The best restaurants in Cavan

18/04/2026: Great and fantastic surprise. Excellent food and brilliant service. What a brilliant place

17/02/2026: Fantastic restaurant. Love overall atmosphere, friendly staff. The food is persistently amazing, mindfully prepared, every dish is perfectly balanced, outstanding presentation. Thank you for the experience ❤️

04/07/2026: Had a lovely meal at Shades in Cavan. I had the large beef taco with salad, and my husband had the slow-cooked beef with spicy chips both were absolutely delicious. The staff were friendly and attentive, the service was excellent, and the restaurant has a warm, cozy atmosphere. I wasn’t a fan of the Mila cocktail, but that didn’t take away from an otherwise fantastic experience. If I’m back in Cavan, I’ll definitely be returning to Shades.

25/06/2026: Nice place, good food. Reasonable price.. Would revisit..

04/07/2026: Unreal food! Smashed burger was best I've ever had 👌👌👌👌

04/07/2026: Food and staff are excellent. Highly recommend!

11/05/2026: Peoples in Cavan was an amazing experience from start to finish. The dishes are beautifully presented, full of flavor, and the menu has plenty of great options at very reasonable prices. The pork belly starter was absolutely sensational, and the portions are very generous too. The cocktails are mouthwatering, and the whole atmosphere of the restaurant is stunning, modern while still feeling elegant and classic. Everything we tried was delicious, and you can really tell there’s a lot of care put into both the food and the overall experience.

30/04/2026: Always really good food and top class service every time I have been here. Would recommend to anyone

12/06/2026: Have never stayed in a room in the Crystal, but have attended baby sensory classes, popped in for a drink and even got married there as part of the Cavan registry office services. No matter what I've been in for, the staff are always wonderful, courteous and helpful! Today in particular our car died following a sensory class in the hotel and the lovely chap on reception (sorry I didn't get your name) called Freddy from Maintenance to see if he could help. We got the car going quickly and super appreciate how helpful and sympathetic everyone was as we had a small baby in the car too. This only solidifies in my mind how great the crystal is and how often I'll be recommending them to friends and family ❤️

03/06/2026: Class place, great drink, excellent food., never let's ya down

18/06/2026: Overall a lovely spot, lively. Food is nice as well. However, the wait and organisation is absolutely horrendous. Food coming out at different times to our friends. Overall close to an hour and half wait to get everything we ordered.

27/05/2026: Nice a la carte menu and lovely staff made our visit very good

27/05/2026: Lovely cafe , dog friendly and beautiful food

27/05/2026: A place with wonderful food and excellent service! I loved it and recommend it 100%!

19/06/2026: Had the full Irish breakfast. Was one of the best I've had. The black pudding was really nice.

16/06/2026: Nice cafe with an extensive menu in Cavan Retail Park. Chapter One also have a nice range of giftware for all your gifting requirements. Staff very helpful

09/06/2026: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding customer service. I ordered a coffee and was greeted with a smile from the moment I arrived. The staff were attentive, polite, and made sure everything was perfect. Great coffee and even better service. ☕️

02/06/2026: Very pleased with my visit at Cafe Nua. Staff were so pleasant, the Chai Latte was perfect with the perfect amount of cinnamon and i also tried one of the cheesecakes which was amazing. I’m so impressed, I will definitely come back again.

04/07/2026: Good food, good service. 3 times have eaten here and each time food takes 30-40 mins from order to table. The long time to receive food is the sole reason 2 stars are taken off

04/07/2026: The food is really good but the service was kind of slow only because they have 1 chef and that is ok upstairs they have a little play area for the kids it was so cute definitly would reccomend the acai bowl overall for me it was an 8/10 reccomend for a little day out

18/05/2026: The service was great. The location of the hotel was great. It wasn't far from were me and my family had to go to. We were their to watch the ulster final.

15/05/2026: Very good quality food. Good service

06/07/2026: Great food and friendly staff. Portions are good and reasonably priced.

05/07/2026: Used to be a great place customer service has gone right down. The manner in which I was spoken to in front of one of the owners was genuinely shocking.

29/10/2025: Regular visitor. And will be. Food is great.

18/10/2025: Perfect for abit of lunch or breakfast...staff are really good at what they do. Prices are gone ridiculous now tough.50 odd quid for 2 coffees,breakfast burrito, and scrambled egg with salmon. Everything was nice but not justifiable to pay that much

16/05/2026: terrible food had to throw out half of the order

06/05/2026: We had such a lovely time here. From the second we walked in, it just felt warm and welcoming without trying too hard. The atmosphere is really nice—relaxed, a bit cozy, and somewhere you actually want to sit and stay for a while. The staff were genuinely friendly and easy to chat to, which made a big difference. They were attentive without hovering, and everything just felt natural and unforced. The food was the real highlight though. Absolutely delicious—full of flavour and clearly made with care. Every dish we tried was spot on, and it’s one of those places where you’re already thinking about what you’ll order next time before you’ve even left. Honestly, just a really great experience all around. Definitely somewhere we’ll be back to.

20/12/2025: LoveLy food, nice atmosphere and very friendLy staff.. Portions are massive!

08/09/2025: Lovely, quiet family run restaurant.