The best restaurants in Cavan

11/01/2026: I have been eating at this place for years. Excellent service, very reasonable prices, the friendliest hosts. The food is excellent, great gluten free and vegan options for those who need them and I honestly couldn’t recommend the place highly enough.

10/01/2026: We enjoyed a lovely meal for a birthday celebration and we couldn’t recommend chilli lounge enough. The food and service was fabulous. Will definitely be back!

09/11/2025: Driving through the countryside on our tour of Ireland. Noticed this place and dropped in. A great place to grab a bite and some great coffee!

13/10/2025: Terrific toasted sandwiches , coffee and cakes.

02/12/2025: Lovely quite bar we found,Very friendly staff. Lovely pint off Guinness, and Coors i was drinking.Not bad price aswell.will be returning.

24/09/2025: Best bar in Cavan Town for Live Music and Craic.

03/01/2026: Came here for our 7th anniversary meal. Amazing Tbone!!

27/12/2025: Cracking local. Lovely food, staff and locals. Dog friendly..

18/11/2025: 10/10 highly recommend. So much choice on the Menu, it all looks great. Emma was a lovely server, very professional and 5 star service. I got a Vol-au-vent as a main with side salad and chips. I don't like coleslaw but first time ever eating as it was gorgeous. Food was brilliant. I got a coffee afterwards which was absolutely perfect. Lovely spot to drop in alone or with family/friends. Will be back

01/10/2025: Pretty boring bar. service seemed like staff didn’t want to be there . Food was bland .

19/12/2025: Beautiful hampers with beautiful handmade food, jams and treats etc for Christmas. My 2nd year which is just as delicious and stunning as before. Thanks for making my Christmas extra special again x

06/12/2025: Staff are not so friendly and service slow. Food is mediocre at best but bread is delicious.

02/01/2026: Delicious food and great service.

23/11/2025: FOULEST BEHAVIOUR OF STAFF MEMBER - WHOM I BELIEVE TO BE DATSE HERSELF - IN DATSE'S CAFE, CAVAN on 22nd NOVEMBER 2025 So today, myself and my family went into Cavan to see wicked. We headed in early with the intention to go to another cafe - Cafe Mana for the pesto chicken on sourdough that we love so much, and the gorgeous cappuccinos and hot chocolate too. We've been looking forward to the day out for a while now. Sadly, when we arrived in Cavan, Cafe Mana was closed. Autumn opening hours. So we decided to go to Datses instead. Been there before, the food's good and it was close by. We were in good form. Greeted familiar faces and I even had a wee bop at the counter to a song on the radio. The mood was good. We ordered our coffees and food and told the lovely lassie at the counter that we'd sit outside - inside was almost full. Everything went well, food and all was lovely. Until... A member of staff came out to clear the plates - we were still drinking our coffees and chatting. I had lifted my vape and taken one puff from it when the staff member said something to me which I didn't hear properly. "Sorry, what did you say?" I asked her politely. "No vaping" she barked back. "Oh I'm sorry, I didn't...." She cut across me again snapping and pointing behind her to the entry of the outdoor area whilst shoving her face into mine "There are signs up" I leaned to one side to see the sign as it was impossible to see with her face in such close proximity to mine - she was leaning across Tony who was sitting between me and the place where she was standing - extremely intimidating behaviour. I said what I saw on the sign "No smoking. Sorry I though because [we were outside] she was already talking over me, again snapping. "You think it should say no vaping. Is that it?" I was taken aback at this stage. I looked at her puzzled and said "No. I didn't..." She was off again. This time I cut across her. "Excuse me, can I finish my sentence?" She grinned. "I was merely trying to say I didn't know that smoking wasn't allowed in the outdoor space but you repeatedly talked over me and wouldn't let me finish. You have been very rude. But I forgive you." "Huh," she snorted, "Forgive me for What?" - she almost SPAT out the "What". At that point I knew what I was dealing with and was not going to spend another moment in that company. I firmly said to my kids "Come On. We're leaving." And I stood up whilst telling her "For being so rude and obnoxious." I turned and began to exit the premises. The entire time I was walking away from her, she was spewing verbal abuse after me. Tony and Leah couldn't move with shock. I turned around to her as I stood in the entryway and she was over at the far table, I put my two open hands out in front of my body and firmly stated "I reject your foul and abusive behaviour". She was so proud of herself with a big smirk on her face. I again turned around to Tony and Leah to snap them out of it "Come On Now. We're leaving. Right Now." And we did. Now for one moment I was tempted to walk straight into the Cafe and demand to speak to the manager. But I was angry and if I had walked into the cafe to relive that after just going through it - well I would not have been SPEAKING to anyone so I chose to walk away. All three of us chose to walk away. Because all three members of my family refuse to piss all over someone else's evening in the same manner that little upstart in Datse's pissed all over ours. I don't think I need state that I will NEVER be going back in there again and a lot of our friends won't be going there or recommending them to anyone either after that performance. Shame on you madam.

13/07/2025: Freshly made food and excellent quality. Never disappointed

03/07/2025: Great food, lovely decor & friendly staff

25/01/2026: Amazing food, flawless service, beautiful restaurant. Left feeling perfectly looked after, pleasantly full and purely content. Had the scallop, venison special and apple tarte tatin. My husband had the special creme brûlée which he adored. Special shout to Niamh who was such a wonderful person and provided us with amazing service. Will 100% be back! Absolutely gem of a restaurant

28/10/2025: My husband and I had the best culinary experience in all of Ireland here. And I truly mean it was a wonderful experience, not just a meal. The staff were friendly and attentive, the service was at a relaxed pace, and each course was beautifully curated (both flavours and presentation). The dining space was cozy but spacious too, so it felt intimate. I can’t recommend this restaurant enough!

11/10/2025: Consistently good food and always very friendly :-)

08/10/2025: This place is savage and worth the price

15/01/2026: Great pub. Food was good but not great. The veg was boiled to bit. Lovely staff.

15/01/2026: We are all very looked after before and after the match. Food and drinks were great. Thanks very much to all the staff. They were brilliant.

14/12/2025: Great steak and in general. Friendly staff and nice pint

26/11/2025: Beautiful dinner .15 euro .fab menu

30/12/2025: Hands down best chips in the world. Feels like a taste of home whenever I secure a brown bag of salty chips. Efficient service in a busy chipper. Highly recommend. Bosh.

29/07/2025: Dropped in for a snack .friendly service and the food is good too not amazing but did the job. Pizza was the highlight whereas the chip's weren't great. Reasonable prices too.

13/09/2025: Good coffee and cake. All you need to know.👏🏼

17/08/2025: I like this a caffe store for about a few years ✨️🫖☕️🥤🧋🥧🍪