The best restaurants in Swords
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6,9
131 Reviews |
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Loaf'd
Swords
11/10/2025: Food is amazing and staff are so friendly
02/10/2025: Food is great from here, service is slow but doesn’t take from the great food
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6,9
984 Reviews |
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Nando's
Swords
26/04/2026: Ran of three sides and one of the sides we received was freezing cold underneath and hot on the top clearly straight out of the fridge and reheated, the waitress asked us if there was anything he could help us with, told him underneath the mash was freezing and he said because we ate some of it at the top he couldn’t help us, bad service wouldn’t go back
06/04/2026: horrible service i put my name down and was sitting down as i cant stand due to back injury she saw me sitting down and gave my table away and then proceeded too make me wait another 25 minutes for a table for two
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6,9
540 Reviews |
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Pizza Dog
Swords
04/01/2026: €12.40 for two milkshakes. We were shocked when he handed us what I’d call a child’s size cup. It’s an extra €2 per milkshake if you want to upgrade to a large, otherwise known as a normal sized milkshake to everyone else.
The kinder beuno one had a strange aftertaste, and a Crunchie one can only be described as a glorified Crunchie McFlurry. The Crunchie one was literally just Crunchie pieces and vanilla ice cream.
Avoid if you’re looking for a decent milkshake!
30/12/2025: Awesome food. Great experience.
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6,6
76 Reviews |
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Cupcakes and Counting
Swords
19/11/2025: Definitely for those with a sweet tooth! Ube latte is amazing and like a warm hug on a cold day which is what everyone needs this week! The colour is just beautiful too. Hard not to smile when I visit. Staff are so lovely too.
06/11/2025: Absolutely amazing place! Cupcakes and Counting is hands down one of the nicest spots in Swords. The cakes are unreal — you can tell everything is made with real care and top-quality ingredients. The coffee is always perfect too. The staff are so friendly and welcoming, they really make you feel at home every time you visit. The place itself has such a cozy, calm vibe — perfect for catching up with friends or treating yourself to something sweet. Honestly, I can’t recommend it enough. Whether it’s for a custom cake or just a quick coffee and cupcake, you’ll never be disappointed here!
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6,5
186 Reviews |
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Orchard Lounge Bar
Swords
17/07/2025: Dropped in for a quick lunch today, on a Thursday. Wasn't too busy so didn't take long at the counter. Went for the quiche with side salad at €14.95. After waiting for 20 minutes it finally arrived. It was a tiny slice with some beetroots, a tea spoon of coleslaw and spinach leaves...that's was it!! The slice was so small I was lifting up the spinach leaves to see if there was any more hidden. Total rip off!! It measure at about an inch at the widest part into a point.... I won't be back. Shameful
11/06/2025: Chaotic, low quality and high price. Long long waits for mediocre food.
It is clear that the staff are trying their best under difficult circumstances.
I don’t know who is running the place into the ground but they need to stop. Now.
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6,4
364 Reviews |
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Starbucks Airside Smyths
Swords
08/10/2025: Offered a 2nd tea bag for large tea then charged me another €1
15/09/2025: Food and coffee were scrumptious, tables were clean, sheltered from rain and warm, music a bit loud and not my choice, everything else perfect for a Sunday brunch.
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6,4
786 Reviews |
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The Chalk Bar
Swords
11/04/2026: I don’t usually leave reviews but some of you may get a little giggle out of my cheeky encounter. After seeing reviews that they clamped cars I kept an eye out, but once I seen the staff oh mama! My eyes went googly moogly. I completely forgot about the safety of my vehicle. Tall, pale, handsome, blue eyes, a mustache fit for a saddle. Rough ‘n’ tumble. I ordered the pornstar martini thinking he’d at least take his top off but was sourly disappointed when he didn’t! I was so entranced by this man that my car actually DID get clamped but I saw it similar to a medical clamp, a short discomfort that would lead to prime human optimization. This optimization led me to be able to view my sweet sweet gentleman as he left work and got into a beautiful van. My carriage. Does anybody know who this man is? I’ve been working up the courage to leave this review for a long time now.
Xoxo
Secret admirer
14/01/2026: Great NYE night out, excellent staff! Came here for New Year's Eve 2025 with my girlfriend and her friends. Good spot for a big night out.
The bar staff were surprisingly attentive and friendly, which is rare these days, especially on such a busy night. Big shoutout to the bouncers too. Fair prices for drinks, nice venue with a good setup.
The only downside is that it was VERY overcrowded inside. There was a massive line all the way down the road to get in, so you need to get there early on big nights. Overall, a solid night despite the squeeze.
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6,3
73 Reviews |
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Pizza Paradise
Swords
01/06/2025: Best doner kebab enough for 2 people amazing would recommend
24/05/2025: Great takeaway, definitely the best in Swords. Also all halal!
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6,3
2474 Reviews |
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Wrights Cafe Bar
Swords
19/12/2024: We had our Christmas party for the 3rd time there! Food was good as always, but the music wasn't as good as previous years, and one of the bartenders had a bit of an attitude at some point! Overall it was a good experience, and we are looking forward to finding out what's coming next year!
P.S.: Ruaidhri was there for us every year for our Christmas parties, making sure that we are having the best experience, so we do hope that we will see him there again in the new wrights adventure!
14/12/2024: Worst place to spend time in Swords
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6,2
262 Reviews |
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Sanuk
Swords
29/01/2026: Ordered a starter and chips, food is nice but forgot the sauce that’s included. Very annoying and not as enjoyable.
28/12/2025: Very good any time we order from here.
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6,2
177 Reviews |
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ThaiMa Asian Cuisine
Swords
06/04/2026: The 3in1 curry chips and fried rice was absolutely delicious!
27/02/2026: Never had a bad meal from Thaima , and between myself and the family we order across the whole menu. Staff also very good with help and suggestions
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6,0
287 Reviews |
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Everest Kitchen
Swords
24/03/2026: Quite an underrated place. Deserves more attention. Awesome food - great flavors and balanced spices. Good value for the area.
14/02/2026: I placed an order which was accepted and marked as in progress, but it was suddenly cancelled after more than 20 minutes. This is completely unacceptable. I relied on this order and wasted a significant amount of time waiting. Because of this cancellation, I then had difficulty ordering food elsewhere. If restaurants are going to cancel orders after accepting them, they should not appear as available on the platform. I expect an explanation and appropriate compensation for the inconvenience caused.
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5,9
582 Reviews |
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Chilli Shaker
Swords
26/02/2026: This our regular family spot for dinner..staff are so attentive. They remember you as friends. Very friendly for kids. We usually go for early bird as it is less busy. Food is always amazing. Never had a bad meal. This will always be top of the list. Take away option comes served just as well as sit in meal.
04/01/2026: Decided to give this establishment giving the positive reviews but my god what an absolute disappointment. Food arrived cold, sweaty and needed to get reheated. Chicken madras sauce was watery, cold and tasteless absolutely disgusting. The naan bread was overcooked and cold. The chips were cold, sweaty and undercooked. Very disappointed with the food and more importantly, the food should never have to be reheated. 70% of of a near €30.00 order had to be binned, the best place for it in my opinion.
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5,7
761 Reviews |
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Burger King
Swords
04/03/2026: The burger king is closing at 22:00 we were here at 21:35 and they were closed didn’t took our order!
17/02/2026: They put the old cunning rings with the new ones
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5,7
73 Reviews |
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Pangaea Coffee Co
Swords
09/10/2025: Desserts are good, but I had the worst coffee of my life.
Also the girls are veeeery impolite.
It was 15:20 and they wouldn't let us sit because they close at 16:00... lol
We sat inside anyways🤣
03/06/2025: The staff is not very friendly. Today I came for a coffee, after 5 minutes of getting my coffee the staff asked me to drink my coffee and leave because the facility is closing. I had to drink coffee by force. I don't think it's done that way. It would have been much more polite to say before I ordered that I wanted the facility to close soon, because then I wouldn't have ordered at all, but would have gone somewhere else.