might have run out, but it should have been communicated instead of serving something that does not match the menu. Very disappointed, as we were really looking forward to trying the new item. The experience was ruined.

08/04/2026: I turned up her on spec last Tuesday @ 9:00pm after a stressful trip from the UK via Rosslare heading to Achill. The reception staff were brilliant, helpful, kind relaxed and friendly and . I had missed dinner but was made a lovely substantial roast chicken salad sandwich free of charge, which I had with a good pint of Guinness in the bar, they even gave me a discount on the room, rather than stinging me. The bedroom was very clean and the bed was very comfortable and quiet even though not far from the town centre. Breakfast was great well cooked and served on a hot plate! Yes the hotel is a bit dated but its well maintained and the staff are great and its very clean. I will book to stay there again and and I would like to say a big thanks to all the staff for making me so welcome.

28/03/2026: Had such a lovely stay! Mainly because of such lovely and fun staff..Tracey, Pat and PJ or JP So kind and really made our stay so enjoyable.

26/10/2025: Had my son's 21st birthday in the barracks we would highly recommend the staff were absolutely brilliant couldn't ask for better had a great nite.

18/08/2025: We recently celebrated my twin daughters’ 18th at The Barracks, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the incredible effort of Joanne Aaron and their team. As I wasn’t able to be there, they went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect, to arranging balloons, bringing out the cake and candles, and making the girls feel so special and welcomed. A big thank you also to the DJ for the birthday announcements through out the night which added such a lovely touch to the night. Joanne and her team truly went the extra mile, and thanks to them, my daughters had an unforgettable celebration. Thank you so much to everyone at The Barracks, you made it a truly special night that we’ll always remember!

01/12/2025: Always had great food in there, will be missed😞

22/11/2025: Incredible service I was shocked by the fact they were closing down I really hope this doesn't come to fruition the customer service was elite. Big Respect 💪😀

27/04/2026: Excellent service..good pub good. typical Irish toilets

23/04/2026: Amazing friendly pub with friendly professional staff a real Irish pub with great character

08/03/2026: Best Abrakabra I've ever been to

12/02/2026: No meals ?? I am shocked . Over €15 for one person . Nearly a fiver for a drink? This is crazy?? No meals won’t be dining here again very sad as food is good!

17/03/2026: Absolutely terrible. Very expensive and we only got the tiniest portion of fries, 2 baby burgers (cost €11!!’) and some potatoes with brisket that has absolutely no flavour. The mocktails we got were so sour and sickly sweet and I’m a huge sweet tooth so you know it’s bad. My fiancé and I were so excited to come as last time we came it was booked out. But I’m extremely disappointed and left unsatisfied. Had to get McDonald’s to fill us up. Personally I wouldn’t come back and I advise not to waste your money. Only good thing is the atmosphere and it’s very cosy. If i could do zero stars for the food I would. I never write reviews but I don’t want anyone else feeling left so disappointed . Go to mimosa instead, it’s pricey but flavourful and so much more worth it.

08/03/2026: It's a very nice place. The food is a bit pricey for the portion size; I understand it's a tapas restaurant, but it would be nice to have more substantial dishes for a proper dinner. Everything comes in small portions, but the flavor and presentation are 10/10.

15/10/2025: Not good at all. Fish was burnt to a crisp, pure black. Weird smell off the bun, donner meat was cold. Chips were OK had they been warm. Chicken tenders were burnt but probably the only good thing in the while order. Also forgot my sauce. Milkshake was good

10/10/2025: Recently I’ve been getting the vegetarian kebab from here once a week and usually really enjoy it, great flavour and value. Unfortunately, my last order contained meat, which was very disappointing as a vegetarian. Just a heads-up for others who order the veggie option. Sadly, I won’t be returning again.

16/11/2025: First time getting food amd last time , whats the point of putting notes on if they can't read english

02/08/2025: Had a take away and although it took a little longer than estimated. It was definitely worth the wait. Everything was cooked to perfection and tasted deliciously authentic! Definitely recommend Will eat in next time...

06/04/2026: Me and my friends went down to the outdoor area of the pub. Heating didn’t work outside, there was giant gaping holes in the roof and it altogether looked like it was about to collapse. We decide to leave because one of my friends felt sick, suddenly we get stopped by a staff member who gets up all in my friends’ face and I quote. "It’s one thing to make me clean your vomit but another to steal my vape.” my friend is asthmatic, she wouldn’t have even touched it. (And my friend had informed one of the staff kindly about the bathroom, didn’t just leave it) and she continues "don’t lie to me, you were the last ones in there.” extremely unprofessional and accusatory without even talking it out.

11/02/2026: I did not stay in the rooms , but had plenty of pints Lovely staff , very friendly And huge smoking 🚬 area outside , Got a bit cold , 🥶 But one of the better places

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

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.

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.

30/01/2026: Beautiful food staff are very friendly and welcoming

07/04/2026: A good McDonald's in terms of food quality but there is too much of a consistency with orders being wrong. My advice would be to check takeaway bags before you leave the restaurant. Overall, a good McDonald's.

16/03/2026: Very friendly and helpful staff