The best restaurants in Kinsale

26/01/2025: This review is a couple of months late, with my apologies. We enjoyed a spectacular meal in November 2024 and I had wanted to say thank you so much. The pumpkin & parmesan croquettes were life-changing... the gnocchi sublime. The thing that made it perfect though was the service which was warm, enthusiastic and professional. Our server was unflappable even when the table next to us set their napkin on fire, and seemed completely uninterested in putting it out. We got an awful fit of the giggles but she was serenity itself as she saved the day. I would come back to Kinsale just to visit The Black Pig. The food was truly the best meal I've had in 10 years, maybe more - every dish perfection. The prices are a steal compared to the highway robbery that's taken over Dublin with largely boring, poorly executed food.

19/01/2025: Super nice food, wine, ambiance and service. Really happy to have found this hidden place. We will be back soon!

02/02/2025: Restaurant standard and great batter nice and light and crispy...bring a lemon

23/01/2025: Fantastic fish and ships, spectacular!!

26/11/2024: Food was just alright. Server seemed a bit flustered even though it was not too busy. Plenty of other great restaurants in Kinsale to try

22/11/2024: The proof is in the pudding!! (No really get the pudding) Great people and food is DELICIOUS—highlight of our trip culinary-wise!

02/02/2025: Restaurant standard and great batter nice and light and crispy...bring a lemon

23/01/2025: Fantastic fish and ships, spectacular!!

18/02/2025: Best steak in cork hands down. Great service, Definitely will be back.

16/02/2025: My partner and I went to Man Friday on Valentines night and it was incredible! We were seated at a table in the heated patio over looking the long quay in Kinsale. We had the hot oysters, starter scampi, sirloin steaks and one sticky toffee to share, everything was genuinely 10/10. The staff were and always are super friendly. I cannot recommend this place enough.

03/01/2025: Absolutley fantastic. Best steak you will ever have. Service is friendly and efficient. Very creative starters and good wine selection. Can't go wrong here.

14/12/2024: Came here recently and staff can’t do enough to help you , food is delicious. Great variety to choose from. Very comfortable restaurant.

28/01/2025: This hotel is really nice. All the staff were friendly and made me feel comfortable throughout the stay. I had dinner in the restaurant and the seafood chowder was amazing. The free breakfast was also very good.

19/01/2025: Cozy room, very clean, spacious, and very good. Excellent reception, friendly people. I recommend it.

01/01/2025: (Traducido por Google) Habitaciones espaciosas realmente agradables y servicio atento en un ambiente informal. La comida era muy buena y razonable para la calidad. (Original) Really nice spacious rooms and attentive service in a casual setting. Food was very good and reasonable for the quality.

22/12/2024: Absolutely amazing experience, some of the best food we’ve ever had, flawless service and great atmosphere. The food reminds of the traditional irish flavours but with elevated and extremely interesting new shapes and textures. All of that complemented with an extensive catalogue of wines. If I could only recommend one restaurant in Ireland it would be this one.

16/01/2025: Very good experience and food. A great selection of products to buy as well. The perfect place to catch up with a friend.

02/01/2025: The coffee here is delicious and it’s the prettiest coffee shop in kinsale for sure!

18/02/2025: Great spot These were good: Seafood chowder Cajun salmon Fish cakes

16/02/2025: Food was lovely, but €28 for 12 small pieces of scampi did not deliver. Pay close attention to the lack of an "s" at the end of the spring roll menu item.

09/02/2025: Everything in the menu is amazing! High recommend the seafood chowder, the best one I ve ever tried! Starters, mains and desserts are super tasty! The service is so good and staff really friendly and welcoming. 100% recommended!

05/02/2025: The best seafood chowder I have tried so far!! Also, a generous portion with amazing bread

02/02/2025: Fantastic food, great views and amazing staff.

02/02/2025: Everything was superb! Thank you.

07/02/2025: Lovely hotel on the waterfront. Very comfortable stay, excellent well trained staff. Delicious breakfast cooked to order. We would definately visit again.

28/01/2025: The Trident was our stopping point for the night on our road trip from Kilkenny to Killarney. It was clean and comfortable, the front desk was helpful and it was only a short walk to Kinsale city center.

01/02/2025: I’ve visited OHK a few times and it’s always 10/10. Such a gem that we travelled down from East Cork. I’ll need to return again for the Turkish eggs and the vegan cookie!!

31/01/2025: It’s ok. The food is good but there’s something missing, maybe a sincere smile? Ps.: I ask to use the toilet after leave the place and it was denied (doors open) 😳

06/02/2025: Super disappointed to say the least, after a previous visit that was so nice. Looking forward to our repeat visit for dinner and live music, just to arrive and be told the kitchen is closed in a don't care attitude. Same waitress who served us knew we were coming again tonight. Only visiting here for two nights, not knowing what's around, and half the places here are closed for the winter. No need to try and find another place. Super disappointed.

28/01/2025: We had a good meal here and drank a delicious beer. Great service with live music on some evenings. We'll be back