The best restaurants in Swords

19/06/2025: I'm incredibly disappointed by the way my family was treated at Nando's this evening. We arrived to find no queue and no staff at the door, so we walked in. To our surprise, two staff members then asked us to go back outside and wait, despite there being visible available tables. This was particularly frustrating and felt incredibly arrogant, especially since I had two hungry children with me. As regular Nando's customers, we've always appreciated your service, but this experience was truly terrible and not what we've come to expect.

16/04/2025: I usually never leave reviews but I have to comment on Nick's friendliness and professionalism. Nick was very accommodating, making mine and my family's experience that much more enjoyable. He definitely deserves a promotion!

19/07/2024: We get pizza therapy every Friday and it’s amazing. The pizza itself is so so good (BBQ chicken is a fav) and the lady on phone is always so friendly and pleasant. Amazing service and food. Well worth trying it you have not.

15/07/2024: The pizza was unreal! The breakdown as follows - Service - is excellent and so accommodating, we wanted less cheese more sauce and that was no issue at all! We weren’t left waiting ages and the seating was very convenient. Pricing was very fair, it’s a great pizza for a great price and probably the cheapest therapy you’ll get 😂 The pizza dough is second to none, so light and fluffy ! You don’t feel all slumpy afterward which was a nice surprise. The sauce was delicious, cheese was deadly and the ratio was on point. Go , go now!

24/01/2026: Just abandoned subway food order due to no confidence in staff. Ordered vegan veggie delite. Watched a unappealing piece of bread being defrosted without being asked my bread choice. Two staff members quizzed me 3 times on which patty while each time I confirmed the vegan one, on asking what the choices were they said one, so I was perplexed at being asked ‘which’ one. I then asked what bread was being defrosted and was told the gluten free one. I explained I wanted vegan(there are 3 bread option) and I am not celiac. They informed me I’d asked for it as vegan. I again explained I do not have gluten intolerance by which point I had lost the will to go further or the confidence in the staff having any food order allergy training and left hungry. Disappointing experience.

28/09/2025: My experiences with Subway. North Street, Swords (Applegreen garage)... Experience 1: The woman serving me thought it would be a good idea to serve both me as well as the lady behind me at the same time. I didn't feel prioritised and I actually felt uncomfortable ordering alongside someone else whom I don't know. The subway employee ended confusing herself whilst mixing up our bread and sauce types. Disappointing to be honest considering a roll costs in around 9 quid. Not cheap in today's climate and its a treat I generally look forward to but dont always have. Be better. Experience 2: I only eat Hearty Italian. I understand that subway have other choices of good quality bread to chose from but I've tried their selection and nothing tickles my fancy. On this day, I arrived at Subway an hour and a half after they had opened. I asked for a Hearty Italian only to find out that none had been prepared. I'm working within the hospitality trade all my life. Anyone that has worked within hospitality knows preparation is key. Being ready is key. Instead I was nonchalantly told that :they're not ready yet". No offer of an alternative bread, no waiting time given. Just a terrible attitude and a sense of carelessness. Be better. Experience 3: I was served by whom I consider to be their best employee. Fairly sure she's a full-timer with brown hair. Very efficient, good manners, smiles, works clean and holds the counter well by herself when under pressure. However, after ordering a roll with meatballs, spicy cheese and marinara sauce I took a bite only to find that the meatballs were dry, black and almost rock solid (almost). Again, disappointed and fed up but not fed. Be better Side note: The garage as a whole is ran dismally. The deli is twice as bad as subway. Burger king isn't too bad and the cashiers/shop floor assistants are clueless when it comes to prompt and efficient service. If you're packing a shelf and you see a line of customers waiting to pay for fuel/products, etc take a 2 minute break from what you're doing and clear the line. Instead, the employees gawk at the queue whilst continuing to pack shelves etc. Meanwhile, all us customers are growing impatient with the one person working the till whom generally, if not most of the time, has no sense of urgency and is not trained adequately on tills therefore making mistakes and elongating the entire process for everyone. Not too mention, you don't even get a smile. The garage is a joke and Applegreen head office need to implement policies, procedures and inspections for their staff and the premises. Pelco is a great example of how to manage a business of the same nature within a garage setting.The big boys within the company should take responsibility too and do a bit of graft instead of floating from outlet to outlet in their lovely suits doing next to nothing other than throwing an eye over the premises and asking the same old questions. Be better. I'm going over to Subway now to order a roll. I will edit and update this review if I have a bad experience. Let's hope not though! Fantastic service today. 17.06.25 Rolls not ready in Subway 50 minutes after opening. 22.06.25 Very good service today. Fast, clean and friendly. 28.06.25 All over the place. Just keeps getting worse and worse. 28.09.25 Waited 5 minutes (which would've been longer if I was willing to remain patient) to be served. I foresaw that I could've been waiting longer so I decided against a subway today. Staff very slow. No sense of urgency, not even any acknowledgement. No changing of gloves between orders either. Pay for Rock Star to lead your team and stop employing minimum rate staff that don't care! One employee on shift. Slow service. Lack of health and safety precaution due to being under too much pressure. No changing of gloves etc.Getting worse as time goes by. I wouldn't be surprised to see the shop go at some point soon. Btw, the young lady that served me tried her best and did a great job given the environment she is operating in and the tools/help she has been provided.

09/07/2024: Can someone please show the grumpy boy with the dyed blond hair how to make a coffee 🙄 he looked like he wanted to go through me for a shortcut just for turning up there. The girl with the tattoos is the only one that knows what she’s doing… she should jump off that sinking ship

13/05/2024: Very nice coffee and very friendly staff.

15/08/2025: Notice on the window says temporarily closed

24/03/2025: Ordered a cake for my sons birthday… today the day of collection I received a refund no explanation nothing.. drove to the shop in swords closed..

19/03/2025: Great bakery that serves lovely coffee and almond slices.🍰

07/06/2025: Very bad, employees are rude and dont have a clue what they doing, avoid this place